Individual Details

Robert Adams

(1602 - 12 October 1682)

Even in colonial times, residents had problems with eminent domain. July 5, 1673, Robert Adams claimed damages "for land taken for the country highway through his farme "; and September 6, 1673, the selectmen appointed "Samuel Moody and the lot-layers to go to goodman Adams' farm and settle with him for the land taken."

Events

Birth1602England
MarriageBy 1627England - Eleanor Wilmot?
ImmigrationAbt 1635Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay
Marriage2 February 1678/79Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay - Sarah Glover
Death12 October 1682Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay
Occupationtailor

Families

SpouseEleanor Wilmot? (1610 - 1677)
ChildElizabeth Adams (1627 - 1718)
ChildJoanna Adams (1634 - 1689)
ChildRobert/Abraham Adams (1639 - 1714)
ChildIsaac Adams (1647 - 1707)
ChildJacob Adams (1649 - 1649)
ChildJacob Adams (1651 - 1717)
ChildArchelaus Adams (1655 - )
SpouseSarah Glover ( - 1697)

Notes

Marriage

Robert and Eleanor had nine children.

Immigration

He came originally to Ipswich, then to Salem about 1638, and later settled in Newbury.

Death

In his will, Robert mention his second wife Sarah, eldest son John Adams, son Isaac, son Jacob, son Abraham, daughter Hannah Adams, daughter Elizabeth wife of Edward Phelps, daughter Joanna wife of (something unreadable) Granger, daughter Mary wife of Jeremiah Goodridge, and three sons of his son Abraham (Robort, Abraham, and Isaac).