Lt. James Adams

1662 - 1733  (71 years)

• Name	James Adams
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	4 Jan 1661/62	Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Married	4 Jan 1689 (27 years)  [2, 4]
  Mary ______. Issue: 1. James Adams (1691-____) 2. James Adams (1693-1751) 3. Sarah Adams (1695-1696) 4. Mary Adams (1697-____) 5. Sarah Adams (1700-____) 6. Ebenezer Adams (1702-1778) 7. John Adams (1704-1772) 8. Christian Adams (1706-1713) 9. Elizabeth Adams (1708-1710) 10. Elizabeth Adams (1711-____)
  Moved To	1690 (27 years)	Barrington, Bristol County, Rhode Island   [1, 3, 4, 6]
  Offices Held	1718 (55 years)  [4]
  He was a member of the committee appointed for the new town of Barrington to hire Mr. Samuel Perry as the their pastor. He served again on a like committee in 1728.
  Will	19 Mar 1732/33 (71 years)	Barrington, Bristol County, Rhode Island   [4]
  He mentions his wife, Mary, and his children: James, Ebenezer, John, and Sarah.
  Probate/Proved	18 Sep 1733 (71 years)	Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts   [4]
  Death	13 Dec 1733	Barrington, Bristol County, Rhode Island   [4]
  Complier's Note	4 Jun 2019 (357 years)
  His will appears to have been proved before he died.
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Robert Adams,   b. Abt 1474, England d. 1557, Somersetshire, England  (Age 83 years)  (4 x Great Grandfather)  possibly the daughter of Zachary Bicknell  (Grandmother)
  Siblings	13 Siblings
  1. Lydia Adams,   b. 12 Jul 1653, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 26 Dec 1731, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts  (Age 78 years)   2. Captain Jonathan Adams,   b. 4 Apr 1655, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 24 Jan 1718, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts  (Age 62 years) + 3. John Adams,   b. 18 Feb 1657/58, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 1 Mar 1751, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts  (Age 93 years) ▻ Deborah Partridge,  m. 4 Apr 1681 ;   Susanna Breck   4. Eliashib Adams,   b. 18 Feb 1658/59, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. Before May 1717, Bristol, Bristol County, Rhode Island  (Age 58 years)   5. Sarah Adams,   b. 29 May 1660, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 1747, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts  (Age 86 years)   6. Lt. James Adams,   b. 4 Jan 1661/62, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 13 Dec 1733, Barrington, Bristol County, Rhode Island  (Age 71 years)   7. Henry Adams,   b. 29 Oct 1663, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 28 Jun 1749, Canterbury, Windham County, Connecticut  (Age 85 years)   8. Mehitable Adams,   b. 20 Mar 1665, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 1 Mar 1753, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts  (Age 87 years)   9. Elisha Adams,   b. 25 Aug 1666, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts   10. Edward Adams,   b. 28 Jun 1668, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. Bristol, Bristol County, Rhode Island   11. Bethia Adams,   b. 12 Apr 1670, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 1672, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts  (Age 1 year)   12. Bethia Adams,   b. 18 Aug 1672, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 2 Sep 1672, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts  (Age 0 years)   13. Abigail Adams,   b. 25 Jan 1674/75, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 6 Feb 1674/75, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts  (Age 0 years)   14. Miriam Adams,   b. 28 Feb 1675/76, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 18 May 1676, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts  (Age 0 years)
  Person ID	I11211
  Last Modified	4 Jun 2019

  
  

  Father	Ensign Edward Adams,   c. 19 Apr 1629, Kingweston, Somersetshire, England d. 12 Nov 1716, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Age ~ 87 years) Other Partners: Abigail Craft  m. 7 Oct 1678;   Sarah Taylor  m. 6 Jan 1709/10
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Lydia Rockwood,   b. 1634/35, Massachusetts d. 3 Mar 1676, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Age 41 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	Mar 1652	Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
  Age at Marriage	He : 22 years and 11 months - She : ~ 17 years and 3 months.
  Family ID	F31	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 4 Jan 1661/62 - Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Moved To - 1690 - Barrington, Bristol County, Rhode Island Will - 19 Mar 1732/33 - Barrington, Bristol County, Rhode Island Probate/Proved - 18 Sep 1733 - Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts Death - 13 Dec 1733 - Barrington, Bristol County, Rhode Island  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

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