Those listed below are related to Henry Adams of Braintree directly or through marriage. About 95% of those listed can be found in the "Henry Adams of Braintree" book. The other 5% were added when my research came across new facts.

King Phillips War

Lieutenant Henry2, [Henry Adams of Braintree1] b. in England, 1604; m. in Braintree, Nov. 17, 1643, Elizabeth Paine, dau. of Moses Paine, Esq.

He was Lieutenant of the Medfield military company, which fought against the Indians in 1675-76. He was killed by Indians while standing in his doorway, Feb. 21, 1676, the second year of the war.

Child of Thomas4 (This is the generation number), (1695 [This is the birth year]) [16 [This is the family number found in the book]] (John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1) and Abigail (Fisher) Adams; res. Ashford, Conn., and Amherst, Mass.

Nathan5, b. in Ashford, May 16, 1736; m. (1) Hannah Rood, dau. of Solomon and Sarah Rood of Sturbridge, Mass., b. Aug. 3, 1741, d. 20 April, 1767. m. (2) March 14, 1769, Sybil Ward, dau. of Dea. Isaac Ward of Leverett, Mass. She d. 25 Oct., 1839, age 97. 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.

Revolutionary War

John7 (1761), Col. Andrew6, Dea. John5, Edward4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1 - A John was Corporal from Milton in Capt. Joseph Vose's company, Col. William Heath's Suffolk regiment, Oct., 1775, and Sergeant in Capt. William Badcock's company, Col. Pierce's regiment; enlisted March 1, 1778; discharged April 3, served at Castle Island. He d. in Worcester, Mass., 23 Sept., 1843, age 82.

Ebenezer5 (1746), Ebenezer4, Henry3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1 - 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."

Barnabas5 (1749), Ebenezer4, Henry3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1 - 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.

Capt. Simon5 (1746) Joseph4, Henry3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1 - 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.

Corp. Moses5 (1748) Joseph4, Henry3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1 - 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.

Sergt. Zebediah5 (1753) Joseph4, Henry3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1 - 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.

Aaron5 (1761) Joseph4, Henry3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1 - He enlisted at Lenox, Mass., July 18, 1779, in Capt. Samuel Goodrich's company, Col. Miles Powell's regiment; discharged Aug. 22; service, 1 month, 10 days.

Obed5 (1745), Thomas4, Edward3, Jr., Ens. Edward2, Henry1 - 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.

Micah6 (1762), Jonathan5, Jonathan4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1 - Was a private in Capt. John Ellis?? company, Col. Seth Bullard's regiment; he enlisted July 29, 1780, served in Rhode Island till Aug. 7; had credit for 12 days. He d. in Medway, Mass., 1 April, 1842, age 80.

Heman6 (1761), Thomas4, Edward3, Jr., Ens. Edward2, Henry1 - He enlisted as a private from Sandwich, June 9, 1779, for 9 months; is described as 17 years of age, 5 feet and 4 inches high, and light complexion. He enlisted again Aug. 17, 1779, and was discharged May 17, 1780;

Ansel6 (1761-2), Edward5, Thomas4, Edward3, Jr., Ens. Edward2, Henry1 - He was a private in Capt. Matthew Toby's company, Col. Jacob Gerrish; enlisted Aug. 22, 1778; discharged Dec. 14; served 3 months, 27 days at Winter Hill; served again Sept. 6 to 16, 1779, Capt. Simeon Fish, Col. Freeman; enlisted again July, 1780; discharged Jan. 22, 1781; served in war of 1812-14;

Newton6 (1764), Thomas5, Thomas4, Henry3, Lieut. Henry2, Henry1 - A Newton enlisted July 14, 1780, in Capt. Nathan Thayer's Co., Col. Ebenezer Thayer's Suffolk Reg., served 3 mos. and 6 days; was at West Point; discharged Oct. 9, 1780. Also in Capt. Amos Ellis' Co., Col. Dean's 4th Suffolk Reg., March 3, 1781, 15 days, to March 17.

Capt. Timothy6 (1757), John5, Timothy4, Timothy3, Lieut. Thomas2, Henry1 - Was a private from Chelmsford, in Capt. John Ford's Co., May, 1775, Col. Bridges' Reg., enlisted April 29, 1775, and again, Sept., 1777, Capt. John Ford. Col. Jona. Reed.

Joseph6 (1758), Capt. Samuel5, Capt. Joseph4, Samuel3, Lieut. Thomas2, Henry1 - He entered Yale College in 1773, but left to join the army; enlisted May 11, 1775, and was in Gen. Israel Putnam's Reg He served till 1780;

Davenport6 (1751), Charles5, Thomas4, Samuel3, Lieut. Thomas2, Henry1 - He enlisted in Co. of Capt. Zenas Wheeler, Col. John Ashley, July 8, 1777; discharged July 27, 1777; enlisted again for service in the Highlands in Aug., 1777;

Pelatiah6 (1714), Samuel5, Pelatiah4, Pelatiah3, Lieut. Thomas2, Henry1 - He was klled by the enemy Tories and Indians at Cherry Vall, upont Mohaw River above Albany, fall 1778 C.R.1;

Obediah5, Jr. (1721), Obadiah4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1 - He was in Capt. Jesse Holbrook's Co., Col. Ephraim Wheelock's Suffolk Reg., from Dec. 8, 1776, to Dec. 19, 11 days.

Jemima5 (1737), Obadiah4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1 – Her husband, Lieut. William Fisk of Upton, Mass., son of Daniel, b. April 14, 1733, d. 9 March, 1848; was Lieut. of the Upton Co. in the Revolution.

Abner5 (1733), Thomas4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1 - 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.

Stephen5 (1715), Thomas4, Timothy3, Lieut, Thomas2, Henry1 - The historian of New Ipswich says he was a soldier in the Revolution and furnished three sons for the war.

Levi5 (1728), David4, Jonathan3, Lieut. Thomas2, Henry1 - Levi and his four sons were carpenters by trade; with three of them, viz.: Levi Jr., David, and John, he was a soldier in the Revolution. He was at New London, Conn., at the time of the capture of Fort Griswold, Sept. 7, 1781.

Kesia5 (1747), Henry4, Esq., Henry3, Lieut. Henry2, Henry1 - Her husband, Dr. Josiah Holt, son of Paul and Melatiah (Chandler) Holt, b. Feb. 28, 1754; was a surgeon in the revolution; purchased a cargo of medical supplies on which he realized a large sum;

Hepzibah6 (1761), Moses5, James4, Moses3, Lieut. Henry2, Henry1 - Her husband, Asa Fairbanks, son of Dea. Ebenezer Fairbanks; b. March 4, 1762; was a soldier of the Revolution;

Sergt. Levi6, Jonathan5, David4, Jonathan2, Lieut. Thomas2, Henry1 - He was a carpenter by trade, and a soldier in the Revolution, 1776-8; removed to Pawlet, Vt., 1780; became a Serg. in Capt. Samuel Willard's Co., Col. Ira Allen's Reg., and served 5 days, Oct. 23, 1781. He removed to Milford, Otsego Co., NY, 1799, and thence in 1826 to Ripley, Chautauqua Co., NY He was enrolled as a pensioner, May 11, 1833.

Capt. David6 (1756), Jonathan5, David4, Jonathan2, Lieut. Thomas2, Henry1 - He served as a soldier in Connecticut; removed to Pawlet, Vt., and was with his brother in Capt. Willard's Co., Col. Ira Allen's Reg., in Oct., 1781. He was enrolled as a pensioner in Otsego Co. for services in the Conn. line, July 31, 1818.

John6 (1762), Jonathan5, David4, Jonathan2, Lieut. Thomas2, Henry1 - He, like his other brothers, was a carpenter by trade, removed to Vermont, and served as a soldier in the Revolution. He is said to have been on guard at the execution of Maj. Andre, Oct. 2, 1780. He received a pension from March 4, 1831;

Jacob6 (1739), Ephraim5, Thomas4, Timothy3, Lieut. Thomas2, Henry1 - He was a soldier in Capt. Taylor's Co., Dec., 1775, and served in Capt. William Walker's Co., Col. James Read's Reg., from Dec. 7, 1776, to March, 1777.

Henry6 (1742), Ephraim5, Thomas4, Timothy3, Lieut. Thomas2, Henry1 - Fox, in the history of old Dunstable, says that Jacob and Henry were soldiers of the Revolution from Dunstable.

Lydia6 (1749), Ephraim5, Thomas4, Timothy3, Lieut. Thomas2, Henry1 - Her husband, Samuel Holt, son of John and his 2nd wife Deborah (Stevens) Holt; b. in Andover, Mass., May 1, 1749 was was a soldier, was at NY in Sept., 1776, in Capt. Abijah Smith's Co., Col. Baldwin's Reg. He d. in Temple, N. H., 5 Dec., 1799. She d. 24 June, 1844.

Stephen6, Jr., (1738), Stephen5, Thomas4, Timothy3, Lieut. Thomas2, Henry1 - He enlisted, April 23, 1775, from New Ipswich in Capt. Ezra Town's Co., Col. James Reed's Reg.; was described as 36 years of age, b. in Dunstable, Mass., 5 feet, 7 inches high, fair complexion, blue eyes;

Silas6 (1745), Stephen5, Thomas4, Timothy3, Lieut. Thomas2, Henry1 - He appears to have been a soldier in the Revolution;

Corp. Levi6 (1747), Stephen5, Thomas4, Timothy3, Lieut. Thomas2, Henry1 - He enlisted May 12, 1775, from New Ipswich in Capt. Ezra Town's Co., Col. James Reed's Reg.; was described as 5 feet, 9 inches high, fair complexion, blue eyes. He saw his brother Jonas wounded at the battle of Bunker Hill; served through the war about 4 1/2 years.

Phinehas6 (1759), Stephen5, Thomas4, Timothy3, Lieut. Thomas2, Henry1 - He was a private in Capt. Town's Co., Col. Reed's Reg., and was killed at the battle of Bunker Hill, June 17, 1775.

Corp. Jonas6 (1758), Stephen5, Thomas4, Timothy3, Lieut. Thomas2, Henry1 - He was a soldier in the Revolution; was wounded at the battle of Bunker Hill, June 17, 1775, and became a waiter to Col. Cilley. He drew a pension under the law of April 27, 1810, from Feb. 6, 1809, to the time of his death.

Isaac6 (1761), Thomas5, Thomas4, Timothy3, Lieut. Thomas2, Henry1 - He was a soldier of the Revolution.

Roswell6 (1753), Elihu5, (1731) [38] (Capt. Joseph4, Samuel3, Lieut. Thomas2, Henry1 - He was a private in Capt. Obadiah Johnson's Co., Col. Israel Putnam's Reg., May 16 to Dec. 15, 1775.

David6 (1754-5), Elihu5, (1731) [38] (Capt. Joseph4, Samuel3, Lieut. Thomas2, Henry1 - He was probably a soldier in the same Co. and Reg, as Roswell, May 19 to Dec. 16, 1775;

Maj. Reuben6 (1761), Capt. Thomas5, Capt. Joseph4, Samuel3, Lieut. Thomas2, Henry1 – Received a pension Dec. 3, 1832, for services in the Revolution;

Sybil6 (1761), Oliver5, Benjamin4, Capt. Joseph3, Capt. Samuel2, Henry1 - Her husband, Moses Hale, son of Moses Hale; was a soldier with Gen Stark in 1777, when 17 years of age.

Col. Benjamin6 (1771), Oliver5, Benjamin4, Capt. Joseph3, Capt. Samuel2, Henry1 - He was a soldier at the time of Shay's rebellion;

Benjamin5 (1744), John4, Benjamin3, Capt. Samuel2, Henry1 - He was a soldier and officer in the Revolution, gave his sword and a book to his nephew, now (1897) in the possession of Nancy7, Mrs. Atwell C. Ellis of Keene N. H.;

Dea, Ephraim5 (1750-1), John4, Benjamin3, Capt. Samuel2, Henry1 - He was a soldier in the Revolution;

Solomon6 (1758), William5, Benjamin4, Capt. Joseph3, Capt. Samuel2, Henry1 - He was a soldier of the Revolution, a private in Capt. James Varnum's Co., Col. Michael Jackson's Reg., May 15, 1777, to Dec. 31, 1779, and from Jan. 1, 1780, to May 15, 1780.

William6 (1762), William5, Benjamin4, Capt. Joseph3, Capt. Samuel2, Henry1 - He enlisted as a soldier when 18 years of age, serving in Capt. Phinehas Parker's Co., from July 2, 1780, to Dec. 6, 5 months and 17 days. He was present at West Point at the execution of Maj. John Andre, Oct. 2, 1780.

Capt. Jesse5 (1743-4), Dea. Jonas4, Capt. Joseph2, Capt. Samuel2, Henry1 - He was a private from Dracut, in Capt. Stephen Russell's Co., Col. Green's Reg., April 19, 1775; served 4 days.

Capt. Abel5 (1746), Dea. Jonas4, Capt. Joseph2, Capt. Samuel2, Henry1 - An Abel Adams was picket-guard in Maj. Laomi Baldwin's (afterwards wards Colonel) Middlesex Reg., May 23, 1775. He was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in Capt. Benjamin Fletcher's Co. of the 7th Middlesex Reg., July 6, 1780. He served also in R. I. in Capt. Asa Drury's Co., Col. Francis' Reg., Aug 1, to Dec. 1, 1781. Capt. Abel held a commission as captain of a company in the 7th Reg., 3d Div. of the militia of Middlesex Co., dated June 8, 1787.

Nathan5 (1742), Ezekiel4, Jonathan3, Dea. Jonathan2, Henry1 - He was a private in Capt. Adam Peter's Co., Maj. Seth Bullard's 4th Suffolk Reg., from Aug. 3, 1780, to Aug. 10, serving in R. I. 7 days.

Gershom5 (1745), Ezekiel4, Jonathan3, Dea. Jonathan2, Henry1 - He was undoubtedly a soldier of the Revolution, a private in Capt. Ephraim Cheney's Co., Col. J. Smith's Reg.; turned out April 19, 1775, and served 11 days; was drafted July 19, 1776, and paid a bounty; enlisted again Dec. 8, 1776, and was discharged Dec. 30th, also served 30 days in R. I., Oct. 1, 1777. He enlisted also. Aug. 3, 1780, in the 4th Suffolk Reg., and was dischaged Aug. 7.

Capt. John5 (1744-5), Capt. John4, John3, Peter2, Henry1 - Capt. John was a Lieutenant in Capt. Cleveland's Co. at Lexington, April 19, 1775, and was in the battle of Bunker Hill in June. He served in Capt. Cady's Co. of militia in Aug., 1778, and probably became Captain in 1789.

Samuel5 (1753), Capt. John4, John3, Peter2, Henry1 - He served in the army of the Revolution seven years; was one of the body guard of Gen. Washington.

Jeremiah5 (1732-3), Isaac4, John3, Peter2, Henry1 - In March, 1780, he served 4 days in Capt. Zebediah Dewey's Co., and in Oct., 1780, he served 8 days in the same company, and was allowed for 16 miles of travel. On the alarm of Oct., 1781, he served 9 days at Castleton, Vt., in the Company of Capt. Abraham Moseley, by order of Lieut. Col. Clark.

Joseph5 (1751), Capt. Michael4, John3, Peter2, Henry1 - A Joseph of Killingly, enlisted May 11, 1775, in Capt. Joseph Elliott's 8th Co. and served till Sept 28. A Joseph of Killingly bought 94 acres of land in Lanesboro, Mass., April 23, 1777, and he was a soldier in the Revolution, enlisting from Lanesboro.

Samuel5 (1744), Joseph4, Jr., Joseph3, Peter2, Henry1 - The four brothers, Samuel, Joseph, Benjamin and Abner, were soldiers in the Revolution. They enlisted from the town of Gageboro, now Windsor, Berkshire Co., Mass., in Capt. Wm. Clarke's Co., Col. Benjamin Simonds' Reg., Oct. 13, 1780, and marched from Windsor to Shaftsbury, serving 6 days.

Joseph5 & Benjamin5 (1760), Joseph4, Jr., Joseph3, Peter2, Henry1 - Benjamin marched from Gageboro, July 9, 1777, by order of Gen. Schuyler, and served 22 days. Joseph and Benjamin served in Capt. Zebediah Dewey's Co., by order of Lieut. Col. Clark, 10 days, on alarm at Castleton, Oct. 21, 1781.

Isaac6 (1763), Jeremiah5, Isaac4, John3, Peter2, Henry1 - Was a private and musician in Capt. Parmalee Allen's Co. of Rangers, Maj. Ebenezer Allen's detachment of the Vermont line, Feb. 1 to Dec. 1, 1780. He served 2 days on alarm at Castleton, June 10, 1781.

Col. Pliny6 (1767), Jeremiah5, Isaac4, John3, Peter2, Henry1 - Isaac and Pliny each served 5 days on an expedition to the northward, 1782. Roll of Capt. Israel Hurlburt, Col. Thomas Lee.

Lieut. Daniel6 (1770), Jeremiah5, Isaac4, John3, Peter2, Henry1 - Soldier; d. at Montreal, P. Q., 1815.

Joshua6 (1760), Phineas5, Isaac4, John3, Peter2, Henry1 - A Joshua Adams enlisted for the war Jan. 1, 1777, in Col. Seth Warner's Reg.; was taken prisoner July 7, 1777, and afterward exchanged. A Joshua marched to Bennington in Capt. Enoch Noble's Co., Col. John Ashley's Berkshire Reg.; enlisted Aug. 1, 1777; discharged Aug. 20; service 20 days; also served Sept. 19 to Oct. 19, 1777, in Capt. Roswell Downing's Co., Col. Ashley's Reg. Joshua Adams enlisted from Sheffield, Mass., for 3 years in Capt. Bartlett's Co., Col. Weston's Reg.; served March 18, 1778, to Dec. 31, 1779.

Joshua6 (1757), Joshua5, Isaac4, John3, Peter2, Henry1 - Joshua Adams, recorded as b. in Egremont, age 22 years; a farmer; 5 feet, 9 inches high, dark hair and complexion; was enlisted Nov., 1779, in Capt. Carr's Co., at West Point, 8th Massachusetts Reg. A Joshua Adams, probably same as above, was a private from Egremont, in Capt. Ingersoll's Co., Col. David Brewster's Berk shire Reg.; was enlisted May 22, 1775, and served 2 months and 2 weeks. "Joshua of Alford," Mass., was awarded a bounty of 200 acres of land, or $20.00, under resolve of March 1, 1801, for services in the 8th Massachusetts Reg.

Capt. Joseph6 (1751), Dr. Joseph5, Rev. Joseph4, Joseph3, Joseph2, Henry1 - He was a soldier at Crown Point and Ticonderoga in Capt. Abraham Perham's Co., Col. Pierce Long, Dec. 7, 1776, to Jan. 7, 1777;

Ebenezer6 (1753), Dr. Joseph5, Rev. Joseph4, Joseph3, Joseph2, Henry1 - He was a soldier at Crown Point and Ticonderoga, Aug., 1776, in Capt. Caleb Hodgdon's Co., and in Capt. Abraham Perham's Co., Col. Pierce Long, Dec. 7, 1776, to Jan. 7, 1777;

Dudley Gilman6 (1756), Dr. Joseph5, Rev. Joseph4, Joseph3, Joseph2, Henry1 - He enlisted in the army at 20 years of age, was in Capt. Caleb Hodgdon's Co., Aug. 7, to Sept. 19, 1776, and in Capt. Abraham Perham's Co., Dec. 7, 1776, Col. Pierce Long; served in Rhode Island and at Ft. Ann and Saratoga;

Obadiah5 (1751-4), Abraham4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1 - 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.

Jesse5 (1755), Abraham4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1 - He was a patriot and soldier of the Revolution; received a pension;

John5 (1724), Eleazer4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1 - He settled in Brookfield, Mass.; was a soldier in the Revolution; returned to Medway; either he or John5, son of Jeremiah4, was a soldier in the Colonial War in 1756 from Brookfield.

Dr. David5 (1731), David4, Henry3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1 - 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;

Hannah6 (1745), Isaac6, Jonathan4, Capt. Jonathan3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1 - Her husband, Capt. James Chamberlain, a soldier of the Revolution;

Lydia6 (1749), Isaac6, Jonathan4, Capt. Jonathan3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1 – Her husband Abijah Twitchell, b. Aug. 3, 1750, was a soldier of the Revolution.

Col. Andrew6 (1735), Dea. John5, Edward4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1 - He held a commission under King George III, in 1761, as Coroner for the County of Suffolk; also a Lieutenant's commission in a company of cavalry, and was a man of prominence and influence. He espoused the patriot cause, and enlisted as a sergeant from Milton, in Capt. Joseph Vose's Co., Col. Robertson's Reg., afterward Col. Abijah Pierce's 3d Suffolk Reg., April 19, 1775, and served 15 days. March 23, 1776, he was commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant in Capt. Wm. Badcock's Co.--same Reg. He marched to Bennington, and probably also to Rhode Island.

Edward6 (1733-9), Dea. John5, Edward4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1 - He was a private from Milton in Capt. Josiah Vose's Co.; enlisted April 13, 1776; discharged April 26; served 12 days on the coast defense.

Ann6 (1744-5), Dea. John5, Edward4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1 - Her husband, Capt. Joseph Baxter, son of John and Mehitable (Willard) Baxter, b. 1740 was a Captain in the Revolution, and served in Rhode Island.

Dea. Lemuel6 (1748), Dea. John5, Edward4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1 - He was probably a soldier of the Revolution, being awarded a U. S. pension, Aug. 27, 1833, beginning from March 4, 1831.

Dea. Daniel6 (1750), Ensign Thomas5, Daniel4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1 - Was a soldier in the Revolution from Rutland; enlisted as a private from Barre or Rutland, Aug. 21, 1777; discharged; served 10 days in Capt. Benjamin Ayers' Co., Col. Nathan Sparhawk; also Sept. 26, 1777, marched to Bennington; served 29 days.

Capt. Thomas (1754), Ensign Thomas5, Daniel4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1 - He was a private in Capt. Moses Adams' Co., Col. Seth Bullard's 4th Suffolk Reg., July 28, 1780, to Aug. 7--13 days; marched to Tiverton. Previously 3 days at Lexington. April 30, 1775, in Capt. Adams' Co., Col. Fuller's Reg.

Asa6 (1757), Ensign Thomas5, Daniel4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1 - He was a soldier in the Revolution from Rutland, Mass.

Ithamer6 (17??), Eleazer5, Jr., Eleazer4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1 - He was a private from Holliston in Capt. Staples Chamberlain's company, Col. Samuel Bullen's regiment, April 19, 1775; also in Capt. Joseph Miller's company, Col. Ephraim Doolittle's regiment, July 15, 1775; served 17 days at Winter Hill; was reported dead Sept. 3, 1775.

Gen. Eliakim6 (1756), Eleazer5, Jr., Eleazer4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1 - He enlisted as a private in Capt. Moses Adams' company, Col. John Smith's regiment, April 19, 1775, and served to April 30, 11 days; enlisted May 8, 1776; turned out on alarm April 18, 1777, again Aug. 17, 1777, and served 27 days; became Sergeant in Capt. Adam Peters' company, Col. Howe's regiment; also served July 18, 1780, to Aug. 2; was representative in the General Court, 1795 and '96; and probably General of the Militia;

Titus6 (1758), Eleazer5, Jr., Eleazer4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1 - Was a private in Capt. Moses Adams' company, Col. Fuller's regiment, April 19, 1775, served 3 days; d. in Medfield 8 Aug., 1808.

Philemon6 (1760), Eleazer5, Jr., Eleazer4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1 - He was a soldier of the Revolution, probably in Col. Samuel Denny's Worcester County regiment, Capt. Asa Cranston's company, and credited to Framingham for 3 months' service at Claverack, N. Y.--Oct., Nov. and Dec., 1778. He was in the Medway company of Capt. Josiah Fuller, Col. Ephraim Wheelock's Suffolk regiment, Dec. 8, 1776, to Jan. 1, 1777. He settled in Hubbardston, Mass., and was prominent in the State militia; removed to Shrewsbury, Vt., in Feb., 1794, and was a Representative of that town in the Legislature; he received a pension March, 1831;

John6 (1746), John5, Eleazer4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1 - He was a private in Captain Nathan Hamilton's company, Col. Samuel Brewer's regiment, from the 3d precinct of Brookfield, June 30, 1778, and served 2 1/2 months; he was ordered to widow Jones' in Worcester, with provisions for 3 days, and then to Tiverton, R. I., before Aug. 6, 1778; he was enrolled for a pension July 9, 1833, to begin March 4, 1831; age 87.

Joel6 (1751), John5, Eleazer4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1 - He was probably a private from Medway in Capt. Moses Adams' company. Col. Fuller's regiment, April 19 to 30, 1775, and from the 3d precinct of Brookfield in Capt. John Brewster's company, Col. Job Cushing's regiment, Sept. 7, 1777, and June 30, 1778; He was a private from Medway in the company of Capt. S. Mann, Col. Ephraim Wheelock's regiment; enlisted April 22, 1777, discharged May 10, service 20 days, and again for two months in Capt. Eben Battles' company, Col. Jonathan Titcomb's Suffolk regiment. He served in Capt. Moses Adams' company, Col. Benjamin Hawes' 4th Suffolk regiment, at Fishkill, N. Y., June 13, 1778, and marched to Tiverton, R. I., with Maj. Seth Bullard, July 28, 1780, to Aug 7, 12 days.

Patty6 (1775), John5, Eleazer4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1 - Her husband, Uriah Harrington was a soldier of the Revolution, and his widow received a pension.

Silas6 (1748), Obadiah5, Jr., Obadiah4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1 - He was a soldier in Capt. Jesse Holbrook's company, Col. Ephraim Wheelock's Suffolk regiment, at Lexington, April, 1775.

Samuel6 (1755), Obadiah5, Jr., Obadiah4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1 - He was a soldier in Capt. Holbrook's company, Col. Wheelock's regiment, at Lexington, April, 1775; he d. in North Bellingham, 11 July, 1840, age 84.

Issachar6 (1754), Nathan5, Obadiah4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1 - He was probably a soldier in the company of Capt. Samuel Cobb, Col. Joseph Read, and served 3 months and a day, from May 5, 1775;

Obadiah6 (1758), Nathan5, Obadiah4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1 - He was enlisted from Medway for 9 months in Capt. Moses Adams' company, Col. Hawes' regiment, April 20, 1778; was at Dorchester June 29, 1778, and was at Fishkill, N. Y. He was awarded a pension June 14, 1819;

Reuben6 (1760), Nathan5, Obadiah4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1 - He was a private in Capt. Sabin Mann's company, Col. Ephraim Wheelock's regiment, April 21, 1777, to May 10, 20 days;

Thomas6 (1758), Abner5, Thomas4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1 - Thomas was a soldier of the Revolution;

David6 (17??), Abner5, Thomas4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1 - He was a soldier in the Revolution, and d. in the service at Ticonderoga, N. Y. A David was drummer from Northampton; enlisted May 1, 1775, and served 3 months and 8 days; he was in Capt. Webster's Co., Col. John Fellows' regiment at Dorchester, Oct. 8, 1775, and was in Capt. John Farr's Co., at Ticonderoga, Aug. 28, 1776.

John6 (1755), John5, Jeremiah4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1 - A soldier in the Revolution called "John Jeremy."

Dr. Elijah6 (1754), Eliashib5, Eliashib4, Eliashib3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1 - He was a surgeon in the Revolution at Bunker Hill;

Mary6 (1757), Eliashib5, Eliashib4, Eliashib3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1 - Her husband, Dea. Rufus Marsh, who was a Revolutionary soldier;

Ebenezer6 (1751), Ebenezer5, James4, Lieut. James3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1 - He was a soldier in the Revolution; enlisted from Rhinebeck, N. Y., Aug. 8, 1775, in Capt. Henry B. Livingstone's company of the 4th New York Regiment; is said to have been at Valley Forge, and to have received a pension.

Lodema6 (1757), Ebenezer5, James4, Lieut. James3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1 - Her husband, Thomas Pierpont, was an officer in the Revolution; a lame man; drew a pension of $96 per annum.

John6 (1760-1), Ebenezer5, James4, Lieut. James3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1 - John was a soldier; served 5 days in Capt. Elijah Galusha's company to assist the Sheriff of Windham Co., in Sept., 1781; was credited 3 days' service in the same company in May, 1782.

Samuel Calvin6 (1765), Lieut. Samuel5, David4, Henry3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1 - He was a soldier in the Revolution at 16; enlisted from Canterbury in Capt. James Dana's company, Gen. Waterbury's brigade, March, 1781;

David6 (1757), Jonathan5, Daniel4, Henry3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1 - Was a soldier in the Revolution; mustered at Camb., May 26, 1775, Capt. Watson, Col. Isaac Wyman; enlisted May 15, 1775, in Capt. Jeremiah Stiles' company, Col. Sargent's regiment; served 2 months and 22 days; enlisted July 2, 1776; joined the Northern. Army at Mt. Independence, Nov., 1776, marched to Ticonderoga with Capt. Josiah Brown, Col. Enoch Hale, May 6, 1777; in service for 49 days; enlisted for 3 years in Petersham company, 1st New Hampshire regiment, Col. Joseph Colby; mustered Dec. 17, 1777; discharged Dec. 31, 1780; was Corporal and Sergeant, 1781 and 1782.

Dea Jedediah6 (1762), Solomon5, Solomon4, Henry3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1 - He was water-carrier in the army at 14 years of age; served as soldier through the war of the Revolution, and in the war of 1812;

Marvin7 (1795), Samuel Calvin6, Lieut. Samuel5, David4, Henry3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1 - He was a soldier at Stonington Point, Conn., for 60 days in 1814; di. at Centreville, R.I. 11 May, 1878.

Mexican War

Child of Lorana7, (1798) [111] (Oliver6, Dea. Enoch5, Henry4, Henry3, Lieut. Henry2, Henry1) and Arba Bullard; res. Rutland, Mass. - Horace Bullard, b. April 15, 1823; enlisted in Mexican war; never returned.

Child of Jonathan7, (1795) [137] (Moses6, Peter5, Peter4, Dea. Peter3, Peter2, Henry1) and Olive Miller (Fales) Adams; res. No. Wrentham, Mass. - Lewis Miller8, b. in N. Wrentham, Aug. 20, 1826; was a soldier in the Mexican war; removed West, 1847, and lost track of.

Child of Lorana7, (1798) [111] (Oliver6, Dea. Enoch5, Henry4, Henry3, Lieut. Henry2, Henry1) and Arba Bullard; res. Rutland, Mass. -John Bullard, b. Jan. 3, 1821; d. 22 Feb., 1876. ii. Horace Bullard, b. April 15, 1823; enlisted in Mexican war; never returned.

War of 1812

Child of Joseph6 (1745) and Lydia (Chapman) Adams.

Perrin7, b. in Canterbury, Dec. 31, 1792; m. March 29, 1824. Susan Baldwin, dau. of Rufus and Hannah (Hascall) Baldwin; d. 20 Feb., 1863, age 61 years, 8 months. He was a soldier, stationed at Stonington, Conn., in War of 1812-14; d. in South Canterbury, Conn., 5 March, 1885.

Children of Capt. Abel5, (1746) [14] (Dea. Jonas4, Capt. Joseph3, Capt. Samuel2, Henry1) and Olive (Richardson) Adams; res. Chelmsford, Mass.

Jonas6, b. in Chelmsford, Mass., Aug. 30, 1772; d. 6 Sept., 1778.

Capt, Abel6, Jr., b. in Chelmsford, Aug. 17, 1776; m. Nov. 29, 1798, Rebecca Parker, b. May 10, 1776; d. 4 April, 1854. He was a captain in the war of 1812-4. He settled in Ludlow, Vt., and purchased a sawmill there; d. in Detroit, Mich., 17 Nov., 1817.

Capt. Selathiel6, b. in Chelmsford, May 28, 1782; m. (1) June 1, 1804, Susanna Proctor, d. 21 Dec., 1806, age 26. m. (2) Feb. 10, 1808, Sarah Parker, d. 11 March, 1864, age 77. He held a commission as captain of a company of the militia in Middlesex Co., dated March 12, 1813. He was a cooper by trade; settled in Cavendish, Vt., about 1820, and d. there 16 July, 1854-5.

Child of Dea. Ebenezer5, (1749) [22] (Capt. John4, John3, Peter2, Henry1) and Mary (Morse) Adams; res. Canterbury, Conn.

Col. Zadoc6, b. in Canterbury, Conn., Feb. 15, 1780; m. (1) Sept. 27, 1801, Content Train, b. May 15, 1781; d. 6 Sept., 1848. m. (2) Mrs. Susan Goodrich of Norwich, N. Y. He was a soldier in the war of 1812; settled in Plymouth, chenango Co., N. Y.; d. in Norwich, Chenango Co., N. Y., 22 Sept., 1856.

Child of Capt. Joseph6, (1751) [40] (Dr. Joseph5, Rev. Joseph4, Joseph3, Joseph2, Henry1) and Elizabeth (Adams) Adams; res. Newington, N. H.

Ebenezer7, b. in Newington, N. H., bapt. June 4, 1780; m. Nov., 1809, Abigail Adams, dau. of Dudley Gilman and Sally (Walker) Adams; blacksmith; was a soldier in 1812-4, and in battle at Plattsburgh, N. Y He d. in Barnstead, N. H., 1827.

Child of Ebenezer6, (1753) [41] (Dr. Joseph5, Rev. Joseph4, Joseph3, Joseph2, Henry1) and Lydia (Hoyt) Adams; res. Barnstead, N. H.

John Hoyt7, b. in Barnstead, N. H., Nov. 20, 1779; (bapt. June 7,1781); m. Nov. 26, 1801, Rebecca W. Atkinson, b. in Newburyport, Mass., June 2, 1784, d. in Methuen, Mass., 29 June, 1846; soldier, 1812-4; hat manufacturer in Newburyport; removed to Dover, N. H., and thence to Methuen, Mass., where he d. 14 Sept., 1846.

Child of Dudley Gilman6, (1756) [42] (Dr. Joseph5, Rev. Joseph4, Joseph3, Joseph2, Henry1) and Sally (Walker) Adams; res. Gilmanton, N. H.

Dudley Gilman7, b. in Gilmanton, March 3, 1798; m. Sept. 6, 1819,Sally Green, dau. of Ebenezer Green, Esq., of Rawdon, Hastings Co., Ont.; soldier in war of 1812-4; settled in Wilson, Niagara Co., N. Y., in 1839; he d. 30 Jan., 1870.

Child of William R.7, (1804) [100] (Dudley Gilman6, Dr. Joseph5, Rev. Joseph4, Joseph3, Joseph2, Henry1) and Nancy (Hodgdon) Adams; res. Pittsfield, N. H.

Mary Frances8, b. in Gilmanton, N. H., July 1, 1847; m. June 14,1890, George W. Richardson, a veteran soldier; res. Pittsfield, N. H.

Child of John6, (1759) [43] (Dr. Joseph5, Rev. Joseph4, Joseph3, Joseph2, Henry1) and Abigail (Coleman) Adams; res. Newington, N. H.

Elizabeth Janvrin7, b. in Newington, N. H., Nov. 15, 1788; m. (1) Sept., 1806, Stanton Smilie; was a soldier in the war of 1812; d. 5 Dec., 1812.

Child of Samuel6, (1758) [45] (Ebenezer5, Rev. Joseph4, Joseph3, Joseph2, Henry1) and Lydia (Coleman) Adams; res. Newington, N. H.

William C.7, b. in Newington, April 3, 1787; m. widow Chesley. He was a blacksmith; enlisted in the navy; was taken prisoner, and confined in Dartmoor prison; d. 1868; 3 daus. and a son; Shakers.

Child of Capt. Elijah6, (1762) [62] (Elijah5, Samuel4, Joseph3, Joseph2, Henry1) and Phebe (Miner) Adams; res. Boston, Mass.

Capt. John7, b. in Boston, Mass., Nov. 29, 1796; m. Sept. 27, 1827, Sally Gedney Howe of Hanover street, Boston, d. 29 Aug., 1881. He was a sea captain; enlisted in the navy in 1812-4; was captured and held a prisoner of war in Dartmoor prison; was the last survivor of those who witnessed the victory of Commodore Hull in the "Constitution" over Dacres in the "Guerriere" Aug. 19, 1812; was called "Jack Adams" of North End, Boston; d. in Allston, Mass., 17 March, 1886.

Child of Nathaniel5, (1734) [91] (Thomas4, Edward3, Jr., Ens. Edward2, Henry1) and Thankful (Chadwick) Adams; res. South Sandwich, Mass.

Capt. Alpheus6. b. in Sandwich, Oct. 28, 1774; m. March 10, 1803, Abigail Winslow Wing, dau. of David and Temperance (Kelly) Wing, b. March 11, 1778, d. 22 Feb., 1869. He was a sea captain; his vessel was captured by the British in the war of 1812-14. He settled in Cotuit Port, Mass., and d. there 16 Feb., 1869.

Child of Edward5, (1736) [92]. (Thomas4, Edward3, Jr., Ens. Edward2, Henry1) and Rebecca (Crocker) Adams; res. Barnstable, Mass.

Ansel6, b. in Barnstable, Mass., Oct. 3, 1761-2; m. Jan. 20, 1785, Relief Lovell, b. Nov. 7, 1765, d. 5 Jan., 1847. He was a private in Capt. Matthew Toby's company, Col. Jacob Gerrish; enlisted Aug. 22, 1778; discharged Dec. 14; served 3 months, 27 days at Winter Hill; served again Sept. 6 to 16, 1779, Capt. Simeon Fish, Col. Freeman; enlisted again July, 1780; discharged Jan. 22, 1781; served in war of 1812-14; d. in Barnstable, 31 Jan., 1849, age 87.

Child of Solomon5, Jr., ( ) [78] (Solomon4, Henry3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1) and Abigail (Monroe) Adams; res. Canterbury, Conn.

Dea. Jedediah6, b. in Canterbury, Conn., Jan. 1, 1762; m. Jan. 12, 1786, Betsey Gates, b. in Canterbury, Jan. 12, 1765, d. 14 Oct., 1841. He was water-carrier in the army at 14 years of age; served as soldier through the war of the Revolution, and in the war of 1812; settled in New Milford, Susquehanna Co., Pa., in 1788; did the first chopping there in 1789; d. at Franklin, Pa., 30 July, 1840.

Civil War

Children of Dolly8, (1818) [927] (Newell L.7, Capt. Levi6, Nathan5, Thomas4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1) and Josiah French; res. Jerseyville and Bloomingdale, Ill.

1. Joseph Gerrish French9, b. Jan. 25, 1839; m. Dec. 28, 1870, Esther S. Whiting of Lena, Ill. He enlisted, Aug. 12, 1862, in Company D, 105th Illinois Volunteers, and served through the war; res. Vermillion Co., Ill.

2. Josiah Newell French9, b. May 16, 1842; m. Jan. 26, 1870, Emma A. Cooley of Manchester, Iowa. He enlisted Feb. 4, 1864, in Company K, 52d Illinois Veteran Volunteers; res. Winthrop, Ill.

Child of Susan8, (1812) [907] (David7, Thomas6, Abner5, Thomas4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1) and George W. Blake; res. Marlboro, Vt.

Edward A. Blake9, b. in Marlboro, Vt., Oct. 22, 1829; m. Dec. 29, 1851, Frances Strong. He d. in the army, 2 Feb., 1863

Child of Nahum George8, (1822) [834] (Nahum7, Amos6 Obadiah5, Jr., Obadiah4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1) and Ann (Blanchard) Adams; res. Woonsocket, R. I.

Sanford9, b. Jan., 1842; enlisted in the army; never heard from.

Child of Tryphena8, (Amos7, Amos6, Obadiah Jr.5, Obadiah4, John3, Ens. edward2, Henry1) b. 04 Mar 1813 in Bellingham, Norfolk Co., MA married Roswell M. Bent 06 Apr 1842.

Amos Roswell Bent9 (1844),b. 31 Aug 1844 in Bellingham, Norfolk Co., MA. Enlisted in Company E, Massachusetts 16th Infantry Regiment on 12 Jul 1861. Mustered out on 27 Sep 1862 at Fort Monroe, VA. [US National Homes for disabled Volunteer Soldiers: Amos R. Bent, admitted 1884 at age 40 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.]

Child of Jarvis8, (1808) [845] (Issachar7, Issachar6, Nathan5, Obadiah4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1) and Eunice H. (Mitchell) Adams; res. North Pomfret, Vt.

Sergt. William Henry9, b. in Pomfret, Vt., April 7, 1841; m. Nov. 28, 1867, Matilda M. Whipple, dau. of Obed Whipple of Pomfret, Vt. He enlisted, Sept. 4, 1862, in Company G, 16th Vermont Volunteers; was in engagements at Burkes Station, Va., Dec. 28, 1862; at Collett's Station, Va., May 30, 1863; Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863; discharged at Brattleboro, Vt., Aug. 10, 1863; res. Keene, NH

Child of James8, (1822) [837] (Allison7, Amos6, Obadiah5, Jr., Obadiah4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1) and Sylvia (Cook) Adams; res. Blackstone, Mass., and Barrington, R. I.

Albert J.9, b. in Blackstone, Mass., May 22, 1845; m. April 21, 1868, Isabella V. Donovan, dau. of Mr. John Donovan. He enlisted, May, 1862, in Co. I, 9th Rhode Island Regiment for 9 months; was discharged in 1863, and then served in the ordnance department for two years; settled in New York at the close of the war; real estate dealer.

Son-in-law of Capt. Harvey8, (1808) (Benjamin7, Col. Andrew6, Dea. John5, Edward4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1) and Nancy Dustin (Rowell) Adams.

Gen. Edwin Irving Darling, husband of Flora A. Adams9, b. in Lancaster, July 24, 1840; m. about 1858, Gen. Edwin Irving Darling of Kentucky. He was killed in the Confederate Army, Nov., 1863. She experienced much difficulty and met heavy losses in getting back to her father's home; is an author and the founder of the Daughters of the American Revolution; 117 West 89th Street, New York City.

Children of Luceba8, (1793) [657] (Capt. Edward7, Edward6, Dea. John5, Edward4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1) and Dr. Samuel Stearns; res. Greenfield, Mass.

Dr. Edward Norris Stearns; res. Arkansas. Dr. E. Norris Stearns joined the Colorado Cavalry as a hospital steward at the beginning of the rebellion, rising to Assistant Surgeon in 1866, and was speaker of the Colorado House of Reps and in 1867 State Senator. Enlisted in Company A, Colorado 3^rd Infantry Regiment. Mustered out on 01 Oct. 1836. Transferred to Company S, Colorado 2^nd Cavalry Regimen on 01 Oct 1863. ( He married a Dora L. Unknown and adopted a daughter Maggie Lee.

Child of Dr. Abel B8, (1811) [638] (Seth7, John6, Edward5, Edward4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1) and Susan (Merriam) Adams; res. Bedford, Mass.

Edward B.9, b. in Bedford, Mass., July 16, 1843. He served in the navy during the war; was married and left a son, who is a physician in Maine. He d. 15 Jan., 1866.

Child of Henry8, (1797) [637] (Seth7, John6, Edward5, Edward4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1) and Mary D. (Fitzgerald) Adams; res. Boston, Mass.

Corp. George Gilbert9, b. in Arlington, Mass., Aug. 27, 1837. He enlisted, Sept., 1862, for 9 months in the 45th Massachusetts Regiment, Company G; mustered out 7 July, 1863; removed to California, and has not been heard from since. [Someone applied for a Civil War pension in October 1890 for the 45th Regiment, MA; They applied in the state of California. Msc 2010]

Child of Francis8, Jr. (1813) [722] (Francis7, Jude6, John5, Eleazer4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1) and Lucretia (Dunbar) Adams; res. Spencer, Mass.

Henry Francis9, b. in Spencer. July 21, 1843, d. in the army, 1863. Enlised in Company C, 21^st Infantry Regiment Massachusetts as a private on 23 July 1861 at the age of 18. Enlisted in Company H, 2^nd Cavalry Regiment Regular Army on 25 Oct 1862. Died of disease Company H, 2^nd Cavalry Regiment Regular Army on 19 May 1863 at Spencer, MA.

Son in law of Walter B. Balch8, Silence Clark7, Phinehas6, John5, Eleazer4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1] and Augusta Unknown, married before 1861 in New Hampshire.

Maurice S Lamprey, husband of Fanny A. (Balch), b. about 1867 in New Hampshire and married about 1893 in New Hampshire. Served as a private in the 10th Regiment, New Hampshire Infantry, M549, Roll7.

Child of Dr. Zabdiel Boylston7, (1793) [151] (Zabdiel6, Dea. Ebenezer5, Capt. Ebenezer4, Joseph3, Joseph2, Henry1) and Sarah May (Holland) Adams; res. Boston, Mass.

Dr. Zabdiel Boylston, Jr.8, b. in Boston, Oct. 25, 1829; m. Dec. 8,1870, Frances Ann Kidder, dau. of Francis D. and Ann Kidder, b. 1835. Dr. Adams graduated from Bowdoin College in 1849, and from Harvard Medical School, 1853; settled in Framingham, Mass.; was appointed Assistant Surgeon of the 7th Massachusetts Reg. Vols., by Gov. Andrew in May, 1861; reached Washington, D. C., on duty July 15th; was in the siege of Yorktown in 1862, and in the battles of Williamsburg and Fair Oaks; was appointed surgeon of the 32d Massachusetts Reg., May 26, 1862, and was in the battles of 2nd Bull Run, Antietam and Fredericksburg; was with Burnside at the battles of Chancellorsville, Brandy Station and Gettysburg. He resigned Aug. 4, 1863, on account of impaired eyesight. He became Captain of Co. F, 56th Massachusetts Reg., in Jan., 1864, and was in the battles of the Wilderness; was wounded May 6th, and taken prisoner, confined for 3 months at Lynchburg; transferred to Libby, and later released on parole. While in prison he was commissioned as Major. He was discharged on account of wounds, Dec., 1864, but was reinstated at his own request in Feb., 1865, and took part in the assault on Petersburg, April 2,

Son-in-law of Capt. Laban6, (1785) [150] (Stephen5, Obadiah4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1) and Catherine (Johnson) Adams; res. Medway, Mass.

William F. Pope, husband of Sarah Adams7. b. in Bellingham, Nov., 1824; m. William F. Pope; killed in the 1st battle of Fredericksburg, Va. She d. 1881.

Grandson of Eliphalet6, (1772) [161] (Nathan5, Thomas4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1) and Mary (Field) Adams; res. Leverett, Mass.

Louisa7, b. in Leverett; m. Daniel Dickinson of Amherst, Mass. Their son, Daniel Dickinson8., Jr., was killed in the army.

Child of Mary Parker7, (1810) [124] (Benjamin6, Dea. Benjamin5, Rev. Joseph4, Joseph3, Joseph2, Henry1) and James Merrill Carr; res. Portsmouth, N. H.

Sergt. George Wallace Carr8, b. in Portsmouth, Oct. 1, 1839; was mustered into the U. S. service as Sergeant of Co. A, 3d Reg. Wisconsin Cavalry, at Little Rock, Ark., April 22, 1864; was taken prisoner near Casa, Ark., Aug. 7, and killed while a prisoner in the hands of the enemy, Sept. 1, 1864.

Child of Capt. Abel6, Jr, (1776) [26] (Capt. Abel5, Dea. Jonas4, Capt. Joseph3, Capt. Samuel2, Henry1) and Rebecca (Parker) Adams; res. Ludlow, Vt.

Sergt. Henry7, b. in Ludlow, May 2, 1805; m. in Conneautville, Pa., and had 2 sons, Franklin G. and Seth D., who were in Brockton, Winnebago Co., Ill., in 1863, since which time nothing has been learned of them. Sergt. Henry was a soldier in the civil war, and he d. at Sedalia, Mo., in the summer of 1863.

Child of Betsey P.7, (1803) [59] (Capt. Abel6, Capt. Abel5, Dea. Jonas4, Capt. Joseph3, Capt. Samuel2, Henry1) and Zenas Clark; res. Cavendish, Vt.

Capt. Asaph Clark8, b. Oct. 17, 1828; m. Martha Gilbert; Capt. Co. D, 9th Rog. of Vermont Volunteers. He d. in Soldier's Home in Maine, 18 Sept., 1886.

Son-in-law of Zeruiah7, (1796) [45] (Col. Benjamin6, Oliver5, Benjamin4, Capt. Joseph3, Capt. Samuel2, Henry1) and Lyman Raymond; res. Winchendon, Mass.

Alonzo Jewell Cleveland, husband of Ellen Ann G. Raymond8, b. Sept. 17, 1829; m. Sept. 12, 1848, Alonzo Jewell Cleveland; d. in Soldiers' Hospital at the West. She d. 3 Jan., 1876.

Child of Corp. Jonas6, (1758) [63] (Stephen5, Thomas4, Timothy3, Lieut. Thomas2, Henry1) and Phebe (Hoar) Adams; res. Andover, Vt.

Alvin7, b. in Andover, June 16, 1804; m. Nov. 10, 1831, Ann Rebecca Bridge of Boston; d. 10 June, 1882. He was the founder of Adams Express Company, begun by him in May, 1840, running at first only between New York and Boston, including New London, Norwich and Worcester. A consolidation of several companies being effected in 1854, Mr. Adams became president, and the business was widely extended through the South and West, the company rendering the government valuable assistance during the civil war, 1860-1865. He d. in Watertown, Mass., 1 Sept., 1877, age 73.

Child of Perrin7, (1792) [190] (Joseph6, Lieut. Joseph5, Capt. Joseph4, Samuel3, Lieut. Thomas2, Henry1) and Susan (Baldwin) Adams; res. So. Canterbury, Conn.

John Baldwin8, b. in Canterbury, Sept. 23, 1832; m. July 20, 1859, Caroline Burnett; farmer in Hanover, Conn.; soldier of the civil war.

Children of Oliver7, Jr., (1801) [112] (Oliver6, Dea. Enoch5, Henry4, Henry3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1) and Cecelia (Esten) Adams; res. Dudley, Mass.

1. John Quincy8, b. in Dudley, Mass., May 14, 1827; m. Harriet L. Bottume of Woodstock, Conn. He enlisted from Webster, Mass., in the 25th Reg. of Mass. Vols.; d. of yellow fever at New Berne, N. C., 5 Oct., 1864.

2. Edwin8, b. in Dudley, June 22, 1841; m. (1) Ellen Whitney of Webster, Mass. m. (2) Lizzie Phillips of Portland, Me. m. (3) Lena (???). He was a soldier in the 25th Mass. Reg. of Vols., afterward a R. R. employee at Hannibal, Mo. He had one child, Arden L., by Ellen Whitney, and one, Alice Maud, by Lizzie Phillips.

Children and son-in-law of John8, Jr., (1809) [160] (Capt. John7, John6, Moses5, James4, Moses3, Lieut. Henry2, Henry1) and Electa (Fox) Adams; res. Watertown, NY

1. Jesse M.9, b. in Pinckney, Lewis Co., NY, Feb. 17, 1836; m. Feb. 11, 1875, Elizabeth L??ng of Watertown, NY. Served as Quartermaster's Sergeant in Co. C, 2nd Vet. Cav. of NY, Aug. 25, 1863, to Nov. 25, 1865. Was Secretary of Watertown Fire Insurance Co. for 18 years; became a druggist in Watertown, 1886.

2. Rinaldo9, b. in Watertown, Dec. 20, 1843; m. (1) Oct. 30, 1878, Elsie M. Goddard of Mayville, NY; d. Oct., 1883. m. (2) Feb. 21, 1887, Alice Stebbins Parkhurst of Jamestown, NY. Was a private in Co. A, 94th NY Inf.; enlisted Oct., 1861; discharged July 8, 1865; res. Jamestown, NY

3. Wm. P. Herring, husband of Imogene Cornelia9, b. in Watertown, March 16, 1846; m. Oct. 17, 1866, Wm. P. Herring, a paper manufacturer of Rodman, NY; (a veteran soldier); res. Watertown, NY

4. John Q.9, b. in Watertown, Sept. 26, 1849; m. 1872, Amelia Burnett of Cape Vincent, NY. He enlisted as private in Co. B, 94th NY Reg., April 11, 1865; discharged July 11, 1865; now director of Agrl. Ins. Co.; res. Watertown, NY

Child of Alvin T.7, (1812) [76] (Isaac6, Jr., Isaac5, Benoni, Moses3, Lieut. Henry2, Henry1) and Bethia L. (Beal) Adams; res. Westboro, Mass.

Minot C.8, b. in Upton, Mass., Sept. 24, 1842. He enlisted July 15, 1862, in Co. C, 34^th Reg. Mass. Vols., and was mustered in at Worcester for 3 years; was taken prisoner at Martinsburg, Va., May 1864, while on his way from Harper’s Ferry to join his regiment, and d. in prison at Florence, Ala., 1 Nov., 1864.

Child of Solomon Ingalls8, (1809) [163] (Henry7, John6, Moses5, James4, Moses3, Lieut. Henry2, Henry1) and Nancy E. (Bush) Adams; res. Scottville, Mich.

George W.9, b. in New London, Conn., July 20, 1836; m. Aug. 21, 1864, Laney Maria Lawrence; b. in Chatauqua, NY; res. Fenton, Mich.; soldier.

Children of John8, (1811) [164] (Henry7, John6, Moses5, James4, Moses3, Lieut. Henry2, Henry1) and Eunice (Farewell) Adams; res. Dexter, Jefferson Co., NY

Kendrick S.9, b. in Dexter, March 28, 1843; m. Aug. 6, 1864, Susan Fohs; served as a member of Co. H, 2nd NY Heavy Artillery, Sept. 20, 1861, till Aug. 1, 1865; res. York, Pa.; d. 28 Oct., 1896.

Son-in-law of Joseph M.7, (1810) [134] (Elisha6, Elisha5, David4, Jonathan3, Lieut. Thomas2, Henry1) and Anna M. (McClintock) Adams; res. Webster, W. Va.

John W. Willhide, husband of Caroline Adams8, b. in Warren, O., 1845; m. 1870, John W. Willhide, a soldier in the war, who d. 2 July, 1890; res. Webster, W. Va.

Son-in-law of Benjamin7, (1795) [174] (Capt. Timothy6, John5, Timothy4, Timothy3, Lieut. Thomas2, Henry1) and Abi (Heald) Adams; res. Carlisle, Mass.

Benjamin H. Webster, husband of Sarah Amelia Adams8, b. in Carlisle, June 27, 1832; m. 1852, Benjamin H. Webster of Carlisle; he was a soldier in Co. G, 47th Mass.; d. 28 June, 1892. She d. 6 Feb., 1872, age 39.

Child of Capt. Luther7, (1796) [155] (Luther6, Stephen5, Thomas4, Timothy3, Lieut. Thomas2, Henry1) and Ada (Brown) Adams; res. Lunenburg, Vt.

Charles8, b. in Lunenburg, Nov. 12, 1832; m. March 25, 1858, Mary Jane Mears, deceased; one son d. while his father was in the army; he was a soldier 2 years; d. in Rochester, Ill., 10 Jan., 1866; res. Sangamon, Ill.

Son-in-law of Elmira8, (1805) [290] (Levi7, Jr., Levi6, Stephen5, Thomas4, Timothy3, Lieut. Thomas2, Henry1) and James Pettigrew; res. Ludlow, Vt.

Moses Pollard Baldwin, husband of Lorinda Adams Pettigrew9, b. May 9, 1832; m. July 14, 1857; Moses Pollard Baldwin; b. Feb. 22, 1833; killed at Gettysburg 2 July 1863; a widow in Ludlow, Vt.

Son-in-laws of George Bemis8, (1816) [295] (Levi7, Jr., Levi6, Stephen5, Thomas4, Timothy3, Lieut. Thomas2, Henry1) and Hannah (Taylor) Adams; res. Marengo, Ill.

1. Dr. Theodore W. Stull, husband Aurora9, b. in Ludlow, Vt., 1845; m 1868, Dr. Theodore W. Stull; assistant surgeon of the 8th Ill. Cav.; d. May, 1879; res. Marengo, Ill., till 1887; present res. Oakland, Cal., 1353 Castro St.

2. Rev. Thomas F. Borchers, husband of Nellie9, b. in Ludlow, 1852; m. 1870, Rev. Thomas F. Borchers, a soldier who was confined a prisoner in Libby and Andersonville prisons; d. in Los. Angeles, Cal., April, 1888; res. Oakland, Cal.

Children of John Marsh7, (1801) [109] (Joseph6, Rev. Amos5, Henry4, Esq., Henry3, Lieut. Henry2, Henry1) and Sarah Susanna (McMurphy) Adams; res. Augusta, Ga.

1. Joseph Henry8, b. in Augusta, Nov. 12, 1843; student at Princeton; joined "Clinch Rifles," C. S. A., 1861; killed 8 Oct., 1861, at Santa Rosa Island.

2. George McMurphy8, b. in Augusta, April 24, 1846; killed in the C.S.A. Confederate Army at Missionary Ridge, 24 Nov., 1863.

Child of John Charles8, (1812) [419] (Charles7, Davenport6, Charles5, Thomas4, Samuel3, Lieut. Thomas2, Henry1) and Lucy Maria (Pynchon) Adams; res. Towanda, Pa.

Lieut. Henry Mahlan9, b. in Towanda, Feb. 21, 1843; enlisted Sept. 25, 1861, in Co. I, 57th Pa. Reg.; killed at Petersburg, Va., June 17, 1864; buried in Towanda.

Children of Anna Jane7, (1819) [87] (Moses6, Capt. John5, Capt. John4, John3, Peter2, Henry1) and Dr. Mordecai B. Hughes; res. Ellsworth, O.

1. Dr. Edward Hughes8, b. April 18, 1843; m. 1866, Rebecca Bates; res. Collinsville, Grayson Co., Tex. He enlisted in 1862 and served in the Union army.

2. James A. Hughes8, b. March 20, 1845; m. 1867, Mary Ann Kinselwood. He served 4 years in the Union army; was in forty battles; had three horses shot under him; is now a farmer; res. Oberlin, Decatur Co., Kan.

Children of Jonathan Sabin7, (1802) [82] (Capt. Joshua6, Capt. John5, Capt. John4, John3, Peter2, Henry1) and Abigail (Tower) Adams; res. Fitzwilliam, N. H.

1. Son-in-law Leiut. John McClary Parker, husband of Catherine Ambra8, b. in Fitzwilliam, June 25, 1840; m. Oct. 17, 1765, John McClary Parker, a soldier who enlisted in July, 1861, in the 3d N. H. Reg. and served 3 years and 3 months. He was b. Sept. 17, 1836. Catherine Ambra d. 19 March, 1869.

2. John Sabin8, b. in Fitzwilliam, April 29, 1842. He enlisted for 9 months in Co. F, 16th Reg N. H. Vols.; was left sick at Cairo, Ill., Aug. 9, 1863, and d. on his way home in the hospital at Mound City, 16 Aug., 1863.

Children of Henry Paschall7, (1816) [86] (Moses6, Capt. John5, Capt. John4, John3, Peter2, Henry1) and Rachel (Rose) Adams; res. Kipton, O.

1. Moses Paschall8, b. in Ellsworth, O., Dec. 9, 1841; m. Dec. 29, 1870, Eliza W. Stevens, dau. of Elijah and Judith (Leland) Stevens and great granddaughter of Henry Lee of Virginia, b. March 25, 1845. He was a private in Co. D, 143d Reg. Ohio Vols.; res. Zanesville, O.

2. Thomas Rose8, b. in Henrietta, O., June 8, 1844; m. May 31, 1877, at Pittsburg, Pa, Anna C. Goulburg. He enlisted July 29, 1862, in Co. B, 104th Reg. Ohio Vols.; served at Gen. Campbell's headquarters; was mustered out with his Co, June 17, 1865; d. at Pittsburg, Pa., 5 Oct., 1890.

Child of Peter7, (1784) [135] (Moses6, Peter5, Jr., Peter4, Dr. Peter3, Peter2, Henry1) and Anna Underwood (Claflin) Adams; res. Mendon and Medway, Mass.

Calvin8, b. in Holliston, Mass., July 29, 1821; m. Sarah Twist, dau. of Nathan Twist of Medway; enlisted Aug. 13, 1864, in Co. C, 4th Reg. Massachusetts Heavy Art.; served in defense of Washington, D. C.; mustered out June 17, 1865.

Children of Walter7, (1799) [30] (Capt. Sylvanus6, Lieut. Oliver5, Capt. Jonathan4, Jonathan3, Dea. Jonathan2, Henry1) and Mary (Dadmun) Adams; res. Union, Me.

1. Erastus8, b. in Union, Jan. 3, 1832; m. Dec. 25, 1858, Mary Helen Trombly, b. in Lancaster, N. H., 1835; d. in North Grafton, Mass., 21 Feb., 1886. He enlisted in Co. B, 42nd Mass. Vols.; was in Banks' expedition and taken prisoner at Brashear City, June 23, 1863; farmer; North Grafton, Mass.

2. Silas Plimpton8, b. in Lexington, Mass., July 24, 1843; is unm.; res. Stockton, Cal. He enlisted July, 1863, in U. S. Navy; and served in the blockading fleet during the war.

Child of James7, (1778) [264] (Dea. Lemuel6, Dea. John5, Edward4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1) and Charlotte (Holbrook) Adams; res. East Milton, Mass.

William A.8, b. in East Milton, Nov. 27, 1832; m. Abby Noyes. He was a soldier from Wayland; settled in Haverhill, Mass.

Children of Joseph7, (1785) [308] (Jude6, John5, Eleazer4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1) and Phebe (Newhall) Adams; res. Brookfield, Mass.

1. Artemas8, b. in Brookfield, March 2, 1826. (Feb. 3, 1827 (?)); soldier in Company I, 24th Massachusetts; killed before Petersburg, 13 Oct., 1864.

2. Amos8, b. in Brookfield, March 22, 1829; m. 1859, Clarissa Smith of Charlton, Mass. He was a soldier in the 4th Massachusetts Cavalry; d. in camp at Dedham, 5 Feb., 1865 (measles).

Child of Mary7, (1803) [401] (Asa6, Jr., Asa5, Thomas4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1) and Joseph Davis; res. Shutesbury, Mass.

Seymour W. Davis8, b. Nov. 8, 1841, d. 30 Oct., 1862; a soldier

Child of Caroline7, (1818) [409] (Asa6, Jr., Asa5, Thomas4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1) and Ebenezer Spear; res. North Amherst, Mass.

Asa Adams Spear8, b. Nov. 23, 1841; m. Nov. 3, 1870, m. Caroline A. Crocker; res. New York (Bible House). [Enlisted as a private 24 Aug 1862, 52^nd Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry (Militia, Company G. Enlisted as a Sergeant at the age of 21. Company G, 52^nd Infantry Regiment Massachusetts on 11 Oct. 1862. Promoted to Full 2^nd Lieutenant on 28 Oct 1862. Mustered out Company G, 52^nd Infangry Regiment Massachusetts on 14 Aug 1863 at Camp miller, Greenfield, MA.]

Child of Erastus7, Jr., (1806) and Octavia (Cushman) Adams.

Erastus J.8, b. in Lincoln, 1846; a soldier; d. at Beaufort, S. C., Nov., 1865.

Child of William Jefferson7, (1806) [453] (William6, Abraham5, Abraham4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1) and Melinda (Capen) Adams; res. Brookfield, Mass.

George8, b. in East Brookfield, Mass., May 7, 1837. He was a soldier; d. at Newberne, N. C., 25 May, 1862.

Child of Abel Pendleton7, (1797) [530] (David6, Lieut. Samuel5, David4, Henry3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1) and Lucy Lathrop (Pendleton) Adams; res. Norwich, Conn.

George W.8, b. in Norwich, May 1, 1833-5; m. Marietta Keith; no issue. He was a soldier; is now an electrician in Boston; res. Stoughton street, Dorchester, Mass.

Child of Lyman P.7, (1814) [547] (Daniel Meacham6, Solomon5, Jr., Solomon4, Henry3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1) and Anna (Smith) Adams; res. Norwich, Conn.

Daniel L.8, b. in Norwich, June 22, 1846; a soldier; shot at Cold Harbor, Va., June 5, d. 6 June, 1864.

Son-in-law of Moses7, (1786) [584] (Elisha6, Eliashib5, William4, Elisha3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1) and Abigail (Morse) Adams; res. Milford, Mass.

William S. Green, husband of Sarah Elizabeth8, b. in Hopkinton, Sept. 25, 1836; m. July 7, 1856, William S. Green, a soldier in the Civil War, d. 1867; res. Milford, Mass.

Child of James7, (1780) [583] (Elisha6, Eliashib5, William4, Elisha3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1) and Lydia H. (Holmes) Adams; res. Holliston, Mass.

Appleton8, b. in Holliston Aug. 28, 1822; m. Sept. 14, 1847, Julia Adams, dau. of Jonathan and Hepzibah (Ellis) Adams. He d. in the army, at Alexandria, Va., 23 Oct., 1862. [Enlisted as a private on 4 Apr 1862, 1^st Regiment, Massachusetts Heavy Artillery, Company D. Died of disease 23 Oct 1862 at Alexandria, VA.]

Child of Col. Nathan7, (1796) [600] (Benjamin6, William5, William4, Elisha3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1) and Sarah (Chamberlain) Adams; res. Hopkinton, Mass.

Charles H.8, b. in Hopkinton, March, 1842. He was a soldier in the 15th Massachusetts regiment; was taken prisoner at Balls Bluff, Oct. 21, 1861; returned from Richmond prison [probably Richmond’s Castle Thunder prison camp], Feb., 1862; d. at Washington, D. C., 27 Feb., 1862.

Children of Henry7, (1810) [500] (Hezekiah6, Ebenezer5, James4, Lieut. James3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1) and Catherine (Underdonk) Adams; res. Sharon, N. Y., and Troy, Wis.

1. Daniel8, b. in Sharon, Sept. 5, 1835. He was killed at the battle of Prairieville, 8 Oct., 1862.

2. Peter8, b. in Sharon, Aug. 24, 1839; d. in Andersonville Prison, 13 Oct., 1863.

Children of Origin7, (1803) [548] (Ebenezer6, Ebenezer5, Jr., Ebenezer4, Henry3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1) and Kitty Ann (Lewis) Adams; res. Nelson, Ohio.

1. Sergt. Origin8, b. in Nelson, Dec. 1, 1837; m. in Nebraska, March 12, 1861, Welthy Almira Merriam. He was a Sergeant in Company D, 104th Ohio Regiment, and was killed in the march on Atlanta, in the battle at Peach Tree Creek, July 20, 1864. He had been commissioned as Lieutenant, but his commission had not reached him.

2. Arthur8, b. in Nelson, Sept. 12, 1841; was killed, 9 Aug., 1862. [Civil War Pension Indes: Mother Ketty A. Adams applied – Regiment: 7^th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, Company F. Film number: M552, Roll1]

Child of Lydia7, (1818) [552] (Ebenezer6, Ebenezer5, Jr., Ebenezer4, Henry3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1) and Lyman C. McWethy; res. Aurora, Ill.

Sidney McWethey8, b. in Pavilion, June 11, 1848; m. April 15, 1862, at Covington, N. Y., Emma Robinson; 2 children; res. Pavilion, N. Y. Enlisted as a private on 22 August 1862 at the age of 19. Enlisted Company I, 151st Infantry Regiment New York on 22 Oct 1862. Mustered out Company I, 151st Infantry Regiment New York on 26 Jun 1865 at Washington DC. [1890 Veterans Schedules: Sidney A. McWethy enlisted 1862, discharged 1865.]

Child of Betsey Gifford7, (1811) [549] (Ebenezer6, Ebenezer5, Jr., Ebenezer4, Henry3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1) and Josiah M. Nash; res. Rockford, Winnebago Co., Ill.

Jesse Martin Nash8, b. Feb., 1837. He enlisted in Company G. 11th regiment Michigan Vols.; was wounded in the battle of Murfreesboro, Dec. 31, 1862, and d. in the hospital under a surgical operation, Jan. 4-5, 1863.

Child of Ebenezer7, (1795) [110] (Samuel6, Ebenezer5, Rev. Joseph4, Joseph3, Joseph2, Henry1) and Martha (Harris) Adams; res. Portsmouth, N. H.

Elisha Hill8, b. in Portsmouth, May 24, 1821; m. Jan. 6, 1848, Araminta R. Greeley of Foxcroft, Me. He was a mason; enlisted as a soldier, Dec., 1863, in Co. E, 1st Maine Heavy Art.; was wounded at Petersburg, Oct. 17, 1864; discharged Feb. 17, 1865; settled in Providence, 1870; d. in Providence, 13 June, 1890, age 69.

Son-in-law of Ebenezer7, (1795) [110] (Samuel6, Ebenezer5, Rev. Joseph4, Joseph3, Joseph2, Henry1) and Martha (Harris) Adams; res. Portsmouth, N. H.

Joseph Benson, husband of Ann Maria8, b. in Portsmouth, Aug. 19, 1823; m. 1843, Joseph Benson, a soldier, deceased.

Children of Josiah7, (1791) [117] (Nathan Webb6, Dea. Benjamin5, Rev. Joseph4, Joseph3, Joseph2, Henry1) and Frances D. (Adams) Adams; res. Portsmouth, N. H.

1. Charles F.8, b. in Portsmouth, N. H., March 19, 1828; m. Mrs. Anna Horton. He was a soldier in the civil war; d. in Portsmouth, 29April, 1871.

2. Horace Appleton Haven8, b, in Portsmouth, Feb. 14, 1844. He was a member of Co. B, 10th N. H. Reg., mustered Sept. 4, 1862; d. in Hampton (Va.) Hospital, 10 Nov., 1864.

Child of Hezekiah Clark7, (1814) [333] (Hezekiah6, John5, Eleazer4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1) and Susan M. (Mann) Adams; res. West Medway, Mass.

Capt. Charles Clark8, b. in New Orleans, La., Dec. 29, 1845; m. Jan. 18, 1870, Ellen E. Bullard, dau. of Henry and Bethia (Wheeler) Bullard of Holliston, Mass. He enlisted at 16 years of age, in Co. G, 11th U. S. infantry; was in Ayres' division, Sykes' 5th Army Corps, and engaged in many battles of the war; mustered out, Aug. 24, 1864; commander of Post 113, G. A. R. of Boston.

Child of Capt. Alfred W.7, (1817) [334] (Hezekiah6, John5, Eleazer4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1) and Rebecca Johnson (Dodge) Adams; res. Lowell, Mass.

Joseph Edward8, b. in Lowell, Mass., Feb. 18, 1845; m. March 12, 1866, Fannie C. Pearl, dau. of Franklin F. and Caroline (Howard) Pearl. He enlisted as a drummer-boy in his father's company, at 16; returned home in the fall of 1861; re-enlisted later, but was not accepted because of defective vision; served in the Navy, 1870-'71; carpenter; res. Chelmsford, Mass.

Child of Silas7, (1809) [413] (Isaac Ward6, Asa5, Thomas4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1) and Alvira (Snow) Adams; res. Vernon, Oneida Co., N. Y.

Gen. Seymour Fenton8, b. in Vernon, N. Y., July 3, 1837; m. June 8, 1871, Eliza D. Spooner, dau. of Sylvester Spooner, Esq., of Brandon, Vt. He graduated from Hamilton College, 1858; taught classics in Oneida Seminary and Vrnon Academy two years; graduated from Albany Law School, 1861; admitted to practice of law in Lewis Co., N. Y.; enlisted as 2nd Lieutenant in the 5th New York Heavy Artillery, Copmany K/G, July, 1862; promoted to 1st Lieutenant, Feb., 1863, and became Captain, 1865; was Judge Advocate of his division much of his first year in the army; Ordnance Officer at Harpers Ferry in 1863, and Adjutant General and Chief of Staff with Gen. John D. Stevenson, and was in several battles in the Shenandoah Valley; was elected District Attorney of Lewis Co., after the war, but resigned and removed to Cleveland, O., where he is a leading attorney in the firm of Adams & Bishop.

Son-in-law of Fanny7, (1808) [454] (William6, Abraham5, Abraham4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1) and Stephen C. Weston; res. Worcester, Mass.

John Richards Dayton, husband Delight Weston8, b. in Worcester, Sept. 7, 1841; m. (1) at Hamilton, Minn., April 12, 1858, John Richards Dayton, d. 16 April, 1862, on his way home from the battle of Shiloh;

Children of John7, (1804) [484] (Chester6, Eliashib5, Eliashib4, Eliashib3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1) and Mary Ann (Bryant) Adams; res. Worthington, Mass.

1. John Chester8, b. in Worthington, Sept. 9, 1840. He enlisted as Quartermaster Sergeant at Peoria, Ill., in the 86th Illinois regiment; d. of exposure, etc., at Nashville, Tenn., 19 Feb., 1863.

2. William Wilberforce8, b. in Worthington, Oct. 1, 1842. He enlisted near Syracuse, N. Y., in Company I, 61st New York regiment; d. at Alexandria, Va., 26 Dec., 1861.

Child of James Augustus, Jr.7, (1820) [538] (James Augustus6, Lieut. Samuel5, David4, Henry3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1) and Fannie M. (Hyde) Adams; res. Chicopee Falls, Mass.

Arthur James8, b. in Chicopee Falls, July 5, 1846; m. Oct. 12, 1869, Julia A. Foster of Ballston, N. Y. He is a gun-maker and a musician. He enlisted in the army as a fifer, Dec. 26, 1863; a member of Company I, 1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery. He was discharged Sept. 25, 1865; res. Chicopee Falls, Mass.; no issue.

Child of Norman7, (1794) [567] (Moses6, Jr., Corp. Moses5, Joseph4, Henry3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1) and Electa (Curtis) Adams; res. Avon, Livingston Co., N. Y.

Charles N.8, b. in Avon, Feb. 27, 1824; m. Oct 14, 1844, Mary Ann Plummer. She d. 28 May, 1854. He came to Ohio in 1842; enlisted in the army in 1861, and served till 1863, Company G, 14th Ohio Regiment; a farmer and gardener in Antwerp, O.; living, 1897; res. Antwerp, O.

Child of Polly6, (1790) [220] (Sergt. Zebediah5, Joseph4, Henry3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1) and Mark Norton; res. New Marlboro, Mass.

Edwin Wheeler Norton7, b. Feb. 13, 1829; enlisted in 31st regiment Massachusetts volunteers; d. in University Hospital, New Orleans, La., 10 July, 1863.

Child of Milton6, (1799) [222] (Sergt. Zebediah5, Joseph4, Henry3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1) and Prudence M. (Palmer) Adams; res. New Marlboro, Mass.

Adrian Mortimer7, b. in New Marlboro, Aug. 12, 1843; m. 1878, Laura E. Gray. He enlisted June 20, 1862 in Company B, 34th Massachusetts Volunteers, was wounded at Piedmont, West Va., June 5, 1864; discharged July 5, 1865; taught school in Kentucky and Texas until 1877, when he settled in Kirbyville, Mo., where he married.

Son-in-law of Milton6, (1799) [222] (Sergt. Zebediah5, Joseph4, Henry3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1) and Prudence M. (Palmer) Adams; res. New Marlboro, Mass.

Dr. Frank Meacham, b. abt. 1834, husband of Ellen Bruce7, b. in New Marlboro, Feb. 28, 1833; m. Sept 26, 1860, Dr. Frank Meacham, surgeon in U. S. A. during the Civil War; d. at Salt Lake, Utah, 9 Oct., 1888, age 54; res. Syracuse, N. Y.

Child of William7, (1793) [321] (Joel6, John5, Eleazer4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1) and Almira (Harrington) Adams; res. South Wales, Erie Co., N. Y.

Chester H.8, b. in Aurora, May 1, 1826. Enlisted at Grand Rapids, MI, 3^rd Regiment, Michigan Infantry, Company B as a Corporal. He was shot in the battle of Fair Oaks, June 1, 1862; d. June 18, 1862; buried at Cypress Hill National Cemetery;

Children of Amasa7, (1789) [305] (John6, John5, Eleazer4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1) and Polly (Davis) Adams; res. East Aurora, N. Y.

Child of Lomira8 [Lenora], , (1789) [305] (John6, John5, Eleazer4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1) b. in Swanton, Vt., Jan. 20, 1811; m. Gould Hinman and settled in Wisconsin

Franklin Hinman, b. abt. 1837 in New York. Married Juliette unknown. Enlisted in Company E, 48^th Infantry Regiment Wisconsin on 14 Feb 8165. Died of disease on 28 Apr. 1865 at Fort Scott, KS.

Children of Chauncey S.8, (1818) [770] (William7, Joel6, John5, Eleazer4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1) and Jane M. (Vanderbogart) Adams; res. Williamsville, Erie Co., N. Y., and Redlands, Cal.

William H.9, b. in Aurora, N. Y., July 23, 1844; m. April 25, 1868, Margaret M. Trimball, of Latrobe, Pa. He enlisted at Buffalo, N. Y., Sept., 1861, in Co. C, 100th N. Y. Vols.; was with Gen. McClellan in his first campaign; was at the capture of Fort Wagner, taken prisoner at battle of Drury's Bluff, May 16, confined at Andersonville, paroled in Dec., was with Gen. Grant at Lee's surrender; never wounded, but health undermined. He settled in Fort Wayne, Ind.; removed, 1878, to Bloomington, Ill., and thence in 1885 to Joliet, Ill., where he d. 10 Jan., 1894.

Son-in-law of Melina9, (1825) [1236] (Henry8, Jude7, Jr., Jude6, John5, Eleazer4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1) and John B. Jones; res. Napoleon, Mich.

Aaron R. Van Houten, husband of Elizabeth Jones, b. Nov. 26, 1846; m. Feb. 5, 1868, she d. at Grass Lake, Mich., 21 Jan., 1897. Aaron was a soldier; Enlisted as a private, Company F, 148^th Infantry Regiment New York on 4 September 1864 at the age of 20. He received a disability discharge on 4 Jun 1865 at Petersburg, VA. d. Jan., 1889

Child of Joseph7, (1797) [361] (Amos6, Obadiah5, Jr., Obabiah4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1) and Asenath (Partridge) Adams; res. Bellingham, Mass.

Edmund Joseph8, b. in Bellingham, 1824; m. (pub. Nov. 7, 1846), Amanda L. Smith, dau. of Robert Smith of North Bellingham. He was a member of Company E, 2nd regiment Massachusetts Vols.; enlisted July 29, 1862; discharged Feb. 19, 1863. He d. 1875, age 51.

Grandchild of Israel7, (1785) [373] (Obadiah6, Nathan5, Obadiah4, John3, Ens. Ensworth2, Henry1) and Polly (Johnson) Adams; res. Medway, Mass.

Willard8, b. in Medway, Dec. 2, 1814; m. Adelaide French. He settled in Excelsior, Minn., but removed soon, and his whereabouts is unknown. The children are said to have been, Albert Willard9, who was a student in college; enlisted in the army, and died, Charles Francis9, Mary9, and others.

Children of Persis7, (1780) [371] (Obadiah6, Nathan5, Obadiah4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1) and Isaac Hixon; res. West Medway, Mass.

Egbert Oswold Hixon8, b. Aug. 1, 1824; m. Louisa Morrill of Medway. He d. in Andersonville prison during the war.

Child of Obadiah, Jr.7, (1789) [375] (Obadiah6, Nathan5, Obadiah4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1) and Mary (Johnson) Adams; res. Milford, Mass.

William Parismun8, b. in Medway, May 23, 1828; m. Sept., 1852, Caroline C. Pleasant of Springfield, Mass., d. in Milford, Mass., 14 June, 1883. He enlisted June 21, 1861, in Co. G, 40th Mozart regiment of New York; d. at Harrison Landing, Va., 18 July, 1862.

Child of Newell7, (1811) [388] (Stephen6, Stephen5, Obadiah4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1) and Abigail F. (Blake) Adams; res. West Medway, Mass.

Sergeant Stephen Partridge8, b. in Medway, Aug. 29, 1842. He enlisted July, 1862, in Company B, 42nd regiment, Massachusetts volunteers for 9 months; re-enlisted July 22, 1864, as Sergeant in Company B; d. at Plattsburg, N. Y., 24 Aug., 1866, age 24 years, 4 months, 5 days.

Child of Asa F.7, (1816) [395] (Capt. Eli6, Stephen5, Obadiah4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1) and Jane Elizabeth (Treat) Adams; res. Milford, Mass.

Asa Roscoe8, b. in Bradford, Sept. 7, 1843. He enlisted at the age of 17; taken a prisoner to Libby Prison; re-enlisted in the navy; went to Louisiana after the war, and was never heard from.

Children of Tabitha7, (1805) [390] (Jotham6, Stephen5, Obadiah4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1) and Ambrose B. Galusha; res. Dedham, Mass.

Warren Bowen Galusha[Galucia]8, b. in Lynn, Mass., March 2, 1834; m. Dec. 14, 1865, Sarah W. Cartwright of Boston; res. Dedham, Mass. Entered service April 19, 1861 private and First Sergeant, 18^th Mass Infantry, mustered Aug. 24, 1861. Discharged disability Nov. 8, 1862. [wounded at Spotsylvania, VA] 2^nd Lieut. 56^th Mass Infantry, Sept., 5, 1863. 1^st Lieut. Jan 4, 1864. Captain, June 24,, 1864. Mustered Oct 1, 1864; mustered out July 12, 1865.

Child of Hon. George Quincy7, (1805) [435] (Baxter6, Nathan5, Thomas4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1) and Charlotte (Nichols) Adams; res. Norwalk, O.

Capt. John Quincy8, b. May 29, 1842; m. Dec. 17, 1867, Mary Ann Wldman. He served through the Civil War, and enlisted in the regular army; retired after 30 years of service; res. Norwalk, O.

Child of Lowell Leonard7, (1790) [90] (Benoni6, James5, James4, Moses3, Lieut. Henry2, Henry1) and Hepzibah (Thayer) Adams.

Col. Henry Herschell8, b. in Cleveland, July 9, 1844; m. March 26, 1867, Hlen Eliza Redington, dau. of Joseph A. Redington of Cleveland, O. He enlisted Aug, 1862, when 18 years of age, in Co. G, 125th Ohio Reg, Col. Emerson Opdyke, and rendered the regiment valuable service, taking part in numerous battles: Franklin, Tenn., March 9; Triune, Tenn., June 9, Chattanooga, Aug. 21, Chickamauga, Sept. 23, in 1863; at New Hope Church, Ga., May 25 to June 5, and at Kenesaw Mountain, June 10 and July 2, in 1864. He was, for a time, special agent in charge of the mails for the division of the Mississippi. He was captured, with others, by Forrest's cavalry, Sept. 20, 1864, at Athens, Ala., and sent to Cahaba, Ala., where he endured close confinement and great hardship for three months. He was exchanged at Vicksburg late in Nov., and served as Aide on the staff of Gen. Opdyke. He was discharged at Nashville in March, 1865. He has served in various important commissions as an iron expert, has been a prominent, active Commander in the Grand Army, and is now an iron merchant of New York.

Child of Reo7, (1802) [101] (James6, Moses5, James4, Moses3, Lieut. Henry2, Henry1) and Susan (Flint) Adams; res. Keene, O.

George C.8, b. in Dublin, April 18, 1833; m. Aug. 21, 1856, Harriet B. Belzer; no issue. He d. at Resaca, Ga., in the war; enlisted May 3, 1864, Co. H., 80th Ohio.

Child of Aaron7, (1806) [315] (James6, John5, Eleazer4, John3, ens. Edward2, Henry1) and Julia (Edler) Adams; res. Leicester, Mass.

Corporal [Aaron] Augustus8, b. in Leicester, Feb. 19, 1836, d. in rebel prison, South Carolina, 10 Feb., 1865. [Anderson Prisoners of War: Name - Augustus Adams, private, Massachusetts Company K, Reg. 25. Remarks: died 02/16/65 @Florence SC, Ref. p 53[34]. Location of Capture: Drurys Bluff, VA, Date of Capture: 16 May 1864. Ranked out as Corporal. Film Number M544, roll 1]

Children of Daniel Emerson8, Jr., (1802) [732] (Daniel Emerson7, James6, John5, Eleazer4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1) and Lucy (Hastings) Adams; res. Brookfield, Mass.

1. Salem Town9, b. in Brookfield, June 17, 1837; m. Oct. 28, 1857, Pamelia L. Combs, b. 1840. He enlisted Aug., 1862, in Company B, 51st Massachusetts Regiment, and served 9 months; settled in Sturbridge, Mass.; d. about 1890.

2. Dr. Henry Oscar9, b. in Brookfield, Jan. 14, 1835; m. April 5, 1860, Maria Avery Carpenter, dau. of Galen and Louisa (Howland) Carpenter of West Brookfield, Mass., b. March 4, 1840. He enlisted as a private for 9 months, Aug., 1862, in Company B, 51st Massachusetts Regiment; was discharged July, 1863; graduated from Dartmouth Medical College, 1868, and settled in practice at South Royalston, Mass.

Child of Charles7, (1805) [110] (Joseph6, Rev. Amos5, Henry4, Esq., Henry3, Lieut. Henry2, Henry1) and Julia M. (Hinman) Adams; res. Litchfield, Conn.

Charles8, b. in Litchfield, Conn., Feb. 2, 1845; enlisted 1863; wounded at battle of Cold Harbor, June 3, 1864; d. June 10, 1864.

Children of Prof. Charles Baker7, (1814) [125] (Charles Jeremiah6, Elijah5, Esq., Henry4, Esq., Henry3, Lieut. Henry2, Henry1) and Mary (Holmes) Adams; res. Amherst, Mass.

1. Charles Breck8, b. in New Bedford, Dec. 23, 1840. He enlisted May 20, mustered June 20, 1861, for 3 years, in Co. F, 67th NY, "Beecher Reg.," was an Orderly Sergeant; d. 17 Sept., 1861.

2. Sylvester Holmes8, b. in Amherst, Mass., April 22, 1844. He enlisted as a private in Co. F, 21st Reg. Mass. Vols.; d. in the army 29 Dec., 1861.

Child of Orison7, (1807) [153] (Corp. Jonas6, Stephen5, Thomas4, Timothy3, Lieut. Thomas2, Henry1) and Cynthia (Prescott) Adams; res. So. Boston, Mass.

Melvin8, b. in Nantucket, Nov. 15, 1841; m. (1) Oct. 5, 1862, Anna Davis; d. 24 July, 1869. m. (2) June 6, 1871, Mary E. Frye, dau. of Joseph Frye; b. in Quincy, Mass., March 5, 1846. His res. So. Boston, Mass.; enlisted Aug., 1861; 9 months in 5th Mass.; was in several battles; discharged July 2, 1862.

Child of Sirene7, (1801) [156] (Luther6, Stephen5, Thomas4, Timothy3, Lieut. Thomas2, Henry1) and Ira Caswell; res. Concord, Vt.

Clark R. Caswell8, b. in Littleton, April 5, 1835; m. Aug. 26, 1862. Lizzie S. Seaver of Lowell; b. Aug. 30, 1844; he enlisted in the army, in 6th Mass. Reg. 9 months, Aug., 1862; discharged May, 1863. Settled in Lowell, removed to Lawrence and Northampton, Mass., and to Keene, N. H.; d. in Keene, 14 Jan., 1897.

Child of Mercy7, (1805) [158] (Luther6, Stephen5, Thomas4, Timothy3, Lieut. Thomas2, Henry1) and Levi Ball; res. Concord, Vt.

Levi Adams Ball8, b. in Concord, Nov. 25, 1836; enlisted in the army from Lunenburg, Vt., and d. of fever at Fredericksburg, Va., 3 Jan., 1863, age 26.

Child of Prosper7, (1785) [202] (Jesse6, Lieut. Joseph5, Capt. Joseph4, Samuel3, Lieut. Thomas2, Henry1) and Polly (Robinson) Adams; res. Portage, Wyoming Co., NY

Capt. S. Bradford8, b. in Portage, Oct. 10, 1828; m. (1) Oct. 10, 1855, Lucy Hyde; d. 16 Dec., 1865. m. (2) Oct. 14, 1866, Sophia Knapp. He enlisted Sept. 10, 1861, in Co. C, 85th NY Infantry; was discharged May 2, 1865; res. Colwich, Kan.

Child of Anson7, (1788) [205] (Roswell6, Elihu5, Capt. Joseph4, Samuel3, Lieut. Thomas2, Henry1) and Sukey (Gold) Adams; res. Northfield, Vt.

Anson8, Jr., b. in Northfield, March 22, 1831; m. (1) Nov., 1853, Rosina House, dau. of Col. House of Berlin, Vt. m. (2) 1867, Jennie Hume of Lowell, Mass.; d. Nov., 1870. He enlisted June, 1862, in Co. G, 108th Ill. Vol.; discharged Sept., 1865.

Child of William Bradford8, (1808) [371] (James7, Jr., James6, Lieut. Joseph5, Capt. Joseph4, Samuel3, Lieut. Thomas2, Henry1) and Mary Ann (Knight) Adams; res. Hopkins, Mo.

William Knight9, b. in Lebanon, Conn., June 3, 1844; m. (1) Sept. 2, 1866, at Housatonic, Mass., Mary A. Bradley, dau. of Mark B. Bradley, d. 8 Sept., 1875, at Hopkins, Mo. m. (2) March 13, 1877, at Keithsburg, Ill., Annie M. Jackson, dau. of Burton L. Jackson of Hopkins, Mo. He enlisted when 18 years of age, 1862, in the 49th Reg., Mass. Vols.; afterward entered R. R. service in Mass., Sept., 1867; removed West, 1871; settled in St. Joseph, Mo., 1883.

Child of Emma Verona8, (1814) [363] (Joshua Knight7, James6, Lieut. Joseph5, Capt. Joseph4, Samuel3, Lieut. Thomas2, Henry1) and Benjamin Barton; res. Cherry Valley, N. Y.

James Barton9, b. (???), a soldier; d. unm. in 1864, in Andersonville prison.

Child of Dea. Edwin8, (1811) [421] (Dr. David7, Davenport6, Charles5, Thomas4, Samuel3, Lieut. Thomas2, Henry1) and Mary (Smith) Adams; res. New Marlboro, Mass.

Edwin Smith9, b. in New Marlboro, Nov. 21, 1841; entered Williams College; enlisted in the army, Aug. 13, 1862, Co. C, 37th Mass. Reg.; discharged March 21, 1863; d. 25 Aug., 1879

Children of Marshall7, (1801) [43] (Oliver6, Oliver5, Benjamin4, Capt. Joseph3, Capt. Samuel2, Henry1) and Sarah Grafton (Richards) Adams; res. New Boston, N. H.

1. Rev. William Richards8, b. in New Boston, Aug. 1, 1830; m. Sept. 9, 1861, Ellen Douglass Richmond, dau. of Horace L. and Phebe (Eaton) Richmond; b. in Rochester, Vt., Oct. 20, 1830. He graduated at Dartmouth College 1859; ordained in the Pres byterian Church May 11, 1864; was chaplain of 133d Reg., Ill. Vols.; enlisted May 12, 1864; res. 1896, Osceola, Neb.

2. James Christy8, b. in New Boston, Dec. 27, 1841. He enlisted Sept. 2, 1863, in Co. I, 39th Mass. Vols.; d. of typhoid fever at City Point, Va., 10 July, 1864.

Child of Sarah7, (1808) [57] (William6, Esq., William5, Benjamin4, Capt. Joseph3, Capt. Samuel2, Henry1) and Dr. Charles Hastings Allen; res. Cambridge, Mass.

William Adams Allen8, b. in Haverhill, Mass., Oct. 4, 1839; m. 1869, Anna C. Little, who d. in 1888, without issue. He enlisted Sept. 9, 1862, in Co. E, 44th Reg., Massachusetts Vols. for 9 months. In 1865 he engaged in business in Chicago; d. in Needham, Mass., 4 June, 1893.

Child of Ebenezer7, (1780) [92] (Capt. Joseph6, Dr. Joseph5, Rev. Joseph4, Joseph3, Joseph2, Henry1) and Abigail (Adams) Adams; res. Barnstead, N. H.

Dudley Gilman8, b. in Gilmanton, Feb. 14, 1821; m. Dec. 11, 1844, Mary Ann Saunders, dau. of Samuel and Lydia (Thurston) Saundersof Rockport, Mass., b. Aug. 13, 1821. He enlisted Dec. 25, 1861, in Co. K. 30th Massachusetts Reg., and was with Gen. Butler on Ship Island; res. for 26 years, Rockport Mass.; settled in Chelsea, Mass., 1871.

Son-in-law of Daniel W.7, (1790-1) [97] (Dudley Gilman6, Dr. Joseph5, Rev. Joseph4, Joseph3, Joseph2, Henry1) and Sarah (Paul) Adams; res. Portsmouth, N. H.

William J. Mills, b. abt. 1823 in Maine, husband of Frances8, b. [abt. 1829] in Portsmouth, N. H.; [William enlisted as a private on 14 Nov 1862 at the age of 42. Enlisted in Company K., New Hampshire, 16^th Infantry Regiment. Mustard out on 20 Aug 1863 at Concord, NH.

Son-in-law of Capt. Boylston6, (1771) [58] (Peter Boylston5, Dea. John4, Joseph3, Joseph2, Henry1) and Elizabeth Ann (Crosby) Adams; res. Quincy, Mass.

Theo. H. Lunt, husband of Susanna Boylston7, b. in Quincy, April 15, 1808; m. March 23, 1842, Theo. H. Lunt, a veteran soldier and prisoner at Andersonville, who d. at Annapolis, Md. She d. July, 1877.

Child of Rev. John7, (1791) [102] (John6, Dr. Joseph5, Rev. Joseph4, Joseph3, Joseph2, Henry1) and Sarah (Sanderson) Adams; res. New Market, N. H.

Maj. Enoch George8, b. in Bow, N. H., Oct. 20, 1829; m. (1) June 16, 1853, Sarah Cobb Plummer, dau. of Ebenezer and Hannah (Adams) Plummer of Newburyport, Mass.; d. 11 Feb., 1858. m. (2) May 23, 1863, Mary Elizabeth Libby, dau. of James and Elizabeth (Hayes) Libby of Berwick, Me., b. Feb. 7, 1837. He gradusted from Yale College in 1849; was a noted and popular lecturer; enlisted April, 1861, in Co. D, 2nd N. H. Reg.; was wounded at battle of Williamsburg, fought in the Peach Orchard at Gettysburg; was brevetted Major in March, 1865; had command at Ft. Rice, Dak.; fought Sitting Bull in 1865; was mustered out in Nov., 1865; edited the "Register" at Vancouver 3 years; established the "Columbian" at St. Helen, Oregon, in 1880; res. 1897, South Berwick, Me.

Child of Samuel8, (1816) [201] (Ephraim C.7, Samuel6, Ebenezer5, Rev. Joseph4, Joseph3, Joseph2, Henry1) and Eliza A. (Saunders) Adams; res. Newtonville, Mass.

Samuel Madge9, b. in Dedham, 1845; enlisted in Co. I. 1st Massachusetts Cavalry; is now a pensioner in the hospital, Chelsea, Mass.

Son-in-law of Ann Marion8, (1833) (219] (Dea. Augustus7, Capt. James6, Dea. Benjamin5, Rev. Joseph4, Joseph3, Joseph2, Henry1) and Abraham Taylor; res. Portland, Me.

Joseph Edwin Hunt, husband of Ella Elizabeth Taylor, b. in Hallowell, Me.; m. 1872, Joseph Edwin Hunt of Boston. He enlisted in the army at 18, d. in Hallowell, Me., 19 June, 1896.

Children (and son-in-laws) of Oren W8, (1810) [810] (Joel7, Silas6, Obadiah5, Jr., Obadiah4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1) and Hannah (Dawley) Adams; res. Franklin, Mass.

1. Lowell W9, b. in Franklin, July 5, 1836; m. Lucy Gifford of Newport, R. I.; deceased. He enlisted Sept., 1862, as a member of Co. C. 45th Mass. Vols.; discharged July 12, 1863; died in Franklin, Mass., 1866; no issue.

2. Alvin B.9, b. in Franklin. Nov. 13, 1837; m. Lydia Dawley, dau. of Horatio Dawley. He enlisted as a member of Co. G. 16th Mass. Vols.; taken prisoner at Gettysburg, July 5, 1863; confined at Richmond and Bell Isle; d. in Andersonville, Oct., 1864.

3. William W.9, b. in Franklin, Feb. 23, 1839; m. Jan. 1, 1857, Mary Wood, dau. of Jonathan and Nancy (Keene) Wood, b. in Searsport, Me., Aug. 19, 1840. Page 813. He was a member of Co. C, 45th Mass. Vols.; enlisted Sept., 1862, discharged July 12, 1863; settled in Attleboro, Mass.

4. Henry C.9, b. in Franklin, Oct. 6, 1840; m. 1866-7, Mrs. Lydia Dawley Adams, widow of brother Alvin B. He was a member of Co. C, 3d U. S. Inf.; taken prisoner at Mine Run., Va., Dec. 1, 1863; confined at Pemberton, Andersonville, Savannah, etc.; paroled at Galesburg, N. C.; discharged at Annapolis, Md., May 5, 1865.

5. Moses Drake, husband of Mary E.9, b. in Franklin, Nov. 13, 1843; m. Moses Drake. He enlisted in Co. B, 25th Mass., and d. of yellow fever at Newbern, N. C., 1863. She was living, 1895, in Milford, Mass.

6. Robert R. Hill, husband of Lucy A.9, b. in Franklin, April 5, 1845; m. 1860, Robert R. Hill, d. in Franklin on his return from the war; res. Hopkinton, Mass.

7. Frank L.9, b. in Franklin, March 18, 1848; m. in Nashville, Tenn., Sarah E. Parker. She m. 2d, Robert A. Tanner, and d. 1889. He was a musician for 13 years in the 16th U. S. Infantry. He d. in Northbridge, Mass., April, 1881.

8. Lucius Newland, b. abt. 1843 in Hyde Park, husband of Diademia [Dianna]8, b. in Eden, 1818; m. Aug. 29, 1841. Enlisted as a private on 11 August 1862, enlisted Company I, 1st Cavalry Regiment Vermont on 26 Sept 1862. Died of disease Company 1, 1st Cavalry Regiment Vermont on 7 Nov. 1863. The regiment was near Falls Mouth, VA in Nov 1863.

Child of Joel8, Jr., ( ) [811] (Joel7, Silas6, Obadiah5, Jr., Obadiah4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1) and Charlotte (Blood) Adams; res. Oxford, Mass.

1. Solon9, d. in the army.

2. Wellington Wails9, b. 24 Aug 1834 in Mendon, Worcester Co., MA. Private 18^th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry, Company G, captured May 15, 1864 at New Market, VA and sent ot Andersonville, survived Andersonville but was sent to prison in Florence, SC and died there.

3. Leonard9, who d. in Andersonville prison.

Child of Calista8, (1805) [681] (Moses7, Dea. Daniel6, Ens. Thomas5, Daniel4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1) and David G. Colburn; res. Holliston, Mass.

Augustus A. Colburn9, b. Nov. 17, 1828; was a soldier; is deceased

Child of Urial7, (1803) [623] (Ansel6, Edward5, Thomas4, Edward3, Jr., Ens. Edward2, Henry1) and Annie (Dottridge) Adams; res. Barnstable, Mass.

Charles Owen8, b. in Barnstable, Oct. 11, 1834; m. Oct. 5, 1869, Sarah Robbins. He was a soldier for 3 years in Company E, 40th Massachusetts Volunteers. He runs the elevator of the State House, Boston; present res. Somerville, Mass.

Child of Joseph C.8, (1816) [693] (Joseph7, Asa6, Ens. Thomas5, Daniel4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1) and Nancy C. (Warren) Adams; res. Amherst, Portage Co., Wis.

James Albert9, b. in Eden, Dec. 20, 1847. He was a soldier in the war, and d. of a wound in the hospital, in the fall of 1865.

Children of Sarah8, (1820) [800 1/2] (Ezra7, Lieut. Amos6, David5, Obadiah4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1) and Martin Hersey; res. Spencer, Mass.

1. Charles Martin Hersey9, b. in Spencer, Mass., in 1841; was a soldier and served two years in the 15th Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteers; also in a Pennsylvania Regiment; d. in California in 1887.

2. John W. Hersey9, b. in Spencer, Jan. 23, 1842; m. Aug. 20, 1862, Ellen Chapin of Springfield, Mass. He settled in Springfield, worked in the U. S. Armory; enlisted Aug. 20, 1862, his wedding day, in the 20h Massachusetts Regiment, and went at once to the front, taking part in the battle of Antietam, when arms and ammunition were those taken from the fallen. He re-enlisted Feb. 20, 1864, and was discharged July 20, 1865. Is now a furniture dealer in Springfield, Mass.

Children of Dexter8, (1806) [687] (Asa7, Asa6, Ens. Thomas5, Daniel4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1) and Amanda M. (McCoy) Adams; res. Cambridge, Vt.

Daniel Asa9, b. in Cambridge, Aug., 1846. He was a soldier in the army; d. a prisoner at Andersonville, 2 Aug., 1864.

Children and son-in-law of Eliakim8, (1807) [815] (John7, Samuel6, Obadiah5, Jr., Obadiah4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1) and Elizabeth (Bancroft) Adams; res. West Medway, Mass.

1. Eliakim Andrew9, Jr., b. in Medway, Mass., Sept. 18, 1835; m. Jane?? Eddy of Foxboro, Mass. He enlisted for 100 days July 22, 1864, in Co. B, 42d Mass. Reg.; discharged Nov. 11, 1864; res. West Medway, Mass.

2. Samuel B.9, b. in Walpole, Mass., July 2, 1840; m. Mrs. Maria Jennings Bancroft. He was mustered July 21, 1861, as a member of Co. A, 21st Mass. Reg.; discharged for disability July 10, 1865; was in several battles; res. West Medway, Mass.

3. Horace Mason, husband of Sarah Jane9, b. in Medway, April 25, 1841; m. Feb. 22, 1858, Horace Mason, b. in Douglass, Mass., March 14, 1832. He is a soldier and farmer; res. Winchester, NH

Children of Obed8, (1814) [848] (Issachar7, Issachar6, Nathan5, Obadiah4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1) and Arabella E. (Churchill) Adams; res. Barnard, Vt.

1. Austin V.9, b. in Pomfret, May 26, 1837; m. (1) April 4, 1871, Edna P. Ellis. dau. of Joel and Elmira (Graves) Ellis, d. 5 Jan., 1887, age 37. m. (2) Sept. 17, 1889, Anna Maria (Adams) Newcomb, dan. of Justin M. and Laura Ann Adams, and widow of Cornelius Newcomb of Royalton, Vt., b. July 4, 1861. He enlisted Aug. 31, 1861, in Company E, 4th Vermont Regiment; was mustered Sept. 21, 1861; was in engagements at Lee's Mills, Williamsburg, Giddings Farm. Savage Station, White Oak Swamp and Crampton's Gap; discharged for disability, Oct. 8, 1862; res. Royalton, Vt.

2. Edgar A.9, b. in Pomfret, July 26, 1840. He enlisted in Company E, 4th Vermont Regiment, Aug. 26; was mustered same time as his brother, Austin V., and was in the same engagements, also in the battle of Antietam; d. in hospital at Baltimore, Md., 3 Jan., 1863.

3. Willis C.9, b. in Pomfret, Vt., May 18, 1845; m. July 10, 1883, Olive Alger Norcross, dau. Of Orren N. and Almeda Wyman Norcross of Winchendon, Mass., b. April 13, 1851. He enlisted, Dec. 11, 1863, in Company H., 11^th Vermont Regiment; engaged at Spottsylvania, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, and Weldon; was taken prisoner June 23, 1864 [at Weldon Railroad, Virginia and then taken to Andersonville Prison]; paroled Dec. 11, 1864; mustered out June 29, 1865; carpenter; no issue; res. Winchendon, Mass.

Son-in-law of Isabel7, (1789) [365] (Elijah6, Nathan5, Obadiah4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1) and Joseph Clifford; res. Hubbardston, Mass.

Samuel H. Hastings, husband of Dorinda S. Clifford8, b. Feb. 9, 1820; m. Aug. 8, 1844, He was a member of Company H, 53d Massachusetts regiment; d. at Baton Rouge, La., 23 July, 1863. She d. 23 Oct., 1875

Child of Zenas8, (1817) [849] (Issachar7, Issachar6, Nathan5, Obadiah4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1) and Mary A. (Churchill) Adams; res. Woodstock, Vt.

Milo P.9, b. in Pomfret, Oct. 8, 1841. He was a member of Company F, 3d Vermont Regiment; was in the battle of Fredericksburg, Va.; had fever and measles, and died in Harwood Hospital, Washington, D. C., 19 May, 1863.

Child of Elias8, (1816) [854] (Moses7, Issachar6, Nathan5, Obadiah4, John3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1) and Servernia B. (Reed) Adams; res. Peru, Vt.

Elias Daniel9, b. in Peru, Vt., July 21, 1839; m. 1872, in Peru, S. A. Rosanna Cubelius of Lima, S. A. He shipped on a whaler for 3 years in 1857; enlisted Aug. 15, 1861, in Co. A, 4th Reg. Vermont Vols. and was transferred after 18 months to the Mississippi flotilla under Commodore Foote. A little later he was a gunner on the ironclad Baron DeKalb, and was in several battles, at Island No. 10, Vicksburg, and other places. His boat was blown up on the Yazoo in July, 1864, but he escaped, and returned home in the fall. Later he again went to sea for his health, visited the Sandwich Islands and other places in the Pacific Ocean, and spent seven years in Australia. He engaged in the business of printing and book binding at Lima, S. A., in 1871. He visited the U. S. and made an important exhibit of South American relics at the centennial in 1876. He returned in 1878, and settled at Darien, Wis., where he d. 31 Dec., 1878. His widow removed to San Francisco, Cal.

Child of John Ebenezer8 (1807) [986] (Capt. John7, Eben ezer6, Jr., Ebenezer5, James4, Lieut. James3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1) and Catherine (Deming) Adams; res. Niles, Mich.

Sergt. Henry B. Myer9, b. in Hudson, Jan. 12, 1835, d. on the battlefield 20 Feb., 1862, Knoxville, Tenn., a member of 25th Michigan Regiment from Lansing.

Child of Gilbert8, (1804) [1125] (Abner7, Lieut. Jonathan6, William5, William4, Elisha3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1) and Sally (Seavey) Adams; res. Holliston, Mass.

Charles Augustus9, b. in Holliston, May 18, 1845; m. Dec. 27, 1867, Jane M. Rice. He was a soldier; mustered Sept. 13, 1862, for 9 months; discharged, 20 Aug., 1863; enlisted again Jan., 1865, in Company K, 61st Massachusetts Regiment, for one year; discharged, July 16, 1865.

Child of Ira8, (1809) [1126] (Abner7, Lieut. Jonathan6, William5, William4, Elisha3, Ens. Edward2, Henry1) and Dolly (Morgan) Adams; res. Holliston, Mass.

William9, b. in Holliston, Mass., Dec. 19, 1839. He was a soldier; mustered as a member of Company B, 42d Massachusetts Regiment Sept. 13, 1862; mustered again July 22, 1864; discharged Nov. 9, 1864.

Child of Kezia C.8, (1807) [1157] (Lot7, Heman6, Nathaniel5, Thomas4, Edward3, Jr., Ens. Edward2, Henry1) and Jeduthan Fish; res. South Sandwich, Mass.

John Fish9, enlisted in the army, and was killed in about a year

King Phillips WarLieutenant Henry2, [Henry Adams of Braintree1] b. in England, 1604; m. in Braintree, Nov. 17, 1643, Elizabeth Paine, dau. of Moses Paine, Esq.

King Phillips War

Lieutenant Henry2, [Henry Adams of Braintree1] b. in England, 1604; m. in Braintree, Nov. 17, 1643, Elizabeth Paine, dau. of Moses Paine, Esq.