Dr. Simon Eyre

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Simon Eyre aka Aires, Ayers Born before 21 Jun 1588 in Lavenham, Suffolk, Englandmap Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown] [sibling%28s%29 unknown] Husband of Dorothy (Paine) Eyre — married before 1619 in Englandmap Husband of Martha (Hubbard) Eyre — married about 1651 [location unknown] DESCENDANTS descendants Father of Rebecca (Eyre) Clarke, Christian (Eyre) Stoddard and John Eyre Died 10 Nov 1658 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap Profile manager: Puritan Great Migration Project WikiTree private message [send private message] Profile last modified 6 Nov 2020 | Created 7 Feb 2011 This page has been accessed 794 times. The Puritan Great Migration. Simon Eyre migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1620-1640). Join: Puritan Great Migration Project Discuss: PGM Contents

[hide] 1 Biography 1.1 Children of Simon and Dorothy 1.2 Children of Simon and Martha 1.3 Passenger Listing 1.4 Notes 2 Sources Biography

Simon Eyre, son of Simon and Susan (Vale) Eyre,[1] was baptised 21 June 1588 at Lavenham, Suffolk.[2]

He married Dorothy Paine, daughter of William and Agnes (Neves) Paine by 1619. She died 11 Aug. 1650.[2]

He married Martha (Hubbard) Whittingham, widow of John Whittingham, and daughter of William Hubbard by 1652.[2]

Simon died 10 Nov. 1658 at Boston.[2]

Children of Simon and Dorothy

Mary, bp. Lavenham, Suffolk, 22 June 1619. (aged 15 in 1635); m. by about 1642 Joseph Tainter.[2] Thomas, b. about 1622 (aged 13 in 1635). He died in Virgina before 2 Oct. 1666, probably unmarried.[2] Simon, b. about 1624 (aged 11 in 1635); m. by 1652 Lydia Starr, daughter of Comfort Starre.[2] Rebecca, b. about 1626 (aged 9 in 1635); m. by 1647 Christopher Clark.[2] Christian, b. about 1628 (aged 7 in 1635; m. by 1656 Anthony Stoddard. [2] Anna, b. about 1630 (aged 5 in 1635; m. Boston 5 March 16511/)2 John Checkley.[2] Benjamin, b. about 1632 (aged 3 in 1635; living 2 October 1660, when mentioned in will of uncle William Paine; no further record.[2] Sarah b. about 1635 (aged 3 months in 1635; no further record.[2] Jonathan, b. Watertown 20 March 1637/8.[2] Dorothy, b. Watertown 4 June 1640; living 2 October 1660, when mentioned in will of uncle William Paine; no further record.[2] Children of Simon and Martha

Maria, b. 26 March 1652 bp. Boston 4 April 1652 m. by 1675 Richard Mosley.[2] John, ,bp. Boston 22 January 1653/4; m. 20 May 1680 Catharine Brattle, daughter of Thomas Brattle.[2] Passenger Listing

"Symon Ayers" can be found, with his wife Dorothy and their first 8 children, in the passenger list of the ship "Increase", Robert Lea Master, bound for New England from London, listed 15 April 1635. [3] They were listed as follows:

Symon Ayers . . . . . 48 . . . ("Chirurgeon Symon Ayers") Dorothy Ayers . . . . 38 . . . ("uxor Dorothy Ayers") Marie Ayers. . . . . . 15 Thom: Ayers . . . . . 13 Symon Ayers . . . . . 11 Rabecca Ayers. . . . . 9 Christian Ayers . . . . 7 Anna Ayers . . . . . . . 5 Benjamin Ayers. . . . 3 Sara Ayers. . . . . . . . 3. mo: The word "Chirurgeon", an old word meaning "surgeon", appeared before Symon's name in the list. The letters "uxor" appear before Dorothy's name, meaning "wife".

Notes

check to see if he has record w/ guild of barbers & surgeons, (Worshipful Company of Barbers).[4] Sources

↑ Symon AIRES m. (07 Feb 1582/3 Lavenham, co. Suffolk) Susan Vale. SYMOND (bp. 21 Jun 1588 Lavenham, co. Suffolk), son of Symon AIRES. Marie (bp. 22 Jun 1619 Lavenham, co. Suffolk), dau. of Simond Aiers Susan (bp. 18 Oct 1585 Lavenham, co. Suffolk - bur. 20 Jun 1589 Lavenham, co. Suffolk), dau. of Symon AIRES. Anna (bp. 23 Apr 1591 Lavenham, co. Suffolk), dau. of Symon AIRES. John (bp. 05 Jan 1593/4 Lavenham, co. Suffolk), son of Symon AIRES. Anthony (bp. 24 Oct 1596 - bur. 02 Mar 1615/6), son of Symon AIRES. "Genealogical research in England: Eyre or Aires." Elizabeth French, comp. NHGR, p. 248. Google Books. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 Robert Charles Anderson. The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III. 1995. Vol. II, C-F, p. Simon Eyre. ↑ The original lists of persons of quality; emigrants; religious exiles; political rebels; etc ..... pp.64-66 ↑ seea also: Wikipedia: Worshipful Company of Barbers See also:

"Sample Sketch: Simon Eyre" at GreatMigration.Org [1] Miner Descent profile of descendants of William Payne (1565 -1648) [2] Graves, John Kimball. Some Seventeenth-century New England Settlers: Ayer, Aires, etc. (Published by Author, 1963, 52 pages.) Ancestral Files: 8NRT-7N; JQ1F-0X; ML35-HG; England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 [3] Symon Aires Christening Date (Original): 21 JUN 1588 Christening Place: LAVENHAM,SUFFOLK,ENGLAND Father's Name: Symon Aires New England Marriages to 1700. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. [4] Simon EYRE Spouse Martha [Hubbard] WHATTINGHAM 1651 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States EYRE, Simon (1587-1658, Boston] & 2/wf Martha (HUBBARD) WHATTINGHAM (-1687), w John; ca 1651; Boston {Salisbury 210; Treman 1246, 1821; Brattle (1867) 25; Reg. 9:39} Marriage Vital Records from The NEHGS Register. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (Compiled from articles originally published in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register.) [5] Simon EIRE Spouse Martha Eire 12/_/1658 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. Abstracts from the Earliest Wills on Record in the County of Suffolk, Mass. Trask, William B., Abstracts From The Earliest Wills on Record in The County of Suffold, Mass., The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1855) Vol. 9, Page 39-40.

Simon Eyre

• BIRTH: Baptized Lavenham, Suffolk, 21 June 1588,
• son of Simon and Susan (Vale) Eyre [NEHGR 69:248-51] (aged 48 in 1635 [Hotten 66]).
• DEATH: Boston 10 November 1658 [BVR 67].
• MARRIAGE: (1) By 1619 Dorothy Paine, born about 1597 (aged 38 in 1635 [Hotten 66]), daughter of William and Agnes (N[e]ves%29 Paine [NEHGR 69:250]. She died at Boston 11 August 1650 [BVR 31].

MIGRATION: 1635 on the Increase.

will

In his will, dated 5 July 1658 and proved 4 March 1658/9, Simon Eyre of Boston bequeathed to Martha my beloved wife the thirds of my dwelling house at Boston with the garden & appurtenances belonging to it & also the thirds of my farm at Watertown with the house, barn, orchard & all the appurtenances belonging to it now in the occupation of Joseph Tayntor for her life; the other two thirds to go to the bringing up of my two youngest children Mariah & John; after the death of Martha, Mariah and John to have the house at Boston and the farm at Watertown, equally between them; if Mariah and John both die before they marry or come to the age of twenty years, then the house at Boston and the farm at Watertown to be equally divided among my children both sons and daughters or their descendants if they be dead; to Martha my beloved wife towards the bringing up of Mariah & John ... and for the payment of my debts the hundred and fifteen pounds due to me, also woollen and linen cloth in the press, with my apparel, physick and debts due to me with all the mares & colts at Ipswich & Watertown to make good the cattle & moveables I had out of the stock for her use; to my youngest daughter Mariah all household goods; to my youngest son John all my books & manuscripts, mortars, seals and weights, stills, pots & glasses;; to Thomas my eldest son the 200 acres I am to have laid out at Watertown for a farm with the seventeen acres of remote meadow & the sixteen acres called Seelye's Lot ... to make up his double portion; to Dorothy my daughter, ₤40 in cloth to be paid at Boston and a complete bed from the hall chamber, the rest of my children having had their portion; Mr. William Hubbard Junior of Ipswich and Mr. James Penn of Boston, overseers; Martha my wife executrix [SPR 1:321-22; MCF Folio #63].

• Great Migration: Simon Eyre

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From A Genealogical Dictionary of  The First Settlers of New England, Before 1692 Volume #2 Engle - Eyre By James Savage

• SIMON EYRE, Watertown, a surgeon, came in the Increase 1635, from London, emb. 15 Apr. aged 48, with w. Dorothy, 38 ; and ch. Mary, 15 ; Thomas, 13; Simon, 11 ; Rebecca, 9; Christian, 7; Ann, 5; Benjamin, 3; and Sarah, 3 mos. freem. 17 Apr. 1637, rep. 1641, selectman 1636-43, and clk. of the town 1641-5, when John Sherman succeed. and he soon rem. to Boston, where his w. d. 11 Aug. 1650; but he had, bef. rem. Jonathan, b. 20 Mar. 1638; and Dorothy, 14 June, 1640. Prob. too, his ch. Sarah d. at W. young;. and he m. a. 1651, Martha, d. of William Hubbard, sis. of the hist. and of John Whittingham of Ipswich, had Maria, b. 26 Mar. 1652 and John, 19 Feb. 1654; and d. 10 Oct. 1658, unless 10 Nov. by ano. rec. be more prob. His wid. d. 13 July 1687. Abstr. of his will of 5 July bef. his d. may be seen in Geneal. Reg,. IX. 39. Ann m. 5 Mar. 1652, vol. 2, p. 134 John Checkley; and Mary, it is said, m. Richard Moseley, tho. wh. he was, I see not. 
  

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notes

Simon Eyre , was the son of Thomas Eyre. (SIC: son of Simon Eyre)

He migrated April 15, 1635, on The Increase, along with his wife Dorothy age 38, daughter Rebecca age 9 .He was 48 at the time of his migration. settled first in Watertown, Mass. U.S.A..
Removed to Boston 1646. occ. Surgeon ( Hotton) Also called Physician. Freeman: 17 April 1637. Church membership: Adm. to Watertown Church 17 April 1637 Mr. Simon Eyres upon letters of dismission from church at Watertown , having declared his conditions to the Elders in private was admitted to Boston church. Offices he held:

Watertown Selectman 10 Oct . 1636, 30 Dec. 1637, 10 Dec. 1638, 6 dec. 1639

Committee to lay out farms 14 Oct. 1638.

Deputy of Watertown , Massachusetts bay General Court 7 Oct 1641.

Clerk of writs, Watertown 10 Dec. 1641

Commissioner to end small causes.

Legal actions :

On 25 May 1635, Mr. Simon Ayres ( Eyres) was fined 10 s. for his chimney being on fire.

Richard Parker of Boston, sold, on 22 Aug. 1646. to Symon Ayre" also of Boston, physician, a barn and garden , in Boston, reserving the right to carry wood through the yard into his own adjacent property.

Simon Eyres was married first to Dorothy Paine . B. about. 1597. daughter of William and Agnes Paine. She died in Boston, Ma. 11 Aug. 150.

He married 2Nd. Martha ( Hubbard) Whittingham, dau. of William Hubbard and Wid. of John Whittingham of Ipswich, Ma.

Children of Simon and Dorothy. 1. Mary 2. Thomas 3. Simon 4. Rebecca Eyrea b. about 1626 m. Christopher Clarke/Clark 5. Christain 6. Anna 7. Benjamin 8. Sarah 9. Jonathan 10. Dorothy 11. Maria 12. John

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Will dated 5, July 1658 Will proven 4 March 1658/59 ( more likely 59 since it was written when it was written,) I don't understand why it was proven well before his death but this what my info said.

He died Boston, 27, March 1687.

Ref:

Great Migration.Org A survey of New England 1620 - 1640 Hotton 66