James
Adams
Born in Boothbay, Lincoln, Massachusetts, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Samuel Adams
and Sarah (Reed) Adams
Brother of
Mary Adams, Andrew Adams, Samuel Adams, William Adams, Jane (Adams) Chase, Sarah (Adams) Crummett, David Reed Adams, Samuel Adams and Jonathan Adams
Husband of
Mehitable (Tibbetts) Adams
— married
19 Jan 1809 in Boothbay, Maine
Descendants 
Father of
Sarah Adams, Elizabeth (Adams) Tibbetts, Catherine (Adams) Reed, Mary Adams, James Adams, George Adams, Jane Adams, Lydia Ann Adams, Samuel Sewall Adams, John Westley Adams, John S. Adams, Willard H. Adams and Emily Louisa Adams
Died
at age 91
in Boothbay, Lincoln, Maine, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Jun 2018
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Biography
James Adams was born on 17 March 1777 in Boothbay, Maine. His parents were Samuel Adams and Sarah (Reed) Adams[1].
He married Mehitable Tibbetts on 19 January 1809 in Boothbay[2]. They had fourteen children, twelve of whom survived to adulthood[3]:
- 1. Sarah, born 19 Sep 1809; married David McKown
- 2. Elizabeth, born 22 Dec 1810; married Payson Tibbetts
- 3. Catherine, born 19 Mar 1813; married N. C. Reed
- 4. Mary Sales, born 15 Mar 1815; married 1st Joel Beath, 2nd Augustus Whittaker
- 5. James, born 24 Feb 1817
- 6. George, born 9 Apr 1819; married 1st Sarah Chadbourne, 2nd Melvina Golder
- 7. Jane Chase, born 2 Nov 1821; married John Holton
- 8. Lydia Ann, born 1 Dec 1823; died 1840
- 9. Charles Fisher, born 19 Jan 1826; died 1839
- 10. John Sewall, born Nov 1829; married Charlotte Buck
- 11. Willard, born 14 Apr 1832; married Mrs. Mary Linscott
- 12. Emily Louisa, born 17 Sep 1834; married David Adams
James passed away on 9 October 1868 in Boothbay[4] and is buried in Kenniston Cemetery[5].
Sources
- ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4C2-F2N : 10 February 2018), James Adams, 17 Mar 1777; citing BOOTHBAY,LINCOLN,MAINE; FHL microfilm 10,560.
- ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HK4-W3K : 4 November 2017), James Adams and Mehetable Tibbets, 19 Jan 1809; citing Boothbay, , Maine, United States, Division of Vital Statistics, State Board of Health, Augusta; FHL microfilm.
- ↑ Greene, Francis B. History of Boothbay, Southport and Boothbay Harbor, Maine, 1623 - 1905. Portland, Maine: Loring, Short & Harmon, 1906. Page 488.
- ↑ Greene.
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #90539416
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
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