John Howard Adams

Abt 1774 - Bef 1822  (< 48 years)

• Name	John Howard Adams  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1774	Somerset Co, Maryland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Will - Named as a Brother in a will	13 Apr 1796	Somerset Co, Maryland   [2]
  	In his will James Adams instructed his Extrs to sell tract Double Purchase to pay mortgage. To daughter, an unnamed infant. To sister Eleanor Lawes, wife of Thomas. To brother John Adams. To sister Prissey Adams to care for my daughter and to be Extr. Thomas Laws Extr. Witt: Thomas Hamilton, Sarah Disharoon & Richard Bounds.
  Land - they bought land	4 Jul 1797	Lot 12, Princess Anne Town, Somerset Co, Maryland   [1]
  	Thomas Denwood Woolford sold to John Howard Adams.
  Land - they sold land	22 Jul 1799	Lot 12, Princess Anne Town, Somerset Co, Maryland   [1]
  	John Howard Adams sold to George Wilson Jackson.
  Land - they bought land	27 Mar 1804	Lot (no #), Princess Anne Town, Somerset Co, Maryland   [1]
  	George Wilson Jackson sold to John Howard Adams.
  Land - they sold land	27 Mar 1804	Lot (no #), Princess Anne Town, Somerset Co, Maryland   [1]
  	John Howard Adams sold to George W. Jackson and John H. Anderson, 1 acre, 6 perches.
  Court - named in suit	Aft 26 Jun 1805	Somerset Co, Maryland   [3]
  	Parker Selby, constable, sold to Revel Horsey 1/5th part of house and lot in Princess Anne Town, per suit of John Wilkins against Samuel Adams and suit of Leah Adams, admrx of John H. Adams dec'd, regarding land of Samuel Adams, that Heber Whittington once had.
  Reference Identifier	Som
  Record ID	85631
  Will	17 Nov 1821	Somerset Co, Maryland   [4]
  	In his will John H. Adams gave to mother Leah Disharoon (in Princess Anne). To wife Araminta M. and unborn child. To sister Henrietta Brown. To brother Henry. To sister Susan Whitelocks children. Witt: Zadoc Quay Copeland, Geo. I. Jones & George Handy.
  Death	Bef 3 Jan 1822	Somerset Co, Maryland   [4]
  	It was on this date that his will was proved.
  Siblings	1 brother and 2 sisters
  1. John Howard Adams,   b. Abt 1774, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 3 Jan 1822, Somerset Co, Maryland  (Age < 48 years) ╚═Araminta Matilda Cottman,   b. Abt 1792, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 13 Aug 1822, Somerset Co, Maryland  (Age < 30 years),  m. 11 Oct 1821, Somerset Co, Maryland     2. Susan Adams,   b. Abt 1790, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown ╚═Elisha Whitelock,   b. Abt 1790, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. 30 Jan 1811, Somerset Co, Maryland     3. Henry Adams,   b. Abt 1792, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown + 4. Henrietta (of Leah) Adams,   b. Abt 1798, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown ╚═Samuel Brown,   b. Abt 1795, Somerset Co, Maryland d. 16 Nov 1829, Somerset Co, Maryland  (Age 34 years),  m. 5 Dec 1816, Somerset Co, Maryland   ╚═Clark Graham Gardner,   b. Abt 1790, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. 28 Nov 1833, Somerset Co, Maryland
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Samuel(?) Adams,   b. Abt 1750, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown  (Father)  Leah (--?--),   b. Abt 1755, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 3 Oct 1843, Somerset Co, Maryland  (Age < 88 years)  (Mother)
  Person ID	I85631	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	30 Jan 2019

  
  

  Father	Samuel(?) Adams,   b. Abt 1750, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Leah (--?--),   b. Abt 1755, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 3 Oct 1843, Somerset Co, Maryland (Age < 88 years) Other Partners: ╚═Stephen Disharoon,   b. Abt 1770, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 14 Mar 1825, Somerset Co, Maryland  (Age < 55 years)  m. Abt 1820
  Marriage	Abt 1772	Somerset Co, Maryland
  Family ID	F37204	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Araminta Matilda Cottman,   b. Abt 1792, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 13 Aug 1822, Somerset Co, Maryland (Age < 30 years)
  Marriage	11 Oct 1821	Somerset Co, Maryland   [5]
  	They were shown as John H. Adams and Araminta Matilda Cottman.
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F28038	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S1046] Dryden, Ruth - Somerset Land Records, (Family Line Publications, Westminster, MD 1992), p. 39 (Lot 12 in Princess Anne Town), 1046. [S1053] Dryden, Ruth - Som Wills, 1788-1799, (Ruth T. Dryden, 2414 Front St. #25, San Diego, CA 92101), p. 40 (will of James Adams), 1053. [S1046] Dryden, Ruth - Somerset Land Records, (Family Line Publications, Westminster, MD 1992), p. 44 (Lot, no #, in Princess Anne Town), 1046. [S2161] Dryden, Ruth - Som Wills, 1820-1837, (Ruth T. Dryden, 2414 Front St. #25, San Diego, CA 92101), p. 8 (will of John H. Adams), 2161. [S564] Pollitt, Roy - Som Co Marriages 1796-1871, (Decorah, Iowa: The Anundsen Publishing Co, 1986), 564.