William Adams, 1594-1661, of Ipswich, Massachusetts, and Some of His Descendants


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William Adams (1594-1661) and his family settled at Cambridge, Massachusetts, before 1635. He was the father of seven children, ca. 1620-ca. 1642. The family moved to Ipswich, Massachusetts, before 1642. Record lists and children and grandchildren of each generation but chiefly follows line of descent to Madeline Adams Whitehead. Madeline Adams (1913-1994) was born in Paris Township, Linn County, Kansas, the daughter of Robert Clyde Adams (1885-1955) and Harriet [Hattie] Mapes Adams (1883-1918). Her family moved to Corvallis, Oregon, ca. 1939. She married Charles Edward Whitehead, son of William Henry Whitehead (1882-1919) and Blance Eaton Whitehead (1883-1911) at Kansas City in 1936. They settled at Los Angeles, California. They had three daughters, 1941-1945.




The 1996 Genealogy Annual


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The Genealogy Annual is a comprehensive bibliography of the year's genealogies, handbooks, and source materials. It is divided into three main sections.p liFAMILY HISTORIES-/licites American and international single and multifamily genealogies, listed alphabetically by major surnames included in each book.p liGUIDES AND HANDBOOKS-/liincludes reference and how-to books for doing research on specific record groups or areas of the U.S. or the world.p liGENEALOGICAL SOURCES BY STATE-/liconsists of entries for genealogical data, organized alphabetically by state and then by city or county.p The Genealogy Annual, the core reference book of published local histories and genealogies, makes finding the latest information easy. Because the information is compiled annually, it is always up to date. No other book offers as many citations as The Genealogy Annual; all works are included. You can be assured that fees were not required to be listed.




Edward Colborne of Ipswich, Massachusetts (1618-1712) and Five Generations of His Descendants


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Edward Colborne was born in England and immigrated to Massachusetts in 1635. Edward was the father of nine children, one of whom was John Colburn (1644-1695) who was born in Ipswich, Massachusetts. John married Susannah Read and they were the parents of nine children. Descendants live in North Dakota, South Dakota, California and other parts of the United States.







New Englanders in the 1600s


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"This book is a basic tool both for genealogists and for historians. Those whose work focuses on seventeenth-century New England will wonder how they managed without it.'




The Berkshire Genealogist


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A Family Record of Dr. Samuel Adams, United Empire Loyalist of Vermont and Upper Canada


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Dr. Samuel Adams was born in Stratford, Connecticut and married Martha Curtis. They later moved to Vermont and then, as a result of the Revolutionary War, settled in Grenville, Ontario where he died. Ancestry is traced to William Adams who was in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1635. He later died in Ipswich, Massachusetts. Descendants lived in Ontario, British Columbia, Québec, South Dakota, and elsewhere.