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Lt. Henry Adams.
(1610 - 1675/76)
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Henry (brother of Samuel and Thomas) is the son of Henry and Edith (Squire) Adams About 1650 Henry became one of the founders of Medfield, Mass., where he held numerous town offices. On 6 January 1673/74 he was appointed lieutenant of the local military company. During King Philip’s War, Medfield was raided by the Indians on 21 Feb. 1675/6, most of the town was destroyed, and Henry was killed at his doorway during this attack.
Ironically, after Henry’s death, his widow was accidentally killed the same day. Elizabeth had been taken to the house of the minister, the Rev. Wilson, where she retired to an upstairs bedroom and while lying in bed, was killed by the accidental discharge of a gun in the hand of Capt. Jacob who was in the room below her.
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10th Great
Granduncle
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John Adams
(1655 - ?)
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John is the son of John and Anne (_____) Adams, making him the grandson of Henry and Edith (Squire) Adams. He served as a trooper under Capt. Thomas Prentice from 1675-1676.
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Capt. Samuel Adams
(1617 - 1688/89)
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Samuel (brother of Henry and Thomas) is the son of Henry and Edith (Squire) Adams. He was appointed captain of the Chelsmford, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts Bay Colony military company.
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10th Great
Grandfather
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Lt. Thomas Adams
(1612 - ?)
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Thomas (brother of Henry and Samuel) is the son of Henry and Edith (Squire) Adams. In May 1678 he was appointed ensign and in May 1682 lieutenant of the Chelsmford, Middlesex Co.,Massachusetts Bay Colony military company.
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10th Great
Granduncle
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Major John Albro
(1617 - 1712)
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John served in the Militia of the Colony of Rhode island and Providence Plntations. He was elected sergeant on 13 March 1644/45; and elected lieutenant on 1 April 1653. He served during King Philip’s War as a captain in May 1677 and later promoted to a major on 27 December 1680.
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9th Great
Grandfather
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Lt. Edward Culver
(abt. 1654 - 1732)
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Edward, along with his father a brothers, served out of the Colony of Connecticut and took part in the “Swamp light” wich occurred near Tiverton, Rhode Island, on 19 December 1675, when the tribes again met with defeat and heavy loss.
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Husband of
7th Great
Grandaunt
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Samuel Tarbox
(1647 - 1715)
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Samuel served under Capt. Joseph Gardiner of Salem, Massachusetts,.
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8th Great
Grandfather
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