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John Adams came from England to Plymouth, Massachusetts in the 'Fortune' in 1621. This was the second ship, after the Mayflower, to land at Plymouth. His wife Elenor/Helen/Ellen Newton came in the 'Ann" in 1623, and she was granted land in Plymouth. John died in 1633 and in 1634 Elenor remarried to Kenelm Winslow, of Marshfield. [1]
11 November 1633 Records 1:19 Following the intestate death of John Adams, his widow Hellen/Ellen Adams was appinted administrix of the estate, and was bound, together with John Barnes, "in the sum of 140£", to make full payment of "all & every the debts of the said John Adams," who had left no will. [2] Ellen was directed to provide £5 apiece to her three children by John Adams - James, John and Susan - when they came of age, if she should choose to remarry.[3]
Text References
- ↑ The Genealogical Magazine of NJ; (Whittemore's Adams Family, (1893) p. 55; Davis's Landmarks of Plymouth, II:3; Mayflower Descendant 1:157)
- ↑ JOHN BARNES of Plymouth, 1633-1651, dec. ca. 30 August 1671 Compiled by Jeff Fleisher & Chip Cunningham University of Virginia Anth 509, Spring & Summer 1996 This record is available online at the University of Virginia website Plymouth Colony Project: http://www.people.virginia.edu/~jfd3a/Plymouth/Barnes3.html
- ↑ Anderson, Great Migration Begins
| The Fortune (1621)
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| The Fortune, the second ship to arrive at Plymouth, was sent by the Merchant Adventurers, the same group that financed the Mayflower. It arrived unexpectedly and without significant supplies, thus further stressing the colony. Upon return to England, the Fortune was carrying £500 of cargo to pay off the Pilgrims' debt, but it was captured by the French en route.
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| Sailed: | 9 Aug 1621 from London, England under Master Thomas Barton
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| Arrived: | 9 Nov 1621 at Plymouth, Massachusetts, shortly after the first Thanksgiving
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| Next Vessel: | The Anne and the Little James (1623)
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