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Simon Burrell Adams nieces & nephews.
TOP LEFT
PICTURE 1
AUNT "NIN" ADAMS MAYER>
(Most likely Almeda Malinda who married Jacob Mayer of Kansas)
TOP RIGHT
AMANDA ADAMS COPELAND (Aunt Maggie's mother) Decatur , Michigan.
Bottom left
LANT ADAMS (Most likely N. Alamson who married Amanda Brown Hamilton Allegan Co. Michigan)
Bottom Right
JOHN Q. ADAMS (lived at Long Lake, Grand Traverse County, Michigan.
PICTURE 2
UNCLE JOHN ADAMS (WOULD BE NEPHEW OF SIMON B. ADAMS AND SON OF ANSON ABYRAM THE FIRST.
NEXT WOULD BE "LYDIA THOMAS ?
(IF SO , WOULD BE ANSON ABYRAM ADAMS 1ST DAUGHTER AND NIECE OF SIMON BURRELL ADAMS.
NEXT WOULD BE HARRIET ADAMS DAYTON
(WOULD BE WIFE OF JOHN M. DAYTON AND SISTER OF SIMON BURRELL ADAMS.
IF PEOPLE ARE IDENTIFIED CORRECTLY THIS IS WHERE THEY FIT IN.
FOUR GENERATIONS PICTURE 3
SEATED SIMON BURRELL ADAMS( MY GREAT GREAT GRANDPA) HOLDING CLAIR WILLIAM CHURCH ON HIS LAP (MY UNCLE)
STANDING LEFT RAYMOND B. CHURCH (MY GRANDPA)
STANDING RIGHT ADDIE GENEVA ADAMS CHURCH (MY GREAT GRANDMA)

THREE GREAT GREAT GRANDMOTHERS & TWO GREAT GRANDMOTHERS. BELOW seated 1. Mary Jane Lasher Slocum (Mrs. Abram Slocum) mother of Eliza Slocum Sherwood. 2. Sally Maria Gowdy Adams (Mrs. S.B. ADAMS) mother to Addie G. Adams Church 3. Mary Eliza Baker Sherwood (Mrs. Wm. Andrew Sherwood) mother of Ulysess Grant Sherwood(who Married Eliza Slocum) Lytle Church is the baby (my Uncle) standing is Eliza Slocum Sherwood (mother of Ina Church) Standing Addie Adams Church ( mother of Ray Church_). Middle picture is Addie Adams abt 1877 My Great Grandmother also the 3rd picture is the same Addie Adams Church Oct. 8, 1945 My Great Grandmother .

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William Henry Church (My Great Grandfather) husband of Addie G. Adams Church. father to Raymond B. Church. *W.H.C. Birthday 3-31-1863 M. 9-28-1884 D.11-11-1931

Willard & Mary Sherman Church (or Sharman) Farm in Elm Valley on Alfred Road near Jericho Hill.

Above Willard Church & Mary Sharman (or Sherman) Church from a Tintype that my cousin Glen Kruger now has. 1860's. These are the parents of William Henry Church and Grandparents of Raymon B. Church (My Great Great grandparents)

CHILDREN OF SIMON BURRELL ADAMS & SALLY MARIA GOWDY ADAMS.WITH THEIR SPOUCES. HUSBAND STANDING BEHIND THEIR REPECTIVE WIVES. 1ST. COUPLE WILLIAM ELAM AND MIANDA STOUT ADAMS 2ND COUPLE HERBERT BURRELL AND MARGARET COPELAND ADAMS 3RD COUPLE ANSON ABYRAM AND NETTIE HADLEY ADAMS 4TH COUPLE WILLIAM HENRY AND ADDIE ADAMS CHURCH..

The second President of the United States John Adams was Henry & Edith Adams Great Great Grandson.. This Church is "St Mary the Virgin" in the village of Charlton,Mackrell, Somerset,England. John Adams was to become the first Vice President(1789-1797) under Washington and the second President(1797-1801)HE WAS ALSO THE FOUNDER OF THE AMERICAN NAVY. He also was a signer of the "Declaration of Independence"July 4,1776. He helped negotiate the peace with England in 1779. There is also a plaque on the North wall that says Matthew Gannett sailed with Henry Adams to the New World and helped found Bridgewater.

ABOVE IS THE ALTER IN THE CHURCH OF" ST. MARY THE VIRGIN" IN THE VILLAGE OF CHARLTON, MACKRELL IN SOMERSET, ENGLAND. HENRY ADAMS & EDITH SQUIRE WERE MARRIED HERE ON OCTOBER 19,1609. HENRY BORN 1583 WAS THE FOURTH CHILD AND SECOND SON OF JOHN ADAMS & AGNES STONE WHO WERE MARRIED IN 1576. Beth is the 11 generation decendent of Henry Adams. My children will be 12 Generation. . I dream to have my 25 wedding Ann. vows renewed here. EDITH'S FATHER WAS HENRY SQUIRE AND HER GRANDFATHER WAS REVERAND WILLIAM SQUIRE & WIFE ALICE (SCARLETT) SQUIRE. EDITH (SQUIRE) ADAMS HAD TWO SISTER ONE ANN (SQUIRE) PURCHASE MARRIED TO AQUILA PURCHASE & ANOTHER SISTER MARGARET (SQUIRE) SHEPARD MARRIED TO JOHN SHEPARD. SHE BECAME THE ANCESTRESS OF PRESIDENT WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT,(1909-1913) DURING THE REIGN OF ELIZABETH THEIR GRANDFATHER WILLIAM SQUIRE DIED IN OFFICE AS A PRIEST IN 1567 IN CHARLTON, MACKRELL. HENRY WITH HIS WIFE & EIGHT SONS MADE THE VOYAGE TO NORTH AMERICA IN 1638 ON THE "MARY & JOHN" 400 TONS, OUT OF PLYMOUTH WITH 140 SOULS.THE VOYAGE TOOK 70 DAYS. HENRY WAS 55 WHEN HE TOOK THE VOYAGE. HOW FORTUNATE THAT WILLIAM SQUIRE WAS NOT BURNED AT THE STAKE THOSE LONG & MANY YEARS AGO.

Church of "Barton St. David", home parish where Henry Adams was born.

Plaque honoring Henry Adams in "Barton St. David Church" in England. Henry born here about 1583. Plaque erected by Edward Dean Adams AD 1926

Aunt Verna Jean (Church) Willis in England at " Barton St. David Church" she is a tenth Generation Descendant of Henry Adams taken July 1996.

Altar at "Barton St. David" Church.

"Kingweston Church" Between 1614 and 1622 Henry & Edith moved to Kingweston( a neighboring parish). Their son Peter Adams,our ancestor, was baptized in this parish.

My Aunt Dr. Verna Jean Willis flying to a book signing in Dallas, TX also, ALL THESE PICTURES ARE TAKEN BY MY AUNT VERNA JEAN WILLIS WHOM I AM VERY PROUD TO SAY HAS WORKED HER WHOLE LIFE TO HELP EDUCATE MANY STUDENTS SHE IS A PROFFESSOR OF ENGLISH AT GEORGIA STATE UNV. AND SHE HAS BECOME AN AUTHOR SO HER TITLES BEHIND HER NAME STILL INCREASE UNTILL I WILL NEED A BOOK TO WRITE THEM ALL IN HA HA. I LOVE YOU AUNT JEAN !:) WHOS WHO IN AMERICA'S AUNT-E. THATS YOU.
A BIG THANK YOU FROM ME....FOREVER..

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