Hello, The following surnames and information are connected to Thomas Adams,
born about 1770 in PA. Around 1794, the family traveled to Ohio where they
lived in Crawford and Jefferson Counties. In 1834/35 Thomas Adams moved his
family from Ohio to Porter County, IN. This may be the second posting on
some sites because I have received information which added to or corrected my
records. I hope you benefit from this posting. If you believe that my
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Family of Thomas Adams
ADAMS
AUSTIN
BARNARD
BARRICK
BRANDED
CAIN
CHANDLER
COLLAR
COULTER
CUNNINGHAM
FAIRCHILD
FLEMING
FRENCH
HATCH
HATCLIFF
HESSER
KELSEY
JAMES
LEE
MASSIE
McCONNEL
MILLER
MURTEN
NIFFER
PATTON
PLUMMER
PURDY
RALSTON
REDKER
STONER
WALTERMYER (WALTEMYER, WALTEMIER, WALTIMYER)
WISE
WOOSTER
Thomas ADAMS b. abt.1770, in York Springs, Old York Co., PA, d. May 03, 1843,
in Valparaiso, Porter Co., IN, buried at Adams Cemetery, Morgan Twsp, Porter
Co., IN (No proven information of his parents or siblings, only speculation
as of this date.)
+(1) Married 1791 in PA: Agnes (maiden name unknown) ADAMS b. abt 1770, d.
between May 1811 and before August 19, 1814, probably in Ohio.
Children: (9)
Sarah ADAMS, b Sept 18, 1792
Solomon ADAMS b Sept 8, 1794
Rachael ADAMS b Sept 29, 1794 in Ohio
+ m 1830 John CHANDLER
Mary ADAMS b Oct 15, 1801 probably Ohio
+ m John BRANDED of LaPorte Co., IN (Lic. May 21, 1842)
Rosanna N. ADAMS b Feb 20, 1803 probably Ohio
+ m John C. NIFFER
Henry S. ADAMS b Apr 3, 1805 Bucyrus,Crawford Co., Ohio, d Jul 17, 1884 in
Porter Co., IN, buried at Adams Cemetery, m June 7, 1826, in Jefferson Co.,
Ohio
+ Jane FLEMING b Sept 16, 1807, Of Hampshire, VA, d Aug 24.1895
buried Adams Cem.
Children:
Nancy A. ADAMS b Sep 15, 1827 Jefferson Co., Ohio, d Nov 18, 1889 Porter
Co., IN, m Dec 13, 1846
+George W. PATTON b 1824 Licking Co., OH, d 1894 Porter Co., IN, buried
Adams Cem.
Sophia ADAMS b Jan 9, 1830 St. Joseph Co., Michigan
Elizabeth Jane ADAMS b June 10, 1831 Elkhart, IN, m Sept 11, 1852
+William COULTER
Harriet J. ADAMS b 1833 LaPorte/Porter Co., IN, d 1833 Morgan Twp., IN
Rachel B. ADAMS b Dec 25, 1834 Morgan Twp., Porter Co., IN, m Sep 9, 1852
+John MILLER
Roseann ADAMS b 1837 Morgan Twp., IN, m Mar 8 1855
+Elisha LEE
Edward ADAMS b June 19, 1839 Morgan Twp, IN, d Jan 3, 1902, m Dec 17 1862
+Matilda FRENCH
George Washington ADAMS b Jan 29, 1842 Morgan Twp., IN, d May 4 1912
Porter Co., IN, buried Adams Cem.
+ (1) m Mar 11, 1864 Rebecca STONER
+ (2) m Dec 1, 1903 Porter Co., IN Joanna WISE REDKER b Feb 10, 1861
Porter Co., IN, d Dec 1, 1903
Lucinda ADAMS b Nov 27 1845 Morgan Twp., IN, m Nov 9, 1845
+ Samuel STONER
Drusilla A. ADAMS b 1847 Morgan Twp., IN, buried Adams Cem.
Margaret J. ADAMS b 1848 Morgan Twp., IN
+ m abt 1843 William CAIN
+ m Oct 4 1864 Edward JAMES d after 1865
Henrietta ADAMS b 1850 Morgan Twp., IN, m Nov 3 1872
+Tony MASSIE
John ADAMS b Jul 15, 1807 probably Ohio (Henry S. ADAMS was the guardian of
the heirs of John ADAMS)
James ADAMS b June 3, 1809 in Ohio, he was of Boon Township, IN
Jane ADAMS b May 1811 died before March 22, 1852, buried at Adams Cem.
+ m Nathaniel S. FAIRCHILD b Dec 29, 1808 d Aug 18, 1889
Children:
Son (tombstone flat on ground, covered with sod, Adams Cem.) b Dec 7,
1851 d Aug 22, 1875,
Milford FAIRCHILD, Rebecca FAIRCHILD, Rosanna FAIRCHILD, and Squire A.
FAIRCHILD. (Thomas ADAMS, was the guardian of her children)
Second wife of N. S. FAIRCHILD, Nancy J. (No maiden name on the
tombstone, Adams Cem.) b June 4, 1830, d Dec 31, 1902
+(2) Married on August 19, 1814 at Steubenbville, Jefferson Co., Ohio:
Elizabeth RALSTON, Born Feb 8, 1792 York Springs, Old York Co., PA, d Sept
11, 1871 Valparaiso, IN, buried at the Adams Cemetery
Father: Andrew RALSTON, son of John RALSTON
Mother: Sophia WALTERMYER, dau. of David and Eva Elizabeth WALTERMYER
Children: (11)
Nancy ADAMS b Aug 29, 1815 Ohio
Sarah ADAMS b Oct 3, 1817 Ohio,
+ Jeremiah (Jerry) Stimson HATCH on July 12, 1842 Porter Co., IN
Children: IDA HATCH b May 18, 1850 d Feb 2, 1852
Sophia ADAMS b Oct 3, 1817 Ohio (twin), d July 1841, Porter Co., IN, Adams
Cem.
+ m Feb 24, 1839 Charles P. KELSEY (no heirs)
Thomas Perry ADAMS b May 20, 1820 Ohio
Susan ADAMS b May 9, 1822 Valparaiso, Porter Co., IN, d Jul 1841
Catherine ADAMS b May 13, 1824 Valparaiso, Porter Co., IN,
+ Joseph AUSTIN
Ralston Waltermyer ADAMS (my grandfather) b May 17, 1827 Crawford Co., Ohio,
d Nov 10, 1899 Morehead, Kansas
+ (1) Clarissa Ann BRANDED (three children, all died young)
+ (2) Parilee (Pearlee, Perelee)Virginia BARNARD,Widow of Henry J.PLUMMER
Child:Laura Jane PLUMMER (HATCLIFF, BARRICK) b Aug 21,1856
Children: Eleven to this union, The 7th child is my ggrandfather,
7. George Washington ADAMS b October 2, 1869 Valparaiso, Porter Co.,
IN, died July 22, 1960 Sanger, Fresno Co., CA
+ Emma Rosetta SAXON b February 23, 1873 Hartford City, IN, died
May 27, 1962 Sanger, CA
Father: Benjamin SAXON b May 08, 1835 Steuben CO., New York, died
August 13, 1902 Kansas Father: James SAXON son of John SAXON
Mother: Mary Ann LONG b December 04, 1836 Ohio, died June 05, 1926
Sanger, CA Father: Michael LONG, Germany (No further information)
Elizabeth ADAMS b June 13, 1829 Valparaiso, Porter Co., IN, d Feb 24, 1896
Morgan Twsp, Porter Co., IN
+ James PURDY b March 1, 1818, d April 27,1893, buried at Adams Cem.
Children:
Catherine PURDY b Dec 12,1848 Porter Co,IN d Aug 29,1927,m Oct,16,1867
+ Hiram WOOSTER
Lorinda PURDY b Feb 20, 1855 Porter Co., IN, d aft. 1934, m Oct 20,
1869
+ Robert MURTEN
Mecillda PURDY (daughter) b Aug 7, 1851, died Mar 20, 1853, Adams Cem.
Ralston Waltermyer PURDY b May 7, 1857 d Jan 15, 1924, Adams Cem., m
Dec 11, 1883 Wanatah, IN
+ Eunice LEWIS
Child: Roy PURDY b Apr 12, 1897 d Apr 12, 1957
Sarah PURDY b Aug 3, 1860 IN, d age 20, m May 23, 1880
+Alonzo COLLAR
John PURDY b Nov 3, 1864 Porter Co., IN, d Sept 28, 1941
Married: Irene CUNNINGHAM
Mordecai ADAMS b Dec 27, 1831 Valparaiso, Porter Co., IN, d Nov 29, 1874,
+Minerva A. McCONNELL
Children: Joe ADAMS, Will ADAMS
Eda Elizabeth ADAMS died Aug 19, 1877 1 year 7 mo.
David Morse G. ADAMS b Sept 8, 1834 Valparaiso, Porter Co., IN, d April 23,
1912, m Nov 23, 1856
+ Rebecca Ann HESSER
Children: Charles Emerson ADAMS, James ADAMS, Lovina ADAMS
Mary E. ADAMS b Feb 20, 1857 d Oct 20, 1858
John W. ADAMS b July 18, 1859 d Jan 22, 1860
William ADAMS b Nov 30, 1860, d Dec 30, 1860
Macyldia (Myrgildie) ADAMS (daughter) b Dec 4, 1837, d Feb 20, 1844
Information needed on these tombstones found at the Adams Cemetery, Morgan
Township, Porter Co., IN
Elgie ADAMS 1865-1892
Charles A. ADAMS b 1856 d 1929 wife Celesta b 1858 d 1945
Information of Probate papers dated March 22, 1852
Orinda ADAMS, mentioned in the Probate (Do not know the parents)