Adam Ivey, of Robeson County

Son of Adam Ivey (d 1762) & his 1st wife

From http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/Ivey_Jasper.htm

ii. Adam3, born say 1735, a "Mulato" taxable in Simon Cox's Bladen County household in 1768 and a "Molato" taxable head of his own Bladen County household from 1770 to 1774 when he was taxable on his unnamed brother. He was a white taxable with his brother George in 1776 and was counted as white in 1786, head of a household of one male 21-60 years old, two under 21 or over 60, and eight females [Byrd, Bladen County Tax Lists, I:4, 34, 78, 124, 135; II:68, 82, 184]. He purchased 200 acres on Hog Swamp on 4 April 1772, sold 200 acres on Indian Swamp east of Ashpole Swamp on 31 July 1775 and was taxable on 450 acres in Bladen County in 1784 [DB 23:286, 509]. He was head of a Robeson County household of 12 whites in 1790 [NC:49]. He purchased land from Josiah Ivey by deed proved in Robeson County court on 1 July 1805 [Minutes I:329].

• http://www.jlivey.com/Groups/GR-A1/Chapter%207-Adam.PDF
• http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/Ivey_Jasper.htm
• http://www.genfiles.com/ivey-files/Bladen-iveys.pdf