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This lineage (through the 14th generation) was prepared by Raymond M. Adams and published in "The Exxex Antiquarian" Vol II, #2, Salem, MA, February, 1989.  Adams in its early form Ap Adam, meaning "son of Adam" was first assumed probably during the Crusades  when surnames came into general use throughout Europe.
  This symbol  represents my direct lineage.
1.    Baron of the Realm John Ap ADAM b. Wales, m. Elizabeth GOURNEY, (daughter of John Lord GOURNEY and  _______ _______).
                 Barony was 1296 -- 1307 under Edward I, called "Longshanks".
                                                        
2.    Sir John Ap Adam (1.Baron1)
                                                      
3.    Sir Thomas Ap ADAM (2.Sir2, 1.Baron1)
                                                      
4.    William Ap ADAM (3.Sir3, 2.Sir2, 1.Baron1)
                                                     
5.    Sir John Ap ADAM (4.William4, 3.Sir3, 2.Sir2, 1.Baron1)
                                                     
6.    Thomas Ap ADAM (5.Sir5, 4.William4, 3.Sir3, 2.Sir2, 1.Baron1) m. Jane INGE.
                                                      
7.    Sir John Ap ADAM (6.Thomas6, 5.Sir5, 4.William4, 3.Sir3, 2.Sir2, 1.Baron1) m. Miliscent BESYLLS.
                                                     
8.    Sir John Ap ADAM(S) (7.Sir7, 6.Thomas6, 5.Sir5, 4.William4, 3.Sir3, 2.Sir2, 1.Baron1) m. Clara POWELL.
                                                     
9.    Roger ADAMS (8.Sir8, 7.Sir7, 6.Thomas6, 5.Sir5, 4.William4, 3.Sir3, 2.Sir2, 1.Baron1) m. Jane ELIOTT.
                                                     
10.    Thomas ADAMS (9.Roger9, 8.Sir8, 7.Sir7, 6.Thomas6, 5.Sir5, 4.William4, 3.Sir3, 2.Sir2, 1.Baron1) m. Maria UPTON.
                                                    
11.    John ADAMS (10.Thomas10, 9.Roger9, 8.Sir8, 7.Sir7, 6.Thomas6, 5.Sir5, 4.William4, 3.Sir3, 2.Sir2, 1.Baron1) m. Jane BENNELEIGH.
                                                    
12.    John ADAMS (11.John11, 10.Thomas10, 9.Roger9, 8.Sir8, 7.Sir7, 6.Thomas6, 5.Sir5, 4.William4, 3.Sir3, 2.Sir2, 1.Baron1) m. Catharine STEBLING.
                                          
13.    Nicholas (John?) ADAMS (12.John12, 11.John11, 10.Thomas10, 9.Roger9, 8.Sir8, 7.Sir7, 6.Thomas6, 5.Sir5, 4.William4, 3.Sir3, 2.Sir2, 1.Baron1)
                   m. Margaret SQUIRE.
                       
14.    Richard ADAMS (13.Nicholas13, 12.John12, 11.John11, 10.Thomas10, 9.Roger9, 8.Sir8, 7.Sir7, 6.Thomas6, 5.Sir5, 4.William4, 3.Sir3, 2.Sir2, 1.Baron1)
                   b. __ ___ ____, m. __ ___ ____,  Margaret ARMAGER, b. __ ___ ____,  d. __ ___ ____.
                   Richard died __ ___ ____.
                         Children:
                   15.    i    Robert ADAMS b. __ ___ ____.
                   16.    ii    William ADAMS b. __ ___ ____.

Fifteenth Generation
                                  
15.    Robert ADAMS (14.Richard14, 13.Nicholas13, 12.John12, 11.John11, 10.Thomas10, 9.Roger9, 8.Sir8, 7.Sir7, 6.Thomas6, 5.Sir5, 4.William4, 3.Sir3,
                   2.Sir2, 1.Baron1)  b. __ ___ ____,  m. Elizabeth SHIRLAND, b. __ ___ ____,  d. __ ___ ____.
                   Robert died __ ___ ____, _______.
                         Children:
                   17.    i    Robert ADAMS b. __ __c 1601.

16.    William ADAMS (14.Richard14, 13.Nicholas13, 12.John12, 11.John11, 10.Thomas10, 9.Roger9, 8.Sir8, 7.Sir7, 6.Thomas6, 5.Sir5, 4.William4, 3.Sir3,
         2.Sir2, 1.Baron1)   b. __ ___ ____,  m. __ ___ ____, unknown BARRINGTON, b. __ ___ ____,  d. __ ___ ____. 
         William died __ ___ ____.
                         Children:
                             i    Sir Thomas ADAMS b. __ ___ ____, d. __ ___ ____.
                   18.    ii    Henry ADAMS b. 21 Jan 1583.

Sixteenth Generation
                                  
17.    Robert ADAMS (15.Robert15, 14.Richard14, 13.Nicholas13, 12.John12, 11.John11, 10.Thomas10, 9.Roger9, 8.Sir8, 7.Sir7, 6.Thomas6, 5.Sir5, 4.William4,
                   3.Sir3, 2.Sir2, 1.Baron1) b. __ __c 1601, Devonshire, England, Job/Rlgn: Yeoman, Tailor/________, m. (1) __ ___ ____, Eleanor WILMOT,
                   b. __ ___ ____, _______, Job/Rlgn: Homemaker/__________, d. 12 Jun 1677, Newbury, MA, m. (2) 06 Feb 1678, in Newbury, MA, Sarah (GLOVER) Short,
                   d. 24 Oct 1697.  Robert died 12 Oct 1682, Newbury, MA.  Also lived in Ipswich and Salem, MA
                   "The Pioneers of Massachussetts, A Descriptive List drawn from records of the Colonies, Towns, and Churches and other Contemporaneous Documents"
                   by Charles Henry Pope, pastor of First Church, Charlestown, Boston,  originally published in Boston, 1900, reprinted 1965, Library of Congress Catalog Card No.
                   65-22478.   Page 11 --  Adams, Robert, yeoman, tailor, Salem, Propr. 1638;    employed to "ring" the swine in 1646. Rem. To Newbury about 1640 . . . .

                  Will dated 07 mar 1680 and 27 Jun 1682, prob. 28 (9) folg.; beq. To wife Sarah, sons John, Isaac, Jacob, Abraham, and daus. Hannah A., Elizabeth Phelps,
                   Joanna Granger, Mary Goodridge; to several of their ch. And to mary, Abraham's wife. Sarah: Widow of Henry Short.
                         Children by Eleanor WILMOT:
                             i    John ADAMS b. __ ___ ____,  m. __ ___ ____,  unknown WOODMAN, b. __ ___ ____,  d. __ ___ ____.
                                  John died __ ___ ____, _______.
                   19.    ii    Joanna ADAMS b. __ __c  1634.
                   20.   iii    Abraham ADAMS b. __ __c 1639/41.
                           iv    Elizabeth ADAMS m. Edward PHELPS.
                            v    Mary ADAMS b. __ ___ ____,  m. 15 Nov 1660, in Newbury, MA, Jeremiah GOODRIDGE, b. __ ___ ____,  d. __ ___ ____.
                                  Mary died __ ___ ____, _______.
                           vi     Isaac ADAMS b. __ ___ 1648, Newbury, MA, d. __ aft 1681, Newbury, MA.
                          vii     Jacob ADAMS b. 23 Apr 1649, Newbury, MA, d. __ ___ 1649, Newbury, MA.
                         viii     Hannah ADAMS b. 25 Jun 1650, Newbury, MA, m. 10 Feb 1672,  William WARHAM.  Was said to have had a daughter named Hannah or
                                  Joanna 12 Oct 1678 by Joseph Mayo.  This daughter probably married Joseph Lunt of Newbury.
                   21.   ix    Jacob ADAMS b. 13 Sep 1654.
                            x    Archelaus ADAMS. per Savage's Dictionary of New England Settlers.

18.    Henry ADAMS (16.William15, 14.Richard14, 13.Nicholas13, 12.John12, 11.John11, 10.Thomas10, 9.Roger9, 8.Sir8, 7.Sir7, 6.Thomas6, 5.Sir5, 4.William4, 3.Sir3,
         2.Sir2, 1.Baron1) b. 21 Jan 1583, Barton St. David, Somerset, England, m. 19 Oct 1609, in Charlton Mackrell, Somerset, England, Edith SQUIRE, b. 29 May 1587,
         Charlton Mackrell, Somerset, England, d. 21 Jan 1672/3, Medfield, MA.  Henry Buried: 06 Oct 1646, Braintree, MA. 
         Came to New England in 1634 and settled in Braintree -- becoming the ancestor of the presidents.
                         Children:
                   22.    i    Joseph ADAMS b. 09 Feb 1626.

Seventeenth Generation     
                                  
19.    Joanna ADAMS (17.Robert16, 15.Robert15, 14.Richard14, 13.Nicholas13, 12.John12, 11.John11, 10.Thomas10, 9.Roger9, 8.Sir8, 7.Sir7, 6.Thomas6, 5.Sir5,
                  4.William4, 3.Sir3, 2.Sir2, 1.Baron1) b. __ __c  1634, m. 04 Jan 1653/4, in Newbury, MA, Launcelot GRANGER, b. __ ___ ____,  Land Measurer,
                  d. 03 Sep 1689, Newberry, MA.   Joanna died __ ___ ____, __________. 
                  Information on birth order of these children, as well as Eleanor's maiden name, provided by Susan Hudspeth <shudspeth@prodigy.net> in e-mail 13 Mar 2001. 
                  Her sources:  Launcelot Granger book of 1893, Documentary History of Suffield, Second Period, 1682-1715 by Hez. S. Sheldon, 1882 and Chart of Roger Granger's
                  Desc, H. H. Granger, M. D., January 1, 1907. "Banks Topographic Dictionary of 2,885 English Emigrants to New England 1620-1650" Page 98 -  Granger, Launcelot,
                  departed St. Antholin, settled Ipswich, MA, reference Newberry
                         Children shown on Granger page.
      
20.    Abraham ADAMS (17.Robert16, 15.Robert15, 14.Richard14, 13.Nicholas13, 12.John12, 11.John11, 10.Thomas10, 9.Roger9, 8.Sir8, 7.Sir7, 6.Thomas6, 5.Sir5,
         4.William4, 3.Sir3, 2.Sir2, 1.Baron1) b. __ __c 1639/41, Salem, MA, Job/Rlgn: Farmer, m. 10 Nov 1670,  Mary PETTINGELL, b. __ ___ 1652,
         d. 19 Sep 1705, Newbury, MA.  Abraham died 14 Jun 1714, Newberry, MA, Military: Militia, Corporal 1685-93; Sergeant 1703.  Gave deposition in 1651 at age 10.
                         Children:
                        i    Mary ADAMS b. 16 Jan 1672, Newbury, MA,  m. __ ___ ____,  George THURLOW, b. __ ___ ____, d. 17 Jan 1714, _______. 
                             Mary died __ ___ ____.
                       ii    Robert ADAMS b. 12 May 1674, Newbury, MA,  Yeoman, m. __ Aug 1695, in Newbury, MA, Rebecca KNIGHT, b. __ ___ ____,
                             d. __ ___ ____, _______.  Robert died 03 Feb 1769, Newbury, MA.
                      iii    Abraham ADAMS b. 02 May 1676, Newbury, MA,  Seaman/Farmer, m. __ Dec 1703, in Newbury, MA, Anne LONGFELLOW, b. __ ___ ____,
                             d. __ aft 1739, _______.  Abraham died 08 Apr 1763, Byfield, MA.
                      iv    Isaac ADAMS b. 26 Feb 1678/9, Newbury, MA,  Weaver, m. __ ___ ____,  Hannah SPOFFORD, b. __ ___ 1679,  Rowley, MA,
                             d. 03 Sep 1775.  Isaac died b4 27 Mar 1738, Rowley, MA.  Also lived in Bradford, MA
                       v    Sarah ADAMS b. 15 Apr 1681, Newbury, MA,  m. 28 Jan 1714/5, in Newbury, MA, John HUTCHINSON, b. __ ___ ____,
                             Andover, MA, d. __ ___ ____.  Sarah died __ ___ ____.
                      vi     John ADAMS b. 07 Mar 1684, Newbury, MA, Farmer, m. (1) 22 Jan 1707/8, in Newbury, MA, Elizabeth NOYES, b. __ ___ ____,
                             d. 23 Dec 1708, Newbury, MA, m. (2) 17 Nov 1713,  Sarah PEARSON, b. __ ___ ____, d. 10 Dec 1754. 
                             John died 08 May 1750, Rowley, MA.
                     vii     Matthew ADAMS b. 25 May 1686, Newbury, MA, Cordwainer/Doctor, m. 04 Apr 1707, in Newbury, MA, Sarah KNIGHT,
                              b. __ ___ 1687,  d. 29 Oct 1778, Newbury, MA.  Matthew died 24 Nov 1755, Byfield, MA.  Also cultivated a farm in Byfield parish, Newbury, MA
                    viii     Israel ADAMS b. 25 Dec 1688, Newbury, MA, m. 15 Oct 1714, in Newbury, MA, Rebecca ATKINSON, b. __ ___ ____,  d. __ ___ ____. 
                             Israel died 12 Dec 1714, Waltham, MA.
                      ix     Dorothy ADAMS b. 25 Oct 1691, Newbury, MA, d. aft 1715.
                       x     Richard ADAMS b. 22 Nov 1693, Newbury, MA, Husbandman, m. 12 Dec 1717, in Newbury, MA, Susanna PIKE, b. __ ___ ____,
                              Newbury, MA, d. 17 Oct 1754, Newbury, MA.  Richard died 02 Nov 1778, Newbury, MA.

21.    Jacob ADAMS (17.Robert16, 15.Robert15, 14.Richard14, 13.Nicholas13, 12.John12, 11.John11, 10.Thomas10, 9.Roger9, 8.Sir8, 7.Sir7, 6.Thomas6,
         5.Sir5, 4.William4,  3.Sir3, 2.Sir2, 1.Baron1) b. 13 Sep 1654, Newbury, MA, Job/Rlgn: politician/Cordwainer, m. 07 Apr 1677, in Newbury, MA, Anna ALLEN,
         b. __ ___ ____,  d. __ aft 1686, _______.  Jacob died __ Nov 1717, General Court in Boston, MA.  Also lived in Suffield, Ct
                         Children:
                          i    Dorothy ADAMS b. 26 Jul 1679, Newbury, MA, d. __ ___ ____.
                         ii    Rebecca ADAMS b. 26 Aug 1680, Newbury, MA, d. __ ___ ____.
                        iii    Daniel ADAMS b. __ ___ ____, d. __ ___ ____.
                        iv    Jacob ADAMS b. 27 Jan 1685, Newbury, MA, d. 28 Oct 1756.
                         v    Abraham ADAMS b. 10 Nov 1687, Newbury, MA, d. 12 Feb 1769, Newbury, MA.
                        vi    John ADAMS b. __ Jun 1694, Newbury, MA, d. __ ___ ____.

22.    Joseph ADAMS (18.Henry16, 16.William15, 14.Richard14, 13.Nicholas13, 12.John12, 11.John11, 10.Thomas10, 9.Roger9, 8.Sir8, 7.Sir7, 6.Thomas6, 5.Sir5,
         4.William4, 3.Sir3, 2.Sir2, 1.Baron1) b. 09 Feb 1626, Kingweston, Somerset, England, m. 02 Nov 1650, in Braintree, MA, Abigail BAXTER, b. __ Sep 1634,
         Roxbury, MA, d. 27 Aug 1692, Braintree, MA.  Joseph died 06 Dec 1694, Braintree, MA.
                         Children:
                        i    Joseph ADAMS, Jr. b. 24 Dec 1654, Braintree, MA, m. __ __c 1688, in Braintree, MA, Hannah BASS, b. 22 Jun 1667, Braintree, MA, d. 24 Oct 1705,
                             Braintree, MA.  Joseph died 12 Feb 1736/7, Braintree, MA. 

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