Samuel Adams
Captain, Miller
Born: About 1617 Somersetshire, England
Married: May 7, 1668 Chelmsford, Massachusetts
Died: January 24, 1688/9, Charlestown, Massachusetts
Father: Henry Adams b.c.1583
Mother: Edith Squire b.c.1587
Wife: Esther Sparhawk b.1635
Children:
Joseph Adams b.1673
Notes:
-Captain Samuel Adams was a miller in Chelmsford. He was a commissioner of the general court. Owned and operated a grist mill and a saw mill.
Sources:
-Birth Source: Age at death
-Marriage Source: Chelmsford Vital Records "Mr. Samuel Adams and Mrs. Esther Sparhawk were married by Capt. Daniel Griggan of Cambrige May the 7th, 1668"
-Death Source: Vital Rec of Charlestown "resident of chelmsford, having fallen ill in Charlestown and died there". Also recorded in Chelmsford.
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