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Descendants of Downing Progenitor-214485

Ninth Generation


53. Professor, anti-slaver, lawyer Adams John Quincy-2187 (Abigail Smith , Elizabeth Quincy , Elizabeth Norton , John Norton , Lucy Downing , Emanuel , George , Progenitor ) was born on 11 Jul 1767 in Quincy,Mass. He died on 23 Feb 1848.

He is against Tom Paine's book, Rights of Man. After ratification of the Jay Treaty, on 9 December, 1795, he has a private audience with George III. Notes taken from Andrew Oliver, Portraits of John and Abigail Adams, Cambridge, Mass. Belknap Press of harvard University Press. 1967. notes from Allan Nevins, (Ed), The Diary of John Quincy Adams, 1794-1845: American Diplomacy, and political, social, and intellectual life, from Washington to Polk. New York. Charles Scribner's Sons. 1951. See Andrew Oliver, Portraits of John Quincy Adams and his wife, Cambridge. Mass. 1970. Cf., D. Bobbe, Mr and Mrs John Quincy Adams. New York. 1930. Cf., James Truslow Adams, The Adams Family. 1930. See Klingelhofer, Ridley, pp. 98ff. He is 2nd pres US 1797-1801, born Quincy Mass, lawyer, apptd 1777 to succeed Silas Deane qv as Commissioner to France, not a good loan negotiator, got a loan in 1782, helped draw up the 1783 Treaty of Paris, to end Am Rev, then got another loan, then envoy to Britain, found British cold and unwilling to discuss problems of Treaty of 1783, to be Vice-Pres under Washington in middle of contest between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson. Adams is detested by the Jeffersonians. See his wife Louisa dr of Joshua Johnson in London, see J. Price article on Joshua Johnson. p. 154, Note 3. Website by D. Hogg at http://hdhdata.org/roots/ on Adams genealogy.

John married (1) Johnson Louisa Catherine (Louise)-49513 daughter of Merchant Annapolis, London, US Consul Johnson Joshua-1060 and Of London Nuth Catherine-49512 in 1797 in London. Louisa was born in 1775. She died in 1852.

J. Price on Joshua Johnson in London, p. 154, Note 3. Website by D. Hogg at http://hdhdata.org/roots/ on Adams genealogy.

John and Louisa had the following children:

  64 M i Adams George Washington-49803 was born in 1801. He died in 1829.

He is son1. See Nevins, (Ed), chronology, p. xx. Website by D. Hogg at http://hdhdata.org/roots/ on Adams genealogy.
        George married ANotknown Miss-49804.
  65 M ii Adams John-49800 was born on 4 Jul 1803. He died in 1834.

He is son2. Nevins, (Ed), chronology, pp. xx1. Website by D. Hogg at http://hdhdata.org/roots/ on Adams genealogy.
        John married Hellen Mary Catherine-49834 daughter of Hellen Progenitor-93022 and HNotknown Miss-138530 in 1828. Mary was born in 1806/1807. She died in 1870.

No notes.
  66 F iii Adams Louisa-74239.

No notes.
+ 67 M iv Adams Charles Francis Snr-344996 was born in 1807. He died in 1886.

John married (2) Crowninshield Frances Cadwalader-69622 daughter of Crowninshield George Caspar-178402 and Sears Harriet Elizabeth Dickason-178403. Frances was born in 1839. She died in 1911.

54. Chief Justice Massachustetts Adams Thomas Boylston-49826 (Abigail Smith , Elizabeth Quincy , Elizabeth Norton , John Norton , Lucy Downing , Emanuel , George , Progenitor ) was born in 1772. He died in 1832.

Website by D. Hogg at http://hdhdata.org/roots/ on Adams genealogy.

Thomas married Harrod Ann-49827 daughter of Harrod Progenitor-187398 and HNotknown Miss-187399 in 1805.

No notes.

Thomas and Ann had the following children:

  68 F i Adams Elizabeth Coombs-49841 was born in 1808. She died in 1903.

55. Adams Abigail Amelia-49828 (Abigail Smith , Elizabeth Quincy , Elizabeth Norton , John Norton , Lucy Downing , Emanuel , George , Progenitor ) was born in 1765. She died in 1813.

Abigail married (1) US Rep New York Patriot Smith William Stephens-49829 son of Smith Progenitor-49824 and SNotknown Miss-49825. William was born in 1755 in Long Island NY. He died in 1816 in NY.

gapskey ux49 for more His own wikipeda page. Unsuccessful entrepreneur. He is secretary in London to John Adams. Federalist.

William and Abigail had the following children:

  69 M i Smith William Steuben-502893 was born in 1787. He died in 1853.
        William married Johnson Catharine-502897 daughter of Merchant Annapolis, London, US Consul Johnson Joshua-1060 and Of London Nuth Catherine-49512.
  70 M ii Smith John-502894.
  71 M iii Smith Thomas-502895.
  72 F iv Smith Caroline de Windt-502896.

Abigail married (2) Smith Henry Williams-352145 son of Smith Senior-352146 and SNotknown Miss-352147.

58. Adams Charles Francis-352141 (Abigail Smith , Elizabeth Quincy , Elizabeth Norton , John Norton , Lucy Downing , Emanuel , George , Progenitor ) was born in 1770. He died in 1800.

He is son2. In the TV series on John Adams he is a hopeless alcoholic who dies relatively young, disowned by his father, and has several children. Website by D. Hogg at http://hdhdata.org/roots/ on Adams genealogy.

Charles married Smith Sarah-49823 daughter of Smith Progenitor-49824 and SNotknown Miss-49825 in 1795. Sarah was born in 1769. She died in 1828.

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Charles and Sarah had the following children:

  73 F i Adams Susana Clark-Treadway-502891 was born in 1796. She died in 1884.
  74 F ii Adams Abigail Louisa Smith Johnson-502892 was born in 1798. She died in 1836.

59. Judge Cranch William-349097 (Mary Smith , Elizabeth Quincy , Elizabeth Norton , John Norton , Lucy Downing , Emanuel , George , Progenitor ) was born in 1769. He died in 1855.

He is a nephew of Abigail Adams qv wife of the president. His own wikipedia entry. He was once ruined by land speculations.

William married Greenleaf Anna-349096 daughter of Hon Merchant Boston Greenleaf William six-258650 and Brown Mary-258651. Anna was born in 1772. She died in 1843.

She had 12 children.

William and Anna had the following children:

+ 75 F i Cranch Abigail Adams-349338.
+ 76 M ii Cranch Christopher Pearse-502317 was born in 1813. He died in 1892.
  77 M iii Cranch Edward Pope-503004 was born in 1809. He died in 1892.
        Edward married Wood Bertha-503005 daughter of Wood Progenitor-503039 and WNotknown Miss-503040.
  78 F iv Cranch Elizabeth Eliot-503006 was born in 1805. She died in 1860.

Cf, J Barnard, jstor article, History of the Church of the new Jerusalem in the City of Washington.
        Elizabeth married Poet and Lawyer Dawes Rufus-503007 son of Judge of Massachusetts Dawes Thomas-157779 and Greenleaf Margaret-356099. Rufus was born in 1823. He died in 1859.

on 28-6-2010. Cf, J Barnard, jstor article, History of the Church of the New Jerusalem in the City of Washington.
+ 79 M v Cranch John-503008.
  80 M vi Cranch John Quincy-503014 was born in 1803. He died in 1804.
  81 F vii Cranch Margaret Dawes-503015 was born in 1819. She died in 1895 in Staten Island New York.

She had seven children.
        Margaret married Hon Brooks Erastus-503016.

on 28-6-2010.
  82 M viii Cranch Richard-503017 was born in 1797. He died in 1824.

Unmarried.

61. Professor Norton Andrews-352530 (Samuel Snr Norton , John Norton , John Norton , John Norton , Lucy Downing , Emanuel , George , Progenitor ) was born in 1786. He died in 1853.

Theological controversialist. Unitarian professor at Harvard.

Andrews married Eliot Catherine-352529 daughter of Eliot Samuel-352528 and Atkins Catherine-352527.

They had the following children:

+ 83 M i Art historian Norton Charles Eliot-352531 was born in 1827. He died in 1908.
+ 84 M ii Norton Samuel Atkins-352532.
  85 M iii General Norton Charles Eliot-469505.
  86 M iv Norton Frank Henry-469506.
  87 F v Norton Grace-469507 was born in 1834. She died in 1926.
+ 88 F vi Norton Louisa-504056.

63. Metcalfe Oren-365332 (Thomas Metcalfe , Hannah Richardson , Jane Downing , Nathaniel , John , Emanuel , George , Progenitor ).

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Oren married Lyons Zuleika Rosalie-365333 daughter of Dr Lyons Joseph B.-365340 and Cox Aurora Deborah-365341.

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Oren and Zuleika had the following children:

  89 M i Metcalfe James Bard-365334.

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        James married Boarman Mary Louise-365335 daughter of Boarman Thomas Michael-365336 and BNotknown Mary-365337.

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  90 M ii Metcalfe Richard Inge-365338.

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        Richard married Learned Louise-365339 daughter of Learned Progenitor-365481 and LNotknown Miss-365482.

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