William Adair (1757-1785)

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Capt. William Adair was born 1757 in South Carolina, United States to William Adair (c1718-1812) and Mary Moore (1729-1797) and died 16 August 1785 Kentucky, United States of unspecified causes. He married Mary Irvine (1762-1819) 1780 in South Carolina.

Offspring of Capt. William Adair and Mary Irvine (1762-1819)
Name	Birth	Death	Joined with
Alexander Adair (1782-)
William Irvine Adair (1785-1835)

Offspring of William Adair (c1718-1812) and Mary Moore (1729-1797)
Name	Birth	Death	Joined with
Mary Adair (1754-1807)	1754 Chester, Chester County, South Carolina, United States	16 November 1807 Chester County, South Carolina, United States	John Nixon (1755-1780) David McCalla (1752-1826)
Elizabeth Anne Adair (1756-1830)	1756 Chester County, South Carolina, United States	1830 North Carolina, United States	John Moore (1759-1836)
John Adair (1757-1840)	9 January 1757 Chester County, South Carolina, United States	10 May 1840 Mercer County, Kentucky, United States	Catherine Palmer (1768-1854)
William Adair (1757-1785)	1757 South Carolina, United States	16 August 1785 Kentucky, United States	Mary Irvine (1762-1819)
James Adair (1761-1790)	1761 Chester County, South Carolina, United States	1790
Alexander Adair (1765-1781)	1765 Chester County, South Carolina, United States	1781

The Adair Family is of ancient roots in Ireland, Scotland and Italy. Her grandfather, Thomas Adair (c1680-c1740) and father William Adair (c1718-1812) immigrated to America in the early 1730s. One uncle, James Adair (1714-1796), became a noted indian trader and historian.