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Abigail "Nabby" Amelia Adams Smith (July 14, 1765 – August 15, 1813) was the firstborn of Abigail and John Adams, founding father and second President of the United States. She was named for her mother.〔(2006) ''American Experience: John and Abigail Adams''. PBS Paramount.〕 Abigail "Nabby" Adams was born in Braintree, Massachusetts, on July 14, 1765, ==Romance and marriage== At the age of 18, Nabby met and fell in love with Royall Tyler. Her father thought she was too young to have a suitor, but he eventually accepted it. At one point the two were even engaged to be married. But John Adams, then the U.S. minister to the Kingdom of Great Britain, eagerly called for his wife and daughter to join him in London. For a time, Nabby maintained a long distance relationship with Tyler, but eventually broke off the engagement, leaving Tyler depressed. Shortly afterward Nabby met Colonel William Stephens Smith, who was serving as her father's secretary and was 10 years her senior. They were married at the American minister's residence in London on June 12, 1786.〔Nagel, Paul C. 1987. ''The Adams women: Abigail and Louisa Adams, their sisters and daughters''. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-503874-6〕 Nabby's observations of European life and customs, and many of the distinguished statesmen of the day, were later published.〔Smith, Abigail Adams 1841. ''Journal and correspondence of Miss Adams, daughter of John Adams, second president of the United States, written in France and England, in 1785.'' (book )〕 Their children were: *William Steuben Smith *John Adams Smith *Thomas Hollis Smith *Caroline Amelia Smith 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Abigail Adams Smith」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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