EIGHTH GENERATION


162. Jacob ADAMS Jr. Sgt. was born about 1681 in Suffield,Hartfort, CT.(6) He was an active and leding citizenof Sufield, was chosenin 1705 "to make speeches and lead votes on prudential matters."

He owned a 10 acre piece of land (transaction listed in the Town records, Voi 1-the thin beige book). He died on 28 Oct 1756 in Suffield, Hartfort, CT. (7) He was married to Mercy Gillett on 24 Dec 1702 in Windsor, Hartford, CT.

163. Mercy Gillett was born on 30 Jan 1682 in Windsor, Hartford, CT. She died on 28 Oct 1756 in Suffield, Hartford, CT.(8) Children were:

child i. Jacob ADAMS Jr. was born on 15 Nov 1703 in Suffield, Hartford, CT. He died on 28 Oct 1756 in Suffield, Hartford, CT.
child ii. John ADAMS Jr. was born on 18 Aug 1705 in Suffield, Hartford, CT. He died on 25 Aug 1706 in Suffield, Hartford, CT.
child iii. John ADAMS Jr. was born on 28 Jan 1706 in Suffield, Hartford, CT.
child iv. Mercy ADAMS Jr. was born on 19 Feb 1708 in Suffield, Hartford, CT. (7) She died on 17 Jan 1760 in Sheffield, Berkshire, Mass.
child81 v. Agnes ADAMS.
child vi. Jonathan Adams ADAMS Jr. was born on 9 Nov 1713 in Suffield, Hartford, CT. He died as an infant He died in Suffield, Hartford, CT.
child vii. Elizabeth ADAMS Jr. was born on 5 Jun 1715 in Suffield, Hartford, CT.
child viii. Mary ADAMS Jr. was born on 17 Feb 1716 in Suffield, Hartford, CT. She died on 18 Mar 1758.
child ix. Benjamin ADAMS Jr. was born on 7 Oct 1718 in Suffield, Hartford, CT.
child x. Rachel ADAMS Jr. was born on 24 Sep 1725 in Suffield, Hartford, CT. (9) She died on 1 Oct 1808.

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