Jonathan Adams

1679 - 1744  (64 years)

• Name	Jonathan Adams
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	5 May 1679	Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  History	1700 (20 years)  [4, 6]
  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)  [4, 6]
  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.   [1, 4, 6]
  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. 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.
  Oldest Known Ancestors	Paternal Line: Robert Adams,   b. Abt 1474, England d. 1557, Somersetshire, England Maternal Line: Mary Ellice
  Person ID, Branch	I695	Roy Line
  Last Modified	29 Jun 2018

  
  

  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, Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 4 Jul 1743, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	1697	Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3, 4, 6]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 17 years and 7 months - She : ~ 23 years and 7 months.
  Children	2 sons and 2 daughters
  1. Tamezin Adams,   b. 21 Aug 1699, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 2 Sep 1777, Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 78 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 2. Hannah Adams,   b. 12 Feb 1701/02, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   3. Ezekiel Adams,   b. 1 Jul 1705, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 7 Aug 1777, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 72 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   4. Captain Jonathan Adams,   b. 15 Aug 1709, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 28 Oct 1804, Millis, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Age 95 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F418	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jun 2018

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 5 May 1679 - Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage - 1697 - Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. 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

  [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).