Anthony Sawyer Eames, Jr.

Anthony's mother, Mercy Sawyer, is the documented great granddaughter of Richard Warren of the 1620 Mayflower passage.

He married Grace Oldham December 11, 1724.(124) (Grace Oldham is #5688.) Grace was born around 1700. Grace was the daughter of Thomas Oldham and Mercy Sprout.

Disambiguation Needed

• Previous Entry: "In Anthony Eames's will written Jan. 10, 1738/9 Anthony was named as his son.(125)"
  • This info probably applies to a different Anthony Eames.
  • Either Anthony Eames is the correct Anthony to whom the Last Will and Testament applies (See image of orig. document at Ancestry.com, or Anthony Sawyer Eames, Jr. is the same person as Anthony Eames .

Anthony Eames and Grace Oldham had the following children:

102 i. Lemuel5 Eames (#5751) was born in Marshfield, Plymouth Co, MA July 1, 1725.(126) He married Ruth Porter 16 May 1750 in Marshfield, Plymouth Co, MA.(127) (Ruth Porter is #5752.) 103 ii. Mercy Eames (#5779) was born in Marshfield, Plymouth Co, MA July 2, 1727.(128) 104 iii. Elisha Eames (#5780) was born in Marshfield, Plymouth Co, MA September 29, 1729.(129) + 105 iv. Thomas Eames was born 1739 or 1740.

From Find a Grave:

Anthony Eames, Jr., s. of Anthony Eames, Sr. and Mercy Sawyer, has no recorded date of birth. However, like his six known older siblings whose births are recorded in Marshfield, Mass., he was undoubtedly b. in Marshfield. Based on his known gravestone, he was born on or after Apr. 27, 1703. He died testate Apr. 26, 1793 and is interred at the small "Ames" burial ground in the Town of Sterling, Conn. The Town of Sterling was, in part, formed from the northern part of the Town of Voluntown, Conn.

On Mar. 25, 1725 of record at Marshfield, Anthony m. Anna Barker, dau. of John Baker, 3rd and his 1st wife Hannah Eames (dau. of Jonathan), b. of record Oct. 19, 1709 at Marshfield. She d. prior to Aug. 1, 1790, the date of her husband's will at Voluntown, Conn. in which no provision is made for her.

Sources:

http://ralphinla.rootsweb.ancestry.com/eames.htm#i5627

http://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/anthony-eames_34324411

https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=10865872