Baptized August 6, 1728
He came to New Ipswich with his brother Ephraim or very soon after, and settled upon the same lot and the adjoining lot at the west, N. D., 25, since occupied by Benjamin A. Clark and by Reed Tenney, where the two brothers held their land in common for many years, although later Benjamin removed his home to the last named lot. He, like his brother, was a valued citizen and an approved holder of official positions, 179,being Proprietors' clerk before the incorporation of the town for several years and town clerk afterward, and selectman for nine years. He served upon at least two calls for troops in the Revolutionary struggle, and failed to have a part in the contest at Lexington only because the patriotic uprising was so general that, with some other men from New Ipswich and other more distant towns, he was dismissed before reaching Cambridge. He was in the company of Capt. Smith, and while encamped near White Plains his blanket was stolen from him while asleep, the resulting
exposure causing a life-long lameness and ultimately a complete inability to walk. He was chosen a deacon at the
same time as his brother.
Parents: Thomas Adams and Deborah Knowlton
Married:
#1 Priscilla Adams April 18,1751
Children: Joseph, Priscilla, Sarah, Benjamin, Mary, Deborah, Hannah, Benjamin, Joseph, Sarah, Eunice.
#2 Susannah Rolfe Feb 19 1795
Source: The History of New Ipswich, N.H. 1735-1914, Charles Henry Chandler,page 179,180.
He came to New Ipswich with his brother Ephraim or very soon after, and settled upon the same lot and the adjoining lot at the west, N. D., 25, since occupied by Benjamin A. Clark and by Reed Tenney, where the two brothers held their land in common for many years, although later Benjamin removed his home to the last named lot. He, like his brother, was a valued citizen and an approved holder of official positions, 179,being Proprietors' clerk before the incorporation of the town for several years and town clerk afterward, and selectman for nine years. He served upon at least two calls for troops in the Revolutionary struggle, and failed to have a part in the contest at Lexington only because the patriotic uprising was so general that, with some other men from New Ipswich and other more distant towns, he was dismissed before reaching Cambridge. He was in the company of Capt. Smith, and while encamped near White Plains his blanket was stolen from him while asleep, the resulting
exposure causing a life-long lameness and ultimately a complete inability to walk. He was chosen a deacon at the
same time as his brother.
Parents: Thomas Adams and Deborah Knowlton
Married:
#1 Priscilla Adams April 18,1751
Children: Joseph, Priscilla, Sarah, Benjamin, Mary, Deborah, Hannah, Benjamin, Joseph, Sarah, Eunice.
#2 Susannah Rolfe Feb 19 1795
Source: The History of New Ipswich, N.H. 1735-1914, Charles Henry Chandler,page 179,180.
Baptized August 6, 1728
He came to New Ipswich with his brother Ephraim or very soon after, and settled upon the same lot and the adjoining lot at the west, N. D., 25, since occupied by Benjamin A. Clark and by Reed Tenney, where the two brothers held their land in common for many years, although later Benjamin removed his home to the last named lot. He, like his brother, was a valued citizen and an approved holder of official positions, 179,being Proprietors' clerk before the incorporation of the town for several years and town clerk afterward, and selectman for nine years. He served upon at least two calls for troops in the Revolutionary struggle, and failed to have a part in the contest at Lexington only because the patriotic uprising was so general that, with some other men from New Ipswich and other more distant towns, he was dismissed before reaching Cambridge. He was in the company of Capt. Smith, and while encamped near White Plains his blanket was stolen from him while asleep, the resulting
exposure causing a life-long lameness and ultimately a complete inability to walk. He was chosen a deacon at the
same time as his brother.
Parents: Thomas Adams and Deborah Knowlton
Married:
#1 Priscilla Adams April 18,1751
Children: Joseph, Priscilla, Sarah, Benjamin, Mary, Deborah, Hannah, Benjamin, Joseph, Sarah, Eunice.
#2 Susannah Rolfe Feb 19 1795
Source: The History of New Ipswich, N.H. 1735-1914, Charles Henry Chandler,page 179,180.
He came to New Ipswich with his brother Ephraim or very soon after, and settled upon the same lot and the adjoining lot at the west, N. D., 25, since occupied by Benjamin A. Clark and by Reed Tenney, where the two brothers held their land in common for many years, although later Benjamin removed his home to the last named lot. He, like his brother, was a valued citizen and an approved holder of official positions, 179,being Proprietors' clerk before the incorporation of the town for several years and town clerk afterward, and selectman for nine years. He served upon at least two calls for troops in the Revolutionary struggle, and failed to have a part in the contest at Lexington only because the patriotic uprising was so general that, with some other men from New Ipswich and other more distant towns, he was dismissed before reaching Cambridge. He was in the company of Capt. Smith, and while encamped near White Plains his blanket was stolen from him while asleep, the resulting
exposure causing a life-long lameness and ultimately a complete inability to walk. He was chosen a deacon at the
same time as his brother.
Parents: Thomas Adams and Deborah Knowlton
Married:
#1 Priscilla Adams April 18,1751
Children: Joseph, Priscilla, Sarah, Benjamin, Mary, Deborah, Hannah, Benjamin, Joseph, Sarah, Eunice.
#2 Susannah Rolfe Feb 19 1795
Source: The History of New Ipswich, N.H. 1735-1914, Charles Henry Chandler,page 179,180.
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Buried: May 5, 1815
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