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Robert Adams 1579 – 1676 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1579

Birth Location: Barton St David, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 7 May 1676

Death Location: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, English Colony

Father: John Adams

Mother: Agnes Stone

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Thorton

Children(s): Mary Adams, Robert Adams, Hannah Adams, John Adams, Nicholas Adams, John Adams

Robert Adams I was born in 1579 in Barton St David, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Adams and Agnes Katherine Stone. Robert Adams I married Elizabeth Sharlon Thorton, and had children including Mary Adams, Robert Adams, Hannah Adams, John Adams, Nicholas Adams, John Adams. Robert Adams I passed away in 1676 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, English Colony.

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Biography

  • Robert Adams I was born in 1579 in Barton St David, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, the child of John Adams and Agnes Katherine Stone.
  • Robert Adams I married Elizabeth Sharlon Thorton, and had children including Mary Adams, Robert Adams, Hannah Adams, John Adams, Nicholas Adams, John Adams.
  • Robert Adams I passed away in 1676 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, English Colony.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Adams
1555 – 1604
Birth Location: Farleigh Hungerford, Mendip District, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
JA
Agnes Stone
1556 – 1615
Birth Location: Barton St David, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Thorton
1577 – 1676
Birth Location: Devonshire, Devon, England, United Kingdom
ET

Children(s)

Mary Adams
1590 – 1650
Birth Location: England, England, United Kingdom
MA
Robert Adams
1602 – 1682
Birth Location: Lymington, South Hampton, England, United Kingdom
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Hannah Adams
1639 – 1716
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
HA
John Adams
Birth Location: –
JA
Nicholas Adams
Birth Location: –
NA
John Adams
Birth Location: –
JA

Robert Adams's Ancestors

Self
Robert Adams
1579 – 1676
Birth Place: Barton St David, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Adams
1555 – 1604
Farleigh Hungerford, Mendip District, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Agnes (Katherine) Stone
1556 – 1615
Barton St David, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Henry (Richard Breeds Adams 12th) PGGF
1531 – 1596
Barton St David, South Somerset District, Somerset, England
Rose (Elizabeth) Stebbing
1536 – 1598
Barton St David, Somerset, England
John (Aston Stone 12th) PGGF
1528 – 1597
Barton St David, South Somerset District, Somerset, England
Agnes (Katherine Barton 12th) PGGM
1530 – 1597
Barton St David, South Somerset District, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
John Adams
1502 – 1542
Lady Squire
1505 – 1567
Alice (Stebbing)
1510 – 1560
John Hadlow
1507 – 1557
Agnes Holte
1505 – 1578
John Barton
1505 – 1559
Agnes Holt\Barton
1510 – 1554
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Odell
1485 – 1572
Lady Beslow
1485 – 1543

Robert Adams's Descendants

1.
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Robert Adams (1579 – 7 May 1676) m. Elizabeth (Sharlon) Thorton (1577 – 7 May 1676)
  1. 1. Mary Adams (1590 – 1650)
  2. 2. Robert Adams (10 October 1602 – 12 October 1682) m. Eleanor Wilmot (1610 – 12 June 1677)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Adams (1624 or 1626 – 1650) m. Thomas Grimball (1625 – 1695)
      1. 1. Paul (A.) Grimball (1640 – 1699) m. Mary Stoney (1645 – before 1720)
        1. 1. Thomas (Stone(y)) Grimball (1672 – February 1722) m. Elizabeth Adams (1680 – 5 Aug 1715)
  3. 3. Hannah Adams (6 April 1639 – 1716)
  4. 4. John Adams
  5. 5. Nicholas Adams
  6. 6. John Adams

Robert Adams's Timeline

15 Records

1579
1579
Birth of Robert Adams I in Barton St David, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Barton St David, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
1589
1589
Age 10
Robert Adams I was married in Barton St David, Somerset, England
Barton St David, Somerset, England
1590
1590
Age 11
Robert Adams I was married in Devonshire, England
Devonshire, England
1600
1600
Age 21
Robert Adams I was married in En
En
1610
1 Feb 1610
Age 31
Robert Adams I was married in Gloucestershire, England
Gloucestershire, England
1621
03 May 1621
Age 42
Robert Adams I was married in Bere-Regis, Dorset, England
Bere-Regis, Dorset, England
1621
3 May 1621
Age 42
Robert Adams I was married in Bere-Regis, Dorset, England
Bere-Regis, Dorset, England
1624
28 Feb 1624
Age 45
Robert Adams I was married in Grendon Underwood, Buckinghamshire, England
Grendon Underwood, Buckinghamshire, England
1624
28 February 1624
Age 45
Robert Adams I was married in Grendon Underwood, Buckinghamshire, England
Grendon Underwood, Buckinghamshire, England
1626
6 Nov 1626
Age 47
Robert Adams I was married in Hamsey, Sussex, England
Hamsey, Sussex, England
1632
28 March 1632
Age 53
Robert Adams I was married in Great Chesterford, Essex
Great Chesterford, Essex
1643
1 Nov 1643
Age 64
Robert Adams I was married in Romsey, Hampshire, England
Romsey, Hampshire, England
1676
7 May 1676
Age 97
Death of Robert Adams I in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, English Colony
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, English Colony
1699
1699
Age 120
Robert Adams I was married in Devon, , England
Devon, , England
1699
1699
Age 120
Robert Adams I was married in , Devon, , England
, Devon, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1579
    Event Place: Barton St David, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1589
    Event Place: Barton St David, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1590
    Event Place: Devonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1600
    Event Place: En

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1610
    Event Place: Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 03 May 1621
    Event Place: Bere-Regis, Dorset, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 3 May 1621
    Event Place: Bere-Regis, Dorset, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1624
    Event Place: Grendon Underwood, Buckinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 28 February 1624
    Event Place: Grendon Underwood, Buckinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 6 Nov 1626
    Event Place: Hamsey, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 28 March 1632
    Event Place: Great Chesterford, Essex

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1 Nov 1643
    Event Place: Romsey, Hampshire, England

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1699
    Event Place: Devon, , England

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1699
    Event Place: , Devon, , England

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: De

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Grendon Underwood, Buckinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Lawford, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 May 1676
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, English Colony
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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