Samuel Adams (1737 - 1809)

Born 19 Apr 1737 in Preston City, New London, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Clark) Adams — married 28 Mar 1759 in Preston City, New London, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 19 Aug 1809 at age 72 in Otis, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Private Samuel Adams served with 1st Regiment, Berkshire County, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

Samuel Adams was born on 19 Apr 1737 in Preston, Connecticut. He was the son of Richard Adams III and Susannah (Preston) Adams^[1][2]

When Samuel was 21 he married Sarah Clark on 28 March 1759 in Preston City, New London, Connecticut..^[3][4] Sarah was born in Preston, CT. She was the daughter of Thomas Clark and Sarah Woodward. She died on 17 Mar 1808 in Otis, MA .

The couple had 8 children:

1. Darius Adams,
2. Samuel (Major) Adams,
3. Sarah Adams,
4. Amos Adams,
5. Susanna Adams,
6. Mehitable Adams,
7. Joseph Adams
8. Elizabeth Adams

Samuel - served in the Revolutionary War : Rev. War Record, from Mass. Soldiers and Sailors, Vol. 1 pg. 72-73. Pvt. in Capt. Enoch Noble's Co. Entered service Aug. 21, 1777 under a 3 month enlistment; served until Oct. 21, 1777 (60 days); His company marched to Manchester, VT. thence to Allington, thence to Stillwater, by order of General Lincoln. He joined Col. Ashley's (Berkshire Co.) Regt. and marched to Bolton Hills and there served until regularly discharged; also as Pvt. in Capt. John Collar's Co. Col. John Ashley's Regt., entered service July 19, 1779; discharged Aug. 27, 1779; service 1 mo, 9 days. Marched to Conn. under command of Lt. Col Powell.

Samuel died at the age of 72 on 19 August 1809 in Otis, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States.^[5][6]

Sources

1. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WT-1W5 : 7 January 2020), Samuel Adams, 1737.
2. ↑ Birth: Title: Family Data Collection - Births Author: Edmund West, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001. Note:. Citing: Note: Ancestry Record genepoolb #33021 Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 18 April 1737; Birth place: Preston, CT, USA (accessed 23 February 2021)
3. ↑ Marriage: Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Author: Yates Publishing Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived Note:. Citing: Page: Source number: 24056.002; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 4; Submitter Code: . Note: Ancestry Record worldmarr_ga #3612 Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1737; Birth place: CT; Marriage date: Marriage place: of MA (accessed 23 February 2021)
4. ↑ Marriage: Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Author: Yates Publishing Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived Note:. Citing: Page: Source number: 8910.007; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: . Note: Ancestry Record worldmarr_ga #3636 Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1737; Birth place: CT; Marriage date: 1759; Marriage place: (accessed 23 February 2021)
5. ↑ Death: Title: Massachusetts Town Death Records Author: New England Historic Genealogical Society Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1999. Original data - Vital Records of Bellingham Massachusetts to the Year 1850. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1904.Vital Records of Granville Massachusetts to the Yea Note:. Citing: Note: Ancestry Record madeath #13870 Note: Data: Text: Death date: Aug. 19, 1809; Death place: Massachusetts (accessed 23 February 2021)
6. ↑ Death: Title: Family Data Collection - Individual Records Author: Edmund West, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Note:. Citing: Page: Birth year: 1737; Birth city: Preston; Birth state: CT. Note: Ancestry Record genepool #14915 Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 18 April 1737; Birth place: Preston, CTDeath date: 19 August 1809; Death place: Otis, MA; Marriage date: 28 March 1759; Marriage place: Preston, CT (accessed 23 February 2021)

See Also:

• Ancestry Family Tree 26867133

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Adams-4414 created through the import of Travis Family Tree.ged on Jun 22, 2011 by Roger Travis