This page collects information about people with surname Adair who were known or believed to have lived in early South Carolina.
Family Ancestry[]
The Adair Family name most likely descends from the ADAIR clan of Scotland originating in the Nithsdale region and closely associated with the Edgar and Galloway families there. Most of these families migrated first from Scotland to Ireland and then because of severe financial hardships there migrated to America in the 18th Century.
Nithsdale also known by its anglicised Gaelic name Strathnith, Stranith or Stranit, is the strath of the River Nith in Scotland, and the name of the region.
Notable Individuals[]
- James Adair (1714-1796) - pioneer, indian trader, patriot, Scotch-Irish immigrant - James Adair spent 30 years visiting the indians and collecting meticulous notes for his book: History of the American Indians. Originally published in London in 1775.
Notable Landmarks[]
Adair by County[]
- Adair in Abbeville County, South Carolina
- Adair in Aiken County, South Carolina
- Adair in Allendale County, South Carolina
- Adair in Anderson County, South Carolina
- Adair in Bamberg County, South Carolina
- Adair in Barnwell County, South Carolina
- Adair in Beaufort County, South Carolina
- Adair in Berkeley County, South Carolina
- Adair in Calhoun County, South Carolina
- Adair in Charleston County, South Carolina
- Adair in Cherokee County, South Carolina
- Adair in Chester County, South Carolina
- Adair in Chesterfield County, South Carolina
- Adair in Clarendon County, South Carolina
- Adair in Colleton County, South Carolina
- Adair in Darlington County, South Carolina
- Adair in Dillon County, South Carolina
- Adair in Dorchester County, South Carolina
- Adair in Edgefield County, South Carolina
- Adair in Fairfield County, South Carolina
- Adair in Florence County, South Carolina
- Adair in Georgetown County, South Carolina
- Adair in Greenville County, South Carolina
- Adair in Greenwood County, South Carolina
- Adair in Hampton County, South Carolina
- Adair in Horry County, South Carolina
- Adair in Jasper County, South Carolina
- Adair in Kershaw County, South Carolina
- Adair in Lancaster County, South Carolina
- Adair in Laurens County, South Carolina
- Adair in Lee County, South Carolina
- Adair in Lexington County, South Carolina
- Adair in Marion County, South Carolina
- Adair in Marlboro County, South Carolina
- Adair in McCormick County, South Carolina
- Adair in Newberry County, South Carolina
- Adair in Oconee County, South Carolina
- Adair in Orangeburg County, South Carolina
- Adair in Pickens County, South Carolina
- Adair in Richland County, South Carolina
- Adair in Saluda County, South Carolina
- Adair in Spartanburg County, South Carolina
- Adair in Sumter County, South Carolina
- Adair in Union County, South Carolina
- Adair in Williamsburg County, South Carolina
- Adair in York County, South Carolina