John Adams (mutineer)
E109817
John Adams was the last surviving mutineer of HMS Bounty who helped establish and later peacefully govern the isolated settlement on Pitcairn Island.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John Adams (Bounty mutineer) | 1 |
| John Adams (mutineer) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T926832 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Adams (mutineer) Context triple: [Adams, hasNotableBearer, John Adams (mutineer)]
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A.
William Dawes
William Dawes was an architect known for his work on major British railway stations, including the design of Manchester Victoria.
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B.
William Dawes
William Dawes was an American patriot best known for his midnight ride on April 18, 1775, alongside Paul Revere, to warn colonial militias of approaching British troops at the outset of the American Revolutionary War.
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C.
Benedict Arnold
Benedict Arnold was an American Revolutionary War general best known for defecting to the British and becoming synonymous with treason in the United States.
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D.
George Cockburn
George Cockburn was a British Royal Navy admiral best known for leading raids along the American coast during the War of 1812, including the burning of Washington, D.C.
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E.
William Coddington
William Coddington was a 17th-century English colonial leader and magistrate best known as a founding figure and early governor in what became the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Adams (mutineer) Target entity description: John Adams was the last surviving mutineer of HMS Bounty who helped establish and later peacefully govern the isolated settlement on Pitcairn Island.
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A.
William Dawes
William Dawes was an architect known for his work on major British railway stations, including the design of Manchester Victoria.
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B.
William Dawes
William Dawes was an American patriot best known for his midnight ride on April 18, 1775, alongside Paul Revere, to warn colonial militias of approaching British troops at the outset of the American Revolutionary War.
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C.
Benedict Arnold
Benedict Arnold was an American Revolutionary War general best known for defecting to the British and becoming synonymous with treason in the United States.
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D.
George Cockburn
George Cockburn was a British Royal Navy admiral best known for leading raids along the American coast during the War of 1812, including the burning of Washington, D.C.
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E.
William Coddington
William Coddington was a 17th-century English colonial leader and magistrate best known as a founding figure and early governor in what became the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
community leader
ⓘ
mutineer ⓘ person ⓘ settler ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Alexander Smith
ⓘ
Jack Adams ⓘ John Adams ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1767-12-04 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Kingdom of Great Britain
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| burialPlace |
Pitcairn Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
Pitcairn Island
|
| citizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| culture | British maritime culture of the late 18th century ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1829-03-05 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
Pitcairn Islands ⓘ
surface form:
Pitcairn Island
|
| governanceStyle | informal patriarchal leadership ⓘ |
| governed |
Pitcairn Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
Pitcairn Island settlement
|
| influenced | development of Pitcairn Island English and culture ⓘ |
| introducedToCommunity |
Bible-based education
ⓘ
Christian religious practices ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being a mutineer on HMS Bounty
ⓘ
being the last surviving Bounty mutineer ⓘ helping to found the Pitcairn Island settlement ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legacy |
credited with bringing stability to Pitcairn after violent early years
ⓘ
founding ancestor of the Pitcairn Island population ⓘ |
| legalStatusInBritain | mutineer and deserter ⓘ |
| memorial | grave and headstone on Pitcairn Island ⓘ |
| mutinyDate | 1789-04-28 ⓘ |
| nationalityAtBirth | British ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | at least 9 ⓘ |
| occupation |
community leader
ⓘ
farmer ⓘ sailor ⓘ |
| pardonStatus | effectively pardoned by British authorities ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Mutiny on the Bounty ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| roleOnShip | able seaman ⓘ |
| settledOn |
Pitcairn Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
Pitcairn Island
|
| settlementFounded | Pitcairn Island community ⓘ |
| shipServedOn | HMS Bounty ⓘ |
| spouse | Teio (Pitcairn Island woman) ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
HMS Briton
ⓘ
HMS Tagus ⓘ |
| visitYear | 1814 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: John Adams (mutineer) Description of subject: John Adams was the last surviving mutineer of HMS Bounty who helped establish and later peacefully govern the isolated settlement on Pitcairn Island.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
John Adams (Bounty mutineer)