Charity (Adams) Lane (1697 - 1764)

Born 31 Jan 1697 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Jonathan Stone — married 5 Nov 1712 (to 8 Dec 1729) in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 10 Dec 1764 at age 67 in Bedford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

Cheree was baptized in Cambridge, Massachusetts Bay, on January 31, 1796/7 (Gardner, Gregory Stone Genealogy, p. 121)

Cheree Adams was the daughter of Margaret Eames, the little girl who was kidnapped by the Indians, carried to Canada, but fortunately rescued.^[1]

Name

Chary Adams

Cherry Adams^[2][3][4]

Birth

31 Jan 1696 Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

31 JAN 1697 Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA^[4]

Marriages

1. Jonathan Stone married Cheree Adams, of Concord, November 17, 1712.^[1] He died 1729
2. Thomas Wellington Feb 1, 1735 he died 1759
3. Captain James Lane of Bedford 1763

Death

16 DEC 1764 Bedford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA^[4]

Burial

Bedford Cemetary^[1]

Inscription on Gravestone:

Here lyes ye Body of

Mrs. CHARY LANE, wife

to Capt. JAMES LANE,

who departed this life

Decembr. 16th 1764

Aged 70 Years.

The days of our years are three score years

& Ten, it is soon cut off & we fly away.

Will

In his will, Jonathan Stone specified that for his widow was set off a third part of the dwelling, in the southerly end of the house, with certain parts of the barn, ‘with privilege of the floorway for carting and thrashing,’ also ‘a third part of the cellar, with privilege of passing and repassing through the ketchin to sd Cellar, to fetch wood and water as she shall have occasion.’ As Jonathan Stone died in 1729, and his widow married Thomas Wellington, of Cambridge, February 1, 1735, and the estate was not settled until 1746, on the coming of age of the oldest son, it is difficult to see what use she could have had for these privileges.

In September, 1739, the church of the second precinct of Cambridge, that is, Menotomy, now Arlington, was organized; and letters of dismissal from other churches were received, among them that of Thomas and Chary Wellington. Mr. Wellington was a member of the prudential committee of the second precinct in 1737, so it would seem that the couple moved there soon after their marriage. Mr. Wellington died in 1759, and in 1763 his widow married Captain James Lane, of Bedford. Her gravestone is in the Bedford Cemetery.^[1]

When the oldest son came of age (1746), as before stated, Chary Wellington, who had been guardian of the children and administrator of the estate, rendered her account. Two-thirds of the remaining part of the house and land in Watertown, and all the wood and timber standing on the pasture in Waltham was set off to the oldest son, Jonathan. All the right of land in Townsend was allotted to the other two sons. What the four daughters received does not appear. That all the children signed a paper declaring themselves contented with the doings of the commissioners goes to show that they had agreed to the partition. Three of them were married then, and their husbands were the said commissioners; so it would seem to have been wholly a family affair.

The settlement of the estate involved a three-days' trip to Townsend on horseback, and the expense is duly charged in the account of the administrator.^[1]

Chary (aka Cheree, Cherry) Adams was born about 1694 and baptized in Cambridge, Massachusetts Bay Colony on January 31, 1696/7. Her approximate birth year is calculated from her age of 70 years as reported on the date of her death on December 16, 1764. She was the daughter of Joseph and Margaret (Eames) Adams.

Chary married 1st Jonathan Stone on November 5, 1712 in Concord, Massachusetts Bay. They were married by Justice Minott. Chary and Jonathan had the following children:

1) Margaret, b. Oct. 5, 1713; d. Dec. 13, 1713

2) Dorcas, b. March 23, 1715

3) Margaret, b. September 15, 1718

4) Rebecca, b. Jan. 22, 1720/1

5) Love, b. Jan. 7, 1722/3

6) Jonathan, b. Mar. 14, 1724/5

7) Samuel, b. June 8, 1727

8) Josiah, b. Nov. 10, 1729

Chary and Jonathan 1st resided in Lexington where their first 6 children were born. About 1726 Jonathan purchased property in Watertown where they removed and where they had their last two children.

When her husband Jonathan passed away on Dec. 8, 1729, Chary had an infant about 1 month old and 7 other children ranging in age from 2 to 15 years old. She was appointed administrator of his estate.

Chary married 2nd Thomas Wellington (aka Willington, Wellengton) in Watertown on April 1, 1735 as his 2nd wife. In their marriage record, Chary was described as being "of Watertown." Thomas died on July 3, 1759. Chary is named in Thomas's Will as wife Cherry Wellington.

She married 3rd Capt. James Lane in Lexington on Aug. 9, 1763 as his 2nd wife.

Chary died in Bedford, Massachusetts Bay Colony on Dec. 16, 1764 leaving her 3rd husband, James, a widower.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Historic Leaves
2. ↑ Ancestry Family Trees
3. ↑ AGBI
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Edmund West

• Paige, Lucius Robinson. History of Cambridge, Massachusetts. 1630-1877. With a Genealogical Register. (The Cambridge Historical Society, 1930) Page 2
• Ancestry Family Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com) Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.

http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=927933&pid=568227388

http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=genepool&h=9812&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=21888859&pid=1169382665

http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=21888859&pid=518

• Edmund West, comp. Family Data Collection - Individual Records (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001)

Birth: 31 January 1697 Lexington, Middlesex, MA

Death: 16 December 1764 Bedford, Middlesex, MA

Marriage: 1711 MA

• Historic Leaves (Somerville Historical Society, Somerville, Mass.) Vol. 8, April, 1909 - January, 1910 John Stone and his descendants in Somerville. [continued from Vol. III., no. 4.] By Sara A. S. Carpenter.
• AGBI: American Genealogical-Biographical Index, Godfrey Memorial Library, Middletown, CT, USA
• Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 (Provo, UT, USA, The Generations Network, Inc., 2004)
• U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current; Memorial ID 25191252; Accessed on October 13, 2020 by Rosa Lane; Created on March 11, 2008 by Bob Boyington and maintained by same, contributor 46800933: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25191252/chary-lane
• Bartlett, J. Gardner, "Gregory Stone Genealogy: Ancestry and Descendants of Dea. Gregory Stone of Cambridge, Mass., 1320-1917" (Boston: The Stone Family Association, 1918) in North America, Histories, 1500-2000; S; Stone; Gregory Stone Genealogy: Ancestry and Descendants of Dea. Gregory Stone of Cambridge, Massachusetts; "Gregory Stone Genealogy," p. 121. [Repository: Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.] (p. 121): https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/61157/images/46155_b289802-00140?treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.107847490.1152322520.1602504838-1022223744.1589987676&pId=907096

Footnotes

• Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988.
• Bartlett, J. Gardner. Gregory Stone Genealogy: Ancestry and Descendants of Gregory Stone of Cambridge, Mass. 1320-1917. Boston: Published for the Stone Family, 1918, pp. 121-3.
• Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988; Cambridge; Vital Record Transcripts. [Repository: Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 (database on-line, frame #1308 of 1738). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).] (2nd marriage record)
• Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991; Middlesex; Probate Papers, No. 23972-24073. [Repository: Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991 (database on-line, frames #1120-1138 of 1288). Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Massachusetts County, District and Probate Courts.]
• U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Curreent; Memorial ID 25191252; Accessed on June 14, 2022 by Rosa Lane; Created on March 10, 2008 by Bill Boyington and maintained by same, contributor 46800933: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25191252/chary-lane
• Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988; Bedford; Vital Record Transcripts. [Repository: Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 (database on-line, frame #122 of 138). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).] (death record)