Wetzel Ancestry - A Tree of Life
- 1694| Name | Adams, Joseph [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13] | |
| Suffix | Sr. Capt | |
| Birth | Kingweston, Somerset, England  [2, 7, 9, 11, 13] |
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| Christening | Somerset, England |
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| Gender | Male | |
| AFN | 1CT0-42 | |
| Arrival | 1638 | Massachusetts, USA |
| New England/Massachusetts Bay Colony, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial Amerrica | ||
| LifeSketch | Capt Joseph Adams Sr. Birth 9 Feb 1626 Kingweston, South Somerset District, Somerset, England Death 6 Dec 1694 (aged 68) Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA Burial Hancock Cemetery Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA Show Map Memorial ID 36203746 Joseph Adams was a maltster. He was baptized on 9 February 1626 at Kingweston, Somersetshire, England. He was the son of Henry Adams and Edith Squire. In 1646 at Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Joseph Adams was mentioned in the will of Henry Adams. On 26 November 1650 at Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Joseph married Abigail Baxter, daughter of Gregory Baxter and Margaret Paddy. Joseph Adams became a freeman in 1653 at Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. He served in 1673 at Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, as a Selectman. He left a will on 18 July 1694 at Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. He died on Monday, 6 December 1694 at Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, at age 68 years, 9 months and 27 days. Joseph\'s will was proved on 10 January 1695 at Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Joseph\'s gravestone inscription at Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, reads: To the memory of Joseph Adams, senior who died December 6, 1694, aged, 68 And to his wife whose first name was Baxter who died Aug. 27, 1692, aged 58 This tomb Erected by a great grandson in 1817. Gravesite Details The great-grandson who erected the tomb behind the headstones was the 2nd President of the United States, John Adams. [Provided by FAG contributor Susan Myers Goettsch] Bio by: Bev Inscription Here Lyeth Buried ye Body of Joseph Adams Senior Aged 68 years Died December ye 6 1694 S.P. 13:528 also Pilgrim Notes & Queries 2:51: Will of Joseph Adams Senear July 18, 1694 - Jan. 10, 1694/5 \"being grown aged\" To eldest son Joseph Adams 1 a. salt meadow at Hough\'s Neck. To son John Adams ????40 sterling. To son Peter Adams all my dwelling house & malt house & tools & vessels & my barn, orchard & meadow adjoining, being the homestead about 4 acres on both sides the way together with that land as be yet in my possession at Manaticut that was bought part of John Cleverly & part of Joseph Crosbe about 26 acres & all my land at feere field being three lots of 2 acres, 5 acres & 6 acres, also 4 a. salt meadow by that as was Mrs. Flints meadow called Wash meadow & my island of meadow near the town ground. To dau. Mehetable Adams 20 sterling & 1 feather bed that now standeth in my parlor chamber. Rest of my estate in moveables to my five daughters equally Hannah Sables, Abegal Bass, Bethyah Web, Mary Bass & Mehetable Adams. Son Peter sole executor. Six shillings apiece to all my grandchildren living at my decease. Peter to let son John have 10 bushels of apples yearly so long as he shall fetch them. Mehetable to live in the house as long as she live a maide. Wit: Hannah Baxter, Hannah Dyer, Joseph Dyer. 13:529 Inventory Dec. 20, 1694 by Samuel Tompson Sr., John Ruggles, & Samuel Penniman: Dwelling house, malt house, barne, orchard, fresh meadow with all the homestead ????100. 26 a. at Monotoquad ????65, 13 a. in the great fenced field ????54. 6 a. salt marsh & crick thatch thereunto belonging ????53 ????349/4/ He married Nov. 2, 1650, (Nov. 26- Reg. 85), Abigail Baxter, born Sep. __ 1634 at Roxbury, died Aug. 27, 1692 ae. 58 daughter of Gregory & Margaret (Paddy) Baxter Children of Joseph & Abigail born at Braintree: i. Hannah, Nov. 13, 1652, m. April 10, 1673 Samuel Savil. ii . Joseph, Dec. 24, 1654 iii. John, Feb. 11, 1656(7) (1655/6 probably), died Jan. 27, 1656(7) iv. Abigail, Feb. 27, 1658/9; m. John Bass. v. Bethiah, Dec. 20, 1661;. May 1680, John Webb. vi. John, Dec. 20, 1661 v ii. Mary, Oct. 9, 1663; died young. viii. Samuel, Sep. 3, 1665; died young. ix. Mary, Feb. 25, 1667/8; m. Samuel Bass as 3rd wife. x . Peter, Feb. 7, 1669/70 xi. Jonathan, Jan. 31, 1671/2 (bapt. Nov. 3, 1672) died young. x ii. Mehitable, bapt. Nov. 23, 1673 (born about 1673, record torn); m. July 21, 1697 Thomas White, Jr. | |
| Name data | Captain | |
| FSID | L1W2-FV7 [14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24] | |
| Immigration | 1638 | Massachusetts, USA |
| Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, From England to Mount Wollaston,Massachusetts | ||
| Name | Captain Joseph Adams | |
| Name | Joseph Esquire Adams Sr | |
| Occupation | Farmer | |
| Occupation | Maltster | |
| Occupation | Millwright | |
| Occupation | 1689 | Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA |
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| Burial | 24 Aug 1690 | Middlesex, England [2, 13, 25] |
| Will | 1694 | Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA |
| _MILT | Captain | |
| Death | 6 Dec 1694 | Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA [2, 9, 11, 13, 26] |
| Person ID | I115026 | WETZEL-SPRING |
| Family | Baxter, Abigail, b. 28 Sep 1634, Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA d. 27 Aug 1692, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA (Age 57 years) | |||
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| Family ID | F64569 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||
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