Dea. Benjamin Adams, Esq.

Benjamin Adams

• BIRTH 18 Jan 1728 Newington, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA
• DEATH 24 Mar 1803 (aged 75) Newington, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA
• BURIAL Newington Cemetery Newington, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA
• Born to Joseph Adams Jr and Elizabeth Knight Janvrin
• Husband of 1) Abigail Pickering married 6 June 1751, then 2) Susanna Brown married 22 April 1784
• Brother of; Elizabeth, Joseph Jr, and Ebenezer

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• Daughters of American Revolution Ancestor #: A000416
• Sons of the American Revolution Ancestor #: P-101205
• Service: NEW HAMPSHIRE Rank: CIVIL SERVICE
• Birth: 1-18-1728 NEW HAMPSHIRE
• Death: 3-24-1803 NEWINGTON ROCKINGHAM CO NEW HAMPSHIRE
• Service Source: HAMMOND, DOCS RELATING TO TOWNS IN NH, TOWN PAPERS, VOL 12, P 726
• Service Description: 1) SELECTMAN OF NEWINGTON, 1782

Family

Abigail was the daughter of Lieutenant James Pickering of Newington and his wife Mary Nutter.

From “A Genealogical History of Henry Adams, of Braintree, Mass., and ...,” Volume 1 By Andrew Napoleon Adams. Page 405. GoogleBooks

Children of Dea. Benjamin', (1729) [24] (Rev. Joseph', Joseph", Joseph', Henry') and Abigail (Pickering) Adams; res. Newington, N. H.

• 46. i. Capt. James", b. in Newington, N. H., Jan. 22, 1752; m. June, 1778, Mary Cole, dau. of Capt. Amos and Elizabeth (Wallingford) Cole of Berwick, Me., b. Aug. 22, 1756. He was selectman of Rochester, N. H., 1780, 1786 and 1789; delegate to convention in favor of paper money Sept., 1786, and d. in Rochester, N. H., 10 June, 1779 or 1793.
• ii. Elizabeth", b. in Newington, Oct. 5 or 15, 1754. There is a conflict of traditions. According to some testimonies, this Elizabeth m. Dec. 8, 1776, her cousin, Capt. Joseph Adams; according to others, it was Elizabeth, dau. of Ebenezer and Lois (Downing) Adams who married Capt. Joseph Adams.
• 47. iii. Nathan Webb", b. in Newington, May 16, 1756; m. Feb. 12, 1783-4, Elizabeth Cole of Rochester; d. 29 Oct, 1848, age 86; res. Newington, N. H. He d. 23 April, 1831.
• 48. iv. Ruth Webb", b. in Newington, May 23, 1758; m. April 20, 1777, John Shackford of Newington. She d. 21 Dec., 1825.
• 49. v Mary", b. in Newington, Aug. 12, 1760; m. Hon. James Smith of Portsmouth.
• 50. vi. Abigail", b. in Newington, Oct. 24, 1770; m. Capt. George Nutter of Portsmouth. He d. 19 Sept., 1814, age 47. She d. 7 Aug., 1823.
• 51. vii. Benjamin", b. in Newington, Nov. 1, 1773; m. Elizabeth Talpey of Portsmouth, N. H., d. 1 May, 1838. He d. 15 Sept., 1817.
• 52. viii. Thomas", b. in Newington, June 4, 1779; m. Mary Pickering, dau. of William Pepperell and Mary (Nelson) Pickering of Portsmouth, N. H. He settled in Portsmouth and removed to Boston where he d.

Notes

Genealogical Data Respecting John Pickering of Portsmouth, N.H., and His ... By Robert Henry Eddy. Page 5 - 6. GoogleBooks

Benjamin Adams, the husband of Abigail Pickering, was son of Rev. Joseph Adams, of Newington, N. H., and cousin-germau of John Adams, second President of the United States. It was to this Rev. Joseph Adams and 105 others, that Gov. Wentworth, on May 20, 1727, made a grant of the town of Barnstead, N. H., though few settlements were made there prior to 1767

References

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/136402904/benjamin-adams cites
• Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots about Benjamin Adams Name: Benjamin Adams Cemetery: Meeting House Cem Location: Newington NH 25 Reference: Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots, Vol.1, p. Serial: 8542; Volume: 4
• http://alden.org/aldengenealogy/database/pafg95.htm
• Updated from MyHeritage Family Trees via brother Ebenezer Adams by SmartCopy: Dec 26 2014, 8:13:36 UTC