Joseph Adams

1626 - 1694  (~ 68 years)

• Name	Joseph Adams
  Christening	9 Feb 1626	Kingweston, Somersetshire, England   [1, 2, 3]
  Married	26 Nov 1650 (~ 24 years)	Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Abigail Baxter, the daughter of Gregory and Margaret Baxter. She was born September 1634 in Roxbury, Massachusetts and died 27 August 1692 in Boston, Massachusetts. Their children: 1. Hannah Adams (1652-1726) 2. Joseph Adams (1654-1737) 3. John Adams (1657-1657) 4. Abigail Adams (1659-1696) 5. Capt. John Adams (1661-1702) 6. Bethiah Adams (1661-1702) 7. Mary Adams (1663-1744) 8. Samuel Adams (1665-????) 9. Mercy Adams (1668-1706) 10. Capt. Peter Adams (1670-????) 11. Jonathan Adams (1672-????) 12. Mehitable Adams (1678-1713) Their marriage date was recorded as 26 (9) 1650. In the Great Migration Begins, the Marriage date is listed as 29 November 1650
  Freeman	1653 (~ 26 years)	Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2, 6, 7]
  Offices Held	1673 (~ 46 years)	Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2]
  He was elected a selectman.
  Will	18 Jul 1694 (~ 68 years)	Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2]
  Death	6 Dec 1694	Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 11]
  Probate/Proved	10 Jan 1695 (~ 68 years)	Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2]
  Burial	Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [11]
  To the memory of Joseph Adams, senior who died December 6, 1694, aged, 68 And to his wife whose first name was Baxter who died Aug. 27, 1692, aged 58 This tomb Erected by a great grandson in 1817
  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	I11205
  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 1Joseph Adams(1626 – 1694) 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		Christening - 9 Feb 1626 - Kingweston, Somersetshire, England Married - 26 Nov 1650 - Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Freeman - 1653 - Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Offices Held - 1673 - Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Will - 18 Jul 1694 - Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 6 Dec 1694 - Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Probate/Proved - 10 Jan 1695 - Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Burial - - Quincy, 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

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