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Jacob Adams 1651 – 1717 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 September 1651

Birth Location: Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 17 November 1717

Death Location: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: ROBERT ADAMS

Mother: Eleanor Adams

Spouse(s): Anna Adams

Children(s): John Adams, Dorothy Adams, Rebecca Adams, Daniel Adams, Daniel Adams, Jacob Adams, Elizabeth Adams, Abraham +, John Adams, Sarah Adams, Ann Adams, Anna Twin?, Elizabeth Adams, Sarah Adams, John Adams, Jacob Adams

Jacob Adams Sr was born in 1651 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of ROBERT WILLIAM ADAMS and Eleanor Adams. Jacob Adams Sr married Anna Ellen Adams, and had children including John Adams, Dorothy Adams, Rebecca Adams, Daniel Adams, Daniel Adams, Jacob Adams, Elizabeth Adams, Abraham Adams +, John Adams, Sarah Adams, Ann Adams, Anna Adams Twin?, Elizabeth Adams, Sarah Elizabeth Adams, John Adams, Jacob Thomas Adams. Jacob Adams Sr passed away in 1717 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Jacob Adams Sr was born in 1651 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of ROBERT WILLIAM ADAMS and Eleanor Adams.
  • Jacob Adams Sr married Anna Ellen Adams, and had children including John Adams, Dorothy Adams, Rebecca Adams, Daniel Adams, Daniel Adams, Jacob Adams, Elizabeth Adams, Abraham Adams +, John Adams, Sarah Adams, Ann Adams, Anna Adams Twin?, Elizabeth Adams, Sarah Elizabeth Adams, John Adams, Jacob Thomas Adams.
  • Jacob Adams Sr passed away in 1717 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

ROBERT ADAMS
1602 – 1682
Birth Location: Devon, England
RA
Eleanor Adams
1610 – 1677
Birth Location: Huntingfield, Suffolk Coastal District, Suffolk, England
EA

Spouses(s)

Anna Adams
1658 – 1726
Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
AA

Children(s)

John Adams
1677 – 1690
Birth Location: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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Dorothy Adams
1679 – 1772
Birth Location: Newbury
DA
Rebecca Adams
1680 – 1735
Birth Location: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
RA
Daniel Adams
1682 – 1756
Birth Location: Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
DA
Daniel Adams
1683 – 1717
Birth Location: Suffield
DA
Jacob Adams
1685 – 1756
Birth Location: Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
JA
Elizabeth Adams
1686 – 1719
Birth Location: Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
EA
Abraham +
1687 – 1769
Birth Location: Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
A+
John Adams
1690 – 1690
Birth Location: Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, Colonial America, North America.
JA
Sarah Adams
1691 – 1778
Birth Location: Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
SA
Ann Adams
1691 – 1792
Birth Location: Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
AA
Anna Twin?
1692 – 1719
Birth Location: Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
AT
Elizabeth Adams
1692 – 1693
Birth Location: Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
EA
Sarah Adams
1693 – 1694
Birth Location: Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
SA
John Adams
1694 – 1776
Birth Location: Suffield
JA
Jacob Adams
1703 – 1768
Birth Location: Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Jacob Adams's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Adams
1651 – 1717
Birth Place: Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
ROBERT WILLIAM ADAMS
1602 – 1682
Devon, England
Eleanor Adams
1610 – 1677
Huntingfield, Suffolk Coastal District, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Elizabeth Adams
1579 – 1676
Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Adams
1530 – 1603
Margaret Armiger
1530 – 1572
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Adams
1502 – 1542
Magdalene Oliver
1566 – 1621
Thomas Armager
1500 – 1557
Elizabeth Heigham
1505 – 1582

Jacob Adams's Descendants

1.
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Jacob Adams (13 September 1651 – 17 November 1717) m. Anna (Ellen) Adams (3 January 1658 – 1726)
  1. 1. John Adams (September 1677 – 9 Nov 1690)
  2. 2. Dorothy Adams (25 Jun 1679 – 26 Jun 1772) m. Richard AUSTIN (22 September 1666 – 29 Oct 1773)
    1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Austin (1694 – 1777)
    2. 2. Richard Austin (9 Oct 1699 – 3 Jan 1761)
    3. 3. Dorothy Austin (26 Jul 1701 – 1786)
    4. 4. Jacob Austin (1 Jun 1704 – 28 Aug 1773)
    5. 5. Ebenezer Austin (22 Apr 1706 – 16 Jan 1722)
    6. 6. Hannah (“Anna”) Austin (16 January 1709 – 23 April 1779)
    7. 7. Jasper (“Joseph”) AUSTIN (26 January 1710 – 27 January 1792)
    8. 8. Rebecca Austin (16 Apr 1713 – 13 Jun 1762)
    9. 9. Moses Austin (25 Apr 1716 – 1762)
    10. 10. Elias (A) Austin (14 April 1718 – 14 October 1776)
  3. 3. Rebecca Adams (26 Aug 1680 – 1735)
  4. 4. Daniel Adams (Mar 1682 – 20 Mar 1756 or 1726)
  5. 5. Daniel Adams (1683 – 1717)
  6. 6. Jacob Adams (27 Jan 1685 – 28 Okt 1756)
  7. 7. Elizabeth Adams (16 Aug 1686 – 29 Dec 1719)
  8. 8. Abraham (Adams) + (10 Nov 1687 – 12 Feb 1769)
  9. 9. John Adams (9 Mar 1690 – 9 Nov 1690)
  10. 10. Sarah Adams (1691 – 3 Jan 1778)
  11. 11. Ann Adams (1691 – 1792)
  12. 12. Anna (Adams) Twin? (16 August 1692 – 29 December 1719)
  13. 13. Elizabeth Adams (16 August 1692 – 1693/94)
  14. 14. Sarah (Elizabeth) Adams (1693 – 1694)
  15. 15. John Adams (18 Jun 1694 – 15 Sep 1776) m. Abigail Rowe (1691 – 12 Jul 1732)
    1. 1. Moses Adams (8 Jul 1723 – 18 Oct 1809) m. Mehitable Sikes (17 Dec 1719 – 1813)
      1. 1. Seth Adams (18 Feb 1746 – 18 Nov 1835)
      2. 2. Tryphena Adams (7 Nov 1748 – 18 Oct 1809)
      3. 3. John Adams (22 Oct 1750 – 15 Sep 1776) m. Abigail Taft (9 May 1751 – 9-6-1804)
        1. 1. Abigail Adams (27 Mar 1776 – 01 Jan 1822)
        2. 2. Barney Adams (1782 – )
        3. 3. Obadiah ADAMS (14 Apr 1783 – 03 Aug 1856)
        4. 4. Warren ADAMS (08 Oct 1784 – 24 Oct 1866) m. Belinda Adams (1 September 1786 – 19 February 1876)
        5. 5. William ADAMS (04 Nov 1786 – May 1813)
        6. 6. Betsey ADAMS (14 Nov 1788 – 20 Apr 1850)
        7. 7. Polly ADAMS (28 May 1790 – 11 Feb 1861)
        8. 8. Henry Adams (abt 1795 – 11 Nov 1878)
        9. 9. Chauncey ADAMS (01 Mar 1797 – )
        10. 10. Milton ADAMS (24 Jul 1799 – 01 Jul 1873)
        11. 11. Barney ADAMS (01 May 1804 – 1878)
      4. 4. Abigail Adams (29 Jan 1753 – 10 Apr 1825) m. Charles Granger (7 Mar 1730 – 13 Jul 1813)
        1. 1. Charles (Harvey) Granger (3 January 1767 – )
        2. 2. John Granger (ABT 1768 – )
      5. 5. Moses Adams (27 Dec 1754 – 1840)
      6. 6. Lucy Adams (22 Jun 1757 – 1798)
      7. 7. Thaddeus Adams (10 May 1759 – 27 Sep 1839)
      8. 8. Jonathan Adams (7 Feb 1762 – 16 Nov 1814)
    2. 2. Simeon Adams (20 Nov 1724 – 1 Aug 1803)
    3. 3. Anna Adams (8 Jun 1727 – 1797)
    4. 4. Joel Adams (20 Dec 1729 – 17 Mar 1809)
    5. 5. Lucy Adams (31 May 1731 – 2 Dec 1750)
    6. 6. Annor Grenger
  16. 16. Jacob (Thomas) Adams (15 Nov 1703 – 28 Sep 1768)

Jacob Adams's Timeline

3 Records

1651
13 September 1651
Birth of Jacob Adams Sr in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1677
7 Apr 1677
Age 26
Jacob Adams Sr was married in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts
1717
17 November 1717
Age 66
Death of Jacob Adams Sr in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 September 1651
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: A genealogical history of Robert Adams of Newbury Mass and his descendants 1635-1900

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 7 Apr 1677
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 November 1717
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: A genealogical history of Robert Adams of Newbury Mass and his descendants 1635-1900

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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