Capt. Samuel Adams [Parents] was born in 1617 in England. He died on 24 Jan 1689. Samuel married ¹ Esther Sparhawk on 7 May 1668.

Other marriages:

Graves, Rebecca

Captain Samuel Adams was born in England in 1617. He married Rebecca Graves, of Charlestown. (Page 39.) Samuel died January 24, 1689, and she died in October, 1664. Samuel Adams' father was Henry Adams who came from Devonshire, England, in 1634, and who was the ancestor of the two Presidents, John Adams and John Quincy Adams.

Esther Sparhawk. Esther married ¹ Capt. Samuel Adams on 7 May 1668.

Henry Adams ¹.

ONE of the most distinguished families America has produced has been the Adams family. Henry Adams, the great-great-grandfather of John Adams, was an English emigrant, who came to this country in 1633 or 1634. He had eight sons and one daughter, and settled at Mount Wollaston, afterward known as Braintree, Massachusetts. The emigrant was allotted forty acres of land by the Boston authorities. He was a yeoman, a plain, unpretentious man of tact and ability. From what place he emigrated in England is a matter not fully established. Henry Adams left a will probated at Boston, June 8, 1647. Mention is made of five sons and one daughter, Ursula, and his wife, but her name is not given. This, however, is not strange, for in those days the names of mothers scarcely ever got in the limelight of publicity. Charles Francis Adams has well said, "The heroism of the females of the Revolution has gone from the memory of those who witnessed it, and nothing, absolutely nothing, remains upon the ear of the young of the present day, except the faint echo of an expiring

Thomas Graves ¹ was born on 6 Jun 1605. He died on 31 Jul 1653. Thomas married Katharine Gray.

Katharine Gray. Katharine married Thomas Graves.

William Thompson. William married Phillis.

Phillis. Phillis married William Thompson.

Joseph Adams [Parents] was born ^{1, 2} in 1626 in England. He died ² on 6 Dec 1694. Joseph married Abigail Baxter ².

Abigail Baxter ¹. Abigail married Joseph Adams.

Joseph Adams [Parents] was born ^{1, 2} on 24 Dec 1654. Joseph married ² Martha Chapin on 20 Feb 1682.

Other marriages:

Bass, Hannah

Martha Chapin was born on 27 Aug 1662. She died on 14 Jun 1687. Martha married ¹ Joseph Adams on 20 Feb 1682.

Joseph Adams [Parents] was born ^{1, 2} on 24 Dec 1654. Joseph married Hannah Bass.

Other marriages:

Chapin, Martha

Hannah Bass ¹ was born ¹ on 22 Jun 1667. Hannah married Joseph Adams.

John Adams [Parents] was born ¹ on 8 Feb 1691. He died ² on 25 May 1761. John married Susannah Boylston ³.

Susannah Boylston ¹. Susannah married John Adams.

President John Adams [Parents] was born ¹ on 19 Oct 1735 in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. He died ² on 4 Jul 1826 in Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. John married ² Abigail Smith ^{3, 4} on 24 Feb 1764 in Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.

Abigail Smith ^{1, 2} was born in 1744. She died ² on 28 Oct 1818. Abigail married ³ President John Adams on 24 Feb 1764 in Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.

President John Quincy Adams [Parents] was born ^{1, 2} on 11 Jul 1767 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA. He died ³ on 21 Feb 1848 in Connecticut. John married ⁴ Louisa Catherine Johnson on 20 Sep 1797 in Connecticut.

Louisa Catherine Johnson. Louisa married ¹ President John Quincy Adams on 20 Sep 1797 in Connecticut.

Only First Lady born outside of the USA.