Thomas Adams Morgan Pioneer History Binds Us Together Adams and Bessie Mountford Adams. He was the fifth child of thirteen. He left Liverpool, England, May 11,1860, on the ship William Tapscott (Asa Calkins, captain). Smallpox broke out on board and they were quarantined for several days in the New York harbor. In his younger days, he spent a lot of time following the Canal, known as a Boatman. He came to Utah after staying for awhile around New York, arriving in Utah by ox teams in 1861. He later made many trips back to the Missouri River for emigrants. In 1866 when he made one of these trips, he met a young lady by the name of Jane Durrant, who loaded her few belongings into his wagon, which was pulled by a yoke of oxen. They endured many hardships, hunger and sickness during the long trek to Utah. Many people died and were buried along the wayside. They landed in Salt Lake City, Utah, September 25, 1866, then went directly to Porterville, Morgan County, Utah. Jane Durrant stayed with the Adams family for a few days, and then went to live with the Fred Kingston family in Morgan, as her parents were still in England and she was alone. Thomas Adams and Jane Durrant were married December 18, 1866, in Porterville, Utah, and this is where they settled, building a small log house. They worked very hard together clearing land on which to raise crops. Thomas worked wherever he could to make a living. Here they were blessed with their first two children, Sarah Jane and Minnie Lovina. Thomas and Jane were sealed in the Endowment House November 9,1868, before the second child was born. In 1870 they moved to Meadow Creek, Millard County, Utah, where most of the Adams family had moved. They were not very successful as the climate was hot and dry, so they moved back to Porterville, bought a new farm and lived there until their deaths. Here four more children were born to them - Eliza Louise, Hyrum Thomas, William Samuel, and Joseph Lorenzo. As the family grew, they needed a larger home, so they built a brick home which is still being used today. Here they raised their family and every child was taught love and respect for each other and for their parents. All of them shared the tasks and worked together very well. At one time, Thomas was digging a well for John H. Rich, of Richville, when it caved in on him, covering him with seventeen feet of dirt and rocks for three hours. With the help of friends and neighbors, he was rescued and lived. They all felt that through their great faith and prayers his life was spared, Going back a little, when Jane's parents, with Emma, Lorenzo, and Lovina, arrived in Porterville, you can well imagine the feeling of meeting loved ones after five years. Her sister, Emma, had been very ill with consumption for some time and had longed to see Jane. After the meeting of the family, Emma passed away about twenty minutes later, so the joy of seeing each other soon turned to sorrow. Jane worked in the Relief Society and was a counselor for a long time. She made lots of lace and took several prizes Certificate awarded to Jane Adams for "Best Cluny Lace" at the Utah State Pair. in the Porterville Cemetery. Some time after the death of her husband, Jane sold the farm to her youngest son and moved into a smaller house. Here she lived for many years alone. She passed away April 11,1935, at the age of eighty-nine, and was buried beside her husband in the Porterville Cemetery.