Adams Family Tree (Interactive)

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Parent / ancestor Political prominence Spouse Other family member

John Adams Sr.

Deacon & farmer in Braintree; father of John Adams.

Ancestor

Susanna Boylston Adams

Mother of John Adams; from the Boylston family in Massachusetts.

Ancestor

John Adams

Revolution leader; 2nd President of the United States.

Political Revolution

Abigail Adams

Influential letter-writer; advisor; “Remember the Ladies.”

Spouse Political

Samuel Adams

Cousin; Sons of Liberty leader; Massachusetts governor.

Political Cousin

Abigail “Nabby” Adams

Daughter of John & Abigail; married William Stephens Smith.

Family

John Quincy Adams

Diplomat; 6th President; major anti-slavery voice in Congress.

Political Diplomacy

Charles Adams

Son of John & Abigail; attorney; struggled with alcoholism.

Family

Thomas Boylston Adams

Youngest son; lawyer and diplomat (served in Europe).

Family Public service

Louisa Catherine Adams

First Lady; born abroad; traveled through war-torn Europe.

Spouse Political

Charles Francis Adams

Son of JQA; U.S. minister to Britain during the Civil War.

Political Civil War era