Benjamin Adams (1728 - 1815)

Born Aug 1728 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Priscilla Adams — married 18 Apr 1751 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Husband of Susannah (Rolph) Adams — married 19 Feb 1795 in New Ipswich, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States

Descendants

Died 5 May 1815 at age 86 in New Ipswich, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA

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Biography

Soldier Benjamin Adams served with Baldwin's Regiment (1776), New Hampshire Militia during the American Revolution.

Benjamin Adams is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A000417.

Born in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, on 4 Aug 1728^[1] to Thomas Adams (1699-1765) and Deborah (Knowlton) Adams (1698-aft.1750).

Benjamin Adams married Priscilla Adams (abt.1729-1791),daughter of Joseph & Priscilla (Warner) Adams, on 18 April 1751 in Concord, Massachusetts.^[2]

Their children: ^[3]

1. Joseph, b. Feb. 3, 1752; d. Mar. 30, 1752.
2. Priscilla, b. Mar. 15, 1753; d. Feb. 17, 1777; m. Oct. 12, 1772, John Warner.
3. Sarah, b. Feb. 1, 1755; d. Mar. 15, 1755.
4. Benjamin, b. Feb. 7, 1756; d. May 6, 1758.
5. Mary, b. Mar. 1, 1758.
6. Deborah, b. June 5, 1760; d. July 19, 1760.
7. Hannah, b. Aug. 27, 1761.
8. Benjamin, b. Sept. 9, 1763
9. Joseph, b. Dec. 13, 1765.
10. Sarah, b. Aug. 11, 1768; d. Nov. 20, 1768.
11. Eunice, b. Mar. 8, 1770; m. Nov. 17, 1799, Aaron Appleton

Benjamin served in the American Revolution. He was in the company under the command of Captain Abijah Smith of New Ipswich. They served three months and were at the battle at White Plains. ^[4][5]

Marriage of Benjamin Adams and Susannah Everett, 19 Feb 1795; New Ipswich, Hillsborough, New Hampshire.^[6]

He passed away on 5 May 1815 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts.^[3] He is buried in Hill Cemetery, New Ipswich, New Hampshire. ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-1S6R : 10 November 2020), Benjamin Adams, 1728.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCSC-2HZ : 10 November 2020), Benjamin Adams, 18 Apr 1751; citing Marriage, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004198966.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Chandler, Charles H. (Charles Henry), 1840-1912; Lee, Sarah Fiske, 1838- The history of New Ipswich, New Hampshire, 1735-1914 : with genealogical records of the principal families; Pub: 1914, Fitchburg MA, Sentinel Printing Co.; Page 179-180 https://archive.org/details/historyofnewipsw00chan/page/178/mode/2up
4. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 20 Jun 2021), "Record of Benjamin Adams", Ancestor # A000417.
5. ↑ Chandler, Charles H. (Charles Henry), 1840-1912; Lee, Sarah Fiske, 1838- The history of New Ipswich, New Hampshire, 1735-1914 : with genealogical records of the principal families; Pub: 1914, Fitchburg MA, Sentinel Printing Co.; Page 83 https://archive.org/details/historyofnewipsw00chan/page/82/mode/2up
6. ↑ New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1795
7. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 27 February 2020), memorial page for Benjamin Adams (1728–5 May 1815), Find A Grave: Memorial #62864273, citing Hill Cemetery, New Ipswich, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA ; Maintained by Donna J. Plamondon (contributor 47342781).

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