Individual Details
Captain John ADAMS Jr.
(22 May 1627 - 19 Jan 1703)
John Adams, married 1st, Jane James, 1654; married 2nd, Elizabeth — about 1663.
Quakers did not use the pagan names of the months of the year, but used the number of the month, March being the first month. The order of dates is day, month, and year]
Children of John Adams and his first wife Joane:
Mary, born 3, 5, 1656.
Martha, born 4, 1, 1658.
Rebecca, born 13, 12 1661; married Henry Clifford, of Flushing, 29, 3, 1686.
Children of John Adams and his second wife Elizabeth:
John, born 17, 6 , 1664; died 4, 8, 1665.
Elizabeth, born 9, 1, 1665. [married 23, 1, 1692, William Hollingshead]
Sarah, born 28, 2, 1668.
James, born 4, 8, 1671.
Susanna, born 6, 9,1674.
Hannah, born 15, 12, 1675.
Deborah, born 7, 3, 1678.
John, born 10, 7, 1680; died 30, 10, 1688.
Abigail, born 2, 11, 1682.
Thomas, born 12, 11, 1684.
Marsey, born 13, 10, 1686. Phebe, born 9, 12, 1690.
John and Elizabeth Adams were Friends or Quakers; and were both living in 1690; do not know where they died. In 1678 John gave a long narrative of his being a persecutor of Friends in New England when he was a constable; He was a sober young man, but full of vanity. He was a member of the Independent Congregational Church for many years; he had a wife and children there, but by God"s Providence he was brought to Flushing; having first taken from him his dear wife Joane. He went to sea at her decease for two years.
John Adams was converted to Quakerism by the preaching of John Burnyeat and John Stubbs, preachers in New England [which then included Long Island east of Oyster Bay.] John had meetings at his house. In 1667 he was a leading member of the Meeting at Flushing. In 1684 the meeting lent him some money to pay for a negro he had bought as a laborer on his farm. His name appears in Meeting records in 1667—1673. In 1691 he sold his farm at Bayside, Flushing, to John Rodman, of Block Island." [end of Onderdonk information]
In a subsequent letter Mr. Onderdonk says, in reply to the suggestion that Joane and Jane were identical names: "Joane and Jane I think to be the same name.
John and Elzabeth Adams exchanged their farm of 130 acres in Flushing, for house, 500 Acres of land and £190 cash, in West New Jersey, June 4, 1691. John's confession, in which he gives an account of his life, was made to the Meeting. He was charged with going over to the Ranters, a noisy faction of Friends. He retracts his error, and therein gives a long account of his opinions, and how God controlled his actions, &c. &c. It was a case of discipline, and of course not printed. I copied all of it that was not torn off years ago, because I thought it so interesting; and so with the births; and you are the first that has applied to me for that knowledge." John² Adam's last child, Rebecca, by his first wife, Joane, was born Feb 13, 1661, probably 1661-62, and his first child, John, by his second wife, Elizabeth, was born Aug. 17, 1664. His wife Jane, or Joane, probably died soon after the birth of Rebecca, as he states in the document quoted by Mr. Onderdonk, that he went to sea for two years after the death of his first wife, before settling at Flushing.
Death
ABT 1690 Chester, Burlington, New Jersey, United States
Death Date: 1 JUL 1702 Place: Chester, Burlington Co., New Jersey
Death Date: 19 Jan 1703 Place: Chester, Burlington, New Jersey, United States Found multiple copies of DEATH DATE using 19 Jan 1703.
Religion
Religion: Quaker Place: New York, New Jersey
Marriage
Husband: John Adams Wife: Elizabeth Russell Child: Sarah Adams
Marriage Date: 1 JUL 1663 Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Marriage Date: 27 December 1654 Place: Marshfield, MA
Birth:Between 1625 and 1633 - Plymouth Colony, MA
Death:Mar 19 1699/00 - Burlington Co New Jersey..date will written
Parents:John (1) @ Adams, Mrs. Elinor "ellen" (Worden) @ Newton
Siblings:James Adams, Susan (Susannah) Adams, Kenelm I Winslow, Ellen Baker (born Winslow), Nathaniel Winslow, Job Winslow
Wife:Elizabeth (2) @ Adams (born Russell)
Wife:Jane \ Joan (1) Adams (born James)
Children:Mary Adams, Joseph Adams, Martha Adams, Rebecca Adams, Elizabeth Hollinshead (born Adams), John Adams, Sarah Cowperthwail (born Adams), James Sr @ Adams, Susannah Buzby (born Adams), Hannah Adams, Deborah Allen (born Adams), John Adams, Abigail (2) Allen (born Adams), Thomas Adams, Mercy Adams, Phebe Brown (born Adams)
the American arm of the Adams family is usually traced to Sir John Ap Adams of Somersetshire and through his wife back to William the Conqueror
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Birth:Sep 20 1657
Death:1725 - Stafford, Virginia, United States
Parents:John Adams, Sarah Adams
Sister:Margaret Adams
Wife:Katherine Adams (born Napier)
Children:Daniel Adams, John Francis Adams, Richard Adams, Phillip Adams, Sylvester Adams, Benjamin Thomas Adams, Gabriel Adams, William Adams
Quakers did not use the pagan names of the months of the year, but used the number of the month, March being the first month. The order of dates is day, month, and year]
Children of John Adams and his first wife Joane:
Mary, born 3, 5, 1656.
Martha, born 4, 1, 1658.
Rebecca, born 13, 12 1661; married Henry Clifford, of Flushing, 29, 3, 1686.
Children of John Adams and his second wife Elizabeth:
John, born 17, 6 , 1664; died 4, 8, 1665.
Elizabeth, born 9, 1, 1665. [married 23, 1, 1692, William Hollingshead]
Sarah, born 28, 2, 1668.
James, born 4, 8, 1671.
Susanna, born 6, 9,1674.
Hannah, born 15, 12, 1675.
Deborah, born 7, 3, 1678.
John, born 10, 7, 1680; died 30, 10, 1688.
Abigail, born 2, 11, 1682.
Thomas, born 12, 11, 1684.
Marsey, born 13, 10, 1686. Phebe, born 9, 12, 1690.
John and Elizabeth Adams were Friends or Quakers; and were both living in 1690; do not know where they died. In 1678 John gave a long narrative of his being a persecutor of Friends in New England when he was a constable; He was a sober young man, but full of vanity. He was a member of the Independent Congregational Church for many years; he had a wife and children there, but by God"s Providence he was brought to Flushing; having first taken from him his dear wife Joane. He went to sea at her decease for two years.
John Adams was converted to Quakerism by the preaching of John Burnyeat and John Stubbs, preachers in New England [which then included Long Island east of Oyster Bay.] John had meetings at his house. In 1667 he was a leading member of the Meeting at Flushing. In 1684 the meeting lent him some money to pay for a negro he had bought as a laborer on his farm. His name appears in Meeting records in 1667—1673. In 1691 he sold his farm at Bayside, Flushing, to John Rodman, of Block Island." [end of Onderdonk information]
In a subsequent letter Mr. Onderdonk says, in reply to the suggestion that Joane and Jane were identical names: "Joane and Jane I think to be the same name.
John and Elzabeth Adams exchanged their farm of 130 acres in Flushing, for house, 500 Acres of land and £190 cash, in West New Jersey, June 4, 1691. John's confession, in which he gives an account of his life, was made to the Meeting. He was charged with going over to the Ranters, a noisy faction of Friends. He retracts his error, and therein gives a long account of his opinions, and how God controlled his actions, &c. &c. It was a case of discipline, and of course not printed. I copied all of it that was not torn off years ago, because I thought it so interesting; and so with the births; and you are the first that has applied to me for that knowledge." John² Adam's last child, Rebecca, by his first wife, Joane, was born Feb 13, 1661, probably 1661-62, and his first child, John, by his second wife, Elizabeth, was born Aug. 17, 1664. His wife Jane, or Joane, probably died soon after the birth of Rebecca, as he states in the document quoted by Mr. Onderdonk, that he went to sea for two years after the death of his first wife, before settling at Flushing.
Death
ABT 1690 Chester, Burlington, New Jersey, United States
Death Date: 1 JUL 1702 Place: Chester, Burlington Co., New Jersey
Death Date: 19 Jan 1703 Place: Chester, Burlington, New Jersey, United States Found multiple copies of DEATH DATE using 19 Jan 1703.
Religion
Religion: Quaker Place: New York, New Jersey
Marriage
Husband: John Adams Wife: Elizabeth Russell Child: Sarah Adams
Marriage Date: 1 JUL 1663 Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Marriage Date: 27 December 1654 Place: Marshfield, MA
Birth:Between 1625 and 1633 - Plymouth Colony, MA
Death:Mar 19 1699/00 - Burlington Co New Jersey..date will written
Parents:John (1) @ Adams, Mrs. Elinor "ellen" (Worden) @ Newton
Siblings:James Adams, Susan (Susannah) Adams, Kenelm I Winslow, Ellen Baker (born Winslow), Nathaniel Winslow, Job Winslow
Wife:Elizabeth (2) @ Adams (born Russell)
Wife:Jane \ Joan (1) Adams (born James)
Children:Mary Adams, Joseph Adams, Martha Adams, Rebecca Adams, Elizabeth Hollinshead (born Adams), John Adams, Sarah Cowperthwail (born Adams), James Sr @ Adams, Susannah Buzby (born Adams), Hannah Adams, Deborah Allen (born Adams), John Adams, Abigail (2) Allen (born Adams), Thomas Adams, Mercy Adams, Phebe Brown (born Adams)
the American arm of the Adams family is usually traced to Sir John Ap Adams of Somersetshire and through his wife back to William the Conqueror
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Birth:Sep 20 1657
Death:1725 - Stafford, Virginia, United States
Parents:John Adams, Sarah Adams
Sister:Margaret Adams
Wife:Katherine Adams (born Napier)
Children:Daniel Adams, John Francis Adams, Richard Adams, Phillip Adams, Sylvester Adams, Benjamin Thomas Adams, Gabriel Adams, William Adams
Events
| Birth | 22 May 1627 | Colony of Plymouth, British Colonial America |  | ||
| Residence | Aft 1627 | in Marshfield. "He dwelt near Mount Skirgo, an elevation of the Marshfield bounds of the forest which lies between this town and Pembroke." He was a witness in a case of manslaughter, Jan 1654-5; a grand-juryman June, 1658; a member of a coroner's jury, July, 1658; and was appointed a constable of Marshfield, June 8, 1660. - Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, British America |  | ||
| Religion | 1628 | Quaker - New York, New Jersey, British North America | |||
| Occupation | 8 Jun 1660 | constable of Marshfield | | ||
| Marriage | 1663 | New York, British America - Elizabeth RUSSELL | |||
| Residence | 10 Dec 1666 | Flushing, Long Island | | ||
| Death | 19 Jan 1703 | Burlington County New Jersey | |||
| Alt name | John Francis ADAMS |
Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth RUSSELL (1643 - 1702) |
| Child | John Francis Gabriel ADAMS 1st (1673 - 1751) |
| Child | Deborah ADAMS (1678 - 1731) |
| Father | John ADAMS (1595 - 1633) |
| Mother | Eleanor NEWTON (1598 - 1681) |
| Sibling | Susanna ADAMS (1626 - 1633) |
| Sibling | James ADAMS (1623 - 1657) |
Notes
Birth
BirthBirth Date: 1623 Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Birth Date: 1624 Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States ABT 1625 Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Birth Date: 22 May 1627 Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Birth Date: 17 DEC 1630 Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Found multiple copies of BIRTH DATE using 22 May 1627.
Occupation
John was admitted a freeman of Plymouth Colony, June 1, 1658.Residence
He subsequently removed to Flushing, Long Island, as is shown by a deed on record at Plymouth, Bk. iii. p. 127. The following is an abstract of an attested copy by William S. Danforth, register of deeds."Captain John Adams, of the towne of Flushing, in Long Island in New England, America," sells Dec. 10, 1666, to "Nathaniel Warren of the Towne of Plymouth in the jurisdiction of Plymouth in New England, in America, " &c. "all that my share lot and portion of land at or near a place commonly called and known by the name of Nama Nakett in the jurisdiction of Plymouth, aforesaid, which was granted unto me the said John Adams as being one of the children of the old comers of the said Jurisdiction according to grant of the court for the jurisdiction of Plymouth aforesaid bearing date the third day of June An° Dom: one thousand six hundred and sixty and two [See list of grantees in Plymouth Colony Records (Boston, 1855), vol iv. p. 19.] being the twenty eighth part of the tract of land purchased by Captaine Thomas Southworth of the Indain Sachem named Josias Wampatuck in the behalf of said court." and also share of lands "purchased by Major winslow lying and being at Namassakeesett ponds." signed by John Adams and the mark of Elizabeth Adams, his wife.
Endnotes
1. [Miss Thomas's Memorials of Marshfield, p. 37].