Welden Adams and Mary Ann Miller

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Husband Welden Adams ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 18 Nov 1776 - Mifflin Co, PA 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 9 May 1849 - Polk, Frenchcreek Twp, Venango Co, PA 1
         Buried:  - Old Sandy Cemetery, Sandycreek Twp, Venango Co, PA 4

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         Father: Capt. James Adams (1734-1824) 1 5 6
         Mother: Isabel Welden (1736-1825) 1

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       Marriage: Abt 1800

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Wife Mary Ann Miller ¹

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           Born: 11 Dec 1780 - Ireland
     Christened: 
           Died: Dec 1859 - Frenchcreek Twp, Venango Co, PA
         Buried: 

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         Father: Thomas Miller (      -      ) 1
         Mother: 

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Children

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1 M David Adams ¹

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           Born: Abt 1795 - Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 13 Nov 1862 - Frenchcreek Twp, Venango Co, PA 7
         Buried:  - Old Sandy Cemetery, Sandycreek Twp, Venango Co, PA 4

         Spouse: Jane McClaren (Abt 1796-1872) 7

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2 F Mary Adams ¹

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1890
         Buried: 

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3 M John [1] Adams ¹

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           Born:  - Frenchcreek Twp, Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1807 - Frenchcreek Twp, Venango Co, PA
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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4 M James Adams ¹

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           Born: Jun 1802 - Frenchcreek Twp, Venango Co, PA 8
     Christened: 
           Died: Jun 1858 - Scottland, Edgar Co, IL 8
         Buried:  - Wynn Cemetery, Edgar Co, IL

         Spouse: Letitia Cannon (Abt 1805-1851) 9
           Marr: Jun 1824 10

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5 F Isabelle Adams ¹

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           Born: Cal 4 Nov 1805 - Frenchcreek Twp, Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 10 Oct 1843
         Buried:  - Old Sandy Cemetery, Sandycreek Twp, Venango Co, PA 11

         Spouse: William Black (      -      )

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6 M "Uncle" John [2] Adams ^{2 12 13}

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           Born: 2 Feb 1807 - Frenchcreek Twp, Venango Co, PA 1 12
     Christened: 
           Died: 1 Mar 1891 - Polk, Frenchcreek Twp, Venango Co, PA 8
         Buried: 3 Mar 1891 - Franklin Cemetery, Franklin, Venango Co, PA

         Spouse: Sarah Whann (      -      ) 14
           Marr: 2 May 1833 9

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7 F Lydia Adams ^{1 15}

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           Born: 22 Nov 1808 - Frenchcreek Twp, Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 12 Jan 1884
         Buried:  - Old Sandy Cemetery, Sandycreek Twp, Venango Co, PA 16

         Spouse: John Simcox (1803-1837) 15

         Spouse: James Seaton (Abt 1808-1876)

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8 F Rebecca Adams ¹

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           Born: Abt 1810 - Frenchcreek Twp, Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 1894 - Lyon Co, IA 7
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Robert McCutcheon (1810-1881)
           Marr: 1831 7

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9 M William Adams ^{12 15 17}

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           Born: 27 Mar 1813 - Frenchcreek Twp, Venango Co, PA 12 17
     Christened: 
           Died: 12 Jan 1891 - Mineral Twp, Venango Co, PA
         Buried:  - Center Cemetery, Mineral Twp, Venango Co, PA

         Spouse: Susanna McElhaney (      -      ) 17
           Marr: 1838 17

         Spouse: Mary Bartlett (1828-1868) 17
           Marr: 1862 17

         Spouse: Martha "Patty", "Patsy" Simcox (1817-1908) 15 17
           Marr: 2 Jan 1870 - Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA

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10 F Elizabeth Adams ¹

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           Born: Abt 1818 - Frenchcreek Twp, Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1890 - Freeport, Stephenson Co, IL
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Charles C. Best (      -      ) 1 7
           Marr: 9 Jan 1838 7

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11 M Thomas Miller Adams ¹

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           Born: Abt 1820 - Frenchcreek Twp, Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 21 Oct 1900 - Zanesville, Muskingum Co, OH 7
         Buried: 

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General Notes: Husband - Welden Adams

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He settled in French Creek Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, in 1796. He was a man of some local prominence, served as county commissioner, and carried on a hotel in Franklin several years. He was one of the first Methodists in Franklin.

Weldin Adams was a pioneer landlord. He lived in Franklin about the begin-ning of the 1800s and kept the "Black Horse Tavern." This was situated on the site of Hanna's Block, corner of Thirteenth and Elk streets. [HVC 1879, 453]

1 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1012.

2 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 98.

3 Cromlund, New, & Adams, The Descendants of William Adams (Self-published, 1999), Pg 3.

4 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 8, Sandycreek Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1999), Pg 66.

5 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 450.

6 Addams S. McAllister, The Descendants of John Thomson, Pioneer Scotch Covenanter (Easton, PA: The Chemical Publishing Company, 1917), Pg 163, 276.

7 Cromlund, New, & Adams, The Descendants of William Adams (Self-published, 1999), Pg 5.

8 Cromlund, New, & Adams, The Descendants of William Adams (Self-published, 1999), Pg 4.

9 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1013.

10 Cromlund, New, & Adams, The Descendants of William Adams (Self-published, 1999), Pg 6.

11 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 8, Sandycreek Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1999), Pg 67.

12 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 607.

13 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1012, 1031.

14 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1013, 1031.

15 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 538.

16 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 8, Sandycreek Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1999), Pg 79.

17 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1032.