Francis
Adams
Born in Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Ancestors 
Son of James Adams Sr.
and Elizabeth (Dane) Adams
Brother of
James Adams, Nathaniel Adams, Elizabeth Adams, Samuel Adams, Israel Adams, Anna (Adams) Moulton, Lydia Adams, Moses Adams and James Adams
Husband of
Abigail (Taft) Baylies
— married
11 Apr 1780 (to 7 Nov 1802) in Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts
Descendants 
Died
at age 55
in Northbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
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Biography
Private Francis Adams served with 5th Regiment, Worcester County Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.
Francis Adams was born at Uxbridge, Massachusetts on February 3, 1747, son of James and Elizabeth (Dane) Adams. [1] [2] [3]
He married Abigail Taft at Sutton, Massachusetts on April 11, 1780. [4] Abigail was born at Mendon, Massachusetts on Mar. 27, 1760, daughter of Japhet and Hannah (Goldthwaite) Taft. [5]
Francis died in his 50th year on November 7, 1802 at Northbridge, Massachusetts. [6] He is buried in the Old Cemetery in Northbridge. [7]
In his will, written October 16, 1802, he mentions:
- wife Abigail as executrix
- daughters Azuba, Rhoda and Olive
- son Arnold [8]
The estate was valued at $3935.14, when it was inventoried on February 24, 1803. [8]
On May 17, 180?6, Luke and Azuba Prentice signed a document stating that they had received their portion of father Francis Adam's legacy from Deacon Nicholas and Abigail Baylies, widow of Francis. [8]
On May 21, 1807, Olive Adams documented for the court, that she had received her portion of her father's estate, in the amount of $464.50, from her guardian, Nicholas Baylies and wife Abigail. Attested to by Abner Dodge. [8]
After his death, widow Abigail Adams married second Nicholas Baylies Jr. as his third wife on October 18, 1804 at Northbridge. [6][1]
Abigail died at Uxbridge on May 24, 1822. [1]
Military
Adams, Francis: Private. Capt. Abraham Batcheller's Co., Col. Jonathan Holman's Regiment; service 21 days; on an alarm at Rhode Island in Dec., 1776; marched to Providence RI. [9] [10]
Children
- Azuba born on June 8, 1780; died in 1862; married Luke Prentice on September 6, 1805 in Northbridge. [6]
- Rhoda born on August 17, 1781; died September 13, 1842; married Abner Dodge on December 23, 1802. [6] [11]
- Olive born on May 20, 1786. [6]
- Arnold, [8] born about August 29, 1790; died at Barre, Massachusetts on April 18, 1881 [12]; married Sophia Sibley of Barre, intention published at Northbridge on October 3, 1815. [6] [Note: On Nov. 19, 1804, an Arnold Adams, of Grafton, Massachusetts, minor about age 14, requested and was granted that Nathaniel Adams of Grafton be appointed his guardian.[13]
Research notes
Uxbridge Births
- ADAMS, Francis s. of James and Elisabeth, Feb. 3, preceding the year 1747. (p. 8) [1]
Mendon Births
- Taft, Abigail, d. Japhet and Hannah, March 27, 1760. (p. 168)[5]
Sutton Marriages
- ADAMES, [Adams in int], Francis and Abigail Taft, April 11, 1780. (p. 197)
- TAFT, Abigail and Francis Adams, April 11, 1780. (p. 365) [4]
Northbridge Births
- Adams, Azubah d. of Francis and Abigail June 8, 1780. (p. 9)
- Adams, Olive d. of Francis and Abigail, May 20, 1786. (p. 10)
- Adams, Rhoda d. of Francis and Abigail, Aug. 17, 1781. (p. 10)
Northbridge Marriages
- Adams, Abigail and Dea. Nicolas Baylies of Uxbridge, Oct. 18, 1804. CR1. (p. 97)
- Adams, Azuba and Luke Prentice, Sept. 26, 1805. CR1. (p. 97)
- Adams, Abigail and Dea. Nicolas Baylies of Uxbridge, Oct. 18, 1804. CR1. (p. 97)
- Adams, Rhoda and Abner Dodge, Dec. 23, 1802. (p. 99)
- Adams, Arnold, Lieut., and Sophia Sibley of Barre, int., Oct. 3, 1815. (p. 97)
- Adams, Olive and William Houghton of Paxton, Sept. 2, 1807. (p. 98) (lineage not confirmed)
Northbridge Deaths
- ADAMS, Francis, Nov. 7, 1802, in his 50th yr. GR8 Old Cemetery, Northbridge Center (p. 173)
- Dodge, Rhoda A [Rhoda Adams GR 8] w. of Capt. Abner, Sept. 13, 1842, in her 62d y. GR 8.(p. 183)[6]
Barre Deaths
- Arnold Adams
- Death 08 Apr 1881 Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts
- Residence Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts
- Male Married Farmer
- Age 90 yrs 7 mos. 10 days:
- Birth (est) 1791: Northbridge
- Father Francis Adams Birthplace Northbridge
- Mother Abigail Baylis Birthplace Mendon[12]
Entered by Chris Hoyt, Apr 23, 2012
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Baldwin, Thomas, compiler, Vital Records of Uxbridge, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, NEHGS, Boston, Massachusetts, 1916
- ↑ Benedict, William A. & Hiram Tracy. History of the Town of Sutton, Massachusetts, from 1704 to 1876: Including Grafton Until 1735; Millbury Until 1813; and Parts of Northbridge, Upton and Auburn, Sanford & Co., Worcester, Massachusetts, 1878 p. 582
- ↑ Descendants of Matthew Adams, 1881 p. 18
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Vital Records of Sutton, Massachusetts to Year End of the Year 1849, Systematic History Fund, F. P. Rice, publisher, Worcester, Massachusetts
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Baldwin, Thomas, compiler. Vital Records of Mendon Massachusetts to the Year 1850, NEHGS, Boston, Massachusetts, 1920
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 Baldwin, Thomas W., compiler. Vital Records of Northbridge, Massachusetts: To the Year 1850, Wright & Potter printing Company, NEHGS, Boston, Massachusetts, 1916
- ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 115374139 http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=115374139&PIpi=86411537
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 Case 225:p. 1-21: Worcester County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1731-1881. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.)
- ↑ Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revoluntionary War: A Compilation from the Archives, Volume 1, Massachusetts. Office of the Secretary of State, Wright and Potter Printing Company, State Printers, Boston, Massachusetts, 1896 p. 47
- ↑ DAR Ancestor #: A000487: DAR.org
- ↑ Dodge, Joseph T. Genealogy of the Dodge Family of Essex County, Mass. 1629-1894: 1629-1898, Democrat Printing Company, Madison, Wisconsin, 1898 p. 534
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7FY-NH8), Arnold Adams, 08 Apr 1881; citing Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts, v 330 p 334, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,221. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DBLQ-SG2?i=714&wc=MJCF-L29%3A1043012101%3Fcc%3D1463156&cc=1463156<
- ↑ Case 119: p.1-5: Worcester County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1731-1881. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.)]
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