From his stone:
"Jonathan Adams
1740 - 1783
Patriot and gallant soldier of the Revolution. In 1762 married Mary Robeson, born 1740, daughter of William Robeson, Robeson County, N.C.
From this union these children were born:
* William, 1764 - 1855
* John, 1777 - 1840
* Shockley, 1781 - 1824
And
* Divinity"
**Some recent Adams Family researchers have concluded that Jonathan's real name was William Adams, son of Richard Adams and Amy Shockley Adams. Obedience, his widow, later married Luke Robeson.**
From his stone:
"Jonathan Adams
1740 - 1783
Patriot and gallant soldier of the Revolution. In 1762 married Mary Robeson, born 1740, daughter of William Robeson, Robeson County, N.C.
From this union these children were born:
* William, 1764 - 1855
* John, 1777 - 1840
* Shockley, 1781 - 1824
And
* Divinity"
**Some recent Adams Family researchers have concluded that Jonathan's real name was William Adams, son of Richard Adams and Amy Shockley Adams. Obedience, his widow, later married Luke Robeson.**
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