Mary ADAMS (1786/1787-After 1860)

 

Family Links Spouses/Children: Samuel STRONG Daniel STRONG Nancy STRONG Martin STRONG+ Samuel STRONG Jr. William STRONG+ Mary STRONG Martha STRONG Sneed STRONG Henry STRONG James STRONG Mary ADAMS 2 3 Born: 1786-1787, Virginia 2 3 Marriage: Samuel STRONG on 15 Nov 1802 in Henry County, Virginia 1 Died: After 1860, DeKalb County, Tennessee 3 4 Buried: possibly J. Rex Hayes Cemetery, DeKalb County, Tennessee 4    Another name for Mary was Polly ADAMS.5   Noted events in her life were: 1. Census: 1860, DeKalb County, Tennessee. 3 Dwelling 1410, Family 1398, District 14 James Ridge, age 23, male, wheel wright, $400 real property, $200 personal property, born in Tennessee Caladonia Ridge, age 26, female, born in Tennessee Isaac M. Ridge, age 1, male, born in Tennessee Mary Strong, age 74, female, widow, born in Virginia Nancy Strong, age 54, female, old maid, born in Virginia, cannot read or write [Caladonia may have been a daughter of Mary Strong, but she does not appear in the 1850 census.] Mary married Samuel STRONG, son of James STRONG and Mary, on 15 Nov 1802 in Henry County, Virginia.5 (Samuel STRONG was born about 1774 in Rockingham County, North Carolina,5 died about 20 Jan 1853 in DeKalb County, Tennessee 6 and was buried in possibly J. Rex Hayes Cemetery, DeKalb County, Tennessee 4.)

1 James Robert Rolff, Strong Family of Virginia and Other Southern States (Published by James Robert Rolff, Oak Forest, Illinois, 1982), FHL Call No. 929.273 St 88r, FHL Microfiche No. 6,100,949, Page 223. Jim's e-mail address is jrolff@cox.net

2 1850 Census, DeKalb County, Tennessee, Ancestry.com Image 99 of 176.

3 1860 Census, DeKalb County, Tennessee, Ancestry.com Image 198 of 241.

4 Doris Garrison Gilbert, DeKalb County Cemeteries (Tennessee) (Dekalb County, Tennessee, 1989), FHL Fiche No. 6,093,981, Page 206.

5 James Robert Rolff, Strong Family of Virginia and Other Southern States (Published by James Robert Rolff, Oak Forest, Illinois, 1982), FHL Call No. 929.273 St 88r, FHL Microfiche No. 6,100,949, Page 223.

6 James Robert Rolff, Strong Family of Virginia and Other Southern States (Published by James Robert Rolff, Oak Forest, Illinois, 1982), FHL Call No. 929.273 St 88r, FHL Microfiche No. 6,100,949, Page 126 of Supplement dated February, 1983 (Submission by Tommy Webb).