The Adams family in Maine is descended from Samuel Adams, who was an early settler of York, Maine, and came from Shepton-Mallet, Somersetshire, England. On 10 July 1623, he married, probably in England, Alice Stone. I have not been able to find any other information about Alice Stone or her family. It is not known how many children they had, but we are descended from their son, Philip, born about 1632.

Philip and his family lived in Agamenticus, now York, Maine. He signed, on 22 November 1652, the Articles of Submission to the Massachusetts Bay Colony being then about 21 years old and thus was made a freeman. He was a selectman in 1665 and served on the Grand Jury. He was referred to as living in York, Maine, on a lot, "sometimes his fathers."

Philip and his wife Elizabeth (Turpin) Adams had five children, all born probably in York, Maine:

• Thomas, b. ca. 1648-1652; m. Hannah Parker.
• Elizabeth, m. Samuel Johnson.
• Sarah, m. Daniel Black.
• Nathaniel, m. Mary Hilton.
• James, d. 1680, killed by the Indians.

Thomas and his wife Hannah (Parker) Adams had eight children, all born probably in York, Maine:

• Hannah, b. Aug. 1676; m. 5 May 1698, Thomas Baker.
• Philip, b. Aug. 1678; d. 14 April 1747; m. his cousin, Elizabeth Roanes, daughter of William and Mary (Parker) Roanes. They had one daughter.
• Samuel, b. Feb. 1680/1; d. between 6 April 1753 and 15 May 1753 when his will was probated; m. Lydia Gowell, daughter of Richard Gowell. They had thirteen children.
• Hezekiah, b. 1684; m. Mary Weare, daughter of Joseph and Hannah (Penwell) Weare. They had eight children.
• Hester, b. 1686; m. John Booker, Jr.
• Nathan, b. 1688; m. Hannah (Remick) Palmer, widow of Thomas Palmer and daughter of Joshua and Ann (Lancaster) Remick. They had ten children.
• Elizabeth, b. 1691; m. on 17 Jan. 1713/4 to John Sedgley. They had seven children.
• Thomas, b. 1694; m. 4 April 1723 to Sarah Mitchell, daughter of Richard and Sarah (Couch) Mitchell. They had six children.