Peter Adams

vi. PETER (2) ADAMS, b. March 01, 1621/22, (1622) KINGS WESTON, SOMERSET, ENGLAND; d. October 23, 1690, MEDFIELD, MA; m. RACHEL NEWCOME, 1650, MEDFIELD, MA; b. WF#2-ELIZABETH SPARHAWK, 7 MAY 1668 -.

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Peter Adams (bef. 1622 - bef. 1690)

Peter Adams

Born before 1 Mar 1622 in Kingweston, Somerset, England

Son of Henry Adams and Edith (Squire) Adams

Brother of Henry Adams, Thomas Adams, Samuel Adams, Jonathan Adams Sr., Ursula (Adams) Crafts, John Adams Sr., Joseph Adams Sr. and Edward Adams

Husband of Rachel (Newcome) Adams — married 1650 in Braintree, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Father of John Adams, Rachel (Adams) Fairbanks, Peter Adams, Hannah (Adams) Metcalf, Mary Adams, Jonathan Adams, Ruth (Adams) Fisher, Joseph Adams, Samuel Adams and Henry Adams

Died before 23 Oct 1690 at about age 68 in Medfield, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay

Profile last modified 1 Aug 2023 | Created 14 Dec 2008

Biography

Peter Adams immigrated to New England as a child during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640).

Peter was born or christened 1 March 1622 in Kingweston, England, son of Henry Adams and Edith Squire. He arrived in New England abt.1638. probably one of the thirty-two Braintree petitioners of Oct. 1645 but with his name erroneously written Christopher. [1] [Christ = X so Christoper was often written Xopher which Peter could look like to a translator.]

He was mentioned in his father's will in 1646 and was admitted Freeman of Massachusetts Colony May 22, 1650, being then a resident of Braintree. [2]

He married abt. 1650 in Braintree Rachel, who is recorded as the mother of his children. She is believed to Rachel Newcomb, eldest daughter of Francis Newcomb and Rachel Bracket of Braintree.[3] but no marriage record exists.

In 1651 Peter, his new wife and child, moved with his brothers Henry and Edward and his mother and step-father to Medfield, a new town recently set off from Dedham, the town’s western frontier area. The first 13 lots were issued 19 June 1650. In the spring or summer of 1651 Peter and his kin received their lots. Peter’s 2-1/2 acres [on Bridge Street near Dale Street just east of the Charles River ] was the first in a line of Adams house lots - to the northwest lay his brother Edward's lot, next a clay pit, then his stepfather John Fussell ’s lot and finally his brother Henry's lot.] [4]

His older brother Henry was the active one, serving as town clerk from the beginning.

On 21 Feb 1675/6, when Peter was in his mid-50s, the Indians, as a part of the general uprising known as King Philips War, made a surprise early dawn raid on Medfield. They burned half of the houses in town, including the homes of the Adams families near the river, and killed fifteen people, including Peter's aged stepfather, who was unable to leave his burning house, and his brother Henry, who was shot at his front door. The homes of sons-in-law George Fairbank and John Fisher were also burned. [5]

After the attack, Peter rebuilt and continued to live in Medfield. At the time of his death, twenty years later, in 1690, his homestead, per his estate papers, totaled 8-1/2 acres, described as upland and meadow on the lower (west) side of the way (Bridge St.).

The date of Rachel's death is not known. She died before Peter for she is not mentioned in the division of his estate.

Peter died in 1690 [age c.67]. [His death was not recorded in the Medfield vital records nor he did not leave a will.] His estate was inventoried on October 23, 1690 and appraised at £234. The following April the court divided the estate among the following heirs [the men signed and the women put their mark to the document]: Peter Adams, John Fisher and wife Hannah, John Adams, Joseph Adams, Mary Adams, Ruth Adams, and [brother] Ens. Edward Adams for Samuel Adams. The 8-1/2 acre homestead was divided 1/4 each to Hannah Fisher, John Adams, Joseph Adams and Mary Adams; about 26 acres on the west side of the Charles River went to Peter Jr.; and the large 101-acre tract as well as his horse went to to Ruth. The two children of deceased daughter Rachel were not mentioned. [For a copy and more, see:[6]]

They had nine more children, all born in Medfield.[7]

[8] Note: Although Tilden, p. 291, says the first born was John, according to the estate papers, Peter Jr. was the eldest son. That makes Rachel the eldest child and likely the baby who arrived with them.

Children

Rachel Adams, b.est.1651, m. Dec 1 1671 George Fairbanks. Jr., d. May 12 1678. Lived in Medfield MA.
Peter Adams Jr. Dea. b. Apr 1653, m. May 27 1680 Experience Cooke, d. Dec 8 1723. Lived in Medway [Millis].
Hannah Adams, b. Jan 16 1655/6, m.1 Mar 6 1673/4 widower John Fisher, m.2 Mar 12 1729/30 widower Joseph Metcalf, d. Nov 1 1746. Lived in Medfield.
John Adams, b. c.1658, m. Apr 2 1685 Michall Bloyse, d. Feb 16 [or 26] 1724/5. Moved to Canterbury, CT.
Mary Adams, b. Mar 1 1661, d. Mar 19 1703/4. Single.
Jonathan Adams, b. Jul 11 1663, d. May 15 1664.
Ruth Adams, b. Jun 20 1665, m. Dec 22 1691 Amos Fisher, d. Nov 26 1745. Lived in Dedham's West End [Westwood], died in Needham MA.
Joseph Adams, b. Aug 25 1668, m. abt.1690 Mary Davenport, d. Dec 9 1748. Moved to Canterbury CT.
Samuel Adams, b. Apr 2 1671, m. Nov 11 1703 Sarah Sabin, d. Feb 15 1730/1. Lived in Medfield.
Henry Adams, b. Jan 6 1673/4. Not named in division of estate.

Research Notes

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Sources

Adams, Eleanor Enid. Ancestors and Descendants of Jeremiah Adams (1974), p.29-46. [Family Search] Has a lot on Peter. https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/105722-ance...
Tilden, William S. History of the town of Medfield, Massachusetts.(1887), p.290,1. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo1.ark:/13960/t6c25g876&vi...
↑ Mackenzie, George Norbury, and Nelson Osgood Rhoades, editors. Colonial Families of the United States of America: in Which is Given the History, Genealogy and Armorial Bearings of Colonial Families Who Settled in the American Colonies From the Time of the Settlement of Jamestown, 13th May, 1607, to the Battle of Lexington, 19th April, 1775. 7 volumes. 1912. Reprinted, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1966, 1995.
↑ Waldo C. Sprague, Genealogies of the Families of Braintree, Massachusetts, 1640-1850, including the Modern Towns of Randolph and Holbrook and the City of Quincy, Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society (2001), p12
↑ Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages Before 1700, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1985 Reprint.
↑ Tilden, William Smith. History of the town of Medfield, Massachusetts. (1886), p. 48. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo1.ark:/13960/t6c25g876&vi...
↑ Tilden, p.84, 85. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo1.ark:/13960/t6c25g876&vi...
↑ Adams, Eleanor Enid, Ancestors and Descendants of Jeremiah Adams (1974), p. 35. [Family Search] https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/105722-ance...
↑ Norfolk, Vital Records of Medfield to the year 1850, pp9-13
↑ Tilden, William S., The History of the Town of Medfield, Massachusetts 1650-1886, (Boston, Geo. H. Ellis, 1887), p.291
See also:

Ancestry.com family trees, Peter Adams
Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots; Volume: 1; Serial: 10572; Volume: 12
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Peter Adams Male, #1496, (1 March 1622 - 23 October 1690)

Peter Adams was born in 1622 in Barton, St. David, Somersetshire, England.1,2 He was born on 1 March 1622 in Kingweston, Somersetshire, England.3 He was the son of Henry Adams and Edith Squire.4,5,6,1,2,7 In 1646 in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Peter Adams was mentioned in the will of Henry Adams.8 In 1650 Peter, married Rachel Newcome.3,2 Peter Adams and Rachel Newcome moved in 1652 to Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.2 Peter Adams was granted land in 1659 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, consisting of 101 acres.7 His home was burnt by Indians during the attack on Medfield during King Philip's War.2,9 On 23 october 1690, he land in Medfield was appraised at £12.5 He died on Monday, 23 October 1690 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, at age 68 years, 7 months and 22 days.4,2,3,9 Peter's estate was inventoried on 23 October 1690 in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, valued at £12.7

Children of Peter Adams and Rachel Newcome

1. John Adams2,9 ( - 26 Feb 1724)
2. Rachel Adams+10,2,9 ( - 12 May 1678)
3. Deacon Peter Adams+4,5,7,2,9 (20 Jul 1653 - 8 Dec 1723)
4. Hannah Adams4,5,11,7,2,9 (6 Jun 1655 - 1746)
5. Mary Adams4,5,7,2,9 (1 Mar 1661 - 1704)
6. Jonathan Adams4,5,7,2,9 (11 Jul 1663 - 1664)
7. Jonathan Adams2 (15 May 1664 - )
8. Ruth Adams4,5,7,2,9 (20 Jun 1665 - )
9. Joseph Adams4,5,7,2,9 (25 Aug 1668 - 9 Dec 1748)
10. Samuel Adams4,5,7,2,9 (2 Apr 1671 - 1731)
11. Henry Adams4,5,7,2,9 (6 Jan 1673 - )

Citations

1. Crane, Ellery Bicknell. Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts. New York: The Lewis Publishing Co., 1907.
2. Adams, Andrew N. A Genealogical History of Henry Adams of Braintree, Mass., and his Descendants also John Adams of Cambridge, Mass., 1632-1897. Rutland, Vermont: Tuttle Company, 1898.
3. Ancestral File. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, 1994.
4. Jameson, E. O. The Biographical Sketches of Prominent Persons and The Genealogical Records of Many Early and Other Families in Medway, Mass. 1713-1886. Providence, Rhode Island: J.A. & R.A. Reid Printers, 1886.
5. Morse, Abner. Genealogical Register of the Descendants of The Early Planters of Sherborn, Holliston, and Medway, Massachusetts. Boston: Damrell & Moore, 1855.
6. Thayer, Ephraim and Sarah. Family Memorial Genealogy of Fourteen Families of Early Settlers of New England. Hingham, Massachusetts: J. Farmer, 1835.
7. Morse Abner. A Genealogical Register of the Descendants of Several Ancient Puritans. volume I. Boston: the author, 1857).
8. Trask, William B. "Abstracts of Wills of the Early Settlers of New England", The New England Historical and Genealogical Register volume VII (1853).
9. Tilden, William S. History of the Town of Medfield, Massachusetts 1650-1886. 1887. Reprint Medfield, Massachusetts: Medfield Historical Society, 1975.
10. Lawson, Stephen M.. "Fairbanks Ancestory of Stephen Lawson. Online http://sml.simplenet.com/smlawson/fairbank.htm. Printout dated 12 March 1998.
11. Trask, William B.. "Boston Records", The New England Historical and Genealogical Register volume XIII (1859).

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