History Of Conway 1767 1917 PDF Download

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1917 edition. Excerpt: ... Family Genealogies. Revised And Arranged By Miss Ada Patrick. The genealogy of the families that came here in the first hundred years has been gathered from the town records, family Bibles, published and unpublished genealogical records, from descendants of the original settlers, and from various obscure places. In this work the ancestors of the first settlers in the town have been traced back to the original immigrant, which has required a vast amount of investigation and considerable correspondence. The genealogies here given are as correct as we have been able to procure. No work of this kind was ever printed without mistakes, and we hope to be pardoned for ours. To assist in tracing the various lines of descent, the sons who became heads of families residing in Conway are marked with an asterisk (). GENEALOGIES. ADAMS. William Adams of Ipswich, was of Cambridge, as early as 1635, removed to Ipswich where he was a farmer, and died in 1661. One of his sons was Rev. William Adams, a noted divine of Dedham, Mass., and the first graduate of Harvard College by the name of Adams. Joel Adams (Benjamin, Thomas, Nathaniel, William), b. North Brookfield, April 19, 1752, m. July 4, 1776, Joanna Hale, daughter of Capt. Thomas of Brookfield. She was b. Jan. 19, 1754, d. here Oct. 12, 1846. He was born on the place in Brookfield and married there; moved to Montague and finally settled in Conway. Children recorded in Conway. Nancy, b. Aug. 4, 1777, m. Samuel Dunham. Polly, b. Nov. 11, 1779, m. Nathaniel Holmes. Mordecai, b. Apr. 1, 1782, m. Thankful. Persis, b. Aug. 10, 1784, m. John Emerson. Betsey, b. June 29, 1786, d. Sept. 8, 1803. Joel, b. Aug. 4, 1788, d. Feb. 18, 1831. Charles, b. May 25, 1790, m. Polly;m. (2) Katherine Adams. Joanna, b. Apr....