Joseph Adams III (1689 - 1783)
Rev.
Joseph
Adams
III
Born in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Son of Joseph G Adams Jr.
and Hannah (Bass) Adams
Brother of
Mary Adams [half], Abigail (Adams) Chapin [half], Sarah Adams, John Adams I, Samuel Adams, Josiah Adams I, Hannah (Adams) Owen, Ruth (Adams) Webb, Bethiah (Adams) Hunt, Ebenezer Adams and Caleb Adams [half]
Husband of
Elizabeth (Knight) Adams
— married
1720 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Benjamin Adams
Died in Newington, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States
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Biography
Rev. Joseph graduated at Harvard College in 1710. He was ordained and settled at Newington, New Hampshire on November 16, 1715, and remained as pastor for 66 years; was very influential and widely known. He was called by the Hon. Jeremy Belknap, "his old friend the bishop of Newington". He died in his 95th year.
Married first Elizabeth Janvein Adams (1687 - 1757) and second Elizabeth Pickering Brackett Adams (1700 - 1762)
Descendants and Towns-people erected a memorial. In memory of the Rev. Joseph Adams first pastor of the Newington town Church 1715-1783
NOTE Buried in tomb beneath the Newington Church.
Graduated Harvard University, settled as minister at Newington, NH 1714 Reverend Joseph Adams was uncle to John Adams, 2nd President of the US.
The first pastor of Newington Town Church, 1715-1783; the son of Joseph and Hannah (Bass) Adams. [1][2]
Sources
- ↑ A Gen. His. of Henry Adams of Braintree,MA"
- ↑ Find a Grave: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=20907213
- Rev Joseph Adams by George C. Groce, New-York Historical Society's dictionary of artists in America, 1564-1860.
- The Earliest Diary of John Adams: June 1753 - April 1754, September 1758 - January 1759, Harvard University Press, Nov 30, 1981
- U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
- Clemens, William Montgomery. American Marriage Records Before 1699. Pompton Lakes, NJ, USA: Biblio Co., 1926.
- Source Citation for Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2
- Source Citation for North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
- Source Citation for The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joseph by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Kirt Adams
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #34080
- Andrew Adams :
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- Michele Dowdey :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H858281 [compare]
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On 26 Jul 2018 at 23:52 GMT Robin Lee wrote:
Adams-3425 and Adams-43 appear to represent the same person because: same parents, similar dates. Dates are estimates, no primary sources shown to support either set of dates, should not stop the merge
On 28 Mar 2018 at 20:32 GMT Robin Lee wrote:
Adams-34637 and Adams-43 appear to represent the same person because: same parents, need sources for birth and death, should not preclude merge
On 29 Sep 2015 at 21:37 GMT US Presidents Project WikiTree wrote:
Do you have any ideas around the dates associated with this family? Can you add some estimates?
Rejected matches › Joseph Adams (1663-) › Joseph Clay Adams (1838-1918) › Joseph G Adams Jr. (1654-1736)
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