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Captain Samuel Adams 1653–1688 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1653

Birth Location: St David, Somerset, England

Death Date: 20 Jul 1688

Death Location: Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Henry Adams

Mother: Edith Squire

Spouse(s): Mary Eglesfield, Rebecca Graves, Esther Sparhawk, Rebecca Graves

Children(s): Mary Adams, Susanna Adams, Samuel Adams, Thomas Adams, Rebecca Adams, Catherine Adams, Benjamin Adams, Nathaniel Adams, John Adams, Esther Adams, Joseph Adams

In 1653, Captain Samuel Adams entered the world in St David, Somerset, England, born to Henry Adams And Edith Squire. Captain Samuel Adams married Esther Sparhawk, Mary Eglesfield, Rebecca Graves, and had children including Benjamin Adams, Catherine Adams, Esther Adams, John Adams, Joseph Adams, Mary Adams, Nathaniel Adams, Rebecca Adams, Samuel Adams, Susanna Adams, Thomas Adams. Captain Samuel Adams passed away in 1688 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1653, Captain Samuel Adams entered the world in St David, Somerset, England, born to Henry Adams And Edith Squire.
  • Captain Samuel Adams married Esther Sparhawk, Mary Eglesfield, Rebecca Graves, and had children including Benjamin Adams, Catherine Adams, Esther Adams, John Adams, Joseph Adams, Mary Adams, Nathaniel Adams, Rebecca Adams, Samuel Adams, Susanna Adams, Thomas Adams.
  • Captain Samuel Adams passed away in 1688 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Adams
1583–1646
Birth Location: Somerset, England
HA
Edith Squire
1587–1646
Birth Location: Charlton Mackrell, Somerset, England
ES

Spouses(s)

Mary Eglesfield
1616–1650
Birth Location: London, England
ME
Rebecca Graves
1637–1664
Birth Location: Ratcliff, Stepney, Middlesex, England
RG
Esther Sparhawk
1619–1668
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
ES
Rebecca Graves
1640–1727
Birth Location: –
RG

Children(s)

Mary Adams
1664–1744
Birth Location: Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
MA
Susanna Adams
1661–1741
Birth Location: Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
SA
Samuel Adams
1647–1647
Birth Location: Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
SA
Thomas Adams
1652–1684
Birth Location: Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
TA
Rebecca Adams
1654–1727
Birth Location: Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
RA
Catherine Adams
1659–1682
Birth Location: Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
CA
Benjamin Adams
1769–
Birth Location: –
BA
Nathaniel Adams
1662–1664
Birth Location: Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
NA
John Adams
1657–1657
Birth Location: Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
JA
Esther Adams
1669–1693
Birth Location: Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
EA
Joseph Adams
1673–1717
Birth Location: Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
JA

Captain Adams's Ancestors

Self
Captain Adams
1653–1688
Birth Place: St David, Somerset, England
Parents
Henry Adams
1583–1646
Somerset, England
Edith Squire
1587–1646
Charlton Mackrell, Somerset, England
Grandparents
Richard Adams
1555–1604
Somerset, England
Agnes Stone
1556–1616
Somerset, England
Henry Squire
1558–1649
Charlton, Gloucestershire, England
Charlotte Mackrell
1565–1660
Charlton, Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Henry Adams
1531–1596
Rose Stebbing
1536–1598
John Stone
Agnes Unknown
William Squire
1520–1567
Margaret Mar
1533–1627
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Adams
1500–1557
Alice Adams
1505–1572
John Stebbing
1460–1490
Alice Stebbing
1449–
Thomas Squyre
1480–1505

Captain Adams's Descendants

1.
CA
Captain (Samuel) Adams (1653–20 Jul 1688) m. Mary Eglesfield (1616–1650) m. Rebecca Graves (1637–08 Oct 1664) m. Esther Sparhawk (1619–07 May 1668) m. Rebecca Graves (1640–17 Sep 1727)
  1. 1. Mary Adams 1664–1744 m. Samuel Webb 1660–1738
    1. 1. Mary Webb 1694–1731
    2. 2. Nathaniel Webb 1696–1750
    3. 3. Zebulon Webb 1698–1760
    4. 4. Samuel Webb 1690–1779
  2. 2. Susanna Adams 1661–1741 m. Daniel Waldo 1657–1737
    1. 1. Esther Waldo 1698–1777
    2. 2. Marah Waldo 1696–1787
    3. 3. Rebecca Waldo 1693–1753
    4. 4. Daniel Waldo 1692–1716
    5. 5. Bethia Waldo 1688–1745
    6. 6. Hannah Waldo 1687–1777
    7. 7. Susanna Waldo 1684–1730
    8. 8. Sarah Waldo 1702–1726
    9. 9. Zechariah Waldo 1701–1761
  3. 3. Samuel Adams 1647–1647
  4. 4. Thomas Adams 1652–1684
  5. 5. Rebecca Adams 1654–1727
  6. 6. Catherine Adams 1659–1682 m. John Rayner 1659–1706
    1. 1. John Rayner 1682–1682
  7. 7. Benjamin Adams 1769–
  8. 8. Nathaniel Adams 1662–1664
  9. 9. John Adams 1657–1657
  10. 10. Esther Adams 1669–1693
  11. 11. Joseph Adams 1673–1717

Captain Adams's Timeline

26 Records

1612
25 Mar 1612
Birth of Captain Samuel Adams in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1612
25 Mar 1612
Birth of Captain Samuel Adams in St David, Somerset, England
St David, Somerset, England
1616
1616
Birth of Captain Samuel Adams in St David, Somerset, England
St David, Somerset, England
1616
1616
Birth of Captain Samuel Adams in St David, Somerset, England
St David, Somerset, England
1616
1616
Birth of Captain Samuel Adams in St David, Somerset, England
St David, Somerset, England
1616
1616
Birth of Captain Samuel Adams in St David, Somerset, England
St David, Somerset, England
1617
1617
Birth of Captain Samuel Adams in Somerset, England
Somerset, England
1617
1617
Birth of Captain Samuel Adams in Somerset, England
Somerset, England
1617
1617
Birth of Captain Samuel Adams in Somerset, England
Somerset, England
1617
1617
Birth of Captain Samuel Adams in Somerset, England, British, Iceland
Somerset, England, British, Iceland
1617
25 Mar 1617
Birth of Captain Samuel Adams in St David, Somerset, England
St David, Somerset, England
1653
1653
Birth of Captain Samuel Adams in St David, Somerset, England
St David, Somerset, England
1687
24 Jan 1687
Age 34
Death of Captain Samuel Adams in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
1688
24 Jan 1688
Age 35
Death of Captain Samuel Adams in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
1688
24 Jan 1688
Age 35
Death of Captain Samuel Adams in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1688
24 Jan 1688
Age 35
Death of Captain Samuel Adams in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1688
24 Jan 1688
Age 35
Death of Captain Samuel Adams in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1688
24 Jan 1688
Age 35
Death of Captain Samuel Adams in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1688
24 Jan 1688
Age 35
Death of Captain Samuel Adams in Charlstown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Charlstown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1688
24 Jan 1688
Age 35
Death of Captain Samuel Adams in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1688
24 Jan 1688
Age 35
Death of Captain Samuel Adams in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1688
24 Jan 1688
Age 35
Death of Captain Samuel Adams in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1688
24 Jan 1688
Age 35
Death of Captain Samuel Adams in Charlstown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Charlstown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1688
24 Jan 1688
Age 35
Death of Captain Samuel Adams in Charleston, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Charleston, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
1688
20 Jul 1688
Age 35
Death of Captain Samuel Adams in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1689
24 Jan 1689
Age 36
Death of Captain Samuel Adams in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1617
    Event Place: Somerset, England
    Record Source: OneWorldTree, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1617
    Event Place: Somerset, England
    Record Source: OneWorldTree, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1617
    Event Place: Somerset, England
    Record Source: OneWorldTree, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1617
    Event Place: Somerset, England, British, Iceland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1612
    Event Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1612
    Event Place: St David, Somerset, England
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1616
    Event Place: St David, Somerset, England
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1616
    Event Place: St David, Somerset, England
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1616
    Event Place: St David, Somerset, England
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1616
    Event Place: St David, Somerset, England
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1617
    Event Place: St David, Somerset, England
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1653
    Event Place: St David, Somerset, England
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1688
    Event Place: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] OneWorldTree, Database online.
    [2] OneWorldTree, Database online.
    [3] OneWorldTree, Database online.
    [4] Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1689
    Event Place: Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1687
    Event Place: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1688
    Event Place: Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1688
    Event Place: Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1688
    Event Place: Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1688
    Event Place: Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1688
    Event Place: Charlstown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1688
    Event Place: Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1688
    Event Place: Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1688
    Event Place: Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 24
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1688
    Event Place: Charlstown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 25
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1688
    Event Place: Charleston, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 26
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jul 1688
    Event Place: Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.
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