Individual Details
Henry Adams Sr.
(21 Jan 1582 - 6 Oct 1646)
•Name: Henry ADAMS
•Sex: M
•Birth: 21 JAN 1582/83 in Barton, St. David, Somerset, England
•Immigration: ABT 1640
•Death: 06 OCT 1646 in Braintree, Suffolk, MA
•Note: Henry Adams, the ancestor of nearly all who bear that name in this country, was born in Braintree, Eng., in the latter part of the reign of Queen Elizabeth, and with his eight sons and a daughter, who were also born and educated there, emigrated to New England about the year 1640.
Marriage 1 Elizabeth Edith SQUIRE b: BEF 29 MAY 1587 in Charlton, Mackrell, England •
Married: 19 OCT 1609 in Charlton Mackrel, Somersetshire, England
Children:
1. Edward ADAMS b: 19 APR 1629 in Medfield, Norfolk, MA
2. Eleazer ADAMS b: 1631
3. Henry ADAMS b: 1610 in Barton, St. David, Somerset, England
4. Jane ADAMS b: 1624
5. John ADAMS b: 04 DEC 1622 in of Cambridge
6. Jonathan ADAMS b: 1614
7. Joseph ADAMS b: 09 FEB 1625/26 in Kingweston, Somerset, England
8. Mary ADAMS b: ABT 1625 in Of Dedham, Norfolk, MA
9. Peter ADAMS b: 01 MAR 1621/22 in Barton, St. David, Somersetshire, England
10. Samuel ADAMS Captain b: ABT 1616 in Barton, St. David, Somerset, England
11. Thomas ADAMS b: 25 MAR 1612
12. Ursula ADAMS b: 19JUL 1619 in Barton, St. David, Somerset, England
•Sex: M
•Birth: 21 JAN 1582/83 in Barton, St. David, Somerset, England
•Immigration: ABT 1640
•Death: 06 OCT 1646 in Braintree, Suffolk, MA
•Note: Henry Adams, the ancestor of nearly all who bear that name in this country, was born in Braintree, Eng., in the latter part of the reign of Queen Elizabeth, and with his eight sons and a daughter, who were also born and educated there, emigrated to New England about the year 1640.
Marriage 1 Elizabeth Edith SQUIRE b: BEF 29 MAY 1587 in Charlton, Mackrell, England •
Married: 19 OCT 1609 in Charlton Mackrel, Somersetshire, England
Children:
1. Edward ADAMS b: 19 APR 1629 in Medfield, Norfolk, MA
2. Eleazer ADAMS b: 1631
3. Henry ADAMS b: 1610 in Barton, St. David, Somerset, England
4. Jane ADAMS b: 1624
5. John ADAMS b: 04 DEC 1622 in of Cambridge
6. Jonathan ADAMS b: 1614
7. Joseph ADAMS b: 09 FEB 1625/26 in Kingweston, Somerset, England
8. Mary ADAMS b: ABT 1625 in Of Dedham, Norfolk, MA
9. Peter ADAMS b: 01 MAR 1621/22 in Barton, St. David, Somersetshire, England
10. Samuel ADAMS Captain b: ABT 1616 in Barton, St. David, Somerset, England
11. Thomas ADAMS b: 25 MAR 1612
12. Ursula ADAMS b: 19JUL 1619 in Barton, St. David, Somerset, England
Events
| Birth | 21 Jan 1582 | Barton St. David, Somerset, England | |||
| Christen | 21 Jan 1583 | Barton St. David, Somerset, England | |||
| Marriage | 19 Oct 1609 | Charlton Mackrell, Somerset, England - Elizabeth Edith Squire | |||
| Immigration | 1635 | Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts | |||
| Death | 6 Oct 1646 | Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts |  | ||
| Burial | 8 Oct 1646 | Hancock Cemetery, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts | |  | |
| Will proved | 8 Jun 1647 |
Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth Edith Squire ( - 1672) |
| Child | Jonathan Adams (1614 - 1690) |
| Father | John Richard Adams (1555 - 1603) |
| Mother | Agnes Katherine Stone (1556 - 1615) |
Notes
Death
The town of Braintree was settled in 1625, colonized in 1635 and incorporated in 1640 and named after the English town of Braintree. It comprised land that was later split into Quincy (incorporated in 1792), Randolph (1793), and Holbrook (1872). Braintree was part of Suffolk County until the formation of Norfolk County in 1793.Burial
There is a granite column erected to Henry Adam's memory by President John ADAMS, his great-great-grandson, with the following inscription:"In Memory of HENRY ADAMS who took his flight from the Dragon persecution in Devonshire in England, and alighted with eight sons, near Mount Wollaston. One of the sons returned to England, and after taking 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, who was an original proprietor in the township of Briantree, incorporated in 1639. This stone and several others have been placed in this yard, by a great-great grandson, from a veneration of the Piety, humility, simplicity, prudence, patience, temperance, frugality, industry and perseverance, of his Ancestors, in hopes of Recommending an imitation of their virtures to their posterity. ... Erected December, 1823.
Endnotes
1. Find A Grave Memorial 11014343.