The second President of the United States John Adams was Henry & Edith Adams Great Great Grandson.. This Church is "St Mary the Virgin" in the village of Charlton, Mackerel, Somerset,England. John Adams was to become the first Vice President(1789-1797) under Washington and the second President(1797-1801)HE WAS ALSO THE FOUNDER OF THE AMERICAN NAVY. He also was a signer of the "Declaration of Independence"July 4,1776. He helped negotiate the peace with England in 1779. There is also a plaque on the North wall that says Matthew Gannett sailed with Henry Adams to the New World and helped found Bridgewater.