PARENTS: David J. Paul & Elizabeth Jewell.

Nancy's DC states that father David & she were born Goose Creek, Craven Co., NC (later became Pamlico Co.).


PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS: Zacheus Paul & Ellen (Nellie) ?


Note: Nancy is being linked to her stepmother Henrietta Rice in order to be linked to her siblings & half-siblings. It is doubtful that her mother's burial location will ever be found as is the case with her father.

Father's family:

1850 U.S. Census for Craven Co, NC:
Ellen Paul F 46 North Carolina
Sarah Paul F 36 North Carolina
Jesse Paul M 23 NC; farmer
David Paul M 23 NC; farmer
Catherine Paul F 18 North Carolina
John Paul M 15 North Carolina
Zaccheus Paul M 12 North Carolina

Mother's family:

1850 U.S. Census for Craven Co., NC:
Josiah Jewel M 58 NC; farmer
Nancy Jewel F 45 North Carolina
Elizabeth Jewel F 17 North Carolina
James Jewel M 9 North Carolina
Mary Jewel F 8 North Carolina



David J. Paul m. Elizabeth B. Jewell 14 December 1854, Raleigh Twp, Craven Co., NC.


1860 U.S. Census for North of the Neuse River, Craven Co., NC:
David Paul M 30 North Carolina
Elizabeth Paul F 26 North Carolina
*Nancy Paul F 5 North Carolina
James Paul M 3 North Carolina
Harriet Paul F 1 North Carolina

David was b. 1830; Elizabeth in 1834. David was a farmer.


David J. Paul m. Henrietta Rice 17 July 1870, Raleigh Twp, Craven Co., NC.


1870 U.S. Census for Twp 2, Craven Co., NC:
David Paul M 49 NC; farmer
Henrietta Paul F 25 North Carolina
*Nancy Paul F 13 North Carolina
Benjamin Paul M 10 North Carolina
Mary Paul F 10 North Carolina
Fereby Paul F 6 North Carolina
David Paul M 5 North Carolina
John Paul M 4 North Carolina
Henry Paul M 1 North Carolina
Willy Paul M 1 North Carolina

Note that all these children are with Elizabeth Jewell Paul.


In 1880, Nancy was 23, single & resided with the Charles & Sarah Bowen family in Twp 5, Pamlico Co., NC. She was a domestic servant.


Nancy Paul m. Frank Adams 17 December 1882, Jones Co., NC. Frank was b. 1848.


1900 U.S. Census for Pollocksville Twp, Jones Co., NC:
Nancy Adams Head F 46 yrs, b. Aug. 1854 NC
Wm J Adams Son M 11 yrs, b. Oct. 1889 NC

Nancy had 1 child, William J. She is a widow & a day laborer.

Note: There is a Frank Adams in the 1900 census for Pollocksville, Jones Co., NC, b. Feb. 1845, NC who is boarding with the Alex Scott family. He is a widower & day laborer. It is possible that this might be Nancy's husband & they are divorced rather than widowed.


1910 U.S. Census for Cypress Creek Twp, Jones Co., NC:
Nancie E Adams Head F 52 North Carolina
Willie Adams Son M 20 North Carolina

Nancy is a widow. Willie is a day laborer, working out.

Note: Frank Adams is boarding with John & Frances Monnette in 190 in Pollocksville Twp, Jones Co., NC, is shown to be 64 yrs, a widower & farm laborer.


1920 U.S. Census for Twp 5, Pamlico Co., NC:
Nancy E Adams Head F 60 NC; widow
Willie Adams Son M 30 NC; farmer


At the time of her passing, she was the widow of Frank Adams & resided in Grantsboro, Pamlico Co., NC.


Note: Siblings James Frank Paul, Mary Elizabeth Paul Rice & Ferebee Paul Adams are also buried in this cemetery as well as several of their half-siblings.

Son William "Willie" J. Adams, b. 14 Oct 1889, Pollocksville, Jones Co., NC; d. 16 July 1950, Raleigh, Wake Co., NC. He was single. By 1930, Willie had been admitted to the State Hospital in Raleigh, NC. This is where Willie died. He was buried in the Dorothea Dix State Hospital Cemetery. There is an online listing of those buried there but they misspelled his name. He is shown as Millie Adams. However, he does have a memorial (48225415) Findagrave which also describes his cause of death. And his name is correct on his headstone & on Findagrave.