First postmaster of Northampton 1792-1798
His will was probated both in Massachusetts and Ohio. The properties in Massachusetts were left to his wife Clarissa and their minor children. The property in Ohio was distributed among his daughter Electa (wife of Josiah Graves), who received the acreage in Harrisburg, Geuga County, and the properties in Cuyahoga County, Ashtabula and Portage to be divided between his 3 surviving sons, Edward, Theodore, and John Adams (a minor at the time).
Married Electa Bridgman on 12 January 1792
Two known children:
Electa (1792-1846) married Josiah Graves
Martin (1795-1797)
Married Clarissa Allen on 4 March 1805
Six known children:
Robert (1805-1813)
Edward (1807-1866)
Theodore (1808-1895)
Elizabeth White (1810-1811)
Eliza Maria (1814-1853) married Frederick Choate
John Adams (1820-1892)
First postmaster of Northampton 1792-1798
His will was probated both in Massachusetts and Ohio. The properties in Massachusetts were left to his wife Clarissa and their minor children. The property in Ohio was distributed among his daughter Electa (wife of Josiah Graves), who received the acreage in Harrisburg, Geuga County, and the properties in Cuyahoga County, Ashtabula and Portage to be divided between his 3 surviving sons, Edward, Theodore, and John Adams (a minor at the time).
Married Electa Bridgman on 12 January 1792
Two known children:
Electa (1792-1846) married Josiah Graves
Martin (1795-1797)
Married Clarissa Allen on 4 March 1805
Six known children:
Robert (1805-1813)
Edward (1807-1866)
Theodore (1808-1895)
Elizabeth White (1810-1811)
Eliza Maria (1814-1853) married Frederick Choate
John Adams (1820-1892)
Inscription
John Breck Esq./Died/Feb. 26, 1827 Æt. 56 Yrs./"Great day of dread and decesion and dispute/A thought of thee each sublumnary/(illegible)
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