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Capt Abraham Adams 1676–1763 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 May 1676

Birth Location: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 8 Apr 1763

Death Location: Byfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Sgt Adams

Mother: Mary Pettengill

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Longfellow, Anne Longfellow

Children(s): Samuel Adams, William Adams

Capt Abraham Adams was born in 1676 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Sgt Abraham Robert Adams And Mary Ingersoll Pettengill. Capt Abraham Adams married Anne Longfellow, Elizabeth Longfellow, and had children including Samuel Adams, William Adams. Capt Abraham Adams passed away in 1763 in Byfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Capt Abraham Adams was born in 1676 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Sgt Abraham Robert Adams And Mary Ingersoll Pettengill.
  • Capt Abraham Adams married Anne Longfellow, Elizabeth Longfellow, and had children including Samuel Adams, William Adams.
  • Capt Abraham Adams passed away in 1763 in Byfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Capt Adams's Ancestors

Self
Capt Adams
1676–1763
Birth Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Sgt Abraham Robert Adams
1639–1714
Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, Colonial Era
Mary (Ingersoll) Pettengill
1652–1705
Plaistow, Rockingham, New Hampshire
Grandparents
Robert Adams
1602–1682
Lymington, South Hampton, England
Eleanor Wilmot
1610–1677
Hunting Field, Suffolk, England
Richard (Matthew Cooke) Petingale
1611–1695
Shotesham, All Saints, Norfolk, England
Joanna INGERSOLL
1624–1693
Sutton, Bedfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Adams
1582–1676
Elizabeth Sharlon
1577–1676
Matthew Petingale
1580–1637
MARY Cooke
1591–1642
RICHARD Ingersoll
1587–1644
Agnes Langley
1590–1677
2nd-Great-Grandparents
RICHARD ADAMS
1555–1604
MARGARET ARMAGER
1558–1604
Thomas Petinghall
1543–1595
Catherine Meke
1558–1590
George Ingersoll
1562–1644
Alicia Hankin
1566–1644
Thomas Langley
1548–1600
Ann Denison
1552–1595

Capt Adams's Descendants

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Capt (Abraham) Adams (2 May 1676–8 Apr 1763) m. Elizabeth Longfellow (3 Jul 1688–24 Feb 1758) m. Anne Longfellow (3 Oct 1683–24 Feb 1758)
  1. 1. Samuel Adams 1717–1746 m. Abigail Reynolds 1719– m. Abigail Lockwood 1730–1766
  2. 2. William Adams 1706–1765

Capt Adams's Timeline

2 Records

1676
2 May 1676
Birth of Capt Abraham Adams in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
1763
8 Apr 1763
Age 87
Death of Capt Abraham Adams in Byfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Byfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 May 1676
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] Massachusetts, Town Vital Collections
    [3] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [4] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1676; Birth city: Newbury; Birth state: MA.
    [5] Millennium File
    [6] Massachusetts, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: MA, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Apr 1763
    Event Place: Byfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] Massachusetts, Town Vital Collections
    [3] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1676; Birth city: Newbury; Birth state: MA.
    [4] Millennium File
    [5] Massachusetts, Find a Grave Index

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