Edith Squire*; bap. May 29, 1587, Charlton Mackrell, Somersetshire, England; d. Jan 21, 1672/3, Medfield MA.
m1. Henry Adams* (1583-1646) on Oct. 19, 1609, at Charleton Mackrell, Somersetshire, England.
Edith and Henry had 9 children:
Henry Adams, Jr. (1610-1675), emigrated with his parents to Braintree MA. Henry was appointed Clerk of Writs at Braintree MA on Nov. 4, 1646. He was a founder of Medfield MA
and a Leiutenant in King Philip's War. He was killed in his doorway in an Indian attack, Feb. 21, 1675/6.
m. Elizabeth Paine (1620-1675), on Nov. 17, 1643, in New England. She was bap. July 23, 1620 in Tenderton, Yorkshire, England, the daughter of Moses Paine and Elizabeth ___?
Jonathan Adams (1614-1619), the only child of Henry and Edith to remain in England when his parents came to America on 1638. Jonathan came to America later, in 1651.
m1. Joane Close on Feb. 7, 1638/9. She may have died prior to Jonathan's emigration in 1651. Jonathan and Joane had at least 3 children, born in England.
m2. Elizabeth Holman in c1665. She was born May 19, 1644, in Cambridge MA, the daughter of William Holman and Winnifred ___?
Jonathan and Elizabeth had 6 children.
Samuel Adams (1616-1688), a Freeman of the Mass. Bay Colony. He constructed and erected mills in Lowell MA (part of Chelmsford). He is bur. in Charlestown MA. Samuel and his 2nd wife, Rebecca Graves are progenitors of John Calvin Coolidge, Jr., 30th President of the U.S.
m1. Mary Eglesfield in c1646. She was the daughter of Emanuel Eglesfield and Susanna Gray of London. Susanna was the daughter of Thomas Gray and Katherine Miles. Susanna was the sister of Parnel Gray (b. c1601), wife of the Hon. Increase Nowell, and also the sister of Katherine Gray (b. c1604), the wife of Capt. Thomas Graves. Mary d. in 1650. Samuel and Mary had one child, Samuel, b. July 3, 1647, Charlestown MA, who died young.
m2. Rebecca Graves (b. c1631), daughter of Capt. Thomas Graves and Katherine Gray and a niece of Samuel's first wife, Mary. Rebecca d. Sept. 8, 1664, Chelmsford MA. Samuel and Rebecca had 8 children.
m3. Esther Sparhawk (1636-1692) on May 7, 1668 in Chelmsford. Esther is the daughter of Deacon Nathaniel Sparhawk and Mary Angier of Cambridge MA. Samuel and Esther had 4 children.
Ursula Adams, b. c1619.
m1. Stephen Streeter in c 1640. He was from Charlestown MA. Ursula and Stephen had 7 children.
m2. Samuel Hosier of Watertown MA, on Oct 13, 1657.
m3. William Robinson, Dorchester MA, in c1666.
m4. Griffin Craft, of Roxbury MA, on July 15, 1673.
Peter Adams (1621-1690), freeman of the Mass. Bay Colony.
m. Rachel ___? and had 10 children.
John Adams (1622-1706), apprenticed as a millwright. Became known as John Adams of Menotomy, (now Arlington MA).
m. Anne ___?, and had 7 children.
Joseph Adams (1626-1694), the progenitor of Pres. John Adams and John Quincy Adams.
m. Abigail Baxter; b. Sep. 1634, Roxbury MA; d. Aug. 27, 1692, Braintree MA. Abigail is the daughter of Gregory Baxter and Margaret Paddy.
Edward Adams (1629-1716); bap. Apr. 19, 1629, Kingweston, England. He was Rep. to MA General Court, 1689, 1692, & 1702. He d. Nov. 12, 1716, Medfield MA.
m1. Lydia Penniman; bap. Feb. 22, 1634/5, Boston MA, daughter of James Penniman and Lydia Eliot. She d. Mar. 3, 1675/6. Edward and Lydia had 14 children, many of whom died in early infancy. Speculation indicates that Edward and Lydia had incompatible blood types.
m2. Abigail (Craft) (Ruggles) Day; b. Mar. 28, 1634, Roxbury MA; d. Jan. 19, 1706/7; daughter of Lt. Griffin Craft, and widow of John Ruggles of Roxbury, and widow of Ralph Day of Dedham MA. Edward and Abigail had no children.
m3. Sarah Taylor on Jan.6, 1709/10 in Medfield MA.
Brief Biography:
Edith Squire* (1587-1672/3) was born in Charleton Mackrell, Somersetshire, England. She is the oldest of 5 daughters of Henry Squire*, also of Charleton Mackrell.
References:
Henry Adams of Somersetshire, England and Braintree, Mass., compiled by J. Gardner Bartlett for Edward Dean Adams, privately printed, New York, 1927.
Dorset Pilgrims, by Frank Thistlethwaite, pub. by Heart of the Lakes, Interlaken NY, 1993.