Hannah Winkley

Not the same as Hannah Adams who married John Adams, Jr., of Boston, cordwainer

Biography

Hannah Webb Born on 5 Sep 1665 in Braintree, MA..

"hanna Webb daughter of christopher webb & hanna his wiffe borne 7th mo. 5th. 1665."

Ca 1683 when Hannah was 17, she married Capt. John Adams, son of Joseph Adams & Abigail Baxter, in Braintree, MA. Born on 20 Dec 1661 in Braintree, MA John died in Boston, MA, on 2 Nov 1702; he was 40.

Lived in Boston, MA after 1687. Merchant there.

After his death, his widow married 12 Dec. 1705, Samuel Winkley, and died in 1707.

They had the following children:

1. Hannah (1684-)
2. John (1687-<1693)
3. Samuel (1689-1748)
4. Abigail (1691-)
5. John (1693-)
6. Joseph
7. Mary
8. Thomas
9. Abijah

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Disambiguation

From History of the town of Durham, New Hampshire : (Oyster River Plantation) with genealogical notes by Stackpole, Everett Schermerhorn, (1850-1927). Page 3-4. < Archive.Org >

Several persons named John Adams have been confused by some genealogists. John, son of Alexander Adams, seems to have died before 1684. See Suffolk Deeds, XIII, 222. John Adams, malster, son of Joseph Adams, malster, married Hannah Webb and died 2 Nov. 1702. His widow married 12 Dec. 1705, Samuel Winkley, and died in 1707. This John Adams had children, (i) Samuel born 6 May 1689, who married 21 April 1713, Mary Fifield, and had son, Samuel Adams, the patriot, born 16 Sept. 1733; (3) Hannah who married 22 Sept. 1710, Samue Holbrook of Weymouth; (3) Abigail born 6 Oct. 1691, died 4 July 1712; (4) John born 4 Nov. 1693, bound out in 1707. He chose uncle Peter Adams for guardian; (s) Joseph born 20 Dec. 169s, bound out; (6) Mary born 20 Dec. 1695; (7) Bethiah born 20 Aug. 1697, died 8 Dec. 1702; (8) Thomas born 2 March 1700; (9) Abijah born 11 May 1702, who married 1725, Deborah Cutler, and later had second and third wife. He died 9 Feb. 1768, aged 66.

I am indebted to Miss Virginia Hall, genealogist, of Boston, for much information about these often confused persons, named John Adams, of Boston.

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A Genealogical Dictionary Of The First Settlers Of New England By James Savage, Former President Of The Massachusetts Historical Society Baltimore Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Originally Published Boston, 1860-1862:

JOHN, Boston, merch. third s. of Joseph the first, by w. Hannah, d. of Christopher Webb, had Hannah, b. 24 Jan. 1685; John, 27 Sept. 1687; both at Braintree; Samuel, 6 May 1689 (wh. by w. Mary was f. of Samuel, b. 16 Sept. 1722, H. C. 1740, one of the chief promoters of the Amer. Revo. 1765, and Gov. of Mass. wh. d. 2 Oct. 1802); and by sec. w. Hannah, [NO] d. of Anthony Checkley, Esq. m. 19 Oct. 1694, had Joseph, and Mary, tw. 20 Dec. 1695; Thomas, 29 Mar. 1701; and Abijah, 11 May 1702. He d. bef. 20 Jan. 1712."

Comment: Apparently Savage muddled the Hannah’s.

References

• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Webb-128 has errors
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83107294/hannah-adams “ Cemetery office has no record of this person. Details: I have checked numerous surveys, inscription books, and the records from the Historic Burying Grounds Initiative. This grave is not marked, and I can find no record of the precise location in the cemetery (assuming the burial is indeed at Granary). Please resubmit if you are able to find a plot location.”
• https://sites.google.com/site/webstergriggsfamilies/griggs/webb has errors