Adam Toot1,2,3

ID# 1886, (1770 - 1839)
ChartsDescendants of Adam Toot
FamilyThe Toot and Tuck Families
     Adam Toot was born on 5 Nov 1770, possibly in York, Pennsylvania.4,5,6 He married Sarah King, daughter of Edmund King and Elizabeth Woodson Thomas, on 6 Mar 1796 in Halifax Co., Virginia, with Rev. Thomas Dobson officiating.7,8,9 He married second Frances Claborne on 18 Oct 1837 in Halifax Co., Virginia.10 He died on 14 Apr 1839 in Halifax Co., Virginia, at age 68.4,11 He was buried in Churchyard, Halifax Courthouse, Halifax Co., Virginia.12

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     Adam and his father-in-law, Edmund King, were vestrymen of Antrim Parish, Halifax Co., Virginia, and were referred to as "Gentlemen Justice."12
     Adam bought the old King homestead in Halifax Co., Virginia, from Edmund King on 23 Oct 1797, after Edmund and his family moved to Georgia.12
     Horse racing was evidently as feature of the culture of the area. Adam and Richard Edmondson sponsored a three-day racing event starting on 6 Oct 1829. On the first day featured a Proprietor's purse of $200 for a race with two-mile heats and $15 entrance fee. On the second day there was a race with three-mile heats, and a Jockey Club purse of $400, with an entrace fee of $20. The third day featured a Handy Cap worth $100. There were also an elegant saddle, bridle, martingale and whip available each day. The announcement proclaimed that there "being a number of hourse in training, the course being new and the neighborhood wealthy an populous, fine sport is expected." The proprietors were funishing stables and litter gratis.13
     Adam appeared on the 1830 Federal Census of Halifax Co., Virginia, with a household consisting of two males age 5 to 10 (son Adam and another), one age 15 to 20 (unknown), and one age 60 to 70 (Adam), and two females age 5 to 10 (Amanda and another), one age 15 to 20 (Catherine), and one age 50 to 60 (wife Sarah), and 31 slaves.14
     
Research Note, 19 Feb 2009:

Kimberly Stanley shows Adam's parents as David Toot and wife Catherine of Pennsylvania. David Toot is documented in several late 19th century publications, but there is no mention of his wife. He did have a son Adam, about whom little is apparently known. But this Adam is shown as born 13 years before the date of birth of the Virginia Adam. It appears that if he was indeed descended from the Pennsylvania Toots, at least one generation of his ancestors is not yet found.15,16,17

Children with Sarah King:

Citations

  1. [S731] Halifax Co. Marriage Bond Register, bk. 1, pg 98, 11 Mar 1818, Davis G. Tuck and Elizabeth Toot, shows Adam Toot, father, as the signer of certificate.
  2. [S731] Halifax Co. Marriage Bond Register, bk. 1, pg 33, 4 Mar 1796, Adam Toot and Sarah King.
  3. [S1038] Owen Family Bible, shows name as Adam Toot.
  4. [S1038] Owen Family Bible, shows date.
  5. [S971] Stanley, "Descendents of the Toot Family", shows date, town, and state.
  6. [S225] Nancy Adams, telephone conversation 7 Sep 2006, said her grandfather, William E. Toot, maintained the family was of Pennsylvania Dutch origin.
  7. [S1006] Halifax Co. Marriage Register, vol 1, pg 110, 6 Mar 1796, Adam Toot and Sally King, shows date, as 6th, and officiant; duplicate entry at pg 121.
  8. [S731] Halifax Co. Marriage Bond Register, bk. 1, pg 33, 4 Mar 1796, Adam Toot and Sarah King, shows bond date, as 4th.
  9. [S971] Stanley, "Descendents of the Toot Family", shows date, as 4th, county, state, and officiant.
  10. [S731] Halifax Co. Marriage Bond Register, bk. 1, pg 158, 18 Oct 1837, Adam Toot and Frances Claborne.
  11. [S971] Stanley, "Descendents of the Toot Family", shows date, county, and state.
  12. [S971] Stanley, "Descendents of the Toot Family."
  13. [S3026] "Halifax Virginia Races," Richmond Enquirer, 13 Sep 1829.
  14. [S1758] Adam Toot household, 1830 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia.
  15. [S971] Stanley, "Descendents of the Toot Family", shows Adam born 5 Nov 1770 in York, PA, son of David Toot and wife Catherine.
  16. [S975] Egle, Notes and Queries - Annual Volume 1896, pg 15, reprint of paper by E. W. S. P[athemore] read to Dauphin Co. Historical Society, 11 Nov 1895, shows Adam, son of David, born 15 Sep 1757, and a twin of Eva-Katharine.
  17. [S1038] Owen Family Bible, show birth date of Adam.
  18. [S1038] Owen Family Bible, lists William after Adam and Sarah, followed by their other children, suggesting he was the eldest of their children. His birth date, less than three years after their marriage, supports that reading.
  19. [S1038] Owen Family Bible, lists her among the other children of Adam and Sarah.
  20. [S1038] Owen Family Bible, lists him among the other children of Adam and Sarah.
  21. [S731] Halifax Co. Marriage Bond Register, bk. 1, pg 112, 10 Feb 1823, Isham H. Birtton and Mary W. Toot, shows Adam Toot, father, as the signer of certificate.
  22. [S731] Halifax Co. Marriage Bond Register, bk. 1, pg 105, 5 Apr 1821, Howell Chaston and Ann (or Nancy) Toot, shows Adam Toot "signer of certificate," as father.
  23. [S731] Halifax Co. Marriage Bond Register, bk. 1, pg 133, 14 Ded 1830, Jacob Davis and Catherine E. Toot, shows Adam Toot as "singer of the certificate."

 

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