Adams, John (1620-03-25 - 1670-04-04)

GEMMS Person ID
GEMMS-PERSON- 1481
(old series: GEMMS-PERSON-1624)
Name
John Adams
Title
Mr.
Gender
Male
Denomination
Dissenter - Congregationalist
Lived
b. ca. 1620-03-25 d. ca. 1670-04-04 (old)
Source of Data

Anne James; David Robinson.

Biographical Sources Consulted

SI (ID 793); ACAD (Venn) (ID: ADMS637J); 'Diaries and Letters of Philip Henry', pp. 97, 225.

Other note

The exact birth date of John Adams is unknown. He graduated B.A. from St. John's College, Cambridge in 1641/2. Possibly at Coppenhall, Staffordshire after 1651; rector at Stoke on Trent, 1655-1660; curate at Penley in 1663, and later Congregationalist minister there. In 1669, he led a Congregationalist conventicle in nearby Ellesmere, Shropshire. Philip Henry mentions him a couple of times in his diary, including his funeral (p. 225).

GEMMS record created
June 16, 2017
GEMMS record last edited
July 15, 2024