MONROE COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA - BIOS: ADAIR Family
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A History of Monroe County, West Virginia
Oren F. Morton, B. Lit.
Staunton, VA
The McClure Company, Inc.
1916
p. 298

ADAIR Family

The progenitor of the Adairs followed William the Conqueror to England in 
1066.  A descendant moved from the southwest of Scotland to county Antrim, 
Ireland, and thence William, a Presbyterian minister, who had been educated 
at Glasgow College, came to Philadelphia. As an Irish patriot and obnoxious 
to the British government he had to flee his native country hidden in a 
barrel and he never ceased to be bitterly hostile to England. He was sent as 
a missionary to Monroe, Greenbrier, and Pocahontas. Both he and his wife 
Ellen often prayed that the death angel would call for them at the same time. 
Their petition was answered and they were buried at New Lebanon in 1848.
J ames, a brother, arrived later and settled near William. His sons, William 
and James, Jr., located at Red Sulphur Springs, where they were prominent and 
prosperous Citizens and conducted a large mercantile establishment many 
years. William was for a long time owner and manager of Red Sulphur Springs 
resort, was a man of large influence and repeatedly represented Monroe county 
in the Virginia Legislature.  
C. of James, Sr., (1761-1809) (Mary Wallace) :  Williana (1804-1887) (Sarah 
Harvey)-James (1807-1868) (Jane R. Smart-Robert-Mary-Jane
C. of Willia~ James H., Robert C., John IL, Walter S., L. C.
C. of James: Asa IL, Robert W. (b. 1848) (Julia Bane), Hugh T., John A., Mary 
J., James A., Manilius C.  Robert W. settled near Cashmere in 1874. C: 
Willie, Nancy B., Asa., Hugh H.
In 1812 one William (Catharine) was living on the Penturif patent at the head 
of Second. An older William died in Augusta in 1763 leaving a library of 
religious and medical books. He was one of the earliest settlers.