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Third child of John Stone and Mrs. Agnes Stone of Barton St. David, Somerset, England.

Married John Adams 1 February 1575 at Barton St. David.

Mother of Mary Adams,

John Adams (1577-1609),

Henry Adams (about 1583) and

Margaret Adams (about 1581, md. Roger Warfield).

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Agnes married John Adams on 1 Feb 1575 in Barton Saint David, Somerset, England. John was born on 1 Jan 1566 in Farleigh Hungerford, Somerset, England; died on 22 Mar 1604/05 in Compton Dundon, Somerset, England; was buried after 22 Mar 1604/05 in Saint David Churchyard, Barton Saint David, Somerset, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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John was the son of John Adams and Agnes Stone.
He married Katherine Stone. They were the parents of:

Richard Adams
Katherine Adams
Capt. John Adams
Mary Adams

John was the brother of Henry Adams who emigrated with his wife Edith and children to the new colonies in Massachusetts.

John Adams; b. c1577 at Barton St. David; moved to Misterton, Somerset, with his parents; after his father's death he moved to Compton Dundon (3 miles west of Barton St. David) apparently to comply with a provision of his father's will that he be living on his own before receiving his inheritance.

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John married Katherine Stone before 1595. Katherine died in Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Henry Adams

Was born about 1583 at Barton, St. David, Somersetshire, England. He was the son of John Adams and Agnes Stone. Henry married Edith Squire, daughter of Henry Squire.

He died on Saturday, 6 October 1646 at Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, at age 63 years, 8 months and 15 days.

There is a granite column erected to Henry Adam's memory by President John ADAMS, his great-great-grandson, with the following inscription:

"In Memory of HENRY ADAMS who took his flight from the Dragon persecution in Devonshire in England, and alighted with eight sons, near Mount Wollaston. One of the sons returned to England, and after taking time to explore the country, four removed to Medfield and the neighboring towns; two to Chelmsford. One only, Joseph, who lies here at his left hand, remained here, who was an original proprietor in the township of Briantree, incorporated in 1639. This stone and several others have been placed in this yard, by a great-great grandson, from a veneration of the Piety, humility, simplicity, prudence, patience, temperance, frugality, industry and perseverance, of his Ancestors, in hopes of Recommending an imitation of their virtures to their posterity. ... Erected December, 1823.

Son: Peter Adams, b. 1 Mar 1622 King Weston, Somerset, England, d. 23 Oct. 1690, Medfield, MA. Married in 1650 to Rachel Newcomb, b. 1631

Also Jonathan, son of Henry and Edith, who stayed in England

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Family/Spouse: Edith Squire. Edith (daughter of Henry Squire and Miss [--?--]) was born in 1587; died in 1673. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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From Savage's Genealogical Dictionary: John Adams, of Plymouth, MA: One of the first comers, arrived in the Fortune, 9 Nov. 1621, married Ellen or Elinor Newton, as the sagacity of Judge Davis presumed for she came in the Ann, 1623, and was probably the only female north of Chesapeake Bay with such bapt. name. He died 1633, leaving wife and children James, John, and Susanna; and the records 24 Oct. of that year shows decent estate for that day. The widow married June following Kenelm Winslow.

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John married Eleanor "Ellen" Newton in 1625 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony. Eleanor was born in 1598 in England; died before 6 Dec 1681 in Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; was buried on 5 Dec 1681 in Old Winslow Burying Ground, Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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This memorial is dedicated to my ancestor Henry Adams. Henry was the son of Henry Adams and Edith Squire, he married Elizabeth Paine on October 17, 1643 in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.

He was the father of eleven children:
Elizabeth born 1632, Eleazer, Joseph, Jasper, Elizabeth born November 11, 1649, Henry born July 14, 1652, John born July 14, 1652, Moses, John born February 18, 1656, Henry and Samuel

He was Massacred at his own front door by Indians.

A Lieutenant of the Training Band, Clerk of the writs, and Representative to the General Court in 1659, 1665, 1674, and 1675
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He was killed, at the door of his house, 21 Feb 1676/77, during the Indian attack on Medfield, Norfolk Co., MA, & was probably buried nearby. His wife, Elizabeth, was accidentally killed the same day in Medfield & was probably buried near the house of Rev. Wilson in which she was killed. Their deaths are recounted in numerous histories of King Philip's War, George Madison Bodge's Soldiers in King Philip's War, p. 284, being one. Henry was the oldest brother of my paternal ancestor, Samuel. bio by Darrel Salisbury

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Henry married Elizabeth Paine on 17 Oct 1643 in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Elizabeth was born on 23 Jul 1620 in Barton Saint David, Somerset, England; died on 21 Feb 1676/77 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; was buried after 21 Feb 1676/77 in Vine Lake Cemetery, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Samuel married Rebecca Graves on 8 Oct 1652 in Charlestown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Rebecca was born on 25 Sep 1630 in Ratcliffe on the Wreake, Leicestershire, England; died on 8 Oct 1664 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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John married Anna [--?--] before 1753. Anna was born about 1624 in Kingweston, Somersetshire, England; died on 1 Oct 1714 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Joseph Adams was a maltster.

He was baptized on 9 February 1626 at Kingweston, Somersetshire, England. He was the son of Henry Adams and Edith Squire.

In 1646 at Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Joseph Adams was mentioned in the will of Henry Adams.

On 26 November 1650 at Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Joseph married Abigail Baxter, daughter of Gregory Baxter and Margaret Paddy.

Joseph Adams became a freeman in 1653 at Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. He served in 1673 at Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, as a Selectman. He left a will on 18 July 1694 at Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.

He died on Monday, 6 December 1694 at Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, at age 68 years, 9 months and 27 days. Joseph's will was proved on 10 January 1695 at Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Joseph's gravestone inscription at Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, reads:

To the memory of Joseph Adams, senior
who died December 6, 1694, aged, 68
And to his wife whose first name was Baxter
who died Aug. 27, 1692, aged 58
This tomb Erected by a great grandson in 1817.

Bio by: Bev

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Joseph married Abigail Baxter on 2 Nov 1650 in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Abigail (daughter of Gregory Baxter, of Sporle, Norfolk, England and Margaret Paddy) was born on 28 Sep 1634 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; died on 27 Aug 1692 in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; was buried after 27 Aug 1692 in Hancock Cemetery, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Eleazer Adams, son of Lt. Henry and Elizabeth (Paine) Adams, b. Aug. 5, 1644 Braintree; m. Elizabeth Harding, dau. of Abraham Harding; she d. 1708. He built near his father's in Medfield; his house was burned by the Indians in King Philip's War and rebuilt. (A genealogical history of Henry Adams, of Braintree, Mass., 1898)

Medfield marriages: ADAMS, Eliazar, and Elizabeth Harding, Nov. 20, 1667. *

Medfield deaths: ADAMS, Eleazer, Apr. 14, 1710.

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Eleazer married Elizabeth Harding on 20 Sep 1667 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Elizabeth was born on 2 Dec 1646 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; died on 1 Oct 1708 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Moses married Marie Fairbanks on 14 May 1680 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Marie (daughter of Jonas Fairbanks and Lydia Prescott) was born on 20 Jun 1659 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts; died on 15 Nov 1681 in Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Henry, son of Lt. Henry snd Elizabeth (Paine) Adams, b. in Medfield, Nov. 17, 1657, m. Dec. 16, 1679, Prudence Frary, dau. of John F. and Elizabeth Adams (Harding) Frary, b. Aug. 20, 1662, and d. Feb. 20, 1750, "a woman of cherished memory." He was Representative in the Gen. Court in 1708, '09, '11, '19, '21, '24, and '28, and d. in 1733. (A genealogical history of Henry Adams, of Braintree, Mass., 1898)

Medfield births: ADAMS, Henry, s. Henry and Elizebeth, Nov. __, 1657.

Medfield marriages: ADAMS, Henrie, and Prudence Frarie, Dec. 19, 1679. *

Medfield deaths: ADAMS, Henry, Ens., h. Prudence, Sept. 29, 1733.

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Henry married Prudence Frary on 16 Dec 1679. Prudence was born on 20 Aug 1662 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; died on 29 Dec 1750 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; was buried after 29 Dec 1750 in Vine Lake Cemetery, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Samuel married Mary Meeker in 1675 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Mary was born about 1655 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died in 1718. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mary married Samuel Webb on 16 Dec 1686 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Samuel was born on 6 Aug 1660 in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; died on 20 Feb 1739/40 in Windham, Windham County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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John married Hannah Bent on 26 Feb 1681/82 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Hannah was born on 6 May 1661 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 27 Dec 1705 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Joseph married Hannah Bass on 20 Feb 1687/88 in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Hannah (daughter of John Bass and Ruth Alden) was born on 22 Jun 1667 in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts; died on 24 Oct 1705 in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]