John Adams of Fenne

NOTE: There is a lot of misinformation floating around the internet about this family. This John Adams was from Townstal (Tunstall, Townstall, etc.) near Dartmouth, Devon, England. Vivian's visitations of the County of Devon page 9 and source documents confirm his son and heir was John Adams who married Katharine, daughter and heir of John Sterting (or Stebbing). They had issue Nicholas Adams, member of parliament for Dartmouth. Other children are yet to be confirmed.

Source Documents

Abstracts of English records, page 282
Chancery Proceedings, Mitford. Bundle 1. No. 1. 5 February 21 Elizabeth [A.D. 1578/9]
Complaint of Nicholas Adams of Watton, co. Devon, esquire, says that his grandfather, John Adams, possessed certain closes of land called Bacon’s Hayes alias Bacon’s Parke, near Dartmouth, which descended to his son and heir, John, father of the complainants. Dispute as to the possession.

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NOTE: There is a lot of misinformation floating around the internet about this family. This John Adams was from Townstal (Tunstall, Townstall, etc.) near Dartmouth and Waton, Stoke Gabriel, Devon, England. Vivian's visitations of the County of Devon page 9 and source documents confirm he married Katharine, daughter and heir of John Sterting (or Stebbing). Their son and heir was Nicholas Adams, member of parliament for Dartmouth. Other children are yet to be confirmed. Source documents also confirm this John Adams was the son and heir of another John Adams. (This one). Hathitrust