![]() ![]() John Adams, a noted lawyer, was then serving as a delegate to the Second Continental Congress and proving to be vital in helping to forge the movement for American independence from Great Britain. By the spring of 1776, when Abigail was in her early thirties and John was in his early forties, the couple had five young children, living in their home in Braintree, Massachusetts. INTRODUCTION John and Abigail Adams (New England Historical Society)Ībigail Smith Adams (1744-1818) and John Adams (1735-1826) were married for 54 years, beginning in 1764. Remember all Men would be tyrants if they could. Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of the Husbands. I desire you would Remember the Ladies, and be more generous and favourable to them than your ancestors. ![]()
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