For many years the Adamson family
researchers have found and recorded primary information from
sources that were bogus or unreliable. Many of the Quaker
records have been misquoted or inaccurate because of the
difference in the Quaker calendar dating system. Few
researchers ever searched for or found the source record, but the
unreliable data was passed around from researcher to
researcher. In recent years, with the tools of email,
internet and computer genealogical programs, the data is
perpetuated at an ever faster rate. Many web sites accept
the computer files and publish on the internet with little or no
disclosures.
For a person whom as recently acquired the genealogy hobby, they
have a variety of family information available with no clue as to
its accuracy. One much dig deeper to find the
best source.
The records for the Quaker John Adamson are very old and hard to
find. With that in mind, its easy to adopt the unreliable
and bogus data for their research and publish with the source
of "I found it on the internet". That is what I term
as "point and click" genealogy. Others may call it
"pass the trash". Many are unaware that a large percentage
of the data is not submitted by genealogists and is not verified
for accuracy.
Either way, We publish the source documents of what we know
about John Adamson, the Quaker from New Jersey. With great
expense of time and money, Troy L. Adamson has went to the
source of our research, located the source document, made
photocopies, and transcribed them. We now publish
them on the internet, with both the Quaker Calendar date ( Julian
Calendar ) and converted to our current date Gregorian
Calendar. You can see and print the source and you can
interpret and use in your research.
We are in constant search for other source records, especially
those events prior to 1800. Also of interest is those
publications dated prior to 1960 that refers to Adamson
information. If you have such or know of such, please email
me so we can acquire a copy or photo copy.
I quote Troy Adamson message from his article Pioneering Spirit Tracing the
Footsteps of Colonist, John Adamson ; " As a descendant of
John Adamson, I felt compelled to seek out the original
documents to verify, once and for all, the historical facts
concerning my very great grandfather. I also sought to learn
about the communities with whom he interacted and the events
through which he lived. Following my research at the Camden
County Historical Society Library, New Jersey, and the Friends
Historical Library of Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania, I found
answers to questions many Adamson researchers have been debating
for decades. My goal has been to set the record straight so the
historical facts can be realized by John’s descendants. Some of
my research challenges what has been presumed by many
researchers to be factual."
