Capt. Samuel Adams

1617 - 1689  (72 years)

• Name	Samuel Adams
  Birth	1617	Barton St David, Somersetshire, England   [1, 2, 3]
  Married	1 Jan 1636 (19 years)  [1, 3, 4, 5]
  (1) Rebecca Graves, the daughter of Thomas and Katherine (Gray) Graves. She was born in Gravesend, Kent, England, and died 8 October 1664 in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. Their children: 1. Samuel Adams (1647-????) 2. Rebecca Adams 3. Capt. Thomas Adams (1652-1684) 4. John Adams (1657-1657) 5. Catherine Adams 1657-b1659) 6. Catherine Adams(1659-1682) 7. Susanna Adams 8. Nathaniel Adams (1662-????) 9. Mary Adams (1664-1744) 10. Martha Adams (1664-????) 11. Nathaniel Adams (1664-????)
  Residence	1649 (32 years)	Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [5]
  Moved To	Between 1653 and 1654 (36 years)	Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [3]
  Offices Held	1653 (36 years)	Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [5]
  He was the Charlestown Town Clerk.
  Miscellaneous	3 Jul 1656 (39 years)	Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [3]
  He received a land grant of 450 acres in Chelmsford.
  History	1657 (40 years)  [3]
  He maintained a grist mill in the eastern part of Chelmsford, near where Lowell now exists.
  Offices Held	1664 (47 years)	Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [6]
  He was authorized to solemnize marriages.
  Offices Held	1667 (50 years)  [3]
  He was made a Commissioner of the Court.
  Married	7 May 1668 (51 years)	Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 3, 4, 5, 7]
  (2) Esther Sparhawk, the daughter of Deacon Nathaniel and Mary (Angier) Sparhawk. Esther was born in Dedham, England, and died 4 November 1745 in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. Their children: 1. Samuel Adams (1671-b1693)1762) 3. Benjamin Adams (1679-1762) 4. Esther Adams
  Will	28 Feb 1683/84 (67 years)	Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [3]
  Death	24 Jan 1688/89	Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 3, 4, 5]
  Gozzaldi (1930) gives the year as 1669.
  Probate/Proved	19 Sep 1692 (75 years)	Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [3, 4]
  Siblings	7 brothers, 2 sisters and 1 person of an unknown gender
  1. Lt. Henry Adams,   b. 1604, Barton St David, Somersetshire, England d. 21 Feb 1676, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 72 years) > 2. Lt. Thomas Adams,   c. 25 Mar 1612, Barton St David, Somersetshire, England d. 20 Jul 1688, Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 76 years) ▻ Mary   3. Capt. Samuel Adams,   b. 1617, Barton St David, Somersetshire, England d. 24 Jan 1688/89, Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 72 years) + 4. Deacon Jonathan Adams,   b. 1619, Barton St David, Somersetshire, England d. 28 Jul 1690, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 71 years) ▻ Elizabeth Fussell;   Mary Ellice,  m. 20 Mar 1677/78 > 5. Ursula Adams,   c. 19 Jul 1619, Barton St David, Somersetshire, England d. 20 Feb 1679  (Age ~ 59 years) ▻ Stephen Streeter,  m. 21 Mar 1652 ;   Samuel Hosier,  m. 13 Oct 1657 ;   William Robinson;   Lt. Griffin Crafts,  m. 15 Jul 1673   6. Peter Adams,   b. 1622, Barton St David, Somersetshire, England d. 23 Oct 1690, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 68 years) + 7. John Adams,   c. 4 Dec 1622, Kingweston, Somersetshire, England d. 1706, Menotomy (now Arlington), Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 83 years) ▻ Anne   8. Joseph Adams,   c. 9 Feb 1626, Kingweston, Somersetshire, England d. 6 Dec 1694, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 68 years) + 9. Mary Adams,   b. 1628, England d. 11 Oct 1711, Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 83 years) ▻ Capt. George Fairbanks,  m. 26 Oct 1646 + 10. Ensign Edward Adams,   c. 19 Apr 1629, Kingweston, Somersetshire, England d. 12 Nov 1716, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 87 years) ▻ Lydia Rockwood,  m. Mar 1652 ;   Abigail Craft,  m. 7 Oct 1678 ;   Sarah Taylor,  m. 6 Jan 1709/10   11. Christopher Adams
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Robert Adams,   b. Abt 1474, England d. 1557, Somersetshire, England  (Age 83 years)  (3 x Great Grandfather)  Edith Squire,   c. 29 May 1587, Charlton, Mackrell, Somersetshire, England d. 21 Jan 1672, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 84 years)  (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I11201
  Last Modified	3 Jun 2019

  
  

  Father	Henry Adams,   c. 21 Jan 1583, Barton St David, Somersetshire, England d. 06 Oct 1646, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age ~ 63 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Edith Squire,   c. 29 May 1587, Charlton, Mackrell, Somersetshire, England d. 21 Jan 1672, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age ~ 84 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F28	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Capt. Samuel Adams(1617 – 24 Jan 1688/89) 2Henry Adams(1583 – 1646) 4John Adams(Abt 1555 – 1604) 8Henry Adams(Abt 1531 – 1596) 16John Adams(1505 – ) 17Alice(Abt 1505 – Abt 1572) 9Rose(1536 – 1598) 18 19 5Agnes Stone(1556 – 1616) 10John Stone(1528 – 1597) 20 21 11Agnes(1533 – ) 22 23 3Edith Squire(1587 – 1672) 6Henry Squire(1558 – 1649) 12Rev. William Squire(1520 – 1567) 24 25 13 26 27 7 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1617 - Barton St David, Somersetshire, England Residence - 1649 - Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Moved To - Between 1653 and 1654 - Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Offices Held - 1653 - Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Miscellaneous - 3 Jul 1656 - Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Offices Held - 1664 - Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Married - 7 May 1668 - Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Will - 28 Feb 1683/84 - Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 24 Jan 1688/89 - Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Probate/Proved - 19 Sep 1692 - Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

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