Capt. Samuel Adams

Male, #1494, (1617 - 24 January 1688/89)
Capt. Samuel Adams|b. 1617\nd. 24 Jan 1688/89|p1494.htm|Henry Adams|b. 21 Jan 1583\nd. 6 Oct 1646|p16.htm|Edith Squire|b. 29 May 1587\nd. 1673|p17.htm|John Adams|b. a 1555|p14.htm|Agnes Stone|b. 1 Jan 1556|p15.htm|Henry Squire|b. 3 Jun 1558|p644.htm||||
     Capt. Samuel Adams was born in 1617 in Barton, St. David, Somersetshire, England.3,8,5 He was the son of Henry Adams and Edith Squire.1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 On 1 January 1636 Samuel married Rebecca Graves, daughter of Thomas Graves and Katharine Gray.9,7,3,5,10 Capt. Samuel Adams lived in 1649 in Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.7 He served in 1653 in Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, as the Town Clerk.7 He moved between 1653 and 1654 to Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.5 He was granted land on 3 July 1656 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, consisting of 450 acres.5 He maintained a grist mill in the eastern part of Chelmsford, near where Lowell now exists.5 He served in 1664 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, as Authorized to solemnize marriages.11 He served in 1667 as a Commissioner of the Court.5 On 7 May 1668 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Samuel married Esther Sparhawk, daughter of Deacon Nathaniel Sparhawk and Mary Angier.12,9,3,5,7 Capt. Samuel Adams left a will on 28 February 1683/84 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.5 He died on Monday, 24 January 1688/89 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, at age 72 years Gozzaldi (1930) gives the year as 1669.9,3,5,7 Samuel's will was proved on 19 September 1692 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.5,9

Children of Capt. Samuel Adams and Rebecca Graves

Children of Capt. Samuel Adams and Esther Sparhawk

Citations

  1. Jameson, E. O. The Biographical Sketches of Prominent Persons and The Genealogical Records of Many Early and Other Families in Medway, Mass. 1713-1886. Providence, Rhode Island: J.A. & R.A. Reid Printers, 1886.
  2. Morse, Abner. Genealogical Register of the Descendants of The Early Planters of Sherborn, Holliston, and Medway, Massachusetts. Boston: Damrell & Moore, 1855.
  3. Johnson, Hugh Albert. Norris, Hackett, Prescott and Allied Families Our Ancestors and Their Descendants. Annandale, Virginia: Charles Baptie Studios, 1975.
  4. Thayer, Ephraim and Sarah. Family Memorial Genealogy of Fourteen Families of Early Settlers of New England. Hingham, Massachusetts: J. Farmer, 1835.
  5. Adams, Andrew N. A Genealogical History of Henry Adams of Braintree, Mass., and his Descendants also John Adams of Cambridge, Mass., 1632-1897. Rutland, Vermont: Tuttle Company, 1898.
  6. Morse, Abner. A Genealogical Register of the Descendants of Several Ancient Puritans. volume I. Boston: the author, 1857).
  7. Wyman, Thomas Bellows. The Genealogies and Estates of Charlestown, Massachusetts 1629-1818. 1879. Reprint Somersworth, New Hampshire: New England History Press, 1982.
  8. Crane, Ellery Bicknell. Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts. New York: The Lewis Publishing Co., 1907.
  9. Gozzaldi, Mary Isabella. History of Cambridge, Massachusetts 1630-1877 with a Genealogical Register - Supplement and Index. 1930. Reprint Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 1986.
  10. Ancestral File. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, 1994.
  11. Drake, Samuel G.. "A List of Names Found Among the First Settlers of New England", The New England Historical and Genealogical Register volume I (April 1847).
  12. Paige, Lucius R. History of Cambridge, Massachusetts 1630-1877 with a Genealogical Register. 1877. Reprint Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 1986.
  13. Trask, William B.. "Early Records of Boston", The New England Historical and Genealogical Register volume IX (1855).
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