Individual Details
Adam "The Pioneer" Sherrill
(CA, 1697 - CA, 1774)
Events
| Birth | CA, 1697 | Cecil County, Maryland |  | ||
| Miscellaneous | 1720 | Tax List - Conestoga Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania |  | | |
| Marriage | CA, 1722 | Elizabeth Corzine | | ||
| Miscellaneous | SEPTEMBER 1, 1736 | Land Sale - Cecil County, Maryland | | | |
| Miscellaneous | JANUARY 11, 1738 | Land Purchase - Prince George's County, Maryland | | | |
| Miscellaneous | CA, 1747 | Residence - Sherrills Ford, North Carolina | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 1748 | Delinquent Tax List - Augusta County, Virginia | | | |
| Miscellaneous | SEPTEMBER 26, 1748 | Land Sale - Prince George's County, Maryland | | | |
| Death | CA, 1774 | Sherrills Ford, North Carolina | | ||
| Miscellaneous | 2019 | DNA Tests | | | |
| Miscellaneous | Will - Sherrills Ford, North Carolina | | |
Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth Corzine (1701 - 1769) |
| Child | Aquilla Sherrill ( - ) |
| Child | Isaac Sherrill ( - ) |
| Child | Moses Sherrill ( - ) |
| Child | Adam Sherrill Jr. ( - ) |
| Child | Uriah Sherrill ( - ) |
| Child | William "Captain" Sherrill (1723 - 1786) |
| Child | Samuel Sherrill (1725 - ) |
| Child | Jacob Sherrill (1748 - ) |
| Father | William "Conestoga Trader" Sherrill (1666 - 1747) |
| Mother | Margarette Rudisil (1675 - 1746) |
| Sibling | Samuel Sherrill ( - ) |
| Sibling | Rudil Sherrill ( - ) |
| Sibling | William Sherrill Jr. ( - ) |
Notes
Miscellaneous
Adam Sherrill [various spellings] appears on the tax assessment lists of Conestoga Township, Lancaster County (Previously Chester County), Pennsylvania, for the year 1720.His father and two brothers are listed on various Conestoga Township tax lists from 1718 to 1724 [1723 is missing.] The records extend to 1727, but 1724 is the last year there is a listing of the Sherrill surname (or other spellings.)
1720:
William Sherrel - 15 pounds valuation
Adam Sherrel - 10 pounds valuation
The tax rate for this year was 3 pence per pound.
Miscellaneous
On 9-1-1736, Adam Sherrell [Sherrill] and his wife Elizabeth of Cecil County, Maryland, sold 100 acres of land in Cecil Co., MD to Samuel Caldwell of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, for 50 £ of lawful money. This land was part of a tract called Three Partners, and Adam's father William Sherrill had given it to Adam after it was purchased by William Sherrill on 12-13-1725.This land record is important because it identifies Adam as the son of William Sherrill and Elizabeth as the wife of Adam Sherrill.
The source of the land record is not given, but the transcript is written in the old English wording consistent with the 1700s time period.
Miscellaneous
On 1-11-1738, Adam Sherrill used a land warrant for 100 acres of land, known as Capt. John's Bottom, in Prince George's County, Maryland. The land was surveyed on 3-2-1738.The source of the land record is not given, but the transcript is written in the old English wording consistent with the 1700s period of time.
Miscellaneous
Adam Sherrill came to Rowan County (later Lincoln Co.) about 1747, in the company of his eight sons and his father.He is credited as one of the first men to cross the Catawba River and settle on the western side. His homesite was about one mile west of the river and the river crossing point was called Sherrill's Ford.
Miscellaneous
The 1748 Augusta County, Virginia, Delinquent Tax List shows Adam Sherrill, Adam Sherrill, Jr., Samuel Sherrill, William Sherrill, and Abraham Sherrill as "not found." This suggests they had moved on to NC, perhaps after the death of Adam Sherrill's father William Sherrill.Abraham Sherrill is not established as a member of the William "Conestoga Trader" Sherrill family, although that seems likely.
Documentation is from Chalkley, Lymon. Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, Vol. 2, p. 410-419. Augusta County, Virginia, Court Records.
This record is also transcribed at www.usgenweb.org, Virginia Archives [Sherrill search.]
Miscellaneous
On 9-26-1748, Adam Sherrill and his wife Elizabeth of Augusta County, Virginia, appeared in Prince George's County, Maryland, Court to sell a 100 acre tract of land in that county to Amos Thatcher. The Sherrills received 100 £ for their land, which was known as Capt. John's Bottom.The sale was witnessed by Thomas Prather and Joseph Chapline.
Adam Sherrill and his wife Elizabeth acknowledged their approval of the transaction, and Elizabeth was questioned separately from her husband before she resigned her claim of dower.
The sale was recorded on 2-22-1748/49.
Miscellaneous
DNA Segment Matches and overlap on several chromosomes exist for Sherry Lawrence, Larry Lawrence, and Max Meyerhardt (Engert) with at least three other groups of individuals who have In Common DNA Matches with each other, but test results comparing these individuals to each other are not available except for Sherry and Larry Lawrence, thus there is no common ancestor couple according to DNA Segment Triangulation.DNA Segment Matches on Chromosome 8, 10, and 12 are particularly indicative of Adam "The Pioneer" Sherrill and Elizabeth Corzine being the common ancestral couple for Sherry Lawrence, Larry Lawrence, Max Meyerhardt, WSJ, Bonnie Mastro, J. McKee, Samuael Shearer, and Kenneth Shearer by In Common DNA Matches. All of these individuals do not have In Common DNA Matches with each other, but each family group shares In Common DNA Matches with each of the other family groups.
In some cases the amount of matching DNA is less than 5 centimorgans, although this might be expected with 6 generation relatives.
These matches also conform to the DNA standards of the Board for Certification of Genealogists in that all individuals have genealogically established direct lines of descendancy from Adam "The Pioneer" Sherrill and his wife Elizabeth Corzine. The matches do not have any known common ancestors except William "Conestoga Trader" and his wife Margarette Rudicil.
These DNA Segment Matches are from descendants of two sons, three grandchildren of Adam and Elizabeth.
Genealogy:
SLL, LDL, Max Meyerhardt: William - son Adam - son William - daughter Agnes
Samuael Shearer, Kenneth Shearer: William - son Adam - son William - daughter Sarah
BM, WSJ,: William - son Adam- son Uriah
JM: William - son Adam - son William - Son Jacob
Miscellaneous
Adam Sherrill's will, made 3-5-1772, has the following items:Son Adam: a Negro "fellow" named Vail.
Son Quillar [Aquilla]: One Negro, if he has any other than Vail, otherwise he is to get 30 pounds raised from the estate.
Son William: One of his best horses or mares
Executors: His sons Adam and Quillar
Witnesses: James Clark, Jr., Abraham Roberson, Jr., and William Berry.
Transcript is from Court Record of Rowan County, NC.
Will entered for probate Wednesday, May 4, 1774.
Endnotes
1. Curtis Loftin, "Sherrill Genealogy," Descendancy Report with Sources ,associated history, and document transcripts, Curtis Loftin, The Loftin Family Genealogy Website (https://history.loftinnc.com/index.htm : Accessed 19 August 2019), Descendacy Chart of William "Conestoga Trader" Sherrill; Contributions from multiple researcher of the related families: Lofton, Sherrill, Johnson, and others
2. H. Frank Eshleman, Compiler, Papers read Before the Lancaster County Historical Society: Assessment Lists and Other Manuscripts and Documents of Lancaster County Prior to 1729 (Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Lancaster Historical Society, 1916), 160-194; digital reproduction, Archives.org, Archives.org (https://archives.org : Accessed 21 August 2019; Transcript of original Tax Assessments of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (Previously Chester County.) These records have been in the hands of Gilbert Cope since being discarded by the Chester County officials in 1879. Mr. Cope allowed a transcript to be made by Mr. Eshleman..
3. Curtis Loftin, "Sherrill Genealogy," Descendancy Report with Sources ,associated history, and document transcripts, Curtis Loftin, The Loftin Family Genealogy Website (https://history.loftinnc.com/index.htm : Accessed 19 August 2019), Descendacy Chart of William "Conestoga Trader" Sherrill; Contributions from multiple researcher of the related families: Lofton, Sherrill, Johnson, and others
4. Curtis Loftin, "Sherrill Genealogy," Descendancy Report with Sources ,associated history, and document transcripts, Curtis Loftin, The Loftin Family Genealogy Website (https://history.loftinnc.com/index.htm : Accessed 23 August 2019), William Sherrill and Adam Sherrill; Transcript of land transaction in Cecil Co., MD, in 1736; Contributions from multiple researcher of the related families: Lofton, Sherrill, Johnson, and others
5. Curtis Loftin, "Sherrill Genealogy," Descendancy Report with Sources ,associated history, and document transcripts, Curtis Loftin, The Loftin Family Genealogy Website (https://history.loftinnc.com/index.htm : Accessed 23 August 2019), Adam Sherril; Land Purchase 1738, Prince George's Co., MD; Contributions from multiple researcher of the related families: Lofton, Sherrill, Johnson, and others
6. Williiam L. Sherrill, Compiler, Annals of Lincoln County, North Carolina, Digital (Charlotte, NC (Original book): Family Search International (Digital), 1937 (Original book)), 7-49; digital reproduction, Family Search International, Family Search (www.familysearch.org : Accessed 21 August 2019; Author collected material from several ealy residents of Lincoln County and his family were early residents of pioneer-time Lincoln County, NC..
7. The US GenWeb Project, Url: www.usgenweb.org, Sherrill; VA Archives, Augusta County, Virginia, 1748 Delinquent Tax List.
8. State of Maryland, Compiler, "Provincial Court Land Records, 1744-1749," digital image and transcript, State of Maryland, Maryland State Archives (https://msa.maryland.gov : Accessed 23 August 2019), Adam Sherrill; Vol. 700, p. 547-549..
9. Curtis Loftin, "Sherrill Genealogy," Descendancy Report with Sources ,associated history, and document transcripts, Curtis Loftin, The Loftin Family Genealogy Website (https://history.loftinnc.com/index.htm : Accessed 19 August 2019), Descendacy Chart of William "Conestoga Trader" Sherrill; Contributions from multiple researcher of the related families: Lofton, Sherrill, Johnson, and others
10. Blaine T. Bettinger, The Family Tree Guide to DNA Testing and Genetic Genealogy (Cincinnati, Ohio: Family Tree Books, April 2016).
11. Family Tree DNA and My Heritage DNA, "Autosomal DNA Matches," Downloadable Online Report prepared for Sherry L. Lawrence , 2019, privately held by Sherry L. Lawrence, Present.
12. Curtis Loftin, "Sherrill Genealogy," Descendancy Report with Sources ,associated history, and document transcripts, Curtis Loftin, The Loftin Family Genealogy Website (https://history.loftinnc.com/index.htm : Accessed 23 August 2019), Adam Sherrill; Will transcript; Contributions from multiple researcher of the related families: Lofton, Sherrill, Johnson, and others