This page collects information about people with surname Adams who were known or believed to have lived in Massachusetts.
The Adams family was a prominent political family of the United States from the late 18th through the early 20th centuries. Based in eastern Massachusetts, they formed part of the Boston Brahmin community. The surname Adams stems from Henry Adams of Somerset County in Great Britain.
Notable Individuals[]
Early English Immigrants[]
- Henry Adams (1582-1646) - early English immigrant to America - family patriarch
- John Adams (1595-1633) - early settler at Plymouth Colony.
Notable People[]
- John Adams (1735-1826) - lawyer, politician, patriot, diplomat - 2nd President of the United States.
- John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) - lawyer, politician, patriot, diplomat - 6th President of the United States.
- Abigail Smith (1744-1818) - wife of President John Adams.
- John Adams (1595-1633) - English Immigrant who came to Plymouth Colony in 1621 on the Fortune.
- John Adams (1630-1703) - Early Plymouth Colony settler listed on Green Harbor Monument.
- Henry Adams List of Famous Descendants
Notable Landmarks[]
Green Harbor Monument[]

John Adams (1630-1703) is listed in memorium on the Green Harbor Monument, located in Marshfield, Massachusetts and dedicated in honor of the early colonists from Plymouth Colony who settled this area in the early 1600s.
External Links[]

- A genealogical history of Henry Adams, of Braintree, Mass., and his descendants; also John Adams, of Cambridge, Mass., 1632-1897" (1898) Kindle Edition by Andrew Adams.
- Adams Family Tree - Massachusetts Historical Sociaty
- Boston Brahmin = Adams political family
- Society of Mayflower Descendants
- Familypedia:Plymouth Colony
- OneGreatFamily.com -Search Adams Family Records
- Massachusetts Military Records - compiled by Fold3.com
- Tour Historic Plymouth County - Notable Families and Landmarks.
Adams by County[]
- Adams in Barnstable County, Massachusetts
- Adams in Berkshire County, Massachusetts
- Adams in Bristol County, Massachusetts
- Adams in Dukes County, Massachusetts
- Adams in Essex County, Massachusetts
- Adams in Franklin County, Massachusetts
- Adams in Hampden County, Massachusetts
- Adams in Hampshire County, Massachusetts
- Adams in Middlesex County, Massachusetts
- Adams in Nantucket County, Massachusetts
- Adams in Norfolk County, Massachusetts
- Adams in Plymouth County, Massachusetts
- Adams in Suffolk County, Massachusetts
- Adams in Worcester County, Massachusetts