Birth: 1775 Attleborough, Norfolk, UK
Father: John Adams 1727-1784
Mother: Sarah Childerhouse 1833-1794
Christening: Unknown
Marriage: Unknown
Husband: Unknown
Death: Unknown
There is an entry in the Ancestral File for William Adams born 14 February 1784 in Attleborough, Norfolk, parents John Adams and Sarah Childerhouse, but four other children were born in the same date.
Marilyn Hodges has an entry in RootsWeb WorldConnect for William Adams born in 1775 in Attleborough, Norfolk, parents John Adams and Sarah Childerhouse.
There are 16 entries in Ancestry Public Member Trees with the similar information, one of which references a document dated 14 February 1784. Three give his birth in Attleborough, Norfolk, the rest in just England. 12 give his death in 1776. 4 give his father as Jacob born and died in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA!
Attenborough is on the A11 14 miles SW of Norwich.
William Adams was my first cousin five times removed.
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