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Family Sheet

HUSBAND
Name: Henry Adams Note Born: Bef 21 Jan 1582-1583 at Queen Camel Or Ditchet, , Somersetshire, England Married: WFT Est 1602 Died: 6 Oct 1646 at Braintree, Norfolk Co., MA, USA Other Spouses: Edith Squire
Elizabeth Edith Squire
Mary Alexander
Father: John Adams Mother: Agnes Stone
WIFE
Name: Mary Alexander Born: WFT Est 1584 Died: WFT Est 1607
CHILDREN

NOTES
1). See NEHGR 59 320, English Ancestry of Henry Adams of Braintree . http freepages.genealogy.rootsw eb.com emigrants henryadamsdescendants.html From Mary Beth Wheeler Henry Adams was born in Barton St. Davids, Parish, Somersetshire, England where his family had lived for several generations. He was a maltster and, presumably, a husbandman like his father and grandfather before him. The earliest record of him is in 1604when he was executor of his father s estate and the next in 1609 when he married Edith Squire. Only 2 other records have been found in which his name is mentioned in 1609, when he was co executor of the will of his brother John and an original parchmentbond found in the Diocesan Registry showing that in 1614 he was living in Barton St. David. It contains the only known signature of Henry. At some time between 1614 and 1622 he moved to the adjacent parish of Kingweston where his youngest children were baptized, the last in 1629, and where he probably lived until his emigration in 1638. Henry arrived in America on the ship Mary & John with his wife, 7 sons and 1 daughter, only son Jonathan did not make the voyage he came later. At the same time as the Henry Adames immigrated, Henry s wife s sister, Margaret Squire Shepherd and her husband Thomas and their children also immigrated, joining a third Squire sister, Anne Squire Purchase Oliver, who had immigrated in 1633 with her then husband, Aquila Purchase. Henry was one of the earliest settlers of Mt. Wollaston, incorporated in 1640 as Braintree, MA and included what is now Quincy, Braintree and Randolph, MA. He received a land grant of 40 acres for 10 people at The Mount 24 Feb. 1641 in a vote at Boston,of which Braintree was then a part. He settled on that land which became a part of Quincy in 1792. In October, 1645 thirty two residents of Braintree petitioned the General Court regarding a grant of land and among the names were Henry Adams, Sr. and Jr., Thomas, Samuel, John and Christopher, the latter likely an error for Peter Adams. This accounts for all the sons except Jonathan, still in England, and Joseph and Edward who were still minors. Henry died 6 Oct. 1646 and was buried 8 October. The will and dated 1646 and was proved 8 June 1647. It mentions wife Edith and all but the 3 oldest children a copy of the will is printed in the NEHGS Register, Vol 7, page 35. The estate inventory, dated 8 June 1647 totaled 75 pounds, 13. A monument was erected by his grave by his descendant, John Adams, second President of the United States which is inscribed as followed In memory of Henry Adams, who took his flight from the Dragon persecutors, in Devonshire England and alighted with eight sons near Mt. Wollaston. One of the sons returned to England and, after taking some time to explore the country, four removed to Medfield, and the neighboring towns, two to Chelmsford. One only, Joseph, who lies here at his left hand, remained here where he was an original proprietor in the township of Braintree incorporated 1639. The President did not have the place of Henry s origin correct. John Quincy Adams, son of the 2nd President believed, unlike his father, that Henry was more likely from Braintree, England and that he came with Hooker to America in 1632. Savage writes HENRY, Braintree, came early to our country, and tradit. says from Braintree, in Co. Essex in 1632, but widely diverse is the origin by ano. tradit. had gr. in Feb. 1641, of 40 acres by vote of Boston, of wh. Braintree was part, i. e. the portion for tenheads. Perhaps he was the first clk. of the town, after separat. from Boston, tho. more likely is it that his s. of the same name had the honor and he d. or was bur. 8 Oct. 1646, leav. by tradit. eight s. yet only five are nam. in his will, 1646, pro. 8June 1647, where appear Peter, John, Joseph, Edward, Samuel, and d. Ursula. Of this d. as tradit. took no notice, it may be that the number eight applied to s. means in truth ch. seven s. and one d. but names eno. for the s. may be seen, and certainly ones good, if not two beyond the deviees in the will, as Henry, Thomas, Jonathan, in some reports call. William. The inscript. on the monu. erect. by his descend, John Adams, sec. Presid. of the U. S. exhibits the popular story with characterist. strength?In mem. of Henry Adams wh. took his flight from the Dragon persecution, in Devonsh. Eng. and alighted with eight s, near Mt. Wollaston. One of the s. ret. to Eng. and, after tak. some time to explore the country, four rem. to Medfield, and the neighb. towns, two to Chelmsford. One only, Joseph, wh. lies here at his left hand, remain, here wh. was an orig, prop. in the townsh. of Braintree incorpo. 1639.

						

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