Sir Robert ADAIR

HAIRSTON.org ID#7968, b. 1659, d. 9 February 1745
Father*William ADAIR d. 1661
Mother*Anne Helena HARTWOODBURN b. 1659
Birth*Sir Robert ADAIR was born in 1659.1 
He was the son of William ADAIR and Anne Helena HARTWOODBURN. 
Ireland*On August 16, 1726, Peter Hairstones signed a lease for 120 years for farm land that was owned by Sir Robert Adair in County Antrim, Ireland. At the time he was living on a farm in Straidnahanna in the Parish of Ballyclair in the same county. William Owens and Andrew Allett also signed the lease with Peter. Peter signed with his mark. Since the lease started in 1723, it is possible Peter had been farming the land for 3 years before signing the lease. I have not found any other records in Northern Ireland relating to Peter Hairstones.



Copy of 1726 lease attached here ->
Death*Sir Robert ADAIR died on 9 February 1745 in Dublin, Ireland.1 

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S3546] Burke's genealogical and heraldic history of peerage, baronetage and knightage. London: Burke's Peerage Limited. 1925 Hathi Trust - https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uva.x000276558, Hathi Trust Digital Library.
  2. [S104] Contract between Sir Robert Adair, Peter Harstones, Andrew Allet and William Owens - 1726, PRONI - Public Records of Northern Ireland, 2 Titanic Boulevard, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
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