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Rev. William Adams 1650–1685 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 May 1650

Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 17 August 1685

Death Location: Dedham, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts, USA

Father: William Adams

Mother:

Spouse(s): Alice Fitch, Mary Manning

Children(s): Elizabeth Niles, Alice Adams, Abiel Chauncey, William Adams, Eliphalet Adams

The story of Rev. William Adams began in 1650 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. Rev. William Adams married Alice Abee Bradford Adams Fitch, Mary Manning, and had children including Abiel Adams Chauncey, Alice Bradford Adams, Eliphalet Adams, Elizabeth Adams Whiting Niles, William Adams. Rev. William Adams passed away in 1685 in Dedham, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Rev. William Adams began in 1650 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Rev. William Adams married Alice Abee Bradford Adams Fitch, Mary Manning, and had children including Abiel Adams Chauncey, Alice Bradford Adams, Eliphalet Adams, Elizabeth Adams Whiting Niles, William Adams.
  • Rev. William Adams passed away in 1685 in Dedham, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Adams
–1659
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Alice Fitch
1659–1744
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Mary Manning
1651–1679
Birth Location: Cambridge, Mass
MM

Children(s)

Elizabeth Niles
1681–1766
Birth Location: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
EN
Alice Adams
1682–1735
Birth Location: Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
AA
Abiel Chauncey
1685–1758
Birth Location: Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
AC
William Adams
1683–1700
Birth Location: Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
WA
Eliphalet Adams
1677–1753
Birth Location: Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
EA

Rev. Adams's Ancestors

Self
Rev. Adams
1650–1685
Birth Place: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
William Adams
–1659
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rev. Adams's Descendants

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Rev. (William) Adams (27 May 1650–17 August 1685) m. Alice (Abee Bradford Adams) Fitch (27 Mar 1659–15 March 1744) m. Mary Manning (1651–24 Jun 1679)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Adams Whiting) Niles 1681–1766 m. Rev. (Samuel) Whiting 1670–1725 m. Samuel Niles 1674–1762
    1. 1. Sybil Whiting 1708–1755 m. John (Backus) Jr. 1698–1769
      1. 1. Sylvanus Backus 1738–1815 m. Elizabeth Gamble 1736–1799
        1. 1. John (Backus) Jr. 1698–1769 m. Sarah (Sally) Whiting 1762–1832 m. Sybil Whiting 1708–1755
        2. 2. Elizabeth Backus 1765–1828
        3. 3. Simon Backus 1761–1801
        4. 4. Sybil Backus 1764–1766
        5. 5. Eunice Backus 1769–
      2. 2. Nathaniel Backus 1726–1727
      3. 3. Charles Backus 1753–1776
      4. 4. Mary Backus 1742–1744
      5. 5. Ebenezer Backus 1740–1828
      6. 6. Whiting (Backus) Sr 1747–1775
      7. 7. Elizabeth Backus 1731–1747
      8. 8. Sybil Backus 1729–1822
      9. 9. John (Backus) Jr 1728–
      10. 10. DeLucena Backus 1744–1813
      11. 11. Lucretia Backus 1734–1803
      12. 12. Lydia Backus 1736–1814
    2. 2. Nathan (C.) Whiting 1724–1771
    3. 3. William Whiting 1704–1787
    4. 4. John Whiting 1706–1786
    5. 5. Elizabeth (Whiting) Gager 1702–1730
    6. 6. Ann (Whiting) Fitch 1698–1778
    7. 7. Mary (Whiting) Clap 1712–1736
    8. 8. Col. (Samuel) Whiting 1720–1803
    9. 9. Eliphalet Whiting 1715–1736
    10. 10. Martha Whiting 1710–1719
    11. 11. Elisha Whiting 1717–1725
    12. 12. Joseph Whiting 1705–1722
    13. 13. Samuel (1st) Whiting 1700–1718
  2. 2. Alice (Bradford) Adams 1682–1735 m. Nathaniel (Collins) Jr 1677–1756 m. Samuel Terry 1661–1730 m. Rev (Nathaniel Collins) Jr 1677–1756 m. Nathaniel Collins 1677–1756
    1. 1. Ann (Collins) Terry 1702–1778
    2. 2. William Collins 1711–1804
    3. 3. Mary Collins 1701–1702
    4. 4. Edward Collins 1713–1796
    5. 5. John Collins 1704–1704
    6. 6. Alice Collins 1706–1709
    7. 7. Nathaniel (Collins) III 1709–1785
    8. 8. Alice Collins 1716–1757
    9. 9. Hannah Terry 1684–1759
    10. 10. Ephraim Terry 1701–1783
    11. 11. Abb COLLINS 1702–
  3. 3. Abiel (Adams) Chauncey 1685–1758 m. Joseph Metcalf 1682–1723
    1. 1. Abigail Metcalf 1708–
    2. 2. Abijah Metcalf 1709–
    3. 3. Abiel Metcalf 1709–1778
    4. 4. Alice Metcalf 1712–1740
    5. 5. Hannah Metcalf 1712–
    6. 6. Mary Metcalf 1715–
    7. 7. Elizabeth Metcalf 1716–1762
    8. 8. Delight Metcalf 1719–1753
    9. 9. Sarah Metcalf 1720–1779
    10. 10. Sybil Metcalf 1722–1722
    11. 11. Azuba Metcalf 1723–1803
  4. 4. William Adams 1683–1700
  5. 5. Eliphalet Adams 1677–1753

Rev. Adams's Timeline

4 Records

1650
27 May 1650
Birth of Rev. William Adams in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1674
15 Oct 1674
Age 24
Rev. William Adams was married in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
1680
29 Jan 1680
Age 30
Rev. William Adams was married in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
1685
17 August 1685
Age 35
Death of Rev. William Adams in Dedham, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts, USA
Dedham, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 May 1650
    Event Place: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1674
    Event Place: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1680
    Event Place: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 August 1685
    Event Place: Dedham, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts, USA
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