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Joseph Adams , Sr., Capt. 1626–1694 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 February 1626

Birth Location: Kingweston, South Somerset District, Somerset, England

Death Date: 6 December 1694

Death Location: Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Henry I

Mother: Mary Bagnall

Spouse(s): Abigail Baxter

Children(s): Abigail Adams, Joseph Jr, John Capt., Hannah Savil, Mehitable White, Bethia Adams, Mary Bass

In 1626, Joseph Adams , Sr., Capt. entered the world in Kingweston, South Somerset District, Somerset, England, born to Henry Adams I And Mary Bagnall. Joseph Adams , Sr., Capt. married Abigail Baxter, and had children including Abigail Adams, Bethia Adams, Hannah Savil, John Adams Capt, Joseph G Adams Jr, Mary Bass, Mehitable White, Pearl Habblett. Joseph Adams , Sr., Capt. passed away in 1694 in Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1626, Joseph Adams , Sr., Capt. entered the world in Kingweston, South Somerset District, Somerset, England, born to Henry Adams I And Mary Bagnall.
  • Joseph Adams , Sr., Capt. married Abigail Baxter, and had children including Abigail Adams, Bethia Adams, Hannah Savil, John Adams Capt, Joseph G Adams Jr, Mary Bass, Mehitable White, Pearl Habblett.
  • Joseph Adams , Sr., Capt. passed away in 1694 in Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry I
1583–1646
Birth Location: Somerset, England
HI
Mary Bagnall
1596–
Birth Location: , , , England
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Spouses(s)

Abigail Baxter
1634–1692
Birth Location: Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
AB

Children(s)

Abigail Adams
1658–1696
Birth Location: Braintree, Massachusetts
AA
Joseph Jr
1654–1736
Birth Location: Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
JJ
John Capt.
1661–1702
Birth Location: Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Hannah Savil
1652–1726
Birth Location: Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
HS
Mehitable White
1673–1713
Birth Location: Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
MW
Bethia Adams
1661–1698
Birth Location: Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
BA
Mary Bass
1667–1706
Birth Location: Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
MB

Joseph Capt.'s Ancestors

Self
Joseph Capt.
1626–1694
Birth Place: Kingweston, South Somerset District, Somerset, England
Parents
Henry Adams I
1583–1646
Somerset, England
Mary Bagnall
1596–
, , , England
Grandparents
John Adams
1555–1603
Farleigh Hungerford, Somerset, England
Agnes (Catherine) Stone
1556–1615
Barton St. David, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Capt.'s Descendants

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Joseph (Adams , Sr.,) Capt. (9 February 1626–6 December 1694) m. Abigail Baxter (28 September 1634–27 August 1692)
  1. 1. Abigail Adams 1658–1696 m. John (Bass) Jr 1658–1724
    1. 1. Samuel* Bass 1691–1732 m. Sarah Savil 1687–1725 m. Hannah Neale 1692–1761
      1. 1. Samuel Bass 1724–1807 m. Anne Rawson 1722–1812
        1. 1. Deacon (Samuel) Bass –1840
      2. 2. Jonathan Bass 1729–1778
    2. 2. John Bass 1688–1762
  2. 2. Joseph (G. Adams) Jr 1654–1736 m. Hannah Bass 1667–1705
    1. 1. John (Adams) Deacon 1691–1761 m. Susannah Boylston 1708–1797
      1. 1. President (John) Adams 1735–1826 m. Abigail (Quincy) Smith 1744–1818
        1. 1. President (John Quincy) Adams 1767–1848 m. Louisa (Catherine) Johnson 1775–1852
        2. 2. Thomas (Boylston) Adams 1772–1832 m. Ann Harrod 1774–1845
        3. 3. Abigail (Amelia) Adams 1765–1813 m. William (Stephens Smith) Col. 1755–1816
        4. 4. Charles (Francis) Adams 1770–1800 m. Sarah Adams 1769–1828
      2. 2. Peter (Boylston) Adams 1738–1823
      3. 3. Elihu Adams 1741–1775
    2. 2. Abigail Adams 1684–1722
    3. 3. Bethia Adams 1702–1796
    4. 4. Ebenezer Adams 1704–1769 m. Ann Boylston 1706–1770
      1. 1. Boylston Adams 1733–1761
      2. 2. Micajah Adams 1741–1769 m. Elizabeth Newhall 1743–1795
        1. 1. Huldah Adams 1763–
        2. 2. Jerusha Adams 1767–1848
        3. 3. Micajah Adams 1769–1843
        4. 4. Sarah Adams 1765–1847
      3. 3. Zabdiel Adams 1739–1801
      4. 4. Ann (Boylston) Thayer 1731–1794
    5. 5. Hannah Adams 1698–1744
    6. 6. Henry Adams 1700–1763
    7. 7. Joseph (Adams) Rev. 1688–1783 m. Elizabeth Pickering 1700–1762
      1. 1. Benjamin Adams 1728–1803
      2. 2. Joseph Adams 1727–1801
    8. 8. Josiah Adams 1696–1802
    9. 9. Mary Adams 1683–1733
    10. 10. Ruth Adams 1699–1761
    11. 11. Samuel Adams 1694–1751 m. Sarah Paine 1697–1777
      1. 1. Elijah Adams 1738–1798
      2. 2. Joseph Adams 1730–1809 m. Elizabeth Draper 1735–1773
        1. 1. Samuel Adams 1760–1828 m. Susanna Rist 1767–1852
        2. 2. Joseph Adams 1763–1833 m. Dorothy Whitney 1770–1851
        3. 3. Moses Adams 1769–1788
      3. 3. Moses Adams 1732–1778 m. Mary Reed 1735–
        1. 1. Mary Adams 1773–
    12. 12. Sarah Adams 1691–1761
    13. 13. Zabiel Adams 1705–
  3. 3. John (Adams) Capt. 1661–1702 m. Hannah Webb 1665–1694
    1. 1. Hannah Dyer 1685–1760
    2. 2. Samuel (Adams) I 1689–1748 m. Mary Fifield 1694–1748
      1. 1. Samuel Adams 1722–1803
      2. 2. Joseph Adams 1728–
      3. 3. Abigail Adams 1735–1736
      4. 4. John Adams 1724–1725
      5. 5. Sarah Adams 1733–1736
  4. 4. Hannah Savil 1652–1726
  5. 5. Mehitable White 1673–1713
  6. 6. Bethia Adams 1661–1698 m. John Webb 1655–1727
    1. 1. Samuel Webb 1689–1739
  7. 7. Mary Bass 1667–1706

Joseph Capt.'s Timeline

2 Records

1626
9 February 1626
Birth of Joseph Adams , Sr., Capt. in Kingweston, South Somerset District, Somerset, England
Kingweston, South Somerset District, Somerset, England
1694
6 December 1694
Age 68
Death of Joseph Adams , Sr., Capt. in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 February 1626
    Event Place: Kingweston, South Somerset District, Somerset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 December 1694
    Event Place: Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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