Mary Armory / Ayres

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https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Amory-57

There is no evidence that "Mary Moore" ever existed or that if she did she had any connection to John Amory, Sr.. Nothing but conjecture to connect John Amory to anyone named "Hembree."

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Consort of John Amory (1694-1746), Indian Trader. Widow of Thomas Ayers, Indian Trader.

Often called Mary Moore Ayers, Mary Ayers Moore, and "Many Ears." Some family trees show her death as 1744 while others show 1751-52. Some family trees show birth place as Tellico, Tennessee.

Mary Moore Ayers:

She was the daughter of Col. James Moore and Sarah Ayers, and granddaughter of Gov. James Moore of S.C. and Margaret Berringer Moore, Thomas Ayers and Mary (Haig) Ayres. Some family trees show her as the daughter of Col. James Moore's brother Col. John Moore and his part Keowee/Cherokee consort, Charity Haig, "the smallpox conjurer," the sister of Mary Haig Ayres whose son, Mary Moore Ayers' "half-brother Warhatchie (Wauhatchie) of Keowee, who served with General George Washington against the French in Virginia and Pennsylvania." Shawnee Heritage by Don Green shows Mary Moore Ayers as the daughter of Col. James Moore II.

Margaret Berringer Moore was the daughter of Col. Benjamin Berringer, who died either by duel or poisoning (depending on whose version is correct) and his wife Margaret Forster (or Foster) who married afterwards sir John Yeamans (1610-1674), baronet, first (and only) Governor of Clarendon County, S.C. (1665-67) and third Royal Governor of Charles Town/Charleston (1672-1674). Both the Berringer home, St. Nicholas Abbey, and the neighboring Yeamans home, Round House, still stand today in Barbados.

The Moores resided at the ancient Yeamans Hall on Goose Creek.

John Amory, Col. John Moore and James Moore II were Indian traders. Mary Moore Ayers Amory's mother was the sister of Chief Wauhatchee of the Keowee tribe.

John Amory (1694/5-1746) is said to have been the son of William Amory (born 1653) and Mary Lillicrop, daughter John Lillicrop & Anne Hole (Holle) Lillicrop. William Amory was the son of William Amory who died at Honiton, Ottery River, Devon, England.

Mary Moore Ayers Amory lived at Goose Creek, South Carolina.

By most accounts she visited England as a diplomatic envoy where she visited the English court of King George II and died there in London a short while after.

The Yeaman's Hall Plantation cemetery is located at Latitude:32.927118232° 55' 37.6"N Longitude:-79.978141779° 58' 41.3"W There is a Confederate soldier buried there as well as around 30 marked graves. There are probably many more graves of slaves and African-Americans that are unmarked as well as some people of mixed-race.

Also called Mary Ayers Moore.

Shawnee Heritage by Don Greene v.5 says she was the daughter of Col. Jams Moore Jr. "and granddaughter of Mary Haig & Thomas Ayers" and thus cousin of Thomas Ayers Sr. (Trader) who returned to England by 1730."

Thomas Ayers, Indian Agent, was also called Ensign Thomas Ayers:

"1737 he met James Oglethorpe at the Royal Palace & was given a commission in the Georgia Militia. 1739-40 he recruited Natives of SC & The Cherokee to serve in the War of Jenkins's War- (drummer John Emory the son of John Emory [Amory] ?-1756 SC was killed 1740 during this action) 1739 he was appointed by James Oglethorpe to replace Robert Lacy as Agent to the Cherokee. 1740 he was appointed by James Oglethorpe as Agent to the Creeks & Catawba 1745 he was sent to advise on the construction of a fort at Purrysburg, SC with Mary Ayers Moore/(b)1724 as his translator- (she was a cousin, the granddaughter of Mary Haig & Thomas Ayers/(b)?-1691). …partner 1737 SC of Daughter of Catawba Chief/(b)1725-aft 1740. (fathered Co1 child)… partner with Mary Ayers Moore of 3 children."

106. "Ayers, Mary Moore aka Mary Ayers Moore- Mary Many Ears - 1/8th +Pekowi-Metis born 1724 SC -died after 1746 SC- daughter of James Moore/(b)1682-1723 & Sarah Ayers (Wood-Morton-Wilkins0n_)/1683 SC-1765 SC.

served as a translator for Thomas Ayers & was left in Purrysburg (sic) when he was summoned back to GA expecting to return.

She met John Emory [Amory] when she was left in SC by Thomas Ayers during construction of the fort at Purrysburg (sic), SC. partner 1st 1737 SC of her cousin Thomas Ayers/1703 SC-after 1743 GA. partner 2nd 1743 Charleston, SC of John Emory [Amory]/1722-1746 SC. mother with Thomas Ayers of…(3 children). mother with John Emory [Amory] of: John Emory [Hembree]1744SC-1808 Pendleton SC-…."

See also Shawnee Heritage vol. 3, pp 21-22, 292, ; vol. 4, pp. 46-52; vol. 5; vol. 6 pp.445-47.*

Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Nov 6 2019, 1:40:36 UTC

• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Nov 5 2019, 19:47:21 UTC