Levi Adams I (1728 - 1816)

Born 18 Nov 1728 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Perkins) Adams — married 26 Dec 1751 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 1816 at about age 87 in Hartwick, Otsego, New York, United States

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Biography

Corporal Levi Adams I served with 21st Regiment, Connecticut Militia during the American Revolution.

Levi Adams I is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-101711
Rank: Corporal

Levi Adams I is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A000660.

The Genealogy and History of Henry Adams of Braintree, Massachusetts: "Levi Adams SR was a Soldier in the Revolution, DAR records exist for this family; Levi Adams Senior, (1728-1816) served as private and corporal in Capt. Timothy Backus' company, Col. John Douglas' Connecticut regiment. He was born in Canterbury, Conn.; died in Hartwick, N. Y. Levi and his four sons were carpenters by trade; with three of them; Levi, Jr., David, and John, he was soldier in the Revolution. He was at New London, Conn., at the time of the capture of Fort Griswold, September 7, 1781. He removed to Pawlet, Vt., in 1782, wither several of the family had gone. He removed thence in 1811, to Hardwick, Oswego Co., N.Y., when he died in 1816, age 88 years." ^[1]

Military Service

Service Source: BATES, ROLLS & LISTS OF CT MEN IN THE REV, VOL 8, P 169; JOHNSTON, CT MEN IN THE REV, P 276^[2]

Service Description:

• 1) ALSO PVT; CAPT TIMOTHY BACKUS,
• 2) COL JOHN DOUGLAS

Sources

1. ↑ The Genealogy and History of Henry Adams of Braintree, Massachusetts
2. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed Dec, 8, 2017), "Record of Levi Adams, Sr.", Ancestor # A000660.