Adoram DELL
Prisoner of War, American Revolution		 b. 1756
d.23 May 1778 Staten Island, Richmond County, New York
Namesake:
The name Adoram was used many times in the EVERINGHAM family but only after Adoram Dell's death. James Everingham was a loyalist who served with Henry DELL, and married Henry & Adoram's sister Chloe.		 parents:
Bassnett DELL
Hannah BURRIS
WAR Service:

Adoram enlisted 2 Feb 1777. In August 1777 he was recruiting in Sussex County, NJ. Recruiting was a very dangerous occupation - getting oneself caught by the rebels could mean the rope for the recruiter.

 siblings: DELL
  1. Bassnett (b.abt 1752)
  2. Henry (b.abt 1758)
  3. Chloe (b.1759)
  4. Rebecca (b.26 Apr 1760)
  5. Nathaniel (b.abt 1766)
  6. William (b.29 Jul 1766)
  7. Burris (b.1772)
fact sources and writings about this individual:

1Most information here from the "Worldconnect" files of Kimball G. Everingham.

Kim's notes:
Adoram and his brother Henry were soldiers in the First Battalion, New Jersey Volunteers, commanded by Col. Joseph Barton. Adoram died on Staten Island in May of 1778 (probably either killed or died of wounds) and was buried on Staten Island, according to records filed by Henry Dell in his petition for a Crown Grant of Land as a discharged soldier.

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