Jesse "Colly Jesse" Adams b 8 Dec 1827 Perry Co KY d 18 Jan 1912 Letcher Co KY buried Adams Cemetery, Crafts Colly Creek, Letcher Co KY s/o Stephen Shank Adams and Elizabeth Whitaker. Jesse "Colly Jesse" Adams m. 24 Jul 1845 Letcher Co KY to Mary "Polly" Craft b 1828 Perry Co KY d 1903 Letcher Co KY buried Adams Cemetery, Crafts Colly Creek, Letcher Co KY d/o Archelous "Cheed" Craft and Nancy Jane Polly. (1850 Letcher Co KY Census and 1860 Letcher Co KY Census). Children of Jesse "Colly Jesse" Adams and Mary "Polly" Craft;

i. Elizabeth Betsy Adams b 13 Feb 1846 Letcher Co KY d 10 Feb 1920 Letcher Co KY buried Stallard Cemetery, Crafts Colly, Letcher Co KY m. Harvey Francis Stallard b 17 Jul 1843 d 27 Feb 1900 Crafts Colly (Ermine) Letcher Co KY buried Stallard Cemetery, Crafts Colly, Letcher Co KY s/o James Stallard and Christina "Crissie" Powers or Beckley.

ii. Martin H Adams b 5 Oct 1848 Letcher Co KY m. 9 Mar 1883 Letcher Co KY to Sarah Collier b 1859. Children of Martin H Adams and Sarah Collier;

I. Benjamin Martin Adams b 2 May 1885 d 3 Jul 1940 m. 25 Sept 1906 to Clara Kay Davis b 3 Jul 1887 d 5 Sept 1977 d/o Thomas Franklin Davis and Mary Candis Collins.

iii. Celia Adams b 20 May 1852 Letcher Co KY d 19 Feb 1929 Letcher Co KY buried Franklin Cemetery, Crafts Colly, Letcher Co KY, m. 13 Mar 1870 Letcher Co KY to James Taylor Addington b 19 Oct 1850 Russell Co VA d 30 May 1917 Letcher Co KY s/o John Addington and Cora Lucinda Roberts.

iv. Sarah Letty Adams b Aug 1854 Letcher Co KY

v. Elihu Adams b 6 Nov 1855 Crafts Colly, Ermine, Letcher Co KY

vi. Christina "Crissie" Adams b 9 Jan 1858 m. Hiram H Profitt  b 29 Sept 1854 d 6 Nov 1894 s/o John Profitt and Sarah Mullins.

vii. Mary Jane Adams b 4 Jun 1859 Letcher Co KY

viii. Nancy Adams b 14 May 1861 Letcher Co KY d 23 Jul 1927 m. ARCHELOUS "Arch" COOK, b. 13 Jun 1848 (or 1845?), Russell VA; d. 05 Jul 1932, Letcher KY, s/o Anderson Cook and Drewsilla Huffman.

ix. Benjamin "Ben" Adams b 11 Jul 1861 Letcher Co KY m. Malissa Jane Cook b 7 Sept 1865 Letcher Co KY. Child of Benjamin "Ben" Adams and Malissa Jane Cook;

I. John P "Sawmill John" Adams b 4 Oct 1886 Letcher Co KY d 6 Dec 1976 Letcher Co KY m. 22 Jun 1903 Letcher Co KY to Elizabeth "Lizzie" Franklin b 13 Aug 1882 Thornton, Letcher Co KY d 23 Dec 1977 Letcher Co KY d/o Harvey G Franklin and Eveline Combs.

x. Susannah "Susan" Adams b 15 Aug 1862 Letcher Co KY d 27 Oct 1941 Letcher Co KY m. 7 Dec 1880 Letcher Co KY to Bristol T Bentley b 23 May 1859 Letcher Co KY d 16 Sept 1903 Letcher Co KY s/o William R Bentley and Elizabeth Amburgey.

xi. Jesse Wilson Adams b 1863 Letcher Co KY.