Abijah Adams (1722 - 1805)

Born 3 Jan 1722 in Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Baker) Adams — married 19 Jan 1743 in Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 7 Feb 1805 at age 83 in Windham, Connecticut, United States

Biography

Abijah Adams, son of John Adams and Mary Flagg was born Jan. 3, 1722/23, and baptized. June 23, 1723 in Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts. ^[1]. ^[2]

Abijah married 19 Jan 1743 in Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts to Mary Baker ^{[3] [4]}

There are 2 records at Ancestry stating FHL as source for Abijah's marriage to Mary Baker on 19 Jan 1743. One states Lexington, Middlesex: ^[5] The other uses name Addams to Mary Baker: ^[6]

The 1790 Census shows Abijah Adams and family living in Killingly in Windham County, Connecticut. ^[7]

In 1800 he was still in Killingly, Windham, Connecticut. ^[8]

On 7 Feb 1805 Abijah Adams died in Windham County, Connecticut. leaving a will naming 5 sons and 7 daus. (His wife Mary had died in 1800.):

Child: Mary Adams

Child: Sarah Adams "deceased"

Child: Joseph Adams

Child: Anna Adams

Child: Prudence Adams

Child: Beulah Adams

Child: Lydia Adams

Child: Abijah Adams Ahijah

Child: Silas Adams

Child: John Adams

Child: Rhoda Adams

Child: Paul Adams

^[9]

He was buried at Old South Killingly Cemetery, South Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut; wife Mary shares his stone. ^[10]

Research Notes

Adams-16917 17:46, 13 June 2018 (UTC)

• old style calendar (OS) Jan 1722=new style calendar (NS) Jan 1723. Sometimes it is written 1722/23. Note that baptism is June 1723 (this is same year as birth as the new year started March 23.

• Abijah b1722 of John Adams and Mary Flagg was my 5th grandfather.

• The Abijah who enlisted 1777 in Olney's Co. has dates 1760-1843, b. Brooklyn Connecticut, d Luzerne NY per p332, v49, DAR Lineage Book. Online - [3] This is a different man.

• Not this one: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 13 January 2020), memorial page for Ahijah “Abijah” Adams (12 Nov 1758–3 Feb 1841), Memorial no. 24518810, citing Wiborn Cemetery, Onondaga County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Eric (contributor 46588654) .

• Abijah's son Silas served in the Revolutionary War for Connecticut.

(Fold 3, search for Abijah found "Veteran: Adams, Silas, Pensioner [Blank], Service: Conn. , Pension #S. 12905.": document mentions Silas as brother of Abijah.) The National Archives. Publication # M804; "Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files"; National Archives Catalog ID:300022; "Case Files of Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Applications Based on Revolutionary War Service", compiled ca. 1800 - ca. 1912, documenting the period ca. 1775 - ca. 1900; Record Group:15. Short Description: NARA M804. Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files. Roll: 0016, State: Connecticut .

• Abijah's son Ahijah paid for a substitute to serve in his place. Sub lost a leg and he lived with Ahijah for life.

Sources

1. ↑ https://archive.org/details/recordofbirthsma00lexi Lexington, Mass. Record of Births, Marriages, and Deaths to January 1, 1898 Part I & II] (Wright & Potter Printing Company, Boston.1898) (Free e-book) (Record also available at ma-vitalrecords.org) p. 2
2. ↑ https://archive.org/details/recordofbirthsma00lexi/page/2
3. ↑ Lexington, Mass. Record of Births, Marriages, and Deaths to January 1, 1898 Part I & II (Wright & Potter Printing Company, Boston,1898) (Free e-book) (Record also available at ma-vitalrecords.org) p. 94
4. ↑ History of the Town of Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts: Genealogies By Charles Hudson, Lexington Historical Society (Massachusetts) <https://archive.org/details/historyoftownofl02huds,>pp4-5 (states, "in Waltham, Mary of Waltham")
5. ↑ Massachusetts Marriages, 1633-1850, Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp., Online - Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data - Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Film # 0873745 item 3.
6. ↑ Massachusetts Marriages, 1633-1850, Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp., Online - Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Film # 0962818 item 2.
7. ↑ 1790 United States Federal Census, Killingly Windham County, Connecticut. Online - Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data - First Census of the United States, 1790 (NARA microfilm publication M637, 12 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census [1]
8. ↑ 1800 United States Federal Census, Killingly, Windham, Connecticut; Roll: 2; Page: 757; Image: 427 - Online - Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data - Second Census of the United States, 1800. (NARA microfilm publication M32, 52 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, [2]
9. ↑ Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999 [database on-line] Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Connecticut County, District and Probate Courts. Probate 22 Feb 1805, Windham, Connecticut, USA, Probate Records, Vol 10-11, 1796-1808, 1 image, Will Papers 1; Probate Records, 1747-1918; Connecticut. Probate Court (Plainfield District)
10. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 13 June 2018), memorial page for Abijah Adams (3 Jan 1723–7 Feb 1805), Find A Grave Memorial no. 31388465, citing Old South Killingly Cemetery, South Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut, USA.

Acknowledgements

WikiTree profile Adams-5935 created through the import of DeMarco-Gaffney Family Tree.ged on Jul 1, 2011 by Regina DeMarco.