Laurie Angel:  

I recently joined the Daughters of the American Revolution based upon my father' s mother' s Belcher line. He was born in England in 1606 and arrived in Braintree, Massachusetts in 1637. In 1666 he built a home that still stands and is incredibly a national historic landmark in the Adams National Park. Generations of Belchers lived 75 feet from President John Adams father and generations after. John Adams was born in the Adams home. The Belcher and Adams families served together in town councils. In 1741 the Adams family acquired the Belcher home but the Belchers remained in the home until John Adams married Abigail. John Quicy Adams was born in the Belcher house. Thus the importance of the Belcher home. Also recently learned that an entire collection of the Adams family papers exists at the Massachusetts Historical Society completely digitized and searchable. Found many references to the Belcher family who were important in working with or for Abigail in the common situation for long periods when John was gone. John also mentions that a wife of our Deacon Moses Belcher was noted in his autobiography as one of John's teachers. Very interesting finds.... ***************** Enjoy life.....Expand for more