Joseph Adair was born circa 1750 in Chickasaw Nation to James Adair (1714-1796) and Eleanor Adair (1726-1803) and died 5 February 1804 Duncan Creek, Laurens County, South Carolina of unspecified causes. He married Sarah Lowe (1750-1844) 1770 in Laurens County, South Carolina.
Joseph Adair was born in the Chickasaw Nation (upstate Mississippi near the headwaters of the Yazoo River) say about 1750. His father James Adair (1714-1796) was an indian trader famously known for writing a book "History of the American Indians". His mother Eleanor Adair (1726-1803), was a native of the Chickasaw Nation.
Marriage and Family
He married Sarah probably in Laurens County say about 1776. Joseph died perhaps in Duncan Creek, South Carolina, Laurens County after 23 March 1804 (date of land deed listed below).
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| James Adair (1770-1840) | 4 August 1770 Laurens County, South Carolina, United States | 1840 Pickens County, Alabama, United States | Rebecca Unknown Adair (c1775-) |
| Thomas Adair (1774-1858) | 25 October 1775 Laurens County, South Carolina | 1858 Mississippi | Rebecca Brown (1776-1846) |
| Joseph Adair (1773-) | |||
| Sally Adair (1775-) | |||
| Jenny Adair (1777-) | |||
| Suffiah Adair (1779-) | |||
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Joseph Adair (1745-1820) | 1750 Chickasaw Nation | 5 February 1804 Duncan Creek, Laurens County, South Carolina | Sarah Lowe (1750-1844) |
| James Adair (1748-1818) | 1750 Chickasaw Nation | 18 August 1818 Laurens County, South Carolina | Hannah Unknown (1750-1826) |
| John Adair (1754-1815) | 1754 Chickasaw Nation | November 1815 Oconee County, South Carolina | Nancy Ga-Ho-Ga Lightfoot (1760-1789) Jane Kilgore (1773-1815) |
| Edward Adair (1756-1800) | 1756 Chickasaw Nation | November 1800 Oconee County, South Carolina | Elizabeth Martin (c1760-1816) |
| Hannah Adair (1759-1810) | 1759 Chickasaw Nation | 1810 Oconee County, South Carolina | John Jones (c1755-) |
| Laferty Adair (c1760-) | 1760 Chickasaw Nation | 1810 Oconee County, South Carolina | |
Residences
Vital Records
1790 US Census
South Carolina 1790 US Federal Census has two entries for Joseph Adair. Both entries show on page 13 of the Laurens County Census. This family is very close match for the second entry, [4-1-4-0-5].
1804 Land Deed
- 1804 Land Deed photocopy - Joseph deeds 40 acres of land to his son Thomas.
Joseph Adair to Thomas Adair, State of South Carolina: Deed of Forty acres land ...23 March 1804. Know all men by these present that I Joseph Adair of Dunkins Creek in Laurens District in the state aforesaid for said in consideration of the love and good will ...to my eldest son Thomas Adair, of the state aforesaid have given and grant and by these foresaith do ive and grant to the said Thomas Adair all that plantation on track of land containing forty acres near to lift beginning a post oak corresponding ...
See Also
- Chickasaw Wife and Family of James Adair, Author of the History of the American Indians. - unpublished work by Shawn Potter Aug 2015. Shawn and his wife Lois are the authors of a book to be published sometime in the future entitiled. The book uses extensive historical documentation and modern DNA analysis to assemble his family history.
- Early Adairs of Laurens County - compiled by Mildred Brownlee.
- Joseph Adair
- Adair in Laurens County, South Carolina
- Adair in South Carolina
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