Adams Family Crest and Name History

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The Ancient History Of The Distinguished Surname Adams

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Suggested Readings for Adams
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About Family Crests

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Origins Available: Borderlands, English, Irish

Where did the Borderlands Adams family come from? What is the Borderlands coat of arms/family crest? When did the Adams family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the history of the family name?

The name Adams is tied to the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of England. It is derived from "Adam," a given name which is itself derived from the Latin name "Adamus," meaning "earth."

Spelling variations of this family name include: Adam, Adams, MacAdam, MacAdams, MacCaw and others.

First found in Annandale,_Dumfries_and_Galloway">Annandale where they were anciently seated at Kynemund.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: William Adam who wrote an Adam Genealogy which is now part of the American Library of Congress; John Adam landed in America in 1685; John Adam settled in Barbados in 1680.

For more information on the last name Adams, the PDF Surname History is available for purchase as well as other products.

Suggested Readings for the name Adams

Adams Family Records: A Genealogical and Biographical History of All Branches of the Adams Family by J. T. Adams.
Adams, an American Dynasty by Francis Russell.

Some noteworthy people of the name Adams

Charles Francis Adams Jr. (1835-1915), American lawyer, railroad expert and historian, President of Union Pacific 1884-90
Hannah Adams (1755-1831), the first woman in the United States who made literature a profession
Ansel Adams (1902-1984), American photographer and environmentalist, best known for his black-and-white photographs of the American West
Charles Kendall Adams (1835-1902), American educator, president of Cornell University (1885-1892)
Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams (1775-1852), wife of president Adams
President John Adams (1735-1826), American signer of Declaration of Independence
President John Quincy Adams (1767-1848), American politician, 6th US President
Charles Francis Adams (1807-1886), American diplomat
Herbert Baxter Adams (1850-1901), American historian and educator
Walter Sydney Adams (1876-1956), American astronomer
Staff Sergeant Lucian Adams (1922-2003), who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1944
Alexander Annan Adams (1908-1990), English, Air Vice Marshall
Sir Philip George Doyne Adams KCMG (1915-2001), British career diplomat and Ambassador to Egypt from 1972-1975
Bryan Adams (b. 1959), Canadian, rock musician and songwriter
Douglas Adams (1952-2001), English Author
Gerard "Gerry" Adams (b. 1948), Irish nationalist, politician and leader of Sinn Fein (1983-)
President John Couch Adams (1819-1892), English mathematician
William Adams (1564-1620), English shipbuilder and navigator
Sir Grantley Herbert Adams (1898-1971), West Indian politician
Sir John Adams (1920-1984), English nuclear physicist
John Bodkin Adams (1899-1983), suspected English murderer
Marcus Algenon Adams (1875-1959), English portrait photographer
Richard George Adams (b. 1920), English novelist
William Bridges Adams (1797-1872), English engineer and inventor
Sir Phillip Adams (b. 1939), Australian broadcaster, film producer, writer, humanist, social commentator, satirist

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Family Crests: the Heraldic Artist

We have researched the Adams family crest in the most recognized sources. Before an artist or craftsman can render a family crest, it must exist. In other words the crest must have been designed and recorded by the heralds from time immemorial.

Heraldic designs matriculated by the lay-artist in many cases becomes uninspired, meretricious and even ugly...

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Family Crests: Timeline

Many of the symbols adopted into armory have been used since the time of the ancient Egyptians, but heraldry itself did not begin until the 11th century. In continental Europe, the most ancient recorded family crest was discovered upon the monumental effigy of a Count of Wasserburg in the church of St. Emeran, at Ratisobon, Germany...

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Family Crests: Elements

In the Adams coat of arms as in all coat of arms the crest is only one element of the full armorial achievement. Again the Family Crest is just part of the story of Coats of Arms or Heraldry. Heraldry is defined as the hereditary art or science of blazoning, the description is appropriate technical terms of Coats-of-Arms and other heraldic and armorial insignia, and is of very ancient origin...

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Family Crests and Genealogy: how they relate

We encourage you to study the Adams genealogy to find out if you descend from someone who bore a particular family crest. Anyone making a study of heraldry usually becomes interested in Genealogy or seeking legal claim to a particular family crest. No families, not even the royal houses, can make sound claim to the right to bear arms unless a proven connection is established through attested Genealogical records...

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The Adams Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Adams Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.