Finch, Adam [1]

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Title: Finch, Adam [1]
Gender: Male
Biography: Adam Finch was born in Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky on 10 November 1798 to William Finch and Rebecca Clay. married three times, Finch reportedly had thirteen children. His last marriage was in 1841 to Louisiana Wilson (1817-1870). Finch and his first wife, Mary Cotton, moved to the Florence area in 1828 when he purchased 44.5 acres of land from Floyd Matthias. During his years in Boone County, Finch acquired and farmed several hundred acres of land and kept, according to Federal Census records, at least four enslave people on the property for farm labor purposes.; The Finch House, built in 1840, is the oldest standing house in Florence. Finch's obituary in the December 17th, 1884 Boone County Recorder states that he was the oldest mason in the county at the time of his death and he was buried in the Florence Cemetery with full "Masonic honors" next to Louisiana.; Adam Finch = Mary Cotton m. 1821
- Rebecca (1822-)
- William Henry (1824-)
- George Edward (1825-)
- Samuel Clay (1827-)
- James Dudley (1829-)
- Benjamin Franklin (1831-); Adam Finch = Lucy Throckmorton Bedinger m. 1836
- Susan Ann (1837-); Adam Finch = Louisiana Wilson m. 1841
- Thomas Wilson (1842-) (Boone County Sheriff) (married Permilia/Pamilia Riddell)
- John Milton (1844-) (married Margaret Grant)
- Edwin Bruce (1846-) (buried in Florece Cemetery)
- Sophia Weston (1848-) (moved to Benton, Mo.)
- Henry Clay (1849-1936) (married Bettie Bullock, buried in Smilthville, Tx.)
- Fannie M. (1853-) (married E. Wiilliam Carpenter, moved to Benton, Mo.)
Member: Finch family
Birth date: 10 Nov 1798
Place of birth: Paris (Ky.)
Father: Finch, William
Mother: Clay, Rebecca
Life event(s): Marriage 1: 16 Mar 1821; Fayette County (Ky.); Fayette County (Ky.); Marriage 2: 20 Jan 1836; Nicholas County (Ky.); Nicholas County (Ky.); Marriage 3: 1841; location unknown
Spouse(s): Cotton, Mary; Bedinger, Lucy Throckmorton; Wilson, Louisiana
Child(ren): Finch, Rebecca; Finch, William Henry; Finch, George Edward; Finch, Samuel Clay; Finch, James Dudley; Finch, Benjamin Franklin; Finch, Susan Ann; Finch, Thomas Wilson; Finch, John Milton; Finch, Edwin Bruce; Finch, Sophia Weston; Finch, Henry Clay; Finch, Fannie M.
Death date: 12 Dec 1884
Place of death: Florence (Ky.)
Death and burial information: Florence Cemetery (Florence, Ky.)
Occupation(s): Farmer
Related resource: 'Descendants of Adam Finch' [PDF]; Adam Finch House (Florence, Ky.)
Description: Enslaved held in 1830: Males, 10 thru 23, one; Males, 36 thru 54, one; Females, 10 thru 23, two; Enslaved held in 1840: Males, 24 thru 35, one; Females, under 10, one; Females, 10 thru 23, one; Females, 36 thru 54, one
Bibliographic citation(s): FindAGrave.com, memorial #117897343; Boone County Will Books, volumes 13-14, page 215
Source(s): Kentucky, Compiled Marriages, 1802-1850; Fifth Census of the United States, 1830; Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965; Sixth Census of the United States, 1840; Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; Eighth Census of the United States, 1860; Ninth Census of the United States, 1870; Tenth Census of the United States, 1880; Find A Grave.com; Boone County Will Books

Item sets: AA--Slaveholders--Kentucky--Boone County--E-F

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