Rev. Patrick Adair, of Carrickfergus

Abt 1670 - 1717  (~ 47 years)

• Name	Patrick Adair
  Relationship	with Marion Murdoch Johnson
  Gender	Male
  Birth	Abt 1670  [1]
  Occupation	Clergyman (Presbyterian)
  Ordained	1702  [2]
  Residence	1717	Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Ireland   [3]
  Death	Jun 1717  [4]
  Probate	1718	Ireland   [3]
  Siblings	2 brothers and 1 sister
  1. Archibald Adair           b. Between 1645 and 1675 > 2. Alexander Adair           b. Between 1645 and 1675 > 3. Rev. Patrick Adair, of Carrickfergus           b. Abt 1670             d. Jun 1717  (Age ~ 47 years) ▻ Isabella Adair   4. Helen Adair           b. Between 1645 and 1675
  Half-siblings	1 half brother (family of Patrick Adair and Margaret Cunningham)
  1. Rev. William Adair, of Ballyeaston           b. 1651             d. 1698  (Age 47 years)
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2021

  
  

  Father	Rev. Patrick Adair           b. Abt 1625, Genoch, Wigtownshire, Scotland           d. Abt 1694, Ireland (Age ~ 69 years)
  Mother	Jean Adair           b. Abt 1630             d. 1675 (Age ~ 45 years)

  
  

  Wife	Isabella Adair           b. Between 1665 and 1686
  Children	1. William Adair           b. Abt 1702, Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland           d. 1783, Westminster, Middlesex, England, Kingdom of Great Britain (Age ~ 81 years)   2. Alexander Adair           b. Between 1685 and 1718             d. 1743 (Age ~ 58 years)
  Last Modified	4 May 2020

  
  

• Notes

  Early Life Patrick was born in 1670, the son of the Rev. Patrick Adair of Belfast, and Jean Adair (daughter of Sir Robert Adair of Kinhilt and Ballymena and Jean Edmonstone). Some records (e.g. HA12/AZ2/1/69 at East Suffolk Record Office) show Patrick as son of William Adair and Ann McDowall, but I don't follow this line. Career Patrick, like his father, became a Presbyterian minister; he preached at Carrickfergus from 1702. He didn't quite achieve the level of fame that his father did, so there's not a lot of biographical information available on him. A few relevant links here: Ancestry forum #1 (see post 17 Mag 2007 05:43AM) Ancestry forum #2 (see post 17 Nov 2004 10:48AM) In 1711, there was a trial in Carrickfergus of women on charge for witchcraft; Patrick was a witness and the women were convicted and jailed for a year. Family Life Patrick married Isabella Adair, daughter of Robert Adair and Rachel Forbes; Isabella was his first cousin; they both shared grandparents in the form of Sir Robert Adair of Kinhilt and Ballymena, and Jean Edmonstone, of the Edmonstones of Duntreath. Death Patrick died on the 12th June 1717 and was buried the next day.

  
  

• Event Map

  Residence - 1717 - Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Ireland Probate - 1718 - Ireland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S0388] Nick Kingsley, Adair of Ballymena Castle & Flixton Hall, (https://landedfamilies.blogspot.com/2013/04/23-adair-of-ballymena-castle-and.html), Main web page (Reliability: 1). [S0390] James Barnett Adair, Adair History and Genealogy, (Los Angeles, 1924), 1924, Rev. Patrick Adair Junior; pages 36-37. [S0389] FamilySearch, Ireland, Diocesan and Prerogative Wills & Administrations Indexes, 1595-1858, (familysearch.org), 1718, Patrick Adaire; (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WGH9-51W2 : 19 December 2019), Patrick Adaire, 1718; records extracted by FindMyPast. Images digitized by FamilySearch; citing extracted by FindMyPast. Images digitized by FamilySearch; Natio. [S0390] James Barnett Adair, Adair History and Genealogy, (Los Angeles, 1924), 1924, British Adairs; Chapter VI; Pages 18-27 (Reliability: 1).