Individual Details

1 Jan 1793 Knox County Ct granted John and Simeon Adamson a permit to build a public grist mill on their Lyons Creek land. It's impossible to tell whether this was Simon Sr or Jr. ( Simon Jr's will mentions property Lyons Creek.)
22 Aug 1793. John Adamson, purchased land and Simon witnessed. DB B, p.238

27 Apr 1795 Simon Adamson was a juror, Knox Co Court of Pleas & Quarter Session

This deed shows John, Simon Sr, and Simon Jr. all living near each other:
Jefferson Co TN DB G, p.152
July, 1804. Robert McFarland & Adam Meek to Simon Adamson Jnr. all of Jefferson, TN. $37.50. 77 acres. Adj Edmond Phillips, Simon Adamson Sr and John Elliss. Hickory on the mountain at Ellis's line, with Simon Adamson Senior's line and John Adamson's line, Phillips' corner. Signed: R. McFarland, Adam Meek. Wit: Joseph Williams, Richard Thornberg. Proved April Session 1805. Reg 29 Jul 1805 (Junior now has a total of 152 acres in Jefferson Co)

Simon Adamson Jr. was received by the Lost Creek Monthly Meeting by request in 1805, 6th m, 29th d.

Lost Creek Meeting in Jefferson Co TN is the oldest Quaker Meeting in Tennesse; it was not established until May 10, 1797 at which time the Lost Creek Friends Monthly Meeting held its first formally recognized monthly meeting. For Lost Creek Friends, however, the stubborn pioneer spirit which led to their departure from North Carolina, caused them to assert that they were established May 25th, 1796, one month before Tennessee became a state.

1806 KNOX COUNTY, TENNESSEE TAX LIST
ADAMSON, Simeon 115 acres [Jr]
ADAMSON, Joseph, 100 acres
My note: I believe Simon in Jefferson Co was Simon Sr, and that the Simon in Knox Co in 1806 was most likely Simon Jr.

1807. Knox Co Tax List: Simon Adamson, 115 acres. Joseph Adamson, 100 acres.

Jefferson Co TN DB I, p147
26 Sep 1807 Edmond Phillips of Highland Co, Ohio to Simon Adamson of Jefferson TN $500. Tract in Jefferson, S side Holston known as Sherl's place, near dividing ridge bet Holston & French Broad. Walnut, post oak, Stake, stake, Hickory, Hickory, White Oak. 75 acres including part of the plantation where Simon Adamson Senior now lives. Signed: Edmund Philips. Wit: Nehemiah Ellis, Jonathan Adamson. reg. 2 Sep 1808

Jefferson Co TN DB J, p.174 (very faded, part in tight binding- impossible to read well)
4 Jul 1809. William Williams of ?Blounte Co TN to Jonathan Adamson of Jefferson TN, reg. Oct 1810. 30 acres. Part of tract conveyed by Joseph Hamilton of four thousand acres ??? Begin corner ?Isaac Williams. signed: William (x) Williams. wit: Thomas Adamson, Abraham (X) Hasket, Simon Adamson Junior. Proved in court Sep Session 1810

18 Jan 1810 Simon Adamson bought 15 acres in Jefferson Co, adjoining Simon Adamson, witnessed by Thomas Adamson & David Adamson, DB J, p.161 (purchases in Jefferson Co - 77 acres, 75 acres, 15 acres - totals 167 - Simon's widow will sell 167 acres in Jefferson Co in 1831)

Simon Adamson was a witness to the will of his brother Thomas in Feb of 1812 - by May of the same year he was writing his own will. Probate dates are not included in the Jefferson Co TN will book. Thomas mentions he is very sick and weak, Simon does not. Perhaps after the untimely death of his brother, he thought he should take care of writing his own will. I have seen in other databases that Simon's will has a probate date in 1814 but have no reference.

1812 Knox Co TN Tax List. Simon Adamson, 115 acres. Joseph Adamson, 100 acres.

LDS Microfilm #968311
Jefferson Co TN Will Book 2, p.53.
I Simon Adamson of Jefferson County and State of Tennessee being in perfect health of mind and memory calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed once for all men to die, do make and ordain this my last will and Testament, that is to say principally and first of all, I leave my son Jessee Adamson & Bacheus Routh Executors of my whole Estate and want them to sell such property as they see cause to pay my debts, and then I give and bequeath to my two eldest daughters Elizabeth and Martha one dollar each over and above what they have already received then I give & bequeath to my wife Eliner my whole estate during her life or widowhood for to raise and school my younger children, and if she marrieth one bed and furniture or at her death an equal division to be made amongst the rest of my children or if some of them when grown should receive part, a memorandum to be taken of what they receive, as each one may get their just right, ratifying and confirming this and no other, to be my last will and Testament as witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this twenty second day of May Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and twelve.
signed: Simon Adamson
Signed Sealed & acknowledge in the presence of us:
Jeremiah Routh
Johnathan Adamson
If ever their should be salt got in my place on Lions Creek I want the Executors to give Elizabeth & Martha an equal share of that with the rest of the children.

Will proved 14 Mar 1814, Jefferson Co WB 2, p.53-54

This will has been interpreted by some as the will of Simon's father Simon. Records of two Simons in Jefferson Co ceased by 1810, plus the Rouths mentioned in the above will would certainly indicate this is indeed the will of Simon Jr. Some have given the father a second wife named Eleanor and also daughters Elizabeth and Martha because of the wording of the above will. Elizabeth & Martha were old enough to be married at the time of the writing of the will and had probably received gifts from their father at the time of their marriages, therefore they were singled out by name in the will.

Birth	1763	North Carolina
Marriage	1787	Randolph County, North Carolina - Eleanor Routh
Death	1814	Jefferson County, Tennessee

Spouse	Eleanor Routh (1769 - 1860)
Child	Elizabeth ADAMSON (1791 - 1879)
Child	Martha "Patsy" ADAMSON (1792 - )
Child	Jesse ADAMSON (1794 - 1869)
Child	Lydia ADAMSON (1797 - 1855)
Child	Jacob ADAMSON (1798 - 1855)
Child	Esther ADAMSON (1800 - 1875)
Child	Thomas H. ADAMSON (1803 - 1861)
Child	Susanah ADAMSON (1804 - )
Child	Larkin Adamson (1806 - 1872)
Child	Mary "Polly" ADAMSON (1808 - 1880)
Child	Levi ADAMSON (1810 - 1870)
Child	Eleanor "Ellen" ADAMSON (1813 - )

Father	SIMON ADAMSON (1733 - 1817)
Mother	?Mary T. [Adamson] ( - )
Sibling	Jesse T. ADAMSON (1759 - 1825)
Sibling	Enos ADAMSON (1761 - )
Sibling	John N. ADAMSON (1767 - 1828)
Sibling	JONATHAN ADAMSON (1771 - 1835)
Sibling	Thomas "Byrd" ADAMSON (1775 - 1812)
Sibling	David Adamson (1775 - 1850)