1617 - 1689 (72 years)
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Name |
Samuel Adams |
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Relationship | with Robert Alan Roy
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Birth |
1617 |
Barton St David, Somersetshire, England [1, 2, 3] |
Married |
1 Jan 1636 (Age 19) [1, 3, 4, 5] |
(1) Rebecca Graves, the daughter of Thomas and Katherine (Gray) Graves. She was born in Gravesend, Kent, England, and died 8 October 1664 in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. Their children:
1. Samuel Adams (1647-????)
2. Rebecca Adams
3. Capt. Thomas Adams (1652-1684)
4. John Adams (1657-1657)
5. Catherine Adams 1657-b1659)
6. Catherine Adams(1659-1682)
7. Susanna Adams
8. Nathaniel Adams (1662-????)
9. Mary Adams (1664-1744)
10. Martha Adams (1664-????)
11. Nathaniel Adams (1664-????) |
Residence |
1649 (Age 32) |
Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts [5] |
Moved To |
Between 1653 and 1654 (Age 36) |
Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts [3] |
Offices Held |
1653 (Age 36) |
Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts [5] |
He was the Charlestown Town Clerk. |
Miscellaneous |
3 Jul 1656 (Age 39) |
Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts [3] |
He received a land grant of 450 acres in Chelmsford. |
History |
1657 [3] |
He maintained a grist mill in the eastern part of Chelmsford, near where Lowell now exists. |
Offices Held |
1664 (Age 47) |
Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts [6] |
He was authorized to solemnize marriages. |
Offices Held |
1667 (Age 50) [3] |
He was made a Commissioner of the Court. |
Married |
7 May 1668 (Age 51) |
Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts [1, 3, 4, 5, 7] |
(2) Esther Sparhawk, the daughter of Deacon Nathaniel and Mary (Angier) Sparhawk. Esther was born in Dedham, England, and died 4 November 1745 in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. Their children:
1. Samuel Adams (1671-b1693)1762)
3. Benjamin Adams (1679-1762)
4. Esther Adams |
Will |
28 Feb 1683/84 (Age 67) |
Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts [3] |
Death |
24 Jan 1688/89 |
Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts [1, 3, 4, 5] |
- Gozzaldi (1930) gives the year as 1669.
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Probate/Proved |
19 Sep 1692 |
Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts [3, 4] |
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 |
I11201 |
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 |
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Event Map |
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| Birth - 1617 - Barton St David, Somersetshire, England |
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| Residence - 1649 - Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts |
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| Moved To - Between 1653 and 1654 - Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
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| Offices Held - 1653 - Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts |
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| Miscellaneous - 3 Jul 1656 - Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
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| Offices Held - 1664 - Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
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| Married - 7 May 1668 - Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
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| Will - 28 Feb 1683/84 - Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
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| Death - 24 Jan 1688/89 - Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
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| Probate/Proved - 19 Sep 1692 - Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
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Pin Legend |
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Sources |
- [S71] Johnson, Hugh Albert. Norris, Hackett, Prescott and Allied Families Our Ancestors and Their Descendants, (Annandale, Virginia: Charles Baptie Studios, 1975).
- [S74] Crane, Ellery Bicknell. Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts, (New York: The Lewis Publishing Co., 1907).
- [S76] Adams, Andrew N. A Genealogical History of Henry Adams of Braintree, Mass., and his Descendants also John Adams of Cambridge, Mass., 1632-1897, (Rutland, Vermont: Tuttle Company, 1898).
- [S86] Gozzaldi, Mary Isabella. History of Cambridge, Massachusetts 1630-1877 with a Genealogical Register - Supplement and Index Reprint of 1930 edition, (Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 1986).
- [S84] Wyman, Thomas Bellows. The Genealogies and Estates of Charlestown, Massachusetts 1629-1818 , (Boston: David Clapp & Son, 1879).
- [S87] Drake, Samuel G. A List of Names Found Among the First Settlers of New England, (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register volume I, April 1847).
- [S88] Paige, Lucius R. History of Cambridge, Massachusetts 1630-1877 with a Genealogical Register , (Boston: H. O. Houghton and Company, 1877).
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