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- SOURCE: Henry Adams of Somersetshire, England and Braintree by J.Gardner
Bartlett - This reference has been used extensively for information about
Henry Adams, the immigrant, his sons and family, and the ancestry of the Adams'
family in England.
Bartlett's genealogy of Henry Adams provides an interesting history of twelve
and thirteenth century England, especially for the county of Somersetshire. He
presents a believable accounting and pedigree of the Adams family starting with
Fitz Adams (born about 1140) of Charlton-Adams, Somersetshire. He points out
that the name "Adams" (Adam's son) was very common in England. Furthermore, the
law of primogeniture (an exclusive right of inheritance belonging to the eldest
son) which was the social system of that time, eliminated from pedigrees the
descendants of younger sons. This practice makes it very difficult to track a
specific person with absolute confidence. Nevertheless, it is believable that
of the hundreds of unknown, unrecorded descendants of this ancient Fitz Adams
family of Somersetshire, one is our John Adams.
Bartlett's book is recommended reading for anyone who is interested in more
detail about the ancestry of Henry Adams as well as his descendants, especially
those leading to Presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams. This reference
was used to establish the Schuler, Mitchell, Clark pedigree through Edward and
Henry Adams, sons of Henry Adams, the immigrant.
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