Joseph Adams1,2

M, #2298, b. about 1626, d. 6 December 1694
Father*Henry Adams d. 6 Oct 1646
Mother*Edith Squire3 b. 1587, d. 1673
Relationship9th great-grandfather of Robert Michael Damon
ReferenceKEEN0122
Joseph Adams was born about 1626 in England.2,3 He was the son of Henry Adams and Edith Squire.3 Joseph Adams married Abigail Baxter, daughter of Gregory Baxter and Margaret Paddy, on 29 September 1650 in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony.4,5 Joseph Adams died on 6 December 1694 in Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.6,3
Joseph's father Henry Adams died on 6 October 1646 in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony.7,3 Joseph Adams became the father of Hannah Adams on 13 November 1652.3 Joseph Adams became the father of Joseph Adams on 24 December 1654.8,3 Joseph Adams became the father of John Adams on 12 January 1655/56.3 Joseph's son John Adams died on 27 January 1655/56.3 Joseph Adams became the father of Abigail Adams on 27 February 1658/59. Joseph Adams was an heir in the will of Gregory Baxter dated 2 June 1659.5 Joseph Adams became the father of Bethiah Adams on 3 December 1661.3 Joseph Adams became the father of Captain John Adams on 3 December 1661.3 Joseph Adams became the father of Mary Adams on 9 October 1663.3 Joseph Adams became the father of Samuel Adams on 6 September 1665.3 Joseph Adams became the father of Mary Adams on 25 February 1666/67.9,10 Joseph Adams became the father of Captain Peter Adams on 7 February 1669/70.3 Joseph Adams became the father of Jonathan Adams on 31 January 1670/71.3 Joseph's daughter was married at wedding of Hannah Adams and Samuel Savil on 10 April 1672.3 Joseph's mother Edith Squire died in 1673.3 Joseph's daughter was married at wedding of Bethiah Adams and John Webb in May 1680.3 Joseph's son was married at wedding of Joseph Adams and Mary Chaplin on 20 February 1681/82.3 Joseph Adams became a widower with the death of his wife, Abigail Baxter on 27 August 1692 in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, at age 57.11,3 Joseph's son was married at wedding of Captain John Adams and Hannah Checkley on 19 October 1694.3

References

Joseph Adams has ID 1466 in Presidential Family Forest.3 Joseph Adams is mentioned in The Great Migration Begins under Gregory Baxter.5
Joseph Adams has ID 122 in Margaret Orr Keen Family Tree.2

12 Children of Joseph Adams and Abigail Baxter, daughter of Gregory Baxter and Margaret Paddy,

Children
ChartsPedigree of Robert Damon (Big)
Pedigree of Robert Damon (Limited)
Indented Pedigree of Robert Damon (Big)
Indented Pedigree of Robert Damon (Limited)
Last Edited25 Mar 2002

Citations

  1. [S14] Family Archive #171, Genealogies of Mayflower Families, CD-ROM (n.p.: Brøderbund Software, Inc), A-F, pg 30,33,34. Hereinafter cited as Genealogies of Mayflower Families 1500s-1800s.
  2. [S17] Margaret Orr Nutter Alexander, Margaret Orr Keen Family Tree Margaret Orr Keen Family Tree, 14 Dec 2000, (Repository: Richard Smith Damon), (Arlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in).
  3. [S167] Presidential Family Forest, CD-ROM (Kamula, HI 96743, www.familyforest.com: Millisecond Publishing Company, Inc.).
  4. [S17] Margaret Orr Keen Family Tree Margaret Orr Keen Family Tree, 14 Dec 2000 (Repository: Richard Smith Damon), NEHGR 12:349.
  5. [S142] Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins, Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Vol I-III, CD-ROM (n.p.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2000). Hereinafter cited as The Great Migration Begins.
  6. [S17] Margaret Orr Keen Family Tree Margaret Orr Keen Family Tree, 14 Dec 2000 (Repository: Richard Smith Damon), NEHGR Vol 9:153.
  7. [S17] Margaret Orr Keen Family Tree Margaret Orr Keen Family Tree, 14 Dec 2000 (Repository: Richard Smith Damon), NEHGR 7:41.
  8. [S14] Family Archive #171, Genealogies of Mayflower Families 1500s-1800s, A-F, pg 34.
  9. [S51] Edward Kennan Damon, Winslow Johnson Damon Family Tree. A tree mostly built from previous works handed down in the family. Repository: Richard Smith Damon Arlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in.
  10. [S14] Family Archive #171, Genealogies of Mayflower Families 1500s-1800s, A-F, pg 33.
  11. [S17] Margaret Orr Keen Family Tree Margaret Orr Keen Family Tree, 14 Dec 2000 (Repository: Richard Smith Damon), NEHGR 9:153.