Very little is known
about Mary, so there is much work to do to learn about her. This is what I do know (with some noted
speculation):
Mary Love was born
on the 30th of July in 1768 in North Carolina. She was a daughter of John and Sarah Sharp
Love. Mary was the seventh of eleven
known children. Her parents were reported to be Quakers. Her father, John Love, was listed in the 1768
Rowan County, North Carolina Tax List, so it is a good guess that his daughter
Mary was born in Rowan County.
Mary Love married
Enos Adamson around 1781. Mary’s father
was listed in the Surry County North Carolina Tax List for 1780, so it may be
that Mary married in Surry
County. Marriage records have not been located to
prove this. The marriage date for Mary
Love and Enos Adamson is based on the fact that their first known child, John, was born about 1782 in Orange County, North
Carolina.
Enos Adamson was
listed as living in Surry County,
North Carolina in 1785. He and Mary had either four or five children
by then. The family was listed in both
the 1790 and 1800 Stokes County North Carolina Censuses.
As best as can be
determined, Mary Love had eight children.
It is unknown where and when Mary Love Adamson died. Her father died around 1791 in Mecklenburg
County, North Carolina, and Mary was listed in her father’s will. She had children born between 1790 and 1800.
Her husband Enos was
found in Jefferson County, Tennessee in 1812 as a witness to his brother
Thomas’ will. Was Mary there also? Unfortunately, no further history of Enos
Adamson is known either. Enos and Mary
Love Adamson’s children settled in Tennessee, Indiana, Kentucky and Illinois. What happened to Enos and Mary? This is one of those mysteries that I feel
the answers are out there somewhere, but I don’t know where to look!
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