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- 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.
10 j
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.
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