Thomas Greenhill, half brother of Sarah Adams, was heir to his father's lands. His will dated 16 July 1653, names his heirs: his sister Rebeckah Shepherd, his mother, and "her Children, that is to say, to her son John Addams & to her 3 daughters, Hanna, Hester & Sarah,"[2]
Sarah m. by about 1665 Nathaniel Willett, as his second wife.[1]
Sarah Willett died about 1670[citation needed] or before 1677 when Nathaniel remarried.
She is probably buried in the Ancient Burying ground in Hartford.
First name is listed as Hannah in Middletown Upper Houses. Other inconsistencies as well. "Rebecca Willett, b. ___, Hartford, Conn., dau. of Nathaniel Willett and Hannah Adams, who was the dau. of Jeremy Adams and Rebecca Fletcher (John Fletcher)."[4]
Sources
↑ 1.01.1 Anderson, Robert C., 1995 The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III.AmericanAncestors.org accessed 22 May 2016, (Vol I-III, Pages 6-11).
↑ Adams, Arthur, 1881-1960. Jeremy Adams of Cambridge, Mass., And Hartford, Conn., And His Descendants. Boston, 1955. at Hathi Trust
↑ *Adams, Charles Collard. “Middletown Upper Houses, A History of the North Society of Middletown, Connecticut, From 1650 to 1800, With Genealogical and Biographical Chapters on Early Families and A Full Genealogy of the Ranney Family.” (The Grafton Press Genealogical Publishers, New York) 1908. p. 152. https://archive.org/stream/middletownupperh00adam#page/152/mode/1up see at archive.org
Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, digital images, Record for Hannah (Sarah) Adams Willet. Find A Grave Memorial #17096645. Created by: With Love, Gen Gal. Record added: Dec 20, 2006. Buried in the Ancient Burying Ground, Hartford. [Link] No Photo.
Porter, William. Historical Notices of Connecticut (Connecticut Historical Society, 1842) Vol. 1, no. 2, Page 2: This source says Elenor Adams married Nathaniel Willett.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah 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 Sarah:
Middletown Upper Houses has Hannah Adams marrying Nathaniel Willett. Uncertain - Adams, Charles Collard. Middletown Upper Houses, A History of the North Society of Middletown, Connecticut, From 1650 to 1800, With Genealogical and Biographical Chapters on Early Families and A Full Genealogy of the Ranney Family. (The Grafton Press Genealogical Publishers, New York) 1908. p. 152. https://archive.org/stream/middletownupperh00adam#page/152/mode/1up see at archive.org
Adams-10494 and Adams-1684 appear to represent the same person because: The daughter of Jeremy Adams who married Nath. Willett was Sarah according to RC Anderson Great Migration