Jonathan Adams

1679 - 1744  (64 years)

• Name	Jonathan Adams
  Birth	5 May 1679	Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  History	1700 (20 years)  [5, 7]
  He lived in East Medway on his father's farm which he had inherited. This he passed to his son, Jonathan when he came of age. He then removed to Medfield.
  Religion	1720 (40 years)  [5, 7]
  According to Adams (1898) and Tilden (1887), he "was said to be the 1st Baptist in Medfield".
  Death	1744	Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2, 5, 7]
  Jameson (1888) gives his death date as 24 January 1718.
  Siblings	2 sisters
  + 1. Jonathan Adams,   b. 5 May 1679, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1744, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 64 years) ▻ Thomezine Sheffield,  m. 1 Feb 1697   2. Mary Adams,   b. 4 Aug 1681, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   3. Lydia Adams,   b. 8 Jul 1689, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Half siblings	3 half brothers and 3 half sisters (family of Jonathan Adams and Elizabeth Fussell)
  + 1. Elizabeth Adams,   b. 18 Mar 1666, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 14 Aug 1719, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 53 years) ▻ Deacon John Partridge,  m. 1688   2. Sarah Adams,   b. 6 Dec 1667, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 11 May 1758, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 90 years)   3. daughter Adams,   b. 1669, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1669, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 0 years)   4. Jonathan Adams,   b. 18 Sep 1670, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Aft 18 Sep 1670, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 0 years)   5. Jonathan Adams,   b. 1671, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1671, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 0 years)   6. Jasper Adams,   b. 12 Mar 1673/74, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1 Jul 1742, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 68 years)
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Robert Adams,   b. Abt 1474, England d. 1557, Somersetshire, England  (Age 83 years)  (4 x Great Grandfather)  Mary Ellice  (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I695	Roy Line
  Last Modified	23 Jul 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Birth: Spencer (2016) has a different birthdate. Parents: Spencer (2016) gives Elizabeth Fussell as his mother.

  
  

Father	Deacon Jonathan Adams,   b. 1619, Barton St David, Somersetshire, England d. 28 Jul 1690, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 71 years)
Mother	Mary Ellice
Family ID	F669	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart




Spouse / Partner	Thomezine Sheffield,   b. 25 May 1673, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 4 Jul 1743, Medfield, Norfolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Age 70 years)
Marriage	1 Feb 1697	Medfield, Norfolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7]
Age at Marriage	He : 17 years and 9 months - She : 23 years and 9 months.
Children	2 sons and 2 daughters
1. Tamezin Adams,   b. 21 Aug 1699, Medfield, Norfolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 2 Sep 1777, Bellingham, Norfolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Age 78 years) ▻ Joseph Ellis  m. 16 Jun 1719;   Captain Samuel Darling  m. 7 Sep 1760 +   2. Hannah Adams,   b. 12 Feb 1701/02, Medfield, Norfolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay ▻ Jonathan Jones  m. 25 Jan 1727     3. Ezekiel Adams,   b. 1 Jul 1705, Medfield, Norfolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 7 Aug 1777, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 72 years) ▻ Bethia Parker  m. 8 May 1728;   Lydia Lovell  m. 23 Jul 1740     4. Captain Jonathan Adams,   b. 15 Aug 1709, Medfield, Norfolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 28 Oct 1804, Millis, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 95 years) ▻ Patience Clark  m. 30 Apr 1732
Family ID	F418	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
Last Modified	23 Jul 2025




• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Jonathan Adams(1679 – 1744) 2Deacon Jonathan Adams(1619 – 1690) 4Henry Adams(1583 – 1646) 8John Adams(Abt 1555 – 1604) 16Henry Adams(Abt 1531 – 1596) 17Rose(1536 – 1598) 9Agnes Stone(1556 – 1616) 18John Stone(1528 – 1597) 19Agnes(1533 – ) 5Edith Squire(1587 – 1672) 10Henry Squire(1558 – 1649) 20Rev. William Squire(1520 – 1567) 21 11 22 23 3Mary Ellice 6 12 24 25 13 26 27 7 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 5 May 1679 - Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage - 1 Feb 1697 - Medfield, Norfolk County, Province of Massachusetts Bay Death - 1744 - 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

  [S2597] Spencer, Austin W. and Beverly Spooner. " William Sheffield of Braintree and Sherborn, Massachusetts, with Further Notes on the Daniel(s) Family of Medfield" , (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume 170, Number 4, 2016). [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). [S78] Morse, Abner. Genealogical Register of the Descendants of The Early Planters of Sherborn, Holliston, and Medway, Massachusetts, (Boston: Damrell & Moore, 1855). [S81] Morse, Abner. A Genealogical Register of the Descendants of Several Ancient Puritans volume I, (Boston: Abner Morse, 1857). [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). [S93] Woods, Henry Ernest. Vital Records of Medfield, Massachusetts to the year 1850, (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1903). [S82] Tilden, William S. History of the Town of Medfield, Massachusetts 1650-1886 , (Boston: George H. Ellis, Printers, 1887).