Family Abigail Adams' Father William Smith, 1706, January 29, Charlestown, Massachusetts, died 17, He was a Congregationalist minister Abigail Adams' Mother Elizabeth Quincy, born 1721, Braintree, Massachusetts, died 1775, married in 1740 She was the daughter of John Quincy, a member of the colonial Governor's council and colonel ofJun 06, 21 · John Adams's protracted absences from home (first while traveling the court circuits and later while at the Continental Congress and on diplomatic assignments abroad) often left Abigail with the children to raise, a farm to manage, the household and tenants to supervise, and extended family and friends to care for—all while the Revolution inMay 17, 18 · In April, 17, five years after Abigail Adams' arrival, the family set sail for home During those years in Europe, Abigail Adams had served as hostess for both political and social gatherings and as political advisor to her husband John Adams Becomes VicePresident The Book Of ...