| . John C. Adams, 1780s - 1846, of Chester Co, Pa . . author: Michael D. Nestor, email: mdn3557@yahoo.com . John C. Adams,1 (ancestry unknown) . . b 1780's Chester Co, Pa; d 4 May 1846 Philadelphia, "age 50, of concussion of the brain, Francisville". Francisville is in North . Philadelphia, bordering the north edge of the Spring Garden area. See below for the newspaper item on his death, stating that . John fell from a stage coach on the Ridge road. See the coroner's note image below. . His and his wife's names and birth places given in son John C. Adam's (#1) death record. . His age given by the coroner's note was an estimate, and he was born in the 1780's acc to the 1830 and 1840 census'. . m 1 Sep 1825 Montgomery Co, Pa to Catharine Reser (Kate), b ca 1803-06 Montgomery Co, Pa (acc to son John's death record), . d 27 Aug 1889 Philadelphia, "age 84, b Easton, Pa, widowed", of Ward 29, 1948 N 24th St, bur Odd Fellows Cem, d/o John Re- . ser and Anna Maria Levering (Mary). . This was the same address as her grandson Frank Chapman Adams (#22), at the time of his death in 1895.) See her death cert . image below. Easton is in Northampton Co, Pa. This John Rezer, is probably the one who was listed in the 1820 Chester Co, . Pa census with dau age 10-16. . Their marriage entry in the newspaper (see Ref below): September 21, 1825: Married on the 1st inst. by Frederick Conrad, Esq., . John Adams of Chester city to Catharine Rezzer of Delaware city. . John was a tobacconist and "segar" maker, who lived in Philadelphia from 1807-19, and moved to Chester Co, Pa ca 1819-20, where . he probably worked for the Gamble family on their farm in Chester Co. His widow moved to Philadelphia with the children after . he died. Gamble & Reazer Tobacconists was a business listed in the Philadelphia City Directories and may be connected to John's . employer and father-in-law's family. John's place of birth given as Chester Co by his son John's death record, but this is not other- . wise proven. He could have come from Philadelphia originally, as he is first found there in 1807. . 1807 Philadelphia, Pa City Directory: John Adams, segar maker, 11 Butler's Court. . 1808 Philadelphia, Pa City Directory: John Adams, segar maker, 11 Butler's Court. . 1809 Philadelphia, Pa City Directory: John Adams, tobacconist, 196 St Johns. . 1810 Philadelphia, Pa City Directory: John Adams, tobacconist, 196 St Johns. . 1810 Philadelphia census, E Northern Liberties Dist, p 219 (894, 164), John Adams, 00010-10100. . 1816 Philadelphia, Pa City Directory: John Adams, segar maker, 168 N. Front. . 1818 Philadelphia, Pa City Directory: John Adams, segar maker, no address given . 1819 Philadelphia, Pa City Directory: John Adams, segar maker, Maria. . 1820 Chester Co census, Tredyffrin Twp, p 425, John Adams, 000010-00010-0001. . 1820 Chester Co tax list, Tredyffrin Twp: John Adams (inmate), tobaconist, $200, tax due $0.25. . ("inmate" means married, not owning property) . 1830 Chester Co census, Tredyffrin Twp, p 114, John Adams, 0000001-200011001. . (the one in the female age 30-40 column may be an erasure) . 1832 Chester Co tax list, Tredyffrin Twp: John Adams, tobacconist, total value $100, adjusted value $100, tax due $0.35. . 1832 Chester Co, Tredyffrin Twp: list of poor children to be schooled by county: Frances Adams, age 5, d/o John Adams. . 1839 Chester Co, Tredyffrin Twp: poor children: John Adams: Ann Eliza Adams,10, John Adams,8, James Adams,6. . 1840 Chester Co census, Tredyffrin Twp, p 189, John Adams, 12000001-112001. . 1846, 6 May: "Public Ledger": "Accident and Death. - On Monday, John Adams, aged about 50 years, fell from a stage coach on . the Ridge Road, near the first turnpike gate, in consequence of which concussion of the brain was produced, and death ensued . in half an hour afterwards. The Coroner held an inquest on the body. Verdict accordingly". . 1850 Philadelphia Co census, Spring Garden Ward 6, p 293, #430/570, Catharine Adams,45 Pa, Ann E.,21 Pa, John C.,19 Pa, segar- . maker, Jas L.,17 Pa, segarmaker, Mary E.,15 Pa, William H.,12 Pa, Hannah H.,10 Pa, Charles W.,6 Pa, Ellen Burnson,69 Del. . 1860 Philadelphia census, 15th Ward, p 729, #1809/2183, Kate Adams,54 Pa (wid), living with Thos Branchfield,52 Ire, laborer, . Hannah,21 Pa. . 1870 Philadelphia census, Ward 21, Dist 69, p 371, #1107/1183, Catharine Adams,67 Pa, keep home, "George" Adams,25 Pa, labo- . rer, George,14 Pa, work cotton mill. (George,25, not identified, but may be a duplicate and incorrect lisiting for son Charles) . 1870 Philadelphia census, Ward 28, Dist 92, p 299, #393/394, Cathrine Adams,65 Pa, living with son Chas W. Adams' family. . 1880 Philadelphia census, Ward 29, Dist 12, ED 621, p 142D, 1832 Sharswood St, #61/62, Catherine Adams,75 Pa (wid, mother, f . and m b Pa), living with son John C. Adams' family. . 1880 Philadelphia census, Ward 15, Dist 28, ED 274, p 340D, 2019 (?Sceoc's) St Rd, #69/72, Catheran Adams,75 Pa (wid,"mouth- . er", f and m b Pa), living with son Charles' family. . 1889, 30 Aug: "The Philadelphia Inquirer": ADAMS - on the 27th inst., Catharina, widow of the late John Adams, aged 84 years. . The relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, on Friday, at 2 o'clock, from the residence . of her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Sarah M. Adams, 1948 North Twenty-fourth street. To proceed to Odd Fellows' Cemetery. . issue: (plus possibly a dau b 1805-10) . 1. Frances Adams, b ca 1827. . Listed in poor children's list in 1832, but not 1839. . 2. Ann Eliza Adams, b ca 1829 Pa. 1 3. John C. Adams, b 20 Oct 1830 Chester Co, Pa (b Oct 1829 acc to 1900 census), m Anna M. Clark. 2 4. James Livingston Adams, b ca 1832-33 Reiseville, Chester Co, Pa, m Sarah Maria Robinson. . 5. Mary E. Adams, b ca 1835 Pa. 3 6. William H. Adams, b Sep 1839 Chester Co, Pa, m(1) Josephine Garrison, m(2) Elizabeth Garvin. . 7. Hannah H. Adams, b ca 1839-40 Pa, m Thomas Branchfield, b ca 1808 Ire. . 1860 Philadelphia census, 15th Ward, p 729, #1809/2183, Thos Branchfield,52 Ire, laborer, Hannah,21 Pa, Kate Adams,54 Pa . (wid). . 1870 and 1880 census', family not located. 4 8. Charles W. Adams, b Jun 1844 Pa, m(1) Anna M. ____, m(2) Mary Jane Ross. . 1860 Philadelphia census, 15th Ward, p 755, #1989/2403, Chas Adams,16 Pa, living with his brother "Jno" Adams' family. . Note: 1. Unknown John Adams family: (possibly related to the above family, but not same John): . 1830 Philadelphia Co, Pa census, Spring Garden, p 315, John Adams, 100001-10001. . 1840 Philadelphia census, Spring Garden Ward 4, p 340, John Adams, 110001-201001. This listing was near Ellen Burn- . ason, 0001-0000001, with 3 intervening families. Ellen was living with the Catharine Adams family in 1850. . 2. There was an older John Adams in Charlestown, Chester Co, p 860, in 1800: 01101-11201. . Charlestown is just to the north of Tredyffrin Twp. This John's son John was b 1781, d 1840, m Eliza Letticia Davis. . This is apparently not the same John. . 1810 Chester Co, Pa census, Charlestown, p 222, John Adams, 00020-01101. . Ref: Nancy Jean Christopher Salvi, email: frankrsalvi@aol.com, which included: . Images01 of misc Philadelphia Adams city directory listings, 1785-1819. . Images02 of misc tax lists, etc, from Chester Co . Images03 of lists of Adams census records for Philadelphia and Chester Co . "The Norristown Herald and Weekly Advertiser", 21 Sep 1825, marriage of John Adams and Catharine Rezzer. . [Nancy is working on the possibility that John C. Adams was the John Adams, b 1789, s/o Francis Adams, b 3 Jun 1766 Phila- . delphia, and Grace Adams and this Francis was s/o Francis Adams and Elizabeth Plankinhorn. This family was of Wilmington, . New Castle Co, Del. Francis and Grace m 8 Jun 1786 Philadelphia.] . |
