GEMMS IDGEMMS-PERSON-001624
NameJohn Adams
TitleMr.
Gendermale
DenominationDissenter - Congregationalist
Livedb. ca. 1620-03-25 - d. ca. 1670-04-04 (old)
Linked Manuscripts
Linked SermonsSermon 1 on Hebrews 12:14 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon 1 on John 1:12-13 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon 2 on 1 Corinthians 11:23-24 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon 2 on John 1:12-13 -- preacher? (autograph: no)Sermon on 1 Timothy 3:8 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon on Colossians 3:3 -- preacher (autograph: no)Sermon on Psalms 73:24-26 -- preacher (autograph: no)
Linked Reports
Associated PlacesSt John's College -- Place of StudyCoppenhall -- PostEllesmere -- PostPenley -- PostStoke-on-Trent -- Post
Source of DataAnne James; David Robinson.
Biographical Sources ConsultedSI (ID 793); ACAD (Venn) (ID: ADMS637J); 'Diaries and Letters of Philip Henry', pp. 97, 225.
Other NoteThe exact birth date of John Adams is unknown. He graduated B.A. from St. John's College, Cambridge in 1641/2. Possibly at Coppenhall, Staffordshire after 1651; rector at Stoke on Trent, 1655-1660; curate at Penley in 1663, and later Congregationalist minister there. In 1669, he led a Congregationalist conventicle in nearby Ellesmere, Shropshire. Philip Henry mentions him a couple of times in his diary, including his funeral (p. 225).
GEMMS record createdJune 16, 2017
GEMMS record last editedDecember 19, 2021