Thomas Adams (1709 - 1768)

Born 8 May 1709 in Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Bathsheba (Bradford) Adams — married after 23 Dec 1731 in Kingston, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 12 Dec 1768 at age 59 in Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts

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Biography

Thomas, son of Francis and Mary (Buck) Adams, was born on May 5, 1709 in Plymouth and died on December 12, 1768 in Kingston.

He married Bathsheba Bradford probably in 1732 in Kingston (published in Kingston on December 23, 1731). Bathsheba, daughter of Israel and Sarah (Bartlett) Bradford, was born in Plymouth on November 8, 1703 and died in Kingston on December 23, 1773.

They were the parents of:

• Sarah Adams
• Joshua Adams
• Bartlett Adams
• Nathaniel Adams
• Mary Adams
• Deborah Adams

They are both buried in the Old Burying Ground in Kingston along with three of their children, Mary, Deborah and Bartlett.

• Fact: Burial (December 1768) Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
• Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch Children:

Sarah 1732- Joshua 1735- Bartlett 1739-1741 Nathaniel 1740- mary 1744-1764 Deborah 17747-1826

• Fact: Occupation Find a grave refers him as an Ensign

Probate

Thomas Adams of Kingston, yeoman died intestate and on 1 May 1769, Joshua Adams of Kingston, mariner, and Perez Loring of Duxbury, yeoman were granted the administration of his estate.^[1]

His inventory was taken on 23 May 1769 in Kingston.^[2]

In 1784, an account of his estate by Perez Loring was recorded which included debts paid, and administration fees.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L97D-J3TL : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1763-1771 vol 19-20 > image 452 of 641; State Archives, Boston.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997D-J3KB : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1763-1771 vol 19-20 > image 475 of 641; State Archives, Boston.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-6CP8 : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1780-1786 vol 28-29 > image 261-262 of 638; State Archives, Boston.

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 28 December 2020, 15:06), entry for Thomas Adams(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L4Q7-T6C); contributed by various users.
• Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F45W-3Q8 : 9 February 2018), Thomas Adams, 05 May 1709; citing Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, p46; FHL microfilm 416,334.
• Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHR7-RH8 : 10 February 2018), Thomas Adams, 12 Dec 1768; citing Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts, reference 18; FHL microfilm 910,368.
• Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4P9-ZFC : 10 February 2018), Thomas Adams in entry for Sarah Adams, 03 Dec 1732; citing Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts, 18; FHL microfilm 910,368.
• Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4P9-ZFD : 10 February 2018), Thomas Adams in entry for Joshua Adams, 21 Nov 1735; citing Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts, 18; FHL microfilm 910,368.
• Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4P9-ZFF : 10 February 2018), Thomas Adams in entry for Bartlett Adams, 18 Mar 1738; citing Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts, 18; FHL microfilm 910,368.
• Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4P9-ZFV : 10 February 2018), Thomas Adams in entry for Nathaniel Adams, 18 Nov 1740; citing Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts, 18; FHL microfilm 910,368.
• Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4P9-ZFL : 10 February 2018), Thomas Adams in entry for Mary Adams, 03 Sep 1744; citing Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts, 18; FHL microfilm 910,368.
• Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4P9-ZF5 : 10 February 2018), Thomas Adams in entry for Deborah Adams, 17 Oct 1747; citing Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts, 18; FHL microfilm 910,368.
• Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVD-FDVS : 13 December 2015), Thomas Adams, 1768; Burial, Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States of America, Old Burying Ground; citing record ID 15522988, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15522988/thomas-adams
• Mayflower Families Through Five Generations, John Alden, Volume 16, Part 1, p. 169-170