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     Mary White was baptized on 24 August 1590 in Shalford, co. Essex, England. She was the daughter of Robert White and Bridget Allgar. She married, at age 23, Joseph Loomis, son of John Loomis and Agnes (__?__), on 30 June 1614 in Shalford, co. Essex. She died in 1652 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Conn..

     Elizabeth White was baptized on 5 March 1591 in Shalford, co. Essex, England. She was the daughter of Robert White and Bridget Allgar. She married, at age 25, William Goodwin on 7 November 1616 in Shalford, co. Essex. She died before January 1669/70.

     Bridget White was baptized on 18 August 1594 in Shalford, co. Essex, England. She was the daughter of Robert White and Bridget Allgar. She married, at age 24, John Christmas on 28 September 1618 in Shalford, co. Essex.

     Joseph Loomis was the son of John Loomis and Agnes (__?__). He married Mary White, age 23, daughter of Robert White and Bridget Allgar, on 30 June 1614 in Shalford, co. Essex, England. He died on 25 November 1658 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Conn..
     
Residence: of Braintree, England.

     William Goodwin married Elizabeth White, age 25, daughter of Robert White and Bridget Allgar, on 7 November 1616 in Shalford, co. Essex, England.

     Hannah Groves was the daughter of Philip Groves and Anna (__?__). She married Nathaniel Porter, son of John Porter and Anna White, in 1664. She died in 1671.

     Samuel Porter was baptized on 26 May 1632. He was the son of John Porter and Anna White. He was buried on 15 July 1632 in Felsted, co. Essex, England, , at age 2 months.

     Mary Levit married John White, son of Robert White and Bridget Allgar, on 26 December 1622 in Messing, co. Essex, England.

     William Allgar was buried on 2 August 1575, Shalford.¹

     Mary Allgar was baptized on 9 September 1560 in Shalford, co. Essex, England. She was the daughter of William Allgar. She married, at age 22, Ralfe Bette on 27 September 1582 in Shalford, co. Essex.

     John Allgar was baptized on 6 April 1565 in Shalford, co. Essex, England. He was the son of William Allgar. He died in July 1565 in Shalford, co. Essex, at the age of 3 months at age 0.

     John Allgar was baptized on 5 October 1567 in Shalford, co. Essex, England. He was the son of William Allgar.

     Christian Baldwin was born circa 1614 in Cholesbury, Buckingham, England. She was the daughter of Richard Baldwin and Isabel Harding(?).

     Ralfe Bette married Mary Allgar, age 22, daughter of William Allgar, on 27 September 1582 in Shalford, co. Essex, England.

     John Christmas married Bridget White, age 24, daughter of Robert White and Bridget Allgar, on 28 September 1618 in Shalford, co. Essex, England.

     Dorothy Ingersoll was born circa 1654 in Hartford, Hartford Co., Conn.. She was the daughter of John Ingersoll and Dorothy Lord. She married (1) Jacob Phelps, age 22, son of George Phelps and Frances (__?__), on 12 May 1672 in Westfield, Hampden Co., Mass.. She married (2) (__?__) Root after 1689.

     Richard Hawes was baptized on 2 November 1606 in Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England. He married Ann (__?__). He died on 27 November 1656 in Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Mass., at age 50.

     John Strong II was born circa 1626 in England. He married Mary Clark, daughter of (__?__) Clark and Frances (__?__), on 26 November 1656. He died on 20 February 1697/98 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Conn..

     Capt. Aaron Cook was baptized on 20 March 1613/14 in Bridport, co. Dorset, England. He married (1) Mary Cook before 1638. He married (2) Joan Denslow, daughter of Nicholas Denslow and Elizabeth (__?__), circa 1650 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Conn.; (as his 2'nd wife). He married (3), at age 62, Elizabeth Nash, daughter of John Nash, on 2 December 1676 in New Haven, New Haven Co., Conn.. He married (4), at age 74, Rebecca Foote, daughter of Nathaniel Foote and Elizabeth Deming, on 2 October 1688 in Hadley, Hampshire Co., Mass.. He died on 5 September 1690 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., Mass., at age 76.

     James Adams was born in Scotland.¹ He married (1) Priscilla Ramsdell, daughter of John Ramsdell and Priscilla (__?__), on 7 May 1662 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Mass..² He married (2) Priscilla Hawthorne (widow of Jonathan Shore), daughter of John Hawthorne, on 17 February 1690/91 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Mass..¹ He died on 2 December 1707 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Mass..¹
     
Immigration: in November 1650, on the "Unity."¹
Hobbies/Interests: in 1658 A member of the Scots Charitable Society, the oldest charity organization in the U.S.
Military Service: on 3 September 1650 Taken prisoner by Oliver Cromwell at the battle of Dunbar, Scotland.

     On September 3, 1650, Oliver Cromwell defeated the Scots at the Battle of Dunbar, near Edinburgh, Scotland. The Scottish forces lost about 3,000-4,000 dead and 10,000 were taken prisoner. Nearly 5,100 of the prisoners had been wounded and were dismissed to their homes. The remaining were thrown into dungeons in a castle on Bass Island and then herded off to England. Of these 1,600 died of a pestilential disease. By an ordinance of parliament of 20 October, 1651, the prisoners were banished to the colonies as slaves and shipped to the New World on freighters.
     Slavery was not prominent in New England. A letter to Lord General Cromwell from the Rev. John Cotton states; "The Scots, whom God delivered into your hands at Dunbarre, and whereof sundry were sent hither, we have been desirous (as we could) to make their yoke easy. Such as were sick of the scurvy or other diseases have not wanted physick and chyrurgery [surgery]. They have not been sold for slaves to perpetual servitude, but for 6 or 7 or 8 years, as we do our owne; and he that bought the most of them (I heare) buildeth houses for them, for every four an house, layeth some acres of ground thereto, which he giveth them as their owne, requiring three dayes in the weeke to work for him (by turnes) and 4 days for themselves, and promiseth, as soon as they can repay him the money that he laid out for them, he will set them at liberty."
     These are the circumstances which brought James Adams to New England aboard the ship "Unity" in November of 1650 (date discrepancy). His employment at the Saugus Iron Works in Lynn, Mass. was probably a result of purchase by the Iron Works of his servitude. Obtaining his freedom a number of years later, he removed to Concord, MA. where he married Priscilla Ramsdell and raised his children.
     

     Priscilla Ramsdell was born circa 1640 in Lynn, Essex Co., Mass.. She was the daughter of John Ramsdell and Priscilla (__?__). She married James Adams on 7 May 1662 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Mass..¹ She died before February 1690/91.¹

     Priscilla Adams was born on 9 February 1662/63 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Mass.. She was the daughter of James Adams and Priscilla Ramsdell. She married William Hardy.

     James Adams was born on 29 March 1668 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Mass.. He was the son of James Adams and Priscilla Ramsdell. He married Honor Hall, daughter of Henry Hall.

     Hannah Adams was born on 25 July 1670 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Mass.. She was the daughter of James Adams and Priscilla Ramsdell. She married (1), at age 17, William Russell on 24 April 1688 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Mass.. She married (2) John Lorton.

     John Adams was born on 30 August 1672 in Concord, Middlesex Co., Mass.. He was the son of James Adams and Priscilla Ramsdell.