John Adair II was born 15 February 1754 in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom to John Adair (1732-1827) and Eleanor Crawford (1734-1827) and died 1824 of unspecified causes. He married Mary O'Donnell (1754-1790) 1773 in Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States. He married Elizabeth McKnight (1762-1845) 1788 in Virginia, United States.
Migration from Ireland
John Adair, Jr. documented the country of origin of his parents when he applied for Revolutionary War Pension. In has application, S1158, he testified he "was born in Ireland in the County of Antrim in the year 1754. His Father with him & the family came to America and landed at Baltimore, the year he cannot state with certainty, but it was when he was a youth, perhaps not quite 18 years old. His Father lived in Maryland a little upwards of a year. He then moved to Pennsylvania and stayed there something like 12 months. His Father then moved with the family to Sullivan County then in North Carolina but now in Tennessee where he (the applicant) lived when the War of the Revolution commenced."
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| John Fisher Adair (1785-1856) | 3 December 1785 South Carolina, United States | 16 April 1856 Morgan County, Georgia, United States | Mary Radval Slaven (1790-1835) Bethier Plymill (1800-1875) |
| William Adair (1786-1822) | |||
| Martha Adair (c1768-) | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Samuel Adair (1790-1849) | |||
| Robert Adair (1792-) | |||
| Mary Adair (1794-1875) | |||
| John Adair (1794-1878) | |||
| Robert McKnight Adair (1795-1873) | 1795 Staunton, Augusta County, Virginia, United States | July 1873 Hatfield, Harrison County, Missouri, United States | Margaret Betsy Garrett (1798-1888) |
| Joseph Ewing Adair (1797-1849) | |||
| Margaret Peggy Adair (1799-) | |||
| Benjamin Adair (1800-) | |||
| Edward Adair (1803-) | |||
| Elizabeth Adair (1804-) | |||
| Nancy Adair (1805-1848) | |||
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| John Adair (1754-1824) | 15 February 1754 County Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom | 1824 | Mary O'Donnell (1754-1790) Elizabeth McKnight (1762-1845) |
| Mary Adair (1752-1784) | 1752 County Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom | 1824 | Robert Christian (1745-) |
| Cotton Adair (1756-) | |||
| Elizabeth Maria Adair (1767-) | 1767 Virginia, United States | Robert Christian (1745-) | |
| James William Adair (1787-1857) | |||
Residences
See Also
- John Adair
- Adair Family
- Adair in Rockbridge County, Virginia
- Adair in County Limerick