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Lieutenant Thomas Adams 1612–1688 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 March 1612

Birth Location: Barton St David Parish, Somerset, England,

Death Date: 20 Jul 1688

Death Location: Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Father: Lt Senior

Mother: Edith Squire

Spouse(s): Mary Blackmore

Children(s): Ruth Adams, John Adams, Pelatiah Sr, Timothy Adams, Samuel Adams, Mary Adams, Thomas Adams, Edith Adams, Rebecca Adams, Moses Adams, Lieutenant Adams

The story of Lieutenant Thomas Adams began in 1612 in Barton St David Parish, Somerset, England,. Lieutenant Thomas Adams married Mary Blackmore, and had children including Edith Adams, John Adams, Lieutenant John Paine Adams, Mary Adams, Moses Adams, Pelatiah Adams Sr, Rebecca Adams, Ruth Adams, Samuel Adams, Thomas Adams, Timothy Adams. Lieutenant Thomas Adams passed away in 1688 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • The story of Lieutenant Thomas Adams began in 1612 in Barton St David Parish, Somerset, England,.
  • Lieutenant Thomas Adams married Mary Blackmore, and had children including Edith Adams, John Adams, Lieutenant John Paine Adams, Mary Adams, Moses Adams, Pelatiah Adams Sr, Rebecca Adams, Ruth Adams, Samuel Adams, Thomas Adams, Timothy Adams.
  • Lieutenant Thomas Adams passed away in 1688 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lt Senior
1583–1646
Birth Location: Barton St David, Somerset, Somersetshire, England
LS
Edith Squire
1587–1672
Birth Location: Charlton, Somerset, , England
ES

Spouses(s)

Mary Blackmore
1612–1695
Birth Location: St David, Somerset, England
MB

Children(s)

Ruth Adams
1674–1747
Birth Location: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
RA
John Adams
1657–1751
Birth Location: Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
JA
Pelatiah Sr
1646–1725
Birth Location: Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
PS
Timothy Adams
1648–1708
Birth Location: Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
TA
Samuel Adams
1642–1656
Birth Location: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
SA
Mary Adams
1643–1643
Birth Location: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
MA
Thomas Adams
1641–1695
Birth Location: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
TA
Edith Adams
1655–1660
Birth Location: Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
EA
Rebecca Adams
1654–1727
Birth Location: Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
RA
Moses Adams
1654–1724
Birth Location: Boston, Massachusetts
MA
Lieutenant Adams
1652–1728
Birth Location: Medfield, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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Lieutenant Adams's Ancestors

Self
Lieutenant Adams
1612–1688
Birth Place: Barton St David Parish, Somerset, England,
Parents
Lt Henry (AStone) Adams SR, Puritan Yeoman Farmer Malster Senior
1583–1646
Barton St David, Somerset, Somersetshire, England
Edith Squire
1587–1672
Charlton, Somerset, , England
Grandparents
John Adams
1582–1662
Barton St. David, Somersetshire, England
Agnes Stone
1556–1615
Barton St David, South Somerset District, Somerset, England
Henry Squire
1563–1649
Charlton Mackrell, Somerset, England
Charlotte MacKrell
1565–1660
Charlton, Mackreel, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
Henry Adams
1531–1596
Rose Stebbing
1536–1598
John Stone
1528–1597
Agnes Barton
1529–1597
Henry Squires
1501–1567
Alice Skarlett
1550–1564
George Mackrell
1540–1565
Eleanor Squire
1545–1660
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Adams
1502–1542
Margery Squier
1514–1567
John Stebbing
1503–1570
Alice Barker
1510–1560
Simon Stone
1507–1557
Margaret Cornwall
1506–1568
John Barton
1505–1557
Agnes Holt
1510–1554
Thomas Squire
1485–1572
Marguerite Capet
1484–1567
John Scarlet
1500–1594
Dorothy (Squire)
1505–1575
Charles Mackrell
1510–1540
Elizabeth Sullivan
1510–1580
Alfred Squire
1520–1560
Elizabeth Bentley
1522–1545

Lieutenant Adams's Descendants

1.
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Lieutenant (Thomas) Adams (25 March 1612–20 Jul 1688) m. Mary Blackmore (1612–23 Mar 1695)
  1. 1. Ruth Adams 1674–1747 m. Thomas (Cawood) II 1664–1747
    1. 1. Thomas Cawood 1690–1747 m. Rachel Conger 1696–1747
      1. 1. Rachel Cawood 1722–1774 m. Samuel Ford 1707–1774
        1. 1. Captain (John) Ford 1746–1823 m. Alcha Prall 1746–1836
        2. 2. Oswald Ford 1748–1779
        3. 3. William Ford 1750–
        4. 4. Mary Ford 1750–
        5. 5. Sarah Ford 1750–
        6. 6. Elizabeth Ford 1750–
      2. 2. Ruth Cawood 1724–
      3. 3. Thomas (Cawood) IV 1725–1747
      4. 4. Phebe Cawood 1729–
      5. 5. Benjamin Cawood 1730–
      6. 6. Sarah Cawood 1731–
  2. 2. John Adams 1657–1751 m. Deborah (Susanah) Partridge 1662–1751
    1. 1. Phineas Adams 1705–1756 m. Sarah (Susan) Kingsbury 1712–1739
      1. 1. Mary Adams 1735–1795 m. Fortunatus Dobbs 1727–1792 m. Richard (Carter Stubblefield) Sr 1732–1806
        1. 1. John Dobbs 1756–1797
        2. 2. Lodowick (Adams Dobbs) Sr 1759–1814
        3. 3. Mormon Dobbs 1753–1753
        4. 4. Infant Dobbs 1769–1769
        5. 5. Silas Dobbs 1769–1850
        6. 6. Peter Dobbs 1775–1850
        7. 7. Nathaniel ("Nathan") Dobbs 1752–1856 m. Frances Dobbs 1770–1850
        8. 8. Lott Dobbs 1765–1842
        9. 9. William (Henry) Dobbs 1760–1856
        10. 10. Elias Dobbs 1771–1771
        11. 11. Samuel Dobbs 1763–1842
        12. 12. Mormon (Norman) Dobbs 1790–1865
        13. 13. James Dobbs 1759–1813
        14. 14. Joseph Dobbs 1767–1810
        15. 15. Fortune Dobbs 1755–1856
        16. 16. Josiah Dobbs 1768–1810 m. Susannah Parks 1760–1845 m. Sarah Branscomb 1759–
      2. 2. Sarah Adams 1733–1733
      3. 3. Margaret Adams 1736–1809
      4. 4. Phineas (Adams) Jr 1737–1761
    2. 2. Thomas Adams 1695–1743
    3. 3. Susanna Adams 1697–1769
    4. 4. Abraham Adams 1701–1785
    5. 5. Bethia Adams 1702–1780
    6. 6. Hannah Adams 1707–1756
    7. 7. Isaac Adams –1797
    8. 8. John Adams 1684–1802
    9. 9. Obadiah Adams 1689–1765
    10. 10. Edward Adams 1682–1742
    11. 11. Johnathan Adams 1692–1744
    12. 12. Eleazer Adams 1687–1775
    13. 13. Daniel Adams 1686–1772
  3. 3. Pelatiah (Adams) Sr 1646–1725
  4. 4. Timothy Adams 1648–1708
  5. 5. Samuel Adams 1642–1656
  6. 6. Mary Adams 1643–1643
  7. 7. Thomas Adams 1641–1695
  8. 8. Edith Adams 1655–1660
  9. 9. Rebecca Adams 1654–1727
  10. 10. Moses Adams 1654–1724
  11. 11. Lieutenant (John Paine) Adams 1652–1728

Lieutenant Adams's Timeline

7 Records

1612
25 March 1612
Birth of Lieutenant Thomas Adams in Barton St David, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Barton St David, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
1612
25 Mar 1612
Birth of Lieutenant Thomas Adams in David, Somerset, England
David, Somerset, England
1612
25 March 1612
Birth of Lieutenant Thomas Adams in Barton St David Parish, Somerset, England,
Barton St David Parish, Somerset, England,
1643
1643
Age 31
Lieutenant Thomas Adams resided here in Freeman 10 May, Massachusetts Colony, MA
Freeman 10 May, Massachusetts Colony, MA
1688
20 July 1688
Age 76
Death of Lieutenant Thomas Adams in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1688
20 July 1688
Age 76
Death of Lieutenant Thomas Adams in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1688
20 Jul 1688
Age 76
Death of Lieutenant Thomas Adams in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 March 1612
    Event Place: Barton St David, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1612
    Event Place: David, Somerset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Colonial Families of the USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 March 1612
    Event Place: Barton St David Parish, Somerset, England,

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1643
    Event Place: Freeman 10 May, Massachusetts Colony, MA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 July 1688
    Event Place: Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 July 1688
    Event Place: Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Colonial Families of the USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jul 1688
    Event Place: Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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