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About Lieutenant James Adams
A Patriot of the American Revolution for CONNECTICUT with the rank of LIEUTENANT. DAR Ancestor #: A000519
Lt. James Adams is the line from whom we are decended that allows us into DAR. Served 8 days for the relief of Boston in the Lexington alarm of April 1775
Hattie Caroline Adams Weber's DAR National Number is 36-06-97
She applied for membership into DAR on 21 June 1947
In 1800 Census James is living in Cantebury Ct
Locale Cantebury
Roll 2
Page 880
Find A Grave Memorial# 55234701
Children of James", (1748) [85] (Lieut. Joseph', Capt. Joseph', Samuel', Lieut. Thomas^ Henry") and Jerusha (Knight) Adams ; res. Canterbury, Conn. i. Sarah Bradford", b. in Canterbury, Conn., April 2, 1774 : m. Nov. 5, 1798, Jabez Butts; she d. at Pompey, N. Y., 10 May, 1833. 194. ii. James", Jr., b. in Canterbury, Nov. 5, 1775; m. (1) Jan. 31, 1798-9, Alice Bradford, dau. of John and Elizabeth (Bond) Bradford; b. April 15, 1777 ; d. 25 April, 1812. m. {2> 1813, Phillis Pellett, dau. of David Pellett : b. 1780; d. 17 April, 1837, age 57. m. (3) 1840, Delight Carver, dau. of Gideon Carver; b. 1792; d. March, 1851. He was a cooper; res. Abington Parish, Pomfret, Conn; d. in Manchester. Conn., 24 Nov., 1851. iii. Mary", b. in Canterbury, March 26, 1778 ; d. at home, unm., 23 May 1858. iv. Lorenza A.", b. in Canterbury, June 30, 1780 ; m. April 15, 1811, Samuel Partridge ; she d. in Pompey, N. Y. , 17 June, 1837. 195. V. ElishaA.', b. in Canterbury, June 1, 1782; m. Feb. 16, 1805-6, at Coventry, Conn., Clarissa Cook, dau. of Oliver and Mary (Harris) Cook ; d. in Benson, Yt., 1 March, 1846. He settled in Landoff, N. H. ; removed to Orwell, Yt., 1820 ; d. in Benson, Yt, 17 Oct. or 12 Nov.. 1863. vi. Luther", b. in Canterbury, Feb. 16. 1784 ; d, 17 July, 1820. vii. Lucy (twin), b. in Canterbury, Feb. 16, 1784 ; d. 25 Dec, 1784 viii. Jeduthan A.", b. in Canterbury, Aug. 13, 1786 ; d. on homestead, unm., 23 Nov., 1845. 196. ix. Joshua Knight", b. in Canterbury, Jan. 1, 1791 ; m. (1) Nov. 7, 1814, Peddy "W^ilmarth Tiffany of Harford, Pa. ; b. Aug. 27, 1796; d. 6 Nov., 1830. m. (3) Jan. 1, 1831, at Harford, Pa., Minerva FoUett; b. May 13, 1806; d. 10 May, 1869. He settled in Harford, Susqixe. Co., Pa., 1812; was sheriff of the county; d. 7 Feb., 1876.
Children of Lieut. Joseph', (1715) [36] (Capt. Joseph', Samuel, Lieut. Thomas', Henry') and Sarah (Bradford) Adams ; res. Canterbury, Conn. i. William*', b. in Canterbury, Conn., March 4. 1740: d. 5 July, 1759. ii. Samuel, b. in Canterbury-, March 30, 1742 ; m. Mrs Sarah Willsby. He d. 11 April, 1820; no issue. Samuel of Griswold, Conn., made will Oct. 24, 1818 : proved May 22, 1820 ; mentions his \die Sarah, and James, Jeduthan and Luther, sons of his brother James. In a codicil, Feb. 11, 1819, he gives a half of the residue of his property to Elijah Willsby, the son of his wife. 83. iii. John', b. in Canterbury, Feb. 17, 1743-4: m. Dec. 21, 1765, Submit Butts; he d. at Fly Creek, Otsego Co., N. Y., 25 Nov., 1810, age 66. 84. iv. Joseph, b. in Canterbury^ Feb. 2, 174.5-6 ; m. (1) Nov. 25, 1773, Elizabeth Chapman ; d. 16 April, 1785, age 38. m. (2 ) June 19, 1788, Lydia Chapman (niece of Elizabeth) ; d. 22 Feb., 1852, age 90 ; he d. 25 Sept., 1824. age 79. Both are buried in Westminster Parish, Conn. 85. V. James*", b. in Canterbury, June 7, 1748 ; m. Feb. 16, 1772, Jerusha Knight of Lisbon, Conn: b. March 22, 1748: d. 26 July, 1829 ; he d. 28 June, 1805. vi. Sarah** (twin), b. in Canterbury, June 7, 1748 ; m. about 1770, David Hale, Sen., of Canterbury (some say David Hyde); she d. a widow, 1834-5. 86. vii. John Bradford% b. in Canterbury, June 11, 1750 ; m. April 6, 1780, Sarah Davenport, dau. of Paul and Elizabeth (Frost) Davenport ;
b. Oct. 24. 1759 ; d. 30 Aug., 1815, in 56th year. He served as a private in Capt. Obadiah Johnson's Co., Col. Israel Putnam's Eeg., May 10 to Dec. 15, 1775: d. 30 June, 1829. vii, Jesse*^, b. in Canterbury, Dec. 7, 1752 ; d. young, ix. Elisha^ (twin), b. in Canterbury, Dec. 7, 1752 ; d, 12 Jan., 1753. X. Mary*', b. in Canterbury, Dec. 5, 1755 ; m. 1774, Samuel Barstow ; b. Jan., 1749 ; she d. 1776, with infant child. 87. xi. Jesse*', b. in Canterbury, July 17 (Feb. 6?), 1757 ; m. Nov. 30, 1780, Zerviah Cady, dau. of Abijah Cady, Esq. He settled first in Lebanon, Conn. ; removed to Pawlet, Yt. , in 1786, where he d., 1812, age 55 ; family removed to Nunda, N. Y. sii. Tryphena*', b. in Canterbury, July 17, 1760 ; m. about 1786, Joseph Safford ; a son, Joseph Safford, Jr., b. Sept. 29, 1788.
Ancestor #: A000519
Lieutenant James Adams's Timeline
1748 |
June 17, 1748
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Canterbury, Windham County, Connecticut Colony
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1775 |
November 5, 1775
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Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, United States
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1782 |
June 1, 1782
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Cantebury, Connecticut, United States
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1791 |
January 1, 1791
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Canterbury,,Conn
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1805 |
June 8, 1805
Age 56
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Canterbury, Windham County, Connecticut, United States
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1933 |
May 6, 1933
Age 56
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October 13, 1933
Age 56
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1976 |
March 11, 1976
Age 56
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Carey Cemetery, Canterbury, Windham County, Connecticut, United States
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