Genealogical and family history of the state of New Hampshire : a record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the founding of a nation, Vol. I, Part 52

Author: Stearns, Ezra S; Whitcher, William F. (William Frederick), 1845-1918; Parker, Edward E. (Edward Everett), 1842-1923
Publication date: 1908
Publisher: New York : Lewis Publishing Co.
Number of Pages: 858

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(VIII) John, eldest child of William and Han- nah (Jacobs) Adams, was born in Barnstead, in ISoo, and died November 28, 1877. When a young man he learned the carpenter's trade, which with farming was the main occupation of his active life. He resided in Barnstead until his death. In politics he was a Whig. He married Sally Seward, daughter of George Seward, of Barnstead. She was born in 1803, and died December 5, 1877. She was a mem- ber of the Congregational Church. They had thirteen children, eight sons and five daughters : Peabody H., William Henry, Albert, Hannah, Sarah, Jane, Frank, Mary, Nancy, George W., Nathaniel Wilson, Samuel and Alvah O.

(IX) Peabody Hodgdon, son of John and Sally (Seward) Adams, was born in Barnstead, April 22, 1820, and at the age of fourteen removed to Loudon. There he learned the carpenter's trade and worked at that and farming about fourteen years. In 1865 he removed to Pittsfield, where he bought a farm located on Concord Hill, where he resided until 1876. In 1874, with his son Frank W., he formed the firm of P. H. Adams & Company, which has carried on a profitable general mercantile business for thirty-one years past. Mr. Adams, by constant use of his strength and energies, has suc- seeded in accumulating a competency and fills a place of influence in the community where he re- sides. He is a Republican in politics, and attends the Free Will Baptist Church of which Mrs. Adams was

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a member. He was selectman in 1870-71-72, and is one of the directors of Pittsfield National Bank. He married, March 15, 1847, Martha S. Wells, born April 28, 1822, daughter of Stephen and Eliza (Treton) Wells, of Loudon. She died October 17, 1893, aged seventy-one. They had three children: Elizabeth, Abbie A., who died young, and Frank W. Elizabeth, born in London, July 21, 1848, married, October 21, 1869, Clarence Johnson, and died in Washington, D. C., December 31, 1899. They had two children, Edward (now deceased) and Scott. Frank W. Adams, born in Loudon, February 7, 1857, married Hattie Marston, born in Pittsfield, October, 1856, daughter of John and Mary (Brown) Marston, of Pittsfield. They have one child, Abbie A., born March 1, 1883.

(V) Ebenezer, third child and second son of Rev. Joseph and Elizabeth (Knight) (Janvein) Adams, was born in Newington, September 4, 1726, and died in Barnstead, November, 1764, aged thirty- eight. He married, January 13, 1757. Louisa Down- ing, who died September 16, 1820, aged eighty-nine. Their children were Samuel and Elizabeth.

(VI) Samuel, only son of Ebenezer and Louisa (Downing) Adams, was born in Newington, March 7, 1758, baptized March 12, 1758, and died April 24, 1821, at the age of sixty-three. He is said to have graduated from Harvard College; he was town clerk of Newington for many years. He married, May 19, 1782, Lydia Coleman, who was born March 15. 1761, and died in 1847, at the age of eighty-six. Their children were: Samuel, Ephraim C., William C., Olive C., Elisha H., Ebenezer, George, Lydia, Rufus, Eliza Ann and Oliver.

(VII) George, seventh child and sixth son of Samuel and Lydia (Coleman) Adams, was born in Newington, March 1, 1797, and died in Eastport, Maine, December 15, 1880. He married, March 21, 1824. Mary Higgins, of Eden, Maine, and settled in Eastport. Their children were: Eliza A., George C., William M., Sarah E. and Mary L.

(VIII) Mary L., youngest child and third dauglı- ter of George and Mary (Higging) Adams, was born in Eastport, April 7, 1832; married, October 24, 1851, Edward R. Bowman, of Eastport, and died at Belmont, New Hampshire. June 2, 1890, aged fifty-two years. Edward R. Bowman, son of John Lisenby and Anne (Batson) Bowman, and grandson of Andrew Bowman, was born January 1, 1829. and died in Eastport, Maine, October 20, 1898, aged al- most seventy years. By occupation he was a sea captain. He enlisted September 30, 1862, as a seaman, and served one year on the "Circassia" and the "Ossipee." October 21, 1863, he was discharged. He re-enlisted in the same year, for three years, and served as boatswain on the "Ticonderoga" and also as quartermaster. He was present December 24, 1864, at the first attack on Fort Fisher, North Caro- lina, where his left leg was broken. For gallantry at that attack he was awarded a medal by the government. He was discharged from the service, while in the hospital at Norfolk. Virginia, March 22. 1865. Edward R. and Mary L. (Adams) Bow- man had four children: Marietta Bowman, born October 10, 1882, who married Edwin C. Bean (see Bean, VII) ; Harold A., Edward W. and George R. (Second Family.)

An ancestor of the Adamses now in ADAMS hand went to New London early in the last century, going there from Massa- chusetts, and tradition asserts that the emigrant an- cestor was of the famous Adams pedigree referred to in an article on the Adams family of Manchester. (which see).

(I) Robert Adams, tailor, was born in England in 1602, and emigrated to Massachusetts Bay in 1635, settling first in Ipswich. One tradition says that he came from Devonshire, while another, of equal value. states that he was of Holderness in the county of York. He was accompanied by his wife, who was before marriage Eleanor Wilmot. and two children. He was residing at Salem in 1638-39, and in 1640 removed to Newbury, where he accumulated considerable property including a large farm. His pros- perity denotes the possession of that keen intelli- gence, inherent energy and indomitable perseverance so common among the Adamses of New England. which in some measure substantiates the claim that he was a cousin of Henry Adams, of Barntree. the progenitor of two presidents of the United States. Robert died in Newbury, October 12, 1682. His first wife, Eleanor, previously referred to, died June 12, 1677, and on February 2. 1678, he was married a second time to Mrs. Sarah (Glover) Short, widow of Henry Short. Her death occurred October 24, 1697. His children, all of whom were of his first union, were: John and Joanna (born in England), Abraham, Elizabeth, Mary, Isaac, Jacob (died young), Hannah, and another Jacob.

(II) Sergeant Abraham, second son and third child of Robert and Eleanor (Wilmot) Adams, was born in Salem. Massachusetts, in 1639. He was practically a life-long resident of Newbury and quite prominent in the local militia, serving as cor- poral from 1685 to 1693. and was made a sergeant in 1703. He died in August, 1714. November 10. 1760, he married Mary Pettingill, born July 6. 1652. daughter of Richard and Joanna (Ingersoll) Pettin- gill. She died September 19. 1705. The ten children of this union were: Mary, Robert, Captain Abra- ham, Isaac, Sarah, John, Dr. Matthew, Israel, Doro- thy and Richard. (The last named and descendants receive mention in this article).

(III) John, fourth son and sixth child of Ser- geant Abraham and Mary (Pettingill) Adams, was born in Newbury, March 7. 16844. He settled in that part of Rowley which is now Georgetown. Massa- chusetts, owning a farm on the north side of Pen- tuckit Pond, and died there May 8, 1750. He was twice married (first), January 22, 1707, to Elizabeth Noyes, who died childless, December 23. 1708; (second), November 17, 1713, to Sarah Pearson. who died December 10. 1754 or 56. She was the mother of eight children: Sarah, Elizabeth. Me- hitable. John, Mary, Benjamin, Hannah and Moses.

(IV) John (2), eldest son and fourth child of John (I) and Sarah ( Pearson) Adams, was born in Rowley. April 12. 1721. About the year 17So lie settled in New London. New Hampshire, where his death occurred September 28, 1803. His first wife. whom he married August 3. 1748. was Sarah (or Mary) Brocklebank. June 10, 1755. he married Elizahetlı Kilborn, of Rowley, and on September 3. 1764. he was married for the third time to Mrs. Merihah Stickney, born in Bradford, Massachusetts, March 14. 1727, daughter of Jonathan and Rebecca ( Hardy) Tenney. She was the widow of Samuel Stickney. She died in New London. July 21. 1803. The children of the first union were: Captain Jolın, born September 29, 1749. Benjamin. February 19, 175I. Sarah, March 23, 1753. Lois, November

15. 1754. Those of the second marriage were : Elizabeth, born January 29. 1756. Jane, May 25. 1757. Solomon, March 4, 1759. Jedediah. January 18. 1761. Mary, November 23. 1763. By his third wife: Moses. born July 21, 1765. Jonathan, Sep- tember 27. 1767.

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and Elizabeth (Kilborn) Adams, was born in West Rowley, March 4, 1759. He served as a soldier in the Revolutionary war from July 2 to December, 1780, five months and twelve days, and later in life was granted a pension. He subsequently settled in New London, and died in that town March 18, 1834. In 1779 he married Molly Bancroft, his first wife, and his second wife was Mary Sargent. His first wife bore him seven children: Alexander, Solomon, Mary and Susan, who were born in West Rowley ; Abigail, Eliza and Emily, who were born in New London. Those of the second union were: Peter, Daniel, Lois, Zebedee, Augustine, Chloe and Sarah. (VI) Solomon (2), son of Solomon (1) and Molly ( Bancroft) Andrews, was born in West Rowley, February 28, 1780. He resided for some years in Springfield, New Hampshire, but returned to New London about 1824, and died there June 22, 1851. He married Mary Collins, daughter of Jo- seph Collins of Springfield. She died in 1879, aged eighty-six years. Their children were: Mary E., Miranda, now ninety-one years old (1907). Smith, born October 16, 1816, Dennis H., born in Spring- field, November 16, 1819, deceased. Joseph C., born July 31, 1824. Norrman B., born in New London, December 22, 1828.

(VII) Joseph Collins, second son and fourth child of Solomon (2) and Mary (Collins) Adams. was born in New London, July 31, 1824. Learning the shoemaker's trade he followed it during the ac- tive period of his life in connection with farming, and was an upright, conscientious man and a useful citizen. In politics he acted with the Republican party, but his habitual reserve prevented him from seeking public office. He died in New London, Oc- tober 18, 1899. November 29, 1857, he married Ann Eliza Wiggin, of Springfield, daughter of John and Elizabeth Wiggin, and reared two sons: Elmer Ells- worth, born March 30, 1862; and Herman S., the date of whose birth will be recorded presently. Elmer E. Adams who was associated in mercantile business with his brother, is quite prominent in local Republican politics and has served as postmaster in New London from 1894 to the present time. He is affiliated with the Independent Order of Odd Fel- lows and treasurer of the local lodge. He was mar- ried November 6, 1896, to Minnie Richardson, daugh- ter of Sargent and Maria Richardson, of Sutton, this state. They have one son, Myron R. Adams, born June 13, 1897. Mrs. Elmer E. Adams is ac- tively interested in church societies.

(VIII) Herman Solomon, youngest son of Joseph C. and Ann E. (Wiggin) Adams, was born in New London, February 3, 1871. His education was ac- quired in the public schools and he began the activi- ties of life in the insurance business. He later worked at carriage painting and prior to that was employed in a scythe manufactory. Some years later he became associated with his brother in carrying on a large general store, and this business has proved successful. The Adams Brothers also conducted the undertaking business. He was local representative of several well-known insurance companies, includ- ing the New Hampshire Fire, Capitol State, Home (of'New York), Niagara. Continental, Metropolitan Plate Glass and New York Underwriters. For eight years he has served with unusual ability as town clerk, and was actively identified with the Re- publican party. He was an Odd Fellow and occupied some of the chairs in Heidelburg Lodge, No. 92, also a member of the Knights of Pythias. He attended the First Baptist Church. He was a musician of no mean order, was leader of the New London Cadet Band ten years, and also leader of Ardell Orchestra.

On September 12, 1895. Mr. Adams was joined in marriage with Flora Everett, daughter of Frank M. Everett, of Concord. They have had two children : Pearl Donna, born October 23, 1901; and Beth Hale, born January 7, 1904, died March 2 of the same year. Mr. Adams died March 22, 1907.

(III) Richard, youngest child of Sergeant Abra- ham and Mary (Pettingell) Adams, was born in Newbury, November 22, 1693. He was a husband- man and died in his native town, November 2, 1778. He married December 12, 1717, Susanna Pike, of Newbury, who died in that town, October 17, 1754. Their children, all born in Newbury, were: Mary ; Jolın, died young; Hannah; Enoch; Richard; Susanna ; John; Daniel; Moses and Edmund.

(IV) Edmund, youngest child of Richard and Susanna ( Pike) Adams, was born in Newbury, Oc- tober 24, 1740, and was a yeoman residing in that town until 1781, when he removed to Londonderry, New Hampshire. He married (first), in Newbury, November 22, 1764, Hannah Thurston, who died September 12, 1807. He married (second) Kimball, a widow. He died in that part of Lon- donderry now known as Derry, January 18, 1825. His children, all born in Newbury, were: James, sce forward; Jane, died young; Amos ; Patience : Jane; Hannah; Edmund; Richard; Benjamin, and Jacob. The last named died August 15. 1822. He bequeathed all his property, consisting of some fif- teen thousand acres, to found a college for women, being the first man to entertain this idea. The institution was known as the Adams Female Acad- emy of Derry.

(V) James, eldest child of Edmund and Han- nah (Thurston) Adams, was born in Newbury, May 5, 1765, and died in May, 1853. He was a blacksmith, and settled in East Derry, New Hamp- shire, about 1780. where he lived three years. He then removed to Londonderry, where he remained until the death of his father, and then settled on the original homestead of the family on the east side of the town. This place has been in the possession of the family since 1780. After his last removal James Adams devoted all his time to farm- ing. He married Anna, daughter of Jonathan Grif- fin, a Welshman who resided in Londonderry, and had children : John, Benjamin, David, Hannah, Ed- mund, Mary, Sarah and Rebecca. (Edmund and descendants are mentioned in this article).

(VI) David. third son of James and Anna (Griffin) Adams, was born October 15, 1797, in Londonderry. New Hampshire, and at the age of twenty-one journeyed on horseback to Lockport, New York, where among strangers he settled and took up blacksmithing as a trade. In a few years he returned to Londonderry with a span of horses and a lumber wagon, making the journey in three weeks. After a brief visit he returned with his horses, part of the way riding in his cart and then, after hitching his horses to a canal boat, proceed- ing in the boat. After reaching his new home he bought a farm and made farming his life work, buying new fields until he had three hundred acres. He died January 30, 1868, in Lockport. In 1840 David Adams married Adelia Maria, daughter of Jasper and Elizabeth (Delamarter) Griffis. She was born in Hoosick, Rensselaer county, New York, January 25, 1808, and died June 3, in Lockport. Jasper Griffis was born in 1760 at Petersburg, New York, and died July 20, 1825, and Elizabeth Dela- marter was born January 7, 1767. at Petersburg, and died July 25. 1850; both died in Niagara county. David and Adelia Adams had two chit- dren-Anna, born October 4, 1844, and married

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Myron Tracy; and Daniel Simmons, whose sketch follows.

The family of Dr. Daniel Simmons ADAMS Adams, of Manchester, New Hamp- shire.

(VII) Dr. Daniel Simmons Adams was born in Lockport, New York, May 3, 1846. He attended the district schools of that town and later the Lockport Union Academy and Pinkerton Academy of Derry, New Hampshire. He was for two years at Genesee College, Avon, New York, one year in the medical department of the University of New York, and for two years in the College of Physi- cians and Surgeons of Columbia University. New York, from which he received the degree of Doctor of Medicine. February 28, 1872. He was for one year in the New York Hospital, ending his term of service there in the fall of 1872. In September of that year he removed to Manchester. New Hamp- shire, where he was a successful physician and valued citizen until his death. thirty-five years later. As a surgeon Dr. Adams was well and favorably known throughout the state of New Hampshire, and was often called upon to give expert testimony before the superior court. He was one of the lead- ing members of the surgical staff of the Elliott Hos- pital, holding this position since its organization in 1890 1intil his death. A brilliant and skillful oper- ator, he brought many patients to the hospital. not only from his own city but all parts of the state. He was consulting surgeon to the Children's Home and Woman's Aid Home; also a member of the medical and surgical staff of the Masonic Home of Manchester. Dr. Adams joined the New Hamp- shire Medical Society in 1873, and was an active and prominent member for thirty-four years. He served this society as treasurer. president and presi- dent of its board of censors for twelve vears. and at all times took a zealous interest in the welfare of the organization. Dr. Adams was a member of the American Medical Association, and was a dele- gate to the International Medical Congress at Washington, D. C., in 1887. For years he was as- sociate supreme medical examiner of the Royal Templars Insurance Order, headquarters at Buf- falo. New York. In December, 1906, he was made president of the New England Alumni Association of New York City Medical Colleges.

In politics Dr. Adams was a Republican, though he had little time to participate in party affairs. He was a member of the Hanover Street Congre- gational Church. He was mich interested in, fraternal organizations. particularly the Masons, heing a member of Trinity Commanderv, Knights Templar; Bektash Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine: Edward A. Raymond Consistory, of Nashua, and Ruth: Chapter, Order Eastern Star. of Manchester. He was also a prominent member of Tames E. Shepard Colony of the United Order of Pilgrim Fathers. His extensive practice, that in- cluded all sections of the city and much of the country round about, gave him considerable out- door life, but he was an ardent sportman, and he delighted whenever his work permitted a brief va- cation, to hunt big game in the wild lands of Maine, Nova Scotia and Canada. He was one of the best hunters in Hillsborough county and he had an ardent love for outdoor life in all its forms.

On November 17, 1870, Dr. Adams married Cora Anna, daughter of Andrew and Margaret A. Fox, of Auburn, New Hampshire. She died Fehruary 22, 1808, leaving no children. On June 13, 1900, Dr. Adams marricd his second wife, May Gertrude,

daughter of James and Sarah (Fox) Benson, of Manchester. who was born July 24, 1876.

Dr. Adams' death occurred at his home, 440 Hanover street, Manchester, on January 12, 1907. at the age of sixty years. He had been in poor health for ten months, but the news of his death in the prime of his career was received with pro- found sorrow by his brother physicians, his patients, and the townspeople generally. His widow is now living in Manchester.

(VI) Edmund, sixth child and fourth son of James and Anna (Griffin) Adams, was born in Londonderry, February 22, 1802. and died in Derry, December 10, 1868. He was educated in the com- mon schools and was a farmer, but in the latter part of his life became a well-read lawyer and a good councillor, was a broker and held town offices. He married, October, 1828, Jane March, born in 1804, died June 10, 1833. She was a native of Walpole, New Hampshire. and was the seventh of a fan.ily of thirteen children. Three children were born of this marriage: Lucian, see forward ; George WV., died April, 1832; and Daniel, deceased. (VII) Rev. Lucian, eldest and only living child of Edmund and Jane (Marsh) Adams, was born on Bartley Hill, Londonderry, July 28, 1829. After attending the common schools he prepared for col- lege at Pinkerton and Kimball Union academies, being graduated from the latter in 1853. He then matriculated at Dartmouth, which conferred upon him the degree of Bachelor of Arts in 1858. Thence lie went to Phillips Andover Theological Seminary. from which he was graduated in August, 1861. His first charge was the Central Congregational Church at Haverhill, Massachusetts, where he remained but a short time and then became pastor of the Congregational Church at Petersham, Massachu- setts, where he labored three years. Mr. Adams entered the service of the Board of Foreign Mis- sions of the Congregational Church. in 1864, and sailed from New York for Turkey. March 4. 1865, where he took charge of the missionary work of the American Board of Foreign Missions and con- tinted in this field of labor until 1895, when he re- signed. During this time, covering thirty-one years. he had devoted himself to his mission and accom- plished a large amount of good. He visited the four principal divisions of the world, crossed the Atlantic eight times, and traveled extensively in the principal countries of Europe, including Scot- land. England, France and Italy. His retirement from missionary work occurred when he was sixty- one years of age, long after most men retire from less ardnous labor. After his return to America he settled in Derry Village, where he spends enough of his time at mantial labor to ensure good health, and a great deal of the remaining time is spent in filling various pulpits of the neighborhood, and in the company of his books, of which he has a well selected library of both secular and religious works. He married (first). in Springfield. New HamD- shire, November 20, 1862, Susan A. Adams, born in that town. September 16, 1833. died in Turkey, No- vemher 18, 1866, daughter of Hon. Daniel and -

(Williams) Adams. of Springfield. She had heen a classmate of Mr. Adams at Mendeth. from which she was graduated in August, 1854. Mr. Adams married (second), in Turkey, October II, 1867, Dora Frances, born in Newington. Connecticut, De- cember 20, 1840, daughter of Pratt Frances, of Newington. She was graduated from the Mount Holyoke Female Seminary in the class of 1863. and soon afterward went to Wilmington, North Caro- lina, where she taught in the first contraband school

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in the country, ever conducted under military pro- tection, General Benjamin F. Butler being her spon- sor. She then went to Turkey, where she per- formed efficient service in the missionary field. She died in Turkey, February 5. 1891. By his first marriage Mr. Adams had one child: Lucian, who died in infancy. By his second the children were : I. Helen A., born in Turkey, August 3, 1871. Has been for a number of years a nurse in the Johns- Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, and is now superintendent of the maternity and operating wards. 2. Edmund Francis, born in Turkey, June 8, 1874. Was graduated from Harvard University in 1896, as valedictorian of his class. For five years he had charge of a large stock farm and is now a lawyer in Boston, Massachusetts. 3. Walter Sidney, born in Turkey, December 20, 1876. Was graduated from Dartmouth College as valedictorian of the class of 1898. He subsequently took a course at the University of Chicago, where he received the degree of Doctor of Philosophy; then took a post graduate course of nearly two years in a college in Munich, Germany. He had charge of the Yerkes Observatory of the University of Chicago, at Geneva Lake. and is now professor in charge of the Carne- gie Astronomical Observatory, Wilson mountain, Pasadena, California. He was a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society of Great Britain be- fore he was thirty years of age.

ADAMS The Adams family of Winchester was established there anterior to the Revo- lutionary war, and at least one of its members, if not more, participated in that struggle. (I) Noah Adams, who was a pioneer settler in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, went there from New England, and although the meagre records at hand fail to mention the locality from whence he came, they indicate that he may have emigrated from Connecticut. He participated in some of the important events which occurred in Pennsylvania during the war for national independence; sur- vived the atrocious Wyoming Massacre; and about the year 1778 he and his family made their way through the wilderness to Connecticut.

(II) Amos, son of Noah Adams. was born in Wilkes-Barre, August 16, 1773. When five years old he accompanied his parents on their long and perilous journey through the woods to Connecticut, and subsequently went to Winchester, New Hamp- shire. In early life he learned the tailor's trade. Physically he was strong and active. His mental faculties were well developed and, considering his limited opportunities for attending school, he ac- quired a good education, chiefly through his own persistent efforts. These attainments made liim ex- ceedingly valuable to the community as a master, and he also practiced medicine with excellent re-

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Genealogical and family history of the state of New Hampshire : a record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the founding of a nation, Vol. I, Part 52

Author: Stearns, Ezra S; Whitcher, William F. (William Frederick), 1845-1918; Parker, Edward E. (Edward Everett), 1842-1923 Publication date: 1908 Publisher: New York : Lewis Publishing Co. Number of Pages: 858

Author: Stearns, Ezra S; Whitcher, William F. (William Frederick), 1845-1918; Parker, Edward E. (Edward Everett), 1842-1923
Publication date: 1908
Publisher: New York : Lewis Publishing Co.
Number of Pages: 858