Family/Spouse: Francis Bulkeley. Francis was born on 16 Apr 1819 in New York; died on 18 Oct 1863. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Amie Adams Bulkeley was born on 26 Jan 1850; died on 17 Aug 1925.
2. Robert Francis Bulkeley was born on 8 Feb 1852; died on 8 Sep 1907.
3. Julia Bulkeley was born on 24 Mar 1855; died on 20 Feb 1870.

Notes:

"Joel Adams was 'of short stature; humorous, jovial and hospitable.
Graduated at Yale, studied Law and practiced for a time in Columbia,
South Carolina. Returned to his plantation and was a large cotton planter
until he died." Lower Richland Planters by Laura Jervey Hopkins"

Joel married Mary Goodwyn Hopkins on 12 May 1808. Mary (daughter of John Hopkins and Amy Goodwyn) was born on 9 May 1789; died on 22 Oct 1867. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

History of the Adams Family by James Hopkins Adams:
"According to tradition, Joel Adams ran away from home when he was very
young because of an intense dislike for his stepfather. Apparently he was
about eighteen years of age when he came to lower Richland County in 1768
and obtained a grant of land adjoining the property of William Weston.
Although lacking a fornmal education, Joel Adams was a very intelligent,
hardworking, courageous and ambitious man of the highest character. By
his own merits he amassed a fortune.
It is told that his courtship of Grace Weston was long and persistent.
So many times did she refuse him that he resolved never again to ask her
to marry. Nevertheless, one day while riding, his horse by habit turned
in to the Weston home, and Joel decided to try once more. They were
married, and lived a long and happy life together."

"Joel's portarait represents him as stern-looking, yet not unkind, with
mingled determination and sincerity stamped on his countenance. He was
remarkable for his physical strength as well as his moral energies. His
sayings have been handed down, one being: 'You can close the door against
a thief, but you cannot bar a door against a liar.' There is also handed
down a feat of strength that reminds one of the ancient mile:
'On one occasion, when he was having his cattle branded, one of the
bulls became infuriated and put the rest of the attendants and spectators
to flight in terror for their lives. Joel, then sixty years old, seized
the animal by the horns, threw him on the ground and held him there until
the proper person could return and apply the brand.'
His well-built, handsomely finished residence was burned by Sherman's
army in 1865. It was the center of his large landed estate, and there, on
every Christmas for years before his death, it was his pleasure to
assemble all of his descendants and entertain them with lavish cheer."
From Laura Jervey Hopkins' Lower Richland Planters

Joel married Grace Weston on 28 Dec 1773 in Congaree, SC. Grace (daughter of William Weston and Sarah Luten) was born on 27 Sep 1752 in Bertie County, NC; died on 23 Dec 1832 in Congaree, SC. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

St John's Churchyard.....". . . within this same enclosure are two
headstones, simple and unattractive, standing side by side, as the old
couple had stood in life toward each other in all things-- these two
headstones mark the resting places of Joel and Grace Adams, the former
born in 1750, the latter in 1752, and both lived to reach the age of
eighty."

The
Adams Family of the Fork,

J.H.
Adams

Notes:

John Hopkins was Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina 1806-1808.

John married Amy Goodwyn on 22 Jun 1788. Amy (daughter of William Goodwyn and Mary Howell Hart) was born on 4 Mar 1772; died on 29 Sep 1842. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

"James Adams, the progenitor of the Adams of "The Fork", Richland County,
South Carolina, came as an emigrant from England to Virginia prior to
1746. He married Agnes Walker, daughter of Henry Walker, and they had two
sons. (After the death of James Adams, Agnes married a Culpepper and is
said to have had two daughters by this marriage)." Lower Richland
Planters, by Laura Jervey Hopkins.

"The forefather of the branch of the Adams family of Richland County,
South Carolina was an Englishman. Presuming that he was about twenty when
he arrived and not over thirty when he married, his settlement in America
may be approximately placed as being between the years 1736 and 1746. In
or about the year 1746 he married the daughter of Henry Walker of
Virginia, her maiden name being: Agnes Walker."


" A History of the Adams Family of the Fork compiled by James H.
Adams, 1905, and by him given to Mrs. Carolina LeConte." dated 1905, and
on file in the Caroliniana Library, USC."

James married Agnes Walker about 1746 in Virginia. Agnes (daughter of Henry Walker) was born about 1720 in England Or Virginia; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

After the death of James Adams, Agnes Walker married a Culpepper of
Virginia. Two daughters were born to Agnes Walker by this second marriage.
The Adams Family of The Fork, J.H. Adams.

William married Sarah Luten on 7 May 1744 in Chowan County, North Carolina. Sarah was born about 1725 in Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina; died in Richland County, South Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Sarah Weston is referred to as "the widow Weston" in "History of Richland
County", p.62.

John married Sarah Thomas on 21 Mar 1759 in Liberty County, Georgia. Sarah (daughter of John Thomas) was born about 1745 in England or Ebenezer, Georgia (?); died on 1 Apr 1808 in South Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William + Mary Howell Hart. Mary was born about 1740 in Virginia; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]