Image88

McAdam-McAdams - IMMIGRATION RECORDS

The National Archives have an incomplete series of immigration passengers list of ships arriving from abroad. Archive records have most ship's manufest which may contain some additional information. Most lists date well after 1800. Some later records to New York are not indexed. Records before 1800 are made from local, state and other records. Before the American Revolutionary War less than 1% of all immigration records remain. The following list is by year and made from various sources that include the MacAdam, McAdam, McAdams, McCadam and other forms of the name. The listing of origin of Great Britian can mean Ireland, Scotland or England.

DATE........NAME........................ORGIN.........................DESTINATION


1623 Thomas McAdam..........................Scotland......................................Virginia
1678 Quintin McAdam...............Dalemellington, Scotland........................Virginia
1684 Gilbert McAdam....................Waterhead, Scotland...........................Unknown
1685 Gilbert McAdam............................Scotland......................................Unknown
1685 George McAdam........................Ayr, Scotland..................................New Jersey
1685 Archibald McAdam....................Ayr, Scotland................................New Hampshire
169? Joseph McAdams...........................Scotland...............................Northumberland, Va.
1698 Joseph McAdams...........................Scotland...............................Pasquotank, N.C.
1698 John MackAdam.............................Scotland...............................Nesmound, Va.

1712 Andrew McAdams.....................Ayr, Scotland...............................Essex, N.J.
1712 William McAdams.....................Ayr, Scotland................................Exxex, N.J
1721 James McAdam..(Adams)....Londonderry, Ireland.......................New Hampshire
1721 Samuel McAdam (Adams).................."....................................................."
1721 William McAdam (Adams)................."......................................................"
1741 Samuel McAdam.......(24).....Londonderry, Ireland.......................Windham, N.H.
1745 William McAdam............................"........................................................"...........
1750 William McAdam..................Ayrshire, Scotland..............................Essex Co., N.J.
1765 George McAdam...................Belfast, Ireland...................................New York
1767 William McCaddam....(19).........Belfast,Ireland................................Charleston, S.C
1767 Thomas McCaddam.....(40).................."................................................."...........
1767 Catherine McCaddam...(38).................."................................................."...........
1767 Henry McCaddam........(18).................."................................................."............
1767 Robert McCaddam.......(13)..................".................................................."............
1767 Rose McCaddam..........(20)................."..................................................."............
1767 Catherine McCadam.....(26)........Belfast, Ireland......................................"............
1767 John McCadam...........(10)........Belfast, Ireland......................................."............
1767 James McCadam...........(2)........Belfast, Ireland......................................."............
1767 James McCradam.........(13)........Belfast, Ireland......................................".............
1770 John Loudon McAdam...............Ayr, Scotland..................................New York City

1773 George McCadom......................Belfast, Ireland......................................."............
1774 William McAdam........(28)....Kirkcubright, Scotland........................New York City
1795 John McAdam.......................Glasgow, Scotland............................Charleston, S.C.
1798 John McAdam..............................Scotland........................................Philadelphia
1802 James & Deberah McAdam.....Co. Armagh, Ireland..............................."...........
1802 John McAdam.................................."......................................................."...........
1804 George McAdam.....(30)..............Co. Down, Ireland................................Boston...........
1804 Elizaberth McAdam.(23)................Aghaderg, Ireland...............................Boston...........
1805 George McAdam....(27)..................Drummara, Ireland............................New York...........
1805 Elijah McAdam......(26).............Co. Down, Ireland...............................New York.........
1806 James McAdam.........................Co. Down, Ireland..............................Philadelphia..........
1807 Robert McAdam...........................Great Britian........................................"..........
1811 Joseph McAdam...........................Great Britian........................................"...........
1811 Robert McAdam.................................."...................................................."............
1817 Robert McAdam......................................................................................."...........
1817 James McAdam............................unknown......................................Philadelphia
1820 John McAdam.......... (25)..................Great Britian.................................USA
1820 John McAdam...........(27 merchant)..Great Britian.................................USA
1821 John McAdam ..........(22 merchant...Great Britian..................................USA
1821 John McAdam..........(24).................Great Britian.............................New York City
1821/31 Alexander McAdam..(24).....................Ireland.....................................Philadelphia
1822 James McAdam.......(16).................Great Britian......................................"...........
1823 Hugh McAdam........(33)................Belfast, Ireland.............................New Orleans
1825 James McAdam.......(25 sailor).................Ireland.......................................".....
1825 Thomas McAdam....(28 sailor).................Ireland........................................".....
1825 Thomas McAdam.....(20).....................Ireland....................................Philadelphia
1825 Ann McAdam..........(20)........................"........................................,.......".........
1825 James McAdam........(12)........................"...............................................".........
1826 Patrick McAdam......(20 shoemaker) ....."............................................New York
1827 Ann McAdam...........(22)........................"................................................."........
1827 Rosa McAdam.........(19)..................Great Britian...............................Philadelphia
1828 William McAdam.....(50).....................Ireland.........................................".........
1828 Isbella McAdam.......(50)........................"................................................".........
1828 Robert McAdam...... (20)........................"................................................".........
1828 Ann McAdam..........(19)........................."...............................................".........
1828 John McAdam.........(17)........................."..............................................."..........
1828 Wm. Joseph McAdam.........................Ireland.......................................Philadelphia
1830 Francis McAdam ....(30)...................Great Britian..................................USA
1830 Peter McAdam .......(14).......................Ireland.......................................New York
1832 George McAdams ..(52 merchant)....Derry, Ireland...............................Philadelphia
1832 Mary McAdams......(18).......................Ireland........................................USA

1833 John McAdam.........(27)...................Great Britian................................Philadelphia
1834 James McAdam...... (25).....................Ireland............................................."........
1843 Francis McAdam.....(19) shoemaker - Liverpool ......................................NY
1834 Richard McAddam...(21)....................Liverpool.........................................".........
1835 Owen McAdam..........................Co. Antrim, Ireland............................Philadelphia
1838 Samuel McAdam................................Ireland.............................................".........
1838 James McAdam....................................."..................................................."..........
1838 Robert McAdam....................................".....................................Allegany Co., Pa
1838 Michael McAdam..................................."..........................................Philadelphia
1840 Michael McAdam...................................".................................................".........
1840 John McAdam.....................................Ireland............................................".........
1840 Rose McAdam..........(60)........................".................................................".........
1840 Rose McAdam..........(18)........................".................................................".........
1840 Michael McAdam......(10)........................".................................................".........
1840 Peter McAdam........................................"....................................Allegany Co., Pa
1841 William McAdam...................................."................................................".........
1841 Ann McAdam ....... (24) ...............................................................Baltimore

1842 William McAdam.....(20)........................"............................................Philadelphia
1843 Thomas McAdam....................................".................................................".........
1843 Samuel McAdam.....................................".................................................".........
1843 William McAdam.....(24)......................Ireland......................................Philadelphia
1844 Quintin McAdam....................................."..................................................".........
1844 Edward McAdam ..................................................................................Virginia

1845 William McAdam.................................Ireland.........................................Philadelphia....
1845 Barney McAdam......................................".................................................."........
1845 Mary McAdam.........(19)........................."..................................................".........
1845 Robert McAdam................................Great Britian......................................"..........
1845 Robert McAdam.......(21).........................."..........................................Philidephia
1846 Catherine McAdam...(22).................Liverpool, England......................New York
1846 Mary McAdam.........(21)..........................."................................................"..........
1846 Charles McAdam......(20)..........................."................................................"..........
1846 Pat McAdam...........(24)............................."................................................".........
1846 Daniel McAdam......(24)............................."................................................".........
1846 James McAdam........(21)............................"................................................".........
1846 Andrew McAdam.....(28)............................"................................................".........
1846 Hugh McAdam........(20).............................".......................................New York City
1846 Johln McAdam........(21)............................."..............................................."...........
1846 Mary McAdam........(21)............................."..............................................."...........
1846 Catherine McAdam..(20).....................Great Britian..............................Philadelphia
1847 Patrick McAdam........................................."............................................Boston
1847 Richard McAdam........(16)...............Liverpool, England........................New York
1847 Owen McAdam...........(33)..........................."..............................................."........
1847 Christopher McAdam..(33)..........................."..............................................."........
1847 Mary McAdam............(25)..........................."..............................................."........
1847 Ann McAdam..............(2)............................."..............................................."........
1847 Agnes McAdam..........(30)...................Belfast, Ireland................................".........
1847 Margaret McAdam.......(11)..........................".......................................... ...".........
1847 Janet McAdam.............(7)............................"...............................................".........
1847 Agnes McAdam...........(5)............................"...............................................".........
1847 Alexander McAdam......(3)..........................."...............................................".........
1847 Infant, female..............(1)............................."................................................".........
1847 John McAdam............(50).....................Great Britian............................New York City
1847 Robert McAdam.........(20).........................Ireland.................................New York City
1847 Margaret McAdam......(38)............................"...............................................".........
1847 Catherine McAdam.....(18)............................"..............................................."...........
1847 Catherine McAdam......(3)............................."..............................................."...........
1847 Mary McAdam...........(2)............................."..............................................."...........
1847 Bridget McAdam..........(1)............................."..............................................."..........
1847 Alice McAdam............................................."................................................"...........
1848 Phillip McAdams.......(20)............................."..............................................."............
1848 Peter McAdam.........................................Ireland...................................New York City
1848 Owen McAdam..........(13).............................".............................................."..........
1848 Ann McAdam.............................................."................................................".........
1848 Bridget McAdam...........................................................................................".........
1848 John McAdam.............................................."...............................................".........
1848 Michael McAdam...........................Liverpool, England.................... .New York City

1850 Terrence McAdam............................Great Britian............................Allegany Co., Pa
1850 William McAdam..................................Ireland................................Philadelphia
1850 Betsey McAdam...................................Ireland................................Philadelphia
1850 Mary McAdam.............(18).............Great Britian.............................Philadelphia
1850 Michael McAdam.........(12)..................Ireland.................................Philadelphia

1851 Ann McAdam.............(34)............................................................Mobile, Ala.
1851 Pat McAdam...............(13)............................................................Mobile, Ala.
1851 Mary McAdam...........(11).............................................................Mobile, Ala.
1851 James McAdam..........(9)...............................................................Mobile, Ala.
1851 Eliza McAdam.............(18)..................Ireland.................................Philadelphia
1851 Rose McAdam......................................Ireland.................................Philadelphia
1851 Robert McAdam.............................Great Britian.............................Allegany Co., Pa
1851 Michael McAdam...........................Great Britian.............................Allegany Co., Pa
1851 Patrick McAdam.............................Great Britian..............................Philadelphia
1851 James McAdams...........(27)............Dublin, Ireland..........................New York City
1951 Maragret McAdams.......(11)............Dublin, Ireland.........................New York City
1851 Biddy McAdams...........(10)............Dublin, Ireland..........................New York City

1851 Bessy McAdams..........(22).............Dublin, Ireland....................New York City
1851 Jane McAdams.............(20).............Dublin, Ireland................... New York City
1851 John McAdams..............(3)..............Dublin, Ireland...................New York City
1851 Mary A. McAdams...........................Dublin, Ireland...................New York City
Above 4 arrived with James Reid, age 20 and Ann Reid, age 18


1851 John McAdams.............(30)...........Liverpool, England......................New York City
1851 James McAdams...........(30)...........Belfast, Ireland............................New York City
1851 Ann McAdams.............(45)...........Liverpool, England.......................New York City
Also with her, Agnes, 15, Samuel 13, James 11, Mary 9, Tom, 4 Marta 3 months.

1851 John McAdams.............(28)..........Liverpool, England......................New York City
1851 Thomas McAdams........(22)..........Liverpool, England......................New York City
1851 John McAdams............(18)...........Liverpool, England......................New York City
1851 Thomas McAdams........(48)..........Liverpool, England......................New York City
1851 Bernard McAdams.........(17).........Liverpool, England......................New York City
1851 Rose McAdams............(17)...........Liverpool, England......................New York City

1852 William McAdam..........................Liverpool, England.........................Mobile, Ala.
1852 Cathie McAdam...........(24)..................Ireland....................................Philadelphia
1852 Nancy McAdam........... (7)...................Ireland.........................................".......
1852 Mary McAdam.............(4)......................"................................................"......
1852 Ellen McAdam.............inf......................"................................................"......
1852 James McAdam....................................."................................................."......
1852 Sarah McAdam............(19)...................."................................................"......
1852 Mary McAdam......................................".................................................".......
1853 Robert McAdam..........(23)...................".................................................".......
1853 Ann McAdam.......................................".................................................".......
1853 Jane McAdam.............(24).................Scotland...................................Philadelphia
1853 John McAdam.............(1)......................"................................................"........
1853 John McAdam................................Great Britian..........................Allegany Co., Pa

1854 Peter McAdam......................................"..........................................Philadelphia
1854 William McAdam........(21).................England....................................Philadelphia
1854 Charles McAdam................................Ireland............................................."......
1854 Robert McAdam..........(18).............Co Dongal, Ireland............................."......
1854 Mary McAdam............(16)......................".........................................Philadelphia
1854 Margaret McAdam.......(21)......................"................................................"........
1854 Maty McAdam............(29)...................Ireland..........................................."........
1854 Ambrose McAdam.......(24).................Scotland.........................................".......

1855 Margaret McAdam................................Ireland..........................................."........
1856 Robert McAdam....................................................................................Ohio

1856 Robert McAdam..............................Great Britian...........................Allegany Co., Pa
1856 Sally McAdam............(51)...................Ireland.....................................Philadelphia
1856 Susan McAdam...........(17)......................"................................................"........
1856 John McAdam.............(13)......................"................................................"........
1856 Elizabeth McAdam.....................................................................................".......
1857 Michael McAdam............................Great Britian..................................Philadelphia
1857 Owen McAdam......................................"................................................."........
1858 Ann McAdam........................................".................................................."........
1858 Rose McAdam....................................Ireland............................................".......
1860 Michael McAdam............................Great Britian......................................"........
1860 Patrick McAdam...................................."..................................................".......
1860 Terrence McAdam...................................".................................................".......
1860 James McAdam......................................".................................................".......
1861 William McAdam...................................".................................................".......
1863 James McAdam......................................".................................................".......
1865 James McAdam......................................".................................................".......
1866 Thomas McAdam..................................."................................................."........
1866 Margaret McAdam.......(23)...................Ireland.........................................."........
1866 Catherine McAdam......(28)....................."................................................."........
1866 Thomas McAdam.........(4)......................"..................................................".......
1868 Hugh McAdam.................................Great Britian......................................".......
1872 William McAdams..............................Germany.........................................".......
1875 Frank McAdam.................................Great Britian......................................"........
1877 Robert McAdam..........(29)...................England........................................."........
1880 Mary McAdam............(18)....................Ireland.........................................."........
1882 Margaret McAdam.......(50)......................."..............................................."........
1882 James E. McAdam.......(16)......................."..........................................,...."........
1882 Mary E. McAdam........(18)......................."...........................................,..."........
1882 Margaret McAdam.......(12).....................Ireland........................................"........
1897 F. and wife, McAdam...(39 - 30).................".............................................."........

For immigrants arriving after 1892 - see the Ellis Island Records web site and search their
index. There are many McAdam/s listed. You may have to search both McAdam and McAdams.