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William Ayers was originally with the colony of Puritans who were early landholders on the Isle of Wight, VA, who were under the leadership of Richard Bennett. William Ayers patented 150 acres in Isle of Wight in 1635 and 100 in Upper Norfolk in 1642.
Later after the Puritans removed to Maryland, William Ayers came to Maryland with his family before June 1652. On the 5th October 1653, "Mr. William Ayers" demands land for transporting himself, Sarah his wife (then deceased), Ann Ayers his Unknown, and nine servants"; and Martha his now wife, and Margaret Sammes, his servant, since June 1652 [1]
William Ayers was the standard bearer for the Puritans at the Battle of the Severn (River) against the Cavaliers 25 March 1655 and was killed with the first gunfire. On 6 June 1663, Samuel Chew assigns to Sarah Marsh any rights that remain upon "due to my father-in-law William Ayers"[2], and there is upon at Portsmouth, VA, a power of attorney from "Samuel Chew, Esq., of Herrington, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland, and Anne his wife sole Unknown and heiress of Mr. William Ayers late of Nansemond Co., Virginia, deceased."
"On 17 February 1653 Lord Baltimore issued instructions to Governor Stone to require Puritans to take an oath of loyalty under penalty of forfeiture of the land allotted to them.3 The struggle between the two sides developed into armed conflict at the Battle of the Severn, which was the first battle fought between Anglo-Saxons in North America.
"The Cavaliers, led by Governor STONE landed in Anne Arundel County. On the morning of 25 March 1655, Captian FULLER, commander of the Puritans, pitched his colors, hoping that the sight of them might cause the enemy to parely and prevent bloodshed. The Cavaliers, however, fired upon the standard and killed the Standard Bearer, William Ayres."William Ayres ... [3]
William Ayres secondly married Martha, daughter of Richard Wells.
William Ayres and second wife Martha had no children. She remarried to Anthony Salway after her first husband's death. [4][5]
William Ayers (d. 25 Mar 1655),[6][7] was killed at the Battle of Severn. According to Boddie (1973), "he was a color bearer for the Puritans," and died at the start of the battle.[6][7]
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2. What is the source for his second wife, Martha, being a daughter of Richard Wells? Although they differ on the exact year, other internet profiles have Martha Wells born during the 1640's. Regardless of the exact year, she would have been way too young to marry before 5 Oct 1653.
William Eyres has a daughter Anne (Ayres) Chew. The children would normally, but not always, have the same Last Name at Birth as their Father.
The variation in the spelling is preventing the completion of a merge. Would you please confirm that Anne is the daughter of William.
Let me know if I can help to resolve this.
Regards Barry Malcolm Wikitree Arborist.