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Jonathan Adams 1655 – 1714 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Apr 1655

Birth Location: Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts

Death Date: 24 Jan 1714

Death Location: Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts

Father: Ensign Adams

Mother: Lydia Rockwood

Spouse(s): Mary Ellis

Children(s): Jonathan Adams, Mary Adams, Lydia Adams, Jonathan Adams

In 1655, Jonathan Adams entered the world in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, born to Ensign Edward Adams and Lydia Rockwood. Jonathan Adams married Mary Ellis, and had children including Jonathan Adams, Mary Adams, Lydia Adams, Jonathan Adams. Jonathan Adams passed away in 1714 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • In 1655, Jonathan Adams entered the world in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, born to Ensign Edward Adams and Lydia Rockwood.
  • Jonathan Adams married Mary Ellis, and had children including Jonathan Adams, Mary Adams, Lydia Adams, Jonathan Adams.
  • Jonathan Adams passed away in 1714 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ensign Adams
1630 – 1716
Birth Location: England
EA
Lydia Rockwood
1634 – 1676
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
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Spouses(s)

Mary Ellis
1660 – 1717
Birth Location: Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts
ME

Children(s)

Jonathan Adams
1679 – 1694
Birth Location: Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts
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Mary Adams
1681 – 1725
Birth Location: Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts
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Lydia Adams
1689 – 1691
Birth Location: Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts
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Jonathan Adams
1692 – 1744
Birth Location: Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts
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Jonathan Adams's Ancestors

Self
Jonathan Adams
1655 – 1714
Birth Place: Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Parents
Ensign Edward Adams
1630 – 1716
England
Lydia Rockwood
1634 – 1676
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Henry Adams
1583 – 1646
Barton St David, Somerset, England
Edith (Elizabeth) Squire
1587 – 1672
Charlton, Mackrell, Somerset, England
Richard Rockwood
1598 – 1660
Weymouth, Dorset, England
Agnes Lovell
1598 – 1643
England
Great-Grandparents
Henry Squire
Charlotte Mackreel
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jonathan Adams's Descendants

1.
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Jonathan Adams (4 Apr 1655 – 24 Jan 1714) m. Mary Ellis (26 Sep 1660 – 1717)
  1. 1. Jonathan Adams (5 May 1679 – 5 Jul 1694)
  2. 2. Mary Adams (4 Aug 1681 – 23 Feb 1725) m. Henry Smith (16 Dec 1680 – 14 Apr 1743)
    1. 1. Daniel Smith (23 Jul 1706 – 15 Nov 1749)
    2. 2. Mary Smith (5 Feb 1709 – 17 Apr 1770)
    3. 3. Henry Smith (24 Apr 1711 – 2 Jul 1785)
    4. 4. Jonathan Smith (22 Jun 1714 – 18 Nov 1784)
    5. 5. Sarah Smith (3 Apr 1717 – ) m. Isaac (Israel Chenery) Chinery (29 Oct 1711 – 30 Jun 1742)
      1. 1. Sarah Chenery (11 Sep 1737 – ) m. Maj (Deacon Eli) Morse (16 Sep 1722 – 18 Jul 1814)
        1. 1. Isaac Morse (17 Aug 1760 – 13 Feb 1848)
        2. 2. Peter Morse (15 Nov 1761 – 17 Nov 1823)
        3. 3. Thaddeus Morse (23 Jun 1763 – 30 Sep 1841)
        4. 4. Sarah Morse (29 Dec 1769 – 2 Jul 1801) m. Andrew Allison (26 Feb 1754 – 26 May 1841)
      2. 2. Isaac Chenery (18 Nov 1742 – 22 Oct 1822)
      3. 3. Cloe Chenery ( – 26 Dec 1741)
    6. 6. Benoni Smith (20 Feb 1724 – 18 May 1752) m. Mary Taylor (1729 – 5 Oct 1793)
      1. 1. Benoni Smith (30 Aug 1740 – 1 Jul 1799) m. Elizabeth Hall (17 Jan 1741 – 1788) m. Abigail (Elizabeth) Smith
        1. 1. Jemima Smith (1766 – 21 Nov 1834) m. Seely Brown (1761 – 9 Sep 1809)
        2. 2. Josiah Smith (15 Jan 1766 – 1823) m. Ruth Goodrich (1760 – 1846)
        3. 3. Reuben Smith (17 Jan 1769 – 12 Jan 1859) m. Lucy Smith (1781 – ) m. Sarah Willard (31 Jan 1773 – 31 Mar 1825)
        4. 4. Howell (Hoel) Smith (19 Feb 1777 – 1807)
        5. 5. Anna Smith (1780 – 1855)
        6. 6. Ira Smith (1781 – 1856)
        7. 7. Jesse Smith ( – 1788)
        8. 8. Ezekiel Smith (1789 – 1796)
        9. 9. Robert (H) Smith (1792 – 1873)
        10. 10. Arthur (Hall) Smith (25 Sep 1792 – 1853) m. Abigail Fitch (15 Mar 1774 – 1810) m. Polly Botsford (1783 – 14 Oct 1836)
        11. 11. Abigail (Elizabeth) Smith (1798 – )
    7. 7. Moses Smith (2 Apr 1732 – 6 Jan 1806)
    8. 8. Asa Smith (4 Nov 1740 – 20 May 1822)
  3. 3. Lydia Adams (8 Jul 1689 – 26 Oct 1691)
  4. 4. Jonathan Adams (1692 – 12 May 1744)

Jonathan Adams's Timeline

2 Records

1655
4 Apr 1655
Birth of Jonathan Adams in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts
1714
24 Jan 1714
Age 59
Death of Jonathan Adams in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Apr 1655
    Event Place: Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1725.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: DP1
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Global, Find A Grave Index for Non-Burials, Burials at Sea, and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1714
    Event Place: Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Global, Find A Grave Index for Non-Burials, Burials at Sea, and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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