Moses Twin Adams

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Moses Adams (1654 - 1724)

Moses Adams
Born 26 Oct 1654 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusettsmap
ANCESTORS ancestors
Son of Henry Adams and Elizabeth (Paine) Adams
Brother of Eleazer Adams, Jasper Adams, Elizabeth (Adams) Harding, Henry Adams, John Adams, Henry Adams III and Samuel Adams
Husband of Mary (Fairbanks) Adams — married 14 May 1680 (to 15 Nov 1681) in Medfield, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
Husband of Lydia (Whitney) Adams — married 15 Apr 1684 in Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusettsmap
DESCENDANTS descendants
Father of Benoni Adams, Lydia (Adams) Fiske, Mary Adams, Elizabeth Adams I., Hannah (Adams) Fiske, Elizabeth Adams, Moses Adams, James Adams, Isaac Adams, Abigail (Adams) Perry and Mary (Adams) Sheffield
Died 27 May 1724 at age 69 in Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Baymap
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Biography

MOSES ADAMS was born Oct 26, 1654 in Dedham, MA. (now Medfield, MA),[1]

He married (1) MARY FAIRBANKS May 14, 1680 in Medfield, Norfolk Co., MA.[2] He married (2) LYDIA WHITNEY Apr 15, 1684 in Sherborn, Middlesex Co., MA., daughter of JONATHAN WHITNEY and LYDIA JONES.[3]

Moses died on 27 May 1724 in Sherborn, MA and is buried in the Brush Hill Cemetery.[4]

Notes

Probably inherited his father's land, in Sherborn, situated on Wennekeening Brook. He seems to have had his house lot of 20 acres assigned him on Chestnut Brook, where he undoubtedly lived. He was tythingman in 1696, and drew land in Douglas 1715.

Per SAVAGE, VOL 1 Dictionary of First Settlers Of New England ADAMS, MOSES, Sherborn, son of Henry the second married 15 April 1681, Lydia daughter of Jonathan Whitney of the same, had Benoni, born 3 November following, Lydia, 2 February 1684; Elizabeth 18 September 1686, died young; Hannah, 8 February 1688; Elizabeth again, 25 October 1689; Moses, 26 November 1691; James, 7 July 1693; Isaac, 4 March 1695; and Abigail, 7 September 1697; was selectman 1701, and died 1724.

Savage is incorrect about parentage of Benoni; Sherborn records are clear. Benoni was born on 3 Nov 1681, just 12 days prior to Mary's death. Given that only 12 days separate the birth of her first child and her death, it seems likely that she died of complications from that birth. Moses did not marry Lydia until 1684. It therefore is highly likely that Mary was Benoni's mother.

Sources

↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915": Moses Adams, 26 Oct 1654 FamilySearch (Data)
↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001": Moses Adams and Marie Faire Banke, 14 May 1680 FamilySearch (Image)
↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001": Moses Adams and Lydia Whitney, 15 Apr 1684 FamilySearch (Image)
↑ Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138445764
Massachusetts Town Records of Medfield, MA

Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001

"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4NK-4YJ : 10 November 2020), Moses Adams, 26 Oct 1654; citing Birth, Medfield, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009438.

Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001

"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-BZPS : 10 November 2020), Moses Adams, 15 Apr 1684; citing Marriage, Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004934229.

"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK16-TQK9 : 4 July 2020), Moses Adams, 1724; Burial, , ; citing record ID , Find a Grave, http