Robert Adams, Sr. Family Bible

SOURCE: Family data, Robert Adams, Sr. Family Bible, The Old Testament Translated Out of the Original Hebrew, and With the Former Translation Diligently Compared and Revised. Together with the Apocrypha. Done by the Special Command of King James I. of England (Philadelphia: Mathew Carey, 1818 [date is smudged and hard to read]). The Robert Adams, Sr. Family Bible, original photographs of Robert Adams, Sr., as well as his wife, Rebecca (Blackmore) Adams, and original photographs of the Adams family home (later lived in by Sayers descendants) seem to have passed from Robert Adams, Sr. to his daughter Jane (Adams) Sayers’s eldest son, Henry Clay Sayers, Sr. [1840-1926], to his son Henry Clay Sayers, Jr. [1872-1945] to his daughter Wilma (Sayers) (Wisecarver) Milliken [1899-2005] who donated the Bible and photographs to the Greene County Historical Society (918 Rolling Meadows Road, P.O. Box 127; Waynesburg, Pennsylvania 15370). Helen (Denny) Howard, a third great-granddaughter of Robert & Rebecca (Blackmore) Adams, made photograph reproductions of the Robert Adams, Sr. Family Bible data pages as well as the photographs of Robert Adams, Sr. and Rebecca (Blackmore) Adams, while they were in the possession of Wilma (Sayers) (Wisecarver) Milliken. Helen’s photograph reproductions were inherited by Farley Toothman who donated them to the Cornerstone Genealogical Society (144 E. Greene St., PO Box 547; Waynesburg, Pennsylvania 15370).

Transcribed in 2006 by Candice Buchanan. Entries are presented here as they appear in the original document. Notations regarding some, though not all, spelling errors are made in brackets [ ]. Please report any errors in transcription to Candice.

Title Page (View Image)

The / Old Testament / Translated / Out Of / The Original Hebrew, / And / With The Former Translation Diligently Compared And Revised. / Together With The / Apocrypha. / Done / By The Special Command Of King James I. Of England / Philadelphia: / Printed And Published By Mathew Carey No. 122, Market Street. / 1818 [date is smudged and hard to read]

Page 677 - Marriages (View Image)

Rebecka Blackmore / was borne February the 27 in / Maryland State in 1778 / And maryed to Robert Adams / the 22 day of November in the / year of our Lord 1796 in / Washington Pensylvania

Sarah Adams was / Maryed to William Inghram / on Thursday June the 27th / in the year of our Lord / 1816 in Waynesburgh Pensyl

Moriah Adams was / married to Enick / Buskirk on Thursday the / 8th of November in the / year of our Lord 1821 / in Waynesburgh Pensyl

Eliza Adams was Maried / to Benedick Hook on Thurs / day the 29th of April in / the year of our Lord 1824 / in Waynesburgh Pensylvania

Ann Adams was Maried / to John Hook on Wednesday / the 9th of January in the year of / our Lord 1828 in Waynesburgh / Pensylvania

Rebecca Adams was / Married to to William W. / Sayers on Thursday 11th / Day of March AD 1835

Sofiah Adams was / Married to George Hoskinson on

Dawson Blackmore / Adams of Waynesburgh & Jose P. Donley of Mt. Morris were / married June __ 188_

Jane Adams was / Marryed to Esra M. / Sayers on Chrismas Day / of of 1839

Martha Jane Adams / and Seley E. Smith were / married Sept 10 188_ in / Waynesburg by Rev. / Donehay

Page 678 - Births (View Image)

Waynesburgh Greene county and State of Pennsylvania

Samuel Adams was born / December the 11th 1797 on / Monday at half past twelve in / the Morning

Sarah Adams was Born / March the 10th in 1799 on / Sunday at five oclock in the / Morning

Eliza Adams was Born January / the 25th in 1801 on __day at three / oclock in the Morning

Moriah Adams was Born December / the 21 in 1802 on Tuseday

Margaret Adams was Born / January the 13th in 1805

Elijah Adams was Born / January the 28th in 1807 on Wendnesday at three in the / Morning

Ann Adams was Born March / the _th in 1809 on Sunday at / eight oclock in the Morning

Dawson Adams was Born / April the _th 1811

Rebecca Adams was Born / April the 30th 1813 on / Friday at 11 oclock in the / Morning

Sofiah Adams was / Born February the 23 / 1815

Maryann Adams was Born / February the 12th in the / year 1817 on Wednesday / Evening

Robert Adams was Born / February the 18th in the year 1818 on Wednesday evening

Jane Adams was Born / June the 26th in 1822 / on Wednesday evening

Page 679 - Births & Deaths (View Image)

Robert Adams Senior / was Born about the eighth / of october in the year of / our Lord 1769 and Married to Rebecca Blackmore the 22^d day of November in the / year of our Lord 1796 in / Washington Pennsylvania

Mary Ann Van Buskirk / married to a Hindman

Rebecca Van Buskirk / married a McIlravy

Catharine Van Buskirk / married a True

Lawrence Van Buskirk / married a Richardson

Sophia Van Buskirk / married a McIlravy

Martha Van Buskirk / married a Boor

Thersa Van Buskirk / married a Barrick

Dawson Blackmore / Adams was born / June 14 A.D. 1863 / in Waynesburg Pa

Margaret Adams Died / December the twenty first in / eighteen hundred and eleven at / half past ten in the Morning

Maryann Adams died / February the twenty third / in eighteen hundred and / seventeen

Sarah Inghram Died / May the third in 1830 / Aged 31 years & 23 Days

Jane Sayers Died / April the third in 1847 / in the 25th / year of her age / E. M. Sayers Wife

Elijah Adams died / Aug 6 1885 in the / 78 year of his age ^{6 months _
days}

Dawson Adams / Died April 8 1890 / aged 79 years in Waynesburg

Page 680 - Deaths (View Image)

Rebecca Adams Senior / Consort of Robert Adams / Died December the 25 on / Chrismas Day Aged 75 / Years Nine Months And / 27 Days in A.D. 1853

Samuel Adams Died / July the 11th 1854 aged / 56 Years and sevin / months

Robert Adams junior / Died November 27th / In 1854 Aged 36 Years / eight months and eight / Days

Sofiah Hoskinson / Died

Robert Adams Sen / Died April the 7th 1864 / In his Ninty fifth year / of Age

Moriah VanBuskirk / Died July 8th 1879

Elijah Adams / Sr., died August / 6, 1885, Aged 78 / years, 6 months and / 8 days

Dawson Adams / Died April 8th 1890 / aged 79 years & 1 Day