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Jeremy Adams, also known as: Jeremiah Adams, (c. 1604/5 – August 11, 1683)〔First Church of Christ (Hartford, Conn.), ''(Historical catalogue of the First Church in Hartford. 1633-1885 )'', Harvard University, page 12, 1885.〕 was one of the first settlers of Hartford. He was the founder and first proprietor of Colchester, Connecticut, which was established on land owned by Adams: known as "Jeremiah's Farme".〔"(Was the Founder of Colchester: Jeremy Adams Started the Community and Was First Proprietor )", ''The Day, New London, Connecticut'', February 6, 1914, page 11.〕〔http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/k/i/n/Joyce-A-Kintzel/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0860.html 〕 == Arrival in America == Adams arrived in America in 1632. He was one of the original members of the company that came to the colonies with Rev. Thomas Hooker, aboard the ''Griffin''. He first arrived in New England at Braintree, Massachusetts with his brother Henry Adams (grandfather of later U.S. Presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams). Before coming to America, Adams was a Puritan minister of the Church in Chelmsford, Essex, England. He became a freeman in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1635.〔Love, William DeLoss. ''(The colonial history of Hartford )'', Princeton University, pp 216–219, 1914.〕 In 1636, he moved with Rev. Hooker to Hartford, Connecticut, and was one of the original proprietors of the settlement. In 1639 Adams was the constable (cunstable),〔http://www.foundersofhartford.org/founders/adams_jeremy.htm〕 and the official Innkeeper for the Colony. His Inn at Hartford was used as the meeting place for the legislative body of the colony, general court sessions, and for other public purposes. The Inn was said to have been "frequented by all of the great men of the colony".〔Goodwin, Nathaniel. ''(The Foote family )'', Press of Case, Tiffany and company, pp 298–299, 1849.〕 It may be presumed that among these meetings, was the creation of the famous Fundamental Orders of Connecticut (1639), which was perhaps the western world's first written constitution. The constitution was later hidden in the Charter Oak.〔Scott, Fred W. ''(Clifton William Scott And Mildred Evelyn Bradford Scott Of Ashfield, Mass. )'', iUniverse, page 416, 2004. ISBN 978-0-595-32871-0〕〔http://archive.org/details/publicrecordsofc001conn〕 On April 5, 1638, he was sent with Captain Mason on an expedition to the Warranocke Indians to trade for corn.〔''(The public records of the colony of Connecticut, 1636-1776 )'', Press of the Case, page 17, 1850.〕 This service qualifies his descendants to become members of the General Society of Colonial Wars. He was: an Officer of the Court, a Tax Assessor, a collector for the town, a Juror, a Collector of Customs and traded with the Indians for the General Court of Connecticut. In 1660, he was the only resident of the colony allowed to sell wine or liquor.〔 Some of the land he owned is now occupied by buildings of Harvard University, and another tract of land is now a part of the Campus of Trinity College, Hartford. 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「Jeremy Adams」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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