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Birth: 08 Dec 1760 / York / PA Death: 29 Mar 1842 / Washington / KY
Qualifying Service Description:
Enlisted in MD Troops while living in / Frederick / MD; Spring 1777 under Samuel Hughes; Summet 1777 under Capt Daniel Clapsaddle; from Jun 1781 under Capt Horatio Clagett of Colonel Bell's Reg. Pension Granted 23 Jun 1834
DAR RC # 864831 and A000568 cite: Service Description:
SAMUEL HUGHES IN WAGON SERVICE
ALSO CAPTs CLAGETT, CLAPSADDLE, Colonel BELL
Additional References:
DAR # 674666
Rev War Dept, Bureau of Pensions, Washington DC
DAR RC # 864831 and A000568 cite: *S30816; Pension *S30816
John Adams was born December 8, 1760 at York County, Pennsylvania, a son of William Adams (1728-1814) and Sarah (1730-1800). John lived with his parents and four brothers in Washington County, Maryland. At the age of 16, in the spring of 1777, John volunteered in Frederick County, Maryland in a wagon service hauling a cannon to Annapolis and Baltimore under the command of Samuel Hughes for one and a half months. In the summer of 1777, John volunteered again for service for three months under Captain Daniel Clapsaddle and Lieutenant George Swingles, where he marched to Delaware. Later in June of 1781, John volunteered again for six months of service and served under Captain Horatio Clagett, Lieutenant John Showman, and Colonel Bell. John advised that his unit marched from Frederick County, Maryland, to Annapolis, Maryland, and then on to Yorktown, Virginia. John advised that when they were six miles away, they received information that British General Lord Cornwallis had surrendered. John stated that they marched back to Annapolis and were discharged.
John married Eleanor Worland (1754-1833) June 19, 1786 at Hagerstown, Maryland, and they had six children: Elihu “Eli” (1787-1872), Otho (1788-1826), William (1790-1846), Susannah (1795-1871), John (1798-1862), and James Peter (1802-1881). John moved his family to Washington County, Kentucky, probably after the death of his father in 1814, and before 1820. John worked as a farmer in Washington County, and he and the family were members of the Saint Rose Catholic Church of Springfield, Washington County. John testified for his Revolutionary War Pension in the Washington County courthouse, June 23, 1834, and was granted a pension at number S30816. John had a total of 28 grandchildren, with the majority being in Washington County, Kentucky, and some in Sainte Genevieve, Missouri. John Adams passed away March 29, 1842, at the age of 81, at Washington County.
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