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Stephen Adams (1726 - 1795)

Stephen Adams
Born in Medway, Suffolk, Massachusetts Baymap
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Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
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Died at age 68 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Biography

STEPHEN ADAMS, b. 1729, West Medway, Norfolk Co., MA.; m. MARY ADAMS, b. 1732, West Medway, Norfolk Co., MA.

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Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States. Vital records of Medway, Massachusetts, to the year 1850. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1905), vol 1, p 17.

ADAMS, Stephen, s. Obediah and Christian [dup. Christan], [born] Dec. 27, 1729. [ch. Obadiah, C.R.1.]

Children of Obadiah (1689), in Adams, Andrew N. A Genealogical History of Henry Adams, of Braintree, Mass., and His Descendants: Also John Adams, of Cambridge, Mass., 1632-1897. (Rutland, Vt: A Adams (printed by the Tuttle Co), 1898), vol 1, p 512.

52. vi. Stephen, b. in Medway, Dec 27, 1729; (May 6, 1730?)...He died in West Medway, Mass., 11 Feb, 1795, age 65 [Note: there is no indication of why an alternate date is given? The gravestone age is not precise enough to support any calculation and no duplicate birth record has been found. Perhaps the author had access to some family records with the discrepant date?]

Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States. Vital records of Medway, Massachusetts, to the year 1850. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1905), p. 287.

ADAMS, Stephen, h. Mary, [died] Feb. 11, 1795. [a. 65, GR2]


Massachusetts. Probate Court (Norfolk County). Probate docket books, and record books (1793-1916). (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1970, 1987), Case 201.

Vol. 1, p. 463 7 Apr 1795: Letters of administration on Stephen Adams late of Medway yeoman deceased granted to Mary Adams of Medway widow. Vol. 2, p. 62 9 Apr 1795: Inventory of Stephen Adams late of Medway yeoman deceased: real: £738, personal: £203.13.9, by Stephen Metcalf, Thaddeus Lovering, Ephraim Littlefield. Vol. 2, p. 321 5 Apr 1796: Account of Mary Adams, administratrix of Stephen Adams late of Medway yeoman deceased, allowed. Balance distributed to widow and to children, "to wit, Sarah Adams, Ezra Adams, Stephen Adams, Jotham Adams, Eli Adams, Mary Adams, Christian Adams, & Laban Adams". Vol. 5, p. 138 2 Apr 1799: Appraisal of real estate of Mr. Stephen Adams late of Medway yeoman deceased, set off to Mary Adams said deceased's widow as her dower; remainder can accommodate at most 2 children; set off to Ezra Adams eldest son he paying brother Jotham Adams, sister Mary, sister Christian, brother Laban; set off to deceaseds son Stephen Adams who also purchased his sister Sarah Coombes share, he paying brother Eli Adams and brother Laban. Receipts given to widow: from Jesse Coombes for wife Sarah's share; from Thadd Lovering guardian for Mary Christian and Laban Adams; from Ezra Adams; from Joel Partridge guardian for Stephen Adams; from Ephr'm Littlefield guardian of Jotham & Eli Adams.





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