Samuel Ayres (abt. 1678 - aft. 1737)

Ancestors

Husband of Eleanor (Randall) Ayres — married 7 Jun 1705 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

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Biography

This profile is part of the Ayer Name Study.

Samuel was the son of Samuel Ayres and Abigail Fellows. Whitmore listed him as among the sons of Samuel and Abigail, but did not know his date of birth.^[1] Therefore, an estimate was made by a more recent researcher of 1692 to reflect a typical birthing pattern after the children whose birth dates were known. However, a later researcher claims that he was the twin of Mary, the first child Whitmore listed, and his birthday was 13 Jan 1677-8, or alternatively, 30 Jan 1677-8.^[2][3][4] Note that the third reference also lists Mary two lines above Samuell. This ledger appears to be a transcription of older records as the births on any given page are not listed in chronological order, and they are all in the same hand.

In 1748, William Ayers of Brookfield was appointed guardian of his son John Ayers, aged 6 years in right of his John's aunt, Elizabeth, widow of his uncle John Ayers.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Whitmore, William Henry. Descendants of John Ayres of Brookfield Mass (T. R. Marvin, Boston, Massachusetts, 1870) - Second Generation; Page 13
2. ↑ Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch, Samuell Ayres, 1677.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch, Samuell Ayres, Jan 1677; citing Birth, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007010724.
5. ↑ "Probate records v. 101-105 1737-1758" database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9YY-S99Z-T : 21 March 2024), Film# 007704228, Worcester, Massachusetts, image 324, Vol 101, Page 259.

Marriage

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1K-QGYH : 2 March 2020), Samuel Ayres and Elenor Randall, 7 Jun 1705; citing Marriage, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009714.
• "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC3P-DWG : 24 January 2020), Samuel Ayers, 1705.