Peter Adams

1622 - 1690  (68 years)

• Name	Peter Adams
  Birth	1622	Barton St David, Somersetshire, England   [1, 2]
  Married	1650 (28 years)  [2]
  Rachel Newcome. Their children: 1. John Adams (????-1724) 2. Rachel Adams (????-1678) 3. Deacon Peter Adams (1653-1723) 4. Hannah Adams (1655-1746) 5. Mary Adams (1661-1704) 6. Jonathan Adams (1663-1664) 7. Jonathan Adams (1664-????) 8. Ruth Adams (1665-????) 9. Joseph Adams (1668-1748) 10. Samuel Adams (1671-1731) 11. Henry Adams (1673-????)
  Moved To	1652 (30 years)	Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2]
  Miscellaneous	1659 (37 years)	Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [3]
  He received a land grant of 101 acres.
  History	1676 (54 years)  [2, 4]
  His home was burnt by Indians during the attack on Medfield during King Philip's War.
  Inventory	23 Oct 1690 (68 years)	Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [3, 5]
  His land was appraised at £12.
  Death	23 Oct 1690	Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2, 4, 6]
  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	I11203
  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 1Peter Adams(1622 – 1690) 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 - 1622 - Barton St David, Somersetshire, England Moved To - 1652 - Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Miscellaneous - 1659 - Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Inventory - 23 Oct 1690 - Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 23 Oct 1690 - Medfield, Norfolk 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

  [S74] Crane, Ellery Bicknell. Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts, (New York: The Lewis Publishing Co., 1907). [S76] Adams, Andrew N. A Genealogical History of Henry Adams of Braintree, Mass., and his Descendants also John Adams of Cambridge, Mass., 1632-1897, (Rutland, Vermont: Tuttle Company, 1898). [S81] Morse, Abner. A Genealogical Register of the Descendants of Several Ancient Puritans volume I, (Boston: Abner Morse, 1857). [S82] Tilden, William S. History of the Town of Medfield, Massachusetts 1650-1886 , (Boston: George H. Ellis, Printers, 1887). [S78] Morse, Abner. Genealogical Register of the Descendants of The Early Planters of Sherborn, Holliston, and Medway, Massachusetts, (Boston: Damrell & Moore, 1855). [S68] Jameson, E. O. The Biographical Sketches of Prominent Persons and the Genealogical Records of Many Early and Other Families in Medway, Mass. 1713-1886, (Providence, Rhode Island: J.A. & R.A. Reid Printers, 1886).