Richard Adams (1719 - 1792)

Born 14 Jun 1719 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Carver) Adams — married 18 Oct 1744 in Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 27 Aug 1792 at age 73 in Cushing, Knox, District of Maine

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Biography

Richard Adams is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A000514.

Captain Richard Adams served with 4th Regiment, Lincoln County Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

Richard Adams is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-101543
Rank: Private

This profile is part of the Adams Name Study.

Richard Adams was born on Jun 14, 1719 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, son of Francis Adams (1677–1758) and Mary Buck (1684–1769).

Richard married Mary Carver on Oct 18, 1744 in Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Their known children were:

1. Celia Adams (1747–1839)
2. Ruby Adams (1749–1833)
3. Margaret Adams (1751–1830)
4. Lucy Adams (1765–1848)

Richard died on Aug 27, 1792 in Cushing, Knox, District of Maine, aged 73. Buried in Garrison Island Cemetery

Sources

See also:

• FamilySearch Person: LZ68-22S
• Birth: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", citing Page: p 46; Digital film/folder number: 004934186; FHL microfilm: 416334; Image number: 32; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: I11736-0, FamilySearch Record: Q29L-G3M6 (accessed 17 December 2023) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRSB-YXM, Richard Adams born on 14 Jan 1718/19, son of Francis Adams & Mary, in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
• Marriage: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", citing Page: 7; Digital film/folder number: 007009751; FHL microfilm: 910367; Image number: 73; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: I00981-6, FamilySearch Record: FH7V-M5T (accessed 17 December 2023) FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G979-M9FC-7, Richard Adams marriage to Mary Carver on 18 Oct 1744 in Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
• Ancestral File Number: PZVW-QW
• Will of Richard Adams of Cushing, Maine. View with Subscription Ancestry Record usprobateme #2257348, Lincoln, Maine. Maine County, District and Probate Courts. on Ancestry.com. Maine, Wills and Probate Records, 1584-1999 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
• Mayflower Society Application Database: "Community Trees," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:QVQV-GPC : accessed 12 May 2021), entry for Adams Richards, cites sources; "Mayflower Pilgrim Genealogies" file (2:2:2:MMXD-DP8), submitted 24 February 2020 by FamilySearch.

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