Pedigree of:
Joseph Adams
1626-1694
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Joseph Adams; b. 1626, Kingweston, Somersetshire, England.
- m. Abigail Baxter; b. Sep. 1634, Roxbury MA; d. Aug. 27, 1692, Braintree MA. She was the daughter of Gregory Baxter and Margaret Paddy.
- Joseph and Abigail had 12 children, all born at Braintree MA:
- Hannah Adams; b. Nov. 13, 1652.
- Joseph Adams (Jr.); b. Dec. 4, 1654; Feb. 12, 1736/7.
- m1. Mary Chapin: b. Aug. 27, 1662, Braintree; d. June 14, 1687. She was the daughter of Josiah Chapin and Mary King. Joseph and Mary had 2 children, Mary Adams(b. Feb. 6, 1882/3)and Abigail Adams (b. Feb. 17, 1684/5.
- m2. Hannah Bass (1667-1705). Joseph and Hannah had 8 children. Joseph and Hannah are ancestors of Pres. John Adams and John Quiny Adams.
- m3. Elizabeth Hobart (1666-1738/9), in c1708. She was b. June 12, 1666 in Braintree, the daughter of Caleb Hobart and Mary Eliot. Joseph and Elizabeth had one child: Caleb Adams; b. May 26, 1710; d. June 4, 1710.
- John Adams; b. Feb. 11, 1656/7; d. young.
- Abigail Adams; b. Feb. 27, 1658/9.
- Bethia Adams; b. Dec. 20, 1661.
- John Adams; b. Dec. 20, 1661, twin to Bethia.
- Mary Adams; b. Oct. 9, 1663; d. young.
- Samuel Adams; b. Sep. 3, 1665.
- Mary Adams; b. Feb. 25, 1667/8.
- Peter Adams; b. Feb. 7, 1669/70.
- Jonathan Adams; b. Jan. 31, 1671/2.
- Mehitable Adams; bap. Nov. 24, 1678.
Brief Biography:
Joseph Adams (1626-1694) came from England to Braintree MA with his parents. He inherited his father's homestead and farmed the land. Like his father he was also a maltster.
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.
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