. Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1790 (Broderbund CD-311): no Kentucky census was taken.
. Anon. 1991. The 1795 Census of Kentucky [as constructed from tax lists]. T.L.C. Genealogy, Miami Beach, FL:
| Name | County |
| Adams, James | Madison |
. Anon. 1990. Logan County, Kentucky, Taxpayers, 1792-1799. T.L.C. Genealogy, Miami Beach, FL: not found.
. Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1800 (Broderbund CD-312): the Kentucky census was destroyed.
| 1800 Tax List | Adams, James | KY | Christian Co. |
. Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1810 (Broderbund CD-313). Please see my WARNING regarding use of this database (the numerical data have the genders switched).
| 1810 | Adams, James | KY | Hopkins Co. | p. 375 | 00101-0111100 |
| 01111-00101-00 |
| No. & Sex | Age Class | Therefore Born | Individuals Inferred |
| 1 male | 10-15 | 1794-1800 | = Wilson (b. 1796) |
| 1 male | 16-25 | 1784-1794 | = Andrew (b. 1794) |
| 1 male | 26-44 | 1765-1784 | = Harold (b. 1784) |
| 1 male | 45 or over | in or bef. 1765 | = James (b. ca. 1745) |
| 1 female | 16-25 | 1784-1794 | = Jinny (b. 1792) |
| 1 female | 45 or over | in or bef. 1765 | = Agnes (b. 1750) |
. Lon Bostick. 1991. Family History Book: Christian County, Kentucky. Turner Publ. Co., Paducah, KY (available from the author at 1110 Hewitt St., Huntsville, AL 35816; also available through Christian County Genealogical Society, Hopkinsville, KY). On p. 28 is a biographical sketch of Agnes ADAMS, granddaughter of our subjects. The parts referring to our subjects reads:
| ...James Adams, Sr., was an early settler in Lincoln Co., KY. He was among those inhabitants of Lincoln County who signed a Petition to the General Assembly of Virginia, dated Sept. 26, 1785, asking that two distinct counties be laid off... The request was granted. Madison and Mercer Counties were established... James Adams, Sr. and family moved to Hopkins County, the Weir's Creek area, around 1810. His will is recorded in Hopkins County Court, February, 1815. Listed as heirs were his wife, Agnes; their daughters: Caty Bone, Jinny, Polly Davis; their sons: Andrew, Wilson, Thomas, Matthew, Robert, Jesse, and James, Jr.; also listed were the heirs of their deceased son, Alexander. |
. In a database at WorldConnect, William Esparza quotes the following:
| The will of James Adams was dated 14 Oct. 1814, and was
probated in Hopkins Co., KY in 1815. (Will Book "A", 1807-1820) and mentions
daughters, Caty Bone, Poly Davis, and Jenny; sons,
Thomas,
James,
Jr., Andrew, Wilson, Matthew,
Robert,
Alexander,
and Jesse; and his "beloved wife,
Agnes." Tradition
tells us there were probably at least four more sons, three were slain
by Indians. It is said that two sons,
Thomas and another whose
name has been forgotten, were playing in the woods near their home when
they were taken by Indians. Thomas finally managed to escape
but the other son refused to leave his captors. The boy had become
accustomed to the Indians and thought of his own people as strangers.
It is said Thomas never recovered from the experience and ever after
hated all Indians.
(James
and Allied Fams, qtd by WC Hightowr)
|
. A.B. Willhite. [n.d.] Christian Co., Kentucky, Tax List, 1804-1809. (self-published; available from author at 4396 Coopertown Rd., Russellville, KY 42276, or from the Christian County Genealogical Society, Hopkinsville, KY):
| Pg. in
Willhite |
Year | Dist.* | Last
Name |
First
Name |
A | B | C | D | E | Acres | Watercourse |
| 1 | 1804 | South | Adams | James | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - |
| 29 | 1805 | South | Adams | James |
|
|
|
|
|
200 | West Fork of Red River |
| 69 | 1806 | South | Adams | James | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 200 | L R |
| 114 | 1807 | East | Adams | James | 2 | - | 3 |
|
7 | 200 | W |
| 155 | 1808 | East | Adams | James | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 200 | West Fork Red River |
| 204 | 1809 | East | Adams, Sr | James | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 200 | W | |
| Legend for numerical data: A = White Males 21 or over; B = White Males 16-20 (this column not used in 1809); C = Blacks over 16; D = Total Blacks; E = Horses | |||||||||||
| Abbreviations: W = West Fork of the Red River; LR = Little River, but this is obviously an error, either by the lister, the county clerk, or the transcriber | |||||||||||
| *The county was divided into just two districts: from 1804 to 1806, into North and South Districts; and from 1807 to 1809, into East and West Districts. The change tells us that James was in the southeast quadrant of early Christian County, which later became the southwest quadrant of Todd Co., when it was formed in 1820. This location is confirmed by the location of the West Fork of the Red River in today's southwestern Todd Co. | |||||||||||
. A.B. Willhite. [n.d.] Christian Co., Kentucky, Tax List, 1810-1813. (Self-published; available from author at 4396 Coopertown Rd., Russellville, KY 42276, or from the Christian County Genealogical Society, Hopkinsville, KY). The one James ADAMS on the tax list and in the census for 1810 is James ADAMS, Jr. Our subject, James ADAMS, Sr., is now in Hopkins Co., KY.
. Willard Rouse Jillson. 1925. The Kentucky Land Grants. Filson Club Publ., Louisville, KY (online at Ancestry.com; Broderbund CD-650):
| Pg | Grantee | Acres | Book | Pg | Date | County | Watercourse |
| Part 1, Chapter III, Old Kentucky Grants, 1793-1856 | |||||||
| 140 | Adams, James | 50 | 7 | 20 | 5-1-1795 | Lincoln | Silver Cr |
| - | |||||||
| - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - |
. Leona Adams Loviska. c1978. Descendants of James and Agnes (Wilson) Adams with Fifty-Seven Allied Families. Not seen, but apparently still available from the author.
. Family Group Sheet of James DAVIS & Hannah RAMSEY by Anthony Lee Rockefeller, dated 27 Jan 1986 (purchased from Yates Publishing, Stevensville, MT) — Mr. Rockefeller's database is now online at WorldConnect.
. Anon. 1986. Family Histories, 1797-1986. Christian County Genealogical Society, Hopkinsville, KY, p. 149. Biographical sketch of James Davis.
. Ancestry World Trees (online at Ancestry.com).
. WorldConnect (online at RootsWeb.com).
. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: Ancestral File (AF).