4-3 Martha Hill, daughter of Thomas and Sarah (Wright) hill was born in Randolph Co., North Carolina on May 23, 1817 and moved with her parents to Putnam Co., Indiana in the 1820’s. There she married Absalom Adams on May 1, 1834, her Uncle Ben Wright, J.P., performing the ceremony. They moved to Appanoose Co., Iowa in 1849 or 1850, as the Iowa census record of 1856 says they had been in the state six years. Martha died Oct. 26, 1869 and was buried in Motto Cemetery southeast of Numa Iowa. Her stone says: Aged 52 yrs. 5 mo. 3 da,
Absalom was born in Kentucky on Nov. 11, 1813, the son of Jack Adams [Absalom also brother of Isaac Adams who married Martha’s sister, Gilley] and died near Numa, Iowa on Sept. 20, 1869. He is also buried in Motto Cemetery. His stone says: Aged 55 yrs 10 mo 9 da.
Absalom was a Justice of Peace for many years on Iowa. He, with his brother-in-law, William Fox, deeded one-half acre to the Public for burying ground, on June 13, 1855. This was later called the Motto Cemetery. It is located in the northern and central part of Pleasant Twp., Appanoose Co, Iowa.
Martha Hill Adams was said to have been a talented singer and all of her children were musical.
From Mrs. Pearl Rudolph Hawkins of Ludlow, Missouri, a granddaughter of Martha and Absalom, I obtained the following Bible Record of their children:
5-1 Cyntha [Cynthia?] Jane Adams born Sept 7, 1836
5-2 Sarah Ellen Adams born May 1[?] 1838
5-3 Jesse Wright Adams born Dec. 14 1839
5-4 Samantha Ann Adams born Aug 19 1841
5-5 William Alvarine Adams born Oct. 16, 1843
5-6 Adam L. Adams born Feb. 4, 1846
5-7 John F. Adams born March 26, 1848
5-8 Isaac Henry Adams born April 9, 1850
5-9 Mary Elizabeth Adams born Aug 1, 1857
SOURCE of all info above transcribed from: Wright Family History, Vol 1; Genealogy of Benjamin Wright, Sr. who was the son of Richard Wright, Sr., whose will was probated in rowan County, North Carolina, on February 8, 1785 by Osee Johnson Knouf, La Grange, Illinois.
Absalom was born in Kentucky on Nov. 11, 1813, the son of Jack Adams [Absalom also brother of Isaac Adams who married Martha’s sister, Gilley] and died near Numa, Iowa on Sept. 20, 1869. He is also buried in Motto Cemetery. His stone says: Aged 55 yrs 10 mo 9 da.
Absalom was a Justice of Peace for many years on Iowa. He, with his brother-in-law, William Fox, deeded one-half acre to the Public for burying ground, on June 13, 1855. This was later called the Motto Cemetery. It is located in the northern and central part of Pleasant Twp., Appanoose Co, Iowa.
Martha Hill Adams was said to have been a talented singer and all of her children were musical.
From Mrs. Pearl Rudolph Hawkins of Ludlow, Missouri, a granddaughter of Martha and Absalom, I obtained the following Bible Record of their children:
5-1 Cyntha [Cynthia?] Jane Adams born Sept 7, 1836
5-2 Sarah Ellen Adams born May 1[?] 1838
5-3 Jesse Wright Adams born Dec. 14 1839
5-4 Samantha Ann Adams born Aug 19 1841
5-5 William Alvarine Adams born Oct. 16, 1843
5-6 Adam L. Adams born Feb. 4, 1846
5-7 John F. Adams born March 26, 1848
5-8 Isaac Henry Adams born April 9, 1850
5-9 Mary Elizabeth Adams born Aug 1, 1857
SOURCE of all info above transcribed from: Wright Family History, Vol 1; Genealogy of Benjamin Wright, Sr. who was the son of Richard Wright, Sr., whose will was probated in rowan County, North Carolina, on February 8, 1785 by Osee Johnson Knouf, La Grange, Illinois.
4-3 Martha Hill, daughter of Thomas and Sarah (Wright) hill was born in Randolph Co., North Carolina on May 23, 1817 and moved with her parents to Putnam Co., Indiana in the 1820’s. There she married Absalom Adams on May 1, 1834, her Uncle Ben Wright, J.P., performing the ceremony. They moved to Appanoose Co., Iowa in 1849 or 1850, as the Iowa census record of 1856 says they had been in the state six years. Martha died Oct. 26, 1869 and was buried in Motto Cemetery southeast of Numa Iowa. Her stone says: Aged 52 yrs. 5 mo. 3 da,
Absalom was born in Kentucky on Nov. 11, 1813, the son of Jack Adams [Absalom also brother of Isaac Adams who married Martha’s sister, Gilley] and died near Numa, Iowa on Sept. 20, 1869. He is also buried in Motto Cemetery. His stone says: Aged 55 yrs 10 mo 9 da.
Absalom was a Justice of Peace for many years on Iowa. He, with his brother-in-law, William Fox, deeded one-half acre to the Public for burying ground, on June 13, 1855. This was later called the Motto Cemetery. It is located in the northern and central part of Pleasant Twp., Appanoose Co, Iowa.
Martha Hill Adams was said to have been a talented singer and all of her children were musical.
From Mrs. Pearl Rudolph Hawkins of Ludlow, Missouri, a granddaughter of Martha and Absalom, I obtained the following Bible Record of their children:
5-1 Cyntha [Cynthia?] Jane Adams born Sept 7, 1836
5-2 Sarah Ellen Adams born May 1[?] 1838
5-3 Jesse Wright Adams born Dec. 14 1839
5-4 Samantha Ann Adams born Aug 19 1841
5-5 William Alvarine Adams born Oct. 16, 1843
5-6 Adam L. Adams born Feb. 4, 1846
5-7 John F. Adams born March 26, 1848
5-8 Isaac Henry Adams born April 9, 1850
5-9 Mary Elizabeth Adams born Aug 1, 1857
SOURCE of all info above transcribed from: Wright Family History, Vol 1; Genealogy of Benjamin Wright, Sr. who was the son of Richard Wright, Sr., whose will was probated in rowan County, North Carolina, on February 8, 1785 by Osee Johnson Knouf, La Grange, Illinois.
Absalom was born in Kentucky on Nov. 11, 1813, the son of Jack Adams [Absalom also brother of Isaac Adams who married Martha’s sister, Gilley] and died near Numa, Iowa on Sept. 20, 1869. He is also buried in Motto Cemetery. His stone says: Aged 55 yrs 10 mo 9 da.
Absalom was a Justice of Peace for many years on Iowa. He, with his brother-in-law, William Fox, deeded one-half acre to the Public for burying ground, on June 13, 1855. This was later called the Motto Cemetery. It is located in the northern and central part of Pleasant Twp., Appanoose Co, Iowa.
Martha Hill Adams was said to have been a talented singer and all of her children were musical.
From Mrs. Pearl Rudolph Hawkins of Ludlow, Missouri, a granddaughter of Martha and Absalom, I obtained the following Bible Record of their children:
5-1 Cyntha [Cynthia?] Jane Adams born Sept 7, 1836
5-2 Sarah Ellen Adams born May 1[?] 1838
5-3 Jesse Wright Adams born Dec. 14 1839
5-4 Samantha Ann Adams born Aug 19 1841
5-5 William Alvarine Adams born Oct. 16, 1843
5-6 Adam L. Adams born Feb. 4, 1846
5-7 John F. Adams born March 26, 1848
5-8 Isaac Henry Adams born April 9, 1850
5-9 Mary Elizabeth Adams born Aug 1, 1857
SOURCE of all info above transcribed from: Wright Family History, Vol 1; Genealogy of Benjamin Wright, Sr. who was the son of Richard Wright, Sr., whose will was probated in rowan County, North Carolina, on February 8, 1785 by Osee Johnson Knouf, La Grange, Illinois.
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