| 4. | George Adams, II was born about 1623 in England (son of George Adams, I and Martha Frances Streetholt); died on 10 Oct 1696 in Cambridge Farms, Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Other Events and Attributes:
- FindaGrave Memorial ID: 57027889
- _UID: 6D99F1F860EF43C5A940DF89D20ACCB5F47F
- Land & Property: 1645, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States; Received twenty acre land grant from Stephen Day
- Occupation: 1645, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States; Glover/trader
- Residence: 1645, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
- Court: 18 May 1653, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States; censured by the General Court of Boston
- Land & Property: 29 Jan 1654/55, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States; at meeting of selectmen of Watertown
- Court: 29 Jan 1659/60, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States; The town found George Adams and his family of five children living in need
- Residence: Abt 1664, Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
- Residence: 4 Nov 1664, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States; sold to John Chinery his house and adjoining land
- Land & Property: Abt 1670, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States; Initiated steps to validate his right to the lost twenty acres on George Hill in Lancaster.
- Land & Property: early 1670, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States; petition to the General Court for 200 acres
- Land & Property: 6 Feb 1669/70, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States; Town agreed to replace twenty acres with new grant of sixty acres of land
- Land & Property: 12 May 1675, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States; Court Grants rights to 200 acres
- Land & Property: 1675 1676, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States; Impact of King Philip's War
- Residence: Aft 1676, Cambridge Farms, Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States; After the war
Notes:
George Adams was one of the first settlers of the Town of Watertown, Massachusetts.
Gravesite Details Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts, by Dr. Henry Bond (1860)
(Research):George and Frances are not listed on the Mayflower (6 Sept - 9 Nov 1620) passenger list as is sometimes reported.
http://mayflowerhistory.com/mayflower-passenger-list/
From:
Family Memorials
GENEALOGIES OF THE FAMILIES AND DESCENDANTS of The EARLY SETTLERS OF WATERTOWN. MASSACHUSETTS, INCLUDING WALTHAM AND WESTON: TO WHICH IS APPENDED THE EARLY HISTORY OF THE TOWN with ILLUSTRATIONS, MAPS, AND NOTES.
BY
HENRY BOND, M.D,
VOL. I. GENEALOGIES. BOSTON : LITTLE, BROWN & COMPANY, NEW YORK: JOHN WILEY, 351 BROADWAY, PHILADELPHIA: LINDSAY & BLAKISTON, CINCINNATI: H. W. DERBY. 1855.
ADAMS, (sometimes spelled Addams.)
(I.) GEORGE ADAMS, a glover, and wife FRANCES, settled inWatertown as early
as 1645. Nov. 4, 1664, he and wife Frances sold to John Chinery "my dwellinghouse
in Watertown and land adjoining." He moved to Camb. Farms, (Lex.,) probably
about the time of the above sale. The birth of only two of his children are
recorded, but probably he had at least five. 1. John, b. Aug. 6, 1645; 2. George,
b. 1647. birth not recorded; 3. Daniel, exec'r of his father's will ; 4. Joseph, b.
Mar. 6,' 1657 ; 5. Mary, bap. and o. c. in Wat., Nov. 21, 1686. " George Adams,
sen., of Camb.," (Lex.,) d. Oct. 10, 1696. Inventory, ?61, 13, 8. Son Daniel sole
exec'r. [See Barry, p. 166, Note.]
John Adams, of Wat., 1662, then aged 37, was probably the John Adams adm.
freeman, Ap., 1668. Was he the John Adams of Medfield, who sold land in Wat.
to Robert Harrington, Sept. 9, 1692?
(II.) GEORGE ADAMS, Jr., (son of George, sen.,) of Camb. Farms, (Lex.,) m.
Jan. 20, 1683-4, MARTHA FISKE, [J. Fiske, 7.] His wife was bap. in Wat.,
Nov. 21, 1686. by Mr. Bailey, and he was bap. by Mr. Angier, and o. c. June 19,
1698.
1. George, b. in Camb., (Lex.,) Ap. 28, 1685, bap. in Wat., Nov. 21, 1686, was
a physician, (in the Co. Records, " a bonesetter," and " chirurgeon,") and
resided in Camb. Farms until about 1720, when he moved into Wat., W. Precinct.
(Waltham,) where he d. Feb. 8, 1767, aged 82. His will was dated
1765. He m. Judith .
1. Lydia, b. in Lex., July 9, 1706, m., Oct. 13, 1731, Caleb Pond, of Dedham,
[ 1 father of Dr. Seth Pond, of Waltham.]
2. Jonas, b. June 6, 1708 ; d. next Jan.
3. Judith, b. Sept. 15, 1709; m. Boyden.
4. Elizabeth, b. July 8, 17i2; m., Feb. 26, 1744, Robert Baker, of Concord.
5. Hannah, b. Feb. 9. 1714-15; m., Dec. 4, 1734, Barrachias Lewis, of Rox.
6. Seth, b. Mar. 25, 1717 ; d. 1730.
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7. Josiah, b. June 13, 1719, of Weston; m., Jan. 13, 1747, Grace Hagar,
[Hagar 75]. She was a wid. in 1772. Chil.
11 1. William, b. Oct. 4, 1747; ni., in Waltham, Dec. 8, 1768, Hannah
Stratton, and had Sally, b. in Weston, Aug. 16, 1769.
2. Joel, b. in Mendon, Ap. 1, 1769; m. in Lincoln, Ap. 24, 1772, Lucy
Whitney.
3. Elijah, b. in Mendon, Mar. 31; d. in Weston, Sept. 2, 1751.
4. Judith, b. in Weston, Jan. 2, 1754; d. in Lincoln, June 8, 1773.
5. Josiah, b. in Lincoln, Sept. 12, 1755. [? Josiah Adams, of Braintree,
m., Sept. 19, 1785, Esther Wesson, of Lincoln.]
8. Deborah, b. 13, d. 26 June, 1719, in Lex.
9. Abigail, b. in Wat., (Waltham,) May 6. 1721 ; d. May 26, 1740.
10. Daniel, b. in Wat'., May 2, 1724, of Waltham, m., Nov. 22, 1743, Elizabeth
Baker, of W.
1. Elizabeth, b. in Waltham, Mar. 1, 1743-4; 2. Jonas, b. Mar. 11,
1745-6: 3. Seth, b. Jan. 13, 1747-8.
15 2. Martha, b. Jan.' 10, 1686-7; bap. in Wat. next May 22.
16 3. John, b. Sept. 2, 1688; bap. in Wat. next Mar. 10; m., Oct. 27, 1714, Mary
Flagg, [? + 39,] and settled in Lex. He was probably the John Adams who
m., Nov. 24, 1743, Mary Sanderson. [38.]
1. Mephibosheth, b. July 4, 1715; m., May 2, 1734, Jane Darley ; and had,
1. Susanna, b. Mar. 21, 1734-5; 2. Luce, b. Dec. 27, 1738; 3. Jane, b.
June 3, 1740.
18 2. John, b. Feb. 22, 1716-17. [?] Settled in Lincoln, and by wife Elizabeth,
had
19 1. John, b. Aug. 5, 1748.
2. Amos. b. Jan. 12, 1750.
21 3. Elizabeth, b. Oct. 21, 1751; m., June 23, 1772, Nathaniel Gove, of
Lincoln. [Gove, 17.]
22 4. Abigail, b. Oct. 7, 1753; m., Oct. 10, 1776, Abraham Bemis, Jr.
[Bemis, 95.]
23 5. Stephen, b. Dec. 15, 1755. 6. Joseph, b. Jan. 11, 1758; d. Ap., '61.
24 7. Asa, b. Nov. 7, 1759. 8. Mary, b. Dec. 2, 1761.
26 9. Alice, b. Dec. 9, 1763; m., in Waltham, Sept. 11, 1783, Abijah
Fiske, [J. Fiske, 37.]
27 10. Joseph, b. Feb. 14, 1766, an ensign of Lincoln; m., (pub. July 10,)
1795, Priscilla Martin, of Camb.
28 11. Ephraim, b. Nov. 8, 1768; m., Ap. 3, 1789, Susanna Flagg, of Waltham,
[Flagg, 86.]
29 3. Mary, b. Feb. 27, 1720-21.
30 4. Abijah, b. Jan. 3, 1722-3, of Lex.; m., Jan. 19, 1742-3, Mary Baker, of
Waltham. Chil., 1. Mary, bap. in Waltham, Jan. 13, 1745; 2. Sarah,
bap. Dec. 13, 1747; 4. Joseph, bap. Mar. 3, 1749.
31 5. Prudence, b. Ap. 1, 1727.
32 6. George, b. May 17, 1733; by wife Abigail, had, 1. Abigail, b. Jan. 3, 1759;
2. Anna, b. Dec. 24, 1760. [?] He m., (2d,) Mar. 18, 1762, Elizabeth
Crosby, of Lex.
33 4. Nathaniel, bap. June 12, 1698, [?] Nathaniel Adams, of Grafton, m., Nov. 20,
1738, Eunice Stearns, of Waltham, [I. Stearns, 55, HI.]
34 5. Sarah, bap. June 12, 1698.
35 6. Benjamin, b. Dec. 20, 1701, of Lex. ; by wife Eunice had,
36 1. Benjamin, b. Feb. 15, 1726; bap. in Wat., Feb. 26.
37 2. Micaiah, b. Feb. 11, 1728; bap. in Wat., Feb. 26.
38 3. Samson, born Aug. 25, 1729, of Lex. Chil. 1. Thomas: 2. John; 3. Asa;
4. Archelaus; 5. Mary, b. Sept. 4, 1760, m., Dec' 19, 1783, Joseph
Coolidge, [452] ; 6. Ann; 7. Prudence, m., Feb. 26, 1788, Abijah Sawin,
[Sawin, 28.]
4. Eunice, bap. Jan. 3, 1731. 5. Israel, b. Jan. 20. 1732-3.
6. Simon, b. Oct. 15, 1734. 7. Ebenezer, b. July 25, 1736.
8. Nathaniel, b. Oct. 6, 173-. 9. Ebenezer, b. May 23, 1740.
10. Abraham, b. Aug. 24, 1742. 11. Solomon, b. Ap. 6, 1744.
46 12. Martha, b. Nov. 2, 1746. 13. Mary, b. Nov. 26, 1748.
ADAMS. AGAR.'97KERS.'97LDEN.'97LLEN.
[The following were probably chil. of George and Martha] :
7. [?] Abigail, m., May 30, 1727. Ebenezer Brown. [98.]
8. [?] Anna, rn., Dec. 7, 1727, Isaac Child, [Child, 18-5.]
John Adams, of Camb., probably eldest son of George. [1.] His Will, dated
June 1, 1705, mentions wife Anne, sons John and Joseph, gr. son William, gr.
dr. Martha Smith, gr. dr. Rebecca, wid. of Squier, late of Camb., son-inlaw
Nathaniel Pattin, son-in-law Earne (or Eame), and makes a bequest
to Elizabeth, dr. of Henry Kerby, wife and son John exec'rs. [See Geneal.
Reg. I. 176.]
Daniel, Lydia, and Ruth, chil. of Ephraim Adams, bap., by Mr. Angier, Nov. 14.
1697.
Isaac Adams, aged 18, bap. in Wat., Feb. 4, 1728.
Benjamin Adams, son of Benjamin and gr. son of Ellis Brown, of Sherburne; bap.
in Wat., Sept. 8, 1689.
Rev. Daniel Adams, b. Jan. 1746, only son of Elisha Adams, Esq., of Midway;
grad. Harv. Coll., 1774; ord. in Wat., Ap. 29. 1778; d. of dysentery, Sept. 16.
1778, aged 32. By wife Silence, he had 1. son, b. before his settlement in
Wat.; 2. Daniel, (posthumous,) b. Mar. 26. 1779, a justice of the peace of
Medfield. [See Francis' History, pp. 108-11.]
Roger Adams, of Wat., had 1. Isaac, bap. Dec. 17, 1780; 2. Polly, bap. Dec. 17.
1780: 3. Hepzibah, bap. Oct. 26, 1781 ; 4. Mary, bap. Ap. 6, 1783; 5. Roger!
bap. June 12, 1785; 6. Hannah, bap. Jan. 28, 1787; 7. Betty, bap. Nov. 23,
1788; 8. Patty, bap. Oct. 14, 1790.
Smith Adams, had dr. Lucy, bap. in Wat., Sept. 10, 1780.
Smith Adams, Jr., m., Dec. 3, 1807, Lydia Stearns, of Waltham.
Sarah Adams, of Weston, and Abraham Whitney, of Sud., pub. Sept. 21, 1781.
Jacob Adams, and Lydia Adams, m., in Weston, Ap. 16, 1772.
Edward Adams, of Masson, and Patty Barrett, of Weston, m. Mar. 18, 1779.
FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57027889
Land & Property:
for his home lot on the eastern slopes of the hill"George hill", bounded north by the trucking house lot which John Prescott bought of John Cowdall in 1647. Adams soon got into serious trouble by illicit trade with the Indians, . . . and his unimproved home lot was reconveyed by the proprietors to Jonas Fairbank. In 1670, however, Adams laid claim to the land and the town appeased him by a grant of sixty acres near 'Washacome'. There he built and lived, apparently a genial neighbor to the Indians.
Court:
'George Addams, for selling two guns & strong water to the Indians, & haueing nothinge to satisfy the law, is ordred to be whipt & discharged out of prison ?i?(Records of the Governor and Company of hte Massachusetts Bay in New England 3:308)
?/i?In ansr to the petion of George Addams, the Courte, finding that he was found guilty of selling two gunnes and strong wateres, having nothing to sattisfy the lawe, determined that he shall be severely whipt the next lecture day at Boston, and then discharged of the prison?i? (ibid. 4:pt. 1:133).?/i?
Court:
(ibid 1:71)
Land & Property:
George Adams petitioned the General Court for confirmation of his claim to the two hundred acres of land in Lancaster which he had acquired from the Sachem Shoniow some years earlier (Mass. Archives, Boston, 45:165).
Land & Property:
The town of Lancaster conceded he did have a right to the lot, granted him sixty acres of upland. He had to meet certain conditions, the chief one being that he and his son John "for the selues their heires and asignes (were) neuer (again) to disurbe or trouble the towne or any man in the towne about any former Rights (or) titles". Both George and John signed this document by mark.
Land & Property:
"In ansr to the petition of George & Frances Addams, humbly desiring the favour of this Court to confirme vnto them a certeline parcell of vpland & meadow seuerall yeares since given to them by Shoniow, sachem of Nashaway, deceased, called by the name of Washaame Hill, being about the quantity of two hundred acres," granted ?i?(Records of the Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Bay in New England 5:39)
?/i?On 24 May 1715, George Adams of Lexington and Mary Adams of the same place, spinster. "the Son and Daughter of George Adams formerly of Lancaster glover deced" sold their rights in this tract to "our elder Brother John Adams of Colchester in ...Connecticut; and on the same day John Adams of Colchester, "Son of George Adams formerly of Lancaster Glover decd," deeded three fifths of this tract to Francis Fullam, "Gentleman", of Weston, Massachuscetts.
On 7 November 1723, Samuel Aadams of Windsor, Connecticut, Son to George Adams formerly of Lancastar deced," and Joseph Adams of Simsbury Connecticut, "in Right of his father Daniel Adams also Son to the aforesd. George Adams of sd. Lancastar or Nashaway" and for the children & heirs of his father Daniel Adams aforesd deced," deeded the remaining two fifths to Mr. Fullam. The deed states that Samuel and Joseph were "Invested with two fifths of the whole of a Certain Tract of Land formerly granted or given by Shoinow Sachem of Nashaway unto the sd George Adams and Frances his Wife which was confirmed by the Genl. Court held at Boston May 12th 1675 containing Two Hundred Acres at Washcomhill.
Land & Property:
In late summer 1675 and in kFebruary 1676 during King Philip's War, Lancaster was ravaged by Indian attacks; and after the second assult the town was abandoned. The Adamses undoubtedly took refuge in Watertown or Cambridge Farms and probably did not return to Lanacaster, for on 28 May 1684, the name of George Adams appeared on a list of lancaster property owners who lived out of town.
Residence:
George spent his last years at Cambridge Farms, now Lexington, where he and his son George were taxed for the support of the ministry from 1 May 1692 to 1 May 1693
Died:
George Adams was "killed at Wat(ertown) 10 Oct 1696 by the fall of a rock, according to the verdict of Coroner's Jury, preserved in the Suffolk Court files".
Frances Adams, 'Relict widow of George Adams late of Cambridge Husbandman Deced' was appointed administor of his estate on 28 Oct 1696. The inventory of the estate of George Adams Senr late of Cambridge who deced ye 10th of Octobr, 1696 was taken 19 Oct 1696, and amounted to ?61 13 s. 8d. In this inventory appears an entry for "two hundred and sixty acres of Land at Lancaster" valued at ?50.
George married Frances Taylor about 1645 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Frances was born about 1623 in England; died on 31 Dec 1696 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Abt 1703 - Abt 1784 (~ 81 years)
