Person:John Adams (388)

m. 2 Nov 1650
  1. Hannah Adams1652 - 1726
  2. Joseph Adams1654 - 1736/37
  3. John Adams1656/57 - 1656/57
  4. Abigail Adams1658/59 - 1696
  5. Bethia Adams1661 - 1698
  6. Capt. John Adams1661 - 1702
  7. Mary Adams1663 - Bef 1668
  8. Samuel Adams1665 -
  9. Mary Adams1667/68 - 1706
  10. Deacon Peter Adams1669/70 -
  11. Jonathan Adams1671/72 -
  12. Mehetable Adams1673 - 1713
  • HCapt. John Adams1661 - 1702
  • WHannah Webb1665 - Bef 1694
m. Bef 1685
  1. Hannah Adams1685 - 1760
  2. Samuel Adams1689 - 1748
  • HCapt. John Adams1661 - 1702
  • W.  Hannah Checkley (add)
m. 19 Oct 1694
Facts and Events
Name[4] Capt. John Adams
Gender Male
Birth[2] 20 Dec 1661 Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United StatesTwin to Bethia
Marriage Bef 1685 Based on birth of eldest known child
to Hannah Webb
Marriage 19 Oct 1694 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United Statesto Hannah Checkley (add)
Death[1][3] 8 Nov 1702 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
References
  1. Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England: Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May, 1692, on the Basis of Farmer's Register. (Boston: Little, Brown, and Co, 1860-1862)
    1:12.

    JOHN, Boston, merch. third s. of Joseph the first, by w. Hannah, d. of Christopher Webb, had Hannah, b. 24 Jan. 1685; John, 27 Sept. 1687; both at Braintree; Samuel, 6 May 1689 (wh. by w. Mary was f. of Samuel, b. 16 Sept. 1722, H. C. 1740, one of the chief promoters of the Amer. Revo. 1765, and Gov. of Mass. wh. d. 2 Oct. 1802); and by sec. w. Hannah, d. of Anthony Checkley, Esq. m. 19 Oct. 1694, had Joseph, and Mary, tw. 20 Dec. 1695; Thomas, 29 Mar. 1701; and Abijah, 11 May 1702. He d. bef. 20 Jan. 1712.

  2. Bates, Samuel. Records of the Town of Braintree, 1640 to 1793. (Randolph, Massachusetts : D.H. Huxford, 1886)
    p. 819.

    John & Bethias Adams son & daughter of Joseph & Abigail born 10 mo. 20. 1661.
    [Note: In old-styles dates, the tenth month is December. More info may be found here.]

  3. "Granary Burial Ground", in Dunkle, Robert J., and Ann S. (Ann Smith) Lainhart. Inscriptions and Records of the Old Cemeteries of Boston. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, c2000)
    p. 522.

    [G923]
    Here Lyeth
    Y'e Body of
    John Adams,
    Aged 41 Years
    Died Novembe'r
    Y'e 2'd 1702.

  4. Adams, Andrew N. A Genealogical History of Henry Adams, of Braintree, Mass., and His Descendants: Also John Adams, of Cambridge, Mass., 1632-1897. (Rutland, Vt: A Adams (printed by the Tuttle Co), 1898)
    p. 392.

    Children of Joseph Adams and Abigail Baxter: 5) Capt. John Adams, b. Braintree 20 Dec 1661, d. 2 Nov 1702, m.(1) Hannah Webb, m. (2) 19 Oct 1694 Hannah Checkley. Sea captain and merchant, resided in Boston after 1687.

  5.   Suffolk County (Massachusetts). Register of Deeds. Records of deeds, 1639-1885; indexes to deeds, 1639-1920. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1969).

    March 13, 1693 March 13, 1694 John Adams (malster) buys house and land of Nathaniel Newgate (SD 16:308) Same date he with w Hannah mortgages this (SD 16:3 10) Purchase St. near Flounders Lane March 14, 1693 March 14, 1694 John Adams (maulster) and wife Hannah, mortgages to Sarah Noyce, widow, house and land in South End. (SD 16:3 10) October 7, 1697 Abovemortgagecancelled(SD 16:310)April 14, 1698 John Adams (maul ster) buys land of Samuel Lynde. (SD 18: 150) Purchase St. August 29, 1700 John Adams. land beach and flatts N. of Joseph Belcher (SD 21 :6 16) (Flounders Lane) Atlantic Ave. November 10, 1705 Estate of John Adams. Hannah Adams, widow and Adm. of estate of late John Adams (Malster), deeds to William Tilley (ropemaker) land called "The Hole" wherein Richard Gridley in his lifetime made bricks; being in length next to Harrison's Ropewalk 88 ft. facing to the S.W. and being in breadth next a narrow land that leads up to a land which goes up to Fort Hill 75 ft. facing to the NE and adjoining to the land of Believe Gridley, being in length 88 ft and adjoining to land sometime of sd Richard Gridley in breadth 75 ft and all other lands adjoining thereunto that was formerly Edward Naylors; al so a passageway purchased of sd Richard Gridley leading from land of Richard Wharton, Esq. , deceased, and land of sd Believe Gridley to sd Harri son's Ropewalk being 14 1/2 ft. wide, 78' long. (SD 22:358) Crooked Alley.

  6.   Sewall, Samuel. Samuel Sewall's Diary, 1674-1729. (Boston, Mass.: Massachusetts Historical Society, 1879-1883).

    Death: November 2, 1702 a very good man dies of the small pox. His death with those of the Master, Isaac Loring, and Peybody and Robert Gibbs, a great stroke to our church. (Sewall 2:68)

  7.   Town Records.

    1695 Appears on tax list as an inhabitant of Ward 7. (TR I}
    1691 Artillery Co. 1699 Artillery Co. held town office? March 13, 1692
    March 13, 1693 tithing man in Capt. Hill's company (TR 7:213)

  8.   Sprague, Waldo Chamberlain, comp. Genealogies of the Families of Braintree, Massachusetts, 1640-1850: including the Modern Towns of Randolph and Holbrook and the City of Quincy. (Boston, Massachusetts: Published in cooperation with the Quincy Historical Society by the New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1983).

    Capt. JOHN3 ADAMS, (Joseph2, Henry1), born Dec. 20, 1661, died Nov. 2, 1702 ae.41, at Boston, (GS), Granary Bur. Ground. [S.P. 2788 adm. 1703.] Married 1st about 1684, Hannah Webb, born Sept. 5, 1665, died 1694 at Boston, daughter of Christopher & Hannah (Scott) Webb. Married 2nd Oct. 19, 1694 at Boston, Hannah Checkly, born Dec. 19, 1674 at Boston, died____, daughter of Anthony & Hannah (Wheelwright) Checkly, grand daughter of Rev. John Wheelwright, she married 2nd Dec. 12, 1705 at Boston, Samuel Winkley. He was in King Philips War 1676. He removed to Boston about 1689 where he was a sea captain, later a merchant, and maltster.
    Children of Capt. John & Hannah (1st wife), first thee born at Braintree and last three in Boston:
    i. Hannah, June 24, 1685 m. 1st Sept. 22, 1710 at Boston, Samuel Holbrook, Jr. (Samuel3, John2, Thomas1) of Weymouth. m. 2nd May 12, 1726 at Boston, Henry Dyer. She died Dec. 24, 1760 in 76th yr. (GS), Granary Cem., Boston.
    ii . John, Sept. 28, 1687. Died young
    iii. Samuel, May 6, 1689 m. Mary Fifield; The parents of Hon. Samuel Adams, the Patriot, of Boston (1722-1803).
    iv Abigail 6 Oct 1691 Boston
    v John 4 Nov 1693 Boston
    vi Avis 6 Feb 1694 Boston
    Children of Capt. John & Hannah (2nd wife), born at Boston:
    vii. Joseph, Dec. 20, 1695.
    viii. Mary, Dec. 20, 1695; m. May 12, 1715 at Boston, Samuel Jones.
    ix. Bethiah, Aug. 20, 1697.
    x. Thomas, Mar. 29, 1701.
    xi. Abijah, May 11, 1702; m. 2nd Sept. 26, 1728, Hannah Cleverly, daughter of John2, resided in Boston.
    [Note: The authors missed the births of Abigail, the second John and Avis in Boston and these were added separately]