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Dr. Matthew Adams 1686–1755 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 May 1686

Birth Location: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 24 Nov 1755

Death Location: Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Sergeant Sr.

Mother: Mary Pettingill

Spouse(s): Sarah Knight

Children(s): Abraham Adams, Judith Adams, Matthew Adams, Sarah Adams

Dr. Matthew Adams was born in 1686 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Sergeant Abraham Adams Sr And Mary Eliza Ingersoll Pettingill. Dr. Matthew Adams married Sarah Knight, and had children including Abraham Adams, Judith Adams, Matthew Ordway Adams, Sarah Adams. Dr. Matthew Adams passed away in 1755 in Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Dr. Matthew Adams was born in 1686 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Sergeant Abraham Adams Sr And Mary Eliza Ingersoll Pettingill.
  • Dr. Matthew Adams married Sarah Knight, and had children including Abraham Adams, Judith Adams, Matthew Ordway Adams, Sarah Adams.
  • Dr. Matthew Adams passed away in 1755 in Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dr. Adams's Ancestors

Self
Dr. Adams
1686–1755
Birth Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Sergeant Abraham Adams Sr.
1639–1714
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Mary (Eliza Ingersoll) Pettingill
1652–1705
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Richard Pettingill
1625–1681
Shotesham, Norfolk, , England
Joanna Ingersol
1624–1693
Sutton, Bedfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Matthew Pettengell
1580–1637
Maria Cooke
1591–1642
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Petinghall
1543–1595
Catherine Meke
1558–1590

Dr. Adams's Descendants

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Dr. (Matthew) Adams (25 May 1686–24 Nov 1755) m. Sarah Knight (3 November 1686–29 October 1738)
  1. 1. Abraham Adams 1713–1795
  2. 2. Judith Adams 1716–1784
  3. 3. Matthew (Ordway) Adams 1709–1765 m. Hannah Rawlings 1726–1782
    1. 1. Benjamin Adams 1752–1819 m. Judith Adams 1748–1823
      1. 1. Benjamin Adams 1773– m. Susanna Goodhue 1774–1822
        1. 1. Susanna Adams 1797–
        2. 2. Sarah Adams 1799–1799
        3. 3. Samuel (Goodhue) Adams 1800–1859
        4. 4. Paul Adams 1802–
        5. 5. Silas Adams 1802–
        6. 6. Benjamin Adams 1803–
        7. 7. John (Bodily) Adams 1805–
        8. 8. Joseph (Mitchell) Adams 1807–
        9. 9. James (Foster) Adams 1808–1809
        10. 10. Andrew (A) Adams 1810–1811
        11. 11. Elizabeth Adams 1812–
        12. 12. Thomas Adams 1814–
        13. 13. Charles Adams 1817–1878 m. Lucy (Helen) Everett 1823–1878
  4. 4. Sarah Adams 1711–1745

Dr. Adams's Timeline

3 Records

1686
25 May 1686
Birth of Dr. Matthew Adams in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1700
16 April 1700
Age 14
Dr. Matthew Adams was married In Newbury, Essex Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
Newbury, Essex Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
1755
24 Nov 1755
Age 69
Death of Dr. Matthew Adams in Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 May 1686
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 April 1700
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Nov 1755
    Event Place: Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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