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Capt. Samuel Henry Adams 1617–1688 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1617

Birth Location: St David, Somerset, England

Death Date: 24 Jan 1688

Death Location: Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: GJ Sr

Mother: GJ Squire

Spouse(s): Rebecca Graves

Children(s): Susanna Adams

Capt. Samuel Henry Adams was born in 1617 in St David, Somerset, England, the child of Gj Esquire Henry Adams Sr And Gj Edith Rosamund Squire. Capt. Samuel Henry Adams married Rebecca Graves, and had children including Susanna Adams. Capt. Samuel Henry Adams passed away in 1688 in Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Capt. Samuel Henry Adams was born in 1617 in St David, Somerset, England, the child of Gj Esquire Henry Adams Sr And Gj Edith Rosamund Squire.
  • Capt. Samuel Henry Adams married Rebecca Graves, and had children including Susanna Adams.
  • Capt. Samuel Henry Adams passed away in 1688 in Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Capt. Adams's Ancestors

Self
Capt. Adams
1617–1688
Birth Place: St David, Somerset, England
Parents
GJ Esquire Henry Adams Sr
1583–1646
Barton St David, Somerset, England
GJ (Edith Rosamund) Squire
1587–1672
Charlton, Mackrell, Somerset, England
Grandparents
GJ (John) Adams
1555–1604
Farleigh Hungerford, Mendip District, Somerset, England
GJ (Agnes Katherine) Adams
1556–1615
Barton St David, South Somerset District, Somerset, England
GJ (Henry Thomas) Squire
1563–1649
Charlton Mackrell, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
GJ Adams
1531–1596
GJ Stebbing
1536–1598
2nd-Great-Grandparents
GJ Adams
1502–1542
GJ Squire
1504–1572

Capt. Adams's Descendants

1.
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Capt. (Samuel Henry) Adams (Jan 1617–24 Jan 1688) m. Rebecca Graves (25 Sep 1630–8 Oct 1664)
  1. 1. Susanna Adams 1662–1741 m. Daniel Waldo 1657–1737
    1. 1. Bethia Waldo 1698–1777 m. Edmund (Littlefield) Jr 1686–1717
      1. 1. Esther Littlefield 1714–1792 m. Samuel (Soper) Jr 1709–1749
        1. 1. Esther Soper 1738–1812 m. Dec. (Silas) Briggs 1732–1813
    2. 2. Rebeckah Waldo 1693–1753
    3. 3. Zechariah Waldo 1701–1761
    4. 4. Mary Waldo 1696–1787
    5. 5. Hannah Waldo 1687–1777
    6. 6. Susannah Waldo 1684–1730

Capt. Adams's Timeline

2 Records

1617
Jan 1617
Birth of Capt. Samuel Henry Adams in St David, Somerset, England
St David, Somerset, England
1688
24 Jan 1688
Age 71
Death of Capt. Samuel Henry Adams in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1617
    Event Place: St David, Somerset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1688
    Event Place: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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