From Mike Watson: A list of Revolutionary War veterans who are known to have lived in Adair County. Some lived and died here; some lived here for a time and moved away; some moved here near the end of life. Several resided in Russell County once it was formed. Some lived very near the county lines and are claimed by more than one county, and rightly so.
Any additions and corrections to this list will be greatly appreciated.
Abraham Aaron,
John Andrews,
Henry Antle, Sr.
Henry Armstrong,
Joshua Atkinson,
Elisha Bailey,
William M. Bennett,
Charles Bettisworth,
John Biggs,
Seth/Seath Bradshaw, Sr.
William Seth Bradshaw,
Thomas Branon/Branan,
John Bryant,
Robert Busby,
John Butler,
John Caldwell,
William Caldwell, Sr.
William Caldwell,
William Carpenter,
William Casey,
Thomas Cochran,
Garret Conover,
Levi Conover,
Jacob Cooper,
Leighton Cooper,
Peter Davis,
William Dudley,
John Duncan,
Alexander Elliott,
George Elliott,
Samuel Ellis,
Alexander Forbes,
John French,
Jorden George,
James Gilmer,
John Goode,
John Grider,Sr.
Sherrod Griffin,
John Hamilton,
William Hancock,
Robert Haskins,
James Haynes, Sr.
Zacharias Holladay,
William Hopkins,
William Hurt, Sr.
Jeremiah Ingram,
James Irvine,
William James,
Thomas Jessee,
Charles Jones, Sr.,
Robert Kelso, Sr.,
Augustine Lawless,
William Lawson,
Samuel McFerran,
Matthew McGlasson,
Robert/Robertson McKinney,
William McKinney,
John Miller,
Joseph Miller, Sr.,
Francis Montgomery,
John Montgomery,
Charles Moore,
William Morrison,
William Mosby,
John Nell,
William Perryman, Sr.,
John Polly,
Robert Powell, Sr.,
William H. Price,
William Rippetoe, Sr.,
Matthew Robertson, Sr.,
William Rogers, Sr.,
John Ross,
Solomon Royse,
John Shirley,
Archibald Skaggs,
James Smith,
John Smith,
Moses Smith,
Isaac Staples,
George Taylor,
Robert Todd,
John Townsend,
Daniel Trabue,
William Tucker,
John Tupman,
John Waggener, Sr.,
Reuben Waggener,
Joseph Walker,
John Watson, Sr.,
James Weir,
Stephen White, Sr.,
Thomas White, Sr.,
Drury Williams,
Philip Winfrey,
David Winneford,
William Womack,
John Yates,
William Young, 2nd
(Michael C. Watson – Adair Genealogy & History Research Center)