Collections of the New Jersey Historical Society, Vol. 9 (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from Collections of the New Jersey Historical Society, Vol. 9 John Adams was from Reading, in Berkshire, England. He married Elizabeth, dau. of John Fenwick, and came out with him in the ship Griffin, Robert Griffith, master, which arrived off the present Salem, on the Delaware, probably about the first of October, 1675. He brought with him his wife, and three children -Elizabeth, eleven years old; Fenwick, a lad of nine, and Mary, aged four years. Adams is described in the records first as a "weaver" or "clothier," indicating his occupation in England, but after his arrival here he is designated as "planter;" by 1686 he is on the border line, "yeoman alias gentleman," and in 1689 is a full-fledged "gentleman." On March 24, 1674-5, Fenwick gave him and his wife a patent for 2,000 acres of land in the proposed "Fenwick´s Colony," afterwards "Salem Tenth," and ultimately Salem. He was among the signers, 25th of 4th mo. (June), 1676, of the agreement for apportioning and settling the town of New Salem, affixing his mark to that important instrument. On July 14, 1676, he received from Fenwick a warrant for the survey of 500 acres, which tract was deeded to him Sept. 12, 1676. On Oct. 18, 1676, a tract of 1,468 acres was surveyed for him. He had a decided predilection for affixing his mark instead of signing his name to documents of all kinds. He and his wife incurred the displeasure of the local court on Sept. 13, 1680, but frankly acknowledged their fault and promised better behavior in the future. It is doubtful if they kept the promise. John Fenwick, in his will, dated Aug. 7, 1683, Indicates his lack of confidence in his son-in-law, Adams. The latter does not seem to have exerted much influence in the new community. He was a member of the West Jersey House of Representatives for several years, it is understood. He lived at Penn´s Neck, Salem, his tract being known as Sapaney. His house, built at Ivy Point, near Market street, Salem, stood until about 1825. No record of any will by John Adams or by his wife has been found, nor is it certainly known when they died. They are not mentioned in the will of their son Fenwick, in 1689, and may have died before that. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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