John “Francis” Adams, of Hunting Creek

• His father was Willliam Adams, Jr. ( William Adams, Jr. ) His mother was Frances Routt (unknown maiden) ( Frances Routt )
• Parents also seen as John Jonathon Adams & Sarah Adams

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John Adams Sr.

• Born after 1663 in Northumberland, Colony of Virginia
• Died about 1725 in Hunting Creek, Stafford, Colony of Virginia
• Son of William Adams Jr. and Frances (Unknown) Routt
• Brother of Frances Routt [half], Mary (Routt) Matheny [half] and George Routt [half]
• Husband of Katherine (Napier) Adams — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
• Father of Richard Adams, John Francis Adams Jr., Daniel Adams, James Adams, Benjamine Adams and George Adams Sr.

notes

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Adams-3100

John Adams died sometime between 1720 and 1730 in Stafford (later Fairfax) County, Virginia Colony. Per Northumberland County, Virginia Colony, records, his parents were William Adams and wife Frances Adams. The present online Family Tree Adams Y-DNA test results have male descendants supporting this conclusion by recording their Northumberland County, Virginia Colony, ancestors as William Adams, and John Adams.

In summation, these Northumberland County, Virginia Colony, records of proceedings before the County Court, identified Frances Adams as the widow of William Adams, her deceased husband, who had remarried Richard Routt by 1687. In Colonial Virginia, England's law of primogeniture was in effect, where real estate of an Intestate passed to the eldest son. John Adams, being the eldest son, and wife Katherine Nipper/Napier sold their land in 1701/2 and the widow Frances Adams, who remarried Richard Routt, signed his deed as Frances Routt, relinquishing her legal right of dower ( Hening Statute, inherited 1/3 ownership for life) as widow of William Adams in order for John Adams and Katherine Nipper/Napier to sell his King's Creek land, on the main road from Cone Mill, in Northumberland County, Virginia Colony, prior to migrating to Stafford County, Virginia Colony.

John Adams's wife Katherine has been subsequently identified as Katherine Nipper/Napier of Northumberland County, Virginia Colony. In one genealogy she was possibly of the Norman? family due to the Thomas Norman deeds of Stafford, VA. But a James Nipper has been located living close to the Adams family during this timeframe in the Northumberland, Virginia Colony, county records. James Nipper on 20 August 1679 he was Surveyor of Highways. He needs further research.

John Adams of Hunting Creek was born in Northumberland, Virginia Colony. John Adams, also known as John Francis Adams, Sr. had married Katherine Nipper/Napier in Northumberland, Virginia Colony. His parents were William Adams, Jr. and Frances, maiden name unknown. William Adams, Jr. and wife Frances Adams bought land 1670 from William Taylor of Northumberland County. John Adams and Katherine his wife inherited this land per colonial primogeniture law and was selling it 1702 to Robert Harrison of Northumberland County. John's mother, Frances, had remarried to Richard Routt, and signed the deed as Frances Routt, relinquishing her lifetime dower right to this land. Her Routt children also signed as legal children by Frances' second husband. John and Katherine Adams subsequently migrated to Stafford, Virginia Colony, where they and their children had legal deed records documenting this migration.

Notes

From https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:M2WW-JMR:

This John Adams did marry Katherine Nipper (per Northumberland records) stated in genfiles as Napier. They sold their land in Northumberland County, just prior to migrating to Accokeek Creek, Stafford, VA. This family WAS NOT connected as son to the Adams of Massachusetts Bay, Mass. John Frances Adams III per Northumberland County records WAS NOT son of this Mass. Bay family. View Adams Y-DNA Study Results for John "Frances" Adams III. born ca 1650,Northumberland, VA, died ca 1725 Stafford, VA, Genetic Family 023, Family Tree Y-DNA Results. William Adams and wife Frances were his parents, per Northumberland, VA, LDS microfilm records where Frances is relinquishing her dower rights on the deed John Adams sells Northumberland, VA , prior to migrating to Stafford, VA, and died there ca 1725.

Older notes

John Adams (the carpenter) was possibly transported to Virginia in 1677 as a headright to George Brent probably at age 16-20, perhaps from Kent Island. This colonial Virginia land procurement headright system established by the Virginia Company (1618) allowed George Brent to acquire more land, since paying for the passage of those transported into the colonies as headrights from England gave the payer 50 acres per headright. John Adams is referred to as carpenter in several land deeds on Accokeek Run, Stafford, VA. John Adams the carpenter, from Northumberland, VA, prior to Stafford, VA, migration and Thomas Norman of Stafford, VA, bought and sold land to each other from 1702-1704 on Accokeek Run. Tobacco land becomes useless for tobacco after a few years planting. It requires burning to reinvigorate the land.
Daniel, the eldest child, in 1690 took care of a young, Richard Tullos, with ties to his grand-uncle (?) Thomas Adams and Cloud Tullos (male indentured servant) Northumberland, VA. Katherine Adams and John Adams sold their Northumberland County land in 1702 to the Shirley family prior to migrating to Stafford, VA. This land was owned by Uncle Thomas Adams the bachelor in 1664 in Northumberland, VA.

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Family

One list of the Children of John Adams and Katherine (Crosby, Nipper, Shirley?) Nipper/Napier

• 1. JOHN ADAMS JR.
• 2. Daniel Adams
• 3. William Adams
• 4. Catherine Adams
• 5. James Adams

Another list from https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Adams-3100

• Daniel Adams,
• John Francis Adams Jr.,
• Richard Adams,
• James Adams and
• Benjamine Adams

Also George Adams.

From https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/adams/18558/

It is largely through these court cases and property location that we are able to link George Adams with John Adams and wife Elizabeth, although George is never mentioned in the standard genealogies of this Adams clan.

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References

• https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/adams/18558/ (Also attached as document)
• https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I1185...
• Reference: "Economic History of Virginia, Vol. 1, p. 512 (headright system) [https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Page%3AEconomic_History_of_Virginia_...]

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• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Sep 7 2016, 1:12:03 UTC

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• Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Sep 7 2016, 3:37:41 UTC
• John Adams, wife Katherine Napier, of Northumberland and Stafford, Virginia.(https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/M2WW-JMR: accessed 31 May 2018) FamilySearch Family Tree, Primary source images, John Adams, M2WW-JMR. He was identified in the colonial records of Northumberland and Stafford, Virginia Colony, as John Adams, although "Francis" as a middle name has now been added to genealogical compilations.
• ↑ Northumberland County Constable, John Adams for Jerrico, 15 May 1689 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99PZ-V8PX?cat=270765: accessed Aug 2018) Northumberland, VA, Court Orders, 1678-1713, FHL Film #850107(1), FHL Digitized Film #7644652, Northumberland County Court Orders, Record Bk #4: 462, Image 50 of 624, 15 May 1689.
• ↑ Cone Mill Stream, Map Section #23, Northumberland, Virginia Colony (http://www.co.northumberland.va.us/Documents/Tax_Maps/County_Map.PDF: accessed 25 Aug 2018) MAP SECTION 23: Cone Mill Stream, headwaters of Coan River, near "R.L. Road " as identified in the John Adams deed to John Shirley, RIDGE LINE Road, now Route # 600, Ridge Line Road which divided Northumberland County, VA, from Richmond and Lancaster Counties, Virginia. The headwaters of Coan Mill Stream is located at Reynolds Corner where Route #600 & #604 join on the Ridge Road, Heathsville District, Northumberland County, Virginia.
• ↑ Headwaters of Cone Mill Stream (http://www.co.northumberland.va.us/Documents/Tax_Maps/Section_23.pdf: accessed 25 Aug 2018) The head of Cone Mill Stream is located at Reynolds Corner and where the Ridge Line Road Route #600 joins Route #604, Heathsville District, Northumberland County, Virginia.
• ↑ John Adams and wife Katherine of Northumberland to John Shirley (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99P6-YHJY?i=549&ca...: accessed Aug 2018) 13 February 1701/2: John Adams and Katherine his wife of County of Northumberland, Virginia, to John Shirley, of the aforesaid county, have granted, bargained, and sold 60 acres, located in Northumberland County on the left side of the main road from Cone Mill ... corner of marked hickory by the R. L. Roade, thence along the line of marked trees that parts the land of Richard Shirley and this land... Wit: Wm ( "WM" his mark) Mash, James ( "IA" his mark) Adams, Tho Rout. John ("I A" his mark) Adams (Seal), Katherine ( " A" her mark) Adams (Seal). Northumberland, VA, Court: 6 April 1702: Deed acknowledge by John Adams and Katherine his wife to John Shirley. (Northumberland, VA, Record BK,1706-1720, p. 151, 13 Feb 1701/02)
• ↑ Richard Shirley's Northern Neck Land Grant which adjoined John Shirley and John Adams http://www.shirleyassociation.com/NewShirleySite/NonMembers/Shirley...: accessed Aug 2018) Richard Shirley, granted on 10 Mar 1697/8, 250 acres near King's Creek, SW of Chicacone river adjoining Robert Such(sic) Seck, and John Oldham. (Shirley Association Newsletter,The Shirley News, V. 2, #1 (Jan/Feb 1988), published Cupertino, CA, Image 6 of 12)
• ↑ The Colonial Law of Primogeniture(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primogeniture: accessed 25 Aug 2018) Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
• ↑ William Tayler and Anne his wife to Wm Adams 16 January 1670, Wm Tayler, planter, dwelling upon Cone River in ye County of Northumberland with consent of my loving wife Anne Tayler, for valuable consideration have sold a piece of land unto Wm Adams containing Two hundred forty-one acres as Mr. Gaylard made it upon his last Survey, said land bounding partly upon a Tract of one hundred eighty-eight acres of Rich Rice's and another upon Tho Towers his lands, and part bounding upon Kings Creeke, and a piece of land since taken up by Mr. Jam. Gaylard ..and doe further engage myselfe and Wife to acknowledge this conveyance to ye sd. Addams this 16th day of Janry 1670. Teste: Tho. Colton, Sam Poole, Wm Tayler (ye Seale) Anne Tayler ( ye Seale) I, Anne Taylor, do order and depute Tho Colton to be my lawfull Attorney and empoer him to acknowledge a piece of Land all my right of it unto Wm.Addams, ye same Land being sold with my Consent. I set my hand and seale the 23rd of Janry 1670. Anne Tayler (ye Seal) Further Acknowledged by Wm. Tayler & Tho. Colton, Attorn of Ann Tayler. (Ruth & Sam Sparacio, Virginia County Court Records, Deed & Will Abstracts of Northumberland County, Virginia, 1670-1672/1706-1711, McLean, VA: THE ANTIENT PRESS, 1994, pp. 4-5 (Deeds & Wills 1670-1672, pp. 151-152, 16 Jan 1670) North Carolina Dept. of Cultural Resources, NC Archives, Government and Heritage Library repository, Raleigh, North Carolina.)
• ↑ The 1752 Calendar Change, The Julian Calendar, The Gregorian Calendar (http://libguides.ctstatelibrary.org/hg/colonialresearch/calendar accessed August 2018)
• ↑ John Adams of Northumberland to Robert Harrison (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99P6-YHJY?i=549&ca...: accessed Aug 2018) 2 Jan 1702/3, p. 161: John Adams sold unto Robert Harrison , 241 acres that Mr. Gaylord made upon his recent survey ... Except THE LAND SOLD FROM JOHN ADAMS TO JOHN SHIRLEY... and bounding partly upon a tract of 188 acres deed of Rich'd Rice... land of Tho Towers... land of James Taylor... by the main road of Cone Mill ... Northumberland County Court, 19 May 1703: This deed was acknowledged by Jno. Adams and Katherine his wife unto Robt. Harrison and duly recorded. Northumberland Court: 8 March 1704 , Frances "+ her mark" Routt , Eliz "E her mark" Routt, Thos Routt all of Northumberland County, assigns over all rights to the above land John Adams sold to Robert Harrison of the same county. 19 March 1711, Original deed presented by Robt. Harrison in Northumberland County Court, and the book of record wherein the same was recorded being burned ... and upon the said Harrison's motion, deed was readmitted to record. [ NOTE: Frances (Adams) Routt was relinquishing her DOWER RIGHT to the land John Adams inherited via primogeniture laws and was selling, that had belonged to his parents William and Frances Adams. Elizabeth Routt and Thomas Routt were her children by a second marriage to Richard Routt. (Northumberland, Virginia, Deed Book 1706-1720, FHL Film #32638, FHL Digitized Film #7645576, Image 555 of 609, 2 Jan 1702, p. 161)
• ↑ Widow's Dower Rights (https://tao221.wordpress.com/2011/05/30/a-cavalier-attitude-an-esse... : accessed 5 Aug 2018) "A CAVALIER ATTITUDE: AN ESSENTIAL PRIMER ON COLONIAL VIRGINIA GENEALOGY, i.e., Colonial Virginia and WHAT CONSTITUTED A WIDOW’S DOWER RIGHTS, quoting Hening's Statutes.
• ↑ Frances Adams, Granted Administration of Estate of William Adams, Dec'd Frances Adams, Administrator; Administration Bond, secured by Frances Adams and Richard Rice (neighbor) Estate Appraisers, Richard Routt, William Garnett, and John Oldham. (Ruth & Sam Sparacio, Virginia County Court Records, Northumberland County, Virginia, Orders 1673-1677, McLean, VA: THE ANTIENT PRESS, 1998, p. 83. (Court Orders 20 June 1677, p. 289) North Carolina Dept. of Cultural Resources, NC Archives, Government and Heritage Library repository, Raleigh, North Carolina.
• ↑ Frances Adams, Quitus Est of ye Adm'x of Wm Adams, her dec'd Husband (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99PZ-VDZ5?cat=270765: accessed Aug 2018) Frances Adams Quitus Est as ye Admx of Wm Adams, her dec'd husband. (NOTE: Term "Quitus" means an acquittance or discharge from debt, fulfilling obligations of William Adams, deceased (Northumberland, VA, Court Orders, 1678-1713, FHL Film #850107(1), FHL Digitized Film #7644652, Image 30 of 642, Court Orders #4, p. 42; p. 44, p. 54; Bk 4: p. 42, Image 30 of 642, 20 August 1679)
• ↑ Richard Routt married Frances Adams, widow of William Adams (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99PZ-VD67?cat=270765: accessed Aug 2018) By 6 Oct 1687, Richd Rout as marrying Frances Adams, widow of William Adams, was sued by Jno Downing Attn. of Samll. Typton. (Northumberland, VA, Court Orders, 1678-1713, FHL Film #850107(1), FHL Digitized Film #7644652, Image 47 of 624, Court Orders #4, p. 405)
• ↑ Thomas Adams vs Estate of William Adams (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99PZ-VDWC?cat=270765: accessed Aug 2018) 15 Jan 1678/9 Thomas Adams sued the Estate of William Adams for a previous debt that he loaned to William Adams, which upon William's death, had not been repaid. (Northumberland, VA, Court Orders, 1678-1713, FHL Film #850107(1), FHL Digitized Film #7644652, Image 27 of 624, Court Orders #4, p. 19; 15 Jan 1678/9)
• ↑ Richard Rice (1628-1691/2) of Northumberland, VA (http://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I07004...: accessed 25 Aug 2018) Northumberland County Court 21th of July 1660: Oath of Richard Rice, aged 32 years, on Estate of Henry Toppin,... Thomas Adams as he was a batchelor. CAVALIERS AND PIONEERS PATENT BOOK No. 5; Pg 558: THOMAS ADDAMS (Adams) & RICHARD RICE, 700 acs. N'umberland Co., 4 July 1664, bet. two main branches at the head of Chicacone. CAVALIERS AND PIONEERS; Patent Book 6 page 36: RICH. RICE, 188 acs. N'umberland Co., 7 June 1666, p. 132. Upon a devdt. of sd. Rice's & Tho. Addams' upon branches of Chickacone.
• ↑ Accokeek Run, Stafford, Virginia Colony (https://www.topozone.com/virginia/stafford-va/stream/accokeek-creek/ accessed 19 Nov 2018)
• ↑ Family Tree DNA - Adams Surname Y-DNA Project Chart https://www.familytreedna.com/public/adams?iframe=ycolorized: accessed 26 Aug 2018) GENETIC FAMILY 014: Gabriel Adams; Kit #834488 Adams; Gabriel Adams, b.c 1690, d. 1750 Fairfax, Virginia (EnglandR-M269) Kit #494223 Adams; Gabriel Adams, Kit #21044 Adams; 014; and Kit #180037, James Westcott ///////GENETIC FAMILY 023: Kit #38578 Adams; John Adams, b.c. 1650, Fairfax, Northumberland, VA (England) R-M 269, numerous others in Family 023
• ↑ A.L. Lunsford letter to Gordon Adams, 21 Aug 1972 (http://sites.rootsweb.com/~vapittsy/Adamsgen.html)
• ↑ (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39076006495472;view=1up;...) Northumberland, Virginia, Record of Births, 1661-1810:Adams: v. 3,p. 2; Wm Adams was born Feb, __ threne was borne Daur to John Oct, v.3, p.3; William Adams was born Feby 27, Catherine Adams was born Octr 25, Eliz'a Daughter to Richard Adams was born May 27, _____ Daughter to Richard Adams was born May 27, 169-, (NOTE: YEAR OF BIRTHS MISSING! The birth entry Catherine Adams, b. Octr 25, daugher of John, has been linked as the first wife of Richard Routt on Routt genealogies as being born before 1648. Her father John was likely the John Adams transported with Thomas Adams, the bachelor to Northumberland, VA, the first Adams generation on Northumberland soil.
• ↑ Northumberland, VA, Tithables List of 1679 ONLY THOMAS ADAMS WAS LISTED(https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015040790241;view=1up;...)
• See also: First Settlers of the Northern Neck of Virginia.(First Historical Figures, Northern Neck Land Grants, Links to Maps) Accessed 13 August 2018.
• John Francis Adams, Sr. ( https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Adams-3100 )
• Northumberland, Virginia, Deed 16 Jan 1670: Wm Tayler, planter, dwelling upon Cone River in ye County of Northumberland with consent of my loving wife Anne Tayler, for valuable consideration have sold a piece of land unto Wm Adams containing Two hundred forty-one acres as Mr. Gaylard made it upon his last Survey, said land bounding partly upon a Tract of one hundred eighty-eight acres of Rich Rice's and another upon Tho Towers his lands, and part bounding upon Kings Creeke, and a piece of land since taken up by Mr. Jam. Gaylard ..and doe further engage myselfe and Wife to acknowledge this conveyance to ye sd. Addams this 16th day of Janry 1670. Teste: Tho. Colton, Sam Poole, Wm Tayler (ye Seale) Anne Tayler ( ye Seale) I, Anne Taylor, do order and depute Tho Colton to be my lawfull Attorney and empoer him to acknowledge a piece of Land all my right of it unto Wm.Addams, ye same Land being sold with my Consent. I set my hand and seale the 23rd of Janry 1670. Anne Tayler (ye Seal) Further Acknowledged by Wm. Tayler & Tho. Colton, Attorn of Ann Tayler. (Ruth & Sam Sparacio, Virginia County Court Records, Deed & Will Abstracts of Northumberland County, Virginia, 1670-1672/1706-1711, McLean, VA: THE ANTIENT PRESS, 1994, pp. 4-5 (Deeds & Wills 1670-1672, pp. 151-152, 16 Jan 1670) North Carolina Dept. of Cultural Resources, NC Archives, Government and Heritage Library repository, Raleigh, North Carolina.)
• John Adams of Northumberland County to Robert Harrison, 2 Jan 1702/3, p. 161 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99P6-YHJY?i=549&ca...) John Adams of Northumberland County to Robert Harrison, 2 Jan 1702/3, p. 161: John Adams sold unto Robert Harrison , 241 acres that Mr. Gaylord made upon his recent survey ... Except THE LAND SOLD FROM JOHN ADAMS TO JOHN SHIRLEY... and bounding partly upon a tract of 188 acres deed of Rich'd Rice... land of Tho Towers... land of James Taylor... by the main road of Cone Mill ... Northumberland County Court, 19 May 1703: This deed was acknowledged by Jno. Adams and Katherine his wife unto Robt. Harrison and duly recorded. Northumberland Court: 8 March 1704 , Frances "+ her mark" Routt , Eliz "E her mark" Routt, Thos Routt all of Northumberland County, assigns over all rights to the above land John Adams sold to Robert Harrison of the same county. 19 March 1711, Original deed presented by Robt. Harrison in Northumberland County Court, and the book of record wherein the same was recorded being burned ... and upon the said Harrison's motion, deed was readmitted to record. [ NOTE: Frances (Adams) Routt was relinquishing her DOWER RIGHT to the land John Adams inherited via primogeniture laws and was selling, that had belonged to his parents William and Frances Adams. Elizabeth Routt and Thomas Routt were her children by a second marriage to Richard Routt. (Northumberland, Virginia, Deed Book 1706-1720, FHL Film #32638, FHL Digitized Film #7645576, Image 555 of 609, 2 Jan 1702, p. 161)
• Family Tree DNA Results at https://www.familytreedna.com/public/adams/default.aspx?section=yre... GENETIC FAMILY 023: Kit #38578 Adams; John Adams, b.c. 1650, Fairfax, Northumberland, VA (England) R-M 269, numerous others in Family 023
• John Adams and wife Katherine to John Shirley (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99P6-YHJY?i=549&ca...: accessed Aug 2018) 13 February 1701/02: John Adams and Katherine his wife of County of Northumberland, Virginia, to John Shirley, of the aforesaid county, have granted, bargained, and sold 60 acres, located in Northumberland County on the left side of the main road from Cone Mill ... corner of marked hickory by the R. L. Roade, thence along the line of marked trees that parts the land of Richard Shirley and this land... Wits: Wm ( "WM" his mark) Mash, James ( "IA" his mark) Adams, Tho Rout. John ("I A" his mark) Adams (Seal), Katherine ( " A" her mark) Adams (Seal). Northumberland, VA, Court: 6 April 1702: Deed acknowledge by John Adams and Katherine his wife to John Shirley. (Northumberland, VA, Record BK,1706-1720, p. 151, 13 Feb 1701/02)
• Reference: WikiTree Genealogy - SmartCopy: Sep 21 2022, 16:24:45 UTC