Adam was the son of Hans Yurich (John George) Loy and Mary Elisabeth Troud who who emigrated from Landau on the Rhine in 1733.They first settled near Myerstown, Pa., and by 1737 John George had gone to Frederick County, Md, where Adam was born. Although the family was Lutheran, he was baptized on Oct. 15 1746 at the Reformed Church in Frederick. Published family histories state that he fought in the Revolutionary War, that he was wounded at Paoli in Sept. 1777, and also participated in the Battle of Stony Point on July 15, 1779, under Gen. Anthony Wayne. No documentation of this has been found.
In the 1790 census he appears in Washington County, Md. In 1792 he went to Ohio and Kentucky, and stayed in Kentucky until about 1797, at which point he went into Ohio, living for a short time in Hamilton County.
Adam purchased land about six miles south of Germantown; this was later known as the Poast and Morningstar farms. It is believed that this is where he is buried.
In the 1790 census he appears in Washington County, Md. In 1792 he went to Ohio and Kentucky, and stayed in Kentucky until about 1797, at which point he went into Ohio, living for a short time in Hamilton County.
Adam purchased land about six miles south of Germantown; this was later known as the Poast and Morningstar farms. It is believed that this is where he is buried.
Adam was the son of Hans Yurich (John George) Loy and Mary Elisabeth Troud who who emigrated from Landau on the Rhine in 1733.They first settled near Myerstown, Pa., and by 1737 John George had gone to Frederick County, Md, where Adam was born. Although the family was Lutheran, he was baptized on Oct. 15 1746 at the Reformed Church in Frederick. Published family histories state that he fought in the Revolutionary War, that he was wounded at Paoli in Sept. 1777, and also participated in the Battle of Stony Point on July 15, 1779, under Gen. Anthony Wayne. No documentation of this has been found.
In the 1790 census he appears in Washington County, Md. In 1792 he went to Ohio and Kentucky, and stayed in Kentucky until about 1797, at which point he went into Ohio, living for a short time in Hamilton County.
Adam purchased land about six miles south of Germantown; this was later known as the Poast and Morningstar farms. It is believed that this is where he is buried.
In the 1790 census he appears in Washington County, Md. In 1792 he went to Ohio and Kentucky, and stayed in Kentucky until about 1797, at which point he went into Ohio, living for a short time in Hamilton County.
Adam purchased land about six miles south of Germantown; this was later known as the Poast and Morningstar farms. It is believed that this is where he is buried.
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