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William Adams 1627 – 1690 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1627

Birth Location: James City, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America

Death Date: 1690

Death Location: Jamestown, James City, Virginia, Estados Unidos de América

Father: Robert Adams

Mother: Eleanor Willmot

Spouse(s): Mary Walker, Sarah Grover, <Living> None, <Living> None

Children(s):

In 1627, William Adams entered the world in James City, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America, born to Robert Adams and Eleanor Willmot. William Adams married Mary Walker, Sarah Grover, <Living>, <Living>. William Adams passed away in 1690 in Jamestown, James City, Virginia, Estados Unidos de América.

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Biography

  • In 1627, William Adams entered the world in James City, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America, born to Robert Adams and Eleanor Willmot.
  • William Adams married Mary Walker, Sarah Grover, <Living>, <Living>.
  • William Adams passed away in 1690 in Jamestown, James City, Virginia, Estados Unidos de América.

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Children(s)

William Adams's Ancestors

Self
William Adams
1627 – 1690
Birth Place: James City, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America
Parents
Robert Adams
1602 – 1682
Ottery St Mary, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Eleanor Willmot
1610 – 1677
Huntingfield, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Adam Hatton
1347 – 1389
Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Sharlon
1572 –
Trent, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Benjamin Wilmot
1575 – 1602
Devon, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Richard Adams
1530 – 1604
Sharlon
1557 –
Sharlon
1557 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Adams's Timeline

2 Records

1627
ABT 1627
Birth of William Adams in James City, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America
James City, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America
1690
1690
Age 63
Death of William Adams in Jamestown, James City, Virginia, Estados Unidos de América
Jamestown, James City, Virginia, Estados Unidos de América

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1627
    Event Place: James City, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1690
    Event Place: Jamestown, James City, Virginia, Estados Unidos de América

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