James Adams, of Scituate

James Adams

• Birth: before May 22 1627 / 17 DEC 1630 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co. Massachusetts
• Death: in Of, Marshfield, Plymouth Co. Massachusetts
• Father: John Adams
• Mother: Eleanor Newton

Marriage

1. Frances Vassall b: 1623 in Stepheny, Middlesex, England Married: 15 JUL 1646 in Scituate, Plymouth Co. Massachusetts

Children

1. William Adams b: 16 MAY 1647 in Marshfield, Plymouth Co. Massachusetts
2. Anna Adams b: 18 APR 1649 in Marshfield, Plymouth Co. Massachusetts
3. Richard Adams b: 19 APR 1651 in Marshfield, Plymouth Co. Massachusetts
4. Mary Adams b: 27 JAN 1651/52 in Marshfield, Plymouth Co. Massachusetts
5. Margaret Adams b: 8 MAY 1654 in Marshfield, Plymouth Co. Massachusetts
6. Martha Adams b: 1 APR 1658 in Of, Scituate, Plymouth Co. Massachusetts

Notes

• no further record in Plymouth Colony after 1657; may have moved to the Mass Bay Colony
• Ref; AFN: FZQ6-47
• Ref: Signers of the Mayflower Compact, Adams, John & Bassett, William, Page 103

Sources

1. A genealogical profile of John Adams

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FROM THE BOOK THE PLYMOUTH COLONY LET FREEDOM RING JAMES² ADAMS (John¹), "resided on a farm on the Marshfield side of North River, nearly opposite Mr. Vassall's, the father of Mrs Adams. They worshipped with the second church in Scituate, and their children were carried there for baptism." [1]

The Plymough Colony Records, under date of June 10, 1651, record that James Adams came before the goveror and acknowledged that he had received from Kenelm Winslow the £5 which was to be paid to him when he became of age, and "on the 26th of December 1651, it was ordered to bee entered upon the publicke record as payed and received."[2]

James Adam's widow, Frances, had 150 acres of land laid out to her by the Massachusetts General Court, May 7, 1673, "About eight miles northward from Lancaster."[3]

Both Kenelme Winslow and his stepson, James Adams [age 16 or older] appear in a list of those able to bear arms in the colony of New Plymouth in 1643. They are listed consecutively under the town of Marshfield See NEHG Register Vol 4, July 1850, p. 259.

Children of James Adams and Frances Vassall: i. William, born May 16, 1647; bapt. by Mr. Witherell, May 23, 1647. ii. Anna, born April 18, 1649; bapt. May 20, 1649 iii. Richard, born April 19, 1651; bapt. April 27, 1651. iv. Mary, born Jan 27, 1653; bapt. Feb 5, 1653. v. Margaret, (no record of birth), bapt. March 18, 1654.[4]

James was born in 1626. James was the child of John Adams and Eleanor Newton. James passed away in 1673. [5]

Per Robert Charles Anderson, Great Migration Begins:

"i James, b before 22 May 1627; m. Scituate 15 or 16 June or 16 July 1646 Frances Vassall, daughter of WILLIAM VASSALL [ScVR 2:11; PCR 2:108; 8:19]

James Adams: "Who died at sea in the good ship called the James of London on the 19th of January, 1651, to which Captain John Allin was master, and chief commander of said vessel." His inventory amounted to £34.15. His step-father Kenelm Winslow was administrator of his estate. [Ref]

GEDCOM Source

@R-2138463064@ U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Yates Publishing Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived 1,7836::0 Source number: ; Source type: ; Number of Pages: ; Submitter Code: . http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=4774&ti=0&indi... Birth date: 1630 Birth place: MA Marriage date: 1646 Marriage place: MA 1,7836::4774

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