Born about in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony
Ancestors 
Daughter of Nathan Adams
and Mary (James) Adams
Sister of
Candey (Adams) Knapp, Nathan Adams, Nathaniel Adams, Sarah (Adams) Sturges, Ruth (Adams) Wilson, Johanna Adams, Avis (Adams) Crowfoot, Nathaniel Adams and Stephen Adams
Wife of
Luke Guire III
— married
about 1711 in Connecticut Colony
Descendants 
Mother of
Sarah (Squire) Raymond, Ebenezer Guyer, Joanna (Guire) Lee, Mary (Guire) Wood, Nathan Guire, John Guire, Ruth (Guire) Sturges, Luke Guire, Abigail (Guire) Seeley, Stephen Guire and Mary Ann (Guire) Holden
Died
at about age 69
in Fairfield, Connecticut Colony
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Biography
dau. of Nathan Adams
Baptized 2 Oct 1698 @ Fairfield, CT
m. Luke Guire, her first cousins once removed.
In 1751, she was appointed guardian of Stephen, Luke, and Ruth Guire.[1]
Her will is dated 14 April 1767 and proved on 11 June 1767 in Fairfield.[2]
The distribution that was given to her by her husband until her death was distributed on 11 June 1767 to the children.[3][4]
Her inventory was taken on 22 July 1767 in Fairfield.[5]
Sources
- ↑ “Probate Records, v. 9-10, 1741-1755”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-9922-6WCS : 20 May 2022), FHL microfilm 007627281, image 435, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 10, 1748-1755, Page 267.
- ↑ “Probate Records, v. 15-16, 1764-1775”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L92K-Y93Z-P : 18 June 2022), FHL microfilm 007627304, image 270-271, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 16, 1767-1775, Page 23-24.
- ↑ “Probate Records, v. 15-16, 1764-1775”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L92K-Y93Z-G : 18 June 2022), FHL microfilm 007627304, image 273, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 16, 1767-1775, Page 28.
- ↑ “Probate Records, v. 15-16, 1764-1775”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L92K-Y93Z-Z : 18 June 2022), FHL microfilm 007627304, image 275-276, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 16, 1767-1775, Page 33-35.
- ↑ “Probate Records, v. 15-16, 1764-1775”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L92K-Y93Z-1 : 18 June 2022), FHL microfilm 007627304, image 284-286, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 16, 1767-1775, Page 51-54.
- Mindrum, Thomas L., Edward Adams of New Haven, Milford, and Fairfield, and his Early Descendants, Connecticut Ancestry (Connecticut Ancestry Society, Inc., Stamford, Conn., Nov 2018) Vol. 61, No. 2, Page 52.
- Mindrum, Thomas L., Three Early Guire Generations: Luke, Luke and Luke, and their wives Mary Adams, Rebecca Odell and Mary Adams, of Fairfield, Connecticut Ancestry (Connecticut Ancestry Society, Inc., Stamford, Conn., Aug 2018) Vol. 61, No. 1, Page 25.
- Connecticut Church Record Abstracts, 1698
- North American Cemetery Transcriptions from NEHGS Manuscripts, 1642-1977, Cemetery: Coleytown Yard, Volume: CT, Fairfield: Weston (CT WES 40) Page 37.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
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Adams-18121 and Adams-14244 appear to represent the same person because: Same parents, spouse, and birth.
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Adams-32876 and Adams-18121 appear to represent the same person because: it is a duplicate
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Rejected matches › Mary (Aylmer) Nelson (abt.1696-1769) › Mary Adams (bef.1696-) › Mary Atkinson (abt.1698-)
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