John Adams (abt. 1770 - abt. 1844)

Born about 1770 in Newfoundland Colony

Descendants

Died about 1844 at about age 74 in Indian Burying Place, Twillingate, Newfoundland Colony

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Biography

John and Emma were the first settlers of Indian Burying Place, many of the later residents their descendants. It's unclear where they came from, or what Emma's maiden name was.

"Indian Burying Place is located approximately halfway between Nippers Harbour to the south, and Shoe Cove to the north. John & Emma Adams are believed to have been the first family to settle there, sometime in the 1790s-early 1800s.^[1].

"Robert Prole was the son of Mary ADAMS & William PROLE. William Prole was a soldier from England and a cooper, who came to IBP at the invitation of John Adams, they met in St Johns. He later married [John's] dau Mary Adams. Robert Prole (no dates of birth or death) married Jul 9 1865 to Susan GILES (bap Aug 7 1847 IBP, dau of Isaac & Susan, she died Dec 13 1927 IBP). She remarried to Henry Stoodley."^[2].

Will

Written - Oct 3, 1838 Probate, 1844^[3]
John Adams of Indian Burying Place near Cape John.
Named Relatives:

Emma Adams - wife

James Adams - son (executor)

Jonathan Adams - grandson

George Adams - grandson (son of James)

Mary Prole - daughter

Susanna Thoms - daughter

Ruth Guy - daughter

Rebecca Langdon - daughter

Jane Studley - daughter

Ann White - daughter

Sources

1. ↑ Newfoundland's Grand Banks Site, Indian Burying Place Cemeteries, Green Bay, Notre Dame Bay. Jill Marshall, Paul Coombs, 1990. Accessed 2017.
2. ↑ Genealogy.com, Prole of Indian Burying Place. Jill Marshall June 06, 2007. Accessed 2017, edited lightly.
3. ↑ http://ngb.chebucto.org/Wills/adams-john-1-443.shtml