Deacon John Adams

Other Events and Attributes:

• Religion: 1722; John and Elizabeth were admitted to the church.
• Religion: 1726, Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was elected a Deacon.
• Will: 1743, Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Probate/Proved: 11 Dec 1754, Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

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Birth: His birth date was recorded as 12 (1) 1683.

Birth: Adams (1898) gives his birth as in Framingham.

John married Elizabeth Goddard on 27 Jun 1706 in Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Elizabeth (daughter of Joseph Goddard and Deborah Treadway) was born on 8 Jan 1680/81 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Sarah Adams was born on 27 Jun 1707 in Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
2. Elizabeth Adams was born on 23 Mar 1708/9 in Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 12 May 1752 in Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
3. Hannah Adams was born on 30 Jul 1712 in Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 27 May 1794 in Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; was buried in Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
4. Deborah Adams was born on 27 Jul 1714 in Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
5. Zerviah Adams was born on 17 Mar 1716/17 in Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
6. Mary Adams was born on 5 Mar 1718/19 in Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 1 Mar 1804 in Fitzwilliam, Cheshire County, New Hampshire.
7. John Adams was born on 14 Feb 1720/21 in Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died before 1743 in Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
8. Joseph Adams was born on 12 Mar 1723 in Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died in Maine.
9. Daniel Adams was born on 12 Mar 1723 in Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military: 1676; He served during King Philip's War.
• Residence: 1681, Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He technically lived in Framingham, near the Sudbury line, but was considered an "out dweller" of Sudbury.
• Living: 1714, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

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Birth:
Sargent (1860) and Paige (1877) give his birth place as Cambridge.

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John married Hannah Bent on 26 Feb 1680 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Hannah (daughter of John Bent and Hannah Stone) was born on 6 May 1661 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• History: John may have returned to England.
• Occupation: 1650; He was a mill-wright.
• Freeman: 1666, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He may have lived in Menotomy (Arlington), Massachusetts.
• Religion: 1666, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; John and Anne joined the Cambridge Church.
• Will: 1 Jun 1706, Menotomy (now Arlington), Middlesex County, Massachusetts

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Though unproven, it is often been believed that John was the sixth son of Henry Adams of Braintree. He may came over with his father, Henry, then returned to England with his mother, only to return later with his wife.

John married AnneEngland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Religion: 1666, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; John and Anne joined the Cambridge Church.
• Living: Oct 1714, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Other Events and Attributes:

• Passenger List: 24 Apr 1638, Southampton, Hampshire, England; He sailed with his parents from Southampton, England on Confidence of London, 200 tones, John Jabson Master.
• Military: Oct 1654; He is said to have been a trooper in Maj. Simon Willard's expedition against Ninigret.

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Birth: Gozzaldi (1930) gives his christening as 24 January 1637 in Weyhill, Hampshire, England.

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John married Hannah Stone on 1 Jul 1658 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Hannah (daughter of Elder John Stone and Anne Rogers) was born on 6 Jun 1640 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died before 1689. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Birth: Her birth date was recorded as 6 (4) 1640.

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Married:
1st - John
1st - Hannah

Other Events and Attributes:

• Miscellaneous: 1603; Henry is mentioned in his father's will.
• Immigration: 1632, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; According to Burke (1975) his emigration was probably brought about through his wife's connection with Aquila and Thomas Purchase, two of the leading parishioners and associates of the Rev. John White, Rector of Holy Trinity, Dorchester, organizer in 1623 of the 'Dorchester Adventurers', and a great advocate for the colonization of New England. Aquila Purchase, Master of Trinity School, Dorchester, and himself an emigrant to New England, married Ann, the sister of Edith Squire, Henry's wife.
• History: say 1633; In the records of the colony, he is refereed to as a farmer and a maltster.
• History: 24 Feb 1639/40, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; He received a land grant in Braintree.
• Will: 1646, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; The will mentions Ursula Adams, Peter Adams, John Adams, Joseph Adams, Edward Adams,and Samuel Adams.
• Probate/Proved: 8 Jun 1647, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; It was a nuncupative will.
• Inventory: 8 Jun 1647, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; His inventory was valued at £75 13/
• History: Dec 1823, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; There is a granite column erected to Henry Adam's memory by President John Adams, his great-great-grandson, with the following inscription: "In Memory of HENRY ADAMS who took his flight from the Dragon persecution in Devonshire in England, and alighted with eight sons, near Mount Wollaston. One of the sons returned to England, and after taking time to explore the country, four removed to Medfield and the neighboring towns; two to Chelmsford. One only, Joseph, who lies here at his left hand, remained here, who was an original proprietor in the township of Briantree, incorporated in 1639. This stone and several others have been placed in this yard, by a great-great grandson, from a veneration of the Piety, humility, simplicity, prudence, patience, temperance, frugality, industry and perseverance, of his Ancestors, in hopes of Recommending and imitation to their virtues to their posterity. ... Erected December, 1823."

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Died:
Trask and Jameson give his death date as 8 October 1646, probably mistaking his burial for death date.

Henry married Edith Squire on 19 Oct 1609 in Charlton, Mackrell, Somersetshire, England. Edith (daughter of Henry Squire) was christened on 29 May 1587 in Charlton, Mackrell, Somersetshire, England; died on 21 Jan 1672 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Other Events and Attributes:

• Passenger List: 24 Apr 1638, Southampton, Hampshire, England; John and Martha sailed with their children, Robert, William, Peter, Agnes, and John, from Southampton, England on Confidence of London, 200 tones, John Jabson Master.
• Land/House: 1639, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He received more land in the second division of 1640.
• Military: Oct 1654; He may have been one of the soldiers in the expedition against the Ninigret under Major Simon Willard in October 1654.
• History: 1656; In 1656, he was one of the signers of a petition to the Massachusetts General Court to form the Town of Marlborough.

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John married Martha in say 1623. Martha died on 15 May 1679 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Passenger List: 24 Apr 1638, Southampton, Hampshire, England; John and Martha sailed with their children, Robert, William, Peter, Agnes, and John, from Southampton, England on Confidence of London, 200 tones, John Jabson Master.

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Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: Abt 1635;
• Moved To: 1672, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Will: 22 Nov 1672, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He is mentioned in his father's will.
• Offices Held: 1682 to 1683, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was the Representative to the Massachusetts General Court for Cambridge.
• Religion: 15 Nov 1682, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He became a Ruling Elder.
• Will: 16 Apr 1683, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He mentions his children: Daniel, Mary, David, Elizabeth, Margaret, Tabitha, Sarah, and Nathaniel.
• Probate/Proved: 5 May 1683, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

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Will (1683): The date of his will was recorded as 16 (2) 1683.

Probate: The probate date was recorded as 12 (4) 1683.

Immigration:
Gregory came to New England at the age of 45 years along with his wife, Lydia, and his six children, John, Daniel, David, Elizabeth, Sarah, and Samuel.

John married Anne Rogers about 1639. Anne was born in 1617 in England; died on 20 May 1719. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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