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John Adams (d. 1633)
Ellen Newton (c. 1598–1681)
John Adams died in 1633, possibly in the small pox outbreak in Plymouth.
Ellen was born about 1598, based on her age at death (although it may be an exaggeration) . She was buried on 5 December 1681, age 83, in Marshfield. [1] She married second Kenelm Winslow in June 1634. [1] Kenelm, the son of Edward and Magdalen (Oliver) Winslow, was baptized on 3 May 1599 in Droitwich, Worcestershire. [2] He was buried on 13 September 1672 in Salem. [1]
John Adams came to New England in the Fortune, arriving at Cape Cod on 9 November 1621. [3, ch. 12, fn. 9] Ellen, the wife of John, is supposed to be the Ellen Newton who came of the Anne in 1623.
As a passenger in the Fortune, John received an acre of land; Ellen also received an acre. [1] John is in the sixth lot in the 1627 cattle division; his family consisted of himself, Eliner Adams and James Adams. [1]
John was one of the Plymouth purchasers. [1] He was a freeman in 1633. [1] He was taxed the minimum amount on 25 March 1633. [1]
Ellen presented an inventory of her husband's estate on 11 November 1633. The court papers name their three children, James, John, and Susan. [1]
Kenelm Winslow of Marshfield—when he married Ellenor Adams, the widow of John Adams—posted bond to pay John's son James Adams five pounds when he came of age. The payment was recorded on 26 December 1651. [1]
Kenelm made his will on 8 August 1672. He named his eldest son John, son Nathaniel, wife Elinor Winslow, son Job, daughter Ellinor, grandchild Kenelm Baker and grandchild Mary Adams. [1]
Children of John Adams and Ellen Newton:
i. James Adams was born before 22 May 1627 in Plymouth. He married Frances Vassall.
ii. John Adams was born after 22 May 1627 in Plymouth. He married first Jane James on 27 December 1654 in Marshfield. [1] Jane must be the daughter or granddaughter of the widow Anna James of Marshfield. [1] John Married second Elizabeth ___ before 10 December 1666. [1]
John probably moved to Flushing, Long Island. [4]
iii. Susan Adams was born after 22 May 1627 in Plymouth. She probably died young.
Children of Kenelm Winslow and Ellen Newton:
i. Kenelm Winslow was born in 1635. [1] He married first Mercy Worden by 1668. [2] He married second Damaris, the daughter of Mark Eames. [2]
ii. Ellen Winslow was born in 1637. [1] She married Samuel Baker on 20 December 1656 in Marshfield. [2]
iii. Nathaniel Winslow died on 9 November 1729, age 84, and is buried in the Old Winslow Burying Ground in Marshfield. [LRP] He married Faith Miller on 3 August 1664 in Marshfield. [2]
iv. Job Winslow was born in 1641. [1] He married Ruth ___ by 1674. [2]
References:
1. Robert Wakefield, "Men of the Fortune: John Adams," The American Genealogist 55 (1979): 212–3.
2. "The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620–1633, Volumes I-III," digitized book, AmericanAncestors.org, originally Published as: Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, 3 volumes (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995), 2035–6 (Kenelm Winslow).
3. William Bradford, Of Plymouth Plantation, 1620–1647, edited with and introduction and notes by Samuel Eliot Morison (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2001).
4. Eugene Aubrey Stratton, Plymouth Colony: Its History and People 1620–1691 (Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1986).
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