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William Adams 1610 – 1698 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1610

Birth Location: Cornwall, England

Death Date: 1698

Death Location: Cornwall, England

Father: Bennett Younger

Mother: Jane Clemow

Spouse(s): Ann Newport

Children(s): Humphrey Adams

According to available records, William Adams was born in 1610 in Cornwall, England, the child of Bennett Adams The Younger and Jane Clemow. Following those early years, William Adams married Ann Newport, and their family grew to include Humphrey Adams. In the later years of life, William Adams died in 1698 in Cornwall, England.

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Parents

Bennett Younger
1574 – 1609
Birth Location: Phillack Cornwall, England
BY
Jane Clemow
1600 – 1662
Birth Location: Cornwall, England
JC

Spouses(s)

Ann Newport
1625 – 1658
Birth Location: Cornwall, England
AN

Children(s)

Humphrey Adams
1643 – 1701
Birth Location: Gwinear, Cornwall, England
HA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Abt. 1610
    Event Place: Cornwall, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1698
    Event Place: Cornwall, England
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