John and Mary Adams of Swindon
John Adams, a son of John and Elizabeth, was baptised in Stratton St Margaret, now a suburb of Swindon, on 22nd June 1740.
Mary Norris, a daughter of William and Mary, was baptised in Chiseldon, about 6 miles south of Stratton St Margaret, on 7th April 1742.
John Adams of Swindon married Mary Norris in Chiseldon on 8th April 1766, witnessed by William Norris, probably her father. They lived in Swindon where they had seven children baptised:
Margaret
10 May 1769
Swindon
Thomas
6 Oct 1771
Swindon
Hannah
10 Jun 1774
Swindon
John
29 Sep 1776
Swindon
Mary
6 Sep 1778
Swindon
Anne
8 July 1780
Swindon
Of their children:
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Mark, of Marlborough, married Hester Swadden in East Kennett on 21st April 1794 and lived for a while in Marlborough, where most of their children were baptised.
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Margaret married Richard Swadden, possibly Hester’s cousin, in Winterbourne Bassett on 27th February 1791. They lived in Winterbourne Bassett with their seven children:
John
29 Mar 1795
Swindon
Richard
4 Jun 1797
Winterbourne Bassett
Thomas
18 Aug 1799
Winterbourne Bassett
Hannah
25 Dec 1802
Winterbourne Bassett
George
15 Jun 1806
Winterbourne Bassett
Elizabeth
10 May 1807
Winterbourne Bassett
Margaret
2 Jun 1811
Winterbourne Bassett
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Thomas married Margaret Hollidge in Swindon on 22nd May 1796 and had eight children:
Hannah
22 Jan 1797
Swindon
Thomas
14 Oct 1804
Swindon
Richard
9 Nov 1806
Swindon
Elizabeth
19 Nov 1809
Swindon
Martha Ann
31 Mar 1812
Swindon
William
31 July 1814
Swindon
Sarah
22 Sep 1816
Swindon
Ann
24 Oct 1819
Swindon
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Hannah married James Perris in Swindon on 16th October 1795. They lived in Wickham, Berkshire, and had four children there:
William
15 Jan 1797
Wickham, Brks
Charles
30 Dec 1798
Wickham, Brks
Cornelius
7 July 1803
Wickham, Brks
George
26 Apr 1807
Wickham, Brks
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John probably married but there are too many John Adams marriages in the area to identify him confidently.
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Mary married Richard Wheeler on 10th May 1803 in Swindon where they had eleven children baptised:
Charles
6 May 1804
Swindon
William
8 Jun 1806
Swindon
George
3 Apr 1808
Swindon
Susannah
25 Jan 1810
Swindon
Richard
8 Mar 1812
Swindon
John
19 Dec 1813
Swindon
Alfred
26 Oct 1815
Swindon
Mark
27 May 1817
Swindon
Thomas
28 Jun 1818
Swindon
Mary
10 Mar 1821
Swindon
Lucy Ann
14 Dec 1823
Swindon
In 1841 Richard and Mary were in Swindon with their daughter Lucy.
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Ann married Thomas King on 31st August 1801 in Swindon where the first of their seven children were baptised:
Sarah
12 Dec 1802
Swindon
Elizabeth
3 Feb 1805
Swindon
Thomas
15 Apr 1807
Swindon
John
15 Oct 1809
Castle Eaton
William
25 Dec 1812
Castle Eaton
Robert
30 Oct 1814
Castle Eaton
Joseph
22 Nov 1818
Castle Eaton
They must have moved to Castle Eaton in about 1808 and they were still living there in 1841. With them were Richard (15) and Alford (12) King, possibly grandchildren.