Ebenezer was the son of Joseph Adams and Mary Crandall of Westerly, Rhode Island. He was married first, about 1763, to Martha Taylor, the daughter of Job Taylor and Sarah Monroe of Charlestown, Rhode Island. They had six children together. Following Martha's death, Ebenezer was married about 1776 to Sarah Fanning.
Ebenezer served as a captain of artillery in 1776, during the American Revolutionary War. The following year, he was one of five officers involved in the capture of British General Prescott. In 1774 Ebenezer appears on the military census in Westerly, RI, but in 1777 he was in Charlestown, RI, and still there on the 1782 census. He is not found on the 1790 census.
The actual burial location for Ebenezer has been in dispute. A tall monument was erected in his memory in Hist. Cem. SK #84 by the DAR in 1897. At one time, that monument was given its own memorial, but it has since been merged with this memorial, and photos of the monument are included here. It may have been about that time (1897) that tombstones were installed in this cemetery for Ebenezer, his son Ebenezer, Jr., and his daughter-in-law, Mercy (Rose) Adams. James N. Arnold, the great Rhode Island records compiler, surmised that Ebenezer Sr. was actually buried where the DAR monument was erected because he lived and died on that property that at one time belonged to William Potter. His son Ebenezer Jr., however, is likely buried here.
Ebenezer served as a captain of artillery in 1776, during the American Revolutionary War. The following year, he was one of five officers involved in the capture of British General Prescott. In 1774 Ebenezer appears on the military census in Westerly, RI, but in 1777 he was in Charlestown, RI, and still there on the 1782 census. He is not found on the 1790 census.
The actual burial location for Ebenezer has been in dispute. A tall monument was erected in his memory in Hist. Cem. SK #84 by the DAR in 1897. At one time, that monument was given its own memorial, but it has since been merged with this memorial, and photos of the monument are included here. It may have been about that time (1897) that tombstones were installed in this cemetery for Ebenezer, his son Ebenezer, Jr., and his daughter-in-law, Mercy (Rose) Adams. James N. Arnold, the great Rhode Island records compiler, surmised that Ebenezer Sr. was actually buried where the DAR monument was erected because he lived and died on that property that at one time belonged to William Potter. His son Ebenezer Jr., however, is likely buried here.
Ebenezer was the son of Joseph Adams and Mary Crandall of Westerly, Rhode Island. He was married first, about 1763, to Martha Taylor, the daughter of Job Taylor and Sarah Monroe of Charlestown, Rhode Island. They had six children together. Following Martha's death, Ebenezer was married about 1776 to Sarah Fanning.
Ebenezer served as a captain of artillery in 1776, during the American Revolutionary War. The following year, he was one of five officers involved in the capture of British General Prescott. In 1774 Ebenezer appears on the military census in Westerly, RI, but in 1777 he was in Charlestown, RI, and still there on the 1782 census. He is not found on the 1790 census.
The actual burial location for Ebenezer has been in dispute. A tall monument was erected in his memory in Hist. Cem. SK #84 by the DAR in 1897. At one time, that monument was given its own memorial, but it has since been merged with this memorial, and photos of the monument are included here. It may have been about that time (1897) that tombstones were installed in this cemetery for Ebenezer, his son Ebenezer, Jr., and his daughter-in-law, Mercy (Rose) Adams. James N. Arnold, the great Rhode Island records compiler, surmised that Ebenezer Sr. was actually buried where the DAR monument was erected because he lived and died on that property that at one time belonged to William Potter. His son Ebenezer Jr., however, is likely buried here.
Ebenezer served as a captain of artillery in 1776, during the American Revolutionary War. The following year, he was one of five officers involved in the capture of British General Prescott. In 1774 Ebenezer appears on the military census in Westerly, RI, but in 1777 he was in Charlestown, RI, and still there on the 1782 census. He is not found on the 1790 census.
The actual burial location for Ebenezer has been in dispute. A tall monument was erected in his memory in Hist. Cem. SK #84 by the DAR in 1897. At one time, that monument was given its own memorial, but it has since been merged with this memorial, and photos of the monument are included here. It may have been about that time (1897) that tombstones were installed in this cemetery for Ebenezer, his son Ebenezer, Jr., and his daughter-in-law, Mercy (Rose) Adams. James N. Arnold, the great Rhode Island records compiler, surmised that Ebenezer Sr. was actually buried where the DAR monument was erected because he lived and died on that property that at one time belonged to William Potter. His son Ebenezer Jr., however, is likely buried here.
Inscription
The following is the inscription appearing on the DAR monument in RI Hist Cem SK 84:
IN MEMORY OF EBENEZER ADAMS
CAPTAIN OF ARTILLERY IN THE WAR OF THE REVOLUTION
BY NARRAGANSETT CHAPTER OF THE DAUGHTERS AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1897
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