Peter & Sarah Adams NC > TN > TX

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The State of Texas - PROBATE
County of Bexar
....Charles D. Lyttle and R. F. Jones, witnesses.. ...they were well acquainted with Peter Adams late, a citizen of Bexar County, that said Peter Adams died in the City of San Antonio, in said County of Bexar on the 4th day of April AD 1854, leaving a surviving Wife, Sarah Adams, who resided in said County, and seven sons, whose names are as follows To Wit: John Q. Adams, William C. Adams, Henry C. Adams, David Adams, James Adams, Martin V. Adams, Peter Adams, who are the only children of the said Peter Adams deceased, and of the said Sarah Adams, and are all over the age of twenty one years, and are all residents of the county of Bexar:.....

Modified Register for Peter ADAMS
First Generation

1. Peter ADAMS was born about 1796 in NC. He died on 4 Apr 1854 in San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX.

Peter married Sarah about 1818 in TN. Sarah was born about 1798 in NC. She died Aft 1880 Census in of Bexar Co., TX.

They had the following children:

2 M i. John Q ADAMS was born about 1820 in TN.
John married Sarah about 1866 in of Bexar Co., TX. Sarah was born calculated 1839 in TN.

3 M ii. William C ADAMS was born about 1824 in TN.
William married Mary E about 1861 in of Bexar Co., TX. Mary was born about 1833 in TX.

4 M iii. Henry C ADAMS was born about 1826 in TN.

5 M iv. James ADAMS was born about 1821 in TN.

6 M v. David ADAMS was born about 1831 in TN.

7 M vi. LT. Martin V ADAMS was born on 1 Oct 1832 in TN. He died on 27 Mar 1908 in Santa Ana, Orange Co., CA and was buried in Santa Ana Cem., Santa Ana, Orange Co., CA.
Martin married Elizabeth B HAW on 27 Dec 1873 in Bexar Co., TX. Elizabeth was born about 1850 in TN.

8 M vii. LT. Peter Taylor ADAMS was born on 22 Nov 1834 in TN. He died on 3 Dec 1924 in Santa Ana, Orange Co., CA and was buried in Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Orange Co., CA.
Peter married Henrietta DOWNS on 25 Oct 1865 in of Uvalde Co., TX. Henrietta was born in 1848 in IA.

I am not related to this family but have posted a GEDCOM at World Connect for those interested.
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=peteradams&id=I1http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=peteradams&id=I1

Email if it helps....
Hugh