ADAMSON, William^[1]

Abt 1816 - 1863  (47 years)

• Name	ADAMSON, William
  Birth	Abt 1816	Cannon County, Tennessee, United States   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	17 Jul 1860	Cotton Gin, Freestone, Texas, United States   [2]
  	Farmer
  	Also listed with the family was Dorothea Adamson, six months, and the census indicated that she was a "stray child."
  Death	1863	Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, United States   [1]
  	On page 6 of the same reference, it says that he died 1862 in Vicksburg.
  Person ID	I10372	Pickel_Bartlett
  Last Modified	23 Jan 2014

  
  

  Father	ADAMSON, William,   b. Abt 1782, Montgomery County, Maryland, United States d. Aft 1816, Cannon County, Tennessee, United States (Age > 35 years)
  Mother	WILSON, Mary,   b. Abt 1791, Wilson County, Southwest Territory, United States d. Cannon County, Tennessee, United States
  Marriage	Aft 1810	Cannon County, Tennessee, United States   [3]
  Family ID	F3000	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	HANCOCK, Hannah,   b. 1820, Cannon County, Tennessee, United States d. 4 Jul 1857, Freestone, Texas, United States (Age 37 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1839	Tennessee, United States
  Residence	25 Oct 1850	Springfield, Limestone, Texas, United States   [4]
  	Farmer
  	Listed as William and Hannah Adamson
  Children	1. ADAMSON, Cynthia J.,   b. Abt 1839, Tennessee, United States d. Yes, date unknown   2. ADAMSON, Matilda Frances,   b. 5 Oct 1839, Tennessee, United States d. 22 Apr 1902, Texas (Age 62 years)   3. ADAMSON, Bluford Wells,   b. 7 Nov 1841, Missouri d. 15 Nov 1904, Texas (Age 63 years)   4. ADAMSON, Elizabeth,   b. 7 Sep 1844, Missouri d. 6 Dec 1915, Limestone County, Texas, United States (Age 71 years)   5. ADAMSON, Olivia,   b. 20 Nov 1846, Missouri d. 29 Apr 1925, Freestone County, Texas, United States (Age 78 years)   6. ADAMSON, Mary G.,   b. 6 Mar 1850, Limestone County, Texas, United States d. 6 Mar 1936, Freestone County, Texas, United States (Age 86 years)   7. ADAMSON, William Lewis,   b. 18 May 1851, Freestone County, Texas, United States d. 13 Jan 1926, Mexia, Limestone, Texas, United States (Age 74 years)   8. ADAMSON, Laura Ann,   b. 18 May 1854, Freestone County, Texas, United States d. 29 Jan 1934, Huntsville, Walker, Texas, United States (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F3001	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 May 2022

  
  

  Family 2	ABBOTT, Margaret   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1863  [1]
  Family ID	F3003	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 May 2022

  
  

• Notes

  "William Adamson, born in Cannon Co, Tenn. in 1816; died at Jackson, Miss. in 1863. Married first to Hannah Hancock, daughter of Lewis R. and Frances Adams Hancock. She was born in Cannon Co. in 1820 and died at New Hope, Freestone, TX, four miles east of Mexia on July 4, 1857. (Ancestry of this Hannah Hancock is in "The Hopkins of Virginia" by Walter Lee Hopkins, Richmond, VA. 1931.) By his first wife he had two sons and six daughters, the third child and eldest son by his first wife being Bleuford Wills Adamson. William was then married 2nd about 1863 to Margaret Abbot (sister of Texas Congressman, Joseph Abbott) who may have been the daughter of William and Mary E. Abbott. By his second wife he had one son"

  
  

• Sources

  [S429] Adamson Ancestors of William Wayne Adamson, Jr., Pages 2 and 3. [S316] 1860 Federal Census, Cotton Gin, Freestone, Texas, Page 16, Dwelling 103. [S429] Adamson Ancestors of William Wayne Adamson, Jr., Page 2. [S76] 1850 Federal Census, Springfield, Limestone, Texas, Ancestry Page 2 of 2, Dwelling 280.