James Adams, II

(Probably) not the husband of Priscilla Shorey

James Adams (living at Westerly, R.I., 1737/38) was at Westerly about 1697; landowner on Wood River 1705/6; bought 225 acres in Shannock Purchase, 1710/11; deeded land to his children during life; married before 1697, Honour (living 29 Jan 1754), daughter of Henry Hall (died Westerly, 1705/06). Land deed, 23 Feb. 1737/8, shows James Sr. was alive on that date. Honour was the mother of his eight children.

Abstracts of Charlestown Wills. James Adams, deceased, left widow Honor (pgs 2, 22) and had sons Capt. James Adams, John Adams, Jonathan Adams, Thomas Adams and Joseph Adams and a daughter who married William Wood bef 15 Jan. 1741/2. Above from v4, #4, p358. And from page 355: James Adams named as son-in-law of Henry Hall of Westerly, weaver.From v5, p199, Charlestown Town Council records, Vol. 1, 1738-1759: Page2, Indenture between Thomas Adams and Joseph Adams of Westerly on the one part and James Adams of Westerly on the other part.

From https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/adams/12997/

In my article on James Adams of Westerly, RI in "The CT Nutmegger" vol. 25 #4pgs. 573 - 575, I showed that James of Westerly was probably the same as the James Adams b. 29Mar1668 Concord, MA s/o James & Priscilla (Ramsden). This James sr. d. in Concord 1707. In the distribution of his estate is made mention of his dau. Priscilla, the wife of William Hardy of "Narraganset".In the Westerly, RI land records, vol. 1, pg. 213 dated 28Sep1701, Henry Hall sold 40 acres of land to William Hardy.James Adams also had land adjoining William & Priscilla Hardy.A deed in the Middlesex Co. Land records vol. 12, pg. 392, dated 12 May 1698 refers to James Adams jr as "formerly of Concord".

The deed also mentions William Hardy as having land bounding the property mentioned in the deed.Finally, James Adams jr of Concord also had a brother Nathaniel who died young, for whom he may have named one of his sons.

References

1. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. By Clarence Almon Torrey. Page 4. GoogleBooks
2. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Adams-2403 cites
3. Moriarty, G. Andrews. HENRY HALL OF WESTERLY, R.I. HIS PARENTAGE, AND SOME OF HIS DESCENDANTS, in Roberts, Gary Boyd. Genealogies of Rhode Island families: from the New England Historical and Genealogical Register. (Baltimore [Maryland]: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1989, c1989)
4. Byron S. Niemann, "The Possible Parentage of James Adams (1668-1741) of Westerly, RI", The Connecticut Nutmegger Volume 25, pages 573-575 (March 1993): states that by his matching up of relationships with the records of Concord, Massachusetts it became apparent that James Adams of Wells was the son of William and Elizabeth Adams of Sudbury and Concord, Massachusetts, and the brother of Richard Adams, born 22 August 1678 who married Mercy Leonard. Hereinafter cited as "James Adams (1668-1741) of Westerly, RI."
5. Extracted from History of the First Congregational Church, Stonington, CT; Richard Wheeler, Norwich, 1875
6. Boston Evening Transcript, 11/17/30; Wood Family Index and N.E. Marriages Prior to 1700;
7. Parkhurst Manuscript, film 5,130; Immigrants toAmerica Before 1750; R.I. Roots, Vol. 4, No. 4; R.I. Genealogical Register, v4, #4, p358 & p355 and v5, #3, p199
8. Blackman and Allied Families by Alfred L. Holman; NEHGR, v4, p255; A Witter Family History.
9. From Ancestors and Descendants of Jeremiah Adams, page 41, chart on p55:
10. From Adams Addenda: Adams, Volume ?, page 32, a James Adams was passsenger on the ship Anne in 1623.
11. Gen. of Descendants of Several Ancient Puritans (973, D2mo) says a James Adams (b. 1661?) settled in Barrington, R.I.