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Edward Ayers, Sr.

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Death: 1723 (64-65)
Place of Burial: Point of Graves Cemetery, Portsmouth, County Chester, New Hampshire
Immediate Family:

Son of Captain John Ayres of Ipswich and Susannah Ayres
Husband of Alice; Margaret. Ayers; Margaret Ayers; Hannah Ayers - Jose and Alice Ayers
Father of Edward Ayers, Jr.; Hannah Fellows; Margaret Ayers and Mark Ayers
Brother of John Ayres, Jr.; Thomas Ayers; Joseph Ayres; Samuel Ayres, Sr.; Mark Ayers and 2 others

Occupation: blacksmith
Managed by: Private User
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About Edward Ayers, Sr.

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Edward Ayers aka Ayres

Profile last modified 2 Apr 2024 | Created 27 Jun 2014

Biography

Born 12 FEB 1658. Ipswich, Massachusetts. [1] [2] [3]

Marriages
Husband Edward Ayers.
Wife Alice Unknown. [1]

Husband Edward Ayers.
Wife Hannah Martyn.
Marriage 02 OCT 1718. [1]

Husband Edward Ayers.
Wife Margaret Williams.
Marriage 23 FEB 1719. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. [1] [4]

Died 1723 [1]

Buried Point of Graves Cemetery, Portsmouth, County Chester, New Hampshire. [5]

Probate: 2 JAN 1723/24. Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
Estate of Edward Ayers of Portsmouth, intestate, administration of which is granted to his sons, John Ayers and John Cutt. [6]

FindAGraveMemorial 79164190. [5]

Find A Grave: Memorial #79164190

Occupation/residence: Edward Ayers, blacksmith, was of Kittery, Maine in 1686; later of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. [1]

Born 12 Feb 1658 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Son of John Ayres and Susanna (Symonds) Ayres

Brother of John Ayres Jr., Samuel Ayres Sr., Thomas Ayers, Joseph Ayres, Susanna (Ayers) Day, Mark (Ayers) Ayres and Nathaniel Ayers

Husband of Alice (Unknown) Ayres — married about 1675 [location unknown]

Husband of Hannah (Martyn) Ayers — married 2 Oct 1718 [location unknown]

Husband of Margaret (Williams) Ayers — married 23 Feb 1719 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Father of Elizabeth (Ayers) Ingraham, Edward Ayers, Susannah (Ayers) Cutt, Susannah (Ayers) Cutt, Abigail (Ayers) Moulton, Mary (Ayers) Foster, John Ayers, Hannah (Ayers) Fellows, Phebe (Ayers) Sherburne and John Ayers

Died 1723 at about age 64 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire

Sources

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Source: #S112 p. 70
↑ Source: #S798 p. 236
↑ Source: #S1425 Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001; Edward Ayers, son of John;
↑ Source: #S1425 New Hampshire Marriages, 1720-1920; Edward Ayres and Edward Ayres; accessed 25 Dec 2020
↑ 5.0 5.1 Source: #S1301 accessed 25 Dec 2020
↑ Source: #S287 Vol 32, p. 209
Source: S112 Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire Noyes, Sybil; Libby, Charles Thornton; Davis, Walter Goodwin Publication: The Southworth-Anthoensen Press, Portland, Maine, 1928-1939
Source: S287 New Hampshire Provincial and State Papers, a forty volume set, Link Publication: J.S. Clarke Company, etc., Mancester, NH, etc., 1887-1943
Source: S1301 Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com/
Source: S1425 Family History and Genealogical Records at FamilySearch.org
See Also

The Hammatt Papers]] (Ipswich Antiqurian Papers, 1880) No. 1, Page 13
Descendants of John Ayres of Brookfield Mass]] (T. R. Marvin, Boston, Massachusetts, 1870) - Second Generation, pages 10 - 12; Person No. 2
Whitmore, William Henry, Article entitled, "The Ayres and Ayer Families" from the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. XVII (17), pp 307 - 309 (Oct. 1863). AmericanAncestors.org
The History of the Treman, Tremaine, Truman Family in America]] (Press of the Ithaca Democrat, 1901) Person No. 360000; Page 1233.
Quaboag_Plantation_alias_Brookefield Quaboag Plantation alias Brookefield, Massachusetts Published by L. E. Roy, Hefernan Press, Worcester, MA (1965) 308 pages - A photocopied portion of this book is in the possession of Gloria (ODOM) TROMMLER. It contains an excellent biography of Captain John Ayres in Chapter VII (pages 222-230) and other information; it was transcribed as found.
Miner Descent - Account of the Seige of Brookfield - Aug 1675 and Bio of John Ayres, owner of Ayres' Tavern Miner Descent - Brookfield
Vital Records of Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts - showing births of children: Edward (1658), Marke (1661), and Nathaniell (1664); and death of Susanna (Symonds) Ayres (1682).
Hoyt, David W. The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury Massachusetts (Providence, Rhode Island, 1897) - Person No. 90 on Page 41, 42, 155
WeRelate Profile for Capt. John Ayres (bef 1624 - 1675) - with unknown parents, but sisters, Sarah (bef 1622 - aft 1681) (m. William Lamson and Thomas Hartshorn) and Mary (bef 1617 - aft 1676) (m. William Fellows)
WeRelate Profile of Susanna Symonds (m. Captain John Ayers) [1] (dau. of Mark Symonds) (b. est. 1617; m. bef 1649; d. 8 Feb 1682)


In 1703, Samuel, John and Thomas were appointed executors of the estate of John Sr. On Jan 14, 1716, as recorded in Worcester in 1741, the land formerly possessed at Brookfield by John Ayres Sr., was conveyed to Joseph Ayres of Ipswich by Thomas, Mark, Edward, and Nathaniel, sons of Sgt. John; and by Samuel, son of Samuel and grandson of Sgt. John; and by Robert Day, son of Suzannah (Ayres) (Day) and grandson of Sgt. John.

References

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Ayers-3754
Edward Ayers (1658 - 1723)

Edward Ayers aka Ayres
Born 12 Feb 1658 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
ANCESTORS ancestors
Son of John Ayres and Susanna (Symonds) Ayres
Brother of John Ayres Jr., Samuel Ayres Sr., Thomas Ayers, Joseph Ayres, Susanna (Ayers) Day, Mark (Ayers) Ayres and Nathaniel Ayers
Husband of Alice (Unknown) Ayres — married about 1675 [location unknown]
Husband of Hannah (Martyn) Ayers — married 2 Oct 1718 [location unknown]
Husband of Margaret (Williams) Ayers — married 23 Feb 1719 in Portsmouth, New Hampshiremap
DESCENDANTS descendants
Father of Elizabeth (Ayers) Ingraham, Edward Ayers, Susannah (Ayers) Cutt, Susannah (Ayers) Cutt, Abigail (Ayers) Moulton, Mary (Ayers) Foster, John Ayers, Hannah (Ayers) Fellows, Phebe (Ayers) Sherburne and John Ayers
Died 1723 at about age 64 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshiremap
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Profile last modified 2 Apr 2024 | Created 27 Jun 2014
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Biography

Born 12 FEB 1658. Ipswich, Massachusetts. [1] [2] [3]

Marriages
Husband Edward Ayers.
Wife Alice Unknown. [1]

Husband Edward Ayers.
Wife Hannah Martyn.
Marriage 02 OCT 1718. [1]

Husband Edward Ayers.
Wife Margaret Williams.
Marriage 23 FEB 1719. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. [1] [4]

Died 1723 [1]

Buried Point of Graves Cemetery, Portsmouth, County Chester, New Hampshire. [5]

Probate: 2 JAN 1723/24. Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
Estate of Edward Ayers of Portsmouth, intestate, administration of which is granted to his sons, John Ayers and John Cutt. [6]

FindAGraveMemorial 79164190. [5]

Find A Grave: Memorial #79164190

Occupation/residence: Edward Ayers, blacksmith, was of Kittery, Maine in 1686; later of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. [1]

Sources

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Source: #S112 p. 70
↑ Source: #S798 p. 236
↑ Source: #S1425 Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001; Edward Ayers, son of John;
↑ Source: #S1425 New Hampshire Marriages, 1720-1920; Edward Ayres and Edward Ayres; accessed 25 Dec 2020
↑ 5.0 5.1 Source: #S1301 accessed 25 Dec 2020
↑ Source: #S287 Vol 32, p. 209
Source: S112 Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire Noyes, Sybil; Libby, Charles Thornton; Davis, Walter Goodwin Publication: The Southworth-Anthoensen Press, Portland, Maine, 1928-1939
Source: S287 New Hampshire Provincial and State Papers, a forty volume set, Link Publication: J.S. Clarke Company, etc., Mancester, NH, etc., 1887-1943
Source: S1301 Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com/
Source: S1425 Family History and Genealogical Records at FamilySearch.org
See Also

The Hammatt Papers]] (Ipswich Antiqurian Papers, 1880) No. 1, Page 13
Descendants of John Ayres of Brookfield Mass]] (T. R. Marvin, Boston, Massachusetts, 1870) - Second Generation, pages 10 - 12; Person No. 2
Whitmore, William Henry, Article entitled, "The Ayres and Ayer Families" from the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. XVII (17), pp 307 - 309 (Oct. 1863). AmericanAncestors.org
The History of the Treman, Tremaine, Truman Family in America]] (Press of the Ithaca Democrat, 1901) Person No. 360000; Page 1233.
Quaboag_Plantation_alias_Brookefield Quaboag Plantation alias Brookefield, Massachusetts Published by L. E. Roy, Hefernan Press, Worcester, MA (1965) 308 pages - A photocopied portion of this book is in the possession of Gloria (ODOM) TROMMLER. It contains an excellent biography of Captain John Ayres in Chapter VII (pages 222-230) and other information; it was transcribed as found.
Miner Descent - Account of the Seige of Brookfield - Aug 1675 and Bio of John Ayres, owner of Ayres' Tavern Miner Descent - Brookfield
Vital Records of Ipswich, Essex Co., Massachusetts - showing births of children: Edward (1658), Marke (1661), and Nathaniell (1664); and death of Susanna (Symonds) Ayres (1682).
Hoyt, David W. The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury Massachusetts (Providence, Rhode Island, 1897) - Person No. 90 on Page 41, 42, 155
WeRelate Profile for Capt. John Ayres (bef 1624 - 1675) - with unknown parents, but sisters, Sarah (bef 1622 - aft 1681) (m. William Lamson and Thomas Hartshorn) and Mary (bef 1617 - aft 1676) (m. William Fellows)
WeRelate Profile of Susanna Symonds (m. Captain John Ayers) [1] (dau. of Mark Symonds) (b. est. 1617; m. bef 1649; d. 8 Feb 1682)

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Edward Ayers, Sr.'s Timeline

1658
February 12, 1658
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1684
1684
Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire
1702
1702
1705
1705
1723
1723
Age 64
1952
July 12, 1952
Age 65
October 17, 1952
Age 65