Absalom Adams

Absalom Adams was born about 1737 in Virginia. He died before November 15, 1841, in

Chambers County, Alabama. (Alabama Patriots Searchable Database, 2026) 6 He did not fight

during the revolution, but he formally supported the Patriot cause. The Magazine of Virginia

Genealogy (Vol. 23, p. 7) identifies him as having rendered “patriotic service” by taking an oath

of allegiance during the American Revolutionary War. (Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, 1983) 7

Such oaths were a significant requirement in Revolutionary Virginia, serving as a public

declaration of loyalty to the American cause and a renunciation of allegiance to the British

Crown. Individuals who took these oaths could be recognized for patriotic service, particularly

when they supported local governance, supplied goods, or otherwise aided the revolutionary

effort without serving in a combat role. The location of his gravesite is unknown.

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