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Samuel Adams 1612–1688 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Mar 1612

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

Death Date: 26 Jan 1688

Death Location: Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Henry Adams

Mother: Edith Fussell

Spouse(s): Rebecca Adams, Esther Sparhawk

Children(s): Mary Adams, Rebecca Adams

In 1612, Samuel Adams entered the world in Barton, St David, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, born to Henry Adams And Edith Rosamund Squire Adams Fussell. Samuel Adams married Esther Sparhawk, Mary Eglesfield, Rebecca Graves Adams, and had children including Mary Graves Adams, Rebecca Adams, Samuel Adams. Samuel Adams passed away in 1688 in Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1612, Samuel Adams entered the world in Barton, St David, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, born to Henry Adams And Edith Rosamund Squire Adams Fussell.
  • Samuel Adams married Esther Sparhawk, Mary Eglesfield, Rebecca Graves Adams, and had children including Mary Graves Adams, Rebecca Adams, Samuel Adams.
  • Samuel Adams passed away in 1688 in Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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Children(s)

Samuel Adams's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Adams
1612–1688
Birth Place: Barton, St David, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Henry Adams
1583–1646
Somerset, England
Edith (Rosamund Squire Adams) Fussell
1587–1673
Charlton, Mackrell, Somerset, England
Grandparents
Agnes (Katherine) Stone
1556–1615
Barton St David, South Somerset District, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Samuel Adams's Descendants

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Samuel Adams (25 Mar 1612–26 Jan 1688) m. Rebecca (Graves) Adams (1630–1664) m. Esther Sparhawk (1 June 1635–4 November 1692)
  1. 1. Mary (Graves) Adams 1664–1744 m. Samuel Webb 1660–1739
    1. 1. Zebulon Webb 1698–1760
    2. 2. Nathaniel Webb 1695–1750
    3. 3. Rebecca Webb 1687–1688
    4. 4. Thomas Webb 1693–1693
    5. 5. Samuel (Webb) II 1690–1779
    6. 6. Mary (Burgess Webb) Dodge 1694–1734
    7. 7. Thomas Webb 1699–1779
  2. 2. Rebecca Adams 1657–1727

Samuel Adams's Timeline

3 Records

1612
25 Mar 1612
Birth of Samuel Adams in Barton, St David, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Barton, St David, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
1688
24 Jan 1688
Age 76
Death of Samuel Adams in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, USA
Chelmsford, Massachusetts, USA
1688
26 Jan 1688
Age 76
Burial of Samuel Adams in Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1612
    Event Place: Barton, St David, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 02
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1156.292; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [4] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [7] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: A genealogy and history of the Hute [i e Chute] family in America : with some account of the family
    [8] Colonial Families of the USA
    [9] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1643
    Event Place: Charlestown, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Charlestown, Massachusetts; Year: 1643; Page Number: 12

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1688
    Event Place: Chelmsford, Massachusetts, USA
    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] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [6] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: A genealogy and history of the Hute [i e Chute] family in America : with some account of the family
    [7] Colonial Families of the USA
    [8] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1688
    Event Place: Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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