Adams

William

1734 – 1816

 

 

 

William Adams was born in 1734 in Chester County, Pennsylvania.  He is the son of George Adams and assumed to be the don of Katherine Dixon, whom George had previously married.

 

Quaker

William is not believed to have been born into the Quaker faith.  However, he was received into the Quaker faith and his wife Susannah Martin was born into the Quaker faith.  They were active Quakers in North Carolina where they migrated to after leaving Pennsylvania.

 

Large Family

William and Susannah were the parents of:

  • Jane [m. Thomas Brown]
  • Ellen Rachel [m. John Peter Moon]
  • Mary
  • Anne
  • Jonathan
  • Sarah
  • William
  • Moses
  • George
  • James. Died as an infant.
  • Margaret [m. Jesse Fleming]
  • John

 

William and Susannah both lived long lives, dying just months apart.