Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 30, John Adams, French
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Service French

Adams, John 
               Ester

Number R. 30

Contents    died.  July 24 1823 in Watauga Co.  North Carolina
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State of North Carolina Watauga County on this 30th Day of November 1892 personally appeard Ester Adams Before me one of the Justices of the Court of Record for the County above mentioned and after Being Duly Sworn according to Law Doth on Her oath Make the following Declaration in order to obtain the Bennefitts of the provision made by the act of Congress pledged 4th June 1832, 4 July 1836, 7 July 1838 granting pensions to widows of persons who served During the Revolutionary war that she is the widow of John Adams who always stated to me at the time we was Marryd and allso until the time of his Death that he came to the united States with General Lafayette and Count Degrasse as a Mussion [musician] & Drummer in that army & served in the service untill the war was ended & not being willing to return Back to france made the united States his residence for Life
She further Declares that she was Married to John Adams in the month of September 1795 in Roan County North Carolina a recording to the family record I was Born in orange County North Carolina in the year 1774 as to the age of my Husband John Adams I have no of his age but from what he told me at the time i was Married he was near Thirty year old or there abouts John Adams Died July 24th 1823 at the place where I now Live & have Lived here for fifty one years x previous there to I loved in Roan County  where I was Married and am still x widow x the family record which I here present has been kept in my own possession ever since the Death of my husband John Adams
Sworn & subscribed to the Day & year above written
[illegible] Esther Adams
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I Benjamin Councill a Justice of the peace who have signed my name as a witness to the forgoing Declaration of Ester Adams do asert that she is not able to attend court
from Badyly infirmity

State of North Carolina
Watauga County
A W penly Clerk of the Court of pleas and quarter Signer of the County of Watauga do
Certify that Benjamin Councill was a Acting Justice of the peace for said County at the time of his assignment and is Entitled to full faith and Credit in all Deeds in office given under the my hand and Seal at office in Bound
this 3 day of December - A.D 1852
A W penly Clerk
By WT Allen
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State of North Carolina
Watauga County
Best known that Before me Benjamin Councill
a acting Justice of the peace in & for said county Duly Authorized by Law to administer this personally appeared Hugh Eggers & made an oath in Due form of Law that the Declaration of Esther Adams which here present which I have amend is correct & true so far as my knowledge of it is to me known I am now in my 68th year of my age and have been intimately acquainted with Esther Adams wife of John
Adams the space of fifty years past as I have lived all my Life within Two Miles of where she now lives I was also well acquainted with John Adams for 23 years previous to his Death & can say that the statement made in the Declaration as to the date of his Death is correct & true as to his services as a Soldier in the Revolutionary I cannot say any thing further than the statements of what I have heard John John
Adams Make in his Lifetime I have always during his life time heard him say he came from france to the united states under General Lafayette or Court Degrace & fought in the army war untill the close of the war that he said he was a Drummer or Musition [musician]) in that army & I no he was a fine Musition [musician] as I have often heard him beat in a Drum & he always said that when the french Army went back to France he was not willing to go back & as such stayed in the united States I have no hesitation in saying from all that I was Able to Judge from & from his conduct & cause through his life that he served in the war of the Revolution according to his statements his widow Esther Adams who now lives at the same place when she has lived & where John Adams for upwards of fifty years I am Justifyable in saying is the Lawfull wife of John Adams deceast) as they record a Large family of children here all of which I was
well acquainted with her mind is aparently good
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but in consequence of Rheumatic pains is not able go from Home with safety Sworn [illegible] to this 30th day of November 1852
B. Councill  JP    Hugh Eggers
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Genealogy of Mr. John Adams & Family

Esther Hawkins now the wife of John Adams, was born in the County of Orange, now Caswell North Carolina. State, in the Year of our Lord One thousand & seven hundred and Seventy four________
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john adams deceast on twentiforth july 1843__
being the 46 year of our indipendancy
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John Adams & Esther Hawkins were married September Seventeenth, Anna:Dom: 1795.
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Offspring, born where the aforesaid Parents were married in Roan County, North Carolina State. 
VIZt.
1  Francis Adams, born October 5th 1797
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2.  Squire Adams born August 10th 1799
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Offspring born in,
Ashe County.


3.  Rachel Adams  born December 9th 180?
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4. Sarah Adams, born June 15th 1802
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5.  Tarlton Adams, born MAY 16th 1805.
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6.  Allen Adams, born March 16th 1807.
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7.  Martha Adams born October 4th 1808
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8 George Washington Adams, born November 4th 18?0
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9.  Alfred Adams, born on Gwinn's branch, Cove Creek,
Ashe County, North Carolina
10th of July Anno:Domini
1811
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  10.  Betsy Adams, born on the eve of Monday about 9th hour  October 18th 1813, on Cove Creek
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John Adams has always told his friends that he left france When he Was about seven years old and came to america With count degrassa and deseast in July 24 1823
About one o clock pas noon in his sencis aparrently and Was buried  next day one o clock Which Was friday By a respectable audiance With all his children spectators of the 
mollencolley seen _ ageed About betwean
53 and 58 by computation
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(someone). was boron the 23 of October in year. of 1827
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7.  The Post-master General reserves to himself the right of declaring any contract at 
at end whenever one failure happens, which amounts to the loss of a trip.
8.  The contracts are to be in operation on the 1st day of April next and continue until 
December 31, 1813.  

Gideon Granger.     Post-Master General

General Post Office, ,Washington City,  November. 08, 1810
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1928 July 20 Photos to E. V; Martindale See Wm. Adair. W. 9691. G.D.Y.
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Gen Note made by N. D. Adams Sept 83
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Ex'r. INVALID.
No 30

REJECTED
Esther Adams
P.O.
Service:
Enlisted: , 18
Discharged: , 18
Application filed: , 18
Alleges: Claim filed too late to be entered or printed list
Re-enlisted: of rejected claims in 1852
Attorney:
P.O.
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May 23, 1853
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R30 No 11.861 
Esther Adams 
died [paper torn] ohn (missing a letter) 
N. C. 
Letters to 
Mrs. F. Davidson. May 23, 1853 
[paragraph symbol] 
Come to 
(illegible) (illegible) cannot find 
anything for this 
of by (illegible) (illegible) 03
m Oct 1803 
(illegible) Esther 
(illegible) (illegible) (illegible)
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Adams widow 
of John. 
N. C. [underlined] 
Acts 7th June 1832 
4th July 1836 and 
7th July 1838 
WF Davidson 
Charlotte 
N. C.
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L B True 
Preseal 
[line] 
Esther Adams - John 
N. C - Sus1838
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May 23/33
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Pension Office
23rd May 1853

Sir,
The application of Esther Adams widow of John of North Carolina decd has been received and filed under act 7th July 1838 and rejected.

No provision is made by Congress for pensioning soldiers who came to this country with La Fayette.

Wm F Davidson Esq
Charlotte  N. C.
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State of North Carolina Watauga County on this 30th Day of November in the year 1852 personally appeared before me Benjamin Councill & James Swift duly authorized by Law to administer oath and James Swift after being duly sworn declares on his oath that he is now in the 56th year of his age and he further states that he is well acquainted with Ester Adams & has been for the [illegible] of forty eight or fifty years and that I have this Day kamend the Declaration made by Esther Adams which is now present & do say that it is correct & true so far as my knowledge of it is to me known I was intimately acquainted with John Adams up to
the time of his death & have no doubt from what I have heard him say in his life time in my presents but he served in the war of the revolution according to the statements of his wife Esther Adams in her Declaration & as to the time of his death states is correct & true & that I no[sic] Esther Adams is the widow of John Adams & lives at the same place when she lived when John Adams died & is still a widow & has raized a large family at the same place as I am & have been well acquainted with all their family & am confident that Esther Adams was the Lawfull wife of John Adams and is now & has always been a woman of good character & respectability but at present from bodily infirmity is not able to go from Home with safety to herself
B. Councill JP        
James Swift
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12 - 5 - 41 
Duvusuib of Veterans Administration Archives 
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD* 
[name] Adams, John [grade] Private [line] Maryland 
[warrant number] 10935 [acreage] 100 [issued] February 9, 1792 
to —not shown— 
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are 
registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subse 
quent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. 
Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.
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THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Form VAM-51
12 - 5 - 41 
Duvusuib of Veterans Administration Archives 
BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD* 
[name] Adams, John [grade] Private [line] Maryland 
[warrant number] 10935 [acreage] 100 [issued] March 11, 1791 
to —not shown— 
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are 
registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subse 
quent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. 
Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.