Samuel Adamson, eldest son of Walter and Lucy Adamson also entered the clergy. Samuel entered St. Catharine’s, Cambridge on March 6, 1667 as a pensioner, so he was just 16 years old at the time. Continue reading
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Walter and Lucy Adamson of Great Leighs
St. Mary the Virgin, Great Leighs, Essex
Walter Adamson, Jr. was the first born child of Walter, Sr. and Sarah Adamson of Chelmsford. All their children were baptized at St. Mary the Virgin in Chelmsford. Continue reading
The Will of Walter Adamson, Sr. of Chelmsford
In the name of God Amen, the twelfth day of October in the year of our Lord God one thousand six hundred and forty seven, I Walter Adamson of Chelmsford in the county of Essex, Brewer, being weak in body but perfect in memory, thanks be to God, doe make and declare this my last will and testament in manner and form following. Continue reading
Samuel Collins, Jr. Doctor of Physic
Meeting of doctors at the University of Paris
Samuel never married nor had any children. His brother, John, had three daughters and no sons, so these two are the last of the male line in this branch of the family. Samuel was well educated at the best schools of the day and, as a physician, served as the personal doctor of Czar Alexi in Moscow, so his life was not dull.
I have found many references to Samuel’s education and time in Russia but they all originate with Munk’s Roll (MR) and The Dictionary of National Biography (DNB) so I will give here that source for the information. Continue reading
Samuel Collins Jr. in Russia
Spring way of queen during Alexis I of Russia
We aren’t told just where Imperial Commissar John Hebden met Samuel but it was most likely in England, possibly in London. Hebden was looking for physicians to engage for the Czar’s court and England was one of the primary places for educated doctors. Continue reading
Samuel Collins Jr., Author
Memorial plaque for Samuel Collins, Jr.
St. Michael’s, Braintree, Essex
Most of Samuel’s writing was the usual correspondence with family and friends. His one published work is “The Present State of Russia; In a Letter to a Friend at London; Written by an Eminent Person residing at the Great Czars Court at Mosco for the space of nine years.” This was published, by a friend, in 1671 after Samuel’s death. Continue reading