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Jane Washington Adair

Female 1825 - 1899  (73 years)


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  • Name Jane Washington Adair 
    Born 4 Nov 1825  of, Laurens, South Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 26 Apr 1899  , Laurens, South Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Providence Associated Reformed Presbyterian Cemetery, , Laurens, South Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I3549  Petersen-de Lanskoy
    Last Modified 27 May 2021 

    Family Roger Brown,   b. 19 Jul 1809, , Laurens, South Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jul 1895, , Laurens, South Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 21 Feb 1843  , Laurens, South Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 28 May 2021 
    Family ID F1798  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • RESEARCH_NOTES:
      1. Possible parentage of Jane Adair:
      A. LDS Pedigree Resource File has the following undocumented submitted Adair ancestry for Jane starting with Jane going backwards:
      Jane W. Adair m. Rodger Brown
      Thomas Erskine (or R.) Adair m. Jane Blakely
      Elisha Adair m. Betsy
      Joseph Adair, Jr. m. Sarah Dillard.
      B. The publication "Laurens County Kinfolks Volume 1 Book 2," by Richard W. Fowler, indicates parentage as follows: "Thomas Adair (son of Elisha, gson of Joseph) was born 1802 died 1870 in Laurens County, S.C., married Jane Blakely, dtr/o Thomas Blakely and Margaret McGaffey. Notes: Rocky Sprs. Pres. Cemetery, Laurens County, S.C. Children of Thomas Adair and Jane Blakely are:
      a. Matilda Elliott Adair, b. 13 Mar 1822; d. 25 Mar 1846 in Laurens Co., SC.
      b. Jane W. Adair, b. 1825.
      c. Quilla Quincy Adair, b. 17 ct 1829; d. 16 Nov 1877 in Laurens Co., SC.
      d. Infant Adair, b. 6 Sep 1831; d. 6 Sep 1831 in Laurens Co., SC.
      e. Drayton Oneil Adair, b. 5 Feb 1833; d. 28 May 1834 in Laurens Co., SC.
      f. Thomas Erskine Adair, b. 22 Feb 1835; d. 4 Feb 1862 in Laurens County, SC.
      g. Frances E. Adair was b. about 1838.
      h. Margurite Elizabeth Adair, b. 22 May 1842; d. 28 Oct 1916 in Laurens Co., SC.
      i. Martha A. Adair was born about 1843."
      It also purports that Jane's father, Thomas was the son of Elisha Adair who was born 1775 and married [Elizabeth "Betsy" Reese] in 1799. Elisha and Elizabeth is in my database.

      2. Source cited below give the following children of this marriage all born in Laurens County, SC [variations on family group record on copy by Enid Willardson noted in brackets; Enid gives no documentation and her record appears to be a simple copy made about 1993 from perhaps Ancestral File since it includes 1960's temple work for all individuals - her copy doesn't have as much detail for deaths, burials, and spouses as does the main source I cite below]:
      Thaddeus Sumpter [Sumter], b. 17 Jul 1844, d. 31 Jan 1865 in SC.
      Hamilton Rutledge, b. 27 Jan 1846, d. 8 May 1864 in Civil War at courthouse in Spotsylvania, VA.
      Julia Ellen Quitman [Putnam], b. 26 Jan 1848, d. 30 Mar 1849 in Laurens Co., SC and buried in Providence A.R.P Cemetery in same county.
      William Pembroke, b. 22 Feb 1850, m. Leugenia Madden.
      George Baily, b. 29 Aug 1852, m. Emma Oathella Madden.
      Camilla Jane, b. 11 Oct 1854, m. R.P. Hipps [Hiphs?].
      Emma Leila Ada, b. 25 Feb 1858, m. J.D. Shockley [Stockley], d. 16 Nov 1891.
      Caroline S. Davis, b. 16 May 1860, m. Irby D. Shockley [Stockley], d. 11 Aug 1896.
      Thomas Gustav Beauregard, b. 16 May 1860, m. Hattie Eugene Boyd, d. 4 Feb 1925.
      Ella Erskine, b. 26 Mar 1862, m. James Lafayette Moore.
      John Quincy, b. 11 Jun 1865, m. Lena Cunningham.

      3. Photostatic typed copy of "Roger Brown's Bible Record" found 2002 in working papers of Enid Willardson after her death with copy on file with me [Elizabeth Gill in the letter is probably Elizabeth Brown who married Francis Gill]:
      "Original Owner: Roger Brown
      Present Owner: Byron E. Brown, R. 2, Laurens, S.C., 29360
      Publisher & Date: Missing
      Copied by: Mrs. David P. George, who noted: 'Only part of this Bible remains, including the family record. It was found recently in an old chest. With it was an old letter which was written in 1839 by Elizabeth Gill from Cross Keys, Kentucky and addressed to her stepmother, Mrs. Rebecca Brown, or William Brown or Hardiman Duke (Deeke), Laurens District, S.C. In this letter, Elizabeth Gill wrote of her sister Lydia (evidently the first name in the record), who was living near her, also sister Judah, living in Nashville, Tenn. She asked the whereabouts of brother Jesse. She didn't know whether her stepmother Rebecca Brown was still living.' Family Record:
      __dia Brown was born 23 day ___ember 1778.
      John Brown was born the 2th of December 1775 and died the last day of May 1792.
      Elizabeth Brown was born the 7th of September 1781 [before the photostat was made, someone penciled in '8 Mar 1780' in lieu of 7th of September 1781 and added 'Anney Brown was born' with an arrow pointing to '7th of September 1781' on Elizabeth's line.]
      Judey Brown was born the __ of January 1783.
      Rebecka Brown was born the 3d of November 1784.
      Mary Brown was born the 14 or October 1786.
      Jesse Brown was born the 19 of August 1788.
      Fereby Brown was born the 10 of July 1790.
      Mattey Brown was born the 10 of December 1792.
      Jeaney Brown, the mother of the above, died the 19 January 1798.
      Peggy Brown was born the 19th of August 1800.
      William Brown was born the 3 of July 1802.
      Bexey Brown was born the 21st day of November 1807.
      Roger Brown was born the 19 of July 1809.
      Rachel was born the 25 of August 1811.
      Jane Brown was born the 17 of May 1817.
      Nancey Brown, the grandmother of the above departed this life the 19 of December 1812.
      Fanny Brown was born on November 15, 1815.
      George B. Brown was born 29 August 1852.
      Camilla Jane Brown was born 11 of Oct 1854.
      Emma Leila Ada Brown was born February the 25 1858.
      Thomas G. Beaureanang [penciled in: Beaureagand] and Carolina S. Davis was born May 16th 1860.
      Ella Erskin was born March the 26, 1862.
      John Quincy Brown was born June 11, 1865.
      Deaths
      Roger Brown departed this life July 19, 1895.
      Jane W. Brown departed this life April 26th, 1899.
      Births
      Roger Brown was born 19th of July 1809.
      Jane W. [penciled in: Adair] Brown was born the 14th of November 1825.
      Thaddeus Sumpter Brown was born the 17th of July 1844.
      [Penciled in: Hamilton Rutledge Brown was born 27 of January 1846.]
      [Penciled in: Julia Ellen Quitman Brown was born January the 26, 1848.]
      [Penciled in: William Pembroke Brown was born the 22 of February 1850.]
      Deaths
      Julia E.Q. Brown died 30th March 1849.
      Hamilton Rutledge Brown was killed on the 8 of May 1864 near Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia.
      Thaddeus Sumpter Brown was killed near the Salt Hatchie River So Ca on the 31 January 1865.
      Emma died November the 16, 1891.
      Carrie died August 11, 1898.
      Marriages
      Roger Brown and Jane W. Adair February 21, 1843.
      Irby D. Shockley and Carrie D. Brown was married the 7th of Oct. 1880.
      R.P. Hipps and Camilla J. Brown was married 19th Dec 1870.
      J.D. Shockley & Emma A. Brown was married 3 of April 1873.
      G.B. Brown and Emma O. [penciled in: Othella] Madden was married 11 July 1878 [11 July crossed out and '31 Jan' penciled in].
      Jas. Lafayette Moore and Ella E. Brown was married May 6th 1880.
      [Penciled in: W.P. Brown and Luegenia Madden was married 11th July 1878.]
      Note: Was not the fifth marriage from the end probably that of J.D. (not Ida D.) Shockley? Or perhaps Joe D. or some other masculine name not clearly written?"

      4. US Censuses:
      1850 US: Laurens, Laurens District, SC, p. 3 of 114, 324/324:
      Roger Brown, 41, farmer, $1000.
      Jane, 24
      Thadius, 6.
      Hamilton, 4.
      William, 6/12.

      1860 US: Slave Schedules for Laurens, SC, shows Roger Brown owning 13 slaves from age 50 to 3. Ages and gender are given but no names.

      1860 US: Laurens County, SC, p. 203 of 255, 31 Jul 1860, Youngs Store Post Office, 1710/1673:
      Roger Brown, 51, farmer, $2000/$15000, SC.
      Jane W., 33, SC.
      Thaddeus, 16, SC.
      Hamilton, 14, SC.
      Wm., 10, SC.
      Geo., 7, SC.
      Camilla, 6, SC.
      Emma, 4, SC.
      No name, 2/12, f, SC.
      No name, 2/12, f, SC.

      1880 US: Laurens Twp., Laurens, SC, p. 59 of 77, 18 Jun 1880:
      Roger Brown, 69, farmer, SC, Ire, SC.
      Jane W., 53, wife, SC SC SC.
      Thomas B., 19, son, twin, farm laborer, SC SC SC.
      Caroline J., 19, dau., twin, SC SC SC.
      John Q., 15, farm laborer, SC SC SC.

      5. The publication "Laurens County Kinfolks," Vol. 1, bk. 2, by Richard Fowler, provides the following information for "the children of Jane Adair and Rodger Brown":
      a. Thadeus Sumpter Brown, b. 1844, d. abt 1862 in CSA.
      b. Hamilton Rutledge Brown, b. 1846; d. abt 1863 in CSA.
      c. Julie Ellen Brown, b. 1848.
      d. William Pembroke Brown I, b. 22 Feb 1850; d. 25 Apr 1926 in Laurens Co., SC. He married Eugenia Madden. New Prospect Baptist Cemetery.
      e. George Bailey Brown, b. 29 Aug 1852; d. 15 Nov 1920 in Laurens Co., SC. He married E. Othella Madden. New Prospect Baptist Cemetery.
      f. Camilla Jane Brown, b. abt 1854. She married Richard Patterson Hipp.
      g. Emma Ada Brown, b. abt 1859. She married Duncan Shockley.
      h. Carrie Jefferson Brown, b. 16 May 1860; d. 4 feb 1925 in Laurens Co., SC. She m. Dee Shockley.
      i. Thomas Beauregard Brown, b. 16 May 1860; d. 4 Feb 1925 in Laurens Co., SC. He married Hattie Eugene Boyd. New Prospect Baptist Church Cemetery, US 221 S. Maddens.
      j. Ella Erskine Brown, b. 26 Mar 1862; d. 12 Feb 1935 in Laurens Co., SC. She m. J. Lafayette Moore. New Prospect Baptist Cemetery, Laurens Co., SC.
      k. John Quincy Brown, b. 11 Jun 1865; d. 14 Mar 1929 in Laurens Co., SC. He m. Lena Cunningham. New Prospect Baptist Church Cemetery US 221 S. Maddens."
      Note that additional generations of descendancy are given in the book of these Children.

      BIRTH:
      1. There is a conflict in birth dates. The Brown family bible above notes Jane's birthday as 14 Nov 1825 and the gravestone below notes 4 Nov 1825.

      MARRIAGE:
      1. "The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research," vol. 4, p. 225, notices printed in the "Greenville Mountaineer," presumably a newspaper covering the Greenville, Laurens, Spartanburg, and Abbeville Districts:
      "Married on the 21st ult., by the Rev. C. Felder, Mr. Roger Brown to Miss Jane W. Adair, all of Laurens District. (March 17, 1843)."

      2. Same date also mentioned in the Brown bible quoted above.

      BURIAL:
      1. Burial cemetery stones of Providence Associated Reformed Presbyterian Cemetery in Laurens Co., SC. Cemetery is on A.B. Jacks Road. This cemetery marks the original site of Providence A.R.P. Church, founded Sep. 10, 1836. Survey taken 27 Oct 1989:
      Roger Brown, b. July 19, 1809, d. 19 Jul 1895.
      Jane W. Brown, b. Nov. 4, 1825, d. Apr. 26, 1899, w/o Roger Brown, Good wife, mother.
      Julia E.Q. Brown, d. Mar. 30, 1849, age 1y2m4d, d/o Roger and Jane Brown.

      SOURCES_MISC:
      1. Per 3 Jun 2003 website Worldconnect.rootsweb.com database "rl1946" which in turn cites "Descendants of John Brown, Sr.," compiler: John Volnoggle, 8106 Shoreridge Terr., Indianapolis, IN 46236.