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Esther Adam 1570–1641 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Jun 1570

Birth Location: Powhatan Nation, Shawnee Village, near Frederick, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1641

Death Location: Henrico County, Werowocomoco, Orapax, Powhatan Confederation

Father: Wahunsunacawh Tsenacomico

Mother: Matatishe Powhatan

Spouse(s): Joseph Brooks

Children(s): Penelope Brooks

The story of Esther Adam began in 1570 in Powhatan Nation, Shawnee Village, near Frederick, Virginia, USA. Esther Adam married Joseph Adams Brooks, and had children including Penelope Adams Brooks. Esther Adam passed away in 1641 in Henrico County, Werowocomoco, Orapax, Powhatan Confederation.

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Biography

  • The story of Esther Adam began in 1570 in Powhatan Nation, Shawnee Village, near Frederick, Virginia, USA.
  • Esther Adam married Joseph Adams Brooks, and had children including Penelope Adams Brooks.
  • Esther Adam passed away in 1641 in Henrico County, Werowocomoco, Orapax, Powhatan Confederation.

Immediate Family

Parents

Wahunsunacawh Tsenacomico
1545–1618
Birth Location: Powhatan Algonquin Village - at James River Falls - New River at Werowocomoco on the Pamunkey River, Puaski County, King William, VA
WT
Matatishe Powhatan
1545–1618
Birth Location: Werowocomoco, Orapax, Virginia, USA
MP

Spouses(s)

Joseph Brooks
1573–1665
Birth Location: Netherlands
JB

Children(s)

Penelope Brooks
1600–1646
Birth Location: Dutch, Netherlands
PB

Esther Adam's Ancestors

Self
Esther Adam
1570–1641
Birth Place: Powhatan Nation, Shawnee Village, near Frederick, Virginia, USA
Parents
Wahunsunacawh or Wahunsonacock Powhatan Chief of Tsenacomico
1545–1618
Powhatan Algonquin Village - at James River Falls - New River at Werowocomoco on the Pamunkey River, Puaski County, King William, VA
Matatishe (Winanuske Nonoma) Powhatan
1545–1618
Werowocomoco, Orapax, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Ensenore (Algonkian Running Stream King Nemattanon) Powhatan
1500–1570
territories around what is now Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Esther Adam's Descendants

1.
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Esther Adam (3 Jun 1570–1641) m. Joseph (Adams) Brooks (1573–1665)
  1. 1. Penelope (Adams*) Brooks 1600–1646 m. John (Brooks) II* 1587–1630
    1. 1. John (Brooks) lll 1624–1708 m. Joane Gill 1605–1696
      1. 1. Rector (Thomas) Brooks 1654–1735 m. Mary (Owens Taylor) (Brooks) 1656–1741
        1. 1. James (John Brooks, esq. (Lost Colony)) Esq 1690–1766 m. Susan (Winifred) Ingham 1697–1780
    2. 2. Priscilla Brooks 1856–

Esther Adam's Timeline

2 Records

1570
3 Jun 1570
Birth of Esther Adam in Powhatan Nation, Shawnee Village, near Frederick, Virginia, USA
Powhatan Nation, Shawnee Village, near Frederick, Virginia, USA
1641
1641
Age 71
Death of Esther Adam in Henrico County, Werowocomoco, Orapax, Powhatan Confederation
Henrico County, Werowocomoco, Orapax, Powhatan Confederation

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Jun 1570
    Event Place: Powhatan Nation, Shawnee Village, near Frederick, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1641
    Event Place: Henrico County, Werowocomoco, Orapax, Powhatan Confederation
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