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Benjamin Thomas Adams 1705 – 1756 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1705

Birth Location: Sussex County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 14 Jun 1756

Death Location: Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, USA

Father: Thomas Adams

Mother: Elizabeth (Adams)

Spouse(s): Nancy (Adams)

Children(s): John Adams

The story of Benjamin Thomas Adams began in 1705 in Sussex County, Virginia, USA. Benjamin Thomas Adams married Nancy Agnes Ezell (Adams), and had children including John Hobbs Adams. Benjamin Thomas Adams passed away in 1756 in Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Thomas Adams began in 1705 in Sussex County, Virginia, USA.
  • Benjamin Thomas Adams married Nancy Agnes Ezell (Adams), and had children including John Hobbs Adams.
  • Benjamin Thomas Adams passed away in 1756 in Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Adams
1691 – 1752
Birth Location: Shropshire, England
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Elizabeth (Adams)
1690 – 1722
Birth Location: Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Nancy (Adams)
1710 – 1756
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

John Adams
1727 – 1804
Birth Location: Stafford County, Virginia, USA
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Benjamin Adams's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Adams
1705 – 1756
Birth Place: Sussex County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Thomas Adams
1691 – 1752
Shropshire, England
Elizabeth (Brundson) (Adams)
1690 – 1722
Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
William (Adams \) Addams
1668 – 1725
Newport, Shropshire, England
Anne (Skitt (Adams \) Addams)
1663 – 1730
Upton, Shropshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Adams
1638 – 1714
Elizabeth (Adams)
1645 – 1701
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Adams
1612 – 1695
Ann (Adams)
1613 –
Thomas Hinde
1607 – 1660

Benjamin Adams's Descendants

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Benjamin (Thomas) Adams (1705 – 14 Jun 1756) m. Nancy (Agnes Ezell) (Adams) (04 Feb 1710 – 17 Dec 1756)
  1. 1. John (Hobbs) Adams (1727 – 1804) m. Ann ((Caudill)) Adams (1730 – 1803)
    1. 1. Jacob Adams (1753 – 11 Nov 1833) m. Mary (Touson Stamper) (Adams) (1756 – 1823)
      1. 1. Violet (Adams) (Minton) (1785 – December 12, 1859) m. Jesse (Lee) Minton (1780 – 1 Sep 1849)
        1. 1. Alfred (\ Alford Hugh) Minton (1802 – 1887) m. Elizabeth ("Betsy" (Crane \ Crouse) (Eller)) Minton (abt 1810 – aft 1880)

Benjamin Adams's Timeline

3 Records

1705
1705
Birth of Benjamin Thomas Adams in Sussex County, Virginia, USA
Sussex County, Virginia, USA
1709
05 May 1709
Age 4
Birth of Benjamin Thomas Adams in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
1756
14 Jun 1756
Age 51
Death of Benjamin Thomas Adams in Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, USA
Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 May 1709
    Event Place: Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1705
    Event Place: Sussex County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jun 1756
    Event Place: Sussex, Sussex, Virginia, USA
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