Elsworth Acker

b. 1922
Family
Father*Albert Clifford Acker1 b. 6 Sep 1898, d. 29 Jan 1931
Mother*Eva R. Hand1
Birth*1922Elsworth Acker was born about 1922 in Jackson County, Michigan.1 
Marriage*1 June 1940He married first, as her first husband, Helen D. Carroll, daughter of Clayton C. Carroll and Helen D. Burns, on 1 June 1940 in Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan.1 
Divorce Granted*18 March 1944An absolute divorce was granted to Helen D. Acker against Elsworth Acker on 18 March 1944. Helen had filed on 24 November 1942, citing extreme cruelty and non-support as the causes, and the case was not contested. There were two children of the marriage, Patricia Ann, age 3 years, and Clifford Ellsworth, age 11 months, and alimony was awarded.2 
Marriage*5 November 1946He married second, as her fifth husband and sixth marriage, Mae Lighthill, daughter of John M. Lighthill and Alpha Ralston, on 5 November 1946 in Indiana.3 

Family 1

 Helen D. Carroll b. 14 Apr 1923, d. 21 May 1992

Family 2

 Mae Lighthill b. 25 May 1905, d. 26 Feb 1991

Citations

  1. [S2090] Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Mr. Elsworth Acker of Jackson, Michigan, age 18, not previously married, born in Jackson, parents Albert Acker and Eva Hand, married Helen Carroll of Jackson, Michigan, age 17, not previously married, born in Ashtabula, Ohio, parents Charles Carroll and Helen D Burns, on 1 June 1940 in Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, USA, County File# 217, State File# 38 8863, citing Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, MI, USA, Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Film# 98, "Jackson (1938-1943)". Hereinafter cited as Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952.
  2. [S2224] Michigan, U.S., Divorce Records, 1897-1952, online at www.ancestry.com, absolute divorce decree granted on 18 March 1944 in Jackson County, Michigan, USA, to Helen D Acker vs. Elsworth Acker, filed on 24 November 1942 for extreme cruelty and non-support, married on 1 June 1940 in Jackson, Michigan, number of children 2, Patricia Ann, age 3 years, Clifford Ellsworth, age 11 months, not contested, alimony awarded, referencing Docket# 18/409, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan, Michigan. Divorce records. Hereinafter cited as Michigan, U.S., Divorce Records, 1897-1952.
  3. [S1566] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Orpha Mae Bishop of Battle Creek, Michigan, age 38, born on 25 May 1908 in Paulding County, Ohio, daughter of John Lighthill and Luella Ralston, and Elsworth Acker of Battle Creek, Michigan, age 25, born on 19 December 1921 in Jackson County, Michigan, son of Albert Acker and Eva Hand, married on 5 November 1946 in Indiana, United States, citing page 362 and referencing FHL Film# 001887342. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001.

Laura M. Acker1

b. 27 October 1805, d. 14 January 1890
Family
Birth*27 October 1805Laura M. Acker was born on 27 October 1805 in Rensselaer County, New York.1 
Name VariationHer full name was Laura Margaret Acker.1 
Marriage*She married Alexander P. Clason.1,2,3 
(Wife) Death21 November 1872Laura became a widow when Alexander P. Clason died on 21 November 1872 at age 64.2 
Death*14 January 1890She died at age 84 on 14 January 1890 at 1117 Cedar Street, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, the residence of her son, John W. Clason, with whom she is believed to have lived after the death of her husband.1 
Burial*Her remains were taken to Dodge County to be buried with her husband in Clason Prairie Cemetery, Beaver Dam, Dodge County, Wisconsin.1,2 

Family

 Alexander P. Clason b. 26 Sep 1808, d. 21 Nov 1872
Child 1.Mary Clason+1,4,3 b. Jun 1838, d. 11 Sep 1915

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Laura Margaret (Acker) Clason, Memorial# 16930803. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Alexander P “Alex” Clason, Memorial# 189479984.
  3. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Alexander P. and Laura M. Clason, Year: 1850; Census Place: Beaver Dam, Dodge, Wisconsin; Roll: 996; Page: 78b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Baer, Memorial# 28718055.

George M. Ackerman1

b. 27 December 1795, d. 10 January 1892
Family
Birth*27 December 1795George M. Ackerman was born on 27 December 1795 in Braxton County, Virginia.1 
Name VariationHis full name was George Michael Ackerman.1,2 
Name Spellings*A variation of the spelling of the Ackerman surname found in our research was Acerman.2,1,3 
Marriage*18 May 1824He married first Sophia Katharina Trommeter on 18 May 1824 in Rudersberg, Württemberg, Germany.4 
Marriage*He married second, as her second husband, Elizabeth (Geckle) Gerwig.1,3,2 
Census US 1860*3 August 1860Elizabeth and Michael Acerman were enumerated on the 1860 census taken on 3 August 1860 near the Braxton Court House Post Office, Braxton County, Virginia. Michael was 65 years of age and a farmer with real estate valued at $350 and a personal estate valued at $200, and Elizabeth was 52 years of age. Elizabeth's married daughter, Susan Young, and her husband, Jonathan Young, with four children, were enumerated in the Ackerman household in 1860. Elizabeth's daughter, Susan, was 28 years of age and her husband, Jonathan, was 43 years of age with a personal estate valued at $100. Their young daughter, Elizabeth, was 4 years old. Jonathan's three children from his first marriage, twin sons John and William, and daughter, Sabina, were also enumerated in the household. John and William were 16 years old and Sabina was age 12. The family of Lewis Perkins was enumerated in the first previous household on the same census page.2,5 
(Husband) Death4 June 1878George became a widower when Elizabeth (Geckle) Gerwig Acerman died on 4 June 1878 at age 70.3 
Death*10 January 1892He died on 10 January 1892 in Braxton County, West Virginia, at age 961 
Burial* and was buried in Hudkins Cemetery, Little Otter, Braxton County, West Virginia.1 

Family 1

 Sophia Katharina Trommeter b. 25 Jan 1798

Family 2

 Elizabeth Geckle b. 4 May 1808, d. 4 Jun 1878

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, George M Ackerman, Memorial# 203981871. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Michael and Elizabeth Acerman, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Braxton, Virginia; Roll: M653_1336; Page: 423; Family History Library Film: 805336. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Elizabeth Ackerman, Memorial# 203981854.
  4. [S2564] Wurttemberg, Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1985, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 18 May 1824 in Rudersberg, Württemberg (Baden-Württemberg), Deutschland (Germany), of Georg Michaël Akermann, age 28, born on 27 December 1795 in , son of John Georg Akermann and Maria Agnes Akermann, married Sophia Katharina Trommeter, age 26, born on 25 January 1798, daughter of Samuel Trommeter and Anna Katharina Trommeter, referencing the Evangelische Kirche Rudersberg (OA. Welzheim). Hereinafter cited as Wurttemberg, Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1985.
  5. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Lewis and Susan Perkins, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Braxton, Virginia; Roll: M653_1336; Page: 423; Family History Library Film: 805336.

Abigail Adams1

b. 22 March 1717/18
Family
Father*Richard Adams1 b. 22 Oct 1678, d. 12 Apr 1749
Mother*Mercy Leonard1 d. 24 Dec 1749
Birth*22 March 1717/18Abigail Adams was born on 22 March 1717/18 in Preston1 
BaptismJune 1718 and was baptized in June 1718 at the First Congregational Church, Preston, New London County, Connecticut.1,2 
(Daughter) Will4 May 1749Her father's will, dated 19 January 1748/49 and probated on 4 May 1749, named his wife Mercy, daughters Elizabeth and Abigail and son Richard. Abigail's brother Richard and his wife Susanna were named executors.1 

Citations

  1. [S896] Revised by Robert S. Wakefield, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Volume 15, James Chilton and Richard More. Note: Volume 2, Parts I and II (1975), Chilton and More, were revised and replaced in 1997 by this Volume 15, Chilton and More. (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1997), Person# 51, Mercy Leonard, page 53. Hereinafter cited as James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five).
  2. [S1186] Preston, CT, First Congregational Church Records, 1698-1898, online at www.americanancestors.org, image# 16, page 143. Hereinafter cited as Preston First Congregational Church' 1698-1898.

Reverend Allen Noble Adams1

b. 1765, d. March 1805
Family
Birth*1765He was born in 1765.1 
Marriage*June 1791He married Isabella Battersby of Lakefield, County Meath, daughter of John Battersby Esq., in June 1791.1 
Death*March 1805He died in March 1805 in Shercock House, Shercock, County Cavan.1 

Family

 Isabella Battersby b. 1768, d. 20 Jun 1852
Child 1.John Adams Esq.1 b. Feb 1793, d. 17 Dec 1866

Citations

  1. [S1665] Benjamin William Adams and Maxwell Richard William Peers Adams, A genealogical history of the family of Adams of Cavan, etc., downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. The Adams family in Ireland, Scotland and England between 1214 and 1903. Includes index. (London, England: Mitchell & Hughes, 1903), pages 8-9, Reverend Allen Noble Adams. Hereinafter cited as A genealogical history of the family of Adams of Cavan, etc.

Andrew Adams1

b. 1867
Family
Birth*1867Andrew Adams was born about 1867.2 
Marriage*12 December 1925He married, as her fifth husband, Nancy Ann Carperna Britt, daughter of Benjamin Britt and Ursula A. Britt, on 12 December 1925 in Craighead County, Arkansas.1,2 

Family

 Nancy Ann Carperna Britt b. 4 Oct 1876, d. 8 Oct 1950

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Nancy Ann Carperna “Annie” (Britt) Mason, Memorial# 121183027. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S2208] Arkansas, Marriage Certificates, 1917-1969, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage license issued on 12 December 1925 in Craighead County, Arkansas, USA, to Mr. Andrew Adams, age 58 , born about 1867, a resident of Trumann, Poinsett County, Arkansas, and Mrs. Nancy Hart, age 45, also of Trumann, Poinsett County, citing Arkansas Department of Vital Records, Little Rock, Arkansas, Marriage Certificates, Year 1925, Film# 2. Hereinafter cited as Arkansas, Marriage Certificates, 1917-1969.

Charles H. Adams1

Family
Marriage*He married Margaret Monahan.1 

Family

 Margaret Monahan
Child 1.Patrick Henry Adams1 b. 4 Dec 1880

Citations

  1. [S1576] Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Bessie Lillian Rose of 430 West 4th Street, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, clerk, age 23 on 25 November 1917, was born in Tennessee, daughter of Tillman H. Rose and Florence Hobbs, that she was married once before, is divorced, and that her married surname was Dougharty, and Patrick Henry Adams of Norwood, Ohio, occupation real estate, age 37 on 4 December 1917, was born in Boston, Massachusetts, son of Charles H. Adams and Margaret Monohan, and that he had not been married before, married on 15 November 1918 in Hamilton County, Ohio, USA, by a Minister of the Gospel, referencing FHL Film# 000384161. Hereinafter cited as Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993.

Charles William Adams1

b. 28 December 1928
Family
Father*Orville Adams1 b. 26 Feb 1907
Mother*Alice J. Emanuel1 b. 20 Apr 1908
Birth*28 December 1928Charles William Adams was born on 28 December 1928 in Gravity, Washington Township, Taylor County, Iowa.2,1 
(Son) Census US 194024 May 1940Charles was enumerated on the 1940 census taken on 24 May 1940 in the household of his parents in Fort Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. He was 10 years old, had completed the 5th grade of Elementary School, and had attended school within the census year.3,4 

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Charles William Adams, Memorial# 142154956. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S2403] Iowa, U.S., Births (series) 1880-1904, 1921-1944 and Delayed Births (series), 1856-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, delayed certificate of legitimate birth for Charles William Adams, born on 28 December 1928 in Washington, Taylor County, Iowa, USA, son of Orville W Adams, age 22, coal miner, resident of Gravity, Iowa, born in New Market, Iowa, and Alice Rendel, age 21, her first child, housewife, resident of Gravity, Iowa, born in Iowa, referencing State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa. Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Births (series) 1880-1904, 1921-1944 and Delayed Births (series), 1856-1940.
  3. [S1441] 1940 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Orville and Alice Adams, Year: 1940; Census Place: Fort Des Moines, Polk, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01192; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 77-6. Hereinafter cited as 1940 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Hazel Ruth (Adams) Kalkas, Memorial# 120178448.

Edward Adams1

d. April 1772
(2nd Neighbor) Land Records23 February 1739Edward Adams was described as a neighbor of the property when Zebulon Field, a Taunton husbandman, and his wife Anne Field made a 20-year lease agreement with William Leonard of Norton, cordwainer, on 23 February 1739 for a certain parcel of land meadow and upland lying on the easterly side of the Mill River in Taunton.1 
(2nd Neighbor) Land Records3 December 1750He was very likely the neighbor identified only as "Edward", a blank space where his surname should have been, eleven years after Zebulon Field and his first wife Anne Field had leased property, for a period of 20 years, on the east side of the Mill River in Taunton to William Leonard, a Taunton cordwainer, when William Leonard and his wife Sarah Leonard made a sub-lease agreement on 3 December 1750, with their son James Leonard 4th "so called", also a cordwainer of Taunton. The sub-lease agreement restated the original expiration date of 23 February 1759 and was recorded on 13 December 1750.2 
Death*April 1772He died in April 1772 in Taunton.3 

Citations

  1. [S597] Bristol County (Mass.) deed records, v. 1-556, (1686-1900 and 1686-1956) index -, 1686-1956. Microreproduction of original records in the registrar's office, Taunton, Massachusetts. Includes index. Note: Part I of Volume 7, pages 1-654 of this series was found on Film# 1405193 and has been referenced separately in this project as Source# 597. Film# 465437, Book 34, pages 478-479, Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Bristol County, Massachusetts Deeds: Taunton Registry (1686-1900).
  2. [S597] Bristol County, Massachusetts Deeds: Taunton Registry (1686-1900), Film# 465438, Book 37, pages 460-461.
  3. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Taunton Deaths, Volume 3, page 15. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.

Ensign Edward Adams1,2,3

b. 1629/30, d. 1716
Family
Father*Henry Adams2,4 b. 1580, d. 6 Oct 1646
Birth*1629/30Ensign Edward Adams was born in 1629/30 in England.3,5,2 
(Son) Immigration1633Edward immigrated to New England with his parents and siblings, arriving in Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony, in 1632 or 1633.6 
Marriage*1652He married first Lydia Rockwood, daughter of Richard Rockwood and Alice Bicknell, in 1652 in Medfield, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).1,7,2,3 
(Husband) Death3 March 1675/76Edward became a widower when Lydia (Rockwood) Adams died on 3 March 1675/76.2,5,3 
Death*1716He died in 1716.2,5 

Family

 Lydia Rockwood d. 3 Mar 1675/76
Child 1.John Adams+1,2 b. 18 Feb 1656/57, d. 1 Mar 1751

Citations

  1. [S1253] George Homes Partridge B.S., "John Partridge, of Medfield, Mass., and his Descendants", New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Volume 57 (1903). The article spans all four issues of 1903 and can be found in the January issue on pages 50-58, in April on pages 184-192, in July on pages 281-288 and in October on pages 389-397: January, pages 50-51. Hereinafter cited as "John Partridge of Medfield, Mass."
  2. [S442] Oliver Ray Pardo, "The Families of Ray Benson Pardo and Viola Berliot Stevens", 28 December 1996 (Port Orchard, Washington). . Hereinafter cited as "The Families of Pardo and Stevens."
  3. [S1256] Andrew N. Adams, A Genealogical History of Henry Adams, of Braintree, Mass., and his descendants : also John Adams of Cambridge, Mass., 1632-1897, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Rutland, Vermont: published by the author; The Tuttle Company, Printers, 1898), page 7. Hereinafter cited as Henry Adams of Braintree and John Adams of Cambridge.
  4. [S1256] Andrew N. Adams, Henry Adams of Braintree and John Adams of Cambridge, pages 5-7.
  5. [S413] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages: Prior to 1700 (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1985 and 1992), page 3. Hereinafter cited as New England Marriages: Prior to 1700.
  6. [S1256] Andrew N. Adams, Henry Adams of Braintree and John Adams of Cambridge, page 1.
  7. [S413] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages: Prior to 1700, page 3, stating she was his first wife and that her name was "Lydia (Penniman) Rockwood" and then noting that that was probably wrong.

Eleazer Adams1,2

b. 22 September 1687, d. 8 October 1775
Family
Father*John Adams3,1,2 b. 18 Feb 1656/57, d. 1 Mar 1751
Mother*Deborah Partridge3,1,2 b. 16 Aug 1662, d. b 1695
Birth*22 September 1687Eleazer Adams was born on 22 September 1687 in Medfield, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).3,1,2 
Marriage*He married first Margaret __?__.1,2 
Death*8 October 1775He died on 8 October 1775 at age 88.2,1 

Family

 Margaret __?__ b. 1695, d. 13 Jan 1769

Citations

  1. [S442] Oliver Ray Pardo, "The Families of Ray Benson Pardo and Viola Berliot Stevens", 28 December 1996 (Port Orchard, Washington). . Hereinafter cited as "The Families of Pardo and Stevens."
  2. [S1256] Andrew N. Adams, A Genealogical History of Henry Adams, of Braintree, Mass., and his descendants : also John Adams of Cambridge, Mass., 1632-1897, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Rutland, Vermont: published by the author; The Tuttle Company, Printers, 1898), pages 503-504. Hereinafter cited as Henry Adams of Braintree and John Adams of Cambridge.
  3. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Medfield Births, Volume 1, page 10. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.

Eleazer Adams1

b. 7 August 1644, d. 14 April 1710
Family
Father*Henry Adams1 b. 1604, d. 21 Feb 1676
Mother*Elizabeth Paine1 d. 22 Feb 1675/76
Birth*7 August 1644Eleazer Adams was born on 7 August 1644 in Braintree, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).1 
Marriage*20 November 1667He married Elizabeth Harding, daughter of Abraham Harding and Elizabeth __?__, on 20 November 1667 in Medfield, Suffolk County.1,2,3 
(Husband) Death1 October 1708Eleazer became a widower when Elizabeth (Harding) Adams died on 1 October 1708.4,2,1 
Death*14 April 1710He died on 14 April 1710 in Medfield at age 65.2,4,5 

Family

 Elizabeth Harding d. 1 Oct 1708

Citations

  1. [S1256] Andrew N. Adams, A Genealogical History of Henry Adams, of Braintree, Mass., and his descendants : also John Adams of Cambridge, Mass., 1632-1897, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Rutland, Vermont: published by the author; The Tuttle Company, Printers, 1898), page 8. Hereinafter cited as Henry Adams of Braintree and John Adams of Cambridge.
  2. [S1379] George E. McCracken, "John Harding of Boreham, Essex", The American Genealogist, Volume 34, pages 199-211 (1958): page 210. Hereinafter cited as "John Harding of Boreham, Essex."
  3. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Medfield Marriages, Volume 1, page 111. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  4. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Medfield Deaths, Volume 1, page 189.
  5. [S1256] Andrew N. Adams, Henry Adams of Braintree and John Adams of Cambridge, page 8, reporting his death on 14 April 1701.

Elizabeth Adams1

Family
Marriage*She married _____ Perry.1 
Marriage*23 July 1718She married Captain Benjamin Pierce, son of Michael Pierce, in 23 July 1718 in Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 

Family 1

 _____ Perry

Family 2

 Benjamin Pierce b. 1646, d. 1723

Citations

  1. [S470] Collected by Harvey Cushman Pierce, Seven Pierce Families, a record of births, deaths and marriages of the first seven generations of Pierces in America, including a record of the descendants of Abial Peirce to the present (Strasburg, Virginia and Washington DC: originally printed by Shenandoah Publishing House and reprinted by Higginson Book Company, 1936), Section 4, The Descendants of Michael Pierce of Scituate, Massachusetts, pages 145-214. Hereinafter cited as Seven Pierce Families.
  2. [S853] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, Vital Records of Scituate, Massachusetts, to the year 1850, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. Volume 1. Births and Volume 2. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society at the charge of the Eddy Town Record Fund, 1909), Volume II, Marriages, page 236. Hereinafter cited as Scituate Vital Records to 1850.

Elizabeth Adams1

b. 25 July 1705
Family
Father*Richard Adams1 b. 22 Oct 1678, d. 12 Apr 1749
Mother*Mercy Leonard1 d. 24 Dec 1749
Birth*25 July 1705Elizabeth Adams was born on 25 July 1705 in Canterbury, Windham County, Connecticut,1 
Baptism2 January 1709 and was baptized with her brother Richard on 2 January 1709 at the First Congregational Church, Preston, New London County, Connecticut.1,2 
(Daughter) Will4 May 1749Her father's will, dated 19 January 1748/49 and probated on 4 May 1749, named his wife Mercy, daughters Elizabeth and Abigail and son Richard. Elizabeth's brother Richard and his wife Susanna were named executors.1 

Citations

  1. [S896] Revised by Robert S. Wakefield, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Volume 15, James Chilton and Richard More. Note: Volume 2, Parts I and II (1975), Chilton and More, were revised and replaced in 1997 by this Volume 15, Chilton and More. (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1997), Person# 51, Mercy Leonard, page 53. Hereinafter cited as James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five).
  2. [S1186] Preston, CT, First Congregational Church Records, 1698-1898, online at www.americanancestors.org, image# 12, page 139. Hereinafter cited as Preston First Congregational Church' 1698-1898.

Elizabeth Adams1

b. 23 February 1680/81, d. 1760
Family
Father*Reverend William Adams1,2
Mother*Alice Bradford2,1 b. c 1661, d. 15 Mar 1745
Birth*23 February 1680/81Elizabeth Adams was born on 23 February 1680/81 in Dedham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).1,2,3 
Marriage*4 September 1696She married Reverend Samuel Whiting on 4 September 1696 in Windham, Connecticut.1,2,4 
(Wife) Death1725Elizabeth became a widow when Reverend Samuel Whiting died in 1725.4,2 
Marriage*22 December 1737She married second, as his third wife, Samuel Niles of Braintree, Suffolk County, son of Nathaniel Niles and Sarah Sandys, on 22 December 1737 in Braintree.1,5 
Death*1760She died in 1760 at her son Colonel Nathan Whiting's home in New Haven, Connecticut.2 

Family 1

 Reverend Samuel Whiting b. c 1670, d. 1725

Family 2

 Samuel Niles b. 1 May 1674, d. 1 May 1762

Citations

  1. [S1203] Joel Nelson Eno, "John Niles of Braintree, Mass., and some of his Descendants", New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 85, pages 145-157, (April 1931). Hereinafter cited as "John Niles of Braintree."
  2. [S1216] Communicated by Rev. William Allen, "Descendants of Alice Bradford", New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Volume 9, pages 127-128 (April 1855). Hereinafter cited as "Descendants of Alice Bradford."
  3. [S479] Dedham, Massachusetts Vital Records, 1635-1845 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, page 17. Hereinafter cited as Dedham Vital Records 1635-1845 - NEHGS.
  4. [S413] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages: Prior to 1700 (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1985 and 1992), page 809. Hereinafter cited as New England Marriages: Prior to 1700.
  5. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Wenham Marriages, Volume 1, page 149. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.

Elizabeth Adams1

b. 11 November 1649, d. 1 August 1727
Family
Father*Henry Adams1 b. 1604, d. 21 Feb 1676
Mother*Elizabeth Paine1 d. 22 Feb 1675/76
Birth*11 November 1649Elizabeth Adams was born on 11 November 1649 in Medfield, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).1 
Marriage*16 December 1668She married, as his second wife, John Harding, son of Abraham Harding and Elizabeth __?__, on 16 December 1668 in Medfield.1,2,3 
(Wife) Death4 March 1719/20Elizabeth became a widow when John Harding died on 4 March 1719/20.1,4,3 
Death*1 August 1727She died on 1 August 1727 in Medfield at age 77.1,5,3 

Family

 John Harding b. c 1644, d. 4 Mar 1719/20

Citations

  1. [S1256] Andrew N. Adams, A Genealogical History of Henry Adams, of Braintree, Mass., and his descendants : also John Adams of Cambridge, Mass., 1632-1897, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Rutland, Vermont: published by the author; The Tuttle Company, Printers, 1898), page 8. Hereinafter cited as Henry Adams of Braintree and John Adams of Cambridge.
  2. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Medfield Marriages, Volume 1, page 145. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  3. [S1379] George E. McCracken, "John Harding of Boreham, Essex", The American Genealogist, Volume 34, pages 199-211 (1958): pages 209-210. Hereinafter cited as "John Harding of Boreham, Essex."
  4. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Medfield Deaths, Volume 1, page 216.
  5. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Medfield Deaths, Volume 1, page 215.

Emilia Adams1

Family
Father*Samuel Adams1
Birth*Emilia Adams was identified as her father's third daughter in her marriage settlement agreement.1 
Marriage*1812She married Henry Potterton, son of Thomas Potterton and Mary Wood, about 1812.1 

Family

 Henry Potterton b. 1774, d. 29 Oct 1846

Citations

  1. [S1541] Homan Potterton, Potterton People and Places: Three Centuries of an Irish Family. This book is well researched and sourced throughout as it tells the story of the Potterton family who came to Ireland in the late 17th Century. They settled as tenant farmers in County Meath, and have remained there ever since, farming the same lands. (County Louth, Ireland: Choice Publishing, 2006), found in excerpts from the book on www.amazon.com. Hereinafter cited as Potterton People and Places.

Harold Leslie Adams1

b. 7 March 1932
Family
Father*Orville Adams1 b. 26 Feb 1907
Mother*Alice J. Emanuel1 b. 20 Apr 1908
Birth*7 March 1932Harold Leslie Adams was born on 7 March 1932 in Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa.2,1 
(Son) Census US 194024 May 1940Harold was enumerated on the 1940 census taken on 24 May 1940 in the household of his parents in Fort Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. He was 7 years old, had completed the 2nd grade of Elementary School, and had attended school within the census year.3,4 

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Harold Leslie “Cotton” Adams, Memorial# 235516475. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S2403] Iowa, U.S., Births (series) 1880-1904, 1921-1944 and Delayed Births (series), 1856-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, delayed certificate of birth for Harold Leslie Adams, legitimate, born on 7 March 1932 in Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa, USA, son of Orval Leslie Adams, age 26, laborer, resident of Clarinda, Iowa, and Alice Joe Emanuel, age 25, her third child, two then living, resident of Mount Ayr, Iowa, born in Redding, Iowa, referencing State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa. Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Births (series) 1880-1904, 1921-1944 and Delayed Births (series), 1856-1940.
  3. [S1441] 1940 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Orville and Alice Adams, Year: 1940; Census Place: Fort Des Moines, Polk, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01192; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 77-6. Hereinafter cited as 1940 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Hazel Ruth (Adams) Kalkas, Memorial# 120178448.

Hazel Ruth Adams1

b. 29 March 1933
Family
Father*Orville Adams1,2,4 b. 26 Feb 1907
Mother*Alice J. Emanuel1,2,3 b. 20 Apr 1908
Birth*29 March 1933Hazel Ruth Adams was born on 29 March 1933 in Indianola, Lincoln Township, Warren County, Iowa.1,3 
(Daughter) Census US 194024 May 1940Hazel Ruth was not enumerated with her brothers on the 1940 census taken on 24 May 1940 in the household of her parents in Fort Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. She may have been simply missed by the census taker, or been away from home for some reason. She was 7 years old when the census was taken in 1940.5,2 

Citations

  1. [S2403] Iowa, U.S., Births (series) 1880-1904, 1921-1944 and Delayed Births (series), 1856-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, delayed certificate of legitimate, full-term birth for Hazel Ruth Adams, born on 29 March 1933 in Indianola, Warren, Iowa, USA, daughter of Orville Adams of Indianola, age 26, miner in a coal mine for 8 years, born in New Market, Iowa and Alice Rundle of Indianola, age 25, housekeeper at home for 5 years, born in Mount Ayr, Iowa, 3 children born alive to this mother, 2 currently living, 1 born alive and then dead, referencing State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa. Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Births (series) 1880-1904, 1921-1944 and Delayed Births (series), 1856-1940.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Hazel Ruth (Adams) Kalkas, Memorial# 120178448. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Alice J. (Emanuel) Adams, Memorial# 124784101.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Orval Leslie Adams, Memorial# 124783369.
  5. [S1441] 1940 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Orville and Alice Adams, Year: 1940; Census Place: Fort Des Moines, Polk, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01192; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 77-6. Hereinafter cited as 1940 United States Federal Census.

Henry Adams1,2

b. 1580, d. 6 October 1646
Family
Birth*1580According to the Pardo source he was born in 1580 in England.3,2 
Marriage* The name of his wife is not known, nor is where or when she died.4,2 
Immigration*1633Henry Adams is believed to have arrived in Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony, in 1632 or 1633 with his wife, eight sons and a daughter.5 
Death*6 October 1646He died on 6 October 1646 in Braintree, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).5,2 

Family
Children 1.Henry Adams+6 b. 1604, d. 21 Feb 1676
 2.Ursula Adams5
 3.Thomas Adams7 b. 1612
 4.Samuel Adams8 b. 1617
 5.Jonathan Adams8 b. 1619
 6.Peter Adams9 b. 1622
 7.John Adams9 b. 1624
 8.Joseph Adams9 b. 1626, d. 6 Dec 1694
 9.Ensign Edward Adams+2,10 b. 1629/30, d. 1716

Citations

  1. [S1256] Andrew N. Adams, A Genealogical History of Henry Adams, of Braintree, Mass., and his descendants : also John Adams of Cambridge, Mass., 1632-1897, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Rutland, Vermont: published by the author; The Tuttle Company, Printers, 1898), pages 1-7. Hereinafter cited as Henry Adams of Braintree and John Adams of Cambridge.
  2. [S442] Oliver Ray Pardo, "The Families of Ray Benson Pardo and Viola Berliot Stevens", 28 December 1996 (Port Orchard, Washington). . Hereinafter cited as "The Families of Pardo and Stevens."
  3. [S1256] Andrew N. Adams, Henry Adams of Braintree and John Adams of Cambridge, pages 1-7, providing no date or year of birth and stating he was born in England.
  4. [S1256] Andrew N. Adams, Henry Adams of Braintree and John Adams of Cambridge, pages 1-7, providing no date or year of their marriage, and noting their first son was born in 1604.
  5. [S1256] Andrew N. Adams, Henry Adams of Braintree and John Adams of Cambridge, page 1.
  6. [S1256] Andrew N. Adams, Henry Adams of Braintree and John Adams of Cambridge, page 5.
  7. [S1256] Andrew N. Adams, Henry Adams of Braintree and John Adams of Cambridge, pages 5-6.
  8. [S1256] Andrew N. Adams, Henry Adams of Braintree and John Adams of Cambridge, page 6.
  9. [S1256] Andrew N. Adams, Henry Adams of Braintree and John Adams of Cambridge, page 7.
  10. [S1256] Andrew N. Adams, Henry Adams of Braintree and John Adams of Cambridge, pages 5-7.

Henry Adams1

Family

Family
Child 1.Samuel Adams+2

Citations

  1. [S1190] Frederick Clifton Pierce, Field Genealogy: being the record of all the Field family in America, whose ancestors were in this country prior to 1700, Volume 1, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Chicago, Illinois: Hammond Press, W.B. Conkey Company, 1901), pages 172-173. Hereinafter cited as Field Genealogy, Volume 1.
  2. [S1191] Waldo Lincoln Esq., "Four Generations of the Waldo Family in America", New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 52, pages 213-228, (April 1898). Hereinafter cited as "Waldo Family, Four Generation."

Henry Adams1

b. November 1657, d. 29 September 1733
Family
Father*Henry Adams1 b. 1604, d. 21 Feb 1676
Mother*Elizabeth Paine1 d. 22 Feb 1675/76
Birth*November 1657Henry Adams was born in November 1657 in Medfield, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).2,3,4 
Marriage*16 December 1679He married Prudence Frary, daughter of John Frary Jr. and Elizabeth __?__, on 16 December 1679 in Medfield.1,5,6 
Death*29 September 1733He died on 29 September 1733 in Medfield at age 75.1,7,6 

Family

 Prudence Frary b. 20 Aug 1662, d. 29 Dec 1750
Child 1.Prudence Adams+8,9 b. 10 Apr 1683, d. 23 Feb 1772

Citations

  1. [S1256] Andrew N. Adams, A Genealogical History of Henry Adams, of Braintree, Mass., and his descendants : also John Adams of Cambridge, Mass., 1632-1897, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Rutland, Vermont: published by the author; The Tuttle Company, Printers, 1898), page 8. Hereinafter cited as Henry Adams of Braintree and John Adams of Cambridge.
  2. [S1256] Andrew N. Adams, Henry Adams of Braintree and John Adams of Cambridge, page 8, noting the date of his birth as 15 November 1657.
  3. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Medfield Births, Volume 1, page 11, noting the month and year but not the date. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  4. [S1379] George E. McCracken, "John Harding of Boreham, Essex", The American Genealogist, Volume 34, pages 199-211 (1958): pages 208-210, noting the date of his birth as 19 November 1657. Hereinafter cited as "John Harding of Boreham, Essex."
  5. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Medfield Marriages, Volume 1, page 141, her surname transcribed as "Frarie."
  6. [S1379] George E. McCracken, "John Harding of Boreham, Essex", pages 208-210.
  7. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Medfield Deaths, Volume 1, page 190.
  8. [S1256] Andrew N. Adams, Henry Adams of Braintree and John Adams of Cambridge, page 10.
  9. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Medfield Births, Volume 1, page 13.

Henry Adams1

b. 1604, d. 21 February 1676
Family
Father*Henry Adams1 b. 1580, d. 6 Oct 1646
Birth*1604Henry Adams was born in England in 1604.1 
(Son) Immigration1633Henry immigrated to New England with his parents and siblings, arriving in Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony, in 1632 or 1633.2 
Marriage*17 November 1643He married Elizabeth Paine, daughter of Moses Paine, on 17 November 1643 in Braintree, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).1 
King Philip's War*between 1675 and 1676Henry served in King Philip's War as Lieutenant of the Medfield military company, which fought against the Indians in between 1675 and 1676.1 
Death*21 February 1676He was killed by Indians while standing in his doorway in Medfield on 21 February 1676.3,1  
(Husband) Death22 February 1675/76The same day Henry was killed, his wife Elizabeth was accidently shot while at the home of their pastor, the Reverend Mr. Wilson in Medfield. She died the next day on 22 February 1675/76. She had been confined to the house by sickness, and was in a bed in an upstairs chamber, when the gun held by Captain John Jacob of Hingham, who had charge of a company of about 80 men stationed at Medfield, was accidentally discharged in the room below her, the ball passing through her bed and into her body.4,5 

Family

 Elizabeth Paine d. 22 Feb 1675/76
Children 1.Eleazer Adams6 b. 7 Aug 1644, d. 14 Apr 1710
 2.Elizabeth Adams6 b. 11 Nov 1649, d. 1 Aug 1727
 3.Henry Adams+6 b. Nov 1657, d. 29 Sep 1733

Citations

  1. [S1256] Andrew N. Adams, A Genealogical History of Henry Adams, of Braintree, Mass., and his descendants : also John Adams of Cambridge, Mass., 1632-1897, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Rutland, Vermont: published by the author; The Tuttle Company, Printers, 1898), page 5. Hereinafter cited as Henry Adams of Braintree and John Adams of Cambridge.
  2. [S1256] Andrew N. Adams, Henry Adams of Braintree and John Adams of Cambridge, page 1.
  3. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Medfield Deaths, Volume 1, page 190, recording he "was slaine by ye Indians". Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  4. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Medfield Deaths, Volume 1, page 189, recording she "was accidentally slaine by a bullet."
  5. [S1256] Andrew N. Adams, Henry Adams of Braintree and John Adams of Cambridge, page 5, reporting her death date as 29 February 1676.
  6. [S1256] Andrew N. Adams, Henry Adams of Braintree and John Adams of Cambridge, page 8.

James Adams1

Family

Family
Child 1.Martha Adams+1 b. 1665, d. 29 Dec 1717

Citations

  1. [S470] Collected by Harvey Cushman Pierce, Seven Pierce Families, a record of births, deaths and marriages of the first seven generations of Pierces in America, including a record of the descendants of Abial Peirce to the present (Strasburg, Virginia and Washington DC: originally printed by Shenandoah Publishing House and reprinted by Higginson Book Company, 1936), Section 4, The Descendants of Michael Pierce of Scituate, Massachusetts, pages 145-214. Hereinafter cited as Seven Pierce Families.

James Adams1

Family
Marriage*1751He married Cecily Ford in 1751 in Goochland County, Virginia.2 

Family

 Cecily Ford
Children 1.Robert Adams1 b. 9 Mar 1757
 2.Nancy Ann Adams+1 b. 28 Dec 1763, d. 1799
 3.Milly Adams1 b. Jun 1770

Citations

  1. [S2236] Reverend William Douglas, The Douglas Register : being a detailed record of births, marriages and deaths together with other interesting notes, as kept by the Rev. William Douglas, from 1750 to 1797 : an index of Goochland wills, notes on the French-Huguenot refugees who lived in Manakin-town, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. Transcribed and edited by W. Mac. Jones. (Richmond, Virginia: J.W. Fergusson & Sons, 1928), page 150. Hereinafter cited as The Douglas Register : being a detailed record of births, marriages and deaths together with other interesting notes, as kept by the Rev. William Douglas, from 1750 to 1797.
  2. [S2236] Reverend William Douglas, The Douglas Register : being a detailed record of births, marriages and deaths together with other interesting notes, as kept by the Rev. William Douglas, from 1750 to 1797, pages 9 and 64.

Jane Adams1

d. 1654
Family
Marriage*She married, as his first wife, Nicholas Rockwood in Medfield, Suffolk County.1,2 
Death*1654She died in 1654 in Medfield.2 

Family

 Nicholas Rockwood d. 26 Jan 1680/81
Child 1.Samuel Rockwood2 d. 17 Dec 1728

Citations

  1. [S413] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages: Prior to 1700 (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1985 and 1992), page 632, his surname recorded as "Rockwood" for his first two marriages and as "Rockett" for his third in 1680. Hereinafter cited as New England Marriages: Prior to 1700.
  2. [S1291] William S. Tilden, History of the Town of Medfield, Massachusetts 1650-1886 : with genealogies of the families that held real estate or made any considerable stay in the town during the first century, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: Geo. H. Ellis, 1887), Rockwood, pages 471-474. Hereinafter cited as History of the Town of Medfield, Massachusetts 1650-1886.

Jane Adams1

b. 1800
Family
Birth*1800Jane Adams was born about 1800 in Kentucky.2 
Marriage*25 February 1809She married Joshua Kinslow, son of Conrad Kinslow and Rachel Barlow, on 25 February 1809 in Washington County, Kentucky.1 
Census US 1850*5 September 1850Jane and Joshua Kinslow were enumerated on the 1850 census taken on 5 September 1850 in Division 1, Barren County, Kentucky. Joshua was 60 years of age and a farmer, and Jane was 50 years of age. They were enumerated with four children. Mary E. and Eliza M. were ages 18 and 16 years, respectively; and James P. and Alanson T. were ages 21 and 17 years, respectively, and working as farmers with their father.2 

Family

 Joshua Kinslow b. 18 Oct 1780
Children 1.James P. Kinslow+2 b. 1829
 2.Mary E. Kinslow2 b. 1832
 3.Alanson Kinslow2 b. 1833
 4.Eliza M. Kinslow2 b. 1834

Citations

  1. [S1739] Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 25 February 1809 in Washington County, Kentucky, USA, of Joshua Kinslow and Jane Adams, citing FHL Film# 000551245. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965.
  2. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Joshua and Jane Kinslow, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 1, Barren, Kentucky; Roll: 191; Page: 358a. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.

Jerry LeRoy Adams1

b. 8 March 1944
Family
Father*Orville Adams1 b. 26 Feb 1907
Mother*Alice J. Emanuel1 b. 20 Apr 1908
Death* and may have died the same day.2,1 
Birth*8 March 1944Jerry LeRoy Adams was born on 8 March 1944 in Shenandoah, Page County, Iowa.1,2 

Citations

  1. [S2403] Iowa, U.S., Births (series) 1880-1904, 1921-1944 and Delayed Births (series), 1856-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, certificate of legitimate birth for Jerry LeRoy Adams, born on 8 March 1944 in Shenandoah, Page, Iowa, USA, son of Orval Leslie Adams and Alice Jo Emanuel, citing certificate# 734/4106, referencing State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa. Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Births (series) 1880-1904, 1921-1944 and Delayed Births (series), 1856-1940.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Jerry LeRoy Adams, Memorial# 140039850, reporting his date of birth and also his date of death as 24 Feb 1943. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.

John Adams1,2

b. 18 February 1656/57, d. 1 March 1751
Family
Father*Ensign Edward Adams1,2 b. 1629/30, d. 1716
Mother*Lydia Rockwood1,2 d. 3 Mar 1675/76
Birth*18 February 1656/57John Adams was born on 18 February 1656/57 in Medfield, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).2,1 
Marriage*4 April 1681He married Deborah Partridge, daughter of John Partridge and Magdalen Bullard, on 4 April 1681 in Medfield.1,2 
(Husband) Deathbefore 1695John became a widower when Deborah (Partridge) Adams died in before 1695.3,4,5 
Death*1 March 1751He died on 1 March 1751 in Medway, Suffolk County, at age 94.1,2 

Family

 Deborah Partridge b. 16 Aug 1662, d. b 1695
Child 1.Eleazer Adams+6,2,3 b. 22 Sep 1687, d. 8 Oct 1775

Citations

  1. [S1253] George Homes Partridge B.S., "John Partridge, of Medfield, Mass., and his Descendants", New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Volume 57 (1903). The article spans all four issues of 1903 and can be found in the January issue on pages 50-58, in April on pages 184-192, in July on pages 281-288 and in October on pages 389-397: January, pages 50-51. Hereinafter cited as "John Partridge of Medfield, Mass."
  2. [S442] Oliver Ray Pardo, "The Families of Ray Benson Pardo and Viola Berliot Stevens", 28 December 1996 (Port Orchard, Washington). . Hereinafter cited as "The Families of Pardo and Stevens."
  3. [S1256] Andrew N. Adams, A Genealogical History of Henry Adams, of Braintree, Mass., and his descendants : also John Adams of Cambridge, Mass., 1632-1897, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Rutland, Vermont: published by the author; The Tuttle Company, Printers, 1898), pages 503-504. Hereinafter cited as Henry Adams of Braintree and John Adams of Cambridge.
  4. [S1256] Andrew N. Adams, Henry Adams of Braintree and John Adams of Cambridge, pages 500-502, noting she died "before 1695."
  5. [S442] Oliver Ray Pardo, "The Families of Pardo and Stevens", noting her death as "1695."
  6. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Medfield Births, Volume 1, page 10. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.

John Adams1

(2nd Neighbor) Land Transfer20 July 1741John Adams and Captain Moses Curtis were identified as neighbors when John Bolton of Bridgewater, in the County of Plymouth in New England, yeoman, signed a deed agreement on 20 July 1741 to sell land in Stoughton, Suffolk County, to Theophilus Curtis, of Stoughton, yeoman, for the sum of seventy pounds. The land was described as one lot of cedar swamp in Stoughton, in the cedar swamp known by the name of Three Swamp, containing twelve acres be it more or less. The sale included all the privileges belonging to the swamp which was bounded as follows: easterly by the swamp of Theophilus' father Captain Moses Curtis, southerly also by Captain Moses Curtis, westerly by the upland and northerly by John Adams. Bolton signed and sealed the document in the presence of witnesses Robert Howard and Daniel Howard. Two years later, on 3 October 1743, Bolton appeared before Daniel Johnson, Justice of the Peace, and acknowledged the instrument to be his own act and deed. The deed was recorded in Suffolk County on 21 January 1778 by Joshua Henshaw, Registrar.1 

Citations

  1. [S633] Records of deeds, 1639-1885; indexes to deeds, 1639-1920 (Suffolk County, Massachusetts). Microfilm of original records in the Registry of Deeds, Boston, Massachusetts on 1128 microfilm reels. Includes indexes to grantors, 1639-1920; indexes to grantees, 1639-1920; and indexes to persons other than grantors and grantees, 1639-1799: Film# 494608, Volume 128 dated 1777-1778, pages 65-R and 66-L, filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Records of deeds 1639-1885, Suffolk County.