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(The Maternal Line).
Elizabeth (McVey) Laidlaw, was a de- scendant of John Robine, who married (first) Janet Downie, or Dourie. He married (sec- ond) Isaobell Dounie. Children by first mar- riage: John (see forward), and Katherine, born December 7, 1669. Children by second marriage. Harry, born February 13, 1672, and Thomas, February 14, 1674.
(II) John (2), eldest son of John ( I) Ro- bine, was born May 28, 1665. He wrote his name Robin. He married Margaret Kemp.
Children : Thomas, see forward; Janet, born May 26, 1702, died young ; George, February 6, 1705; Janet (2), July 10, 1707; Margaret, December 8, 1709; Alexander, June 22, 1714.
(III) Thomas, eldest son of John (2) Ro- bin, was born March 28, 1700. He married, July 5, 1734, Margaret Hodge. Children : Margaret, born May 2, 1735; Elizabeth, March 1, 1737; Janet, January 10, 1739; John (3), see forward; Jane, born December 5, 1743.
(IV) John (3), son of Thomas Robin, was born August 24, 1741. He married Jean (or Jane) Adam. Children: Margaret, see for- ward; John (4), born August 3, 1774.
(V) Margaret, daughter of John (3) Robin, was born January 21, 1773. She married James Dow. Children: Janet, James, born 1804, Robert, 1805, Margaret (see forward), Elizabeth, born March 14, 1808; John, April 7, 1814.
(VI) Margaret, daughter of James Dow, was born March 14, 1808. She married Wil- liam McVey, born November 8, 1806. Chil- dren: Margaret Robin, born September 14, 1834; Archibald, September 20, 1836; Eliza- beth (see forward); Susan, born September 15, 1840; James Dow, March 22, 1843 ; Chris- tina Templeton, May 25, 1848.
(VII) Elizabeth, daughter of William Mc- Vey, was born June 21, 1838. She married, William Grant Laidlaw (see Laidlaw).
(VIII) Archibald McVey, son of William Grant Laidlaw, married, July 14, 1897, Helena M. King. (See Laidlaw III.)
(IX) William King, son of Archibald Mc- Vey, was born April 24, 1900.
(IX) Archibald McVey (2), son of Archi- bald McVey Laidlaw, was born September II, 1905.
(The King Line).
The King family descends from ancient English forbears. The spelling of the name has varied, being found as Kinge, Kynge, Kyng and King. No less than thirty-eight coats-of-arms are given as belonging to King families in England, with fifteen more borne by families spelling their names Kinge. This family early settled in New England, where they shared in the perils and hardships of founding and defending a nation. Four Kings have been governors of states and seven mem- bers of congress. Up to 1900 forty-seven had been graduated from Harvard and thirty- one from Yale. Among other distinguished
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members who have borne the name may be mentioned Vice-President Rufus King, of New York; Thomas Starr King, clergyman and author, who more than any one man kept California in the Union; Charles King, sol- dier and writer; Edward King, journalist and essayist, and others whose name is legion.
(I) Clement King, ancestor of the branchi herein recorded, first appears as constable of Marshfield, Massachusetts, in 1668-70, but the records of that town fail to disclose whence he came or to which of the several King fam- ilies then in Plymouth Colony he was re- lated. Though nothing can be proven, there is a strong probability that John King of Weymouth was his ancestor, or closely re- lated. Clement King was proposed as a free- man in 1681 and admitted June 6, 1682. In a list of Marshfield townsmen, dated May 21, 1688, his name is marked with a cross indi- cating his removal to Providence, Rhode Is- land, where he bought land at Pawtuxet on May 20, 1687. His name is on the tax list, 1688. He was a member of the Fourth com- pany, or train band, of Providence, in Janu- ary, 1686. His wife Elizabeth survived him and married (second) Rev. Thomas Barnes, pastor of the Second Baptist Church of Swan- zey, Massachusetts. Children of Clement and Elizabeth King: John, of further mention ; James, died November 19, 1756, twice mar- ried, and left issue; Thomas, born 1691, died October 10, 1723; Ebenezer, married Hannalı Manning, eight children; Joanna, married Joshua Turner; a child, born June 19, 1669; a daughter, married Richard Harris.
(II) John, eldest son of Clement King, died September 18, 1723. He resided in Provi- dence, Rhode Island, where his name fre- quently appears as buyer and seller of land. He married (first) Hannah -, of whom no issue is known. He married (second) Elizabeth -, who survived him. Chil- dren of latter: Sarah, died young; John (2), born March 13, 1705; Hannah, married John Bailey (2) ; Jemima, married John Wheaton ; Obadiah, born about 1708; Fearnot, married Anne Briggs; Isaac, of further mention ; Sarah, married Joseph Jenckes (2) ; Josiah, married Hannah Field, (second) Mary Bor- den ; William, married Anne Dunkin.
(III) Isaac, son of John King, was born about 1710, died at Scituate, Rhode Island, July 5, 1757. He was admitted a freeman of Providence, Rhode Island, May 6, 1729, and
first purchased land at Scituate, November, 1733. His will, dated April 16, 1752, proved August 1, 1757, names wife Sarah, and his brother, Obadiah King, executors. He mar- ried, at Providence, about 1723, Elizabeth Bates, daughter of Samuel. He married ( sec- ond) Sarah who survived him and married (second) Joseph Jenckes, of Provi- dence. Children of first wife: 1. Mary, mar- ried John Stafford. 2. Elizabeth. 3. Samuel, born 1737, at Scituate, Rhode Island; a sol- dier of the revolution ; married Freelove Phil- lips ; (second) Dinah Burton. 4. Mercy, born . 1739; married Rachel Carder. 5. Margaret, born June 27, 1742. 6. Sarah, married Joseph Bowen (2). 7. Keziah, married Stephen Ald- rich. 8. Joshua, of further mention. 9. Prudence. 10. Isaac (2), married (first) Catherine Pattey ; (second) Keturah Appleby. II. Nathan, born September 6, 1756. 12 .- 13- 14. Hope, Patience and George, triplets, born November 25, 1755; Patience married Benja- min Aldrich.
(IV) Joshua, son of Isaac King by his sec- ond wife, was born June 13, 1748. He re- sided in Scituate and Foster, Rhode Island. where in the census of 1774 he is mentioned as having two sons and two daughters under sixteen years of age. He married, Septem- ber 20, 1768, at Scituate, Martha Place. Chil- dren, first four born at Scituate, others at Fos- ter: Enoch, May 15, 1769; Sally, married Josiah Tyler; Isaac, June 23, 1776; George, May 21, 1778; Joshua (2), May 25, 1783; Mary, married John Foster; Arnold, of fur- ther mention.
(V) Arnold, son of Joshua King, was born at Foster, Rhode Island, September 2, 1790. He became a settler of the town of Collins, Erie county, New York, in 1811. He married Candace Cook, and had issue.
(VI) Alanson, son of Arnold and Candace (Cook) King, was born in Collins, Erie county, New York, March 20, 1816, died Au- gust 10, 1888, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Candace M. Gaylord, in Liona, Pennsyl- vania, and was buried at Ashford, New York, with Masonic honors. Early in life he was a major of militia. In 1848 he removed to Ash- ford, Cattaraugus county, where he became a prominent business man and noted public offi- cial. He engaged in mercantile life in Ashford, where he also owned and operated a flouring and saw mill. In 1849 he represented Ash- ford on the board of supervisors of Cattarau-
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gus county. He was an old time Whig, and on the organization of the Republican party joined the ranks of that party. In 1856 he was elected to the New York assembly, where he distinguished himself by the work done for his constituents. General Samuel W. Johnson, a Democrat, said of him, "he re- turned from the legislature as poor as he en- tered it." Mr. King was a man of more than average ability, had great influence, and bore an unquestioned reputation for integrity and honesty. In 1861 he was appointed to a posi- tion in the New York City custom house, which he held until 1871. He spent the two ensuing years with his son in Ellicottville, New York, then went to his daughter at Liona, Pennsylvania, where he died. He mar- ried, January 12, 1843, at Hanover, Chautau- qua county, Charlotte Munger. Among his children was Edwin S.
(VII) Edwin S., son of Alanson King, was born in Collins, Erie county, New York, Feb- ruary 8, 1844. At the age of fifteen years he commenced teaching in the public schools, continuing through three winter terms. In February, 1862, he located in Ellicottville, where in 1872 he established in the drug busi- ness in partnership with Charles H. Matte- son, whose interest he later purchased. He was assistant assessor of internal revenue for ten months, and when that office was abolished he was appointed deputy collector, holding eight years. He was secretary of the Re- publican county committee and clerk of the board of supervisors. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Marena and Anna Minerva (Kimball) Brooks. Child: Helena M.
(VIII) Helena M., only child of Edwin S. and Elizabeth (Brooks) King, was born November 25, 1871. She married, July 14, 1897, Archibald McVey Laidlaw. (See Laid- law.)
(IX) William King and Archibald McVey (2) King, sons of Archibald McVey (I) and Helena M. (King) Laidlaw.
Theophilus Whaley, the immi- WHALEY grant ancestor, was born in 1616. It is said that he was a son of wealthy parents who gave him a col- lege education. A proof of this fact is that there is a record of him which states that he once said : "till he was eighteen years old, he knew not what it was to want a servant to attend him with a silver ewer and napkin
whenever he wanted to wash his hands." Be- fore he was of age he came to America and served in the army in Virginia, staying only a short time. He returned to England and served in the Parliamentary army. In 1649 his regiment took part in the execution of King Charles I. It has been surmised that he was Robert Whaley, a brother of Edward, the Regicide, and that he changed his name to Theophilus because of circumstances connected with the execution. In 1660 he came again to Virginia, and married there. Some of his children were born there. In 1680 he moved to Kings Town, as he had religious troubles in Virginia ; he was a Baptist in religion. He settled near the head of Pettaquamscut Pond, in what is now South Kingstown, and made his living by fishing, weaving and teaching. Through his good education he knew Hebrew, Greek and Latin. He was often required to write the deeds and papers of his neighbors. There is a tradition that he was one of the regicide judges, and had signed the death warrant of King Charles; the visits of dis- tinguished men from Boston and other places aid in confirming this theory. His reticence about his history leaves much mystery con- cerning him; there are few records of him in the town history. His name occurs a few times as witness to deeds. On September 6, 1687, he was taxed 3 shillings 11 pence. On January 20, 1711, he received 120 acres in East Greenwich from the proprietors of the land which now is West Greenwich. On Feb- ruary 20, 1711, he and his wife deeded to their son Samuel 120 acres in East Green- wich, for love. Late in life he moved to the house of his son-in-law, Joseph Hopkins, in West Greenwich. He died in 1720, and was buried with military honors on Hopkins Hill. Francis Willet told Dr. Stiles that he wrote a will for Theophilus Whaley, but it has not been found. He married, in 1670, Elizabeth Mills, who was born in 1645, and died in 1715. Children : John; Ann, unmarried; Theodosia, married, July 15, 1697. Robert Spencer, who was born November 6, 1674, and died 1748, son of John and Susanna Spencer ; Elizabeth, died 1752, married Charles Hazleton, died March 28, 1712, son of Charles Hazleton ; Martha, born 1680, died 1773, married (first) Joseph Hopkins, died May 15, 1735, son of Thomas and Sarah Hopkins, married (sec- ond) Robert Spencer, who was born Novem- ber 6, 1674, and died 1748, son of John and
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Susannah Spencer; Lydia, married John Sweet; Samuel, mentioned below.
(II) Samuel, son of Theophilus Whaley, married first Hopkins, daughter of Samuel and Susannah Hopkins. He married (second) Patience, daughter of Isaac and Sarah Hearnden. On July 1, 1713, he and his wife signed a deed. A descendant gave the date of his death to Dr. Stiles as about 1782, aged seventy-seven, but this date would apply better to his son Samuel. There was a Samuel Hopkins at Voluntown, Connecticut, as early as 1721; in that year he was select- man there, and was on a committee in regard to a tax for the support of a minister. Chil- dren : Thomas; Samuel. By second wife: Theophilus, mentioned below; Jeremiah ; John; Ann; Sarah; born August 11, 1729.
(III) Theophilus (2), son of Samuel Wha- ley, was born about 1720-5. He settled in New London county, Connecticut, and accord- ing to the census of 1790 (p. 122) had in his family himself and three females. Theophilus, doubtless his son, was at Easton, Albany coun- ty, New York, and had in his family two males over sixteen, one under that age, and two females. At that time Theophilus was the only one of the name head of a family in Connecticut, according to the census, unless the name was incorrectly spelled. At the pe- riod during and following the revolution the family scattered widely from Rhode Island and New London county, Connecticut. All were descended from Samuel (II), but the tracing of the lines is made difficult and in some cases impossible on account of lack of vital records and the changing of residence. In 1790 Alexander Whaley was reported of New York City. Of this Alexander we know that Alexander and his brother James, sons or grandsons of Samuel (II), lived in the north parish of New London, Connecticut. Alexander, who was born in 1713 and died in 1799, somewhere in New York probably, was a farmer and blacksmith; married, at New London, in 1737, Elizabeth Shaw. Alexan- der Jr., his son, born 1745-50, removed to New York state. Samuel and Jonathan Whaley, also sons of Alexander, lived at New London. In 1790 an Isaac Whaley was liv- ing with his family at Pawling, Dutchess county, New York. Some of the family re- mained at North Kingston, but the records tell little about them. We find that Thomas Whaley had children at North Kingston : one
born March 5, 1756; Theophilus, April 19, 1758; Thomas, March 10, 1760. Lawrence Whaley had at North Kingston : Lydia, May 13, -; Susannah, January 21, -; The- ophilus, February 14, -; Thomas, April IO, --. In 1790 we also find in the census of New York, Isaac Whaley of Eastern, Rey- nolds of Stephentown, Isaac and James of Pawling, John and Timothy. The name is sometimes found spelled Whalley and Whealy.
(IV) George Whaley was a descendant in direct line from Samuel, of the branch that went by the way of New London, Connecti- cut, to eastern New York, before 1790. He went west and located at Schuyler, New York, where he followed farming. He later located at Holland, Erie county, New York. He married and had four children: 1. Perry, married Polly Chase and had Polk, Amelia, William, Malinda, Edward and Arthur ; Perry, settled first in Michigan and later removed to Grand Valley, Pennsylvania ; he was a farmer. 2. Almira, never married; taught school for thirty-three years in Java and Holland, Erie county, New York. 3. Sally Ann, never mar- ried. 4. Benjamin, mentioned below.
(V) Benjamin, son of George Whaley, was born February 3, 1821, at Schuyler, New York, and died on his son's 'farm at Strykersville, New York, and is buried there. He married Keziah Bond, who died when a young woman, and is also buried at Strykersville. Benjamin Wha- ley was a prosperous farmer, owning at one time no less than fifteen hundred acres of land under cultivation and keeping a herd of one hundred cows. Children : Dex- ter, Seymour, George, Quincy (mentioned be- low), Ida and Frank. Dexter married Esther Kimball, and had Julia, unmarried; Seymour married Flora Parker, and had Mary, Alice, Cora, Belle and Riley ; George died young, and Ida died young, unmarried.
(VI) Quincy, son of Benjamin Whaley, was born February II, 1851, in Strykersville, New York, about twelve miles from East Au- rora. He was educated in the public schools of his native town. He has followed farming on a large scale, and is one of the most sub- stantial citizens of Strykersville. He is a member of the Lodge of Odd Fellows of Strykersville. In politics he is a Republican. He married, October 17, 1875, Frances Moore, born September 3, 1855, in Wales, daughter of Joshua and Catherine (Martin) Moore, of
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Wales, Erie county, New York. Children : I. Jennie, born December. 11, 1876; married, No- vember 28, 1894, Riley Parker; children : Riley and Mildred Parker. 2. Carrie, born November 13, 1878; married, November 21, 1894, Thomas Jones ; children : Anna, Robert, Kenneth and Elizabeth Jones. 3. George, born October 3, 1880; unmarried. 4. Myrtle E., born July 20, 1883; married, August 15, 1897, Everett Stratton; children : Dorris and Velma. 5. Emma, born December 22, 1887; resides with her parents, unmarried. 6. Gould, born November 25, 1890, resides with his parents.
The pedigree of this family
ADAMS traces the ancestry, according to one account, to Ap Adam, the father of John or Lord Ap Adam, who was called to Parliament by Edward I, and Baron of the Realm from 1296 to 1307, and states that he came out of the Marches of Wales into Devonshire. This statement has been dis- credited by genealogists, though proof of er- ror seems as much wanting as proof of cor- rectness. If correct, the lineage includes kings of England and France and goes back to Charlemagne.
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(I) Henry Adams, the immigrant ancestor, was born in England and came from Brain- tree, England, to Braintree, Massachusetts, about 1632-3. He was allotted forty acres of land for the ten persons in his family, Feb- ruary 24, 1639-40. President John Adams, a descendant, believed that Henry Adams came from Devonshire, and erected a monument to him in the old burying ground at Braintree, now Quincy, with this inscription: "In mem- ory of Henry Adams who took flight from the Dragon persecution in Devonshire, England, and alighted with eight sons near Mount Wol- laston. One of the sons returned to England ; and after taking time to explore the country four removed to Medfield, and two to Chelms- ford. One only, Joseph, who lies here at his left hand, remained here-an original pro- prietor in the township of Braintree." The monument commemorates the "piety, humil- ity, simplicity, prudence, patience, temperance, frugality, industry and perseverance" of the Adams ancestor. President John Quincy Ad- ams, however, dissented from the conclusion of his father that Henry Adams was of Dev- onshire. Savage agrees with the younger Adams that the immigrant was of Braintree,
England, in county Essex, and some of the sons from Chelmsford in that county. It is generally believed that the wife of Henry Ad- ams returned to England with her daughter Ursula, and died there. Henry died at Brain- tree, October 6, 1646, and was buried Oc- tober 8. In his will, proved June 8, 1647, he mentioned his sons Peter, John, Joseph, Ed- ward, Samuel, and daughter Ursula. Chil- dren : Lieutenant Henry, born 1604; Lieuten- ant Thomas, mentioned below; Captain Sam- uel, born 1617; Deacon Jonathan, 1619; Peter, 1622; John, 1624; Joseph, 1626; Ensign Ed- ward, 1630; Ursula, mentioned in father's will.
(II) Lieutenant Thomas Adams, son of Henry Adams, was born in England, in 1612, and died in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, July 20, 1688. He removed from Braintree to Concord and thence to Chelmsford. He was chosen chief sergeant of the military company in 1659, but the court refused to confirm him on account of his religious views. He was confirmed in April, 1660, upon agreeing not to disseminate any views contrary to those of the church sanctioned. He was chosen ensign in 1678 and lieutenant in 1682, in the com- pany in which his brother Samuel was cap- tain. He served as town clerk, selectman, and deputy to the general court. His will was dated March 28, 1688, and proved October 7, 1690. He married, in Braintree, in 1642, Mary ( Blackmore?). Children: Mary, born in Braintree, July 24, 1643, died young ; Jona- than, twin, born in Concord, January 6, 1646; Peletiah, twin of Jonathan: Timothy born April 2 or February 15, 1648; George, born March 29, 1650, died young; Samuel, men- tioned below; Edith, born February 21, 1655; Rebecca, September 18, 1657, died young ; Elizabeth, December 21, 1658-9, died young ; Thomas, July 22, 1660, died November 20 following; Mary, born October 29, 1664.
(III) Samuel, son of Lieutenant Thomas Adams, was born in Chelmsford, about 1652-3. He was a millwright by trade and removed to Charlestown and thence to Canterbury, Connecticut, where he was a prominent citi- zen. He was one of the first board of select- men in Canterbury, in 1699. His will was dated August 7, 1727, and proved December 4, 1727. He died November 26, 1727. He married Mary -, who died March 28, 1718. Children : Abigail, born in Chelmsford. about 1682-3; Captain Joseph, mentioned below ;
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Henry; Thomas; Samuel; Susanna, born in Charlestown, March 13, 1692 ; Katherine, born May 27, 1695; Margaret, born in Canterbury ; Rebecca, died July 5, 1709.
(IV) Captain Joseph Adams, son of Sam- uel Adams, was born in Chelmsford about 1682-3, and died March 3, 1752, aged sev- enty. He was a first settler at Canterbury, a large land dealer and a prominent man. He married (first) July 23, 1708, Eunice Spalding, who died April 5, 1726. He mar- ried (second) April 4, 1728, Mrs. Susanna (Woodward) Adams, born 1693, died April 29, 1790, daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth (Dana) Woodward and widow of William Adams. Children of first wife: I. Joseph, born in Canterbury, June 10, 1709, died Sep- tember 7, 1709 ; Captain Samuel, born Septem- ber 4, 1710; Eunice, July 25, 1713 ; Lieutenant Joseph, September 6, 1715; Mary, August 5, 1719; Parker, April 18, 1722. Children of second wife: Susanna, born January 19, 1728-9, died October 3, 1728; Elihu, men- tioned below; Captain Thomas, born July 31, 1734.
(V) Elihu, son of Captain Joseph Adams, was born in Canterbury, Connecticut, June 11, 1731, and died December 22, 1804. He mar- ried, March 6, 1752, Jerusha, daughter of Eliashib and Deborah (Tracey) Adams; she was born August 24, 1729, and died January 24, 1799. Children, born in Canterbury : Roswell, June 13, 1753 ; Daniel, mentioned be- low; Elihu, September 28, 1759, died Janu- ary 3, 1777; Jerusha, born September 12, 1762; Susanna, April 16, 1765; Joseph, No- vember 9, 1767.
(VI) Daniel, son of Elihu Adams, was born in Canterbury, October 7, 1754-5, and died February, 1829. He was a soldier in the same company and regiment with his brother Roswell, May 19 to December 16, 1775; Roswell was a private in Captain Oba- diah Johnson's company, Colonel Israel Put- nam's regiment. Daniel lived in Preston, Con- necticut. He married, November 28, 1782, Alice Ensworth, born 1752, died September 9, 1823. Children, born in Preston: Captain Elihu, May 20, 1784; Guy Fitch, mentioned below; Sophronia, March 7, 1790; Alice, born January 6, 1796.
(VII) Guy Fitch, son of Daniel Adams, was born in Preston, Connecticut, July 13, 1786; he settled in Ledyard, Connecticut ; he died at sea, August 8, 1832 ; he married (first)
July 7, 1811, Temperance, born April 27, 1783, died November 29, 1813, daughter of Captain Israel Morgan. Captain Adams mar- ried (second) August 6, 1820, Susanna, daughter of Paul and Susanna (Adams) Da- venport, granddaughter of Daniel Adams. Children of second wife, born in Ledyard, except first, born in Canterbury : 1. Fitch Da- venport, born August 30, 1822, died in Sep- tember, 1904; married, September 2, 1844, Nancy Wheeler, who died in Newton, Mas- sachusetts, January 16, 1895, was a master car builder, working ten years with the Buf- falo & Erie railroad at Buffalo, New York, and serving as superintendent of car shops for twenty-six years for the Boston & Albany railroad; was second president of the Na- tional Car Builders' Association. 2. Caroline, born December 26, 1824, died December 27, 1824. 3. Charles Bingley, mentioned below. 4. Thomas Peck, born October 17, 1828, died February, 1902, unmarried ; lives at Po- quetanuck, Preston, Connecticut. 5. Susanna, born March 15, 1831, died June 26, 1831. 6. Susanna Temper, born December 22, 1832.
(VIII) Charles Bingley, son of Guy Fitch Adams, was born in Ledyard, Connecticut, January 6, 1827. He was educated in the public schools of his native place, and learned the trade of carpenter. In 1853 he came to Buffalo, New York, and found employment in the railroad carshops with his brother, Fitch D. Adams, under their cousin, Abner C. Ar- ams, then superintendent of the Buffalo Car Works at Black Rock. He had previously worked in the carshops at Norwich, Connecti- cut. In 1857 the car works failed during the great panic, and Mr. Adams went to work for the Lake Shore railroad. In 1862 he en- listed in the 116th Regiment New York Vol- unteer Militia, under Captain Sizer, in Com- pany G .. Captain Sizer occupied the famous Sizer mansion in Buffalo. Mr. Adams con- tinued in civil war service until he was wounded and had to come home in 1864. He took part in the battles of Plain Store, Cox's Plantation, Port Hudson, Sabine Cross Roads, Winchester and Pleasant Hill. He received his wound in the battle of Winchester, and his leg was amputated. He was quartermas- ter of his company five years and was made sergeant September 10, 1862. He arrived home December 24, 1864. After his return he was given a cane on which is engraved the names of the battles in which he fought,
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