The ADAMS Family Tree - Generation 3

Adams Family History - Generation 3


JAMES RANSON (1841 - 1933)

2.1. First child
of Ann ADAMS and Robert RANSON, James Ranson, was born April 14, 1841, Haldimand Township, Ontario. He married Isabella Sarah Jane COCHRANE and had a family of three children:

  • Mary Jane (1860 - 19??)
  • Sarah (1864 - 19??)
  • Charles (1869 - 19??)

James Ranson farmed in Yarmouth Township, Elgin County in 1871, then moving to Haldimand Twp., Northumberland County by 1881. After the death of his wife in 1894, he moved to Lutterworth Twp., Haliburton County with his brother Thomas' family. Any futher information is unknown.


THOMAS RANSON (1842 - 1917)

2.2. Second child of Ann ADAMS and Robert RANSON, Thomas Ranson, was born February 18, 1842, Haldimand Township, Ontario. He died May 28, 1917, Minden, Ontario. at the age of 75.

He married August 26, 1868, Cobourg, Ontario, to Sarah Ann Mortimer (1849 - 1908) and had a family of eight children:

Thomas Ranson was one of the first settlers in the Anson, Hindon & Minden townships, moving with his family from Haldimand Township in 1861.


ISABELLA RANSON MORTIMER (1843 - 1912)

2.3. Third child of Ann ADAMS and Robert RANSON, Isabella Ranson, was born October 31, 1843, Haldimand Township, Ontario. She died September 7, 1912, Minden, Ontario, at the age of 68.

She married April 22, 1869, Cobourg, Ontario, to John MORTIMER (1847 - 1919) and had a family of ten children:

Isabella Ranson (1843-1912); John Mortimer (1847-1919)

John and Isabella Mortimer are buried at Minden Village Cemetery, Minden, Ontario.


WILLIAM RANSON (1846 - 1932)

2.4. Fourth child of Ann ADAMS and Robert RANSON, William Ranson, was born December 8, 1846, Haldimand Township, Ontario.

He married March 12, 1875, Cobourg, Ontario, to Elizabeth Coburn (1852 - 1941) and had a family of ten children:



THOMAS ADAMS (1844 - 1870)

4.1. First child
of James ADAMS and Jane ENGLISH, Thomas Adams, was born October 25, 1844, Cartwright Twp., Ontario. He died September 10, 1870, Cartwright Twp., Ontario, at the age of 26.

Thomas Adams was a school teacher in Cartwright and is buried in Cartwright Union Cemetery, Cadmus, Cartwright Twp., Ontario.


WILLIAM ADAMS (1846 - 1917)

4.2. Second child
of James ADAMS and Jane ENGLISH, William Adams, was born in 1846, Cartwright Twp., Ontario. He died August 5, 1917.

He married March 23, 1892, Tiny Twp., Ontario, to Margaret McDONALD (1854 - 1899) and had a family of two children:

William and Margaret Adams farmed in Wyebridge, Ontario.


JANE ADAMS ARCHER (1848 - 1905)

4.3. Third child
of James ADAMS and Jane ENGLISH, Jane Adams, was born in 1848, Cartwright Twp., Ontario. She died March 14, 1905, Tay Twp., Ontario.

Around 1874 she married Hugh ARCHER (1837 - 1889) and had a family of six children:

Jane and Hugh Archer lived in Cartwright the first few years of their marriage and later moving to Wyebridge, Ontario.


ROBERT ADAMS (1850 - 1940)

4.4. Fourth child
of James ADAMS and Jane ENGLISH, Robert Adams, was born April 20, 1850, Cartwright Twp., Ontario. He died March 31, 1940.

On November 3, 1874, Osprey Twp., Ontario, he married Susan PINCH (1854 - 1890) and had a family of five children:

Robert and Susan Adams lived in Wyebridge, Ontario, where Robert worked as a wheelwright. They later moved by oxen to a farm at Buckinghams Church, Osprey Township. In 1890 he moved to McMurchy also known as the Scotch Settlement in Nottawasaga Twp., Simcoe County, Ontario.


MARGARET ADAMS (1851 - 1945)

4.5. Fifth child of
James ADAMS and Jane ENGLISH, Margaret Adams, was born May 6, 1851, Cartwright Twp., Ontario. She died March 17, 1945, Tay Twp., Ontario.

Margaret Adams never married.


JAMES ADAMS (1855 - 1883)

4.6. Sixth child of
James ADAMS and Jane ENGLISH, James Adams, was born May 21, 1855, Cartwright Twp., Ontario. He died August 15, 1883, Tiny Twp., Ontario, at the age of 27.

James Adams never married.


ISABELLA ADAMS MONTGOMERY (1857 - 1944)

4.7. Seventh child of
James ADAMS and Jane ENGLISH, Isabella Adams, was born December 24, 1857, Cartwright Township. She died July 2, 1944, Tay Twp., Ontario.

On April 4, 1883, she married Joseph MONTGOMERY (1856 - 1926) and had a family of eight children:

Isabella and Joseph Montgomery farmed in Wyebridge, Ontario.



4.8. Eighth child
of James ADAMS and Jane ENGLISH, Susan Adams, was born June 1861, Cartwright Twp., Ontario. She died January 22, 1863, at the age of 16 months.



4.9. Nineth child of
James ADAMS and Jane ENGLISH, John Adams, was born June 4, 1862, Cartwright Twp., Ontario. He died August 27, 1902, Tiny Twp., Ontario, at the age of 40.

James Adams never married. He is buried in Wyebridge Cemetery.



4.10. Tenth child
of James ADAMS and Jane ENGLISH, Martha Adams, was born October 5, 1865, Cartwright Twp., Ontario. She died January 11, 1910, Tiny Twp., Ontario, at the age of 44.

Martha Adams never married. She is buried in Wyebridge Cemetery.




5.1. First child
of Robert ADAMS and Jane PATTERSON, John Thomas Adams, was born May 27, 1844, Clarke Twp., Ontario. He died November 10, 1844, Clarke Twp., Ontario.



5.2. Second child of
Robert ADAMS and Jane PATTERSON, Mary Adams, was born September 26, 1845, Clarke Twp., Ontario. She died March 24, 1909, Sarnia, Ontario.

She married Charles LILLEY (1821 - 1895) on October 26, 1867, and had a family of 12 children:

  • Elizabeth Charlotte Rose Ann (1855 - 1876)
  • Emily Florence (1859 - 1943)
  • Eveline Ida Ada Matilda (1861 - 1928)
  • Charles James (1869 - 1943)
  • Jennie Ellen (1870 - 1932)
  • Mary Nelly (1872 - 1968)
  • Eliza Sarah (1874 - 1970)
  • Annie Gertrude (1876 - 1917)
  • Ernest Douglas (1878 - 1878)
  • Joseph Henry (1880 - 1886)
  • Margaret (1882 - 1921)
  • Ethel Florence Isabella (1885 - 1950)

Charles Lilley is the son of Joseph Lilley, shipmate from England.



5.3. Third child of
Robert ADAMS and Jane PATTERSON, Thomas Adams, was born April 15, 1847, Clarke Twp., Ontario. He died September 13, 1928, Clarke Twp., Ontario, at the age of 81.

He married Maria BULLIED (1860 - 1931) on October 23, 1879, Clarke Township, Ontario and had a family of 14 children:

Thomas and Maria Adams raised their family on the farm directly opposite Mosport Park, Orono, Darlington Township, [now Clarington] Ontario.

The sons were well known for their soccer playing. The three eldest boys, Joe, Fred, and Al, played on the Leskard Team. The trophy their team won throughout the years, 1899, 1900, and 1901, is on display in the Clarke Museum, Orono, Ontario.



5.4. Fourth child of
Robert ADAMS and Jane PATTERSON, John Adams, was born May 12, 1849, Clarke Twp., Ontario. He died March 22, 1924, Manvers Twp., Ontario, at the age of 74.

He married Mary Margaret ADAMS, and had no children.



5.5. Fifth child of
Robert ADAMS and Jane PATTERSON, Margaret Adams, was born June 17, 1852, Clarke Twp., Ontario. She died January 18, 1922,Clarke Twp., Ontario, at the age of 69.

She married William ADAMS (1863 - 19??) on April 17, 1889, Orono, Clarke Twp., Ontario.

Any further information is unknown.



5.6. Sixth child of
Robert ADAMS and Jane PATTERSON, Jane Adams, was born December 27, 1854, Clarke Twp., Ontario. She died March 1, 1875, Darlington Twp., Ontario, at the age of 20.

She married Robert JOHNSTON (1852 - 1906) on March 1, 1875, Manvers Twp., Ontario, and had no children.

Following her death, Robert Johnston married Jane's sister, (5.9) Isabella Adams.



5.7. Seventh child of
Robert ADAMS and Jane PATTERSON, Sarah Jane Adams, was born April 23, 1856, Leskard, Clarke Twp., Ontario. She died January 22, 1919, W. Luther Twp., Ontario, at the age of 62.

She married Samuel FERGUSON (1841 - 1920) around 1873, and had a family of ten children:



5.8. Eighth child of
Robert ADAMS and Jane PATTERSON, James Adams, was born September 17, 1858, Clarke Twp., Ontario. He died March 21, 1922, W. Luther Twp., Ontario, at the age of 63.

He married Dinah Isobella PERRY (1867 - 1951) on December 22, 1885, W. Luther Twp., Ontario, and had a family of ten children:



5.9. Nineth child of
Robert ADAMS and Jane PATTERSON, Isabella Adams, was born June 15, 1860, Clarke Twp., Ontario. She died January 10, 1935, Midland, Ontario, at the age of 74.

She married Robert JOHNSTON (1852 - 1898) on December 25, 1877, Enniskillen, Darlington Twp., Ontario, and had a family of six children:



5.10. Tenth child of
Robert ADAMS and Jane PATTERSON, Zachariah Adams, was born September 8, 1863, Clarke Twp., Ontario. He died May 21, 1900, Clarke Twp., Ontario, at the age of 36.

Zachariah Adams never married.



5.11. Eleventh child of
Robert ADAMS and Jane PATTERSON, Martha Adams, was born July 17, 1865, Clarke Twp., Ontario. She died August 11, 1865, Clarke Twp., Ontario, 1 month.



5.12. Twelfth child of
Robert ADAMS and Jane PATTERSON, William Adams, was born September 1, 1866. He died August 23, 1943, Vancouver, British Columbia, at the age of 76.

He married Harriet BULLIED (1875 - 1952) on April 17, 1889, Orono, Ontario and had a family of three children:

William and Harriet Adams are buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British, Columbia.




6.1. First child of
Mary Jane ADAMS and William MOTTON, Zacharias Motton, was born around 1842. He died October 16, 1915, Colorado Springs, Colorado, at the age of 73.

He married Emily Jane HENWOOD (1843 - 1927) around 1865, and had two children:




7.1. First child of
Sarah ADAMS and John MUIRHEAD, Josiah Joseph Muirhead, was born February 14, 1850, Haldimand Twp., Ontario. He died January 18, 1922, Colborne, Ontario, at the age of 71.

He married Mary YULE (1855 - 1920) on February 25, 1875, Alnwick Twp., Ontario, and had one child:



7.2. Second child
of Sarah ADAMS and John MUIRHEAD, Albert Alexander Muirhead, was born about 1856, Haldimand Twp., Ontario.

Any further information is unknown at this time.



7.3. Third child of
Sarah ADAMS and John MUIRHEAD, William Muirhead, was born about 1858, Haldimand Twp., Ontario.

Any further information is unknown at this time.



7.4. Fourth child of
Sarah ADAMS and John MUIRHEAD, Emily Jane Muirhead, was born December 3, 1862, Haldimand Twp., Ontario.

Any further information is unknown at this time.



7.5. Second child of
Sarah ADAMS and John MUIRHEAD, Alfred James Muirhead, was born 1864, Haldimand Twp., Ontario. He died July 2, 1924, Cobourg, Ontario, at the age of 60.

Any further information is unknown at this time.




8.1. First child of
Margaret ADAMS and Thomas LINTON, John McBride Linton, was born April 7, 1852, Haldimand Twp., Ontario. He died December 13, 1926, Lum, Michigan, at the age of 73.

He married Melcha Zimmerman (1854 -1895) on June 26, 1878, Howick Twp., Ontario, and had a family of four children:



8.2. Second child
of Margaret ADAMS and Thomas LINTON, Sarah Jane Linton, was born August 18, 1854, Cobourg, Ontario. She died December 23, 1926, Mayfield Twp., Michigan, at the age of 72.

She married George Edward MOORE (1864 - 1932) on October 27, 1885, Lapeer Co., Michigan, and had a family of five children:



8.3. Third child of
Margaret ADAMS and Thomas LINTON, Zacharias Linton, was born May 11, 1864, Fullarton Twp., Ontario. He died November 25, 1882, at the age of 18.



8.4. First child of
Margaret ADAMS and Thomas LINTON, Margaret Ann Linton, was born April 8, 1868, Mitchell, Fullarton Twp., Ontario. She died July 28, 1950, Lapeer, Michigan, at the age of 82.

She married Edward Lincoln WESTON (1864 - 1940) on June 2, 1890, Lapeer, Michigan, and had a family of five children:

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