John Adams
and Ann Caudill
John Adams Sr b about 1727 Stafford Co VA d 1804
Roaring River, Wilkes Co NC s/o
Benjamin Adams and
Agnes Unknown. John Adams Sr m. 1746 Fairfax Co VA to Ann Caudill b about 1730
Fairfax Co VA d 1803 Roaring River, Wilkes Co NC. Children of John Adams Sr and
Ann Caudill;
1. John Adams Jr b about
1747 Fairfax Co VA d 29 Jan 1815 Floyd Co (now Letcher Co) KY m. 1769 Leasburg,
Loudoun Co VA to Nancy Ann
Caudill b 1752 Sussex Co VA d about 1785 Roaring River, Wilkes Co NC, d/o
Benjamin Caudill. John Adams Jr m. 1789 NC to 2nd
Lydia "Letty"
Simpson b 1771 NC d 1845 KY, d/o Samuel Simpson and Mary Swain.
2. Benjamin Adams (Rev War Vet) b 1749 Fairfax Co VA d 1824 in Perry (now
Letcher) Co KY m. 1774 Leasburg, Loudoun Co VA to
Henrietta "Henny" Caudill, b
1753 Sussex Co VA d Nov 1836 Perry Co (now Letcher Co) KY, d/o
James Caudill and Mary
Yarborough.
3. Jacob Adams (Rev War Vet) b 1753 Fairfax Co VA d Oct 1833 Reddies River,
Wilkes Co NC m. 7 Jan 1777 Salisbury Rowan Co NC to Mary Stamper (Towsin) b 1756
Rowan Co NC d 1823 Wilkes Co NC d/o
Jonathon Stamper
and Rachel Parks. Mary Stamper was the widow of
Thomas Towsend.
4. Spencer Adams (War of 1812) b 1759 Loudoun Co VA d 12 Oct 1830 Selma,
Dallas Co AL m. 1778 Dobson, Surry Co NC to
Ann Caudill b 1760 d
1796 Wilkes Co NC. Spencer Adams m. 1795 NC to
Nancy Irvin b 1770 d after 1830 Selma, Dallas
Co AL, d/o John Irvin and Nancy Berry.
5. Frances "Frankie" Adams b 1765 Loudoun Co VA d 1790 Roaring River, Wilkes Co
NC m. 1781 Wilkesboro, Wilkes Co NC to Stephen Caudill b 1762 Lunenburg Co VA d
1842 Sandlick, Letcher Co KY m. 1791 Wilkesboro Wilkes Co NC to 2nd Sarah
"Sally" Adams b 1776 Wilkes Co NC d after 1850 Letcher Co KY, d/o Benjamin Adams
and Henrietta Caudill. (This is from "Adams Families of Southeast Kentucky".
Tradition has it that Stephen Caudill m. 3 Apr 1784 Wilkes Co NC to Jane DeHart
and had 3 children?)

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