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SOME DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM ADAMS
OF IPSWICH, MASS.

The germ of the following record was printed in the New England
Historical and Genealogical Register for July, 1864, with nearly this
introduction :

"'Adams, William, Cambridge 1635, or earlier, freem. 22
May 1639, rem. prob. bef. 1642, to Ipswich, but at C. had Wil-
liam, Nathaniel, and Samuel, prob. b. in Eng. and he d. 1661.'
So much may be read in the Genealogical Dictionary of New Eng-
land ; but except that one line of the descendants of William junior
is traced by Miss F. M. Caulkins in Vol. XXXI. of the Collections
of the Mass. Historical Society, and by another hand in Vol. VIII.
of the N. E. Historical and Genealogical Register, nothing more is
known concerning this family ; and the author of the latter article,
Dr. Ashbel Woodward, 'says, ' The descendants of Wm. in the
male line have long since become extinct ' ; while Mr. Frederick
Kidder, the Historian of New Ipswich, conjectures that Ephraim
Adams of that place was gr.-gr. -grandson of William junior. I
have lately made investigations which show that the statement of
Dr. Woodward and the supposition of Mr. Kidder are both wrong.
To this I have only to add that fuller researches show
that the family is in fact a large one.

1. I. The first certain knowledge we have of William Adams
is as a commoner of Ipswich, where he is found 31 January, 1642 ;
but he was very probably made Freeman of Mass. 22 May, 1639.
He was a Selectman 1646, and died in 1661 ; his widow was living
in 1681. He probably lived in or near what is now Hamilton.
Children :

i. William. 2

ii. John, b. about 1631. 3

iii. Samuel. 4

iv. Hannah, b ; m. 6 December, 1659, Francis Muncy of Ips.

wicli, and probably secondly John Kimball.

v. Mary, b. ; m. 29 February, 1660, Thomas French of Ipswjdj

vi. Nathaniel, b. about 1641. 5

SECOND GENERATION.

2. II. William Adams, born ; married Elizabeth, daugh-
ter of Simon Stacy of Ipswich ; died at Ipswich 18 January, 1659 ;
she died in 1655. Children, probably born at Ipswich :

i. William, b. 27 May, 1G50. 6

ii. Simon. 7

iii. John, b. ; living in 1G99 ; probably left no descendants.

3. II. John Adams, born about 1631 ; married Rebecca

who died with her child 31 December, 1666, and he married sec-
ondly Sarah . Children, born at Ipswich :

i. John, b. 11 March, 1GG8. 8

ii. Mary, b. 2G August, 1G70; m. Joseph Whipple of Ipswich; d. 16

June, 1734; he d. 14 December, 1729.
iii. , b. in May, 167G ; d. 2 June, 167G.

His wife died 31 May, 1676, and he married thirdly 8 May,
1677, Dorothy (?) Dorcas Dwitt ; was Lieutenant; died at Ips-
wich in 1703 ; she died 9 November, 1707, aged 68. Child, born
at Ipswich :

iv. Dorcas, b. 16 March, 1G78; m. Daniel Warner of Ipswich; d. 13
May, 1749 ; he d. 20 January, 1754.

4. II. Samuel Adams, born ; married 20 December,

1664, Mehitable, probably daughter of George Norton of Ipswich;
was living in 1690. Children, born at Ipswich : .

i. Mehitable, b. 27 October, 1665; m. 11 October, 1685, John Osborn
of Ipswich.

ii. Mary, b. 20 October, 1667.
iii. Samuel, b. 26 December, 1670.
iv. William, b. 26 January, 1673.

v. Sarah, b. in June, 1677.

5. II. Nathaniel Adams, born about 1641 ; Freeman of Mas-
sachusetts 27 May, 1674; married 30 June, 1668, Mercy, daugh-
ter of Thomas Dickinson of Rowley; died at Ipswich 11 April,
1715; shedied(?) 12 December, 1735. Children, born at Ipswich :

i. Nathaniel, b. 11 July, 1670. 9

ii. Thomas, b. 14 June. 1672. 10

iii. Mercy, b. 1 April, 1674; d. 13 June, 1674.

iv. Sarah, b. 19 July, 1675; m. Fairfield.

v. William, b. 29 Juue, 1678; probably d. young.

vi. Mercy, b. 18 March, 1680; m. 4 February, 1703, John Smith of
Ipswich, who (1.. and she m. secondly 18 September, 1716, Arthur
Abbot of Ipswich ; d. 11 September, 1733 ; he d. 1G June, 1767.
vii. Samuel, b. 29 June, 1682. 11

THIRD GENERATION.

6. III. William Adams, born at Ipswich 27 May, 1650 ;
Harvard College 1671, Rev. ; Freeman of Massachusetts 9 January,
1674; married 21 October, 1674, Mary, daughter of William
Manning of Cambridge. Children, born at Dedham :

i. Mary, b. 12 November, 1675 ; d. 13 April, 1676.
ii. Eliphalet, b. 26 March, 1677. 12

iii. William, b. 17 January, 1679; d. 15 August, 1679.

His wife died 24 June, 1679, and he married secondly 27 March,
1680, Alice, daughter of William Bradford of Plymouth; was set-
tled at Dedham 1673-85 ; died 17 August, 1685 ; his widow mar-
ried James Fitch of Norwich, Conn. Children, born at Dedham :

iv. Elizabeth, b. 28 February, 1681 ; m. at Norwich, Conn. '"4 September,
1696, Rev. Samuel Whiting of Windham, Conn., who d. 27 Sep-
tember, 1725, and she m. secondly Rev. Samuel Niles of Brain-
tree ; d. at New Haven 21 January, 1767 ; he d. 1 May, 1762.

v. Alice, b. 3 April, 1682 ; m. in January, 1701, Rev. Nathaniel Collins
of Enfield; d. 19 February, 1735 ; he d. in 1756.

vi. William, b. 17 December, 1683.

vii. Abiel, b. 15 December, 1685; m. Rev. Joseph Metcalf of Fal-
mouth, who d. 24 May, 1723, and she m. secondly Rev. Isaac
Chauncy of Hadley, who d. in 1745.

7. III. Simon Adams, born at Ipswich ; married Han-
nah ; was a soldier in the Narragansett Campaign ; died at

Ipswich 17 October, 1723; she died 6 May, 1727. Children, born
at Ipswich :

i. Sarah, b. ; m. in 1713, Henry Russell of Ipswich.

ii. Hannah, b. 18 January, 1692; m. 23 May, 1728, John Gammage

of Ipswich; d. 10 March, 1753; he d. 25 April, 1753.
iii. Simon, b. 20 October, 1694; d. 24 December, 1721.
iv. Daniel, b. 26 November, 1697; d. 26 November, 1773.

8. III. John Adams, born at Ipswich 11 March, 1668 ; mar-
ried 22 May, 1690, Hannah Treadwell of Ipswich ; died in 1717 ;
she died 23 October, 1733. Children, born at Ipswich :

i. Hannah, b. 25 April, 1691 ; m. in 1725, Jonadab Waite of Ipswich,
who d. 6 July, 1761.

ii. Sarah, b. ; m. Samuel Gardner.

.iii. Abigail, b. ; m. in 1727, Thomas Brown of Wenham.

iv. John, b. about 1700. 13

v. Mary, b. ; m. 26 February, 1728, Daniel Choate of Ipswich.

„ vi. Priscilla, b. in 1712; m. in 1734, Nathan Chapman of Ipswich.

9. III. Nathaniel Adams, born at Ipswich 11 July, 1670;
married in January, 1693, Abigail, daughter of Caleb Kimball of

[pswich; died 31 August, 1736 j she died 30 May, 1755. Chil-
dren, born al [pswich :

i. Nathaniel, b. 1 March, 1695; d. at Boston 2.3 October, 1712.
ii. William, b. 26 November, 1696. 14

iii. Abigail, b. 6 December, L699; m. in 1718, William Goodhue of

Ipswich; d. l" September, 1764; he d. 17 April, 17G5.
iv. Caleb, b. L3 February, L702. 15

\. Mercy, b. 25 February, 1704; m. in 1723, Thomas Savery of

Bradford.
\i. Robert, b. I 1 October, 1705.

vii. Anna. b. 25 March, 1708; m. in 1725, John "Woodman of Newbury,
viii. Mary, b. in 1714; in. in 17.12, Thomas Lamsou of Ipswich, who d.
.'il August, 1751.

L0. III.. THOMAS ADAMS, born at Ipswich 14 June, 1672;

married Bethiah : died at [pswich 24 October, 1729 ; she

died (?) 12 January, 1742. Children, born at Ipswich :

i. Bethiah, b. 21 October. 1694; d. 26 June, 1710.
ii. Sarah, b. 2 April, 1697; m. 7 February, 1717, Josiah Bishop of

[pswich.
iii. Thomas, b. 31 August, L699. 16

iv. Joseph, b. 12 November, 17<i2. 17

v. Lydia, b. 1'! December, 1704; m. 12 January, 1723, Benjamin

Woodbury of [pswich.
vi. Elizabeth, b. 22 June. 17o7; m. 18 April, 1728, Peter Lamson of

[pswich.
vii. Benjamin, b. 22 April, 1710.

viii. Charles, b. in 1712; m. in 173.'!. Mary Perkins of "Wenham.
i\. Bethiah, b. in 1711; probably d. young.

11. III. Samuel Adams, born at Ipswich 29 June, 1082;
married in 1 7 < m ; . Mary, daughter of Andrew Hurley of Ipswich;
died 13 August 17 17 ; (?) Bhe died at \\ orcester 5 March, 1772,

ed 84. ( Children, born at Ipswich :

i. Mary. b. 27 July. 1708; m. 27 June, 1733, Abner Stow of Grafton,

who d. 8 I December, 1 7s:!.
ii. Sarah, b. 2 March, 1710; m. 9 January. 172!). James Whipple of
[pswich, after of Grafton ; d. 22 November, 1759 ; he d. 8* Feb-
ruary. I 7.V.».

iii. Samuel, b. Ill January. 1711. 18

iv. Nathaniel, b. in 1712; (?)m. in 1746, Martha Emerson of Ipswich;

perhaps moved to Worcester.
\. Andrew, b. in 1715. i:i

vi. Jain.-. 20

vii. John,b. ; m. 81 October, L745, .Mary Hunt of Concord;

moved to Sutton.
viii. Jonathan, b. in (?) 1722; perhaps moved to Shrewsbury.

i\. Elizabeth, b. ; m. Dan.'.

x- Eunice, b. ; m. in 17 17. George Andrews of Ipswich.

FOURTH GENERATION.

12. IV. Eliphalet Adams, born at Dedham 26 March, 1677 ;
Harvard College 1694, Rev. ; married 15 December, 1709, Lydia,
daughter of Alexander Pygan of New London, Conn. Children,
born at New London :

i. William, b. 17 October, 1710 ; Yale College 1730, Rev.; d. 25

September, 1798.
ii. Pygan, b. 27 March, 1712 *
iii. Mary, b. 5 March, 1714; m. 13 November, 1733, Jonathan Gardiner,

who d. in 1735, and she m. secondly 29 October, 1738, John

Bulkley of Colchester, Conn. ; d. 24 January, 1750; he d. 21

July, 1753.
iv. Thomas, b. in 1715-16 ; Yale College, 1737 ; d. 7 September, 1753.f
v. Samuel, b. 11 August, 1717; d. young,
vi. Lydia, b. 20 February, 1720; d. 17 July, 1721.

His wife died 6 September, 1749, and he married secondly at
Boston 21 September, 1750, Elizabeth Wass of Boston ; was settled
at New London 1709-53 ; died 4 October, 1753.

13. IV. John Adams, born at Ipswich about 1700 ; married
in 1725 Phebe Burnham of Ipswich ; died 28 November, 1729 ; his
widow married in 1732, Nathaniel Cross of Ipswich. Children,
born at Ipswich :

i. Lucy, b. in 1726 ; d. 19 January, 1737.
ii. Eunice, b. in 1728; m. in 1744, Isaac Smith of Ipswich.

14. IV. William Adams, born at Ipswich 26 November, 1696 ;
married in 1716 Mary, daughter of John Warner of Ipswich. Chil-
dren, born at Ipswich :

i. Mary, b. in 1717; m. in 1738, William Whipple of Ipswich,
ii. Abigail, b. in 1719 ; m. in 1744, Joseph Bolles of Ipswich,
iii. William, b. in 1722.

iv. Nathaniel, b. in 1727; m. in 1757, Ruth Bolles of Ipswich,
v. Sarah, b. in 1729 ; m. in 1750, Jacob Low of Wenham.

vi. ■ son, (?) John, b. in 1731 ; m. in 1754, Mary Lamson of

Ipswich.

15. IV. Caleb Adams, born at Ipswich 13 February, 1702;
married 3 February, 1731, Esther Brown of Ipswich. Children,
born at Ipswich :

i. Caleb, b. in 1732 ; m. in 1754, Hannah Lamson of Ipswich, who d.
soon, and he m. secondly in 1757, Margaret Davison of Wenham.
ii. Esther, b. in 1733; m. in 1754, Moses Cummins of Ipswich,
iii. George, b. in 1735 ; m. 27 June, 1757, Elizabeth Rogers of Ipswich,
iv. Mary, b. in 17384

* For descendants, all in female lines, see Collections of Mass. Hist. Soc, XXXI.
t See Collections of Mass. Hist. Soc, XXXI.

% she is recorded as daughter of Caleb and Mary, so tliat her mother may have been
second wife, but probably it was a mistake of the clerk.

IH. IV. TH0HA8 Adams, born at Ipswich 31 August, 1690;
married 17 April, 17:.':.'. Deborah Ivnowlton of Ipswich; died in
1765. Children, born at Ipswich:

i. Thomas, b. \~> February 1723. 21

ii. Ezekiel, b. ; in. in 17 18, Judith Preston of Beverly.

iii. Ephraim, b. about \~20; m. 6 April, 1749, Lydia Kinsman of

Ipswich; moved to New Ipswich; <1. 26 March, L799.*
iv. Benjamin, 1». in 17l;s; m. 18 April, 17.">1, his cousin Priscilla Adatns

i 17. i.) ; moved to New [pswich; d. 5 May, 181o.f
v. Joseph, b. in I7.'!3; d. in 1734.

17. IV. Joseph Adams, born at [pswich 1:? November, 1702;
married L0 January, L728, Priscilla Warner of Ipswich. Children:

i. Priscilla, b. at [pswich 8 January, 17l".>; m. at Concord 18 April,
1751, In-)' cousin Benjamin Adams (1G. iv.); d. ut New Ipswich
19 February, L791.
ii. Lydia, l>. at Ipswich 1G October, 1730; d. •'! July, 1731.
iii. Mary, b. at Concord o May, 17.".'!; <1. 9 September, 1733.

lie was a cooper, and 27 November, 1730, bought of Daniel
Raymond of Concord eighty acres of land in Concord on the way to
Chelmsford; moved to Concord, where his wife died 6 January,
1734, and he married secondly 4 November, 1736, Dorothy, daugh-
ter of. Joseph Merriam of Concord ; died at Concord 10 May, 1790 ;
his widow died 25 July, 1791, her death being "caused partly by a
fall." Children, born at Concord :

iv. Dorothy, b. 26 August, 1737; d. 10 April, 17G6.

v. Ruth, 1). 1 1 January, 1739; m. 8 September, 17G1, Peter Fletcher

of New [pswich; (1. 2<S April, 181G; he d. 11 April, 1812.
vi. Mary, 1>. 14 March. 1742; m. 24 April, 1760, Isaac Appleton of

New [pswich; d. 22 May. 1827; he d. 25 February. 18064
vii. Bethiah, It. 3 dune. 1744; d. 30 September, 1753.
viii. Mercy, 1). 11 January, 17 17 ; m. 21 April, 17G8, Benjamin Pollard

of Lincoln, who d., and she m. secondly Jonas Whiting; d. at

Norway, Me., 12 August, 1815.
ix. Lydia, b. 22 August, 1750; m. 28 April, 1771, Joseph Chandler of

Concord; d. 10 December, 1829; lied. 19 January, 1813.

is. IV. Samuel Adams, born at Ipswich 19 January, 1711;
married in 1738, Sarah Treadwell of Ipswich; died 26 August,
17f>7. Child, born at Ipswich :

i. Sarah, b. in 1739.

I'd. IV. ANDREW ADAMS, born at Ipswich in 171"); married
1.") October, 17 11. Elizabeth Hunt of Concord. Children, born at
< rrafton :

i. Elizabeth, b. 1 March, 1711 ; m. Waters.

* For descendants Bee History of New [pswich.

t For descend ints cee History of N iw [pswich : from him conies Prof. Charles K. Adams
of University of Michigan, interested in the Genealogy of the Family.
J These were the grandparents of the author.

ii. Ruth, b. 25 April, 1746 ; m. John Whipple of Grafton.

iii. Mary, b. 28 December, 1748 ; m. Daniel Grout of Grafton and
Ac worth, N. H.

iv. Andrew, b. 21 October, 1751; m. Lucy Merriam ; cl. 25 August,

1841.*
v. Sarah, b. 30 April, 1754; m. 22 June, 1774, Solomon Rand of
Rindge, N. H.

vi. Nathaniel, b. 1 January, 1756; in. Mary Harrington; d. 24 Janua-
ry, 1829.*

vii. Martha, b. 23 December, 1759 ; m. Daniel "Whipple of Grafton and
Walpole, N. H.

His wife died at Grafton 9 August, 1770, and he married second-
ly 30 May, 1771, Mrs. Sarah Torrey of Mendon ; lived at Grafton.

20. IV. James Adams, born at Ipswich ; married in

1741, Elizabeth Dane of Ipswich ; lived at Sutton ; died 4 August,
1804. Children, born at Sutton :

i. James, b. ; d. young.

ii. Nathaniel, b. ; m. Lucy Woods of Southboro'.

iii. Francis, b. ; m. 11 April, 1780, Abigail Taft.

iv. Elizabeth, b. ; m. David Temple of Grafton.

v. Samuel-t [1811.$

C Israel, b. ; m. 10 January, 1787, Joanna Dodge; d. 11 May,

{ Anna, b. ; m. 3 December, 1772, Ezekiel Goldthwait.

viii. Lydia.
ix. Moses, b. in 1760; m. 29 March, 1786, Elizabeth Whipple of Graf-
ton; d. 2 May, 1839; shed. 1 February, 1844.
x. James, b. ; m. 29 November, 1787, Hannah Potter. $

FIFTH GENERATION.

21. V. Thomas Adams, born at Ipswich 15 February, 1723;
married in 1744, Elizabeth Brown of Ipswich; died in 1790.
Children, born at Ipswich :

i. Deborah, b. 1 May, 1745; probably d. young,
ii. Elizabeth, b. 5 December, 1746 ; m. in 1776, Daniel Appleton of

.Buxton; d. 5 September, 1832; he d. 14 March, 1836.
iii. Hannah, b. 10 February, 1749.
iv. Abigail, b. 21 September, 1750 ; m. Thomas Ross of Gilmanton, N. H.

v. Bethiab, b. 12 December, 1752; m. — , Brown.

vi. Lucy, b. 1 November, 1754; m. 10 February, 1778, William Brown

of Ipswich,
vii. Sarah, b. 15 January, 1756 ; probably d. young,
viii. Thomas, b. 2 September, 1757; m. Anna Porter; d. at Gilmanton,
N. H., 6 May, 1844.§

* For descendants see History of Grafton.

f See History of Grafton.

t See History of Sutton.

§ For descendants see History of Gilmanton.

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be. Moses, b. ; (':) was of Beverly; d. in 1796.

x. Lydia.

x\. Mary, b. ; ni. Kphraim Smith, who d., and she m. secondly

William Price of (iilmanton, N. II.

Undoubtedly of this family was Eltphalet Adams of Ipswich,
whom I am not able to identity, but who married in 1730, Anna
Morse of Newbury. Children, born at Ipswich:

i. Sarah, b. in 1 732.

ii. Anna. b. in 1 733-4.
iii. Moses, b. in 1 735.
iv. Aaron, b. in 1738.

William Adams (1. I.) left a will, of which there is no trace,
except that it was proved at Ipswich Court 25 March, 1(562. In
L668, Nathaniel and Samuel Adams executed articles of agreement
concerning the estate of their father William, in which reference is
made to the will, to their mother as living, to their brother John
and Bisters.

William Adams (2. II.) died intestate, and administration was
granted by Ipswich Court to his father and brother John ; on the
father's death, Nathaniel the brother was put in his place. It was
stated that the deceased left eldest son William, and two other chil-
dren. 29 March, 1G92, Lieut. John Adams, aged 60 and upwards,
made a deposition, in which he named his father William, and his
brother William, who left three sons, William, Simon and John.

John Adams (,'!. II.), Simon (7. III.) and Daniel his son, John
(8. III.) and Hannah his widow, Thomas (10. III.), Samuel
(11. III.), John (13. IV.), Thomas (16. IV.) and Thomas
(21. V.), all left wills recorded at Salem, where is also found the
settlement by division of estate of Nathaniel (9. III.).

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