According to marriage records Solomon Adams married Zilpah Washburn on February 26, 1789 in Stafford Tolland, Connecticut. Died in Somers, CT, July 1814. She was the daughter of William Washburn and Lydia Cross, and was born June 3rd 1771 in Stafford. In 1830 four of their children are in Rossie where Solomon was last seen; John, Lyman, Henry, and Desire Adams Billings. John was in Rossie before 1820.

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Children of Solomon and Zilpah are;

Henry Adams born August 13, 1789 in Stafford, Tolland, CT;
died 1790

John Adams born 1791 in CT; died 1873 in Michigan. He married(1) Rebecca Julia Lawrence October 24, 1813 in prob Stafford,CT; born 1798 in VT; died 1880.Possibly Julia Adams

Henry Adams born 1793; died April 10, 1836 in Somerville, St. Lawrence City., NY. Married lucy Died Oct 4, 1868, 74 years old. Lucy's maiden name is thought to be Turner. In the 1830 census there were 11 people in the household.

Justus Adams 1793-

Lucy Adams born Abt. 1794 in Stafford, Ct.;died between
1835-1893 in Somers, Ct.. She married Enos Pease November 21,1816 in Enfield, Ct.; born August 09, 1786 in Enfield, Ct,;died between 1835-1878 in Somers, Ct..

Joel Adams 1796-1886
Mary Kibbe b1805,m1826,d1866 They are both buried in Somers.

Lyman Adams Sr born 1799; died Abt. 1849 in Old Redford, Wayne County, Michigan. He married ..Abigail Park Abt. 1830 in CT or NY; born 1805 in Massachusetts; died June 13, 1876, buried in Indian Fields Cemetery, Kalamazoo County,Michigan. his son ..Lyman Adams Jr is also buried there along with his wife.

Desire Adams 1800-1866 (below) Died in Mason County, Michigan
m.... Amasa Billings 1817-1884 buried in Same Cemetery.

Lewis Adams 1802-1876 died in Comstock,Kalamazoo County, Michigan.

Daniel Adams born 1807; died January 27, 1884 in Berlin, Green Lake County, Wisconsin. He married Alzina Craw in probably New York; born 1828 in New York. In the 1860 census they are living in Wakeshma, Kalamazoo County, Michigan with three daughters; Ester 9, Hanna 6, and Lorinda 11 months.


Betsey Adams born May 27, 1811 died 1870. She married Martin Boutwell 1832 from Caldwell County, Missouri; born Abt. 1810 in VT. In the 1850 census for Antwerp, St Lawrence, NY she is living next to her sister Desire Adams Billings.