William Green "Billy Grit" Adams b 1 Jul 1788 Lewis Fork, Wilkes Co NC d 21 Mar 1905 Letcher Co KY; s/o Spencer Adams and Ann Caudill. William Green "Billy Grit" Adams m. 24 Oct. 1809 Prestonsburg, Floyd Co KY to Mary Ann Polly Adams b. 1792 Roaring River, Wilkes Co. NC, d. 1845 Letcher Co KY; d/o John Hobbs Adams and Letty Simpson. (1850 Letcher Co KY Census and 1860 Letcher Co KY Census). Children of William Green "Billy Grit" Adams and Mary Ann "Polly" Adams;

1. John Wiley Adams Sr b 1810 Jellico River, Whitley Co KY d 1890 Salyersville, Magoffin Co KY; m. 16 Aug 1831 Williamsburg, Whitley Co KY to Sarah "Sally" Meador b 1818 Jellico River, Whitley Co KY; d/o Edward Moberly Meador and Abigail Thomas.

2. Sarah "Sally" Adams b 1812 Jellico River, Whitley Co KY; m. 1 Sept 1886 Whitesburg, Letcher Co KY to Elihu Brown. Sarah "Sally" Adams m. 1844 Whitesburg, Letcher Co KY to Stephen "Shank" Adams b 22 Aug 1804 Elizabethtown, Carter Co TN d 1875 Letcher Co KY. Sarah "Sally" Adams. m. 1834 to Male Jones

3. Jesse G Adams b 1815 Jellico River, Whitley Co KY d 1880 Magoffin Co KY; m. 1837 Williamsburg, Whitley Co KY to Keziah Meador b 1816 KY.

4. Simpson Evans Adams b abt 1822 Pine Creek, Floyd Co KY d 1910 Letcher Co KY; m. 1845 Whitesburg, Letcher Co KY to Sarah "Sally" Webb b 1825 Perry Co KY d 1897 Pine Creek, Letcher Co KY; d/o Benjamin Webb and Jane "Jennie" Adams.

5. William Green Adams Jr b 21 Jan 1820 Pine Creek, Floyd Co KY d 29 Jun 1862 Pound River, Wise Co VA m. 25 Apr 1840 Hazard, Perry Co KY to Mary "Polly" Webb b 14 Mar 1818 Millstone, Letcher Co KY d 5 Feb 1899 Mayking, Letcher Co KY; d/o Benjamin Webb and Jane "Jennie" Adams.

6. Mary "Polly" Adams b 1823 Pine Creek, Floyd Co KY

7. Spencer Adams b 19 Feb 1826 Pine Creek, Floyd Co KY d 21 Mar 1905 Tillie, Letcher Co KY; m. 19 Mar 1844 Whitesburg, Letcher Co KY to Celia Church b 1827 VA.

8. Ellender "Nellie" Adams b 1829 Pine Creek, Floyd Co KY; m. 4 Mar 1849 Whitesburg, Letcher Co KY to Preston Blair b 1826 KY

9. Lydia Adams b 6 Nov 1831 Pine Creek, Floyd Co KY d 10 Dec 1895 Cram Creek, Letcher Co KY; buried Webb Cemetery, Mayking, Letcher Co KY; m. 11 Aug 1848 Letcher Co KY to Frederick Kincer b 3 Nov 1830 VA d 22 Aug 1902 Letcher Co KY; buried Webb Cemetery, Mayking, Letcher Co KY; s/o Frederick Kincer and Mary "Polly" Creger.