
This is my wonderful family!
Our heritage has been traced through many,many generations back
to about 1363 in Ireland.
First Generation: Thomas Adair born in Ireland about 1680 married Margaret
Henert(?) had 3 sons, James Robert, Joseph Adair, Sr., William Adair. (all
children born in Ireland)
Second Generation: Joseph Adair, Sr. born 1711 in Ireland married Sarah
Laferty (born in S. C.)
They had a son named Benjamin, Sr., born 1736 in S. C.
Third Generation: Benjamin Adair married Nancy George and had a son named
Zadock Adair. He was born 1778 in S. C.
Fourth Generation: Zadock Adair married Sarah Wood in Kentucky about 1808
after the death of his first wife, Sarah Kelley. They had a son named Armel
F. Adair, born 1812 in Ky.
Fifth Generation: Armel Adair married Eliza Jane Craig in 1841 in Miss.
They had 3 children:
John C. Adair born 1845 in Ms., William Wesley Adair born 1847 Ms., and Mary
S. Pauline born in Texas (Houston County) in 1852.
Sixth Generation: William Wesley Adair married Almeda Watkins and they had
a son named Rial Armel Adair born 1870 in Henderson Co., Texas
Seventh Generation: Rial Armel Adair married Claudia Burgamy and they had 3
children. One son was named J. Purifoy Adair born in 1915 in Henderson Co.,
Texas
Eight Generation: J. P. Adair married Beth Clayton. They had 3 children.
One son was named Dwight Rial Adair born in 1950 in Texas.
Look for more personal information about me soon!