FOURTEENTH GENERATION

15874. * Henry Adams ⁽³⁹⁰³⁾ was born about 1583 in Barton St. David, Somersetshire, England.⁽³⁹⁰⁴⁾ He immigrated in 1638 to Massachusetts.⁽³⁹⁰⁵⁾ He emigrated in 1638 from England.⁽³⁹⁰⁶⁾ He died in OCT 1646 in Quincy, MA.⁽³⁹⁰⁷⁾ *Henry Adams of Braintree, Mass : "Henry Adams died in Braintree (since 1792 Quincy), Mass., at the age of about sixty-three years, and was buried there 8, Oct.1646. (Braintree Records, page 731.) " He was buried on OCT 8 1646 in Quincy, MA.⁽³⁹⁰⁸⁾ *Henry Adams of Braintree, Mass : "Henry Adams died in Braintree (since 1792 Quincy), Mass., at the age of about sixty-three years, and was buried there 8, Oct.1646. (Braintree Records, page 731.) " He is my 11th great grandfather. 11th great grandfather

*Henry Adams of Braintree, Mass : "Henry Adams, the progenitor in New England of a distinguished American family," ... "Neither from sceptred race of kings nor noble lineage of baronial castle was derived this Adams family in England. They were a race of sturdy yeomen who lived for generations in Barton St. David and its vicinity, subsisting by cultivation of lease hold farms and the raising of sheep and cattle, and residing in simple, stone, thatched cottages."....
After his marriage to Edith Squire in 1609, "...his residence continued for several years in his native ancestral parish of Barton St. David,"... "before 1622, he moved into the adjoining parish of Kingweston, Co. Somerset" ... "he probably continued in Kingweston until his emigration with his family to New England in 1638. He followed the ancestral occupation of farming and also was a maltster." ...
", in 1638 Henry Adams with his wife and all his children (except his son Jonathan Adams) emigrated to New England." ... "The earliest mention of Henry Adams that has been found in New England is on 24 Feb. 1639/40 when he was granted by the town of Boston a lot of forty acres at Mount Wollaston (Braintree, now Quincy) for a family of ten heads, conditional on payment of a charge of 3s. per acre." ... "Henry Adams at once settled at Mount Wollaston which on 13 May 1640 was incorporated as the town of Braintree. His residence was located in that part of town which in 1792 became Quincy, Mass." [see source for more]

see notes with daughter's husband : Stephen Streeter from Rix

"...Henry Adams of Braintree." He was married to * Edith Squire on OCT 19 1609 in Somersetshire, England.⁽³⁹⁰⁹⁾ *Henry Adams of Braintree, Mass : they were married "in the adjoining parish of Charlton Mackrell "

15875. * Edith Squire was born about 1587 in Charlton Mackrell, Somersetshire, England. based on baptism She was baptized on MAY 29 1587 in Charlton Mackrell, Somersetshire, England.⁽³⁹¹⁰⁾ She immigrated in 1638 to Massachusetts.⁽³⁹¹¹⁾ She emigrated in 1638 from England.⁽³⁹¹²⁾ She died on JAN 21 1672/73 in Medfield, MA. ⁽³⁹¹³⁾ She is my 11th great grandmother. 11th great grandmother Children were:

i. Lieutenent Henry Adams⁽³⁹¹⁴⁾ was born in 1610 in Barton St. David, Somersetshire, England. ⁽³⁹¹⁵⁾ He immigrated in 1638 to New England. ⁽³⁹¹⁶⁾ *Henry Adams of Braintree, Mass : "Henry, born in 1610; emigrated to New England with his parents in 1638." He emigrated in 1638 from England.⁽³⁹¹⁷⁾ *Henry Adams of Braintree, Mass : "Henry, born in 1610; emigrated to New England with his parents in 1638." He died on FEB 21 1675/76 in Medfield, MA. ⁽³⁹¹⁸⁾ *Henry Adams of Braintree, Mass : " During King Philip's War, Medfield was raided by the Indians on 21 Feb. 1675/6, most of the town was distroyed, and Lieut. Adams was killed at his doorway during this attack." He is my 10th great granduncle. 10th great granduncle

*Henry Adams of Braintree, Mass : "Henry, born in 1610; emigrated to New England with his parents in 1638, located with them in Braintree, Mass., where as 'Henry Adams Junior' he was one of the thirty-two petitioners of that town concerning a land grant, in Oct. 1645. Soon after his father's death, as ' Henry Adams' he was appointed clerk of the writs at Braintree, 4 Nov. 1646."
"About 1650 he became one of the founders of Medfield, Mass., where he held numerous town offices, was appointed lieutenant of the local military company, 6 Jan. 1673/4, and served as deputy to the Massachusetts General Court in 1659, 1665, 1674 and 1675. During King Philip's War, Medfield was raided by the Indians on 21 Feb.1675/6, most of the town was distroyed, and Lieut. Adams was killed at his doorway during this attack."
ii. Thomas Adams⁽³⁹¹⁹⁾ was born before MAR 25 1612 in Barton St. David, Somersetshire, England. based on baptism He was baptized on MAR 25 1612 in Barton St. David, Somersetshire, England. ⁽³⁹²⁰⁾ He immigrated in 1638 to Massachusetts. ⁽³⁹²¹⁾ He emigrated in 1638 from England. ⁽³⁹²²⁾ He died on JUL 20 1688 in Chelmsford, MA.⁽³⁹²³⁾ He is my 10th great granduncle. 10th great granduncle

*Henry Adams of Braintree, Mass : "admitted freeman of the Massachusetts Colony 10 May 1643." "He was of Concord, Mass., in 1646 where he and also his brothers John and Samuel Adams became land owners."
"He became one of the founders of Chelmsford, Mass., where he held various town offices and was deputy to the Massachusetts General Court in 1673. In May 1678 he was appointed ensign and in May 1682 lieutenant of the Chelmsford military company, of which his brother Samuel Adams was captain."
iii. Jonathan Adams⁽³⁹²⁴⁾ was born about 1614 in Barton St. David, Somersetshire, England. ⁽³⁹²⁵⁾ He immigrated in 1651 to Massachusetts. ⁽³⁹²⁶⁾ *Henry Adams of Braintree, Mass : "Jonathan Adams later emigrated to New England, probably with his brother John Adams on the latter's return voyage in 1651, and soon afterwards settled in Medfield, Mass., " He emigrated in 1651 from England.⁽³⁹²⁷⁾ *Henry Adams of Braintree, Mass : "Jonathan Adams later emigrated to New England, probably with his brother John Adams on the latter's return voyage in 1651, and soon afterwards settled in Medfield, Mass., " He died on JUL 28 1690 in Medfield, MA.⁽³⁹²⁸⁾ *Henry Adams of Braintree, Mass : "As 'Jonathan Adams, Sr.,' his death is recorded in Medfield 28 July 1690. (Medfield Vital Records, page 190.) " He is my 10th great granduncle. 10th great granduncle

*Henry Adams of Braintree, Mass : Jonathan "remained in England when the rest of the family emigrated to New England in 1638; located on a farm in Baltonsborough owened by his grandfather Henry Squire."
"Jonathan Adams later emigrated to New England, probably with his brother John Adams on the latter's return voyage in 1651, and soon afterwards settled in Medfield, Mass., "
iv. Samuel Adams⁽³⁹²⁹⁾ was born about 1616 in Barton St. David, Somersetshire, England. ⁽³⁹³⁰⁾ He emigrated in 1638 from England. ⁽³⁹³¹⁾ *Henry Adams of Braintree, Mass : "emigrated to New England with his parents in 1638 and located with them in Braintree, Mass." He immigrated in 1638 to Massachusetts.⁽³⁹³²⁾ *Henry Adams of Braintree, Mass : "emigrated to New England with his parents in 1638 and located with them in Braintree, Mass." He died on JAN 24 1689 in Massachusetts.⁽³⁹³³⁾ *Henry Adams of Braintree, Mass : "He died 24 Jan. 1688/9, aged 72 years according to his gravestone in Charlestown." He was buried after JAN 24 1689 in Charlestown, MA.⁽³⁹³⁴⁾ *Henry Adams of Braintree, Mass : "He died 24 Jan. 1688/9, aged 72 years according to his gravestone in Charlestown." He is my 10th great granduncle. 10th great granduncle

*Henry Adams of Braintree, Mass : "IV. Samuel, born about 1616-17; emigrated to New England with his parents in 1638 and located with them in Braintree, Mass. The first mention of him is his admission as a freeman of the Massachusetts Colony, 10 May 1643, and the next as one of thirty-two Braintree petitioners concerning a land grant in Oct. 1645."
"During the next few years he lived in Charlestown and Concord, Mass., and acquired land in Concord (as did his brothers Thomas and John). "
In 1654 "he joined his brother Thomas Adams in Chelmsford where he erected and conducted mills in the part of Chelmsford now Lowell, Mass., and was appointed captain of the Chelmsford military company. He died 24 Jan. 1688/9, aged 72 years according to his gravestone in Charlestown."
7937 v. * Urusula Adams.
vi. Peter Adams⁽³⁹³⁵⁾ was born in 1621 in Kingweston, Somersetshire, England.⁽³⁹³⁶⁾ He emigrated in 1638 from England.⁽³⁹³⁷⁾ He immigrated in 1638 to Massachusetts. ⁽³⁹³⁸⁾ He died in 1690 in Medfield, MA. ⁽³⁹³⁹⁾ He is my 10th great granduncle. 10th great granduncle

*Henry Adams of Braintree, Mass : "VI. Peter, born in 1621; came to New England with his parents in 1638 and located with them in Braintree; was probably one of the thirty-two Braintree petitioners of Oct.1645 but with his name erroneously written Christopher" [see p.66-copy] "He was mentioned in his father's will in 1646 and was admitted freeman of the Massachusetts Colony 22 May 1650, being then still a resident of Braintree. The next year he joined his older brother Henry Adams in Medfield, Mass. ..."
vii. John Adams⁽³⁹⁴⁰⁾ was born before DEC 10 1622 in Kingweston, Somersetshire, England. based on baptism He was baptized on DEC 10 1622 in Kingweston, Somersetshire, England. ⁽³⁹⁴¹⁾ He emigrated in 1638 from England. ⁽³⁹⁴²⁾ He immigrated in 1638 to Massachusetts. ⁽³⁹⁴³⁾ He died in 1706 in Cambridge, MA. ⁽³⁹⁴⁴⁾ *Henry Adams of Braintree, Mass : "John Adams died at Menotomy" [field - see p. 87] "in Cambridge in 1706, in his eighty-fourth year," He was buried in 1706 in Cambridge, MA. ⁽³⁹⁴⁵⁾ *Henry Adams of Braintree, Mass : He "was doubtless buried in the old Arlington Cemetery, although no gravestone to him is now extant." He is my 10th great granduncle. 10th great granduncle

*Henry Adams of Braintree, Mass : He "was brought to New England by his parents in the Spring of 1638. He was immediately apprenticed to John Fownell, a millwright who emigrated from Herford, Co., Herts, England, in 1638 and located in Cambridge, Mass., with whom young Adams probably continued until he became of age in 1643." ...
"On the expiration of his apprenticeship to Mr. Fownell about 1644, John Adams evidently joined his parents in Braintree, Mass., as his name is among the thirty-two petitioners of that town in Oct. 1645." ... "In 1646 he is mentioned in the will of his father Henry Adams, and in the same year went with his elder brother Thomas Adams to Concord, Mass., where he aquired a house and land; he also acquired a few years later some land in Chelmsford, Mass." ...
.... "Early in 1650 John Adams went to England on the foregoing buisness matters, but returned to New England in 1651 and secured a homestead lot on which is now located the town hall and the railroad station in Arlington Center. Here he built a dwelling house which was owned and occupied by six generations of the Adams family until taken down in 1846 to make room for the railroad station. This house was located on the main highway from Cambridge to Concord (now Massachusetts Avenue) and was riddled with bullets fired by the British troops during their retreat from Concord to Cambridge on the afternoon of 19 April 1775. The bullets passed through the clapboards and were embedded in the brick lining of the exterior walls where many of them were found when the building was razed over seventy years later." ... "At various times he aquired other small parcels in Cambridge and Charlestown. He also bought from Golden Moore" ... "a farm of 117 acres, which was surveyed and laid out to him in 1664" ... "in what is now Lexington." [see p.86 for more on lands]
He was admitted to the First Church of Cambridge on May 18, 1666. [p.87]
viii. Joseph Adams⁽³⁹⁴⁶⁾ was born in 1626 in Kingweston, Somersetshire, England.⁽³⁹⁴⁷⁾ He emigrated in 1638 from England.⁽³⁹⁴⁸⁾ He immigrated in 1638 to Massachusetts. ⁽³⁹⁴⁹⁾ He came with his parents, at about age 12. He died on DEC 6 1694 in Braintree, MA.^{(3950) (3951)} *Henry Adams of Braintree, Mass : "died in Braintree 6 Dec. 1694, aged sixty-eight years. (Vital Records of Braintree, page 660.)" He is my 10th great granduncle. 10th great granduncle

*Henry Adams of Braintree, Mass : He "was brought to New England in 1638 by his parents and went with them to Braintree (now Quincy), Mass. The first mention of him here is in 1646 as a legatee in his father's will. He succeeded to the paternal homestead in Braintree, like his father was a farmer and maltster," [see source for more].
ix. Edward Adams⁽³⁹⁵²⁾ was born before APR 19 1629 in Kingweston, Somersetshire, England. based on baptism He was baptized on APR 19 1629 in Kingweston, Somersetshire, England. ⁽³⁹⁵³⁾ He emigrated in 1638 from England. ⁽³⁹⁵⁴⁾ He immigrated in 1638 to Massachusetts. ⁽³⁹⁵⁵⁾ He died on NOV 12 1716 in Medfield, MA. ⁽³⁹⁵⁶⁾ He is my 10th great granduncle. 10th great granduncle

*Henry Adams of Braintree, Mass : "IX. Edward, baptized at Kingweston, 19 Apr. 1629; emigrated to New England with his parents in 1638, went with them to Braintree, Mass., and is first found mentioned there in the will of his father in 1646. On 3 May 1654 he and John Fussell [his step father] were admitted freemen of the Massachusetts Colony."
"About 1654 he settled in Medfield, Mass., where his older brothers Henry and Peter had already located."
"He was appointed ensign of the Medfield company in 1689, served as representative to the Massachusetts General Court in 1689, 1692 and 1702, and died in Medfield, 12 Nov. 1716."

Note: He and Lydia had 14 children [1st marriage]
He and Abigail had no children [2nd marriage]
He and Sarah had no children [3rd marriage]