Major Samuel Adams, Sr.

Samuel Adams was the second oldest of eight children all born in Sandisfield, Mass to Samuel Adams (1737-1809) and Sarah Clark Adams (1739-1818). Almost all his siblings remained in Sandisfield, but both Samuel and his elder brother Darius served in the war. Following the war, then "Major" Samuel returned to Sandisfield where he married Amy Bosworth (1761-1802) in 1786, and his son Darius was born the following year. The 1879 History of Cayuga County, New York reports that he moved to Cayuga County in 1796, first to Genoa, and then to Northville (today called "King Ferry"). On his first wife's death in 1802, he married Elinor Cutter (1764-1838), also of Sandisfield, with whom he had a son Augustus. The History reports that he died in Geauga County while on a visit to Ohio in 1817. (p. 491)

Samuel Adams' brother Darius, born in Sandisfield the year before Samuel, was killed at the Battle of Monmouth in 1778.

Preliminary research from Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the Revolution suggests that Samuel (like his brother Darius) enlisted as a private, in 1777 and again in 1779. In 1780 he raised a company of men from Sandisfield for six months service in the Continental Army, with a payroll supported by the Town of Sandisfield. (see vol. 1 p.74) This action may have given him the rank of Major.

Age 54y 11m 18d
Army

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SAMUEL ADAMS / DIED / Sept. 20, 1817 / AGED / 54 years, 11 Mo. / & 18 days

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Major Samuel Adams
Born 5 Oct 1762 in Sandisfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts Baymap
ANCESTORS ancestors
Son of Samuel Adams and Sarah (Clark) Adams
Brother of Darius Adams, Sarah Adams, Amos Adams, Susanna Adams, Mehitable Adams, Joseph Adams and Elizabeth Adams
Husband of Amy (Bosworth) Adams — married 21 Dec 1786 in Sandisfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
Husband of Eleanor (Unknown) Adams — married 17 Nov 1803 in Sandisfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
DESCENDANTS descendants
Father of Darius Adams, Emma (Adams) Hopkins, Sally (Adams) Bassett and Augustus Adams
Died 20 Sep 1817 at age 54 in Geauga, Ohio, United Statesmap
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Contents

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1 Biography
1.1 Death
1.2 Burial
1.3 Note
2 Sources
3 Acknowledgements
Biography

Samuel Adams, the son of Samuel Adams and Sarah Clark, was born 5 October 1762, Massachusetts Bay.

Death

Cause: On a visit, according to History of Cayuga p.491 Date: 20 Sept 1817, Place: Geauga County, Ohio, USA

Burial

Burial: Chester Cemetery Plot: Sec A Lot 141 Find A Grave Memorial# 65654523 : Date: 1817 Place: Chesterland, Geauga, Ohio, USA

Note

Note: Service in the War, filed for pension on 1 June 1840.[1]
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Note: Major Samuel Adams from Sandisfield to Genoa
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Sources

↑ "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7NXW-9DW2 : 1 March 2021), Samuel Adams, 1 Jun 1840; citing Military Service, Ohio, United States, Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 005732444.
Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Author: Yates Publishing Publication: 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 Note: APID: 1,7836::0
Title: Family Data Collection - Individual Records Author: Edmund West, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Note: APID: 1,4725::0
Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Page: Ancestry Family Trees Note: Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=26867133&pid...
Find A Grave: Memorial #65654523
Mayflower Families Fifth Generation Descendants, 1700-1880. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2017). From Mayflower Families Through Five Generations: Descendants of the Pilgrims who landed at Plymouth, Mass., December 1620. Plymouth, MA: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1975-2015. Howland, John, vol 23, part 2 Page 225 American Ancestors (subscription)
Acknowledgements

WikiTree profile Adams-4413 created through the import of Travis Family Tree.ged on Jun 22, 2011 by Roger Travis.