ADDAMS/ADAMS family West Dean/Awre (General)

by helena, Thursday, June 07, 2007, 09:47 (6372 days ago) @ RUSS SMITH

Hello Russ,

I have recently joined this forum and came across your message. I expect you have carried out a lot more research since 2005 (!) but I thought you may like to know that John Adams and Ann Francis/Frances were my Great x4 Grandparents. Married in 1786 at Newland Parish Church. They had a son John Adams, born 1796, who married Mary Waters on 25 Sept 1821 in Awre. Mary Waters was born 1806 in Chepstow, Monmouth. John was a victualler/quarryman (Quarryman Arms, Old Furnace, West Dean in the 1841 census). Between them they had six children, Thomas born 1821, William born 1826, George born 1827, Emily born 1829, Mary Ann born 1831 and Robert Waters Adams born 1833, died 1879 (my G-G Grandfather). Thomas married Ann Meek in 1846(?), George married Elizabeth Quarryman and Robert married Dinah Welch in 1863. I'm not sure whether John Adams snr had any brothers and sisters but there could be a link with Richard Adams? I have further and later family history which I am happy to share. Cheers, Helen