Hannah (Rawlins) Adams (1726 - 1782)

Born 22 May 1726 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Wife of Matthew Adams Jr. — married 17 May 1744 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 3 Jul 1782 at age 56 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Birth

Hannah Rawlins was born on 22 May 1726 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay to Benjamin Rawlins (1687-1749) and Hannah Annis (1698-1739). She was the fourth of six children. ^[1]

Siblings

All children born in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts.

1. John Rawlins born on 2 June 1717. He died in 1768 in Salem, Rockingham, New Hampshire.
2. Benjamin Rawlins Jr. born on 22 June 1720. He died on 11 April 1801.
3. Stephen Rawlins born on 19 October 1722. He died in about 1749.
4. Joseph Rawlins born on 5 August 1732. He died on 7 July 1812 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.
5. Sarah Rawlins born 15 February 1739. Sarah married Rolfe Annis on 1 September 1757 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts. She died in about 1770 in Windham, Rockingham, New Hampshire.

Marriage and Family

Hannah married Matthew Adams (1709-1765) on 17 May 1744 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts as his second wife.

Children of the Adams-Rawlins Marriage

All children born in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts.

1. Sarah Adams born on 1 April 1745. She married Parker Jacques Jr. on 1 December 1767. Sarah died after 1 December 1767.
2. Israel Adams born 14 September 1746. He married Elizabeth Adams on 29 July 1775 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts. Israel died on 26 November 1835 in Henniker, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States.
3. John Adams born 14 April 1749. John married 1) Judith Follensby on 24 March 1773 and 2) Hannah Moor after the 1786 death of first wife. John died on 8 May 1830 in Sutton, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States.
4. Benjamin Adams born 20 August 1752. He married Judith Adams (1748-1823) on 7 December 1772 in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts. Benjamin died on 25 February 1819 in New London, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States.
5. Hannah Adams born 20 September 1753. She died on 20 September 1753.
6. Joseph Adams born 29 March 1755. He married Mary Carleton on 6 January 1774. Joseph died on 24 March 1820 in Plaistow, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States.
7. Elizabeth Adams born 4 August 1759. She married Major John Rowe on 7 April 1791. Elizabeth died in about 1778.

Death

Hannah died on 3 July 1782 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States at the age of 56. ^{[2] [3]}

Sources

• Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook). Birth of Hannah to Benjamin and Hannah Rawlins.
• Marriage of Hanna Rawlings and Matthew Adams. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHNZ-THC : 20 May 2022), Hanna Rawlings in entry for Matthew Jun Adams, 10 Mar 1744; citing Marriage, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009725.
• Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook). Death of Hannah Adams born c. 1726 on 3 July 1782 Newbury, Massachusetts aged 56.
• Essex, Massachusetts Probate Records, 1648-1840. Sanborn, Melinde Lutz. Essex County, Massachusetts Probate Index, 1638-1840. Salem, MA, USA: Essex County. For Hannah Adams who died intestate.
• Adams, Andrew Napoleon. A Genealogical History of Robert Adams of Newbury, Mass., and His Descendants'. Family member #47. Her Adams children with additional information in this book are Family members # 130-133. Pp. 15 & 36. Page 15 gives him with his parents and siblings. Find complete book online here

Footnotes

1. ↑ MA Town Birth Rec
2. ↑ MA Town Death Rec
3. ↑ Essex Probate