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2 Jul 1787 Jesse Adamson and sons John and Joseph, of Muddy Creek, were received into membership at Deep River [Guilford Co NC] of their own request.
John was received at the Lost Creek Monthly Meeting on certificate with his father in 1795. He was disowned 24 Jan 1800 for "dancing and attending a meeting out of unity".

Possibly the John who married Rebecca Leakey; he died circa 1806. He is not another John Adamson who married Ann Jackson and died in 1832 in Henry Co, Indiana. Researchers have muddled these two Johns.

First - the following seems to be a reasonable premise.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~oakcottagefamily/Genealogy/Routh/oak_cottage_routh_famil1.html
JOHN ADAMSON son of Jesse T. and Mary [Wells] Adamson,(this does
not agree with records from K.A.R.D. files which have John son of Jesse marrying someone else and living a long life, and do not know which is correct) born about 1780 , died East Tennessee by 1807, married Knox County, TN Jan. 5, 1801 REBECCA LEAKY daughter of William and Elizabeth [Scott] Leaky, no date given for her birth but her sister was born 1781/2 in Surry County, NC. The bond signed by John Adamson and John Leaky, Rebecca's brother. They had two children John ADAMSON born about 1803 and Charlotte ADAMSON born about 1804. William Leakey Sr was appointed guardian of these two children by a Court in Knox County, TN in July session 1807. This has caused some researchers to believe that both parents were dead by this date. It was common practice for the Court to appoint a relative as guardian of minor children to protect the inherited interests and rights (usually financial or land related) of those minor children, particularly when a widow was contemplating remarriage.
Internet files reveal that some researchers in the Beals/Bales family believe that Jacob BEALS married Rebecca Adamson a daughter of Simon Adamson Sr. in Knox or Jefferson County, TN. I tend to believe Jacob BEALS married the young widow, Rebecca [Leaky] Adamson. Rebecca's sister, Sarah LEAKY, married Knox County, TN Nov. 18, 1799 ALEXANDER BLAKELY. They were nieces of Levi LEAKY and Sussanah [ROUTH] LEAKY.

Ancestry.com Tennessee Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008
Smith County Original Wills, 1803-1896, p.39
Will of John Adamson
In the name of God Amen. I being in a low State of Health & knowing the uncertainty of Life, But having my right reason and Judgement of mind do ordain this my last will & Testament. 1st I ordain my well beloved wife Rebeckah my whole & sole Executor of my Estate.
I give & bequeath to my beloved wife all my household furniture with all my cattle & I leave my horses to be sold & put to the use of supporting my Dear Wife & Children as long as she continues my Widow. Upon her marrying all my property to be equally Divided among my well beloved Children. This I ordain as my Last Will & Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand & seal the Eighth day of October, the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & five. Signed: John (x) Adamson
Wit: Edam Dale, Jurat
William Adamson
Sept Term 1806. The Will of John Adamson was in part proven in open Court by the Oath of Adam Dale and ordered to be recorded

JACOB BALES son of Thomas and Susan [Atrim]
Bales was born Oct. 28, 1768 New Garden MM records, Guilford County, NC, married Jefferson County, TN about 1792 REBECCA ADAMSON

There is also another version of Rebecca's second marriage - supposedly to James George 21 Mar 1807, in Knos Co where she had married John Adamson. One database also suggests that John died in Smith Co, TN. There are simply way too many John Adamsons.


I believe the following John was a heretofore unidentified son of Enos Adamson:
There is also a John Adamson who appears in one of those old FamilyTreeMaker files without a lot of support documentation. He is said to have married an Ann Jackson. John said born 26 Aug 1782, Cane Creek, Orange Co NC and died 22 Feb 1832, Henry Co, IN. The names of the children in this family are indicated as following and would certainly seem to indicate kinship with the Adamson family.
Enos, b. 10 Oct 1804
Simon, b. 13 Nov 1806 - found later in Wayne Co IN, died 13 Sep 1889, Wayne Co.
Charity, b. 13 Jul 1808, married Isaiah Love, 5 Apr 1832, Henry Co
Charlotte, b. 1810
Mary, b. 25 Jul 1812, married (1) James Imel, 18 Jul 1832, Wayne Co and (2) Mahlon Hines, 15 Jul 1841, Grant Co IN
Nathaniel Jackson, b. 15 Nov 1814, d. 13 Aug 1890, Norton Co, KS, married Mary Elizabeth Hiatt, 10 Aug 1837, Henry, IN
Tabitha, b. 13 Feb 1817, married Conrad Imel, 4 Jun 1835, Wayne Co
John L., b. 11 Jul 1819, married Sarah Hiatt, 16 Mar 1854, Henry Co
Ann, b. Sep 1821, d. 27 Apr 1879, Grant Co IN, married Levi Hiatt, 28 Jun 1838, Henry Co
Telitha, b. 1821
Samuel, b. 1825
Jonathon, b. 1828

Marriages from Indiana State Libary which ends with 1850:
Alexander Adamson m. Sarah or Mary Underwood, Henry Co, 3 Mar 1833
Ann Adamson, m. Levi Hiatt, Henry Co, 28 Jun 1838
Charity Adamson m. Isaiah Love, Henry Co, 5 Apr 1832
Charlotte Adamson m. William Hiatt, Henry Co, 14 Mar 1833
Jonathan Adamson m. Laurena Hunt, Henry Co, 11 Oct 1849
Mary Adamson m. James Imel, Henry Co, 18 Jul 1832
Nathaniel J. Adamson m. Mary Hieatt, Henry Co, 10 Aug 1837
William Adamson, m. Margaret Lewis, Henry Co, 22 Jul 1847
Simon Adamson married Lydia Frazer, Wayne Co 7 Aug 1828 and Anne Elliott, Wayne Co, 16 Jan 1834. He appears in the 1850 Census, Perry Twp, Wayne Co IN, age 43, Anna, age 38, and four children. In 1860, Simon was Washington Twp, Randolph Co IN. In 1870 and 1880, his wife appeared as Sarah J. but he was still in Randolph Co.
Tabitha Adamson married Conrad Imel, Wayne Co. 3 May 1835 and a Tabitha Adamson married Prior Wright, Wayne Co, 2 Jul 1837
A Jonathan Adamson married Emily Macy, Wayne Co, 22 Nov 1838
A Mary Adamson married Mahlon Hines, Grant Co, 15 Jul 1841 - but as her second marriage her name should have been Mary Imel

Ancestry has Indiana marriages to 1892, but John's marriage to Sarah Hiatt did not appear. These was a marriage between a David Hiatt and Lydia Adamson, 14 Jul 1831, Delaware Co.

Birth	1780
Death	1806	Smith County, Tennessee

Father	Jesse T. ADAMSON (1759 - 1825)
Mother	Mary Wells (1757 - 1825)
Sibling	Charity ADAMSON (1778 - 1828)
Sibling	Margaret ADAMSON (1782 - )
Sibling	Joseph ADAMSON (1785 - 1854)
Sibling	Simon ADAMSON (1786 - 1870)
Sibling	William ADAMSON (1787 - )
Sibling	Jesse ADAMSON (1788 - )
Sibling	Mary "Polly" Adamson (1790 - )
Sibling	Wells ADAMSON (1793 - 1838)
Sibling	Elizabeth Adamson (1797 - )
Sibling	Elijah ADAMSON (1799 - 1826)