Agnes

Agnes married John Stone about 1556 in Barton St David, Somersetshire, England. John was born in 1528 in Barton St David, Somersetshire, England; died on 1596 to 1597 in Barton St David, Somersetshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Agnes married John Adams on 01 Feb 1575 in Barton St David, Somersetshire, England. John (son of Henry Adams and Rose) was born about 1555 in Barton St David, Somersetshire, England; was buried on 22 Mar 1604 in Barton St David, Somersetshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: Abt 1605, England; Roger Warfield.

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• Married: 1599; Richard French.

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• 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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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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• Offices Held: 1640, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; He was the first Town Clerk of Braintree.
• Married: 17 Oct 1643, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; 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, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
• Offices Held: say 1651, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; He was the Clerk of Writs
• History: 1659, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; He received a land grant of 148 acres in Medfield.
• Offices Held: 1659, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; He was the Representative to the Massachusetts General Court. He served again in 16656, 1674, and 1675.
• Military: 1675; He was a lieutenant with the Medfield Militia Company and fought during the early part of King Phillip's War.
• History: 29 Feb 1676; 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; His inventory was valued at valued at £407 6/5d.

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• Immigration: say 1635; He came to New England say 1635.
• Proprietor: 1639, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In 1639 he was a proprietor of Cambridge, Massachusetts.
• Residence: 1642, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; In 1642 he lived in Braintree, Massachusetts.
• Freeman: 10 May 1643; On 10 May 1643 he was admitted as a freeman.
• Military: 1644; In 1644 he was a member of Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company.
• Residence: From 1646 to 1650, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; From 1646 to 1650 he lived in Concord, Massachusetts.
• Offices Held: say 1652, Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was the first town clerk of Chelmsford.
• Proprietor: 19 May 1653, Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; On 19 May 1653 he signed he petition to set aside the Town of Chelmsford: To the honourd John Endicot Esqr. Gouvnr: with the reste: of the honord Magistrats and deputies at the General! Courte now at Boston Assembled: humbly Sheweth: That whereas we your humble petitioners: who made bould the last Court Assembled to present a petition: to the Vew of this honoured Courte which was eccepted and Granted to Vs : for which we giue the Courte hmbl thankes and beinge jncoraged by this Courte to Vew the Land that Lyeth yet Vndisposed of and Vnimprooued on the other side Concord Riuer acordingly we haue by a Comity taken care and paynes to doe, with seuerall others: that by the prouidenc of god : are now joyned petitioners : with us : who Vpon our Vewinge the lands as abousaid doe find a tracke of land: which bordereth Vpon the Riuer Merimake: nere to paatooket, which we doe find: a Very Comfortable place to acomidate A company of gods people Vpon: that may with gods blessinge and Asistance Liue Comfortably Vpon : and doe good in or places for church and Comon wealth, which many of Vs your petitioners are throw our nesisitys for wante of acomidationes some neuer haueing any and some others: but Very Litle a Comidation soe yt we canot subsiste excepte we doo take some care to Looke out in away or god for our Comfortable Subsistance, and now we yr humble petitioners doe intreate this honoured Courte for our Comfortable Suply: would please to grante to Vs soe much land: as may be Comfortable for a plantatione: which we conceiue may there be Layed out to the quantity of six myles Square of Vpland and medow: which parcell of land: we doe intreate may be gin at merimacke Riuer at a necke of land nere to Concord riuer: and soe run Vp by Concord: riuer. South and west into the Contrie, to make Vp that sircomferenc or quantity of land as is aboue expresed: and for as much as many of yr petitioners are in greate nesesity haueinge no .setled place to abide in and we all in Generall beinge desirous to proseed as one man together to cary on that worke the lord shall call Vs t6 and this honered Courte shall in ther cristian wisdom Directe Vs in Tharefore we humbly entreate this honord" Courte to Gratifie yr humble petitioners with a speedy and expresed anser so shall you euer bind Vs to Seme you wherein you shall comand
• Moved To: 1654, Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He moved with his brother, Samuel to Chelmsford, Massachusetts in 1654..
• Miscellaneous: 1655, Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; There appears to be a tradition that Samuel and Thomas Adams were at the principal expense of erecting the first meeting house in Chelmsford. But the town records contain no information relative to it.
• Occupation: 1656, Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In 1656 he and his brother, Samuel, built mills on the present site of the City of Lowell.
• Religion: 11 Jun 1656, Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; On 11 Jun 1656 Thomas and Mary were received into covenant in the Chelmsford Church.
• Miscellaneous: 17 May 1658, Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; On 17 May 1658 he was one of the signers of the partition to the General Court asking for the privilege of trading with the Indians: Chelmsford May: 17: 58 To the honered Coart Assembled at Boston the humble petistion the in habetants of the towne off Chelmsford Sheweth: that we have as god by his Providenc haveing despoased off us with our famelies into this Remoat Corner of the wildernes: whare not with Standing the improvement of all Lawfull Liberties and Advantages put into our hands wee have and doe find as the State of things now standeth Muchdificalte to: nay imposebile [ ] of procuering such nesesarie suplye as boath Church and familie ocations doe call for to the great hasard boath of uss and owrs as wee dout not but yr wisdoms are sensable off which difecalltie is much increased to uss by beeing prohibeted from tradeing with the indiens which we doe Conseive to bee our Lawfull Liberte : owr humble Requeste tharfore is that yr honers would bee pleased to take this Case into yr Consideration: and grant your petiscioners thare Lawfull Liberte which wee Conceive ought not to bee Menopolised in as much as it is no nue inuention and that the Lord would kepe boath you and yours in his feare and truth wee your petiscioners shall for ever praye wee doe further in [ ] your honer Leter to bee our townes brand or Leter of marke as Law injoyneth
• Military: 1659 to 1682; His militia company elected him chief Sergeant in 1659, but he was refused the office owning to his religious views. In April 1660, he was confirmed upon his agreement not to speak of his views. In 1678, he was made an Ensign, and in 1682, a Lieutenant.
• Offices Held: 1 Mar 1662/63, Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; On 3 March 1663 he was chosen for a committee to lay out a road over which the Groton people passed in going to Boston: 3d 1 month 1662-3. Thomas Adams and Josiah Richardson being chosen a committee to Joyn with Groton committee to Lay out a Highway from Town to Town the work is performed by them and the way is Laid out from Beaver Brook Bridge over the North side of Robbins-hill and thence through Richard Hildreth's yard and so to the west end of Hart pond over the swamp and so to Thomas Chamberlins meadow and so on towards Groton, on the east side of Tadmuck great meadow"
• Offices Held: 1667, Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; "To the honored Court assembled at Cambridge, these may inform that Capt. Samuell Adams, Thomas Adams, and Mr. John Webb, are choase Commissioners for the Court of Chelmsford for this yeare 67."
• Offices Held: 1673, Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In 1673 he was a Representative to the Massachusetts General Court for Chelmsford.
• Offices Held: say 1675, Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was a Justice of the Peace.
• Offices Held: 1678, Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; In 1678 the Town of Chelmsford chose him "For a Comite to order the seating in metting house Capt thom hinchman, Capt Samell Adams,."
• Will: 28 Mar 1688, Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; On 28 March 1688 he made his will. To his wife Mary he gave the use of his house and orchard; his sons Pelatiah, Timothy and Samuel to provide for her. To Jonathan he gave 10 acres on the east end of his home lot, and other lands, and divided lands among the other sons, Samuel to pay £16 to his dau. Mary Cooper.
• Inventory: 11 Aug 1688, Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; His estate was inventoried on 11 August 1688 in Chelmsford, Massachusetts.
• Probate/Proved: 7 Oct 1690, Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; On 7 October 1690 his will was proved.
• Last Full Review: 7 Aug 2020

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Thomas married Mary on Yes, date unknown. Mary died on 23 Mar 1694 in Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 1 Jan 1636; (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, Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
• Moved To: Between 1653 and 1654, Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Offices Held: 1653, Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; He was the Charlestown Town Clerk.
• Miscellaneous: 3 Jul 1656, Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He received a land grant of 450 acres in Chelmsford.
• History: 1657; He maintained a grist mill in the eastern part of Chelmsford, near where Lowell now exists.
• Offices Held: 1664, Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was authorized to solemnize marriages.
• Offices Held: 1667; He was made a Commissioner of the Court.
• Married: 7 May 1668, Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; (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, Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
• Probate/Proved: 19 Sep 1692, Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

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Gozzaldi (1930) gives the year as 1669.

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• Land/House: 1659, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; He was granted land in 1659 in Medfield consisting of 84 acres.
• History: 1676; His house was burnt by the Indians during the attack on Medfield during King Philip's War.

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Jameson (1886) gives his death as 1692 in Medfield, now Millis.

Jonathan married Elizabeth Fussell on Yes, date unknown. Elizabeth (daughter of John Fussell and Elizabeth) died in say 1690 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jonathan married Mary Ellice on 20 Mar 1677/78 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Other Will: 4 Aug 1646, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; She was mentioned in her father's will of 4 August 1646. First, my will is, that my sonne Peter and Jolin, and my dau. Vrsula, shall lmve the ground in the Neck, both vpland and meddow, during the tenno I was to enjoy it, vntill it returne into the townes hands againe from, whom I had it.
• Land/House: 27 Jun 1671, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; On 27 June 1671 she sold her Watertown property.
• Last Full Review: 22 Jan 2021

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Ursula married Stephen Streeter on 21 Mar 1652 in Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ursula married Samuel Hosier on 13 Oct 1657 in Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Samuel was born about 1610; died on 29 Jul 1665 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ursula married William Robinson on Yes, date unknown. William was born on 9 Jan 1614 in Canterbury, Kent, England; died in 5 or 6 Jul 1668 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; was buried in Dorchester North Burying Ground, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ursula married Lt. Griffin Crafts on 15 Jul 1673 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Griffin was born about 1603 in possibly Yorkshire, England; died on 4 Oct 1689 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 1650; Rachel Newcome. Their children: 1. John Adams (????-1724) 2. Rachel Adams (????-1678) 3. Deacon Peter Adams (1653-1723) 4. Hannah Adams (1655-1746) 5. Mary Adams (1661-1704) 6. Jonathan Adams (1663-1664) 7. Jonathan Adams (1664-????) 8. Ruth Adams (1665-????) 9. Joseph Adams (1668-1748) 10. Samuel Adams (1671-1731) 11. Henry Adams (1673-????)
• Moved To: 1652, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
• Miscellaneous: 1659, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; He received a land grant of 101 acres.
• History: 1676; His home was burnt by Indians during the attack on Medfield during King Philip's War.
• Inventory: 23 Oct 1690, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; His land was appraised at £12.

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• 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]

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• Married: 26 Nov 1650, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; Abigail Baxter, the daughter of Gregory and Margaret Baxter. She was born September 1634 in Roxbury, Massachusetts and died 27 August 1692 in Boston, Massachusetts. Their children: 1. Hannah Adams (1652-1726) 2. Joseph Adams (1654-1737) 3. John Adams (1657-1657) 4. Abigail Adams (1659-1696) 5. Capt. John Adams (1661-1702) 6. Bethiah Adams (1661-1702) 7. Mary Adams (1663-1744) 8. Samuel Adams (1665-????) 9. Mercy Adams (1668-1706) 10. Capt. Peter Adams (1670-????) 11. Jonathan Adams (1672-????) 12. Mehitable Adams (1678-1713) Their marriage date was recorded as 26 (9) 1650. In the Great Migration Begins, the Marriage date is listed as 29 November 1650
• Freeman: 1653, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
• Offices Held: 1673, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; He was elected a selectman.
• Will: 18 Jul 1694, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
• Probate/Proved: 10 Jan 1695, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts

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Buried:
To the memory of Joseph Adams, senior
who died December 6, 1694, aged, 68
And to his
wife whose first name was Baxter
who died Aug. 27, 1692, aged 58
This tomb Erected by a great grandson in 1817

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Mary probably died at the home of her son-in-law, William Holbrook.

Crane (1907) gives her birth date as 11 August 1711.

Mary married Capt. George Fairbanks on 26 Oct 1646 in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. George (son of Jonathan Fayrbank and Grace Smith) was christened on 28 Nov 1619 in Shelf, Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, England; died on 10 Jan 1682 in Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Land/House: 1659, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; He received a land grant of 102 acres.
• Offices Held: 1689, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; He was elected the Representative to the Massachusetts General Court for Medfield. He served again in 1692 and 1702/

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Edward married Lydia Rockwood in Mar 1652 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Lydia (daughter of Richard Rockwood and possibly the daughter of Zachary Bicknell) was born in 1634/35 in Massachusetts; died on 3 Mar 1676 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Edward married Abigail Craft on 7 Oct 1678 in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Abigail was born on 24 Mar 1634 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; died in 1707 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Edward married Sarah Taylor on 6 Jan 1709/10 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• History: He returned to England

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