Born in Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Ancestors 
Daughter of Abijah Adams
and Mary (Baker) Adams
Sister of
Mary (Adams) Spooler, Sarah Adams, Joseph Adams, Anna (Adams) Slaughter, Beulah (Adams) Slafter, Lydia Adams, Ahijah Adams, Silas Adams, John Adams, Rhoda (Adams) Barber and Paul Adams
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 78
in Killingly, Windham, Connecticut, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Jul 2011
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Biography
Prudence Adams was born in 1754 in Massachusetts of Abijah Adams and Mary Baker. She was named after her father's sister and in the 1805 probate of her father. she was named Prudence Smith. [1]
She married Dr. Edward Smith, (4 Oct 1748 - 23 Nov 1820) [2]
They are buried in Old South Killingly Cemetery in Killingly Connecticut. [3]
Sources
- ↑ Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999 [database on-line] Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Connecticut County, District and Probate Courts. Abijah Adams, 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)
- ↑ Massachusetts Marriages, 1633-1850, Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. Online publication - Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data - With some noted exceptions all marriage records in this collection can be found at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah.
- ↑ Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934. at Ancestry.com (Note: original at Hartford, Connecticut: Connecticut State Library. The Charles R. Hale Collection
Acknowledgements
- WikiTree profile Adams-5979 created through the import of DeMarco-Gaffney Family Tree.ged on Jul 1, 2011 by Regina DeMarco.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Prudence by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' 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 Prudence:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Prudence by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' 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 Prudence:
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~0.78%
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