Nabby adams smith biography

Abigail Adams Smith or Nabby Adams was the eldest daughter of 2nd U.S. presidentJohn Adams and Former first lady Abigail Adams as well as the sister of John Quincy Adams the 6th U.S. president.^[1]

Early life

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Abigail was the only one of Abigail and John Adams' girl children to live very long.

She was very close to her mother and stayed with her when John Adams was away.

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When Abigail Adams went to join her husband in Paris, Nabby went with her. She spent time in Paris and in London.^[1]

Marriage and children

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On June 12, , Abigail married Colonel William Stephens Smith. They had four children: William Steuben Smith, John Adams Smith, Thomas Smith, and Caroline Amelia Smith.

William Stephens Smith was always trying to get rich quickly and made many foolish decisions, so the Smiths did not have much money. But John Adams got William Stephens Smith a job as a surveyor for the Port of Ne