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Eleanor Wilmot emigr. 1635 Ipswich MA d. Jun 12, 1677 Newbury MA |
John b. England |
Joanna b. 1633/4 England d. 1701 Suffield CT |
(Sergeant) Abraham b. 1639 Salem MA d. Aug, 1714 Newbury MA |
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Elizabeth b. 1641 Newbury MA |
Mary b. 1643 Newbury MA |
Isaac b. 1648? Newbury MA d. 1680 |
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Jacob b. 1649 Newbury MA d. 1649 Newbury MA |
Hannah b. 1650 Newbury MA |
Jacob b. 1651 Newbury MA d. 1717 |
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Sara Glover Short m. Feb 6, 1678 d. Oct 24, 1697 |
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Robert Adams was one of the first settlers of Newbury Massachusetts, settling
there in 1640.
Marker erected by the descendants of the first settlers. |
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Launcelot Granger's Home at Kent's Island Newbury MA was just 2000 feet from
the homestead of Robert Adams. His daughter Joanna and Launcelot lived there
for twenty years. |
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Son Abraham was a corporal in the militia, 1685-1693, and became sergeant
in 1703. |
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Robert's first son Jacob died young. He named his next son Jacob. This son
accompanied daughter Joanna and Launcelot Granger
to Suffield CT. |
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Robert's second wife, Sara, was the widow of Henry Short, also one of the early
settlers of Newbury. |
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Sources: Adams, Andrew N., A Genealogical History of Robert Adams of Newbury, Mass., and his descendants, 1635-1900, Tuttle, Rutland Vt., 1900. Coffin, Joshua, "Descendants of Robert Adams," New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 11:53-60, Jan. 1857. "Abstract of the Will of Robert Adams of Newbury," New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 9:126, Apr. 1855. |
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