Particularly identified with the borderland between Wales and England known as the Welsh Marches, ‘Adams’ features prominently in the historical record.
While some who would come to bear the name battled against successive waves of invasion, in more peaceful centuries others have achieved fame through endeavours and pursuits ranging from politics and literature to the stage, music and sport.
Three bearers of the Adams name were prominent in early American revolutionary and political history. Recognised as one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, Samuel Adams was the statesman born in 1722 in Boston.
