Capt. Anthony Eames

Surname has also been reported to be Ames. Immigrant Ancestor.

Date of birth might be 1595.

5. Anthony1 Eames (ThomasA)(6) (#2864) was born in Fordington, Dorsetshire, England circa 1595.(7) Anthony died in 1686 in Marshfield, MA, at 91 years of age.

He married Margery in probably, St.George, Dorset. (Margery is #2865.) Margery was born circa 1599 in probably, Dorsetshire, England. Margery died in probably, Marshfield, MA.

He was a churchwarden in the parish of Fordington, and signed the Bishops Transcripts in that office in 1623 and 1627. Having been an officer of his church, his motivation for emigration may have been more capitalist than religious. Antony Eames is listed among the passengers of the ship "Recovery of London", Gabriel Cornish, master, which sailed from the port of Weymouth to New England on 16 Mar. 1633. The Port Book, held in the P.R.O. of London, says of the passengers, "All planters & have carried with them diverse sorts of household stuff, apparell & other provisions for the necessary use of themselves, their wives, children and servants ..."

Anthony Eames and Margery had the following children:

Updated 18 August 2023

From https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Eames-2

About 1614 Anthony Eames married Margery (unknown - no proof she was a Pierce).

Their children, all born in England, were:

1. Millicent Eames b. say 1615; m. by 1635 William Sprague
2. Mark Eames b. say 1617; m. Hingham 26 May 1648 Elizabeth Andrews
3. John Eames bp Fordington 24 Jan 1618[/19]; d. Hingham 29 Nov 1641
4. Persis Eames bp Fordington 28 Oct 1621; m. by 1645 Michael Pierce
5. Elizabeth Eames bp Fordington 13 Jun 1624; m. by about 1651 Edward Wilder
6. Justus Eames bp Fordington 29 April 1627; m. Marshfield 2 May 1661 Mehitable Chillingsworth
7. Margery Eames bp Fordington 5 Dec 1630; m. Hingham 20 Oct 1653 John Jacob
8. Perhaps Abigail—c.1633 in Fordington, Dorset, England to c.May 1709 Scituate, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay)—the wife of Charles Stockbridge but this is only one of the possibilities.[1] More information is on her profile; in summary the husband of Persis Eames (Michael Pierce) in his will called Charles Stockbridge "my brother". Charles' wife's first name was Abigail, so one possibility is that Charles Stockbridge and Michael Pierce were brothers-in-law through their marriage to the Eames sisters, Abigail and Persis. – https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Eames-9

Notes

• Anthony came over on the pilgrim ship "Recovery" in 1633. On Apr. 12, 1632, Anthony deposed in a tithe case that he was "of Fordington, Dorset, yeoman, where he had lived from infancy, born there, aged 40 or thereabouts." Departed Weymouth, England aboard the 'Recovery of London' on March 31, 1633/4, Gabriel CORNISH, master.
• Lived at Fordington, St. George to 1631;
• settled first at Charlestown in 1634/5;
• freeman at Hingham, Mass. Bay Colony, Mar. 9, 1636/7; and
• freeman at Marshfield, Plymouth Colony, Jun. 7, 1653.
• Church warden at Fordington 1622, 1627 and 1631;
• deputy to General Court 1637, 1638, 1643 from Hingham, and 1653 through 1658, 1661 from Marshfield, Plymouth Co., MA;
• Lt. of the Hingham train band about 1638;
• chosen Capt. of the train band 1644/5.

Although Anthony was chosen as Captain by the town of Hingham, an allowance was not granted by the magistrates when the townsmen proposed another choice. Anthony was granted land at Charlestown in 1634/5, and was granted a number of parcels of land at Hingham between 1636 and 1647. In Dec. 1651, he and son Mark purchsed 100 acres at Marshfield, settling there the following summer. Anthony acknowledged a deed of land to his son Justus EAMES on Jun. 28, 1670, the latest record found of him.

Biography

He was a churchwarden in the parish of Fordington, St George, and signed the Bishops Transcripts in that office in 1623 and 1627. He lived there to 1631.

Lieut. Anthony Eames, the first local commander of the town, of Hingham and was one of the first settlers, coming here in 1636, in which year a house lot was granted him on the lower plain. He seems to have been an able officer and a leading and trusted citizen, being a deputy in 1637, 1638, and 1643, and frequently holding positions of responsibility and honor in the town. Together with Allen, Joshua Hobart, and others, he was chosen to represent the town's interests in Nantasket lands, and in 1643 he with Allen and Samuel Ward had leave from the town to set up a corn mill near the cove. From Lieutenant Eames, through his three daughters,--Milicent who married William Sprague, Elizabeth who married Edward Wilder, and Marjory who married Capt. John Jacobs,--many of the people of Hingham are descended.

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The Eames family in America

• Refer to The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England 1634-1635, Volume II, by Robert Charles Anderson, George F. Sanborn Jr., and Melinde Lutz Sanborn (2001, Boston), pages 387-92, for information concerning the immigrant family.

Children of Anthony and Margery Eames

• 1. Millicent -
  • bap. 1617, Fordington, St. George, Dorset, England;
  • d. Feb. 8, 1695/6, Hingham, now Plymouth Co., MA.
  • Married on Sep. 2, 1635 at Charlestown, MA to William SPRAGUE (b. 1609, Upway, Dorset, England; d. Oct. 26, 1675, Hingham, now Plymouth Co., MA), son of Edward and Christiana SPRAGUE. William arrived at Salem, MA aboard the 'Abigail' in 1628, removing to Hingham in 1636. He was a selectman in 1645, and constable and collector of town rates in 1662.
  • Children of Millicent and William:
    • 1. Anthony married Elizabeth BARTLETT;
    • 2. John married Elizabeth HOLBROOK;
    • 3. Samuel married Sarah CHILLINGWORTH;
    • 4. Jonathan died in infancy;
    • 5. Persis married John DOGGETT;
    • 6. Joanna married Caleb CHURCH;
    • 7. Jonathan married first Mehitable HOLBROOK, and second Hannah (HARRIS) COOK;
    • 8. William married first Deborah LANE, and second Mary TOWER;
    • 9. Mary married Thomas KING; and
    • 10. Hannah died young.
• 2. John -
  • bap. Jan. 24, 1618/9, Fordington, St. George, Dorset, England;
  • d. Nov. 3, 1641, Hingham, now Plymouth Co., MA.
• 3. Mark -
  • bap. May 1620, Fordington, St. George, Dorset, England;
  • d. Jul.-Oct. 1693, Marshfield, Plymouth Co., MA. His will was dated Jul.12, 1693 and proved Oct. 19, 1693.
  • Lt. Mark married Elizabeth ANDREWS on May 26, 1648. Lived at Marshfield, Plymouth Co., MA.
  • Children:
    • 1. Sarah;
    • 2. Elizabeth;
    • 3. Damaris married Kenelm WINSLOW;
    • 4. Mary; Ruth;
    • 5. Jonathan married Hannah TROUANT;
    • 6. Anthony married Mercy SAWYER; and
    • 7. David.
• 4. Persis -
  • bap. Oct. 28, 1621, Fordington, St. George, Dorset, England;
  • d. Dec. 31, 1662, Hingham, MA.
  • Married Capt. Michael PIERCE.
• 5. Anna/Hannah -
  • b. about 1622, Fordington, St. George, Dorset, England;
  • d. Jun. 10, 1692, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA. Her death is also given as Sep. 1, 1684, Marshfield, Plymouth, MA.
  • Possible daughter. A source for the WILDER family identifies the wife of Thomas WILDER as the daughter of Anthony EAMES and Margery PRISSE. Most information for Anna/Hannah is from WILDER family data.
  • Married Apr. 1640 at Charlestown, Suffolk Co., MA to Thomas WILDER (b. about 1618, Shiplake, Oxfordshire, England; d. Oct. 23, 1667, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA), son of Thomas WILDER and Martha HIGGS.
  • Children:
    • 1. Mary married David ALLEN/ELLEN;
    • 2. Thomas married Mary WHEELER;
    • 3. John married Hannah ATHERTON;
    • 4. Elizabeth;
    • 5. Nathaniel married Marie/Mary SAWYER; and
    • 6. Ebenezer.
• 6. Elizabeth -
  • bap. Jun. 13, 1624, Fordington, St. George, Dorset, England;
  • d. Jun. 9, 1692.
  • Married about 1650 Edward WILDER (d. Oct. 28, 1690), son of Thomas WILDER and Martha KEENE. Edward came to New England by 1638, settled at Hingham, and made freeman 1644.
  • Children:
    • 1. Isaac;
    • 2. Mehitabel married Joseph WARREN;
    • 3. Abia married William CLARK;
    • 4. Abigail;
    • 5. Elizabeth married Israel FEARING;
    • 6. John married Rebecca DOGGETT;
    • 7. Ephraim;
    • 8. Jabez married Mary FORD;
    • 9. Anna;
    • 10. Hannah; and
    • 11. Mary married first Francis LeBARON, and second Return WAIT.
• 7. Justus -
  • b. 1626; bap. Apr. 29, 1627, Fordington, St. George, Dorset, England;
  • d. 1706, MA. Will dated Mar. 7, 1697, and estate inventoried May 20, 1706 in now Plymouth Co., MA.
  • Married May 2, 1661 in MA to Mehitabel CHILLINGSWORTH, daughter of Thomas CHILLINGSWORTH (d. 1653, MA) and Joanne.
  • Children:
    • 1. Anthony married Elizabeth TILDEN;
    • 2. Millicent did not marry;
    • 3. Margery married Cornelius HOLBROOK (son of William HOLBROOK and Elizabeth PITTS);
    • 4. John;
    • 5. Nathaniel;
    • 6. Joseph;
    • 7. Ephraim; and
    • 8. Josiah.
• 8. Margery -
  • bap. Dec. 5, 1630, Fordington, St. George, Dorset, England;
  • d. Apr. 7, 1659, Hingham, now Plymouth Co., MA.
  • Married Oct. 20, 1653 John JACOB (b. 1629, England; d. 1693, MA), son of Nicholas and Mary (GILMAN) JACOB. John married second Mary RUSSELL, and they had eleven children.
  • Margery and John had four children, including:
    • 1. Mary married first Samuel BACON, and second Elisha BISBEE; and
    • 2. Sarah married James HAWKE (their granddaughter Mary HAWKE married Rev. John HANCOCK, parents of John HANCOCK, signer of the Declaration of Independence).

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"Captain Anthony Eames or Ames, immigrant ancestor, was a proprietor of Charlestown, Massachusetts, as early as 1634. A few years later he removed to Hingham, Massachusetts, and in 1636 owned a house lot there on the Lower Plain.

From the first he appears to have been one of the foremost citizens of Hingham. He was admitted a freeman, March 9, 1636-7, and represented the town in the general court in 1637-38-39-43-44. He assisted in laying out the boundary between the Massachusetts and Plymouth patents. He was lieutenant of the military company, but when he was chosen captain there was a serious controversy between his friends and others, developing into a lasting difference that continued for several generations to divide the citizens of Hingham.

June 12, 1643, the town granted permission to Anthony Ames, Samual Ward and Bozoun Allen to set up a corn mill for the town; Gowen Wilson had been miller of the town; in future either Thomas Lincoln or John Pogger was to be the miller.

Anthony Eames removed to Marshfield, in Plymouth Colony, about 1650, and he and his son Mark bought a house and land together there December 10, 1651, and for many generations the family lived in the town. He was deputy to the general court at Plymouth in 1653-54-55-56-57-58-61, and was a member of the council of war. He was admitted freeman in the Plymouth Colony, March 1654-55. He also served the town as moderator. His wife Margery was admitted to the Charleston church September 13, 1635." (Cutter, p. 1027)

Cutter, William Richard. New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of Commonwealths and the Founding of a Nation. Vol. 3. New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913.

Antony Eames is listed among the passengers of the ship "Recovery of London", Gabriel Cornish, master, which sailed from the port of Weymouth to New England on 16 Mar. 1633. The Port Book, held in the P.R.O. of London, says of the passengers, "All planters & have carried with them diverse sorts of household stuff, apparell & other provisions for the necessary use of themselves, their wives, children and servants ..."

Anthony was a church warden in Fordington, England who set sail with his family, leaving from Weymouth, England on HMS "Recovery" of London. The captain of the ship was Gabriel Cornish with 26 families on board with personal goods and provisions travelling to America for a new life free of religious persecution. They arrived in Charlestown, Massachusetts in June of 1634. He was granted land in Charlestown in 1634 and acquired even more land in Hingham in later years. He served as a representative to the Massachusetts General Court for many years. He became a "Freeman" in 1636 and served as Lieutenant then Captain in the Massachusetts Colonial Militia in 1644 and 1645. He was a member of the Council of War in Plymouth and served as moderator of the town. He died in Hingham in 1686 at the age of 88 and was buried in Plymouth Colony. (wab)

References

• “An Account of the life of Captain Anthony Eames (1595 – 1686) Churchwarden of St Georges Church & Constable of Fordington Manor.” ©Compiled by Michael Russell OPC for Fordington December 2009 (Revised March 2010 - updated May 2011 with additional information on Jonathan Eames (1628-1702) update Aug 2015 to take account of Anthony, Margery and their son Mark being beneficiaries under the Will of Rogere Kete (d.1620) < link >
• http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=37779195
• http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/gen/report/rr01/rr01_445.html#P1448
• http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/gen/report/rr01/rr01_141.html#P7802
• http://ralphinla.rootsweb.ancestry.com/eames.htm
• FamilySearch AFNs: 8FBV-PD, 1KX8-4MS
• http://www2.thereiterfamily.com:81/PhpGedView-all-4.2.1/individual....
• http://www.jimsancestry.net/Eames.htm#Anthony
• http://www.walthowe.com/genealogy/gp1003.html
• http://www.sprague-database.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I3...
• http://kinnexions.com/smlawson/pierce.htm#Eames
• “An Account of the life of Captain Anthony Eames (1595 – 1686) Churchwarden of St Georges Church & Constable of Fordington Manor.” ©Compiled by Michael Russell OPC for Fordington December 2009 (Revised March 2010 - updated May 2011 with additional information on Jonathan Eames (1628-1702) update Aug 2015 to take account of Anthony, Margery and their son Mark being beneficiaries under the Will of Rogere Kete (d.1620) < link >
• ‘’The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England 1634-1635, Volume II’’, by Robert Charles Anderson, George F. Sanborn Jr., and Melinde Lutz Sanborn (2001, Boston), pages 387-92
• EAMES family details, with sources references, can be found in ‘’Ancestral Lines, Third Edition’’, by Carl Boyer, 3rd (1998, Santa Clarita, CA), pages 239-241, and the web site of Ralph Dean Clark (2000).
• http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~fordingtondorset/genealogy/Files/For...
• https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~fordingtondorset/genealogy/Files/Th...
• “The evidence that Anthony EAMES emigrated on the 'Recovery of London' comes from one of the port books of the Kings Remembrancer held at the National Archives in Kew. These were locally created records of customs duties paid. We are lucky in that they normally did not record passengers at all but one book [Ref E/190/875/8] specifically names 26 planters sailing to New England in 1633 (one of which is Anthony Eames) with a note that they had been allowed to export ‘diverse sorts of household stuff, apparel & other provisions’ to the value of £960 6s 8d, free of duty. The names listed would be the head of each family group who had satisfied the port official regarding duty not a definitive list of those on board. It is always possible that they sailed to New England on a different ship but despite research no evidence has come to light to this effect(6).”