Adams, John b. November 5, 1766 d. March 5, 1829 Mutineer. Raised in a London, England poorhouse, he joined the crew of the "HMS Bounty" in 1787 under the alias Alexander Smith, apparently because of trouble with the law. Despite his shady background he had no trouble with Commander William Bligh until the Bounty's five-month stay in Tahiti (1788 to 1789), when he was flogged for "neglect of duty". During the mutiny on April 28, 1789, he helped [Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards) John Adams Burial Site, Adamstown, Pitcairn Islands Plot: Buried on a hill outside Adamstown, Pitcairn Island