John Adams, 2nd President of the United States

1735 - 1826  (90 years)

• Name	John Adams  [1, 2]
  Suffix	2nd President of the United States
  Birth	19 Oct 1735	Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts   [3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	4 Jul 1826	Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts   [3, 4]
  Burial	United First Parish Church, Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts   [3]
  Person ID	I43000	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others
  Last Modified	15 Sep 2025

  
  

  Father	Deacon John Adams,   b. 8 Feb 1691, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts d. 25 May 1761, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Susanna Boylston,   b. 5 Mar 1708, Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts d. 17 Apr 1797, Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	23 Nov 1734	Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts   [5, 6]
  Family ID	F25134	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Abigail Smith,   b. 14 Jul 1745, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts d. 28 Oct 1818, Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	25 Oct 1764	Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts   [4]
  Children	> 1. John Quincy Adams, 6th President of the United States,   b. 11 Jul 1767, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts d. 23 Feb 1848, Washington, D.C. (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F25133	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Sep 2025

  
  

• Notes

  John Adams and Abigail (Smith) Adams were second cousins once removed, both being descended from Thomas and Sarah Boylston. Third cousin 8 times removed to Teresa.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2945] The Vinton Memorial: Comprising a Genealogy of the Descendants of John Vinton of Lynn by John Adams Vinton. Boston: S. K. Whipple and Company, 1858. [S8478] The Life of Thomas Shepard by John A. Albro. Boston: Massachusetts Sabbath School Society, 1847. [S8477] Find a Grave page for John Adams. [S6426] John Insley Coddington, "A Royal Descent from King Edward III of England to Thomas1 Coytmore of Charlestown, Mass., Elizabeth Wife of William1 Tyng of Boston, Sarah Wife of Ralph1 Eddowes of Philadelphia Co., Pa., John Quincy Adams, Neville Chamberlain and Other." The American Genealogist 32:9, 1956. [S2945] The Vinton Memorial: Comprising a Genealogy of the Descendants of John Vinton of Lynn by John Adams Vinton. Boston: S. K. Whipple and Company, 1858., date only. [S2304] Ancestors of American Presidents by Gary Boyd Roberts. 2009 edition, 2012 reprint with 2015 corrigenda. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015.