Adam Whisonant

ID# 592, b. circa 1776, d. after July 1860

Father*John Nicholas Whisenant b. 30 Jun 1743, d. 19 Apr 1831
Mother*Mary Carpenter b. c 1743, d. 28 Sep 1836
Adam Whisonant|b. c 1776\nd. a Jul 1860|p12.htm#i592|John Nicholas Whisenant|b. 30 Jun 1743\nd. 19 Apr 1831|p1.htm#i17|Mary Carpenter|b. c 1743\nd. 28 Sep 1836|p1.htm#i18|John A. Whisenhunt|b. 2 Sep 1719\nd. 11 Apr 1784|p1.htm#i7|Anna B. [unknown]|d. a 1801|p1.htm#i14|Christian C. Z. Carpenter|b. c 1721\nd. 4 May 1800|p84.htm#i4186|Mary Kiser|b. c 1720\nd. 2 Feb 1815|p84.htm#i4192|

Birth*circa 1776, SC 
Marriage*Principal=Charity [unknown] 
Death*after July 1860, Lumpkin Co., GA 
Burial*Macedonia Bapt. Ch. Cem., Lumpkin Co., GA, Adam is buried beside Charity, and to the left. 
Census1790, Camden Dist., SC, I believe Adam is one of the 8 males listed in his father's household. Actual identification of any individual in this census is only a guess. 
Cens-NF1800, Census record not found. I should have found this family in the 1800 census schedules for South Carolina, but did not find them on any state schedules. His daughter Jemima reports in the 1850 & 1870 census schedules that her birth place was South Carolina. The family must have still been in South Carolina around the time of her birth, circa 1803. 
Cens-NF*1810, Census record not found 
Census7 August 1820, Habersham Co., GA 
Census1 June 1830, Habersham Co., GA 
Census1 June 1840, Lumpkin Co., GA, 2 males age 20 to 29 yrs. old.
1 male age 60 to 69 yrs. old.
1 female age 20 to 29 yrs. old.
1 female age 60 to 69 yrs. old.1 
Name Variationbetween 1850 and 1860, Whisenant2 
Census1 June 1850, Frogtown, Lumpkin Co., GA, age 75, farmer, real estate value $150. He and his wife are living in this household of their daughter Jemima Thomas. 
Census*1 June 1860, Clarksville, Habersham Co., GA, age 83, born "NC", in the household with Peter & Mary Whisenant. 
Note*This Adam Whisonant has been confused with the Adam Whisenhunt of Carroll County, Georgia, by many researchers in the past. The Adam Whisenhunt of Carroll County was born circa 1769 in Lincoln County, North Carolina. His wife's name was Barbara. The book The Georgians Genealogies of Pioneer Settlers, by Jeannette Holland Austin, pub. 1984, page 381-383, has the children of Adam of Carroll County, mixed up with the Adam of Habersham County.

This Adam Whisonant of Habersham County had a wife named Charity. The 1850 U.S. census for Lumpkin County, Georgia, shows that he and Charity were living with their daughter Jemima Thomas in 1850. In the 1860 census for Habersham County, Georgia, we find Adam living with his son Peter Whisenant in Clarkesville, Georgia.

From records of land deeds, we know that Adam Whisenhunt was living in Franklin County, Georgia, by 1808. The following are deed records recorded in Franklin County with Adam's name:

1. Adam Whisenhunt, on 30 Dec 1808, witnessed the purchase of land in Franklin County, Georgia, by Jacob Whisenhunt.
2. Adam Whisenhunt, on 19 Jan 1809, for $50., purchased 100 acres on the waters of Rock Creek, Franklin County, from Tryon Patterson.
3. Adam Whisenhunt, on 8 Feb 1815, for $50.00, purchased 100 acres on the waters of Rock Creek, Franklin County, from Jacob Whisenhunt.
4. Adam Whisenhunt, on 8 Feb 1815, for $370, purchased 200 acres on Wards Mill Creek, Franklin County, from Jacob Whisenhunt.
5. Adam Whisenhunt, on 8 Feb 1815, for $60, purchased 150 acres on Wards Creek, Franklin County, from Jacob Whisenhunt.

Source: Deeds of Franklin County, Georgia 1784-1826

Author's note: Some may think it unlikely that Charity would have children this late in life. Typically menopause occurs between the age of 45 to 55. In the 1820 census for Habersham Co., GA, there were 2 females listed in the Adam Whisonant household, born between 1811 and 1820, which I was unable to identify. There was also 1 additional male, and 1 additional female, born between 1805 and 1810, which I could not identify. 

Family

Charity [unknown]
Marriage*Principal=Charity [unknown] 
Children

Citations:

  1. [S4] 1790 to 1930 Federal Census Population Schedule, National Archives, Washington, DC, Lumpkin Co., GA, Roll: 45; Page 276.
  2. [S4] 1790 to 1930 Federal Census Population Schedule, National Archives, Washington, DC, 1850 & 1860 census data.