Adah 'Ader' Dunton

Abt 1800 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Adah 'Ader' Dunton  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1800	Northampton Co, Virginia
  Gender	Female
  Will - Fathers	7 Oct 1820	Northampton Co, Virginia   [1]
  	In his will Rickards Dunton Senr. gave to son William Dunton ten acres of land adjoining the ninety acres that I have given him. I give to my son Matthew H. Dunton. I give to my daughter Ann Turner. I give to my daughter Betsey White. I give to my daughter Ader Matthews. I give to my son Smith S. Dunton. I give and bequeath unto my son John C. Dunton a Negro boy Jacob Morris in lieu of a mare and a gun given him by the will of Dickie G. Carpenter. I give and bequeath unto my two sons John C. Dunton and Alexandrir T. G. Dunton all my lands that may remain after payment of my debts. I give unto my daughter Lucy Matilda Jane Dunton all my slaves not before given. In case either of my said children should die under age and without heirs such child's part to be divided between the survivors and my son Smith G. Dunton. I nominate and appoint my trusty friends Nathaniel Turner and Littleton Upshur Esq. executors. Signed, Rickards Dunton Senr. No witnesses.
  Marr Name	Adah 'Ader' Matthews
  Record ID	67688
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I67688	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2022

  
  

  Father	Capt. Rickards (of Wm) Dunton, Sr.,   b. 27 May 1752, Northampton Co, Virginia d. 3 Sep 1821, Northampton Co, Virginia (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Rossanna Milby,   b. Abt 1765, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Bef 20 Oct 1803, Northampton Co, Virginia (Age < 38 years)
  Marriage	13 Aug 1796	Northampton Co, Virginia   [2]
  	John MacGawan was security on the M.L.B. of Rickards Dunton Jr. and Rosanna Clegg.
  Family ID	F33880	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lewis R. Matthews,   b. Abt 1795, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Bef 14 Apr 1834, Northampton Co, Virginia (Age < 39 years)
  Marriage	1 Mar 1820	Northampton Co, Virginia   [2]
  	John Whitehead was the security on the M.L.B. of Lewis R. Matthews and Adah Dunton.
  Children	+ 1. Lewis N. Matthews,   b. Abt 1824, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown + 2. Elizabeth A.C. Matthews,   b. 12 Apr 1826, Northampton Co, Virginia d. 23 Sep 1889, Northampton Co, Virginia (Age 63 years)
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F21902	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S1003] David R. Scott, Northampton Co, VA, Abstracts of Wills & Administrations, 1800-1854, (Rockland, ME: Picton Press, 2008), p. 123 (will of Rickards Dunton Senr.), 1003. [S622] Mihalyka, N'hamp Co Marriages 1660-1854, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), 622.