page_title: Adam Torrence
section_title: Family
hierarchical_section_title: Adam Torrence / Family
caption_attribution_description: English: The NC historical marker commemorating the Battle of Torrence's Tavern at the intersection of Langtree Rd. and Hwy 115 in Mount Mourne, North Carolina Other information Copyright 2012 by Clark D. Tew
context_page_description: Adam Torrence, Sr. was the owner of Torrence's Tavern in Rowan County, North Carolina before 1780. He was a soldier in the Mecklenburg County Regiment, North Carolina militia and killed at the Battle of Ramsour's Mill in Lincoln County, North Carolina during the American Revolution. After his death, his wife, Ann Torrence was managing the tavern when the Battle of Torrence's Tavern took place nearby.
context_section_description: Adam was the son of Hugh Torrence and Sarah Marjory (Cunningham) Torrence of Londonderry, Ireland.  His parents migrated to Pennsylvania in the 1700s, where Adam married Ann Bonar.  Adam and Ann moved to Rowan County, North Carolina before the American Revolution.  They had the following children:   Hugh Torrence, Adam Torrence Jr., George Torrence, Barnabas Torrence, Elizabeth (Torrence) McKnight, Alexander Torrence and Margaret Torrence.   They owned a tavern in Rowan County (currently Iredell County near Mount Mourne), Province of North Carolina.  Hugh Torrence became the first Sheriff of Iredell County.
caption: The historical marker located near the site of the Battle of Torrence's Tavern in present-day Mount Mourne
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