Lt. Henry Adams

• Name	Henry Adams
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	1604	Barton St David, Somersetshire, England   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Offices Held	1640 (Age 36)	Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts   [3, 6, 8]
  He was the first Town Clerk of Braintree.
  Married	17 Oct 1643 (Age 39)	Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Elizabeth Paine, the daughter of Moses and Elizabeth Paine. She was born in England and died 29 February 1676 in Medfield, Massachusetts. They had: 1. Eleazer Adams (1644-1710) 2. Jasper Adams (1647-1742) 3. Elizabeth Adams (1649-1729) 4. John Adams (1652-1728) 5. Henry Adams (1652-1653) 6. Moses Adams (1654-1724) 7. Ensign Henry Adams (1657-1733) 8. Samuel Adams (1661-????)
  Residence	1649 to 1676 (Age 45)	Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts   [1, 2, 3]
  Offices Held	say 1651 (Age 47)	Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts   [1, 5, 10]
  He was the Clerk of Writs
  History	1659	Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts   [5]
  	He received a land grant of 148 acres in Medfield.
  Offices Held	1659 (Age 55)	Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts   [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7]
  He was the Representative to the Massachusetts General Court. He served again in 16656, 1674, and 1675.
  Military	1675 (Age 71)  [6, 7]
  He was a lieutenant with the Medfield Militia Company and fought during the early part of King Phillip's War.
  Death	21 Feb 1676	Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts   [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 10]
  	Cause: Killed by Indians at his door during the burning of the town
  History	29 Feb 1676  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  	From Hubbard's Indian Wars the following is written about the tragic deaths of Henry and his wife: "The Lieutenant of the town, Adams by name, was shot down by his own door, and his wife mortally wounded by a gun fired afterwards accidentally in the house." In Gooking's History of Praying Indians is the following: "The same night the Lieutenant's widow being at Mr. Wilson's the minister's house, being upon a bed in a chamber, divers soldiers and commanders being in the room underneath, Capt. Jacob having a gun in his hand half bent, with the muzzle upward, he being taking his leave to be gone to his quarters, by some accident the gun fired through, and shot floor, mat, and through and through the body of the Lieutenant's widow that lay upon the bed, and slew her also."
  Inventory	say 1677  [5]
  His inventory was valued at valued at £407 6/5d.
  Siblings	10 Siblings
  1. Lt. Henry Adams,   b. 1604, Barton St David, Somersetshire, England d. 21 Feb 1676, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts  (Age 72 years)   2. Lt. Thomas Adams,   c. 25 Mar 1612, Barton St David, Somersetshire, England d. 20 Jul 1688, Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 76 years) ▻ Mary   3. Capt. Samuel Adams,   b. 1617, Barton St David, Somersetshire, England d. 24 Jan 1688/89, Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts  (Age 72 years)   4. Deacon Jonathan Adams,   b. 1619, Barton St David, Somersetshire, England d. 28 Jul 1690, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts  (Age 71 years) ▻ Elizabeth Fussell;   Mary Ellice,  m. 20 Mar 1677/78   5. Ursula Adams,   c. 19 Jul 1619, Barton St David, Somersetshire, England d. 20 Feb 1679  (Age ~ 59 years) ▻ Stephen Streeter,  m. 21 Mar 1652 ;   Samuel Hosier,  m. 13 Oct 1657 ;   William Robinson;   Lt. Griffin Crafts,  m. 15 Jul 1673   6. Peter Adams,   b. 1622, Barton St David, Somersetshire, England d. 23 Oct 1690, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts  (Age 68 years) + 7. John Adams,   c. 4 Dec 1622, Kingwestern, Somersetshire, England (not found) d. 1706, Menotomy (now Arlington), Middlesex County, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 83 years) ▻ Anne   8. Joseph Adams,   c. 9 Feb 1626, Kingweston, Somersetshire, England d. 6 Dec 1694, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 68 years) + 9. Mary Adams,   b. 1628, England d. 11 Oct 1711, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 83 years) ▻ Capt. George Fairbanks,  m. 26 Oct 1646 + 10. Ensign Edward Adams,   c. 19 Apr 1629, Kingweston, Somersetshire, England d. 12 Nov 1716, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 87 years) ▻ Lydia Rockwood,  m. Mar 1652 ;   Abigail Craft,  m. 7 Oct 1678 ;   Sarah Taylor,  m. 6 Jan 1709/10   11. Christopher Adams
  Person ID	I11199
  Last Modified	3 Jun 2019

  
  

  Father	Henry Adams,   c. 21 Jan 1583, Barton St David, Somersetshire, England d. 06 Oct 1646, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Age ~ 63 years)
  Mother	Edith Squire,   c. 29 May 1587, Charlton, Mackrell, Somersetshire, England d. 21 Jan 1672, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Age ~ 84 years)
  Marriage	19 Oct 1609	Charlton, Mackrell, Somersetshire, England
  Age at Marriage	He : 26 years and 9 months - She : 22 years and 5 months.
  Family ID	F28	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1604 - Barton St David, Somersetshire, England Offices Held - 1640 - Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Married - 17 Oct 1643 - Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Residence - 1649 to 1676 - Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Offices Held - say 1651 - Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts History - 1659 - Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Offices Held - 1659 - Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Death - 21 Feb 1676 - Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

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