Re: Adams, Bates Co. MO

Mark, sorry our computer was down.I don't know who Jesse Adams (b1785) parents were.That's one thing I'm working on.A possibility for Margaret's father is a John Byrd whose will was probated in 1814.Jesse Adams was one of the executors.I also don't know who Margaret Zerilda belonged to.There is a Wilkes Co., N. C. school census that was done between 1840 and 1850.In that Zachariah B. Adams childrenunder 21 in 1842:Males - Theophilus and Martin, Females - Florinda and Grizalda.Since you have the Jesse Adams Bible records, you know Amelia Florinda, Jesse Theophilos, and Benjamin Martin Adams are all listed.It's possible that Grizalda should be Zerilda.I haven't seen the 1860 or 1870 census for Zachariah since I was working on the Jesse Pinkney line.Hope this helps-
Diane