Capt.
John
Adams
Born in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts
Ancestors 
Son of Israel Adams
and Tabitha (Farnum) Adams
Husband of
Hannah (Osgood) Adams
— married
23 Nov 1758 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts
Husband of
Hannah (Thurston) Adams
— married
24 Jun 1773 in Rowley, Massachusetts
Husband of
Mary (Holt) Adams
— married
21 May 1776 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts
Descendants 
Father of
John Adams and Joseph Adams
Died
at about age 77
in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Dec 2014
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Biography
Captain John Adams served with Essex County, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.
John Adams is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A000586.
Lieutenant and Captain in Col. Samuel Johnson's Regiment Massachusetts Militia, 1776 and 1777 during the American Revolution. [1] [2] [3]
Born in Andover, Massachusetts, on July 3, 1735 to Israil and Tabitha. [4]
Unsourced info says his mother was Tabitha Farnum.
John married Hannah Osgood in 1758. [5]
John married Hannah Thurston "of Rowley, at Rowley." in 1773. [6] and had a child.
John married Mary Holt in 1776. [7]
He passed away on 27 Jun 1813 in North Andover, Massachusetts, United States. [8]
Sources
- ↑ DAR
- ↑ Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War
- ↑ Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army During the War of the Revolution
- ↑ Vital Records of Andover, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849 Vol I Births. Published by Topsfield Historical Society, Topsfield Mass. 1912. (Page: 23)
- ↑ Vital Records of Andover, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849 Vol II Marriages Deaths. Published by Topsfield Historical Society, Topsfield Mass. 1912. (Page: 25)
- ↑ Vital Records of Andover, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849 Vol II Marriages Deaths. Published by Topsfield Historical Society, Topsfield Mass. 1912. (Page: 25)
- ↑ Vital Records of Andover, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849 Vol II Marriages Deaths. Published by Topsfield Historical Society, Topsfield Mass. 1912. (Page: 25)
- ↑ Vital Records of Andover, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849 Vol II Marriages Deaths. Published by Topsfield Historical Society, Topsfield Mass. 1912. (Page: 375)
- Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 2022-09-12), "Record of John Adams", Ancestor # A000586.
- 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. 63
- Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War (Wright & Potter Printing Co., Boston, 1896); Vol. 1, p. 52
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