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Robert Adams 1601 – 1682 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1601

Birth Location: Devon, England

Death Date: 12 Oct 1682

Death Location: Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts, USA

Father: Robert Adams

Mother: Elizabeth Shirland

Spouse(s): Eleanor Wilmot, Sarah Glover

Children(s): John Adams, Joanna Adams, Abraham Adams, Elizabeth Adams, Mary Adams, Isaac Adams, Jacob Adams, Hannah Adams, Jacob Adams, Archealaus Adams

The story of Robert Adams began in 1601 in Devon, England. Robert Adams married Eleanor Wilmot, Sarah Glover, and had children including John Adams, Joanna Adams, Abraham Adams, Elizabeth Adams, Mary Adams, Isaac Adams, Jacob Adams, Hannah Adams, Jacob Adams, Archealaus Adams. Robert Adams passed away in 1682 in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Adams began in 1601 in Devon, England.
  • Robert Adams married Eleanor Wilmot, Sarah Glover, and had children including John Adams, Joanna Adams, Abraham Adams, Elizabeth Adams, Mary Adams, Isaac Adams, Jacob Adams, Hannah Adams, Jacob Adams, Archealaus Adams.
  • Robert Adams passed away in 1682 in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Adams
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Shirland
1577 –
Birth Location: of Devons, England
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Spouses(s)

Eleanor Wilmot
– 1677
Birth Location: England
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Sarah Glover
– 1697
Birth Location: –
SG

Children(s)

John Adams
1632 –
Birth Location: –
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Joanna Adams
1634 – 1689
Birth Location: Devon, England
JA
Abraham Adams
1639 – 1714
Birth Location: Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts, USA
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Elizabeth Adams
1642 – 1718
Birth Location: –
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Mary Adams
1645 –
Birth Location: –
MA
Isaac Adams
1647 – 1706
Birth Location: Massachusetts, USA
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Jacob Adams
1649 – 1649
Birth Location: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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Hannah Adams
1650 –
Birth Location: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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Jacob Adams
1654 – 1717
Birth Location: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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Archealaus Adams
1655 –
Birth Location: –
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Robert Adams's Ancestors

Self
Robert Adams
1601 – 1682
Birth Place: Devon, England
Parents
Robert Adams
Elizabeth Shirland
1577 –
of Devons, England
Grandparents
Richard Adams
– 1599
England
Margaret Armager
England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Adams's Descendants

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Robert Adams (1601 – 12 Oct 1682) m. Eleanor Wilmot ( – 12 Jun 1677) m. Sarah Glover ( – 24 Oct 1697)
  1. 1. John Adams (Abt. 1632 – )
  2. 2. Joanna Adams (Abt. 1634 – 03 Sep 1689) m. Launcelot Granger(1) (25 Jun 1637 – 03 Aug 1689)
    1. 1. John Granger (15 Jan 1654/55 – 05 Apr 1725) m. Martha Poor
      1. 1. Samuel Granger
    2. 2. George Granger(2) (28 Nov 1658 – 06 Aug 1729) m. Lydia Younglove (Abt. 1660 – Abt. 1724/25)
      1. 1. John Granger (30 May 1694 – 06 Sep 1782) m. Dinah Holcomb
      2. 2. Lydia Granger (07 May 1695 – Bet. 15 Jun 1706–1707)
      3. 3. Rebecca Granger (02 Aug 1697 – ) m. Philip Tremaine
      4. 4. Mercy Granger (24 Jun 1700 – ) m. John Fifield
      5. 5. George Granger (27 Mar 1702 – 28 Sep 1796) m. Ann Holcomb m. Abigail Unknown m. Lydia Martin
      6. 6. Rachel Granger (17 Apr 1704 – 24 Feb 1723)
      7. 7. Isaac Granger (15 Nov 1706 – ) m. Tabitha Crawford
      8. 8. Lydia Granger (05 Jan 1709 – 25 Jul 1709)
      9. 9. Daniel Granger(3) (16 Sep 1710 – ) m. Elizabeth Olds (03 May 1710 – )
        1. 1. Zaccheus Granger(4) (27 Nov 1733 – 1812) m. Mary Watson (Abt. 1738 – 1788)
        2. 2. Lydia Granger (07 Nov 1735 – )
        3. 3. Rhoda Granger (07 Nov 1737 – ) m. Jonathan Whitney
        4. 4. Daniel Granger (06 May 1740 – ) m. Jennie Watson
        5. 5. Elizabeth Granger (07 Jan 1742 – ) m. Elisha (Jr) Old
        6. 6. Eunice Granger (05 Oct 1744 – )
        7. 7. Silas Granger (05 Oct 1744 – )
        8. 8. Mary Granger (06 Jul 1747 – )
      10. 10. Elisha Granger (19 Mar 1715 – Aft. 1777) m. Sally Unknown
    3. 3. Elizabeth Granger (13 Mar 1662 – 20 Mar 1692) m. Vicary Sikes
    4. 4. Dorothy Granger (17 Feb 1665 – ) m. Robert Olds (Abt 1645 – 16 Jan 1727/28)
      1. 1. John Olds (11 Jul 1691 – 10 Dec 1755)
      2. 2. Elizabeth Olds
      3. 3. Experience Olds
      4. 4. Josiah Olds
      5. 5. Patience Olds
      6. 6. Benjamin Olds
      7. 7. Joseph Olds
    5. 5. Rebecca Granger (15 May 1666 – 27 Jul 1693) m. Joseph Woolcot
    6. 6. Samuel Granger (03 Aug 1668 – 22 Apr 1721) m. Esther Hanchett
    7. 7. Abraham Granger (17 Apr 1673 – ) m. Hannah Hanchett
    8. 8. Mary Granger m. John (Jr) Burbank
    9. 9. Hannah Granger ( – 09 Sep 1729) m. Thomas Taylor
    10. 10. Thomas Granger ( – 14 Mar 1729/30) m. Mindwell Taylor
    11. 11. Robert Granger ( – 08 Aug 1709)
  3. 3. Abraham Adams (Abt 1639 – 14 Jun 1714) m. Mary Pettingill (1652 – 1705)
  4. 4. Elizabeth Adams (Abt. 1642 – 04 May 1718) m. Edward Phelps
  5. 5. Mary Adams (Abt. 1645 – ) m. ~Blank (from interrupted sync. Next FTM sync will remove) it. (Unknown – Unknown)
  6. 6. Isaac Adams (1647 – 24 Feb 1706/07) m. Hannah Burpee
  7. 7. Jacob Adams (1649 – 1649)
  8. 8. Hannah Adams (25 Jun 1650 – ) m. William Warham
  9. 9. Jacob Adams (14 Apr 1654 – 1717) m. Anna Ellen (1658 – )
  10. 10. Archealaus Adams (Abt. 1655 – ) m. Sarah March

Robert Adams's Timeline

5 Records

1601
1601
Birth of Robert Adams in Devon, England
Devon, England
1602
22 Dec 1602
Age 1
Robert Adams was baptized in Ottery St Mary, Devon, England
Ottery St Mary, Devon, England
1640
1640
Age 39
Robert Adams resided here in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts, USA
Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts, USA
1680
07 Mar 1680
Age 79
Robert Adams - Will in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts, USA
Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts, USA
1682
12 Oct 1682
Age 81
Death of Robert Adams in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts, USA
Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1601
    Event Place: Devon, England
    Record Source: New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 59, July 1905; p. 322; accessed 12 Aug. 2019

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1602
    Event Place: Ottery St Mary, Devon, England
    Record Source: New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Fairbanks, Rev. Hiram Francis; "English Ancestry of Henry Adams of Braintree"; v. 59; July 1905; p. 322

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: Bet. 1602–1662
    Record Source: Genealogical History of Robert Adams & His Descendants 1635-1900, pp. 1-7

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: Bet. 1602–1682
    Record Source: Genealogical History of Robert Adams & His Descendants 1635-1900, pp 1-7

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: Bet. 1638–1673
    Event Place: Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Annals of Salem from its First Settlement Vol. 1, p. 167

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1640
    Event Place: Essex Co., Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex County Massachusetts, v.1, p.21, 28, 89, 212, 282, 283, 300, 366

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1640
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: History of Newbury MA 1635-1845, p. 32

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: Jun 1640
    Event Place: Essex Co., Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex County Massachusetts, v.1, p.21, 28, 89, 212, 282, 283, 300, 366

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 29 Sep 1640
    Event Place: Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Essex Institute Historical Collections, v.8 p.64

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 30 Sep 1640
    Event Place: Iydd, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Essex Institute Historical Collections, v.7 p.279; Essex County Records

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 29 Jun 1641
    Event Place: Essex Co., Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Essex Institute Historical Collections, 1866; v.8; p.64; 143; 190

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1645
    Event Place: Essex Co., Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex County Massachusetts, v.1, p.21, 28, 89, 212, 282, 283, 300, 366

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 20 Apr 1646
    Event Place: Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Essex Institute Historical Collections, v.9 p.143

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: Sep 1651
    Event Place: Essex Co., Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex County Massachusetts, v.1, p.232-233

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: Sep 1652
    Event Place: Essex Co., Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex County Massachusetts, v.1, p.300

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 02 Mar 1667/68
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: History of Newbury MA 1635-1845, p. 110

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Will
    Event Date: 07 Mar 1680
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: New England Historical and Genealogical Register, vol. 9, #2; April, 1855; p. 126

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: Nov 1682
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Essex Institute Historical Collections, v.3 p.229

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: Essex Antiquarian, The, Adams, Raymond M.; v. 2 #2; February 1898; p. 2

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: New England Historical and Genealogical Register, v.11; January 1857; p53-55

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: Adams Addenda, Series: family newsletter, pp.1-5 of pedigree

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: Founders of Early American Families - Emigrants from Europe 1607-1657, p.2

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 24
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1682
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Essex Institute Historical Collections, v.3 p.229
    [2] Founders of Early American Families - Emigrants from Europe 1607-1657, p.2
    [3] Find a Grave Website
    [4] Find A Grave Website, Robert Adams 1608-1682; contains detailed information on Robert Adams and his family.
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