Birth: Assuming John Adams came to New England as an adult, he
was born by 1600.
Death: He died in Plymouth between July 1 and October 24,
1633.
Ship: Fortune, 1621
Life in England: The English origin of John Adams has not
been identified.
Life in New England: John Adams came to Plymouth Colony
aboard the Fortune in November 1621. Ellen Newton (also called Helen and
Elinor) arrived in the summer of 1623, either aboard the Anne or
Little James. The division of cattle of May 1627 listed “John
Adams”“Eliner Adams” and “James Adams;” it has therefore long been
assumed that John married Ellen Newton as she was the only woman of that
name in the colony. The family stayed in Plymouth where John became a
freeman.
Family: John Adams married Ellen Newton about 1625 in
Plymouth. They had three children before his death in 1633. Elinor
married (2) Kenelm Winslow in June 1634 and had four children. She was
buried December 5, 1681, in Marshfield, “being 83 years old.”
Children of John and Elinor Adams:
- James was born before May 22, 1627. He married Frances Vassall in
Scituate in 1646 and had five children. The family last appeared in the
Plymouth records April 8, 1657, and they may have moved to Massachusetts
Bay Colony. Francis Adams was awarded 150 acres of land by the
Massachusetts General Court in 1673, so they were living in New England
at that time.
- John was born after May 22, 1627. He married (1) Jane James in
Marshfield on December 27, 1654, and had three children. The family
moved to Flushing, New York after June 1660. He married (2) Elizabeth
_____ before December 10, 1666, and had at least one child, and possibly
twelve.
- Susan was born after May 22, 1627. She was referred to in the 1633
settlement of her father’s estate, but there is no further record.
Children of Kenelm and Elinor Winslow:
- Kenelm was born about 1635. He married (1) Mercy Worden by 1668 and
had seven children. He married (2) Damaris Eames by 1693 and had four
children. He died on November 11, 1715.
- Ellen was born about 1636. She married Samuel Baker on December 20,
1656, in Marshfield and had eight children. She died in August 1676.
- Nathaniel was born about 1639. He married Faith Miller on August 3,
1664, in Marshfield and had eight children. He died on December 1, 1719.
- Job was born about 1641. He married Ruth _____ by 1674 and had
thirteen children. He died on July 14, 1720.