Henry Adams of Braintree Descendants - Generation IV - Part II
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GENERATION 4 - PART 2

256---SAMUEL4 ADAMS (John3, Joseph2, Henry1) 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 (Only dau. of Richard Fifield, Esq., of Boston ) 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. 
------Notes for Samuel Adams:
------Samuel Adams, "the elder," as he was sometimes called to distinguish him from the son, was a man of wealth and influence in Boston, owning a fine mansion on Purchase street at the foot of Summer street, overlooking the harbor. He was a justice of the peace, deacon of the old South church, selectman, member of the legislature and prominent as a leader in politics and business. He founded what was called the "caulkers' club," a political institution for "introducing certain persons into places of trust and power," perhaps the beginning of caucuses. Because of his wealth and political activity, the family ranked high in colonial society.
------To meet the needs of the times banks were organized for the issuing of notes. Mr. Adams was connected with one of these which was patronized especially by farmers and mechanics. But the hostility of the British government compelled them to wind up, and in doing so, Mr. Adams lost his property. He died 8 March, 1747-8.
Samuel Adams (1689) and Mary Fifield had the following children:
739---SAMUEL5 ADAMS [the Patriot] (son of Samuel Adams and Mary Fifield) was born on 27 Sep 1722 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 02 Oct 1803 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. He married (1) ELIZABETH CHECKLEY on 17 Oct 1749. She was born on 15 May 1725. She died on 25 Jul 1757. He married ELIZABETH WELLS. She was born on 26 Jan 1736. She died in May 1808 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. 
------Notes for Samuel Adams:
   
------Samuel Adams, the Boston patriot, was in some respects, without doubt, the most illustrious scion of the Henry Adams family. He was educated in the Boston Latin School and Harvard College, and although he left College to engage in business, when his parents desired him to enter the ministry, and the law was not so respectable as it has since become, the college honored his scholarship, and when a candidate for the master's degree in 1743, he showed of what material he was made, and what would come of him, in his his discussion of the thesis, "Whether it be lawful to resist the supreme magistrate, if the commonwealth cannot otherwise be preserved."
   
------Upon his father's death, 1748, he assumed the business of brewing, and was called "Sammy the malster." When elected tax-collector he was called "Sammy the publican." He soon became prominent as an opponent of British rule in the colonies. In May, 1764, he drafted the instructions to Boston's representatives, which were the first public protest against the right of parliament to tax the colonies. He was elected representative to the legislature, 1765 to 1774, and was the writer of most of the remarkable state papers of that remarkable time. The circular letter of Massachusetts to the other colonies, written by him, particularly enraged the king, and the Legislature was ordered to rescind it, but refused, 92 to 17, to do so. Mr. Adams had the confidence and co-operation of the people in demanding the removal of the king's two regiments from Boston after the "massacre" in March, 1770. When in 1772, the king had ordered the judges of the courts to receive their salaries from the crown, and not from the colony, and the people of Boston asked the Governor to conveue the Legislature, and he refused, Mr. Adams proposed that the towns of Massachusetts appoint "committees of correspondence," and in a short time eighty towns had chosen their committees. This led to the intercolonial committees, the founding of the Colonial Congress, and the declaration of independence. The subsequent political history of Mr. Adams is well known. "As an adroit political manager he was not surpassed by Jefferson. He had a genuine sympathy for men with leather aprons and hands browned by toil; he knew how to win their confidence, and never abused it, for he was in no sense a demagogue."
   
------Samuel Adams and his cousin, John, were delegates to the first continental congress, 1774. He was a signer of the Declaration of Independence in 1776; became Lieut.-Governor of his State in 1789, and Governor in 1794-97. His decision to support the new Federal constitution in the Massachusetts convention of 1788 is said to have carried the ratification by the narrow majority of 187 yeas to 168 nays, and this was really the most important of all his great services to his country and the republic.
   
------His cousin, President John Adams, declared him to have been of "incorruptible integrity," "the very soul of the Revolution," and that the appointment of Washington to the command of the army was due to him. Rufus Choate pronounced him "the matchless orator," and though none of his orations have come down to us, we know what they were.
   
------He d. in Boston, 2 Oct., 1803. An excellent statue of him in bronze by Miss Whitney, stands in Dock Square, Boston, and his portrait by Copley is in Faneuil Hall.
   
------Samuel Adams, the Boston patriot, was in some respects, without doubt, the most illustrious scion of the Henry Adams family. He was educated in the Boston Latin School and Harvard College, and although he left College to engage in business, when his parents desired him to enter the ministry, and the law was not so respectable as it has since become, the college honored his scholarship, and when a candidate for the master's degree in 1743, he showed of what material he was made, and what would come of him, in his his discussion of the thesis, "Whether it be lawful to resist the supreme magistrate, if the commonwealth cannot otherwise be preserved."
   
------Upon his father's death, 1748, he assumed the business of brewing, and was called "Sammy the malster." When elected tax-collector he was called "Sammy the publican." He soon became prominent as an opponent of British rule in the colonies. In May, 1764, he drafted the instructions to Boston's representatives, which were the first public protest against the right of parliament to tax the colonies. He was elected representative to the legislature, 1765 to 1774, and was the writer of most of the remarkable state papers of that remarkable time. The circular letter of Massachusetts to the other colonies, written by him, particularly enraged the king, and the Legislature was ordered to rescind it, but refused, 92 to 17, to do so. Mr. Adams had the confidence and co-operation of the people in demanding the removal of the king's two regiments from Boston after the "massacre" in March, 1770. When in 1772, the king had ordered the judges of the courts to receive their salaries from the crown, and not from the colony, and the people of Boston asked the Governor to conveue the Legislature, and he refused, Mr. Adams proposed that the towns of Massachusetts appoint "committees of correspondence," and in a short time eighty towns had chosen their committees. This led to the intercolonial committees, the founding of the Colonial Congress, and the declaration of independence. The subsequent political history of Mr. Adams is well known. "As an adroit political manager he was not surpassed by Jefferson. He had a genuine sympathy for men with leather aprons and hands browned by toil; he knew how to win their confidence, and never abused it, for he was in no sense a demagogue."
   
------Samuel Adams and his cousin, John, were delegates to the first continental congress, 1774. He was a signer of the Declaration of Independence in 1776; became Lieut.-Governor of his State in 1789, [Image for Adams History nd Governor in 1794-97. His decision to support the new Federal constitution in the Massachusetts convention of 1788 is said to have carried the ratification by the narrow majority of 187 yeas to 168 nays, and this was really the most important of all his great services to his country and the republic.
   
------His cousin, President John Adams, declared him to have been of "incorruptible integrity," "the very soul of the Revolution," and that the appointment of Washington to the command of the army was due to him. Rufus Choate pronounced him "the matchless orator," and though none of his orations have come down to us, we know what they were. He d. in Boston, 2 Oct., 1803. An excellent statue of him in bronze by Miss Whitney, stands in Dock Square, Boston, and his portrait by Copley is in Faneuil Hall. [2007] Samuel Adams, the Patriot. There is a very informative biography on Samuel at www.samueladams.net.
740ii.JOHN ADAMS (son of Samuel Adams and Mary Fifield) was born on 04 Sep 1725 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 09 Aug 1725 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. 
741iii.JOHN ADAMS (son of Samuel Adams and Mary Fifield) was born on 28 Oct 1726 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 15 Jun 1727 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. 
742iv.JOSEPH ADAMS (son of Samuel Adams and Mary Fifield) was born on 29 Oct 1728 in Boston, 
------Notes for Joseph Adams:
------It is claimed that he removed to Groton, Conn., was married and had children. No records are found, no evidence can be given in support of the claim. Another family, descendants of John Adams of Plymouth, was numerous in Groton, although the records are meagre and unsatisfactory.
743v.ABIGAIL ADAMS (daughter of Samuel Adams and Mary Fifield) was born on 20 Jul 1730 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. She died on 29 Aug 1730 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. 
744vi.THOMAS ADAMS (son of Samuel Adams and Mary Fifield) was born on 22 Dec 1731 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 16 Aug 1733 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. 
745vii.SARAH ADAMS (daughter of Samuel Adams and Mary Fifield) was born on 18 Nov 1733 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. She died on 28 Feb 1735 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. 
746viii.ABIGAIL ADAMS (daughter of Samuel Adams and Mary Fifield) was born on 22 Oct 1735 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. She died on 03 Mar 1836. 
747ix.MEHITABLE ADAMS (daughter of Samuel Adams and Mary Fifield) was born on 12 Apr 1740 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. She died on 11 Jun 1740 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. 
269---ABIGAIL4 ADAMS (Peter3, Joseph2, Henry1) 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. 
------Notes for Moses Paine: 
------Son of Dea. Moses Paine3, (Stephen2, Moses1) 
Moses Paine and Abigail Adams (1698) had the following children: 
748i.ABIGAIL5 PAINE (daughter of Moses Paine and Abigail Adams) was born on 11 Dec 1728 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. 
749ii.MARY PAINE (daughter of Moses Paine and Abigail Adams) was born on 30 Jan 1730 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. 
750iii.MOSES PAINE (son of Moses Paine and Abigail Adams) was born on 30 Mar 1732 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. 
751iv.HANNAH PAINE (daughter of Moses Paine and Abigail Adams) was born on 17 Oct 1734 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. 
270---PETER4 ADAMS (Peter3, Joseph2, Henry1) 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 (Dau. of David and Mary Rawson after 31 Oct 1755. She was born on 30 Nov 1723. 
------Notes for Peter Adams: 
------The record says "Mrs. Bethia, wife of Peter," and dau. of Dea. Savil, d. 23 Oct., 1753. 
------Notes for Bethia Savil: 
------She probably married 2nd, Peter Adams, son of Capt. Peter.
Peter Adams (1700) and Elizabeth Rawson had the following children:
752i.MARY5 ADAMS (daughter of Peter Adams and Elizabeth Rawson) was born on 05 Jan 1757 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. 
753ii.PETER ADAMS (son of Peter Adams and Elizabeth Rawson) was born on 20 Jul 1760 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. 
754iii.JEDEDIAH ADAMS (son of Peter Adams and Elizabeth Rawson) was born on 13 Apr 1766 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 16 Jun 1850 in North Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA. He married (1) ESTHER FIELD on 15 Jul 1787. She died on 27 Mar 1825 in Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He married (2) DOROTHY on 25 Mar 1826. She was born about 1764. She died on 05 Nov 1838 in North Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA. 
274---JEDEDIAH4 ADAMS (Peter3, Joseph2, Henry1) 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 (daughter of Rev. Josepha ndd Anna Marsh of Braintree, MA) on 19 May 1746. She died on 27 Dec 1766. 
------Notes for Jedediah Adams: 
------He graduated from Harvard College in 1733; was ordained, and settled in Stoughton, Mass., Feb. 19, 1746. He resigned in 1795, and d. 25 Feb., 1799. 
------"His manners were soft, modest, unassuming; genuine politeness and learning without pedantry, politenesss without affectation; moral without austerity; pious without superstition; and devout without enthusiasm; liberal," were designations of his character. 
Jedediah (1710) Adams and Mary Marsh had the following children: 
755i.PETER5 ADAMS (son of Jedediah Adams and Mary Marsh) was born on 09 Apr 1747 in Stoughton, Norfolk Co., MA and died young. 
756ii.MARY ADAMS (daughter of Jedediah Adams and Mary Marsh) was born on 21 Feb 1751 in Stoughton, Norfolk Co., MA. She died on 26 Jun 1843. She married John Atherton on 08 Jul 1769. He was born on 21 Jul 1747. He died on 03 Jul 1825. 
757iii.HANNAH ADAMS (daughter of Jedediah Adams and Mary Marsh) was born on 04 Apr 1753 in Stoughton, Norfolk Co., MA. She died unmarried on 01 Aug 1848 in Stoughton, Norfolk Co., MA. 
758iv.JEDEDIAH ADAMS (son of Jedediah Adams and Mary Marsh) was born on 29 Dec 1755 in Stoughton, Norfolk Co., MA. He died  early.
759v.PETER ADAMS (son of Jedediah Adams and Mary Marsh) was born on 03 Jun 1756 in Stoughton, Norfolk Co., MA. He died on 26 Sep 1832 in Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He married Sarah Johnson in 1805. She was born in 1777. She died on 23 Aug 1833 in Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. 
------Notes for Peter Adams:
------He graduated from Harvard College, 1778; studied medicine with Dr. Ephraim Wales of Randolph, Mass.; was the first regularly settled physician in Stoughton; was known also as "Peter, Esq.;" removed to Quincy, and d. in Quincy, 26 Sept., 1832.
282---MARY MARIE4 ADAMS (Jonathan3, Edward2, Henry1) 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, USA[s18]. He died in 1743. 
------Notes for Mary Marie Adams: Mary was Henry's 2nd wife. 
------Notes for Henry Smith: 
------Henry married 1st wife 1703, Deborah Pratt, who d. in 1706. He married his 3rd wife, 1780, Ruth Barker. 
Henry Smith and Mary Marie Adams (1681) had the following children:
760i.MARY5 SMITH (daughter of Henry Smith and Mary Marie Adams) was born on 05 Feb 1709 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s2]. She died in 1770. She married David Clark in 1728. 
761ii.HENRY SMITH (son of Henry Smith and Mary Marie Adams) was born on 24 Apr 1711 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s2]. He married Abigail Clark in 1730. 
762iii.JONATHAN SMITH (son of Henry Smith and Mary Marie Adams) was born on 22 Jun 1714 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s2]. He died in 1784. He married Abigail Wilkinson in 1735.
763iv.SARAH SMITH (daughter of Henry Smith and Mary Marie Adams) was born on 03 Apr 1717 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s2]. She died in 1748. She married ISAAC CHENERY. She married JOSHUA BOYDEN. 
764v.BENONI SMITH (son of Henry Smith and Mary Marie Adams) was born on 20 Feb 1725 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s2]. He died in 1752. He married Mary Turner in 1746. 
284---JONATHAN4 ADAMS (Jonathan3, Edward2, Henry1) 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  (Ebenezer and Hannah (Clark) Mason). She was born on 12 Aug 1695 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. She died on 30 Jul 1778 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s14]. 
------Notes for Jonathan Adams: 
------Jonathan Settled on the homestead in East Medway (now Millis), Mass.; made his will June 14, 1776. will proved May 6, 1776. 
Jonathan Adams (1696) and Dorcas Mason had the following children:
765i.DORCAS5 ADAMS (daughter of Jonathan Adams and Dorcas Mason) was born on 24 Dec 1717 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s222]. She died in 1807. She married John Fisher on 09 Dec 1736 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s223]. He was born in 1714. He died in 1777. 
766ii.ISAAC ADAMS (son of Jonathan Adams and Dorcas Mason) was born on 19 Oct 1719 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s66]. He married LYDIA.  Res. Sherborn, MA.
767iii.MARY ADAMS (daughter of Jonathan Adams and Dorcas Mason) was born on 06 May 1722 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. She married Nathan Daniell (son of Samuel Daniell and Experiance Adams) on 17 Mar 1746. He was born on 20 Aug 1727. He died in 1789.
768iv.KEZIAH ADAMS (daughter of Jonathan Adams and Dorcas Mason) was born on 01 Jan 1725 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. She died on 18 Jun 1733 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s66]. 
769v.SILAS ADAMS (son of Jonathan Adams and Dorcas Mason) was born on 07 Oct 1728 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s66]. He died on 24 Oct 1728 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s66]. 
770vi.LYDIA ADAMS (daughter of Jonathan Adams and Dorcas Mason) was born on 09 Sep 1731 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s66]. She married Simeon Daniell (son of Samuel Daniell and Experiance Adams) on 09 Apr 1754. He was born on 08 Mar 1731. Res. Franklin, MA.
771vii.JOEL ADAMS (son of Jonathan Adams and Dorcas Mason) was born on 06 Aug 1733 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s66]. He died on 06 Aug 1733 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s66]. 
772viii.KEZIA ADAMS (daughter of Jonathan Adams and Dorcas Mason) was born on 21 May 1735 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s66]. She married UNKNOWN JOHNSON
773ix.JONATHAN ADAMS (son of Jonathan Adams and Dorcas Mason) was born on 30 Aug 1737 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s66]. He died on 21 Mar 1818 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s224]. He married Catherine Boyden after 16 Sep 1757. She was born in 1738. She died on 10 Dec 1819 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. 
------Notes for Jonathan Adams:
------He d. 21 March, 1818; will, proved April 7, 1818, mentions wife Catherine, sons Micah, Silas, Moses, and daughters Thankful Bullard and Catherine Richardson.
285---EDWARD4 ADAMS (John3, Edward2, Henry1) 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 her 42nd year] in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He married (2) SARAH BRACKET on 05 Feb 1729. 
------Notes for Edward Adams: 
------Braintree Marriages 1640-1793 (Groom), Adams Edward - sanders Rachel Apr 11 1706. p741 by John Wilson Esq.
------Milton Cemetery Records
------Here lies buried the body of Mr. Edward Adams, who died sept the 22nd, 1743, in the 61st year of his age.
Edward Adams (1683)  and Rachel Sanders had the following children:
774i.EDWARD5 ADAMS (son of Edward Adams and Rachel Sanders) was born on 01 Mar 1707 in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He died in Jun 1793 in East Sudbury, MA. He married Deliverance Trott on 30 Dec 1725. 
------Notes for Edward Adams:
------He settled in East Sudbury (now Wayland), Mass.; made will March 27, 1786, and d. in June, 1793; will mentions daughters Ruth Badcock, Deborah Goodwin, Deliverance and Patience, also grand-children Joseph and Seth, Rachel, Mary and Judith; Benjamin is a subscribing witness. (Tiele says this Edward d. young.)
775ii.JOHN ADAMS (son of Edward Adams and Rachel Sanders) was born on 26 Feb 1709 in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 11 Jun 1790 in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He married Sarah Swift on 19 May 1730. She died on 16 Nov 1774 in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. 
------Notes for John Adams:
------m. (2) widow Warren, the mother of Gen. Joseph Warren.
------(*) "Here rests our friend, Mr. John Adams, who departed this life June ye 11th, 1790, aged 81 years."
------"As corn, maturely ripe, is gathered home, So his remains, brought into the tomb, To sleep in silence till that glorious day
------When Christ, his light, shall roll the stone away."
776iii.RACHEL ADAMS (daughter of Edward Adams and Rachel Sanders) was born on 17 Jun 1711 in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s225]. She died on 09 Dec 1771. She married William Tucker on 26 Dec 1728. He was born on 02 Dec 1707 in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 09 May 1771. 
777iv.SETH ADAMS (son of Edward Adams and Rachel Sanders) was born on 30 Sep 1713 in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 26 Jun 1737 in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. 
------Notes for Seth Adams:
------Harv., 1733; d. at his father's home, 26 June, 1736-7.
778v.NATHAN ADAMS (son of Edward Adams and Rachel Sanders) was born on 28 Mar 1716 in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 19 Apr 1716 in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. 
779viSAMUEL ADAMS (son of Edward Adams and Rachel Sanders) was born on 05 Mar 1718 in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 10 Apr 1718 in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. 
780vii.PATIENCE ADAMS (daughter of Edward Adams and Rachel Sanders) was born on 07 Aug 1720 in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. She died on 30 Aug 1720 in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. 
287---DANIEL4 ADAMS (John3, Edward2, Henry1) 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 [Eldest dau. of Dea. Thomas Sanford of Mendon, MA]. She was born in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. She died on  Nov 1772 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s117]. 
------Notes for Daniel Adams:
------His will was made Sept 5, and proved Oct. 23, 1772. He is said to have been the first white settler in the town of Medway.
Daniel Adams (1686) and Sarah Sanford had the following children:
781i.BENJAMIN5 ADAMS (son of Daniel Adams and Sarah Sanford) was born in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. 
782ii.SARAH ADAMS (daughter of Daniel Adams and Sarah Sanford) was born on 17 Nov 1714 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s226]. She died on 01 Apr 1716 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s226]. 
------Notes for Sarah Adams:
------She was the first English child born in what is now the town of Medway; she was drowned in a spring of water near the Adams homestead in North Medway when less than 2 years old, and was buried in the East Medway (Millis) cemetery.
783iii.DEBORAH ADAMS (daughter of Daniel Adams and Sarah Sanford) was born on 12 Feb 1717 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s227]. 
784iv.SARAH ADAMS (daughter of Daniel Adams and Sarah Sanford) was born on 10 Dec 1718 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. She died unmarried at age 80 in 1788 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. 
785v.ELIZABETH ADAMS (daughter of Daniel Adams and Sarah Sanford) was born on 12 May 1721 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s20]. 
786vi.DANIEL ADAMS (son of Daniel Adams and Sarah Sanford) was born on 18 Jan 1724 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s228]. He died on 26 May 1736 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. 
787vii.THOMAS ADAMS (son of Daniel Adams and Sarah Sanford) was born on 05 Apr 1726 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He died in Dec 1773. He married ABIGAIL. He married (2) MARY PARTRIDGE on 02 Mar 1750. 
788viii.RUTH ADAMS (daughter of Daniel Adams and Sarah Sanford) was born on 06 Mar 1729 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. She married Benjamin Rockwood on 17 May 1750. He was born on 18 Nov 1723. 
789ix.MOSES ADAMS (son of Daniel Adams and Sarah Sanford) was born on 04 Aug 1731 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He died after 07 Nov 1815. He married Rachel Leland in 1756. She was born in 1737 in Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. She died in 1826. 
------Notes for Moses Adams:
------He was First Lieutenant of the Medway company, Col. John Smith's regiment, at the Lexington alarm, April 19, 1775; he was commissioned Captain of the 9th company in Col. Ephraim Wheelock's Suffolk regiment, in April, 1776, and his company was in Col. Benjamin Hawes' regiment, Sept., 1777; he was representative in the General Court, 1775-82-83; and made his will Nov. 7, 1815.
790x.ABIGAIL ADAMS (daughter of Daniel Adams and Sarah Sanford) was born on 23 Jun 1736 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. She married Abraham Harding on 9  Feb 1757. He was born on 07 Dec 1730 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 03 Mar 1819. 
791xi.TABITHA ADAMS (daughter of Daniel Adams and Sarah Sanford) was born on 12 Nov 1738 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. She married John Littlefield on 27  Jun 1754. He was born in 1701 in Holliston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. He died in 1798. 
288---ELEAZER4 ADAMS (John3, Edward2, Henry1) was born on 22 Sep 1687 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s19]. He died on 08 Oct 1775 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s66]. He married MARGARET. She died on 13 Jan 1769 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s118]. He married LUCY. 
------Notes for Eleazer Adams: 
------He assisted in the incorporation of the town of West Medway in 1748; was a selectman for eight years; was a Baptist, and was sent to Boston gaol in 1753-4, for refusing to pay the parish tax. His will was made July 3, 1775; proved Feb. 6, 1776. He mentions his wife "Lucy," who had had a previous husband and dau., Mary Metcalf, a dau., Lois Stewart, sons Benjamin and Seth, granddaughters, Lydia Drury and Marion Allen; his son Eleazer was to maintain his son Seth and John was to maintain Benjamin. 
------Some records were duplicated as Ebenezer Adams. 
Eleazer Adams (1687) and Margaret had the following children: 
792i.BENJAMIN5 ADAMS (son of Eleazer Adams and Margaret) was born on 13 Oct 1715 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s229]. 
------Notes for Benjamin Adams:
------To be maintained by his brother John.
793ii.MARGRET ADAMS (daughter of Eleazer Adams and Margaret) was born on 29 Aug 1717 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s230]. She died on 08 Jun 1736 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s231]. 
794iii.ELEAZER ADAMS (son of Eleazer Adams and Margaret) was born on 09 Jul 1720 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s228]. He died on 15 Sep 1775 in Medway,  Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s232]. He married Bathsheba Barber (daughter of John Barber and Mary Ellis Partridge) on 06 Mar 1745 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s233]. She was born on 07 Apr 1722 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s234]. She died on 28 Sep 1775 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s235].
------Notes for Eleazer Adams:
------Resided in Holliston, Middlesex Co., MA
795iv.MARY ADAMS (daughter of Eleazer Adams and Margaret) was born on 07 Oct 1722 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s236]. She married Jonathan Metcalf on 19 Oct 1742 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s237]. He was born in Rutland, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. 
796v.JOHN ADAMS (son of Eleazer Adams and Margaret) was born on 27 Oct 1724 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s238]. He married (1) SILENCE CLARKE (daughter of Timothy Clarke and Sarah /Metcalf Medcalfe) on 06 Mar 1745 in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA[s239]. She was born on 29 Dec 1725 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s139]. She died before 1770. He married (2) ZILPHA DANIEL on 11 Sep 1770 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. She was born on 19 Nov 1734 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. 
------Notes for John Adams:
------He settled in Brookfield, Worcester Co., MA,; was a soldier in the Revolution; returned to Medway; either he or John, son of Jeremiah, was a soldier in the Colonial War in 1756 from Brookfield.
------Vol. I Vital Statistics, Boston, MA John Adams, Medway, Norfolks Co., MA liste of men in service at various times, subsequent to April 19, 175, dated April 13, 1778, also list of men to serve in Boston until Jan. 1, 1779, dated Sept. 23, 1778. DAR application on file.
------Mass. Soldiers & Sailors in Revolution: Vol l, p54, Volu 27 p 173, Vol 19 p 250
797vi.LYDIA ADAMS (daughter of Eleazer Adams and Margaret) was born on 19 Sep 1727 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s230]. 
------Notes for Lydia Adams:
------See Lydia5, daughter of Jonathan4.
798vii.CATHERINE ADAMS (daughter of Eleazer Adams and Margaret) was born in 1730 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
------Notes for Catherine Adams:
------No mentioned in Father's will.
799viii.SETH ADAMS (son of Eleazer Adams and Margaret) was born on 06 May 1730 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s226]. 
------Notes for Seth Adams:
------To be maintained by his brother Eleazer.
800ix.LOIS ADAMS (daughter of Eleazer Adams and Margaret) was born on 25 May 1732 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s230]. She married Ebenezer Allen on 22 May 1755 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s240.] 
------Notes for Lois Adams:
------M. May 22, 1755 (pub. Jan. 2, 1754), Ebenezer Allen, and perhaps m (2) Mr.Stewart. (See father's will.)
------Medway Births. [p.139] TO THE YEAR 1850. ADAMS, Lois and Ebenezer [int. Ebenezar] Allen, May 22, 1755.
289---OBADIAH4 ADAMS (John3, Edward2, Henry1) 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.] 
------Notes for Christiana Sanford: http://medwaylib.org/History/epitaphs/w_medway_epitaphs.htm - In memory of Mrs. Christian, wife of Obadiah Adams, who Died July 21st 1777 in ye 80th year of her age.
Obadiah Adams (1689) and Christiana Sanford had the following children: 
801i.DAVID5 ADAMS (son of Obadiah Adams and Christiana Sanford) was born on 18 Nov 1715 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s228]. He died on 22 Mar 1801 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. He married Abigel before 1743. She was born on 28 Oct 1717 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. She died on 06 Jun 1786 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
802ii.ABIGAIL ADAMS (daughter of Obadiah Adams and Christiana Sanford) was born on 28 Oct 1717 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s241]. She died on 06 Jun 1786 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s242]. 
803iii.OBADIAH ADAMS (son of Obadiah Adams and Christiana Sanford) was born on 18 Dec 1721 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s236]. He died on 02 Jan 1803 in Bellingham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s243]. He married Sarah Partridge on 24 Dec 1744 in Bellingham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. She was born on 27 Sep 1724. She died on 27 Apr 1817 in Bellingham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s244]. 
804iv.NATHAN ADAMS (son of Obadiah Adams and Christiana Sanford) was born on 03 Dec 1723 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s236]. He died on 26 Jan 1800. He married Kezia Thompson on 09 May 1750 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s66]. She was born on 17 Nov 1739. 
------Notes for Nathan Adams:
------He inherited the homestead in West Medway, one-half mile south of Obadiah Adams, made will Nov 1794; will proved March 4, 1800.
805v.JESSE ADAMS (son of Obadiah Adams and Christiana Sanford) was born on 10 Sep 1727 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s238]. He died on 12 Apr 1797 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s245]. He married Thankful Watkins on 30 May 1773 in Holliston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. She was born in 1743. She died on 03 Jan 1797 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. 
------Notes for Jesse Adams:
------He was selectman in Holliston, Middlesex Co., MA, 1769 and 1777.
806vi.STEPHEN ADAMS (son of Obadiah Adams and Christiana Sanford) was born on 27 Dec 1729 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s226]. He died on 11 Feb 1795 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s246]. He married Mary Littlefield on 10 Feb 1773 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s247]. She was born in 1754. She died on 13 Jan 1813 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s248]. 
807vii.CHRISTIAN ADAMS (daughter of Obadiah Adams and Christiana Sanford) was born on 08 Aug 1732 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s228]. She died on 22 Oct 1777 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s249]. She married Moses Hill on 27 Nov 1751 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s250]. He was born on 19 May 1730 in Holliston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 11 Oct 1796 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s251].
808viii.HEPZIBAH ADAMS (daughter of Obadiah Adams and Christiana Sanford) was born on  31 Mar 1735 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s238]. She married Stephen Metcalf on 02 Jan 1758 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. 
809ix.JEMIMA ADAMS (daughter of Obadiah Adams and Christiana Sanford) was born on 24 mar 1737 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s238]. She died on 03 Oct 1813 in Upton, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA[s252]. She married William Fisk on 01 May 1757. He was born on 14 Apr 1733 in Upton, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 09 Mar 1818 in Upton, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA[s43]. 
810x.AMOS ADAMS (son of Obadiah Adams and Christiana Sanford). 
291---THOMAS4 ADAMS (John3, Edward2, Henry1) 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. 
------Notes for Thomas Adams: 
------He settled in Ashford, CT; removed thence to Amherst, MA in 1737. d. in Amherst about 1743-5. 
------Notes for Abigail Fisher: 
------Dau. of Jonathan and Rachel (Fairbanks) Fisher, supposed to have been b. in 1701. She was a widow in Amherst after 1745 until 1751. 
Thomas Adams (1695) and Abigail Fisher had the following children: 
811i.ISAIAH5 ADAMS (son of Thomas Adams and Abigail Fisher) was born in 1726 in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, USA. He died unmarried in 1810. 
812ii.ASA ADAMS (son of Thomas Adams and Abigail Fisher) was born on 04 Apr 1729 in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, USA. He died on 15 Feb 1826 in Shutesbury, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA. He married (1) SARAH DICKINSON on 18 Jan 1753. She died on 23 Mar 1770. He married (2) GRACE WARD after 01 Nov 1771. She was born about 1748. She died on 26 Jan 1823. 
------Notes for Asa Adams:
------He was a pioneer settler, 1759, in Shutesbury, then Roadtown, Mass., d. in Shutesbury, 15 Feb., 1826, age 98.
813iii.NATHAN ADAMS (son of Thomas Adams and Abigail Fisher) was born on 01 Jul 1731 in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, USA. He died in 1731 in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, USA. 
814iv.JOHN ADAMS (son of Thomas Adams and Abigail Fisher) was born in 1732 in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, USA. He died in 1829 in Rowe, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA. He married Betsey Ward in Nov 1764. She was born in 1740. She died in 1837. 
------Notes for John Adams:
------He was taxed in Amherst, Mass., 1770, for a mill and negro; removed to Rowe, Mass.; d. 1829, age 97.
815v.ABNER ADAMS (son of Thomas Adams and Abigail Fisher) was born on 10 Aug 1733 in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, USA. He died between 1828-1829 in Marlboro, Windham, Vermont, USA. He married Dorothy Murray on 09 May 1754. She was born on 11 Aug 1729. She died on 16 Jan 1809 in Marlboro, Windham, Vermont, USA. 
------Notes for Abner Adams:
------He was assessed in Amherst, Mass., in 1792; removed to Marlboro, Vt., before 1795; crazy; wandered in swamps in pursuit of whippoorwills; d. in Marlboro, spring of 1828-9. An Abner Adams was private in Capt. Noah Dickinson's Hampshire Co., Col. Elisha Porter's Reg.; enlisted Aug. 18, 1777; marched to New Providence.
816vi.NATHAN ADAMS (son of Thomas Adams and Abigail Fisher) was born on 16 May 1736 in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, USA. He died on 01 Jan 1832 in Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA. He married HANNAH ROOD. She was born on 03 Aug 1741. She died on 20 Apr 1767. He married (2) SYBIL WARD on 14 Mar 1769. She was born about 1742. She died on 25 Oct 1839. 
------Notes for Nathan Adams:
------He was a soldier in the French and Indian war; took part in the siege of Ft. William Henry, 1757; enlisted as a private from Leverett in the Revolutionary war, Sept. 22, 1777; Capt. Joseph Slarrow, Col. David Wells; discharged Oct. 18, served one month and one day; settled in the east part of Sunderland, now Leverett, Mass., where he and his wife Sybil lived together for 64 years. He d. 1 Jan., 1832, age 97.
817vii.ELIZABETH ADAMS (daughter of Thomas Adams and Abigail Fisher) was born in Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA. She married BEZALEEL WILDER. 

293---JEREMIAH4 ADAMS (John3, Edward2, Henry1) 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. 
------Notes for Jeremiah Adams: 
------He settled in Brookfield, Worcester Co., MA The 
Jeremiah Adams (1699) and Elizabeth McIntire had the following child:
818i.JOHN5 ADAMS (son of Jeremiah Adams and Elizabeth McIntire) was born about 1728 in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 12 Oct 1757. He married Mary Borwn on 03 Oct 1754. 
294---ABRAHAM4 ADAMS (John3, Edward2, Henry1) 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. 
------Notes for Abraham Adams: 
------He settled in Brookfield, Worcester Co., MA. A reading and writing school was kept at the house of Abraham in 1754 by Alex Short. Abraham was most likely a soldier to Crown Point, Aug. 9 to Dec. 27, 1755. 
Abraham Adams (1701) and Mary Cummings had the following children:
819i.ABRAHAM5 ADAMS (son of Abraham Adams and Mary Cummings) was born on 26 Jun 1737 in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA[s253]. He died in 1809 in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. He married Michal Bellinger on 04 Jan 1762 in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA[s253]. She died in 1813. 
------Notes for Abraham Adams:
------He was in the Colonial War with Franch 1756.
820ii.ELEAZEAR ADAMS (son of Abraham Adams and Mary Cummings) was born on 31 Mar 1741 in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 04 Oct 1823 in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. He married Elizabeth Corey on 17 Jan 1769. She died on 05 Oct 1817 in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. 
821iii.MARY ADAMS (daughter of Abraham Adams and Mary Cummings) was born on 27 Jun 1744 in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. She married Eratus Hamilton in Jan 1762. He was born on 25 Sep 1741.
822iv.JOSIAH ADAMS (son of Abraham Adams and Mary Cummings) was born on 05 Jul 1746 in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. He married Nancy Sampson on 21 Jul 1768 in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA[s253]. 
------Notes for Josiah Adams:
------Removed to New York state.
823v.SUSANNAH ADAMS (daughter of Abraham Adams and Mary Cummings) was born on 3 Nov 1748 in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. 
------Notes for Susannah Adams:
------A Susannah Adams married Feb. 15, 1776, Isaac Lackey of Spencer.
824vi.PATIENCE ADAMS (daughter of Abraham Adams and Mary Cummings) was born on 19 Dec 1750 in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. She married Reuben Lamb on 01 Dec 1768. 
825vii.OBADIAH ADAMS (son of Abraham Adams and Mary Cummings) was born between 1751-1754 in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. He died in 1776. 
------Notes for Obadiah Adams:
------He was in Capt. Peter Harwood's Co., Col. Ebenezer Larned, Worcester Co. Reg.; served 3 months and a day from May 2, 1775; killed in the Revolutionary war at Dorchester 1776.
826viii.JESSE ADAMS (son of Abraham Adams and Mary Cummings) was born on 20 Jun 1755 in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 24 Sep 1827. He married MIRIAM RICHARDSON. She died on 29 Sep 1843. 
------Notes for Jesse Adams:
------He was a patriot and soldier of the Revolution; received a pension, and d. (N. B.) 24 Sept., 1827.
295---BETHIA4 ADAMS (John3, Edward2, Henry1) 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. 
------Notes for Timothy Stearns: 
------Of Framingham, MA; Son of Samuel and Mary (Hawkins) Stearns of Watertown, MA; The 
Timothy Stearns and Bethia Adams (1702) had the following children: 
827i.SARAH5 STEARNS (daughter of Timothy Stearns and Bethia Adams) was born on 01 Dec 1729 in Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA[s254]. She died unmarried on 08 Feb 1825 in Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA[s254].
828ii.TIMOTHY STEARNS (son of Timothy Stearns and Bethia Adams) was born on 26 Aug 1731 in Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA[s254]. He died between 03 Jan 1820-1821 in Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. 
------Notes for Timothy Stearns:
------d. unm., 3 Jan., 1820-1, age 88; "eccentric." 
829iii.NATHAN STEARNS (son of Timothy Stearns and Bethia Adams) was born on 22 Aug 1733 in Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA[s254]. He died on 28 Feb 1778. 
------Notes for Nathan Stearns:
------Drowned in Sudbury River.
830iv.BETHIA STEARNS (daughter of Timothy Stearns and Bethia Adams) was born on 06 Oct 1735 in Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. She married THOMAS NIXON. 
831v.JOSHUA STEARNS (son of Timothy Stearns and Bethia Adams) was born on 08 Aug 1737 in Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA[s254].  He died on 24 Apr 1751 in Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA[s254].  
832vi.JONATHAN STEARNS (son of Timothy Stearns and Bethia Adams) was born on 19 Sep 1739 in Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA[s254].  He died unmarried on 10 May 1807. 
833vii.JOHN STEARNS (son of Timothy Stearns and Bethia Adams) was born on 05 Jun 1741 in Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA[s254].  He died in Southboro, Worcester Co., MA. 
------Notes for John Stearns:
------m. in Newton, Mass.; d. in Southboro, Mass. 
834viii.ASA STEARNS (son of Timothy Stearns and Bethia Adams) was born on 03 May 1744 in Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA[s254].  He died on 13 Aug 1773 in Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA[s254].  
835ix.HANNAH STEARNS (daughter of Timothy Stearns and Bethia Adams) was born on 20 May 1746 in Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA[s254].  She died in 1843. She married BENJAMIN FLAGG. 
296---296.       PHINEAS4 ADAMS (John3, Edward2, Henry1) was born on 19 May 1705 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s17]. He died on 09 Feb 1756 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s123]. 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 UNKNOWN.
Phineas Adams (1705)and Sarah Kingsbury had the following children:
836i.SARAH5 ADAMS (daughter of Phineas Adams and Sarah Kingsbury) was born on 08 Mar 1733 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. She died on 14 Sep 1733 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. 
837ii.MARY ADAMS (daughter of Phineas Adams and Sarah Kingsbury) was born on 22 Jun 1735 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. 
838iii.PHINEAS ADAMS (son of Phineas Adams and Sarah Kingsbury) was born about 1737 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. 
------Notes for Phineas Adams:
------History of Medway states that Phineas5, Jr., (1737) m. Patience Pond, May 31, 1781, but this is a mistake. Phineas5, son of John and Silence (Clark), b. July 18, 1760, m. Patience Pond, March 31, 1781, according to the testimony of Mrs. Flint of Onaquaga, N. Y., dau. of Eleazer6, a brother of John6
Phineas Adams (1705) and Mehitable had the following children:
839i.MOSES5 ADAMS (son of Phineas Adams and Mehitable) was born on 12 Jul 1738 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. 
840ii.MOLLY ADAMS (daughter of Phineas Adams and Mehitable) was born on 12 Jul 1738 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. She died on 26 Jun 1754. 
------Notes for Molly Adams:
------(called dau. of Phineas and Mehitable); d. 26 June, 1754, age 15 years, 11 months.
841iii.HANNAH ADAMS (daughter of Phineas Adams and Mehitable) was born on 07 Aug 1742 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. 
842iv.JOHN ADAMS (son of Phineas Adams and Mehitable) was born on 02 Jul 1744 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 03 Apr 1761. 
297---HANNAH4 ADAMS (John3, Edward2, Henry1) was born on 29 Mar 1708 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s124]. She married (1) TIMOTHY E LLIS 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.
------Notes for Timothy Ellis:
------Son of John and Mary (Hill) Ellis, and brother of Samuel, who m. Sarah Adams, dau. of Dr. Samuel Adams.
Timothy Ellis and Hannah Adams (1708) had the following children:
843i.HANNAH5 ELLIS (daughter of Timothy Ellis and Hannah Adams) was born on 08 Sep 1731 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. She died on 25 Aug 1796 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA[s255].  She married MOSES ROCKWOOD. 
844ii.MARY ELLIS (daughter of Timothy Ellis and Hannah Adams) was born on 29 Sep 1733 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. 
845iii.TIMOTHY ELLIS (son of Timothy Ellis and Hannah Adams) was born on 04 Jun 1735 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. 
846iv.LYDIA ELLIS (daughter of Timothy Ellis and Hannah Adams) was born on 29 Nov 1736 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. 
------Notes for Lydia Ellis:
------Adams says she Married Moses Rockwood, but Medway records say - 1760 ROCKWOOD Moses and Mrs. Lydia Ellis, June 2, 1760. Marriage Medway
------Notes for William Richardson:
------Son of Daniel and Harriet (Underwood) Richardson.
William Richardson and Hannah Adams (1708) had the following children:
847i.MARY5 RICHARDSON (daughter of William Richardson and Hannah Adams) was born on 17 Feb 1740 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. 
848ii.AMOS RICHARDSON (son of William Richardson and Hannah Adams) was born on 08 May 1742 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He married ETTA BULLARD. 
849iii.NATHAN RICHARDSON (son of William Richardson and Hannah Adams) was born in Sep 1746 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 02 Jan 1747 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. 
850iv.DANIEL RICHARDSON (son of William Richardson and Hannah Adams) was born in Sep 1746 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 24 Sep 1746 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. 
851v.SARAH RICHARDSON (daughter of William Richardson and Hannah Adams) was born on 08 Apr 1748 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. She married EBENEZER ELLIS. He died on 11 Nov 1800. 
299---ELIASHIB4 ADAMS (Eliashib3, Edward2, Henry1) was born between 1690-1693 in Preston, New London Co., CT[s125]. He died on 15 May 1733 in Preston, New London Co., CT[s125]. He married Deborah Tracy on 09 Nov 1720 in Preston, New London Co., CT[s125]. She died on 27 Mar 1767 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA[s126]. 
------Notes for Eliashib Adams: 
------Probably born in Bristol, RI; He settled in Preston, CT and d. 15 May, 1733-4. (Widow removed to Canterbury, CT where she married an Adams.)
Eliashib Adams (1690-1693) and Deborah Tracy had the following children:
852i.JERUSHA5 ADAMS (daughter of Eliashib Adams and Deborah Tracy) was born on 28 Nov 1721 in Preston, New London Co., CT. She died on 21 Nov 1726 in Preston, New London Co., CT. 
853ii.DEBORAH ADAMS (daughter of Eliashib Adams and Deborah Tracy) was born on 04 Aug 1725 in Preston, New London Co., CT[s125]. 
854iii.ELIASHIB ADAMS (son of Eliashib Adams and Deborah Tracy) was born on 28 Jul 1727 in Preston, New London Co., CT[s125]. He died on 03 Sep 1801 in Worthington, Hampshire Co., MA256. He married (1) ELIZABETH PHILLIPS on 03 May 1753 in Pomfret, Windham Co., CT[s257]. He married (2) MARY WEBB on 20 Aug 1767. She was born about 1739. She died on 21 Aug 1826 in Worthington, Hampshire Co., MA. 
------Notes for Eliashib Adams:
------Dea. Eliashib Adams of Bangor, Me., left Autobiographical Reminiscences, published at Bangor, 1854, in which he states that Eliashib (1659) "left only one son, my father, who was called after his name, and four daughters, all of whom lived to have families."
------He was bound out at Norwich, Conn., to learn the weaver's trade in 1741; settled in Canterbury, Conn., about 1750; was a member of the General Assembly a number of times; removed to Worthington, Mass., in 1797, with his dau. Chloe, and d. Aug., 1801, age 74. Says his son, Dea. Eliashib of Bangor, Me., (Reminiscences, 1854), "He was a man of naturally brilliant talents; had the manners and used the language of a gentleman liberally educated, and had the confidence of all who knew him."
855iv.MEHETABLE ADAMS (daughter of Eliashib Adams and Deborah Tracy) was born on 25 Sep 1727 in Preston, New London Co., CT[s125]. 
856v.JERUSHA ADAMS (daughter of Eliashib Adams and Deborah Tracy) was born on 24 Aug 1729 in Preston, New London Co., CT[s125]. She died on 24 Jan 1815. She married Elihu Adams (son of Joseph Adams and Susanna Woodward) on 06 Mar 1753. He was born on 11 Jun 1731 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA. He died on 22 Dec 1804. 
857vi.LYDIA ADAMS (daughter of Eliashib Adams and Deborah Tracy) was born on 17 Nov 1731 in Preston, New London Co., CT[s125]. 
858vii.WILLIAM ADAMS (son of Eliashib Adams and Deborah Tracy) was born on 04 Sep 1733 in Preston, New London Co., CT[s125]. 
------Notes for William Adams:
------He settled in Canterbury, Conn.; was a minor of Eliashib, late of Norwich, Jan. 14, 1752, when he chose Phineas Tracey of Canterbury for his guardian.
306---JAMES4 ADAMS (James3, Edward2, Henry1) 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.
------Notes for James Adams:
------He resided during the greater part of his life in Barrington, and was on a committee in 1738 to advise the Rev. Mr. Heath of a vote to hold preaching at the house of Mr. Edward Bosworth in Barrington. According to Miss Calkins' history of Windham county, Conn., he purchased a tract of land in Killingly, Conn., (on Putnam Heights) in 1746, paying the heirs of Joseph Allen œ2500 for the same, and dying soon after, left the land to his sons.
------He d. in Killingly, 12 Sept., 1751; tombstone says: "age 62," which must be incorrect. He made his will May 1, 1751; proved Oct. 13, 1751. He calls his wife "Elizabeth;" gives to Ebenezer lands and one-half his tools and quick-stocks. To Edward he gives a farm of 250 acres and one-half of the house and cellar, the widow to have the other half. To his dau., Sarah Peck of Warren, R. I., he bequeaths œ500 in bills of public credit. Elizabeth, by her mark, Ebenezer and Edward, sign an agreement Jan. 9, 1753, for a division of the personal effects.
James Adams (1693) and Elizabeth had the following children:
859i.EBENEZER5 ADAMS (son of James Adams and Elizabeth) was born between 1724-1726 in Barrington, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA. He married Ruth Merrill on 06 Sep 1748. She died on 16 Mar 1809.
------Notes for Ebenezer Adams:
------(Marriage record says: "Jane" Merrill). She d. 16 March, 1809. He is called an "English gentleman."
860ii.EDWARD ADAMS (son of James Adams and Elizabeth) was born between 1729-1730 in Barrington, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA. He died on 03 Aug 1808 in Killingly, Windham, Connecticut, USA. He married (1) ELIZA between 1750-1751. He married FRANCES BOWEN.
------Notes for Edward Adams:
------His tombstone says: "Edward d. in Killingly, 3 Aug., 1808, in his 79th year." In Oct., 1779, Frances, "Consort of Edward of Barrington," conveyed land in Becket, Mass.
861iii.SARAH ADAMS (daughter of James Adams and Elizabeth) was born in Barrington, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA. She married Israel Peck on 18 Sep 1746 in Barrington, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA[S258]. 
310---EBENEZER4 ADAMS (James3, Edward2, Henry1) 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. Notes for Ebenezer Adams: 
------Tombstone at Barrington says: "Dea. Ebenezer died in 1773, in his 70th year, and his wife Hannah d. in 1778, in her 64th year." She d. 8 Jan., 1778. 
Ebenezer Adams (1703) and Hannah Allen had the following children:
862i.JOSEPH5 ADAMS (son of Ebenezer Adams and Hannah Allen) was born on 25 May 1739 in Barrington, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA. He died on 19 May 1762. 
863ii.JAMES ADAMS (son of Ebenezer Adams and Hannah Allen) was born on 06 Sep 1740 in Barrington, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA. He died on 08 Jun 1775 in Barrington, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA. He married (1) LYDIA on 29 Apr 1762. She was born about 1743. She died on 14 Feb 1767. He married (2) RUTH WHEATON in 1768. She was born about 1745. She died on 12 Sep 1775 in Barrington, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA. 
864iii.MARY ADAMS (daughter of Ebenezer Adams and Hannah Allen) was born on 12 Jul 1742 in Barrington, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA. 
865iv.RACHEL ADAMS (daughter of Ebenezer Adams and Hannah Allen) was born on 01 Jun 1744 in Barrington, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA. 
311---JOHN4 ADAMS (James3, Edward2, Henry1) was born on 18 Dec 1705 in Barrington, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA. He married ELIZABETH. 
------Notes for John Adams: 
------This is the son of Lieut. James3 or of "Cptain John of Warren6," 
------Notes for Elizabeth: Mrs. Elizabeth Westgate. 
John Adams (1705) and Elizabeth had the following children: 
866i.AVIS5 ADAMS (daughter of John Adams and Elizabeth) was born in 1735 in Warren, Bristol Co., RI. She died on 30 Jun 1804. She married Matthew Watson in 1763. He died in 1801. 
867ii.STEPHEN ADAMS (son of John Adams and Elizabeth) was born on 06 May 1743 in Warren, Bristol Co., RI. 
------Notes for Stephen Adams:
------A Stephen was drafted into the army of the Revolution and marched to Horn Neck, in Capt. Sumner Cole's Co., Col. Thomas Carpenter's Reg.; no date given.
868iii.NUDIGATE ADAMS (son of John Adams and Elizabeth) was born on 13 Jun 1753 in Warren, Bristol Co., RI. He died on 05 Jan 1798 in Barrington, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA. He married Frances Lowe in 1775 in Barrington, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA[S259]. She was born in 1757. She died on 29 Jan 1826. 
------Notes for Nudigate Adams:
------Dec. 2, 1816; Walton Ingraham was appointed guardian of widow Frances, adjudged incapable of managing her own affairs. Nudigate d. 5 Jan., 1798; res. Barrington, R. I. Administration was granted on his estate April 1, 1799. Dec. 5, 1803, John and other heirs of Nudigate, petitioned for a division of his estate. Feb. 6, 1804, the court appointed Ebenezer Tiffany, (probably father of Mrs. Elizabeth Westgate) guardian of Joseph and Nathaniel, minor heirs of the late Nudigate Adams.
869iv.SARAH ADAMS (daughter of John Adams and Elizabeth) was born on 13 Jul 1755 in Warren, Bristol Co., RI. She died before 1800. 
------Notes for Sarah Adams:
------d. unm.; her administrator, Matthew Watson, Jr., presented his account to the court Jan. 1, 1800. (Record says 1790?).
870v.CHLOE ADAMS (daughter of John Adams and Elizabeth) was born on 04 Sep 1758 in Warren, Bristol Co., RI. 
315---DAVID4 ADAMS (Henry3, Edward2, Henry1) 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]. 
------Notes for David Adams: Res. Canterbury, CT 
------David4 and wife Sarah (by her mark) receipted May 27, 1754, for a portion of the estate of his 1st wife's sister, Margaret, his sons Samuel and David being executors. 
------He was a wealthy farmer in Canterbury, Conn.; made his will June 17, 1753; proved Sept. 17, 1753; inventory made Nov. 8, 1753; d. 29 Aug., 1753. 
David Adams (1692) and Katharine Adams had the following children: 
551i.MARY5 ADAMS (daughter of David Adams and Katharine Adams) was born on 27 Jun 1719 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA[s161]. 
552ii.JAMES ADAMS (son of David Adams and Katharine Adams) was born on 03 Mar 1722 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA[s161]. He married Sarah Rich on 03 Feb 1751 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA[s161]. 
------Notes for James Adams:
------All the children's births can be found in the Canterbury Vital Records;
553iii.MARGARET ADAMS (daughter of David Adams and Katharine Adams) was born on 6 May 1724 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA[s161]. 
------Notes for Margaret Adams:
------(Deaf and dumb; left in care of James.)
554iv.DELIVERANCE ADAMS (daughter of David Adams and Katharine Adams) was born on 11 Dec 1726 in  Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA. She died before 1753 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA. 
------Notes for Deliverance Adams:
------(Probably d. young; not mentioned in will, 1753.)
555v.SAMUEL ADAMS (son of David Adams and Katharine Adams) was born on 11 Jun 1728 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA[s161]. He died on 25 Jan 1798 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA. He married Phebe Pellett on 03 Nov 1763 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA[s60]. She was born on 28 Jun 1742 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA. 
------Notes for Samuel Adams:
------He d. in a fit while crossing a field in North Society, Canterbury, Conn., 25 Jan., 1798, age 69.
556vi.DAVID ADAMS (son of David Adams and Katharine Adams) was born on 23 May 1731 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA[s162]. He died on 26 Mar 1790 in Mansfield, Tolland Co., CT. He married Lucy Fitch on 29 Oct 1761 in Windham, CT[s128]. She was born on 24 Jun 1736. She died on 27 Feb 1814. 
------Notes for David Adams:
------Dr. David resided and practiced in Scotland, also Preston, Conn., and many other towns; was often called to Boston. He was appointed Surgeon in Col. John Durkee's 4th Connecticut regiment from Preston (now Pascoag), March 25, 1778, and was with the soldiers at Valley Forge during the winter; d. in Mansfield, Conn., 26 March, 1790, age 59.
557vii.JONATHAN ADAMS (son of David Adams and Katharine Adams) was born on 04 Nov 1732 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA. He married Hannah Yeamans on 11 Mar 1755 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA[S60]. She was born about 1736. She died on 05 Feb 1833 in Gilsum, Cheshire Co., NH. 
------Notes for Jonathan Adams:
------He removed to Gilsum, N. H., where he d. 8 Sept., 1813, aged 80; was selectman in Gilsum, 1781-2-4-6-8 and 1791; was a singer and toned the hymns; was Representative, 1781-2; they were both members of First Church; he became a Universalist.
317---SOLOMON4 ADAMS (Henry3, Edward2, Henry1) was born on 23 Apr 1699 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA. He died on 20 Nov 1773 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA61. He married ABIGAIL MONROE. She died on 17 Sep 1784 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA[S61]. 
Solomon Adams (1699)  and Abigail Monroe had the following children: 
878i.ABIGAIL5 ADAMS (daughter of Solomon Adams and Abigail Monroe) was born on 09 Nov 1726 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA. She died before 1750 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA. 
879ii.SOLOMON ADAMS (son of Solomon Adams and Abigail Monroe) was born in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA. He died in 1778. He married Sarah Meacham on 08 Apr 1760 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA[S260]. 
880iii.LYDIA ADAMS (daughter of Solomon Adams and Abigail Monroe) was born on 07 Jan 1731 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA[s161]. She died on 10 May 1760 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA[s61]. She married Samuel Adams (son of Samuel Adams and Sarah Cady) on 12 Apr 1756 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA[s60]. He was born on 13 Jun 1731 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA[s160]. He died on 14 Jul 1820. 
881iv.DEBORAH ADAMS (daughter of Solomon Adams and Abigail Monroe) was born on 07 Mar 1734 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA[s187]. 
882v.ALICE ADAMS (daughter of Solomon Adams and Abigail Monroe) was born on 15 May 1737 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA[s188]. 
883vi.HANNAH ADAMS (daughter of Solomon Adams and Abigail Monroe) was born on 31 Aug 1742 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA[s187]. 
884vii.ANNE ADAMS (daughter of Solomon Adams and Abigail Monroe) was born on 27 Aug 1745 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA[s187]. 
885viii.ELEAZER ADAMS (son of Solomon Adams and Abigail Monroe) was born on 25 Jul 1748 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA[s188]. He married Prudence Bennet on 15 Jun 1770 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA[s189]. 
------Notes for Eleazer Adams:
------All childrens' births (except David) can be found in the Canterbury Vital Records.
886ix.ABIGAIL ADAMS (daughter of Solomon Adams and Abigail Monroe) was born on 10 May 1752 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA[s188]. 
887x.OLIVE ADAMS (daughter of Solomon Adams and Abigail Monroe) was born on 10 May 1752 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA[s188]. She died on 05 Jun 1752 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA[s188]. 
319---RUTH4 ADAMS (Henry3, Edward2, Henry1) was born on 10 Apr 1702 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA. She married Amos Kingsley of Windham, CT, on 12 Jan 1723 in Windham, CT[s128]. He was born on 18 Jan 1696. He died on 23 Apr 1787. 
Amos Kingsley and Ruth Adams (1702)  had the following children: 
888i.ELIJAH5 KINGSLEY (son of Amos Kingsley and Ruth Adams) was born on 23 Sep 1744 in Windham Co., CT. 
889ii.ISAIAH KINGSLEY (son of Amos Kingsley and Ruth Adams) was born on 11 Jun 1725 in Windham, CT[s128]. 
320---EBENEZER4 ADAMS (Henry3, Edward2, Henry1) 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]. 
------Notes for Ebenezer Adams: He Settled in Becket, MA; 
Ebenezer Adams (1704)  and Elizabeth Sears had the following children: 
890i.EBENEZER5 ADAMS (son of Ebenezer Adams and Elizabeth Sears) was born on 19 Aug 1746 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA[s187]. He died on 19 Apr 1798 in Becket, Berkshire Co., MA. He married Mary Carpenter on 30 Apr 1771 in Becket, Berkshire Co., MA. She was born on 09 Jul 1752. She died on 08 Nov 1825. 
------Notes for Ebenezer Adams:
------He settled in Becket, Mass.; was a corporal in Capt. William Watkins' company, Col. Benjamin Simon's Berkshire regiment; enlisted Dec. 16, 1776; served 2 months 9 days; was at Ticonderoga sick in camp, Feb. 25, 1777; he was allowed a bounty of œ2 in May, 1782, for killing a "woolf." He d. in Becket, 19 April, 1798, age 52 years.
891ii.BARNABUS ADAMS (son of Ebenezer Adams and Elizabeth Sears) was born on 12 Mar 1749 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA[s188]. He died after 30 Aug 1825. He married (1) SARAH KINSLEY after 12 Nov 1768[s261]. She was born about 1749. She died on 23 Sep 1792 in Becket, Berkshire Co., MA. He married (2) FANNY CHAPLIN on 14 Jan 1796. 
------Notes for Barnabus Adams:
------He was constable in Becket, March, 1776; was a private in Capt. Peter Porter's company, Col Benjamin Simon's Berkshire regiment, April 26, 1777, to May 20, 25 days; marched to Saratoga, N. Y.; He made his will Aug. 30, 1825.
322---JOSEPH4 ADAMS (Henry3, Edward2, Henry1) 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. 
------Notes for Joseph Adams: 
------Joseph settled in New Marlborough, Berkshire Co., MAss.; was one of the five persons who formed the first church in that place, in Oct., 1744; d. there, Oct., 1769. 
------Notes for Miriam Cleveland: 
------Dau. of Moses and Mary (Johnson) Cleveland; Mary Johnson, dau. of Obadiah of Canterbury, CT; 
Joseph Adams (1706)  and Miriam Cleveland had the following children: 
892i.MARY5 ADAMS (daughter of Joseph Adams and Miriam Cleveland) was born on 23 Sep 1738 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA. She married ELEAZER  DICKINSON.
893ii.AARON ADAMS (son of Joseph Adams and Miriam Cleveland) was born on 14 Apr 1741 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA. He died young in 1741 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA. 
894iii.HULDAH ADAMS (daughter of Joseph Adams and Miriam Cleveland) was born on 26 Jun 1743 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA. She married THOMAS  CHITTENDEN.
895iv.SIMON ADAMS (son of Joseph Adams and Miriam Cleveland) was born on 12 Mar 1746 in New Marlborough, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 02 Feb 1825 in Columbia, Herkimer Co., NY. He married DINAH SPALDING. He married HANNAH TAFT. She was born on 20 Jun 1758. She died on 01 May 1833 in Columbia, Herkimer Co., NY. 
------Notes for Simon Adams:
------He was Sergeant from Sandisfield and New Marlboro, Mass., in Capt. Moses Soul's company, Col. John Fellows' regiment, and served 17 days, going to Lexington in April, 1775; he was a Captain in Col. John Collar's regiment, and served under Arnold in the expedition against Quebec. He removed to Columbia, Herk. Co., N. Y., in 1790; made his will Sept. 4, 1820; the same was proved Jan. 25, 1826; mentions wife Hannah, sons Joseph, Moses, Aaron, daughters Nabby Cady, Pauline Goodale, Fanny Williams, Clara Mills, Hannah Adams and Sally Merrick. He d. in Columbia, 2 Feb., 1825, aged 78 years, 10 months, 16 days. 
896v.MOSES ADAMS (son of Joseph Adams and Miriam Cleveland) was born on 30 Nov 1748 in New Marlborough, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA. He died in Aug 1777. He married ANN  WILLARD. 
------Notes for Moses Adams:
------He enlisted from Lenox, Mass.; was Corporal in Capt. Soul's company, April 19, 1775; served for 17 days; enlisted May 8, 1775, and served one month and one day; was in Capt. Noah Allen's company, Col. Edw. Wigglesworth's regiment, and was reported dead Aug., 1777.
------Massachusetts Commonwealth; Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution (17 vols); Wright and Potter Printing Co., (Boston, 1896); Additional information can be found at the New York State Library, CMA callnum: 973.3444 qA2.
------ADAMS, Moses - MA New Marlborough - Sergeant, Capt. Noah Allen's co., Col. Wigglesworth's regt.; from 21 Jun 1777, died 28 Jun 1778.
------Additional military information: Corporal, Capt. Moses Soul's co., Col. John Fellows's regt.; marched 21 Apr 1775, from Sandisfield and New Marlborough; for 17 days; also, enlisted 8 May 1775; for 3 mos. 1 day; also, enlisted into Continental Army from Capt. Collar's co., Col. Ashley's regt.; also, muster rolls for Mar and May 1778, at Valley Forge; also, Jun 1778, at Greenwich. Ref. MA01
897vi.HENRY ADAMS (son of Joseph Adams and Miriam Cleveland) was born on 30 Sep 1750 in New Marlborough, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA. He married POLLY. 
------Notes for Henry Adams:
------He was a blacksmith and his residence in 1775 was at Sunderland, Charlotte Co., N. Y., now Vermont; no more is learned. 
898vii.ZEBEDIAH ADAMS (son of Joseph Adams and Miriam Cleveland) was born on 05 Jul 1753 in New Marlborough, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 03 Oct 1837 in New Marlborough, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA. He married Abigail Taft in 1782. She was born about 1761. She died on 15 May 1814 in New Marlborough, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA. 
------Notes for Zebediah Adams:
------He was a private from Sandisfield and New Marlboro, in Capt. Moses Pond's company, Col. John Fellows' Berkshire regiment, April, 1775; served 21 days; enlisted May 8, 1775, and served three months and a day; he enlisted again July 8, 1777, and was discharged Aug. 15. He enlisted as sergeant, Oct. 13, 1781, in Capt. Simon Adams' company, Col. John Collar's regiment, and served 12 days. He d. in New Marlboro, 3 Oct., 1837.
------U.S. Pensioners, 1818-1872 - Zebediah was paid a pention of $20.66
899viii.ALICE ADAMS (daughter of Joseph Adams and Miriam Cleveland) was born on 08 Dec 1755 in New Marlborough, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA. She married WILLIAM GRISWOLD.
900ix.JOSEPH ADAMS (son of Joseph Adams and Miriam Cleveland) was born on 03 Apr 1758 in New Marlborough, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 18 Aug 1758 in New Marlborough, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA. 
901x.AARON ADAMS (son of Joseph Adams and Miriam Cleveland) was born on 20 Jul 1761 in New Marlborough, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 24 Jul 1843 in Geneseo, Livingston, New York, USA. He married LYDIA WASHBURN. 
331---WILLIAM4 ADAMS (Elisha3, Edward2, Henry1) was born on 03 Jun 1693 in Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA. He married JOANNA UNKNOWN. 
------Notes for William Adams: 
------He is said to have been "of Mendon, Mass.," and to have owned land on Casco Bay, which he forfeited. Mr. Abner Morse (Hist. of Holliston and Sherborn) says he died in Medfield in a fit, in 1725, and that his wife, Joanna, died before him. He thinks he might have been a son of James of Barrington; but James had no son William. 
William Adams (1693)  and Joanna had the following children: 
902i.WILLIAM5 ADAMS (son of William Adams and Joanna) was born on 19 Sep 1719. He died on 15 Feb 1790 in Hopkinton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. He married RUTH. She was born in 1720. She died on 02 Feb 1800 in Hopkinton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. 
------Notes for William Adams:
------He settled in Braintree, Mass., where his children were born; removed to Medway, Mass.; d. in Hopkinton, Mass., 15 Feb., 1790, in his 71st year.
903ii.JAMES ADAMS (son of William Adams and Joanna) was born on 06 Jun 1721 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. He married ELIZABETH. 
------Notes for James Adams:
------A James m. July 25, 1771, Elizabeth Littlefield.
904iii.ELIASHIB ADAMS (son of William Adams and Joanna) was born on 09 Jun 1723 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. He married HANNAH MORSE. 
------Notes for Eliashib Adams:
------He wa brought up at Natick, MA by Samuel Perry.
333---ELISHA4 ADAMS (Elisha3, Edward2, Henry1) was born on 11 Sep 1697 in Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA. He married Reliance Mayhew, Dau. of Rev. Experience Mayhew of Barnstable, MA;  on 18 Feb 1729. She was born about 1696. She died on 08 Jan 1730 in Chilmark, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA[s130]. 
Elisha Adams (1697) and Reliance Mayhew had the following child:
905i.MAYHEW5 ADAMS (son of Elisha Adams and Reliance Mayhew) was born on 22 Dec 1730 in Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA. He died on 02 Oct 1823 in Chilmark, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA. He married Rebecca Mayhew on 27 Dec 1750 in Chilmark, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA[s262]. She was born about 1730. She died on 11 Jul 1819 in Chilmark, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA[s263]. 
337---THOMAS4 ADAMS (Edward3, Edward2, Henry1) was born on 28 Mar 1698 in Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA. He married Sarah Phinney on 27 Aug 1724. 
------Notes for Thomas Adams: Res. Barnstable, MA; 
------All children are listed: Mayflower Descendant Magazine, Volume 32, Page 52 
Thomas Adams (1698) and Sarah Phinney had the following children: 
906i.MARTHA5 ADAMS (daughter of Thomas Adams and Sarah Phinney) was born on 20 Jul 1725 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. 
907ii.THOMAS ADAMS (son of Thomas Adams and Sarah Phinney) was born on 27 Nov 1726 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. 
------Notes for Thomas Adams:
------May have married "Elizabeth" and settled in New Bedford, MA;
908iii.ELIZABETH ADAMS (daughter of Thomas Adams and Sarah Phinney) was born on 10 Oct 1728 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. She married Jabez Goodspeed after 21 Oct 1749264. He was born on 26 Jan 1708. 
909iv.WALLEY ADAMS (son of Thomas Adams and Sarah Phinney) was born on 26 Jul 1730 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. He married SUSAN ALLEN. 
910v.SARAH ADAMS (daughter of Thomas Adams and Sarah Phinney) was born on 30 Mar 1732 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. She died in 1825. She married Joseph Goodspeed on 29 Jun 1756. He was born on 13 Sep 1736. He died on 04 Jan 1811. 
911vi.NATHANIEL ADAMS (son of Thomas Adams and Sarah Phinney) was born on 01 Apr 1734 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. He married Thankful Chadwick on 09 Apr 1769 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA[S265]. 
------Notes for Nathaniel Adams:
------Res. Barnstable.
912vii.EDWARD ADAMS (son of Thomas Adams and Sarah Phinney) was born on 15 Apr 1736 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. He married Rebecca Crocker on 20 Mar 1760 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA[S266].  Res. Barnstable, MA;
913viii.HANNAH ADAMS (daughter of Thomas Adams and Sarah Phinney) was born on 11 Mar 1738 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. 
914ix.OBED ADAMS (son of Thomas Adams and Sarah Phinney) was born in 1745 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 09 Jan 1832. He married Lydia Smith on 23 Sep 1778. She was born on 13 Aug 1745. She died in 1827. 
------Notes for Obed Adams:
------He d. 9 Jan., 1832, age 87; was a private in Capt. Ebenezer Jenkins' company, Col. Freeman's regiment; enlisted Sept. 6, 1778; discharged Sept. 14; allowed 8 days' service at Falmouth and Dartmouth.

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