I am looking for descendants of Samuel Adams, Amnericna Revoluationary activist. My father always told us we were descendants and my family has names of Samuel Adams in Carlisle MA, however, I have not been able to trace to the Revolutionary activist. I believe that Mr. Adams had 2 children, and his son was a doctor. there is little information about them. IF anyone has information, I would like to hear from you.
Thank you,
Penny R.

Have you checked Boston, Chelsea, Braintree, Quincy and Worcester Area. Or, the northern part of Massachusetts.

I am a Rockwood, out family married into the Adam's families.

Also, have you typed in Adams Genealogy, and or Revolutionary War Enlistees???.

SAndi Rockwood Ruscetta
Massachusetts

He is my ancestor. My dad has a detailed family tree showing all of the Adams ancestors and I am trying to get him to put it online. I live in Hong Kong--halfway across the world--so unfortunately I can't just go over there and get it.

If memory serves, Samuel had a doctor son also named Samuel.

I came across this post while researching my family history. I just discovered that we can now trace this branch of Adams back to the late 1400's to an English village called Barton St. David in Somerset. Do a Google search on Henry Adams and you will find it.

Braintree, Mass (now called Quincy) is where the Adamses settled in the U.S. Presidents John and John Quincy are from there, while Samuel (I think) lived in Boston. He was John's cousin.

My Adams family originated in Yeovil Somerset not far from Barton St David. A distant cousin wrote in 1931 that while he was in New York he visited the City Library and the librarian showed him a pedigree of the Adams family going back to 1310.
I quote" Our Adams line is notable in the fact that we have already given two Presidents to the United States of America"
My tree starts with Richard Adams born 1738 in Yeovil and died there in 1828. Can you help with the missing link please?

NEHGS and DSDI are in agreement on the following:

Dr. Samuel Adams (Jr.), son of Samuel Adams the governor and revolutionary, died in 1788 without issue. As such, anyone who is legitimately a descendant of Samuel Adams does not have the name Adams. All of his descendants are from the lines of his daughters. His lines of descent are well documented with the leading heritage societies.

There are also a number of descendants of President John Adams who have the name Adams (and many who have other names). All of these lines are rather well documented with various notable heritage societies including DSDI, SR, Soc. of Mayflower Descendants, Alden Kindred, et al.

In short, no one who is not well informed of their descent from either Adams and no one who is not well known to the other descendants (usually via the heritage societies above) of these two men is actually a descendant.

My mother was Thelma Naomi Adams (1920-2002in Kansas) married a McClure. Her father was John Jabez (Jay) Adams (1896-1947)married to Leta Farrell Bright. Jay's father was William Henry Adams (1837 in IN.-1932 in KS.)married Mary Emelyne Spurgeon. Will's father was Jabez Adams (1813 in VA. - 1876 in KS.) married 2nd wife Lucinda Cundiff. His father was James Adams (1789 in VA. - 1869 in VA.) married Lydia Ann Doss who divorced him & later married again and practiced medicine in Warsaw, Missouri area. I am stuck here. Of course like many other Adams families the tale passed down was we were related to the Presidents??? (Probably not). Any info. would be helpful. I'm STUCK! Thanks, Judy

There is a LOT of information if you go to "Chelmsford, MA" webpages. Any combination of searches will reward you with some information.

I, too, believe we are Adams descendants.

45Holmes

For direct blood line from Samuel Adams himself (not counting brothers,sisters or cousin possibilities) ,the Adams name ends with Samuel Adams, His only grand child came from his daughter Hannah. She became a Wells, She had a son named Samuel Adams Wells, he had 2 sons (Tomas and William).William wrote a book about his Great Grandfather called the life and public services of Samuel Adams. from this point the family name changes at least 5 times up till about 1924, where there seams to actually be no more direct decendants-