Colonel Richard Adams b. 17 May 1726 New Kent County, Virginia d. 1 Aug 1800 Richmond City, Virginia: If the Legends Are True...

1726 - 1800 (74 years)

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Name	Richard Adams [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Prefix	Colonel
Alt. Birth	1723	New Kent County, Virginia [4]
Born	17 May 1726	New Kent County, Virginia [6]
Gender	Male
Political	1752	New Kent County, Virginia [4, 7]
	Burgess
Political	1761	New Kent County, Virginia [7]
	Burgess
Political	1765	New Kent County, Virginia [4, 7]
	Burgess
Political	1768	New Kent County, Virginia [7]
	Burgess
Political	1770	Henrico County, Virginia [7]
	Burgess
Political	1773	New Kent County, Virginia [4]
	Burgess
Political	1752-1775	Virginia [2, 3]
	a Burgess
Political	1774-1775 [7]
	a member of The Committee of Safety
Political	1776	Williamsburg City, Virginia [4]
	recorded among The Association
Political	1776 [4, 6]
	was a member of The Convention
Political	1779-1782	Virginia [3]
	Senator
Alt. Death	1800 [4]
Name	Richard Adams [6, 7, 8]
Occupation	Richmond City, Virginia [6]
	merchant
Died	1 Aug 1800	Richmond City, Virginia [6]
Buried	1892	Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond City, Virginia [6]
Person ID	I54056	If the Legends Are True...
Last Modified	24 Jun 2016

Father	Ebenezer Adams, d. 1735
Mother	Tabitha Cocke, b. Est 1698, d. Yes, date unknown
Married	Abt 1718
Family ID	F30324	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Elizabeth Griffin, d. Yes, date unknown

Children

+	1. Alice Adams, d. Yes, date unknown
+	2. Doctor John Adams, b. 14 Jul 1773, Richmond City, Virginia , d. 23 Jun 1825, Richmond City, Virginia (Age 51 years)
	3. Thomas Bowler Adams
	4. Colonel Richard Adams, Junior, b. 1760, d. 1817 (Age 57 years)
	5. Anne Adams
	6. Sarah Adams
	7. John Adams
	8. Samuel Griffin Adams

Last Modified 27 May 2008

Family ID F19611 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Reference If the Legends Are True... by J. Craig Canada, "Colonel Richard Adams" (accessed March 3, 2021) | http://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I54056&tree=Legends.

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