Hannah Adams, born 22 June 1667, Braintree, was the daughter of John Bass and Ruth Alden. She married Joseph Adams, Jr. in Braintree, (then) Suffolk County, Massachusetts on 20 February 1688. She died in Braintree, Massachusetts 24 Oct 1705.[1][2]
Hannah Adams nee Bass (1667-1705) was the paternal grandmother of John Adams Jr., second president of the United States.
Joseph and Hannah (Bass) Adams had the following (8) children:[3]
Joseph, b. Jan. 1688/9; m. Elizabeth Knight, m. Elizabeth Pickering
John, b. 8 Feb. 1690/1; m. Susannah Boylston
Samuel, b. 28 Jan. 1693/4; m. Sarah Paine
Josiah, b. 18 Feb. 1695/6; m. Bethiah Thompson
Hannah, b. 21 Feb. 1697/8; m. Benjamin Owen
Ruth, b. 21 March 1700; m. Rev. Nathan Webb
Bethiah, b. 13 June 1702; m. Ebenezer Hunt, m. Benjamin Bicknell, m. Joshua Hawyard
Ebenezer, b. 30 Dec. 1704; Anne Boylston
Sources
↑ Sprague, Waldo Chamberlain. Genealogies of the Families Of Braintree, Norfolk, Mass., 1640-1850 Including the modern town of Randolph & Holbrook and the city of Quincy, after the separation from Braintree in 1792-3... Pages 14, 15. (New England Historical and Genealogical Register 2001) Electronic Version
↑ Find A Grave, database and images, memorial page for Hannah Bass Adams (28 Jan 1667–24 Oct 1705), Find A Grave: Memorial #26678903 Maintained by Jack W. Davis (contributor 46900076) Unknown.
↑ Esther Littleford Woodsworth-Barnes, Mayflower Families through Five Generations, Vol 16, Part 1, The Descendants of John Alden, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2002. "The Silver Book" Page 143
U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Author: Yates Publishing Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.
Genealogies of the Families Of Braintree, Norfolk, Mass., 1640-1850 Author: Waldo Chamberlain Sprague, AB Publication: Including the modern town of Randolph & Holbrook and the city of Quincy, after the separation from Braintree in 1792-3. Page: 18, 347.
Source Citation for North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
Pennsylvania, Society of Mayflower Descendants Applications, 1911-1929
Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Hannah by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
Joseph and Hanna did not have a daughter named Sarah. Her profile should be detached from these parents. (Esther Littleford Woodsworth-Barnes, Mayflower Families through Five Generations, Vol 16, Part 1, The Descendants of John Alden, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2002. "The Silver Book" Page 143)