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10---ELEAZER3 ADAMS (Henry2, Henry1) was born on 05 Aug 1644 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s8]. He died on 14 Apr 1701 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He married Elizabeth Harding (daughter of Abraham Harding) in 1667. She died in 1708 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. 
------Notes for Eleazer Adams: 
He built near his father's in Medfield.  His house was burned by the Indians in King James War and rebuilt. He died 14 April, 1701. 
Eleazer Adams (1644) and Elizabeth Harding had the following children:
91i.ELIZABETH 4 ADAMS 19 (daughter of Eleazer Adams and Elizabeth Harding) was born on 29 Apr 1672 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. She died in 1754. She married SAMUEL SMITH. He was a repsresentative in the General court from Medfield in 1742. 
92ii.ELEAZER ADAMS19 (son of Eleazer Adams and Elizabeth Harding) was born on 15 Feb 1675 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He died in 1675.
12---ELIZABETH3 ADAMS (Henry2, Henry1) was born on 11 Sep 1649 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s8]. She died in 1727. She married Dea. John Harding on 16 Dec 1668 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s9]. He died on 04 Mar 1720. 
------Notes for John Harding: Believed to have been a son of Abraham Harding, the father of Elizabeth above, and a first settler in Medfield. Dea. John m. 1st Nov. 26, 1655, Hannah Wood who d. 23 Feb. 1667, and he then m. 2nd Elizabeth Adams. He d. 4 March, 1720. She d. 1727. 
John Harding and Elizabeth Adams (1649) had the following children:
92i.HANNAH4 HARDING (daughter of John Harding and Elizabeth Adams) was born on 02 Feb 1667 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. She died on 26 May 1668.
93ii.ABRAHAM HARDING (son of John Harding and Elizabeth Adams) was born on 06 Feb 1668 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 05 Apr 1670.
94iii.HANNAH HARDING (daughter of John Harding and Elizabeth Adams) was born on 16 Oct 1668. She died on 13 Jan 1718.
95iv.JOHN HARDING (son of John Harding and Elizabeth Adams) was born on 11 Sep 1669. He died on 16 May 1670.
96v.JOHN HARDING (son of John Harding and Elizabeth Adams) was born on 21 Feb 1671. He died on 08 Jun 1672.
97vi.HENRY HARDING (son of John Harding and Elizabeth Adams) was born on 07 Jun 1672. He married Maria Allen on 07 Jul 1698.
98vii.ICHABOD HARDING (son of John Harding and Elizabeth Adams) was born on 23 Nov 1675. He died on 02 Feb 1730. He married Abigail Barber on 15 Nov 1699 in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
99viii.MARIA HARDING (daughter of John Harding and Elizabeth Adams) was born on 22 Jun 1681. She died on 12 Jan 1682.
100ix.ABRAHAM HARDING (son of John Harding and Elizabeth Adams) was born on 27 Dec 1683. He married Mary Smith in 1706
101x. JOHN HARDING (son of John Harding and Elizabeth Adams) was born on 23 Sep 1691. He died on 16 Jan 1693.
14---HENRY ADAMS (son of Henry Adams and Elizabeth Paine) was born on 16 Nov 16 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 29 Sep 1733 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He married Prudence Frary on 16 Dec 1679 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s10]. She was born on 20 Aug 1662 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. She died on 20 Feb 1750.
------Notes for Henry Adams: Henry3, b. in Medfield, Nov. 15, 1657, m. Dec. 16, 1679, Prudence Frary, dau. of John F. and Elizabeth Adams (Harding) Frary, b. Aug. 20, 1662, and d. 20 Feb. 1750, "a woman of cherished memory." He was a Representative in the Gen. Court in 1706, '09, '11, '19, '21, '24 and '28, and d. in 1733. 
Henry Adams (16??) and Prudence Frary had the following children:
+102i.PRUDENCE4 ADAMS (daughter of Henry Adams and Prudence Frary) was born on 10 Apr 1683 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. She died on 23 Feb 1772. She married Joseph Morse on 14 Apr 1702 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s45]. He was born on 25 Mar 1679 in Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 18 Apr 1754.
+103ii.HANNAH ADAMS (daughter of Henry Adams and Prudence Frary) was born on 14 Oct 1685 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. She died on 27 Oct 1775 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. She married Edward Clark (son of Benjamin Clarke and Dorcas Morse) on 09 Jun 1703 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA46. He was born on 11 Nov 1679 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s47].
+104iii.THOMAS ADAMS (son of Henry Adams and Prudence Frary) was born on 21 May 1688 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s17]. He died on 31 Mar 1763. He married MARY ELLIS. She was born in 1691. She died in 1778.
+105iv.JEREMIAH ADAMS (son of Henry Adams and Prudence Frary) was born on 14 Jan 1691 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 08 Oct 1772. He married Rebecca Fisher in 1715. She died on 26 Feb 1774.
106v.ELIZABETH ADAMS (daughter of Henry Adams and Prudence Frary) was born on 08 Jan 1693 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. She died on 26 Nov 1766. She married Solomon Clark, son of the 2nd Joseph and Mary (Allen) Clark, who was b. 1678, (he m. 1st 1698, Mary White; she d. 1740). He was selectman and representative in the Gen. Court; d. 1778. Elizabeth m. (2) 1756, Joseph Richardson, son of John and Rebecca (Clark) Richardson, b. 1687; was twice married, d. 1748. She d. 26 Nov. 1766; probably no issue.
+107vi.SARAH ADAMS (daughter of Henry Adams and Prudence Frary) was born on 13 Dec 1697 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. She died in 1733. She married Samuel Ellis in 1724. He was born in 1696. He died in 1778.
+108vii.HENRY ADAMS (son of Henry Adams and Prudence Frary) was born on 24 May 1702 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 03 Nov 1782 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s7]. He married JEMIMA MORSE. She was born in 1709. She died on 15 Feb 1785 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s7].
------Notes for Henry Adams (1702) He was appointed coroner by King George III, for Massachusetts Bay in 1743; was selectman. His bible, published in Edinburgh in 1729, is in the possession of his great grandson, Henry S. Adams, at Paola, Kan.
17---MOSES ADAMS (son of Henry Adams and Elizabeth Paine) was born on 26 Oct 1654 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He died in 1724. He married (1) LYDIA WHITNEY (daughter of Jonathan Whitney and Lydia Jones) on 15 Apr 1684 in Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA11. She was born on 03 Jul 1657. She died on 27 Mar 1724. He married (2) MARY before 1681.
------Notes for Moses Adams: Moses3, b. in Medfield, Oct. 26, 1654; m. April 15, 1681, Lydia Whitney, dau. of Jonathan and Lydia (Jones) Whitney, b. July 3, 1657, d. 27 March 1724. (Tilden says he m. Mary Fairbanks.) He was selectman of Sherborn, Middlesex Co., MAss., in 1701; Rev. Abner Morse says he inherited his father's farm, and drew land in Douglass, Mass., in 1715; d. 1724.
Moses Adams (1654) and Lydia Whitney had the following children:
+109i.LYDIA 4 ADAMS (daughter of Moses Adams and Lydia Whitney) was born on 02 Feb 1684 in Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA[s48]. She died in 1730. She married John Fisk (son of Nathanial Fisk and Mary) on 31 Jul 1706 in Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA[s48]. He was born on 17 Mar 1683. He died in 1730.
110ii.ELIZABETH ADAMS (daughter of Moses Adams and Lydia Whitney) was born on  18 Sep 1686 in Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA[s48]. She died on 17 Jun 1689 in Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA[s49]. Her's was the first grave in Sherborn cemetery.
+111iii.HANNAH ADAMS (daughter of Moses Adams and Lydia Whitney) was born on 08 Feb 1688 in Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA[s48]. She died on 21 Jul 1718. She married Nathaniel Fisk (son of Nathanial Fisk and Mary) on 16 Jan 1706 in Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA48. He was born on 09 Jun 1678. He died before 1735.
+112iv.ELIZABETH ADAMS (daughter of Moses Adams and Lydia Whitney) was born on 25 Oct 1689 in Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA[s48]. She died in 1724. She married Daniel Ryder (son of William Ryder and Hannah Lovett) on 16 May 1711 in Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA50. He died in 1754.
+113v.MOSES ADAMS (son of Moses Adams and Lydia Whitney) was born on 26 Nov 1691 in Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA[s48]. He died before 1730. He married Deborah Sawin on 27 Mar 1716 in Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA48.
+114vi.JAMES ADAMS (son of Moses Adams and Lydia Whitney) was born on 07 Jul 1693 in Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA[s48]. He died on 14 Jan 1728. He married Abigail Hill (daughter of John H. Hill and Hannah) on 01 Jan 1713 in Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA[s48]. She died on 17 Sep 1736. He settled in Sherborn; was selectman there in 1725; d 14 Jan. 1728.
+115vii.ISAAC ADAMS (son of Moses Adams and Lydia Whitney) was born on 04 Mar 1695  in Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA[s48]. He died on 05 Jun 1730. He married Martha Vose on 10 May 1722.
+116viii.ABIGAIL ADAMS (daughter of Moses Adams and Lydia Whitney) was born on 07 Sep 1697 in Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA[s48]. She died on 15 Mar 1729. She married Nathaniel Perry on 22 Dec 1714 in Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA48. He died on 07 Sep 1756.
Moses Adams (1654) and Mary (Unknown) had the following child:
+117---Benoni4, b. in Sherborn, Middlesex Co., Mass., Nov. 3, 1681; m. Nov. 14, 1724, Mary Winch, dau. of Samuel Winch of Framingham, Middlesex Co., Mass., b. Nov. 23, 1700. He settled in Holliston, Middlesex Co., Mass.; was selectman in 1731 and 1734; made his will March 1742-3; d. July, 1748. 
19---JONATHAN3 ADAMS (Thomas2, Henry1) was born on 06 Jan 1646 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 25 Nov 1712 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. He married LEAH GOULD. She died in 1718. 
------Notes for Jonathan Adams and Leah Gould:  He was a farmer in or near Littleton, MA . Leah Gould (Goole) twin dau. of Francis and Rose Gould of Chelmsford. 
Jonathan Adams (1646) and Leah Gould had the following children:
+118i.EDITH4 ADAMS (daughter of Jonathan Adams and Leah Gould) was born on 01 Dec 1683 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. She married JACOB POWERS. He was born on 15 Dec 1679.
119ii.MARY ADAMS (daughter of Jonathan Adams and Leah Gould) was born on 13 May 1707 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. She died in 1718. She married WILLIAM HAGGETT.
120iii.MARGARET ADAMS (daughter of Jonathan Adams and Leah Gould) was born on 24 Jun 1688 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.  Died Young
+121iv.LYDIA ADAMS (daughter of Jonathan Adams and Leah Gould) was born on 02 Apr 1691 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. She married Thomas Robbins on 06 Aug 1713.
122v.ABIGAIL ADAMS (daughter of Jonathan Adams and Leah Gould) was born on 09 Nov 1693 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.
123vi.JONATHAN ADAMS (son of Jonathan Adams and Leah Gould) was born in Mar 1696 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. He deeded an interest in his father's estate to Samuel Chamberlain in 1717.
+124vii.DAVID ADAMS (son of Jonathan Adams and Leah Gould) was born on 29 Mar 1699 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. He married Dorcas Paine on 27 Aug 1723 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA52. She was born on 20 Feb 1699 in Eastham, Barnstable Co., MA. She died on 03 Mar 1746 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA.
125viii.ELIZABETH ADAMS (daughter of Jonathan Adams and Leah Gould) 
126ix.EDWARD ADAMS (son of Jonathan Adams and Leah Gould) 
127x.RACHEL ADAMS  (daughter of Jonathan Adams and Leah Gould) 
20---PELATIAH3 ADAMS (Thomas2, Henry1) was born on 16 Jan 1646 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 29 Apr 1725 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA[s12]. He married RUTH. She died on 18 Sep 1719 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. 
Pelatiah Adams and Ruth (Unknown) had the following children:
128i.TABITHA4 A DAMS (daughter of Pelatiah Adams and Ruth) was born in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. She died on 29 Nov 1696. She married Thomas Blanchard about 1693.
129ii.THOMAS ADAMS (son of Pelatiah Adams and Ruth) was born in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. He died after 1728.
------Notes for Thomas Adams: April 16, 1702, Pelatiah and his wife Ruth, for love and good will, made deed of sundry parcels of land in Chelmsford to their sons Thomas and Pelatiah, Jr. April 3, 1727, Thomas Adams, carpenter, of Chelmsford, made a purchase of Joseph Baldwin, block-maker, for the consideration of œ300, 300 acres in Dunstable. Feb. 11, 1728, Pelatiah [jr.] and his wife Lydia Adams, in consideration of œ560, release and quitclaim to Thomas Adams, late of Chelmsford, now of Dunstable, all their right and interest in lands divided and undivided. Lydia was the wife of Pelatiah, Jr., in May, 1728. There is no record that Thomas married, and it is probable that he d. unm. in Dunstable.
+130iii.RUTH ADAMS (daughter of Pelatiah Adams and Ruth) was born on 08 Mar 1673 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. She married THOMAS BLANCHARD.
+131iv.ELIZABETH ADAMS (daughter of Pelatiah Adams and Ruth) was born on 26 Apr 1680 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA53. She died on 30 Apr 1750. She married John Cummings on 03 Oct 1705 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA54. He was born on 07 Jul 1682.
+132v.PELATIAH ADAMS (son of Pelatiah Adams and Ruth) was born on 17 Nov 1682 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA[s55]. He married Lydia Fletdher on 08 Jun 1711.
133vi.SAMUEL ADAMS (son of Pelatiah Adams and Ruth) was born on 28 Mar 1685 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA[s53].
134vii.EDITH ADAMS (daughter of Pelatiah Adams and Ruth) was born on 25 Jun 1688 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA[s56].
+135viii.SARAH ADAMS (daughter of Pelatiah Adams and Ruth) was born on 12 Jul 1691 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. She died on 24 Apr 1761 in Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. She married JOHN FLETCHER. He was born on 10 Jun 1689. He died in Oct 1772 in Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.
+136ix.ABIGAIL ADAMS (daughter of Pelatiah Adams and Ruth) was born on 07 Jun 1697 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. She married Aaron Parker on 24 Apr 1761.
21---TIMOTHY3 ADAMS (Thomas2, Henry1) was born in 1648 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 01 Jul 1708 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. He married MARY. She died on 01 Jul 1708 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. 
Timothy Adams (1648) and Mary (Unknown) had the following children:
+137i.THOMAS4 ADAMS (son of Timothy Adams and Mary) was born in 1675 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 18 Feb 1746. He married JUDITH. She was born in 1680. She died on 15 Apr 1754.
+138ii.TIMOTHY ADAMS (son of Timothy Adams and Mary) was born on 13 Dec 1677 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. He married DOROTHY CHAMBERLAIN. She was born about 1670. She died on 19 Jun 1766.
139iii. MARY ADAMS (daughter of Timothy Adams and Mary) was born in Chelmsford, Middlesex,  Massachusetts, USA. She died on 29 Jan 1681 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.
140iv. MARY ADAMS (daughter of Timothy Adams and Mary) was born on 25 Sep 1685 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
141v.JONATHAN ADAMS (son of Timothy Adams and Mary) was born on 03 Apr 1688. He died before 1708. 
23---SAMUEL3 ADAMS (Thomas2, Henry1) was born about 1653 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 26 Nov 1727 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. He married MARY. She died on 28 Mar 1718 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA.
------Notes for Samuel Adams: He was a millwright; removed to Charlestown, Mass., and thence to Canterbury, Conn., where he was a prominent citizen and d. 26 Nov., 1727. He sold his property in Charlestown to Joseph Randall, in 1697, according to Bond; the deed was acknowledged at Plainfield, Conn., in 1714-5.  He was one of the first board of selectmen in Canterbury, chosen May 31, 1699. Both he and his son Samuel, Jr., received each one and one-half shares of land as original first settlers in the division of April, 1723. He is said to have had twelve children, five of whom died young. His will, made and signed with his mark, Aug. 7, 1727, probated at Plainfield, Dec. 4, 1727, and on record at Willimantic, speaks of his sons as three in number, and four daughters, but names only Henry and Thomas, Abigail and Margaret, the portions of Abigail and Margaret to remain in the hands of the executor.
Samuel Adams (1653 and Mary (Unknown) had the following children:
+142i.ABIGAIL4 ADAMS (daughter of Samuel Adams and Mary) was born in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. She married Paul Davenport on 26 Jul 1709 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA[s57]. He was born on 30 Jan 1683.
+143ii.JOSEPH ADAMS (son of Samuel Adams and Mary) was born between 1682-1683 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 03 Mar 1752. He married (1) EUNICE SPALDING on 23 Jul 1708. She died on 05 Apr 1726. He married SUSANNA WOODWARD. She was born in 1693. She died on 29 Apr 1790 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA.
+144iii.HENRY ADAMS (son of Samuel Adams and Mary) was born about 1684 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. He married SARAH ADAMS. She was born on 08 Mar 1683. She died on 16 Apr 1753.
+145iv.THOMAS ADAMS (son of Samuel Adams and Mary) was born about 1688 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. He married Abigail Davenport on 23 Feb 1715. She was born on 10 Mar 1693. She died on 03 Jun 1733 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA[s58].
+146v.SAMUEL ADAMS (son of Samuel Adams and Mary) was born about 1690 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. He married Mary Cady on 11 Feb 1726.
147vi.SUSANNA ADAMS (daughter of Samuel Adams and Mary) was born on 03 Mar 1692 in Charlestown,  Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. She married JAMES BRADFORD.
+148vii.KATHARINE ADAMS (daughter of Samuel Adams and Mary) was born on 27 May 1695 in Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. She died on 02 Aug 1733 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA[s59]. She married David Adams (son of Henry Adams and Patience Ellice) on 07 Jun 1718 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA60. He was born on 03 Sep 1692 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s41]. He died on 29 Aug 1753 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA[s61].
149viii.MARGARET ADAMS (daughter of Samuel Adams and Mary) was born in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA. She died before 26 Mar 1752 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA. She married SAMUEL ADAMS. He was born on 25 Feb 1685 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 24 Apr 1742 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA.
------Notes for Margaret Adams: Margaret4, b. in Canterbury, Conn.; m. Samuel Adams, son of John and Michal (Bloice) Adams; b. Feb. 25, 1684-5; d. 24 April, 1742. She made her will March 13, 1752; proved March 26, 1752. She appointed her nephews, called "cousins" Samuel and David Adams, the "natural sons of her sister Katherine," as her executors.
150ix.REBECCA ADAMS (daughter of Samuel Adams and Mary) was born in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA. She died on 05 Jul 1709.
29---ELIZABETH3 ADAMS (Jonathan2, Henry1) was born on 18 Mar 1666 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s13]. She died on 14 Aug 1719 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s14]. She married John Partridge (son of John Partridge and Magdalene Bullen) in 1688. He was born on 21 Sep 1656. He died on 09 Dec 1743 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
Elizabeth Adams (1666) and john Partridge had the following children:
151i.JONATHAN4 PARTRIDGE (son of John Partridge and Elizabeth Adams) was born in 1693. He married Elizabeth Learned on 13 Nov 1717 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA62. She died on 23 Apr 1738 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s63].
152ii.HANNAH PARTRIDGE (daughter of John Partridge and Elizabeth Adams) was born in 1696. She married Jeremiah Daniel in 1713. He died in 1751.
153iii.DEBORAH PARTRIDGE (daughter of John Partridge and Elizabeth Adams) was born in 1698. She married ISRAEL KEITH.
154iv.JAMES PARTRIDGE (son of John Partridge and Elizabeth Adams) was born in 1700. He married Kezia Bullard on 10 Oct 1730 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s64]. D. 1769.
+155v.SARAH PARTRIDGE (daughter of John Partridge and Elizabeth Adams) was born in 1702. She married George Adams (son of Peter Adams and Experience Cooke) on 13 Mar 1723 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA65. He was born on 16 Jan 1699 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s19].
156vi.STEPHEN PARTRIDGE (son of John Partridge and Elizabeth Adams) was born in 1706. He died in 1742.
35---JONATHAN3 ADAMS (Jonathan2, Henry1) was born in 1679 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He died in 1744 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He married Thamezin Sheffield, daughter of William and Hannah (Bullard) Sheffield,  in 1697. She was born on 25 May 1673 in Holliston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. She died in 1743 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
------Notes for Jonathan Adams: He inherited his father's estate in E. Medway, occupying the same till his son, Capt. Jonathan, came of age; he then removed to Medfield to the farm afterward owned by Gershom Adams; was said to be the 1st Baptist in Medfield; d. 1744.
Jonathan Adams (1679) and Thamezin Sheffield had the following children:
+157i.THAMEZIN4 ADAMS (daughter of Jonathan Adams and Thamezin Sheffield) was born on 21 Aug 1699 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s2]. She married Joseph Ellis on 16 Jun 1719.
+158ii.HANNAH ADAMS (daughter of Jonathan Adams and Thamezin Sheffield) was born on 12 Feb 1702. She married Jonathan Jones on 25 Jan 1727. He was born on 31 Dec 1701.
+159iii.EZEKIEL ADAMS (son of Jonathan Adams and Thamezin Sheffield) was born on 01 Jul 1705 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s2]. He died on 07 Aug 1777 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He married (1) BETHIA PARKER on 08 May 1728 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s66]. She died on 30 Dec 1739 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He married (2) LYDIA LOVELL between 20 Mar-23 Jul 1740 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s2]. She was born in 1703. She died on 14 Jan 1774 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
+160iv.JONATHAN ADAMS (son of Jonathan Adams and Thamezin Sheffield) was born on 15 Aug 1709 in E. Medway, Norfolk Co., MA. He died on 28 Oct 1804 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He married Patience Clark (daughter of Edward Clark and Hannah Adams) on 30 Apr 1732. She was born on 03 May 1710 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. She died on 11 Jul 1801.
36---LYDIA3 ADAMS (Jonathan2, Henry1) was born in 1680 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. She married Joseph Daniel between 1696-1697. He was born on 03 Feb 1677. He died on 08 Jun 1720.
------Notes for Joseph Daniel: Son of Samuel Daniel (Robert1). He removed from Dedham to Needham, (Grantville) now Wellesley Hills, MA.
Joseph Daniel and Lydia Adams (1680)had the following children:
161i.ELIZABETH4 DANIEL (daughter of Joseph Daniel and Lydia Adams) was born on 23 Mar 1698. She died on 07 Sep 1719.
162ii.SAMUEL DANIEL (son of Joseph Daniel and Lydia Adams) was born in 1700. He died on 05 Sep 1703.
163iii.MARY DANIEL (daughter of Joseph Daniel and Lydia Adams) was born on 30 Jun 1704. She died in 1788. She married Jonas Breck on 18 Feb 1735.
164iv.LYDIA DANIEL (daughter of Joseph Daniel and Lydia Adams) was born on 24 Jul 1706. She married Michael Bullen on 21 Nov 1726.
165v.JOSEPH DANIEL (son of Joseph Daniel and Lydia Adams) was born on 12 Feb 1709. He died on 05 Dec 1783.
166vi.SARAH DANIEL (daughter of Joseph Daniel and Lydia Adams) was born on 06 Mar 1712. She married Thomas Wiswell on 20 Dec 1733.
167vii.JASPER DANIEL (son of Joseph Daniel and Lydia Adams) was born on 07 Mar 1715.
168viii.SAMUEL DANIEL (son of Joseph Daniel and Lydia Adams) was born on 04 May 1719. He died on 25 May 1798. He married MARTHA. She died on 02 Mar 1789 in Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
169ix.JUDAH DANIEL (son of Joseph Daniel and Lydia Adams) was born on 02 aug 1720. He died on 14 Sep 1720.
45---MARY3 ADAMS (Samuel2, Henry1) was born in 1664 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. She died on 21 Dec 1744 in Windham, Windham Co., CT. She married Samuel Webb on 16 Dec 1686. He was born on 06 Jun 1660 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 20 Feb 1739 in Windham, Windham Co., CT.
------Notes for Samuel Webb: Son of Christopher and Hannah (Scott) Webb, b. in Braintree, Mass., June 6, 1660; d. in Windham, Conn., 20 Feb., 1739, age 79 years. His widow, Mary, d. 21 Dec., 1744, age 80 years. He purchased land in Windham in 1707, and removed thither with his family. He was admitted an inhabitant of Windham March 14, 1709; was chosen assessor and school committee, and was called "Mr.," indicating a man of important standing and influence. His will, made Jan. 17, 1731, proved March 6, 1739, gives his wife, Mary, "all my moveable Estate, both Within doars, to be Wholly at hur dispose, and that end of my dwelling hows next to ye Town Street, to be hurs deuring hur Natural life."
Samuel Webb and Mary Adams had the following children:
170i.REBECCA4 WEBB (daughter of Samuel Webb and Mary Adams) was born on 25 Sep 1687 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. She died in Mar 1688.
171ii.SAMUEL WEBB (son of Samuel Webb and Mary Adams) was born on 14 May 1690 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 06 Mar 1779 in Rockingham, Windham Co., VT. He married (1) HANNAH RIPLEY on 08 Oct 1711. She died on 19 Mar 1751. He married (2) ELIZABETH FISK on 14 May 1752.
172iii.MARY WEBB (daughter of Samuel Webb and Mary Adams) was born on 25 Nov 1694 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. She married AMOS DODGE.
173iv.NATHANIEL WEBB (son of Samuel Webb and Mary Adams) was born on 10 Feb 1696 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He married ELIZABETH FITCH.
174v.ZEBULON WEBB (son of Samuel Webb and Mary Adams). He married JUDITH HOWARD.
50---JOSEPH3 ADAMS (Samuel2, Henry1) was born on 27 Nov 1672 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA16. He died on 22 Jan 1717 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. He married MARY.
------Notes for Joseph Adams:  Capt. Joseph made his will Jan. 20, 1717, and d. Jan 22d. He makes meution of his wife "Mary," and his sons Samnel, Joseph, Benjamin and Jonas, and his daughters. Esther, Mary, Rebecca, Sybil and Hannah, widow Mary to he executrix. April 26, 1733, a committee divided the lands of Capt. Joseph Adams, late of Chelmsford, one-fourth part to the heirs of Samuel, deceased; one-fourth part to Joseph, one-fourth part to Jonathan Snow, and one-fourth part to Jonas; one lot of 20 acres, lying in Billerica, the ancient home of Benjamin Adams, the land on Billerica line having a corn and saw-mill.
Joseph Adams and Mary had the following children:
175i.SAMUEL4 ADAMS (son of Joseph Adams and Mary) was born on 30 Jul 1696 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 17 Sep 1721. Was married, and left children who, upon the division of Capt. Joseph's land in April, 1733; received one-fourth part of the same.
+176ii.JOSEPH ADAMS (son of Joseph Adams and Mary) was born on 08 Jul 1698 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA[s67]. He married Mary Stratton on 18 Sep 1720 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA68.
 iii.BENJAMIN ADAMS (son of Joseph Adams and Mary) was born on 01 Dec 1701 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA[s69]. He died between 20 Oct 1738-1739. He married OLIVE.
178iv.ESTHER ADAMS (daughter of Joseph Adams and Mary) was born on 10 Mar 1704 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA[s70].
179v.MARY ADAMS (daughter of Joseph Adams and Mary) was born on 01 Jul 1707 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA71.
180vi.REBECCA ADAMS (daughter of Joseph Adams and Mary) was born on 28 Nov 1709 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. She married Joseph Dutton on 06 Nov 1735 in Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA[s72].
+181vii.JJONAS ADAMS (son of Joseph Adams and Mary) was born on 06 Dec 1712 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA[s73]. He died on 18 Jan 1792. He married Rebecca Spalding on 04 Aug 1740. She was born on 20 Aug 1722.
182viii.SYBIL ADAMS (daughter of Joseph Adams and Mary) was born on 14 Aug 1714 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.
183ix.HANNAH ADAMS (daughter of Joseph Adams and Mary) was born on 17 Sep 1717 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA[s74].
51---BENJAMIN3 ADAMS (Samuel2, Henry1) was born on 22 May 1679 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. He married (1) MARY PARKER on 18 Dec 1707. She died on 15 Jan 1716. He married (2) ABIGAIL PARKER, Daughter of Moses and Abigail (Hildreth) Parker, on 06 Apr 1721. She was born on 08 May 1685. She died on 22 Jul 1771.
------Notes for Benjamin Adams: He made will Nov. 13, 1754; mentions his wife, "Abigail," son, John, deceased, dau. Maria Spalding, Lucy Adams and Esther Farnum, and son-in-law, Henry Spalding. He d. Aug., 1762.
Benjamin Adams (1679) and Mary Parker had the following children:
184i.CATHERINE4 ADAMS (daughter of Benjamin Adams and Mary Parker) was born on 20 Apr 1710 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. No mentioned in her father's will, 1754.
+185ii.JOHN ADAMS (son of Benjamin Adams and Mary Parker) was born on 16 Apr 1711 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 06 Dec 1753. He married ESTHER PERHAM.
+186iii.MARAH MARIA ADAMS (daughter of Benjamin Adams and Mary Parker) was born on 15 Dec 1715 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA53. She died on 29 Apr 1807 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA75. She married Henry Spaulding on 27 Apr 1743 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA[s76]. He was born on 22 Nov 1704 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 29 Apr 1792 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA[s77].
Benjamin Adams (1679) and Abigail Parker had the following children:
+187iv.ESTHER4 ADAMS (daughter of Benjamin Adams and Abigail Parker) was born on 24 Mar 1722 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA78. She married Jonas Farmer on 24 Dec 1739 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA[s79]. He was born on 10 May 1719 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA[s80].
188v.LUCY ADAMS (daughter of Benjamin Adams and Abigail Parker) was born on 08 Jun 1724 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA[s81]. She died on 25 May 1782 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA82. Most likely died unmarried.
189vi.ELIZABETH ADAMS (daughter of Benjamin Adams and Abigail Parker) was born on Sep 1726 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. She died before 26 Sep 1754.
52---JOHN3 ADAMS (Peter2, Henry1) was born in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 26 Feb 1724 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA. He married Michal Bloice (Daughter of Richard and Mychall (Jennison) Bloice, also Bloyce ) on 02 Apr 1685 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. She was born on 03 Apr 1664 in Watertown, Middlesex Co., MA. She died on 14 Apr 1752.
------Notes for John Adams: John3, b. in Braintree, Mass.; m. April 2, 1685, Michal Bloice of Watertown, Mass: recorded at Watertown as "Mychall," dau of Richard and Mychall (Jennison) Bloice, also "Bloyce;" b. April 3, 1664; d. 14 April, 1752. Also, John, son of Peter, is said to have married 1677, Dorcas (Watson) Dwight, dau. of John Watson of Roxbury, and widow of Timothy Dwight, and removed to Canterbury, Conn., "not to Ipswich." He was a farmer; d. 26 Feb., 1724.
John Adams and Michal Bloice had the following children:
+190i.SAMUEL4 ADAMS (son of John Adams and Michal Bloice) was born on 25 Feb 1685 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 24 Apr 1742 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA. He married MARGARET ADAMS. She was born in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA. She died before 26 Mar 1752 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA. He married (2) MARY PLIMPTON in 1709 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
191ii.MARY ADAMS (daughter of John Adams and Michal Bloice) was born on 11 Mar 1687 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
192iii.PATIENCE ADAMS (daughter of John Adams and Michal Bloice) was born on 21 Mar 1690 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. She died on 28 May 1698 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
+193iv.RUTH ADAMS (daughter of John Adams and Michal Bloice) was born on 10 Dec 1691 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. She married Abraham Paine on 19 Dec 1717 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA[s83]. He was born in Bef 1691.
194v.JOSIAH ADAMS (son of John Adams and Michal Bloice) was born on 04 Oct 1693 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He died in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. Died young.
+195vi.JOHN ADAMS (son of John Adams and Michal Bloice) was born on 14 Dec 1695 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 16 Jan 1762 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA. He married Abigail Cleveland in 1733. She was born on 03 Jun 1715 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA. She died on 19 Dec 1782.
+196vii.ISAAC ADAMS (son of John Adams and Michal Bloice) was born on 30 Jan 1698 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 24 Nov 1763 in Salisbury, Litchfield Co., CT. He married Zerviah Brown on 17 Feb 1728 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA[s60]. She died on 20 Jul 1787 in Salisbury, Litchfield Co.,CT.
+197viii.RICHARD ADAMS (son of John Adams and Michal Bloice) was born on 28 Sep 1699 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He died before 1750. He married Mary Cleveland on 30 Mar 1730 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA[s84].
198ix. JOSHUA ADAMS (son of John Adams and Michal Bloice) was born on 22 Jul 1701 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 01 Apr 1706 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
199x.ABIGAIL ADAMS (daughter of John Adams and Michal Bloice) was born on 23 Apr 1703 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. She died on 14 May 1706 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
200xi.BETHIA ADAMS (daughter of John Adams and Michal Bloice) was born on 08 Feb 1705 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. She died on 15 Apr 1706 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
+201xii.MICHAEL ADAMS (son of John Adams and Michal Bloice) was born on 01 Mar 1707 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s85]. He died on 26 Aug 1776 in Thompson, Windham Co., CT. He married (1) SARAH BRYANT in Killingly, Windham, Connecticut, USA. She died on 27 Jan 1748 in Killingly, Windham, Connecticut, USA. He married SARAH SIMONS. She was born on 08 Mar 1719 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. She died on 24 Sep 1787.
53---RACHEL3 ADAMS (Peter2, Henry1) was born in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. She died in 1678. She married GEORGE FAIRBANKS. on of George and Mary (Adams) Fairbanks. He was born in 1650.
George Fairbanks and Rachel Adams had the following children:
202i.RACHEL4 FAIRBANKS (daughter of George Fairbanks and Rachel Adams) was born in 1672 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. She married JONATHAN FISHER.
203ii.MARY FAIRBANKS (daughter of George Fairbanks and Rachel Adams) was born in 1675 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. She married Benjamin Allen in 1696.
54---PETER3 ADAMS (Peter2, Henry1) was born on 20 Apr 1653 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s17]. He died on 08 Dec 1723 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He married Experience Cooke (a teacher) on 27 May 1680 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s18].
------Notes for Peter Adams: He called the first preaching service in Medfield, at his house, making use of an old drum used in the Indian wars; Savage says he was a physician at Medway. He d. 8 Dec., 1723.
Peter Adams (1653) and Experience Cooke had the following children:
+204i.RACHELL4 ADAMS (daughter of Peter Adams and Experience Cooke) was born on 01 Feb 1681 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s17]. She died in 1758. She married Samuel Hill on 29 Mar 1706 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s86]. He was born about 1682. He died on 02 Mar 1755 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s87].
205ii.EXPERIENCE ADAMS (daughter of Peter Adams and Experience Cooke) was born on  Jan 1683 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s19]. She died on 07 Feb 1683 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s6].
+206iii.PETER ADAMS (son of Peter Adams and Experience Cooke) was born on 09 May 1684 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s20]. He married Sarah Hill on 09 Jul 1710 in Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s88]. She was born in 1684. She died on 20 Apr 1747 in Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s89].
207iv.JOSEPH ADAMS (son of Peter Adams and Experience Cooke) was born on 01 Sep 1687 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s21]. He died in 1755 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
------Notes for Joseph Adams: Perhaps m. Mary (???). He inherited the homestead in Medway, Mass., and gave it to his sister's son, Nathan Daniels, "whom he had brought up from a child." He d., according to Tilden, in 1755.
208v.CATHERINE ADAMS (daughter of Peter Adams and Experience Cooke) was born on Dec 1689 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s41]. She married JOSEPH ELLIS.
209vi.EBENEZER ADAMS (son of Peter Adams and Experience Cooke) was born in Aug 1693 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s41].
+210vii.EXPERIANCE ADAMS (daughter of Peter Adams and Experience Cooke) was born on 02 Mar 1696 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA19. She died on 28 Mar 1731 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s90]. She married Samuel Daniell on 06 Dec 1718. He was born on 25 Dec 1693. He died in 1789.
+211viii.GEORGE ADAMS (son of Peter Adams and Experience Cooke) was born on 16 Jan 1699 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s19]. He married Sarah Partridge (daughter of John Partridge and Elizabeth Adams) on 13 Mar 1723 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s65]. She was born in 1702.
56---HANNAH3 ADAMS (Peter2, Henry1) was born on 06 Jun 1655 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s19]. She died in 1746. She married (1) JOHN FISHER on 06 Mar 1673 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s2] . He was born in 1652 in Dedham, Norfolk Co., MA. She married (2) JOSEPH METCALF in 1730. He died in 1741.
------Notes for John Fisher: He came to Medfield 1672; his house was burned by the Indians;
John Fisher and Hannah Adams (1655) had the following children:
212i.HANNAH4 FISHER (daughter of John Fisher and Hannah Adams) was born in 1674 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. She died in 1726. She married WILLIAM PARTRIDGE.
213ii.JOHN FISHER (son of John Fisher and Hannah Adams) was born in 1705 in Medfield, Norfolk,  Massachusetts, USA. He was a blacksmith and he died in 1727. He married ABIGAIL SMITH. She died in 1725.
214iii.RACHEL FISHER (daughter of John Fisher and Hannah Adams) was born in 1680 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. She died in 1712. She married JONATHAN BOYDEN.
215iv. MEHITABLE FISHER (daughter of John Fisher and Hannah Adams) was born in 1682 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. She died in 1751. She married JOHN BULLEN.
216v.JOSHUA FISHER (son of John Fisher and Hannah Adams) was born in 1685 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. Notes for Joshua Fisher: Settled in Walpole, MA;
217vi. JOSIAH FISHER (son of John Fisher and Hannah Adams) was born in 1692 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He died in 1781 in Dover, Norfolk Co., MA. He married HANNAH BULLEN. She died in 1765.
218vii.ABIGAIL FISHER (daughter of John Fisher and Hannah Adams) was born in 1698 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. She died in 1701 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
------Notes for Joseph Metcalf: m. (2) 1730, Joseph Metcalf, son of John. He was sexton of the cemetery and resided nigh it. His 1st wife was Sarah Bowers, who d. 1727, and by whom he had 2 daughters; no sons. He. d. 1741, and gave his homestead to his grandson, Joseph Clark. Hannah d. 1746.
61---JOSEPH3 ADAMS (Peter2, Henry1) was born on 25 Aug 1668 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA21. He died on 09 Dec 1748 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA. He married Mary Davenport about 1690. She died on 23 Feb 1737.
------Notes for Joseph Adams:  He sold his place in Medfield in 1721 and settled in Canterbury, CT;  March 16, 1720, Joseph, then of Medfield, Mass., purchased of John Cady and his wife Elizabeth, 88 acres in Canterbury, Conn., a mansion or dwelling house, orchard and improvements, near  Blackwell's brook; Rev. Edward Spalding on the north and east, Thomas Davenport on the south, and Jonathan Waldo on the west. He made his will April 7, 1744; proved Dec. 27, 1748. In it he gives one equal half of his estate to his wife, "Mary," the other half to his only natural and well-beloved son Joseph, and divides his house, barn and tools. To the three daughters who, he says, live at home with him, Mary, Rachel and Ruth, he gives the part left to his wife after her decease. He gives his time to Ephraim Paine, who was indentured to him; and to his six daughters, Mary Adams, Hannah Pike, Abigail Pike, Experience Hyde, Rachel Adams and Ruth Adams, he gives his lands on the east of the country road. His wife Mary and son Joseph were his executors.
------Notes for Mary Davenport: Daughter of Charles Davenport of Dorchester, MA and sister of Abigail Davenport who married Thomas Adams of Canterbury, CT;
Joseph Adams and Mary Davenport had the following children:
219i.MARY4 ADAMS (daughter of Joseph Adams and Mary Davenport) was born on 08 Aug 1705 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
+220ii.JOSEPH ADAMS (son of Joseph Adams and Mary Davenport) was born on 23 May 1707 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He died after 1760 in Killingly, Windham, Connecticut, USA. He married (1) MARY CADY on 23 Feb 1728. He married (2) DOROTHY HYDE on 02 Apr 1742 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA[s91].
221iii.RACHEL ADAMS (daughter of Joseph Adams and Mary Davenport) was born on 30 Nov 1709 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
222iv.HANNAH ADAMS (daughter of Joseph Adams and Mary Davenport) was born on 27 Mar 1711 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. She married UNKNOW PIKE.
223v.RUTH ADAMS (daughter of Joseph Adams and Mary Davenport) was born on 02 Oct 1712 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
224vi.ABIGAIL ADAMS (daughter of Joseph Adams and Mary Davenport) was born on 18 Oct 1716 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. She married UNKNOWN PIKE.
225vii.EXPERIENCE ADAMS (daughter of Joseph Adams and Mary Davenport) was born on Oct 1716 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. She married ABRAHAM HYDE.
62---SAMUELL3 ADAMS (Peter2, Henry1) was born on 02 Apr 1671 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA17. He died in 1731. He married Sarah Sabin on 11 Nov 1703. She died in 1704.
------Notes for Samuell Adams:  He was called "Cordwainer," his tombstone calls him "Mr. Samuel," and records say he practiced medicine.
Samuell Adams (1671) and Sarah Sabin had the following child:
226i.SARAH4 ADAMS (daughter of Samuell Adams and Sarah Sabin) was born in 1704 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. She died in 1733.
------Notes for Sarah Adams: Andrew Adams says this Sarah married Samuel Ellis b. 1696, but another Sarah Adams b. 1697 married this Samuel Ellis. Pg. 322 lists children that were born to Sarah 1696.
64---HANNAH3 ADAMS (Joseph2, Henry1) was born on 13 Nov 1652 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA1. She died on 15 Sep 1726. She married Samuel Savil on 10 Feb 1673 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s22]. He died on 14 Dec 1700.
------Notes for Samuel Savil:  His will made Dec. 13, 1700, proved Jan. 16, 1701; he mentions wife Hannah and five of his children. She d. 15 Sept., 1726.
Samuel Savil and Hannah Adams (1652) had the following children: 
227i.SAMUEL4 SAVIL (son of Samuel Savil and Hannah Adams).
228ii.HANNAH SAVIL (daughter of Samuel Savil and Hannah Adams) was born on 13 Jul 1674. She married John Cleverly on 24 Jun 1695.
229iii.ABIGAIL SAVIL (daughter of Samuel Savil and Hannah Adams) was born on 14 Feb 1678. She married Joseph Allen after 14 Aug 1701.
230iv.WILLIAM SAVIL (son of Samuel Savil and Hannah Adams) was born on 19 Feb 1680. Died young.
231v.DEBORAH SAVIL (daughter of Samuel Savil and Hannah Adams) was born on 19 Feb 1680.
232vi.BETHIA SAVIL (daughter of Samuel Savil and Hannah Adams) was born on 17 Oct 1681. She died on 23 Oct 1753. She married JOHN METCALF. She married PETER ADAMS. He was born on 13 Aug 1700 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA92. (She probably married 2nd, Peter Adams, son of Capt. Peter.)
233vii. SAMUEL SAVIL (son of Samuel Savil and Hannah Adams) was born about 1683. He married Mary French on 25 Apr 1707.
234viii. JOHN SAVIL (son of Samuel Savil and Hannah Adams) was born on 18 Oct 1690.
235ix.SARAH SAVIL (daughter of Samuel Savil and Hannah Adams) was born about 1692. She married JOHN HOBART.
236x.MARY SAVIL (daughter of Samuel Savil and Hannah Adams) was born in Aug 1694. She died on 01 Dec 1714.
65---JOSEPH3 ADAMS (Joseph2, Henry1) was born on 24 Oct 1654 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA23. He died on 12 Feb 1737 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s24]. He married (1) MARY CHAPIN on 20 Feb 1682 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s25]. She was born on 27 Aug 1662. She died on 14 Jun 1687 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s4]. He married (2) HANNAH BASS (daughter of John Bass and Ruth Alden) in 1688 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. She was born on 22 Jun 1667 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.  She died on 24 Oct 1705 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He married ELIZABETH HOBART, dau. of Caleb Hobart of Braintree, Mass. . She was born about 1668. She died on 13 Feb 1739.
------Notes for Joseph Adams:  Joseph was Selectman in Braintree in 1673 and in 1698-99. Josephe Adams and John Bass were credited to Braintree for services in the war with the Indians, August 1676. Grandfather of US President John Adams, buried Hancock Cemetery, Quincy, Massachusetts, USA.
Joseph Adams (1654) and Mary Chapin had the following children:
237i.MARY4 ADAMS (daughter of Joseph Adams and Mary Chapin) was born on 06 Feb 1683 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. She married Ephraim Jones on 01 Apr 1714 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA93. He was born in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.  Notes for Mary Adams: Adams says Mary died 30 Jan 1732/33 - but children were born to her up to 1751/1758.
238ii.ABIGAIL ADAMS (daughter of Joseph Adams and Mary Chapin) was born on 17 Feb 1684 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. She married Seth Chapin on 05 Feb 1713. He was born on 02 Jul 1692 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA[s94].
Joseph Adams (1654) and Hannah Bass had the following children:
+239i.JOSEPH 4 ADAMS (son of Joseph Adams and Hannah Bass) was born on 04 Jan 1688 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s95]. He died on 20 May 1783 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA. He married (1) ELIZABETH K NIGHT on 13 Oct 1720. She was born in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA. She died on 10 Feb 1757. He married (2) ELIZABETH BRACKETT on 03 Jan 1760. She was born in Greenland, Rockingham Co., NH.
+240ii.JOHN ADAMS (son of Joseph Adams and Hannah Bass) was born on 08 Feb 1692 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 25 May 1761 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He married Susanna Boylston on 23 Nov 1734 in Brookline, Norfolk Co., MA[s96]. She was born on 05 Mar 1699 in Brookline, Norfolk Co., MA. She died on 17 Apr 1797 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
+241iii.SAMUEL ADAMS (son of Joseph Adams and Hannah Bass) was born on 28 Jan 1694 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 17 Jul 1751. He married Sarah Paine on 06 Oct 1720 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA[s97]. She died on 23 Jun 1777 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
+242iv.JOSIAH ADAMS (son of Joseph Adams and Hannah Bass) was born on 18 Feb 1696 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA98. He died on 30 Jul 1802 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. He married Bethia Thompson on 25 Nov 1718. She was born on 20 Mar 1693.
+243v.HANNAN ADAMS (daughter of Joseph Adams and Hannah Bass) was born on 21 Feb 1698 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s99]. She married Benjamin Owen on 04 Feb 1725.
244vi.RUTH ADAMS (daughter of Joseph Adams and Hannah Bass) was born on 21 Mar 1700 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s100]. She married Nathan Webb on 21 Nov 1731. He was born in 1707. He died on 17 Mar 1772 in Uxbridge, Worcester Co., MA.
+245vii.BETHIA ADAMS (daughter of Joseph Adams and Hannah Bass) was born on 13 Jun 1702 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s101]. She married Ebenezer Hunt on 28 Apr 1737 in Weymouth, Norfolk Co., MA[s102.]
+246viii.EBENEZER ADAMS (son of Joseph Adams and Hannah Bass) was born on 30 Dec 1704 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s103]. He died on 06 Aug 1769 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He married Anna Boylston on 07 Mar 1729 in Brookline, Norfolk Co., MA[s96], [s104]. She was born about 1707. She died on 18 Feb 1770.
Joseph Adams (1654) and Elizabeth Hobart  had the following children:
247i.CALEB4 ADAMS (son of Joseph Adams and Elizabeth Hobart) was born on 26 May 1710 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s105]. He died on 04 Jun 1710 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s105].
67---ABIGAIL3 ADAMS (Joseph2, Henry1) was born on 27 Feb 1658 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. She died on 26 Oct 1696. She married JOHN BASS. He was born on 26 Nov 1658 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 10 Oct 1724.
------Notes for John Bass: John Bass, Jr., son of John and Ruth (Alden) Bass of Braintree. d. 30 Sept., 1724; one record says d. 10 Oct., 1724.
John Bass and Abigail Adams (1658) had the following child:
248i.JOHN4 BASS (son of John Bass and Abigail Adams) was born on 03 Jun 1688 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He married (1) LYDIA SAVIL on 18 Feb 1713. She died on 04 Feb 1715. He married (2) HANNAH NEALE on 21 Jun 1716. She died on 15 May 1761.
+68---JOHN3 ADAMS (Joseph2, Henry1) was born on 20 Dec 1661 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 02 Nov 1702. He married (1) HANNAH CHECKLEY, Daughter of Anthony Checkley, Esq. and Hannah Wheelwright of Boston, MA;  on 19 Oct 1694. She was born on 19 Dec 1674 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. He married HANNAH WEBB, Daughter of Christopher and Hannah (Scott) Webb of Braintree, MA. She was born about 1684 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
------Notes for John Adams:  He was a sea captain and merchant; res. Boston after 1687; d. 2 Nov., 1702; widow m. (???) Winkley and was deceased Sept., 1712. Widow Hannah was appointed administratrix Feb. 16, 1702-3 and John Webb was appointed administrator de bonis non, July 10, 1707.
John Adams (1661) and Hannah Checkley had the following children:
249i.JOSEPH4 ADAMS (son of John Adams and Hannah Checkley) was born on 20 Dec 1695 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. 
250ii.MARY ADAMS (daughter of John Adams and Hannah Checkley) was born on 20 Dec 1695 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s98]. She married Samuel Jones on 12 May 1715.
251iii.BETHIA ADAMS (daughter of John Adams and Hannah Checkley) was born on 20 Aug 1697 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. She died on 08 Dec 1702 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.
252iv.THOMAS ADAMS (son of John Adams and Hannah Checkley) was born on 29 Mar 1701 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. Died young.
+253v.ABIJAH ADAMS (son of John Adams and Hannah Checkley) was born on 11 May 1702 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 09 Feb 1768 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. He married (1) HANNAH CLEVERLY on 26 Sep 1728 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA106. She was born on 02 Jul 1704 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. She died on 20 Apr 1730 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. He married (2) DEBORAH CUTLER on 23 Dec 1725 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. She was born on 09 Feb 1708 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. She died on 16 Apr 1727 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. He married (3) MARGARET GALLUP on 28 Sep 1732. She was born on 15 Jul 1700. She died on 26 Nov 1752.
John Adams (1661) and Hannah Webb had the following children:
254i.HANNAH4 ADAMS (daughter of John Adams and Hannah Webb) was born on 24 Jan 1685 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. Died young.
255ii.JOHN ADAMS (son of John Adams and Hannah Webb) was born on 24 Sep 1687 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 19 Feb 1729 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
+256iii.SAMUEL ADAMS (son of John Adams and Hannah Webb) was born on 06 May 1689 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 08 Mar 1748 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. He married Mary Fifield on 21 Apr 1713 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA[s107]. She was born on 07 May 1694 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. She died on 08 Mar 1748 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.
69---BETHIA3 ADAMS (Joseph2, Henry1) was born on 20 Dec 1661 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.  (Bethia was Captain John's twin. She married John Webb (son of Christopher Webb and Hannah Scott) in May 1680 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s27]. He was born in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
John Webb and Bethia Adams (1661) had the following children: 
257i.JOHN4 WEBB (son of John Webb and Bethia Adams) was born on 09 Mar 1682 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 09 Jun 1682 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
258ii.JOHN WEBB (son of John Webb and Bethia Adams) was born on 21 Aug 1687 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 19 Feb 1729 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
259iii.SAMUEL WEBB (son of John Webb and Bethia Adams) was born on 19 Oct 1689 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
260iv.BETHIA WEBB (daughter of John Webb and Bethia Adams) was born on 29 Oct 1691 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
261v.ABIGAIL WEBB (daughter of John Webb and Bethia Adams) was born on 09 Oct 1693 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
262vi.HANNAH WEBB (daughter of John Webb and Bethia Adams) was born in Sep 1697 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
72---MARY3 ADAMS (Joseph2, Henry1) was born on 25 Feb 1667 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s30]. She died on 09 Mar 1706. She married SAMUEL BASS. He was born on 25 Mar 1660 in Of Braintree, Norfolk Co., MA.
------Notes for Mary Adams: Vinton thinks Mary married Dea. Samuel Bass, was called "the cooper."
Samuel Bass and Mary Adams (1667) had the following children:
263i.JONATHAN4 BASS (son of Samuel Bass and Mary Adams) was born before 03 Aug 1697 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
264ii.ABIGAIL BASS (daughter of Samuel Bass and Mary Adams) was born before 03 Aug 1697 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
265iii.MARY BASS (daughter of Samuel Bass and Mary Adams) was born before 14 Jun 1698 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
266iv.SAMUEL BASS (son of Samuel Bass and Mary Adams) was born on 26 Jul 1700 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
267v.BETHIA BASS (daughter of Samuel Bass and Mary Adams) was born on 02 Feb 1704 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
73---PETER3 ADAMS (Joseph2, Henry1) was born on 07 Dec 1669 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s31]. He married Mary Webb (daughter of Christopher Webb and Hannah Scott) on 12 Feb 1695 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s32]. She died on 11 Oct 1725.
------Notes for Peter Adams: Capt. Peter was chosen deacon Aug. 21, 1727, in the place of Dea. Belcher.
Peter Adams (1669) and mary Webb had the following children:
268i.MARY4 ADAMS (daughter of Peter Adams and Mary Webb) was born on 27 Jan 1695 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. Died young.
+269ii.ABIGAIL ADAMS (daughter of Peter Adams and Mary Webb) was born on 13 Aug 1698 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s108]. She married Moses Paine on 31 Oct 1723. He was born on 13 Jun 1700 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
+270iii.PETER ADAMS (son of Peter Adams and Mary Webb) was born on 13 Aug 1700 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s92]. He married BETHIA SAVIL. She was born on 17 Oct 1681. She died on 23 Oct 1753. He married (2) ELIZABETH RAWSON after 31 Oct 1755. She was born on 30 Nov 1723.
271iv.HANNAH ADAMS (daughter of Peter Adams and Mary Webb) was born on 12 Oct 1702 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s109].
272v.ESTHER ADAMS (daughter of Peter Adams and Mary Webb) was born on 11 Aug 1706 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s110].  Removed to Stoughton, MA and d. unm.
273vi.MEHITABLE ADAMS (daughter of Peter Adams and Mary Webb) was born on 25 Nov 1708 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s111].
+274vii.JEDEDIAH ADAMS (son of Peter Adams and Mary Webb) was born on 21 Jan 1710 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s105]. He died on 25 Feb 1799 in Stoughton, Norfolk Co., MA. He married Mary Marsh on 19 May 1746. She died on 27 Dec 1766.
275viii.BETHIA ADAMS (daughter of Peter Adams and Mary Webb) was born on 03 Jul 1713 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. She died in Apr 1715 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA112.
75---MEHITABLE3 ADAMS (Joseph2, Henry1) was born on 23 Nov 1673 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA34. She died on 02 Oct 1713. She married Thomas White on 21 Jul 1697 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA35. He was born in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
------Notes for Thomas White: Thomas White, Jr., of Braintree, Mass., son of Thomas and Mary (Pratt) White. He m. 2nd, April 27, 1714, Mary Bowditch.
Thomas White and Mehitable Adams (1673) had the following children:
276i.THOMAS4 WHITE (son of Thomas White and Mehitable Adams) was born on 02 Oct 1698 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He married Abigail Penniman on 17 Jun 1725. Notes for Thomas White: Yeoman; Weymouth, MA.
277ii.MEHITABLE WHITE (daughter of Thomas White and Mehitable Adams) was born on 15 Feb 1701 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. She married Ezekiel Thayer on 01 Nov 1725.
278iii.MARY WHITE (daughter of Thomas White and Mehitable Adams) was born on 21 Aug 1703 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. She married Alexander French on 06 Jun 1723.
279iv.ABIGAIL WHITE (daughter of Thomas White and Mehitable Adams) was born on 23 Feb 1707 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. She married Seth Copeland on 07 Mar 1734.
76---LYDIA3 ADAMS (Edward2, Henry1) was born on 12 Jul 1653 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s20]. She died on 26 Dec 1731. She married (1) JAMES ALLEN on 12 Dec 1672 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He was born on 28 Apr 1646. He died in 1691. She married JOSEPH DANIEL. He was born in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA. He died on 23 Jun 1715. 
------Notes for James Allen: His house was burned by the Indians 1675-6; no children are given, save one, Zacharia Allen, b. April 9, 1689, d. 2 May following. 
------Notes for Joseph Daniel: Lydia was Joseph's 3rd wife. His first wife was May Fairbanks, whom he m. in 1665 and who d. in 1682. He m. 2nd, Rachel Sheffield; she d. in 1687. probably no children by Lydia.
James Allen and Lydia Adams(1653) had the following child: 
280i.ZACHARIA4 ALLEN (son of James Allen and Lydia Adams) was born on 09 Apr 1689. He died on 02 May 1690. 
77---77.      JONATHAN3 ADAMS (Edward2, Henry1) was born on 04 Apr 1655 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA21. He died on 24 Jan 1718. He married (1) MARIE ELLICE on 20 Mar 1678 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s36]. She was born in 1660. She died on 01 Aug 1717 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s37]. He married (2) MEHITABLE on 12 Dec 1717. 
------Notes for Marie Ellice: Adams says, Mary Ellis, daughter of Thomas and Mary (Wight) Ellis; Medfield records show Marie Ellice.
------Notes for Mehitable: Mehitable was the widow of James Cheney of Medfield;
Jonathan Adams (1655) and Marie Ellice had the following children:
281i.JONATHAN4 ADAMS (son of Jonathan Adams and Marie Ellice) was born on 05 May 1679 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s21]. He died on 03 Jul 1694 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s07]. 
+282ii.MARY MARIE ADAMS (daughter of Jonathan Adams and Marie Ellice) was born on 04 Aug 1681 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s113]. She died in 1725. She married Henry Smith on 04 Mar 1708 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA18. He died in 1743.
283iii.LYDIA ADAMS (daughter of Jonathan Adams and Marie Ellice) was born on 08 Jul 1689 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s20]. She died in 1691 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. 
+824iv.JONATHAN ADAMS (son of Jonathan Adams and Marie Ellice) was born on 07 May 1696 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s21]. He died on 06 Apr 1776 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He married DORCAS MASON. She was born on 12 Aug 1695 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. She died on 30 Jul 1778 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s114].
78---78.      JOHN3 ADAMS (Edward2, Henry1) was born on 18 Feb 1657 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s21]. He died on 01 Mar 1751 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He married (1) DEBORAH PARTRIDGE (daughter of John Partridge and Magdalene Bullen) on 04 Apr 1682 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA38. She was born on 16 Aug 1662 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s39]. She died before 1695 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He married SUSANNA BRECK. She was born on 10 May 1667 in Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. She died on 28 May 1744 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. 
------Notes for John Adams: Medfield records says: "Susanna, second wife of John, senior, d. 28 May 1744." John inherited and settled on the homestead in Medfield, and d. there 1 March, 1751. 
John Adams (1657) and Deborah Partridge had the following children:
+285i.EDWARD4 ADAMS (son of John Adams and Deborah Partridge) was born on 13 Jan 1683 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s19]. He died on 22 Sep 1742 in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He married (1) RACHEL SANDERS on 11 Apr 1706 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s115] . She was born about 1685 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. She died on 14 Nov 1727 in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He married (2) SARAH BRACKET on 05 Feb 1729.
286ii.JOHN ADAMS (son of John Adams and Deborah Partridge) was born on 22 Dec 1684 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s21]. He died on 20 Nov 1759 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He married JUDITH BULLEN. She was born in 1689. She died on 10 Nov 1759. 
+287iii.DANIEL ADAMS (son of John Adams and Deborah Partridge) was born on 12 Jan 1686 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s41]. He died on 12 Sep 1772 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s116]. He married SARAH SANFORD. She was born in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. She died on 07 Nov 1772 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s117].
+288iv.ELEAZER ADAMS (son of John Adams and Deborah Partridge) was born on 22 Sep 1687 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s19]. He died on 08 Oct 1775 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA66. He married MARGARET. She died on 13 Jan 1769 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s118]. He married LUCY.
+289v.OBADIAH ADAMS (son of John Adams and Deborah Partridge) was born on 20 Jan 1689 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s20]. He died on 22 Nov 1765 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s119]. He married Christiana Sanford (daughter of Thomas Sanford and Christiana) on 24 Apr 1715 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA[s120]. She was born about 1698 in Of Mendon, Worcester Co., MA. She died on 21 Jul 1777 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s121].
290viJONATHAN ADAMS (son of John Adams and Deborah Partridge) was born in 1692 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 12 May 1744.  
------Notes for Jonathan Adams: He settled on the homestead in Medway. (This is given by Jameson, but is not given by Tilden.)
John Adams (1657) and Susanna Breck had the following children:
+291i.THOMAS4 ADAMS (son of John Adams and Susanna Breck) was born on 11 Feb 1695 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He died between 1743-1745 in Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA. He married Abigail Fisher on 26 Oct 1720 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. She was born in 1701.
292ii.SUSANNA ADAMS (daughter of John Adams and Susanna Breck) was born on 30 Jul 1697 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. She married NELSON ALEXANDER. He was born in Killingly, Windham, Connecticut, USA. He died before Nov 1759.  
+293iii.JEREMIAH ADAMS (son of John Adams and Susanna Breck) was born on 13 Jul 1699 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He married Elizabeth McIntire on 21 Jul 1727 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. She was born in Needham, Norfolk Co., MA.
+294iv.ABRAHAM ADAMS (son of John Adams and Susanna Breck) was born on 01 Aug 1701 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He died in 1785 in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. He married Mary Cummings about 1735. She was born in Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
+295v.BETHIA ADAMS (daughter of John Adams and Susanna Breck) was born on 02 Jun 1702 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. She died after 1786. She married Timothy Stearns on 27 Feb 1728 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s122]. He was born on 08 Oct 1701. He died in 1757
+296vi.PHINEAS ADAMS (son of John Adams and Susanna Breck) was born on 19 May 1705 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s17]. He died on 09 Feb 1756 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA123. He married (1) SARAH KINGSBURY on 30 Sep 1731. She was born in 1712. She died on 23 Jul 1739 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He married MEHITABLE.
+297vii.HANNAH ADAMS (daughter of John Adams and Susanna Breck) was born on 29 Mar 1708 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA124. She married (1) TIMOTHY ELLIS on 01 Jan 1730. He was born in 1704. He died in 1734. She married (2) WILLIAM RICHARDSON on 21 May 1739. He was born on 03 Feb 1711 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
298viii.ESTHER ADAMS (daughter of John Adams and Susanna Breck) was born on 15 Nov  1708 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s19]. 
79---ELIASHIB3 ADAMS (Edward2, Henry1) was born on 18 Feb 1658 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA 19. He died before May 1717 in Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA. He married Unknown STANDASH.
------Notes regarding STANDISH: The wife of Eliashib was a great granddaughter of Capt. Miles Standish. This is the statement of Dea. Eliashib (1773) of Bangor, ME, who says it was a tradition confirmed by a deed which he had seen from Miles Standish of Preston, Conn., to his "well-beloved son-in-law, Eliashib Adams," but he does not give the date of the deed, and terms of relationship were sometimes used with great latitude. (See Elisha). 
Eliashib Adams (1658) and Unknown Standahs had the following child:
+299i.ELIASHIB4 ADAMS (son of Eliashib Adams and Unknown Standish) was born between 1690-1693 in Preston, New London Co., CT125. He died on 15 May 1733 in Preston, New London Co., CT125. He married Deborah Tracy on 09 Nov 1720 in Preston, New London Co., CT125. She died on 27 Mar 1767 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA126.
80---SARAH3 ADAMS (Edward2, Henry1) was born on 29 May 1660 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s17]. She died in 1747. She married JOHN TURNER. He was born in 1659. He died in 1710. 
------Notes for John Turner: Son of John and Deborah Turner. John was a member of Capt. Moseley's company which fought the Indians. 
John Turner and Sarah Adams (1660) had the following children: 
300i.DEBORAH4 TURNER (daughter of John Turner and Sarah Adams) was born in 1679  in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. She died in 1679 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
301ii.JOHN TURNER (son of John Turner and Sarah Adams) was born in 1681 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He married MARY FISHER. She died in 1719. Married second window of Jonathan Boyden.
302iii.STEPHEN TURNER (son of John Turner and Sarah Adams) was born in 1684 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He married Judith Fisher in 1712. 
303iv. EDWARD TURNER (son of John Turner and Sarah Adams) was born in 1688 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He died in 1774. He married Mercy Wright in 1745. She was born in 1702. She died in 1783. 
304v.EBENEZER TURNER (son of John Turner and Sarah Adams) was born in 1693 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He died in 1759. He married Esther Clark in 1716. She died in 1774. 
81---JAMES3 ADAMS (Edward2, Henry1) was born on 04 Jan 1661 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s21]. He died in 1733. He married Mary Unknown on 04 Jan 1689. 
------Notes for James Adams: 
------He settled in Bristol, RI, the part now Barrington, about 1690. He was called both Ensign and Lieutenant. 
------In April, 1718, he was chosen one of the committee of three in the new town of Barrington (incorporated, 1717) "to treat with Rev. Mr. Samuel Perry about what the town has voted with respect to himself," and make report to this meeting, which was adjourned for two weeks.
------Again in 1728, "Lieut. James Adams" was chosen one of a committee of three, "all of whom have had experience in making proposals," to conclude with Mr. Peleg Heath of Roxbury, who was elected minister March 28, 1728.
------He made his will March 19, 1782-3; proved Sept. ye 18, 1788, as per Probate Records, Taunton, Mass. The will gives to his wife "Mary" the new end of the house which be occupied, while she remained his widow, her choice of a bed, and £18 annually to be paid, £6 each, by the three sons, James, Ebenezer and John. To his son James he gives all the land and his "long lot," except what he had disposed to his sons Ebenezer and John. To Ebenezer he gives the land he lived on, excepting 34 acres of the south end, which he had sold, the hjoues he occupied, and a third part of all his cattle and sheep.
------To John he gives haalf the fam on which he lived, and one third of the cattle and sheep. To Mary he bequeths £180 in money, to be paid by the three sons in one year. To daughter Safah Tiffany he bequeths all she had received, and £50 in money, to be paid by the three sons in two years. James, Ebenezer and John were to be the executors.
James Adams (1661) and Mary Unknown had the following children:
305i.JAMES4 ADAMS (son of James Adams and Mary) was born in 1691 in Barrington, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA. He died in 1691 in Barrington, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA. 
+306ii.JAMES ADAMS (son of James Adams and Mary) was born on 28 Jun 1693 in Barrington, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA. He died on 12 Sep 1751 in Killingly, Windham, Connecticut, USA. He married ELIZABETH. She died after 1751.
307iii.SARAH ADAMS (daughter of James Adams and Mary) was born on 27 Apr 1695 in Barrington, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA. She died on 09 Aug 1696 in Barrington, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA.
308iv.MARY ADAMS (daughter of James Adams and Mary) was born on 26 Apr 1697 in Barrington, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA. 
309v.SARAH ADAMS (daughter of James Adams and Mary) was born on 01 Jan 1700 in Barrington, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA. She married UNKNOWN TIFFANY as per her will. 
+310vi.EBENEZER ADAMS (son of James Adams and Mary) was born on 20 Dec 1703 in Barrington, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA. He died in 1773 in Barrington, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA. He married Hannah Allen after 08 Jan 1736[s127]. She was born on 27 Mar 1717. She died on 08 Jan 1778 in Barrington, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA.
+311vii.JOHN ADAMS (son of James Adams and Mary) was born on 18 Dec 1705 in Barrington, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA. He married ELIZABETH.
312viii.CHRISTIAN ADAMS (son of James Adams and Mary) was born on 26 Nov 1706 in Barrington, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA. He died on 09 Mar 1713 in Barrington, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA. 
313ix.ELIZABETH ADAMS (daughter of James Adams and Mary) was born on 19 Feb 1708 in Barrington, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA. She died on 09 Mar 1710 in Barrington, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA. 
314x.ELIZABETH ADAMS (daughter of James Adams and Mary) was born on 26 Jan 1711 in Barrington, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA. 
82---HENRY3 ADAMS (Edward2, Henry1) was born on 29 Oct 1663 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s21]. He died on 28 Jun 1749 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA. He married (1) PATIENCE ELLICE, daughter of Thomas and Mary (Wight) Ellis, on 10 Dec 1691 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s40.] She was born on 22 Feb 1668. She died in 1695. He married (2) RUTH ELLICE,sister of Patience Ellice, in 1697 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA. She was born on 31 Oct 1670. He married (3) HANNAH in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA. She died on 20 Mar 1748. 
------Notes for Henry Adams: 
------Henry removed first to Providence, where he married his second wife, and had several children born; thence he removed to Canterbury, Conn., about 1706, where he died. Canterbury record says: "Henry Adams, senior, died June ye 28th, A.D. 1749." In his will he mentions his last wife, Hannah, who died 20 March, 1748. 
------Henry made his will Sept. 10, 1748; proved July 21, 1749. He bequeths to his last wife, Hannah, for her three natural daughters, the goods she brought with her; names his three sons, David, Solomon and Ebenezer, giving to David £20, and Solomon and Ebenezer £10 each. (Joseph had removed to New Marlborough, Mass., in 1744.) To his three daghters, Hannah Burnap, Ruth Kingsley and Patience, he gives £400 in bills of credit. He divides his wearing apparel among his five sons and his books among his eight children. A residue of his property is to go to Henry and Joseph, and his son David and his son-in-law Abraham Burnap are named as his executors. 
Henry Adams (1663) and Patience Ellice had the following children:
+315i.DAVID4 ADAMS (son of Henry Adams and Patience Ellice) was born on 03 Sep 1692 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s41] . He died on 29 Aug 1753 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA[s61]. He married (1) KATHARINE ADAMS (daughter of Samuel Adams and Mary) on 07 Jun 1718 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA[s60]. She was born on 27 May 1695 in Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. She died on 02 Aug 1733 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA[s59]. He married (2) SARAH PROCTOR on 05 Nov 1749 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA[s60].
316ii.HANNAH ADAMS (daughter of Henry Adams and Patience Ellice) was born on 21 Feb 1694 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. She married Abraham Burnap on 12 Apr 1722 in Windham, CT128. 
Henry Adams (1663) and Ruth Ellice had the following children:
+317i.SOLOMON4 ADAMS (son of Henry Adams and Ruth Ellice) was born 23 Apr 1699 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA. He died on 20 Nov 1773 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA[s61]. He married ABIGAIL MONROE. She died on 17 Sep 1784 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA61.
318ii.HENRY ADAMS (son of Henry Adams and Ruth Ellice) was born on 14 Oct 1700 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA. He married Hannah Hyde on 28 Oct 1735. She died on 20 Mar 1748. 
------Notes for Henry Adams: Newton, Mass., records say that Henry of Canterbury m. Oct. 28, 1735, Hannah Hyde; the first death recorded in Canterbury Separatist Church was Hannah, wife of Henry, who d. 20 March, 1748. Henry, Sen., and Henry, Jr., received full shares in the land division to first settlers in 1723. Henry, Jr., probably d. in Canterbury, 30 May, 1763. No children found.
+319iii.RUTH ADAMS (daughter of Henry Adams and Ruth Ellice) was born on 10 Apr 1702 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA. She married Amos Kingsley on 12 Jan 1723 in Windham, CT[s128]. He was born on 18 Jan 1696. He died on 23 Apr 1787.
+320iv.EBENEZER ADAMS (son of Henry Adams and Ruth Ellice) was born on 11 Feb 1704 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA. He married Elizabeth Sears on 11 Oct 1744 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA[s129].
321v.PATIENCE ADAMS (daughter of Henry Adams and Ruth Ellice) was born on 11 Feb 1704 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.  (Patience was named in her father's will.)
+322vi.JOSEPH ADAMS (son of Henry Adams and Ruth Ellice) was born on 28 Jul 1706 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA. He died in Oct 1769 in New Marlborough, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA. He married Miriam Cleveland in 1738. She was born on 30 Jan 1719. She died on 18 Jun 1766 in New Marlborough, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA.
+83---MEHITABLE3 ADAMS (Edward2, Henry1) was born on 30 Mar 1665 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA20. She died on 01 Mar 1753. She married Josiah Faxon in 1689. He was born on 08 Sep 1660 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He died in 1731. 
------Notes for Josiah Faxon:  Of Brantree, MA., son of Richard Faxon. d. intestate, 1731 
Josiah Faxon and Mehitable (1665) Adams had the following children: 
323i.JOSIAH4 FAXON (son of Josiah Faxon and Mehitable Adams) was born on 23 May 1690. He married Debro Thayer on 13 Jan 1717. 
324ii.THOMAS FAXON (son of Josiah Faxon and Mehitable Adams) was born on 08 Feb 1692. He married Ruth Webb on 22 May 1716. 
325iii.LYDIA FAXON (daughter of Josiah Faxon and Mehitable Adams) was born on 30 Nov 1695. She married Benjamin Richards on 20 Nov 1722. 
326iv.MEHITABLE FAXON (daughter of Josiah Faxon and Mehitable Adams) was born on 15 Jun 1698. She married Ebenezer Whitmarsh on 03 Apr 1733. 
327v.EDWARD FAXON (son of Josiah Faxon and Mehitable Adams) was born on 06 May 1700. He married HANNAH. 
328vi.ELIZABETH FAXON (daughter of Josiah Faxon and Mehitable Adams) was born on 17 Apr 1703. She married Benjamin Hayden on 12 May 1722. 
329vii.SARAH FAXON (daughter of Josiah Faxon and Mehitable Adams) was born on 03 Jun 1706. She married Joseph Thayer on 16 Dec 1725. 
83---ELISHA3 ADAMS (Edward2, Henry1) was born on 25 Aug 1666 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s19]. He died in Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA. He married Mehitable Cary on 18 Dec 1689. 
------Notes for Elisha Adams: 
------Elisha called "carpenter," settled in Bristol, RI; made his will May 12, 1698, in the 10 year of His Majesty's reign; proved Aug. 2, 1698. (Bristol Co. Probate Records.) He gives all his real estate to his wife Mehitable, she being empowered to sell the same if needed, while she remains his widow. He mentions his four children, William and Elisha, Jr., Lydia and Mehitable. 
------Notes for Mehitable Cary: 
------Of Bristol, RI; Widow Mehitable Cary Adams is said to have m. 2nd, Dec. 5, 1700, Miles Standish (probably grandson of Capt. Miles Standish) son of Josiah?? and Sarah Allen Standish of Duxbury, MA and settled in Preston, CT; 
Elisha Adams(1666)  and Mehitable Cary had the following children
330i.LYDIA4 ADAMS (daughter of Elisha Adams and Mehitable Cary) was born on 07 Jan 1690 in Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA. 
+331ii.WILLIAM ADAMS (son of Elisha Adams and Mehitable Cary) was born 03 Jun 1693 in Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA. He married JOANNA UNKNOWN.
332iii.MEHITABLE ADAMS (daughter of Elisha Adams and Mehitable Cary) was born on 03 Aug 1695 in Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA. 
+333iv.ELISHA ADAMS (son of Elisha Adams and Mehitable Cary) was born on 11 Sep 1697 in Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA. He married Reliance Mayhew on 18 Feb 1729. She was born about 1696. She died on 08 Jan 1730 in Chilmark, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA[s130].
85---EDWARD3 ADAMS (Edward2, Henry1) was born on 28 Jun 1668 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s41]. He died in Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA. He married Elizabeth Walley, daughter of Rev. Thomas Walley of West Barnstable, on 19 May 1692. 
Edward Adams (1668) and Elizabeth Walley had the following children:
334i.ELIZABETH4 ADAMS (daughter of Edward Adams and Elizabeth Walley) was born on 7 Apr 1693 in Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA. She married George Kizzer on Dec 1718. 
335ii.EDWARD ADAMS (son of Edward Adams and Elizabeth Walley) was born on 28 Aug 1694 in Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA. 
336iii.HANNAH ADAMS (daughter of Edward Adams and Elizabeth Walley) was born on 26 May 1696 in Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA. 
+337iv.THOMAS ADAMS (son of Edward Adams and Elizabeth Walley) was born on 28 Mar 1698 in Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA. He married Sarah Phinney on 27 Aug 1724.
338v.ELISHA ADAMS (son of Edward Adams and Elizabeth Walley) was born on 09 May 1699 in Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA. 
------Notes for Elisha Adams:
------Given as "Eliashib," who m. Feb. 18, 1729, Reliance Mayhew, in the Marthas Vineyard Record.
339vi.LYDIA ADAMS (daughter of Edward Adams and Elizabeth Walley) was born on 22 Jul 1701 in Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA. 
340vii.NATHANIEL ADAMS (son of Edward Adams and Elizabeth Walley) was born on 22 Apr 1704 in Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA. 
341viii.BETHIA ADAMS (daughter of Edward Adams and Elizabeth Walley) was born on 16 Aug 1706 in Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA. 
342ix.ABIGAIL ADAMS (daughter of Edward Adams and Elizabeth Walley) was born on 23 Jul 1710 in Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA. 

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