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The Revd. John ADAMS, B.A.

The Revd. John ADAMS, B.A.

Male Est 1667 - 1733  (~ 66 years)    Has no ancestors but 8 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name John ADAMS 
    Prefix The Revd. 
    Suffix [ONS gp] B.A. 
    Relationshipwith Teresa Ann GOATHAM
    Born Est 1667 
    • Estimate based on date of matriculation
    Gender Male 
    Education 28 Mar 1683  Hart Hall, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    Matriculated 
    Education 1686  Lincoln College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Graduated 
    Oath of Allegiance 19 Feb 1686/87 
    Subscribed 
    • Every person about to be ordained priest or deacon had to, before ordination, take and subscribe to the oath of allegiance and supremacy in the presence of the archbishop or bishop by whom he is about to be ordained. John did this the day before his ordination as a deacon.

      There are records (noted on the CCEd website) of the subscription and ordination of a John Adams who fits well as this one: the college is right, and the date fits with that of his graduation (as recorded by Foster).
    Ordained 20 Feb 1686/87  St. Peter-in-the-East Church, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    To the diaconate 
    • John was ordained by the Bishop of Sodor and Man, Baptist Levinz, with the permission of Samuel Parker, Bishop of Oxford. Baptist Levinz appears to have been an academic, based in Oxford, rather than in his diocese.
    Will
    • A will is listed by Fry, no copy now known to survive
    Occupation Between 13 Oct 1688 and 10 Mar 1732/33  Blackawton, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    Vicar 
    • I have not found out what John did between his ordination as deacon and being instituted as vicar of Blackawton (that includes not finding when he was priested).

      Institution as Perpetual Vicar details from CCEd, citing Devon RO, Chanter 26 (Register) (record link). The Patron at this time was Nicholas Roope

      There is a reference to John being Vicar in Devon RO, Chanter 220 (Liber Cleri) (2 Sep 1689)
      (record link)

      There is a another reference to John being Vicar in Devon RO, Chanter 220 (Liber Cleri) (22 Sep 1692)
      (record link)
    Buried 10 Mar 1732/33  St. Michael’s Church, Blackawton, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • From PR entries (images on FMP, viewed 9 Aug 2014):
      "March 10. Buried the Rev.nd Mr. John Adams Minister of Blackawton" (under heading '1732') (Archive ref: 995A/PR/1/3 )
      "[March] the. 10. Buried. the Reverend Mr. John Adams Minister of Blackawton Affidavit 13."  (under heading '1732') (Archive ref: 995A/PR/1/4)
    Notes 
    • (Research):I wondered if John had been married before he married Jane. There were 3 bapisms of children of John and Ann(a) at Blackawton in the 1690s; two showed 'Mr John Addams and Ann(a)', the other shows that that John was a yeoman, and a William baptised in 1701 who could be a child with Jane, but also shows that the father was John Adam the yeoman.
    Person ID I16794  All
    Last Modified 5 Jan 2023 

    Family 1 Jane WOTTON,   bap. 17 Feb 1666/67, St. Michael’s Church, Blackawton, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 23 Jan 1701/02, St. Michael’s Church, Blackawton, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 34 years) 
    Other Partners: John HOLDICH  m. 11 Nov 1690 
    Married 6 Jun 1699  St. George’s Church, Dittisham, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • That this Jane was married to a John Adams (after John Holdich died) from the Court of Chancery case regarding her uncle William Wotton's will (C 6/324/47). This also describes him as 'Clarke' making it clear it was the Vicar and not the Yeoman with the name that she was married to, as does the PR entry.

      Details from PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 4 Jan 2022)
      "Mr John Adams Vicar of Blackauton & Mrs Jane Holditch were married the sixth day of June"
    Last Modified 5 Jan 2023 
    Family ID F6808  Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Patience,   bur. 21 Nov 1749, St. Michael’s Church, Blackawton, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    Married Between 1702 and 1709 
    Children 5 children 
    Last Modified 4 Jan 2023 
    Family ID F6811  Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map Click to hide
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Vicar - Between 13 Oct 1688 and 10 Mar 1732/33 - Blackawton, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 6 Jun 1699 - St. George’s Church, Dittisham, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 10 Mar 1732/33 - St. Michael’s Church, Blackawton, Devon, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
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    Pin Legend Address Church or Cemetery Military service or death Hospital Small location Town / City County, state or province Country Registration District Place of education Court Property Not Set

  • Wills (transcripts)
    The will of Walter Wotton (1631 - 1691)    		The will of Walter Wotton (1631 - 1691)
    Walter Wotton is a 9 x great grandfather of mine

  • Sources 
    1. [S306] Alumni Oxonienses (1500-1714), Joseph Foster, (http://www.oua.ox.ac.uk/enquiries/membersguide.html  ), p. 6, col. 1, vol. A-D (http://www.oua.ox.ac.uk/enquiries/membersguide.html   : accessed 9 Aug 2014) (Reliability: 3).

      "Adams, John (Addams), s. Thomas, of Woodbury,
      Devon, pleb. Hart Hall, matric. 28 March, 1683,
      aged 19; B.A. from Lincoln Coll. 1686, vicar of
      Blackawton, Devon, 1688. See Foster's Index Ecc."