Adairs in South Carolina

# ID: I4152
# Name: James Robert ADAIR
# Sex: M
# Birth: 1709 in Antrim Co.,Ireland
# Death: 1783 in Robeson Co.,North Carolina
# Burial: Fairfields Plantation,Patcherly Place,Wilkinsons Swamp,near Rowland, N.C.
# Note:

    BIOGRAPHY: James Adair (circa 1709-1783) was a native of County Antrim, Ireland, who came to North America, and became a trader with the Native Americans of the southern states. He resided in their country forty years, beginning in 1735, and was almost entirely cut off from the outside world, and from the year 1744 he resided chiefly among the Chickasaw. In 1751, he moved to Laurens County, South Carolina. He published a very elaborate work on their manners, endeavouring to prove them descended from the Jews. It is entitled The History of the American-Indians, particularly those Nations adjoining the Mississippi, East and West Florida, South Carolina, &c. London, 4to. 1775; but the work has been distrusted, although Dr. Boudinot, in his Star in the West, has adopted its views.

    IMMIGRATION: 1730

# Change Date: 17 OCT 2007 at 21:57:32

Father: Thomas ADAIR b: 1680 in Ulster,Antrim Co.,Ireland
Mother: Margaret HENART b: 1680 in Dublin,County Antrim,Ireland

Marriage 1 Anne MCCARTY b: in Ireland

Adairs in South Carolina

# ID: I4152
# Name: James Robert ADAIR
# Sex: M
# Birth: 1709 in Antrim Co.,Ireland
# Death: 1783 in Robeson Co.,North Carolina
# Burial: Fairfields Plantation,Patcherly Place,Wilkinsons Swamp,near Rowland, N.C.
# Note:

    BIOGRAPHY: James Adair (circa 1709-1783) was a native of County Antrim, Ireland, who came to North America, and became a trader with the Native Americans of the southern states. He resided in their country forty years, beginning in 1735, and was almost entirely cut off from the outside world, and from the year 1744 he resided chiefly among the Chickasaw. In 1751, he moved to Laurens County, South Carolina. He published a very elaborate work on their manners, endeavouring to prove them descended from the Jews. It is entitled The History of the American-Indians, particularly those Nations adjoining the Mississippi, East and West Florida, South Carolina, &c. London, 4to. 1775; but the work has been distrusted, although Dr. Boudinot, in his Star in the West, has adopted its views.

    IMMIGRATION: 1730

# Change Date: 17 OCT 2007 at 21:57:32

Father: Thomas ADAIR b: 1680 in Ulster,Antrim Co.,Ireland
Mother: Margaret HENART b: 1680 in Dublin,County Antrim,Ireland

Marriage 1 Anne MCCARTY b: in Ireland

Country Crossing’s First Day

Country Crossing’s First day

NOT RAIN, OR THE LEGAL SYSTEM COULD STOP COUNTRY CROSSINGS FROM OPENING THEIR DOORS TUESDAY. PEOPLE FLOCKED FROM ALL AROUND, TO BE ONE OF THE FIRST TO PLAY ELECTRONIC BINGO IN THE STATE OF ALABAMA. THE NIGHT WAS SHOW CASED.. BY COUNTRY MUSIC LEGENDS, GEORGE JONES AND RANDY OWEN WHO STOPPED TO SHOW THEIR SUPPORT. FRANK WENDT PRESIDENT OF HOUSTON COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION, SAID THE NIGHT WAS AN SUCCESS.
“we were really exited about the turnout we had the parking lot full right from the get go and stayed full pretty much all night and dont have an exact figure on the exact crowd, we estimating the seven to 10 thousand range that passed through the whole day.”

SOME OF THOSE 7 TO 10 THOUSAND PEOPLE DID NOT SHOW UP FOR BINGO, THEY WANTED SOME FOOD AND ENTERTAINMENT Mr Wendt also said
” i think allot of people are coming for the actual entertainment aspect of it. they want to go into (inaudible) john Anderson dayrall whorleys and see what the actual venues look like. all kind of memorabilia in there you really see allot of people walking around in amazement to see how really great it is.”

Bus Tours Increase Tourism – Dekalb County, Alabama

The Times-Journal

Dersham said the tour originated in Muscle Shoals, and included a visit to the Mentone area, where participants ate and shopped at the Wildflower Café – then, on to stay the night at DeSoto Lodge.

He said he met the tour bus the next morning and got on as a guide, directing the tourists to and through such area attractions as DeSoto Park, Orbix Glass, the Alabama Museum and Gift Shop, and the Big Mill Antique Mall.

That particular tour even included an unexpected encounter with Randy Owen. While visiting Owen’s home, Dersham said Owen came outside, encouraged tourists to get off the bus, and spoke with three World War II veterans who happened to be among the tour participants.

“All three of the vets were almost 90 years old,” Dersham said. “It was totally unplanned that Randy would greet us; they just wanted to see his house. But, he was very gracious – and, of course, he is a very big supporter of our troops. He really took a lot of time thanking the vets for their support, which just tickled them to death.”

Dersham said DeKalb currently draws about three or four such bus tours per year, but he and other representatives of the tourist association are working to up that number to three or four per month.

“If you think about it, this just brings a great deal of money, and a great deal of tax revenue into the area,” he said.

Opinion – Riley’s Absence – Dothan Eagle

Editorial: Gov. Riley’s conspicuous absence | Dothan Eagle

The long-anticipated opening of Country Crossing on Tuesday was a star-studded event. Randy Owen of the group Alabama was there, as were John Anderson, Lorrie Morgan and, of course, the Possum himself, George Jones.

They’re investors, supporters and megawatt luminaries who believed in the project when it seemed few people thought it would come to fruition. They’ve stood by developer Ronnie Gilley from the start, and they were with him on the dais during opening ceremonies.

One notable who was conspicuously absent was Alabama Gov. Bob Riley. The governor might have graced the Wiregrass with his presence to support an almost $80 million investment in the community, providing jobs for hundreds of area residents.

But there was no governor, and it’s questionable whether he’d have been welcome had he turned up.

Riley has gone to great length in his attempts to derail the project because he stubbornly maintains electronic bingo games like the ones operating at Country Crossing are illegal slot machines.

He sent a task force to shut down electronic bingo operations in White Hall, then mischaracterized a court ruling on specific minutiae of one county’s regulations as a broad precedent declaring electronic bingo machines illegal statewide. He rails against electronic bingo, but curiously never mentions Victoryland, where thousands of electronic bingo machines are operated by Milton McGregor.

Legal wrangling over electronic bingo will surely continue, likely for years. Meanwhile, Houston County officials and Country Crossing management have ensured the facility’s bingo operation complies with state law and a recent state Supreme Court ruling.

The absence of the governor, with state police in tow, goes a long way toward validating that position.

Celebrating the Holidays with Jeff Cook

Celebrating The Holidays With Jeff Cook « LimeWire Music Blog

Make no mistake about it, Cook is very proud of his accomplishments with Alabama, but he’s also very excited about the music he has made since the group called it a day a few years back. Not long after Alabama’s last show together, he was back onstage with a new group, Jeff Cook and the Allstar Goodtime Band. “I actually started the new band the week after we did our last show. Actually, I couldn’t wait.”

The group has released several albums together, which have been well-received together, but Cook’s latest project is a solo project that focuses one of his favorite times of the year: Christmas time. Christmas Joy, his new musical offering for the holiday season, features some very special guests, as Cook tried to take a new approach with the record. “I tried to barely touch on anything that mentioned snow, because Alabama isn’t a big snow place, you know. I tried to pick songs that weren’t played to death every year. I was able to get a recording with the Ventures. Those guys have been together for about 50 years, and were put in the Rock and Roll hall of fame last year. I have my wife singing lead on a couple of things, ‘Away In A Manger’ and ‘Please Come Home For Christmas.’ I don’t think I’ve ever heard a woman do that song.”

Several of the songs on the album are ones that Cook is very familiar with, like the 1973 Merle Haggard classic “If We Make It Through December,” as well as “Homecoming Christmas,” which appeared on Alabama’s first Christmas platter back in 1985. That was written by Ronnie Rogers,” explains Cook. “He’s a great writer who did a lot for Alabama. I especially like the feel of this song, and I like the lead guitar riff I did in the middle of it.”

Another Country Crossing Venue – Dothan

Randy Owen announces another Country Crossing venue | Dothan Eagle

votesBuzz up!

Country star Randy Owen announced another venue on Tuesday which will be under construction soon at Country Crossing.

Owen and several other country music stars were in attendance Tuesday afternoon for a press conference held before the opening of Country Crossing.

Owen announced that site preparation began last week for construction of Randy Owen My Home’s in Alabama Family Entertainment Center, which will be part of phase two at Country Crossing.

Country Crossing opens at 3 p.m. Tuesday. Phase one includes an electronic bingo center, with more than 1,700 electronic bingo machines, venues bearing the names of country singers Lorrie Morgan, John Anderson, and Darryl Worley, a bed and breakfast named for George Jones, a campground, and an outdoor ampitheater.

Dutch Reaction To Climate Change: Adapt

Dutch defense against climate disaster: Adapt to the change – washingtonpost.com

AMSTERDAM — With the Copenhagen summit starting Monday, chances remain uncertain for a historic breakthrough in the fight to prevent climate change, but the Netherlands is leading a fight of a different kind: How to live with global warming.

As sea levels swell and storms intensify, the Dutch are spending billions of euros on “floating communities” that can rise with surging flood waters, on cavernous garages that double as urban floodplains and on re-engineering parts of a coastline as long as North Carolina’s. The government is engaging in “selective relocation” of farmers from flood-prone areas and expanding rivers and canals to contain anticipated swells.

Ransom Meadows in Coosa County, Alabama?

Re: Ranson Meadows descendants- a start – Coosa – Family History & Genealogy Message Board – rootsweb.com

I saw your post about Ransom Meadows, who was my ggg grandfather. He is buried in Tallapoosa County, AL, just outside of Alexander City and the name on his tombstone is “Ransom” (with an M).

He was born in Warren Co NC in 1786, the son of Isham Meadows, Jr and Ann Sherrill.

Isham and Ann had several children. Ann Sherrill Meadows died (we believe while living in GA) and Isham, Jr. married Martha Stevens Norsworthy and later moved to Lowndes County, Alabama, where he and Martha Stevens Norsworthy raised another family.

These are the names I have for the children of Isham Meadows, Jr. by both wives. There is still debate about when he married Martha Stevens Norsworthy.

Ransom b. 1786
William b.1794
James b. 1818
Edward b. 1791
Daniel b. 1796
Martha b. 1803
Benjamin b. 1825
Nancy b. 1798
Isham III b. 1804
Susanna b. 1792
Elizabeth b. 1800
Asa B. b. 1808
Priscilla b. 1813

Ransom married Sarah Stephens in Greene County, GA in 1808. At some point, Ransom and his family moved to Lowndesboro along with his father and HIS family. Some of Ransom’s brothers and sisters had married and settled in GA and remained there when Ransom and Isham Jr. moved to Alabama.

Isham Meadows, Jr. remained in Lowndes County where he died in 1844.

Family legend has it that there was an epidemic of some sort in Lowndes County and Ransom and some of his children moved to Tallapoosa County. At least one of Ransom’s sons stayed in Lowndes County and some of them went west to Texas.

I have the names of Ransom and Sarah Stephens Meadows children as follows:

Mary Meadows
Elizabeth Meadows
Martha D. Meadows
Sarah Meadows
William Meadows b. 1821
Early Moses Meadows b. 1825
Milous Meadows
John Meadows
Elias Meadows
Tom Meadows (not sure of this one)
Gilbert Middleton Meadows b. 1818
Mary “Polly” (?) Meadows
Patsy Meadows (not sure of this one)
Sally Meadows (not sure of this one)
Richard Meadows (?)

If Gilbert Middleton was born in 1818, he was probably born in Lowndes County or maybe GA, because I don’t know exactly when they moved to Alabama. I know that Ransom did NOT live in Coosa County ever.

I have very sparse information on a lot of the marriages of Ransom’s children. Some of it seems to totally disagree with your information, but then again, it’s VERY sketchy.

I see where you have Martha D. Meadows married to Samuel Farris. That’s interesting. There is a “Patsy Farris” buried in the same tomb as Ransom and Sarah Meadows. I wonder if that could be Martha because this family seemed to just love nicknames.

My information comes from family members, and etc. I don’t have much documentation on any of it. To me, it’s a puzzle to solve and I just enjoy doing it. At least, some of this information might give you a place to start proving or disproving what I have.

By the way, how do you connect with this Meadows family?

Look forward to hearing from you.

Jackie Meadows O’Brien

Meadows – Marriage Bonds, and Census – Alabama

Re: Ranson Meadows descendants- the end product – Coosa – Family History & Genealogy Message Board – rootsweb.com

Moses Meadows signed the marriage bond for my ancestor- I have a copy. Her name was Mary Ann Elizabeth Meadows and she was the daughter of Stephen “Steve” who died of yellow fever. She grew up with Ransom Meadows her grandfather. Ransom went to Mt. Miegs, east of Montgomery, Alabama about 1816/17. Then, he went to Autauga, thirdly to Lowndesboro about 1819, then finally in 1840s to Alexander City, Tallapoosa after 3 of his boys died of fever- Stephen, Tom, and Jerry.
1850 Tallapoosa , AL 12 Dec House 1376 Ransom Meadows NOT INDEXED
Runtsum Maddows 63 $4000 farmer NC Township 23, Tallapoosa, AL abt 1786
Sarah 59 GA Township 23, Tallapoosa, AL abt 17 91
Miles 16 GA Township 23, Tallapoosa, AL abt 1834 Alabama
John W. 7 GA Township 23, Tallapoosa, AL abt 1843 Alabama (grandson- Gilbert´s son by a 1st marriage to Martha Matilda Snowden)

1860 Tallapoosa AL
Ransom Meadows Western Division, Tallapoosa, AL 73 1786 North Carolina Male Sarah Meadows Western Division, Tallapoosa, AL 70 1789 Georgia Female Mary Sanders Western Division, Tallapoosa, AL 50 1809 Georgia Female
Noly Sanders Western Division, Tallapoosa, AL 35 1824 Georgia Female