John was born in County Antrim, Ireland in 1725. He married Sarah Emmit daughter of Joseph. John and Sarah lived in the Mt. Joy township area of York county, PA although Sarah's family likely lived just across the border in Maryland in the vicinity of Emmitsburg.
John was a veteran of the Revolutionary War and is recognized as such in the archives of the D.A.R. John is mentioned in Vol. 2, pp. 214-216, Pennsylvania Archives, Fifth Series. Shown as number 15. under Capt. McClane, March 1st, 1776, M.W.C., Friday.(d)
In 1779 there were two taxable John Adairs in Adams county. One in Mt. Joy twp and one in Hamilton twp.
He died Dec. 29, 1806 his burial place is unknown.
John was born April 20, 1773 in Lancaster County. On Nov. 12, 1812 he married Esther Wilson born in Lancaster County Dec. 28, 1790, dau. of Charles Wilson and Mary Weems.
John was a veteran of the War of 1812.
He died Nov. 9, 1862 in Lancaster county and might be buried near White Oak in Penn township.
John is mentioned in History of Lancaster County, Pa, Part I, pg. 79, Pvt. Lancaster County, PA, Capt. John Robinson's Company, Muster Roll 5th Battalion, 1st Brigade, Pa. Militia-War 1812-1815
James was born in April 15, 1827 in Penryn, about 1849 he married Susanna Badorf born July 19, 1830 at Lititz, daughter of Benjamin Badorf and Catherine Hollinger.(After Catherine's death Benjamin married her sister Rebecca.)
News Article about the death of James Adair
On Tuesday evening at 11 p.m. James Adaire, a retired blacksmith of Pennville, Pa, Penn Township, who lived with his son, Clayton, arose from his bed and dressed, told the inmates of the house that he was going out on an errand and would shortly return. Failing to appear in due time, the family became alarmed and instituted a search, but failed to find a trace of the man that night.
On Wednesday morning 37 people of the neighborhood appeared and offered their assistance to find the missing man; every available hope was pried into near and far, but it was not until 2 p.m. Wednesday afternoon when he was found dead in a field of rye on Henry Shiffer's farm shown on 1875 map of Penn twp] land, about a quarter mile from where he lived. He was lying on his face, which had already turned black and blue from exposure to the sun and heat.
The remains were removed to his home, where Deputy Coroner Stroh of Manheim, appeared and empaneled a jury with dr. J.F. Dunlap of Manheim, physician. The verdict was death from heart failure.
Mr. Adaire was 69 years old on the 15th of April last. His wife, who was Susanna Badorf, daughter of the late Benjamin Badorf of Lititz, died 9 years ago last March. thirteen children were born to the couple. Eleven sons and two daughters, of whom seven are living as follows:
John, near Lititz, Benjamin of Pennville, Albert of Terre Hill, Clayton, James of Rohrerstown, Landis, and Mrs. John Weidman of Lititz.
The funeral will take place on Saturday at 8:30 a.m. from the house at 9 at White Oak Church. deceased was a member of White Oak Reformed Denomination. Rev Charles (B?)ehler of Manheim will officiate.
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Albert B. Adair, eighty one, died at 4:30 at the home of his daughter Annie wife of John Koch of Ephrata R2 of a complication of diseases. He was a member of the reformed Church.
He served as sexton of Bergstrasse Church cemetery for a number of years. He is survived by these children, Magnus Adair of this city, Minnie, wife of George Koch of Lancaster R2, Albert Adair of Denver R1, Annie, wife of John Koch of Ephrata R2, also 21 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. He was the last of his family.
Annie Catherine was born Aug.21, 1890, seventh child of ten. She married John Bowman Koch. Annie's older sister Minnie married John Bowman Koch's older brother George.
Annie was a home-maker and she at times worked, including several years as a seamstress at Rosenau Bros. in Ephrata (where several relatives of her daughter-in-law also worked) and raised a close knit family of 5 children.
Sunday evenings were a get together time at her home marked by the Walt Disney show on TV and plenty of ice cream.
Annie died July 8, 1967 at the home of her son Arthur in Ephrata. Annie died of a complication of illnesses and lonesomeness for her husband John who died at their home a year earlier.