Silas Adams (1741 - 1800)

Born 6 Feb 1741 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Lucy (Underwood) Adams — married 1779 in Newbury, MA

Died 1800 at about age 58 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Captain Silas Adams served with 24th Massachusetts Bay Provincial Regiment (1775), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Silas Adams is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A000725.

Silas Adams served as lieutenant in Capt. Jacob Gerrish's company at the Lexington Alarm and in Col. Moses Little's regiment and was commissioned captain. 1777, Col. Jonathan Titcomb's regiment. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Silas Adams was born Feb. 6, 1741 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, son of Robert Adams and Anne Love Jaques. ^{[7] [8]}

Silas married Lucy Underwood in 1779 in Newbury. ^{[7] [8]}

They had these children born in Newbury: ^[7]

1. Anna Adams, b. July 25, 1780.
2. Lucy Adams, b. Oct. 23, 1785.
3. Charlotte Adams, b. Dec. 31, 1787.

Silas died in 1800 in Newbury aged ~59. ^{[7] [8]}

Sources

1. ↑ DAR
2. ↑ Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War
3. ↑ Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783
4. ↑ United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783
5. ↑ Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army During the War of the Revolution
6. ↑ United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3} Vital Records of Newbury, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2} Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 2022-09-12), "Record of Silas Adams", Ancestor # A000725.

• Lineage Book - National Society of the Daughters of the American ..., Volume 19. By Daughters of the American Revolution. Page 208

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/78015140/silas-adams: accessed 13 September 2022), memorial page for Capt Silas Adams (8 Feb 1741–15 Nov 1800), Find A Grave: Memorial #78015140, citing First Parish Burying Ground, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by John Glassford (contributor 47271570) .

• A Genealogical History of Robert Adams of Newbury, Mass., and His Descendants, 1635-1900 (Google eBook). Andrew N. Adams. Heritage Books, Jul 1, 2002 - Reference - 564 pages. Page 55

• Heitman, Francis Bernard. Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army During the War of the Revolution (W.H. Lowdermilk & Co., Washington, DC, 1893); p. 64

• "Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGLS-FT6M : 19 February 2021), Silas Adams, 19 Apr 1775; citing Military Service, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm .
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGLS-FT63 : 19 February 2021), Silas Adams, 24 Apr 1775; citing Military Service, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm .
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGLS-FT69 : 19 February 2021), Silas Adams, 26 Jun 1775; citing Military Service, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm .
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGLS-FT6S : 19 February 2021), Silas Adams, 1 Aug 1775; citing Military Service, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm .
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGLS-FT67 : 19 February 2021), Silas Adams, 11 Apr 1777; citing Military Service, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm .
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGLS-FT6W : 19 February 2021), Silas Adams, May 1777; citing Military Service, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm .
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGGS-V8HD : 19 February 2021), Silas Adams, 29 Jun 1777; citing Military Service, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm .
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGX4-YNLN : 19 February 2021), Silas Adams, 29 Jun 1777; citing Military Service, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm .

• Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War (Wright & Potter Printing Co., Boston, 1896); Vol. 1, p. 75

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-PHVT : 20 May 2022), Silas Adams, 16 Feb 1741; citing Birth, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009725.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-PHVT : 20 May 2022), Silas Adams, 16 Feb 1741; citing Birth, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009725.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1K-8FY9 : 6 May 2022), Silas Adams, 16 Feb 1741; citing Birth, , Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009724.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHN8-2YS : 20 May 2022), Capt Silas Adams, Aug 1779; citing Marriage, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009725.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHL2-7X2 : 20 May 2022), Capt Silas Adams, 8 Sep 1779; citing Marriage, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009725.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-GVDK : 19 May 2022), Silas Adams and Lucy Underwood, 08 Sep 1779; citing Marriage, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009706.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPC8-WY42 : 11 May 2022), Silas Adams and Lucy Underwood, 8 Sep 1779; citing Marriage, Essex, England, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011221.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH8W-L3L : 20 May 2022), Capt. Silas Adams, 15 Nov 1800; citing Death, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009725.

• "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DG-G2BN : 20 February 2021), Silas Adams, 1775-1783; citing 1775-1783, Massachusetts, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,320.
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL6Y-GKPW : 20 February 2021), Silas Adams, 19 Sep 1775; citing 19 Sep 1775, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,415.

• "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG2M-8GZ1 : 1 March 2021), Silas Adams, 19 Apr 1775; citing Military Service, , Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 101711081.
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGYV-JMHJ : 1 March 2021), Silas Adams, May 1775; citing Military Service, United States, Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 103140774.
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QRV3-RRZM : 1 March 2021), Silas Adams, ; citing Military Service, United States, Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 103140774.

• Vital Records of Newbury, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Essex Institute, Salem, Mass., 1911);
  • Vol. 1, p. 10-19 births: Anna, Charlote, Lucy, Silas
  • Vol. 2, p. 14 marriage
  • Vol. 2, p. 537 death