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George Adams 1620 – 1696 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1620

Birth Location: Watertown, MA

Death Date: 10 October 1696

Death Location: Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: George Adams

Mother: Martha Streetholt

Spouse(s): Frances Taylor

Children(s): George Adams, John Adams, Samuel Adams, George Adams, Benjamin Adams, Daniel Adams, Joseph Adams, John Adams, Samuel Adams, Mary Adams

George Adams was born in 1620 in Watertown, MA, the child of George Adams and Martha Streetholt. George Adams married Frances Taylor, and had children including George Adams, John Adams, Samuel Adams, George Adams, Benjamin Adams, Daniel Adams, Joseph Adams, John Adams, Samuel Adams, Mary Adams. George Adams passed away in 1696 in Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • George Adams was born in 1620 in Watertown, MA, the child of George Adams and Martha Streetholt.
  • George Adams married Frances Taylor, and had children including George Adams, John Adams, Samuel Adams, George Adams, Benjamin Adams, Daniel Adams, Joseph Adams, John Adams, Samuel Adams, Mary Adams.
  • George Adams passed away in 1696 in Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Adams
1585 – 1647
Birth Location: Queen Camel, Somerset, England
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Martha Streetholt
1600 – 1653
Birth Location: England
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Spouses(s)

Frances Taylor
1626 – 1696
Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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Children(s)

George Adams
1630 – 1650
Birth Location: England
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John Adams
1645 – 1732
Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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Samuel Adams
1645 – 1645
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Massachusetts, United States
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George Adams
1648 – 1733
Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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Benjamin Adams
1665 – 1672
Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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Daniel Adams
1679 – 1713
Birth Location: Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Joseph Adams
1657 – 1701
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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John Adams
1657 – 1732
Birth Location: Watertown, Littlefield, Connecticut, USA
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Samuel Adams
1660 – 1745
Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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Mary Adams
1664 – 1716
Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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George Adams's Ancestors

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George Adams
1620 – 1696
Birth Place: Watertown, MA
Parents
George Adams
1585 – 1647
Queen Camel, Somerset, England
Martha Streetholt
1600 – 1653
England
Grandparents
William Adams
1555 – 1624
Trent, Dorset, England
Elizabeth (Alice) Borrington
1557 – 1625
Dartmouth, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard (Addams)
1530 – 1601
Alice Stebbing
1505 – 1572
John Borrington
1535 – 1583
Susan Towe
1535 – 1557
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Adams
1502 – 1542
Margery Adams
1504 – 1572
Randolph Borrington
1505 – 1560
Elizabeth Ormill
1505 – 1560

George Adams's Descendants

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George Adams (1620 – 10 October 1696) m. Frances Taylor (1626 – 31 Dec 1696)
  1. 1. George Adams (1630 – 10 Nov 1650)
  2. 2. John Adams (6 Aug 1645 – 22 Nov 1732) m. Abigail Pinney
  3. 3. Samuel Adams (23 Nov 1645 – 23 Apr 1645)
  4. 4. George Adams (19 June 1648 – 17 February 1733) m. Martha Fiske (15 December 1666 – 7 May 1747)
    1. 1. Mercy Adams (1683 – Unknown)
    2. 2. Mary Adams (1684 – )
    3. 3. Mary Adams (1684 – MAR 1733/4)
    4. 4. Nathaniel Adams (1685 – )
    5. 5. Sarah Adams (1685 – )
    6. 6. George Adams (28 Apr 1685 – 8 Feb 1767) m. Juda ("Judith") Inu (1689 – 11 Nov 1759)
      1. 1. Lydia Adams (9 Jul 1706 – 1771)
      2. 2. Jonas Adams (6 Jun 1708 – 15 Jan 1709)
      3. 3. Jonathan Adams (15 Aug 1709 – 4 Nov 1804)
      4. 4. Judith Adams (15 Sep 1709 – 1802)
      5. 5. Elizabeth Adams (8 Jul 1712 – 1743) m. Robert Baker (1720 – 1775)
        1. 1. Patience Baker (23 Feb 1742 – 3 Sep 1771)
        2. 2. Elizabeth Baker (3 Sep 1745 – 18 Jan 1748)
        3. 3. Jonas BAKER (31 Mar 1747 – 6 Mar 1829)
        4. 4. Elizabeth Baker (6Sep1748 – 18Jan1749)
        5. 5. John Baker (1749 – 1835)
        6. 6. George BAKER (1750 – )
        7. 7. Nathan Baker (1753 – 26 May 1834)
      6. 6. Hannah Adams (9 Feb 1715 – 1756) m. Barachiah Lewis (28 Oct 1710 – 18 Apr 1785)
        1. 1. Mary Lewis (18 Nov 1735 – 11 Jul 1777)
        2. 2. Jonas Lewis (16 Nov 1741 – )
        3. 3. Hannah Lewis (5 Sep 1738 – )
        4. 4. Abigail Lewis (20 Aug 1740 – 30 Jun 1813)
        5. 5. Barrachias Lewis (Apr 1743 – )
        6. 6. Hannah Lewis (29 Dec 1744 – 14 May 1773)
        7. 7. Rebecca Lewis (Jun 1746 – )
        8. 8. Samuel Lewis (March 1749 – 1749)
        9. 9. Joshua Lewis (30 Sep 1750 – Aft 26 Sep 1776)
        10. 10. Timothy Lewis (1752 – )
        11. 11. Submit Lewis (20 May 1756 – )
        12. 12. Rachel Lewis (Abt. 1758 – )
        13. 13. Josephine Lewis (Abt. 1760 – )
      7. 7. Seth Adams (25 Mar 1717 – 15 May 1730)
      8. 8. Deborah Adams (13 Jun 1719 – 26 Jun 1719)
      9. 9. Josiah Adams (13 Jun 1719 – 1772)
      10. 10. Abigail Adams (6 May 1721 – 26 May 1740)
      11. 11. Daniel (David) Adams (2 May 1724 – 26 May 1771) m. Elizabeth Baker (6 Aug 1725 – 14 Jan 1818)
        1. 1. John Adams (1741 – 1794)
        2. 2. Elizabeth Adams (01 Mar 1743 – 1776) m. Jonas Baker (31 Mar 1747 – 6 Mar 1829)
        3. 3. Talitha Adams (25 Aug 1745 – )
        4. 4. Jonas Adams (03 Nov 1745 – )
        5. 5. Jonas Adams (11 Mar 1746 – 1800)
        6. 6. Seth Adams (17 Jan 1748 – Aft. 1820)
        7. 7. John Adams (1750 – Dec 15, 1777)
        8. 8. Edith Adams (16 Nov 1752 – 4 Aug 1822) m. Joseph Dix (1748 Jun 14 – 13 Jul 1827)
        9. 9. Daniel Adams (24 Aug 1755 – 1790) m. Sarah Clark (21 NOV 1754 – 19 Dec 1829) m. Mary Phelps
        10. 10. John Adams (ABT 1757 – ABT JUN 1827)
        11. 11. Sarah Adams (06 Jun 1763 – 3 Jan 1849)
        12. 12. Jonas Adams (11 Mar 1764 – 08 Nov 1848)
        13. 13. George Adams (2 Nov 1767 – 30 September 1851) m. Mary Woodward (28 Jun 1768 – 26 Sep 1832)
        14. 14. George Adams (2 Nov 1767 – 1 Jan 1789)
        15. 15. Joel Adams
    7. 7. Mathew Adams (1686 – 1755)
    8. 8. Martha Adams (10 Jan 1686 – 1757)
    9. 9. John Adams (02 Sep 1688 – 18 May 1774)
    10. 10. Thomas Adams (1690 – 4 Apr 1752)
    11. 11. Robert Adams (1695 – 1695)
    12. 12. Nathaniel Adams (12 Jun 1698 – 1 Oct 1757)
    13. 13. Sarah Adams (12 Jun 1698 – aft 1757)
    14. 14. Benjamin Adams (20 Dec 1701 – 26 Dec 1784) m. Sarah Richardson (5 Aug 1696 – 13 Sep 1738) m. Eunice Coolidge (4 Aug 1706 – )
      1. 1. Benjamin Adams (15 Feb 1727 – 27 Oct 1790)
      2. 2. Micaiah Adams (11 Feb 1728 – 19 Aug 1791)
      3. 3. Micaiah Adams (1728-02-11 – 19 Aug 1791)
      4. 4. Micajah Adams (11 FEB 1729 – 19 Aug 1747)
      5. 5. Samson Adams (25 Aug 1729 – 26 Aug 1785)
      6. 6. Eunice Adams (3 Jan 1731 – 15 Aug 1772) m. John Braman (12 Apr 1731 – 6 Sep 1810)
        1. 1. Anna Braman (6 Dec 1763 – 24 Aug 1846)
        2. 2. Cyrus Braman (28 Nov 1766 – 10 Oct 1850)
        3. 3. Lucy Braman (14 Jun 1768 – 20 Aug 1796)
        4. 4. Eunice Braman (15 Sep 1770 – 21 Nov 1836)
        5. 5. Mary Braman (18 May 1772 – 1809)
      7. 7. Nathaniel Adams (06 OCT 1732 – 01 OCT 1757)
      8. 8. Israel Adams (20 JUN 1733 – )
      9. 9. Simon Adams (15 Oct 1734 – )
      10. 10. Ebenezer Adams (23 May 1740 – 20 Jan 1739)
      11. 11. Abraham Adams (24 Aug 1742 – 4 May 1827)
      12. 12. Lydia Adams (14 Aug 1743 – )
      13. 13. Solomon Adams (6 Apr 1744 – 10 Jun 1824)
      14. 14. Martha Adams (02 NOV 1746 – 7 May 1747)
      15. 15. Pvt. (Abraham) Adams (13 May 1748 – 04 May 1827)
      16. 16. Mary Adams (26 NOV 1748 – )
      17. 17. Abel Adams (9 Nov 1755 – 27 Jul 1756)
      18. 18. Abel Adams (Mar 28, 1755 – 1821) m. Hannah
      19. 19. Nathaniel Adams (1756 – 1 Oct 1757)
      20. 20. Micaiah Adams (11 Feb 1729 – 19 Aug 1747)
      21. 21. Nathaniel Adams (1756 – )
    15. 15. William (Eugene II) Adams (1703 – 1758)
    16. 16. Abigail Adams (1699 – 26 Dec 1784) m. Ebenezer Brown (23 October 1705 – 17 December 1785)
      1. 1. David Brown (21 February 1732 – 30 October 1801)
      2. 2. Martha (Adams) Green (6 April 1736 – 25 December 1768)
    17. 17. Anna Adams (1706 – Oct. 5, 1747) m. Isaac Child (24 Mar 1706 – 16 Feb 1788)
      1. 1. Nathaniel Child (31 Oct 1728 – 15 May 1731)
      2. 2. Moses Child (6 Apr 1731 – 8 Feb 1793)
      3. 3. Eunice Child (14 Apr 1734 – )
  5. 5. Benjamin Adams (about 1665 – 26 Oct 1672)
  6. 6. Daniel Adams (1679 – 29 Jul 1713) m. Mary (Hester) Phelps (25 Oct 1658 – 20 Sep 1677) m. Mary Pinney (16 Jun 1644 – 15 Jul 1725) m. Mary Adams ( – abt 1728)
    1. 1. Daniel (II) Adams (1678 – 11 Jan 1713) m. Thankful ("Thanks") Shepard (1683 – 1724)
      1. 1. Hannah Adams (- – -)
      2. 2. Daniel Adams (1679 – 10 Jan 1713)
      3. 3. Thankful Adams (04 May 1698 – 21 Feb 1699)
      4. 4. Thomas Adams (1699 – 29 Mar 1699)
      5. 5. Ephraim Adams (25 May 1701 – 29 Mar 1699) m. Ruth Beaman
      6. 6. Thankful (aka Thanks) Adams (10 Apr 1703 – 13 Feb 1734)
      7. 7. Thanks Adams (1704 – 2 May 1723) m. William Wilcox (22 Apr 1702 – 27 Dec 1772)
      8. 8. Sarah Adams (1705 – Deceased)
      9. 9. Daniel Adams (1706 – 21 May 1779) m. Lucy Saxton (1712 – 18 September 1784)
        1. 1. Lucy Case (31 May 1731 – 6 January 1801)
        2. 2. Richard (Saxton) Adams (16 March 1734 – 23 Dec 1726)
        3. 3. Lucy Adams (14 Jun 1736 – 6 Jan 1801)
        4. 4. Daniel Adams (15 Nov 1738 – 20 Nov 1758) m. Lucy Matson (5 November 1741 – 1805)
        5. 5. Saxton Adams (12 Dec 1740 – 7 Jun 1741)
        6. 6. Oliver Adams (12 Dec 1740 – 7 Jan 1741)
        7. 7. Thankful Reed (- – 1816)
        8. 8. Elizabeth Adams (4 Feb 1745 – 20 Dec 1833)
        9. 9. Elizabeth Adams (4 February 1744 – 20 December 1833) m. Elisha Barber (21 AUG 1742 – 30 Nov 1806)
        10. 10. Parmenio Adams (22 January 1747 – 18 March 1809)
        11. 11. Permana Adams (22 Jan 1747 – 22 Jan 1747)
        12. 12. Pernene Saxton (22 Jan 1748 – )
        13. 13. Oliver Adams (13 Apr 1750 – 31 Mar 1804)
        14. 14. John Adams (19 Aug 1752 – 16 Jan 1777)
        15. 15. John Adams (19 Aug 1752 – 16 Jan 1777)
      10. 10. Mary Adams (01 Jul 1707 – Sep 1776)
      11. 11. Abraham Adams (16 Aug 1707 – 1708) m. Elizabeth Humphries (1710 – )
        1. 1. Elizabeth Adams (2 Nov 1730 – 1781) m. Nathan Fillow (1747 – 28 Mar 1810)
      12. 12. Hannah Adams (22 Oct 1709 – September 1776) m. Joseph Mills (23 DEC 1694 – 19 APR 1783) m. Joseph Field (1705 – )
        1. 1. Joseph Mills (1726 – 1795) m. Susannah (Lois) Case (20 Sep 1726 – 8 Aug 1767) m. Sarah Lewis
        2. 2. Michael Mills (6 Nov 1728 – 21 Mar 1820) m. Mercy Lawrence (22 Jun 1735 – 8 Oct 1821)
        3. 3. Hannah Mills (1735 – 1796)
        4. 4. Samuel Mills (Mar 25, 1734 – Jun 22, 1804)
        5. 5. Col. (Amasa) Mills (27 Feb 1735 – 28 Apr 1821) m. Lucy Curtis
        6. 6. Captain (Benjamin) Mills (13 Feb 1737 – 4 Oct 1829) m. Hannah Humphrey
        7. 7. Ezekiel Mills (12 Apr 1740 – 1805?) m. Ursula Phelps
        8. 8. Daniel Mills (1742 – 1779)
        9. 9. Simeon ((Simon)) Mills (31 Jul 1744 – 1778)
        10. 10. Andrew Mills (28 Jun 1746 – 26 Sep 1813) m. Naomi Humphrey
        11. 11. Sarah Mills (11 Apr 1748 – 16 Jan 1805) m. Joseph Cowles (16 Oct 1747 – 29 May 1782) m. Asa Foote
        12. 12. Thankful Mills (15 Jan 1749 – 1776) m. Charles Wilcox
        13. 13. Ephriam Mills (19 Apr 1751 – 24 Jul 1818) m. Rosanna Foote (1754 – 13 October 1814)
        14. 14. Ruth Mills (3 Oct 1754 – 22 May 1790) m. John Pettibone
      13. 13. Samuel Adams (1710 – Apr 1772)
      14. 14. James Adams (abt 1713 – 22 May 1787)
      15. 15. Thanks Adams (before 1712 – )
      16. 16. James Adams ( – 22 May 1787)
      17. 17. Benjamin Adams
    2. 2. Benjamin Adams (1680 – 1742)
      1. 1. Pellatiah Adams (09 FEB 1718 – 09 MAR 1754)
      2. 2. Timothy Adams
    3. 3. Daniel Adams (22 MAR 1681 – 1708) m. Thanks Shepard
      1. 1. James Adams (1713 – 1787)
    4. 4. Joseph Adams (1685 – 26 Mar 1741)
  7. 7. Joseph Adams (6 Mar 1657 – 20 Jul 1701)
  8. 8. John Adams (6 Mar 1657 – 22 Nov 1732)
  9. 9. Samuel Adams (1660 – 23 Apr 1745) m. Elizabeth Hill ( – Aft. 1680) m. Deborah Bartlett
  10. 10. Mary Adams (21 Nov 1664 – 10 February 1716)

George Adams's Timeline

6 Records

1620
1620
Birth of George Adams in England
England
1620
1620
Birth of George Adams in Watertown, MA
Watertown, MA
1696
10 Oct 1696
Age 76
Death of George Adams in Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1696
10 October 1696
Age 76
Death of George Adams in Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1696
01 Nov 1696
Age 76
Burial of George Adams in Farringdon, England
Farringdon, England
1696
1 Oct 1696
Age 76
George Adams - Probate in Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1620
    Event Place: England
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] Family Data Collection - Births
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1620
    Event Place: Watertown, MA
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1620; Birth city: Watertown; Birth state: MA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Watertown, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1645
    Event Place: Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Massachusetts; Year: 1645; Page Number: 2

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 28 Oct 1696
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991, Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Middlesex County); Probate Place: Middlesex, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1696
    Event Place: Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 October 1696
    Event Place: Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: Supplement to Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1620; Birth city: Watertown; Birth state: MA
    [4] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [5] Millennium File
    [6] Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991, Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Middlesex County); Probate Place: Middlesex, Massachusetts
    [7] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [8] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [10] Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 01 Nov 1696
    Event Place: Farringdon, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1 Oct 1696
    Event Place: Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991, Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Middlesex County); Probate Place: Middlesex, Massachusetts
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