1820 William Adam Junior lived in Woodberry Twp, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, in a household with Males: 2 (age under 10), 1 (age 10 thru 15), 1 (age 26 thru 44) and Females: 3 (age under 10), 1 (age 26 thru 44). William Adam [senior] and John Adam were also listed. [1]
1825 On March 25, brothers William Adam Junior and John Adam transferred land to each other by two deeds cited just below. On March 16, brothers William Adam Junior and John Adam had partitioned land that they had inherited from their father William Adam [senior] by his will in Bedford County. [2] [3] William Adam [senior] had inherited the land from his father John Adam [senior] by will dated June 13, 1807 in Washington County, Maryland. [4] John Adam [senior] had been granted the land by patent 47-120 dated February 4, 1802. [5]
1825 William Adam Junior and wife Mary Ann sold land to John Adam, all of Woodberry Twp, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, on March 25 for one dollar. [6]
1825 John Adam and wife Catharine sold land to William Adam Junior, all of Woodberry Twp, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, on March 25 for one dollar. [7]
1826 William Adam Junior sold some of the land he had inherited to John Wineland on January 14. [8]
1829 William Adam of Woodbury Twp, Bedford County mortgaged some of the land that he had inherited for a debt owed to David Puderbaugh on October 23. The mortgage was paid on October 29, 1830. [9]
1830 William Adam and wife Ellen of Woodbury Twp, Bedford County sold some of the land that he had inherited to Peter Shoenberger on November 1. [10]
1830 William Adams lived in Woodbury Twp, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, in a household with Males: 2 (age 10 thru 14), 1 (age 40 thru 49) and Females: 1 (age 10 thru 14), 1 (age 15 thru 19), 1 (age 20 thru 29). Conrad Nicodemus was listed nearby. The eldest female is younger than the one in 1820, so William may have remarried sometime between 1825-1830. [11]
1840 William Adams lived in North Woodbury, Bedford County, Pennsylvania in a household with males: 1 (10 thru 14), 1 (15 thru 19), 1 (20 thru 29), and 1 (40 thru 49); and females: 1 (10 thru 14) and 1 (50 thru 59). John Rivor was listed on the next page of the census. [12]
[1] United States Federal Census, 1820, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[2] Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994, Bedford, Will 2-144, [FamilySearchImage].
[3] Pennsylvania, Will and Probate Records, Bedford, Will 2-144, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[4] Maryland Register of Wills Records, 1629-1999, Hagerstown Courthouse, Washington, Will B-155, [FamilySearchImage].
[5] Pennsylvania Land Patent, 47-120, [PAPatentBookLinks].
[6] Bedford County, Pennsylvania, Deed R-263, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[7] Bedford County, Pennsylvania, Deed O-289, image 430, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[8] Bedford County, Pennsylvania, Deed O-288, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[9] Bedford County, Pennsylvania, Deed P-548, [FamilySearchImage], [FHLCatalog].
[10] Bedford. Deeds P-795, IGN=008035202, image 409, [FamilySearchImage].
[11] United States Federal Census, 1830, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[12] United States Federal Census, 1840, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].