Sarah (Gringle) Ayers (abt. 1700 - bef. 1768)

Wife of John Ayers — married 6 Jun 1723 (to before 17 Feb 1754) in Pakefield, Suffolk, England

Descendants

Died before 7 Jan 1768 before about age 68 in Pakefield, Suffolk, England

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Biography

Judging by the date of her marriage and the year her last child was born, Sarah was probably born between 1692 and 1702 (see research notes).

She married John Ayres in All Saints & St Margaret Pakefield on 6 June 1723.^[1]

The couple had at least six children:

• Ann Ayres (probably born about 1724, buried 1730).^[2]

• John Ayres (baptised 1725/6).^[3]

• Thomas Ayres (baptised 1727).^[4]

• Jonathan Ayres (baptised 1729).^[5]

• William Ayres (baptised 1731).^[6]

• Ann Ayres (baptised 1737).^[7]

She was buried in All Saints & St Margaret Churchyard Pakefield on 7 January 1768.^[8]

Research Notes

Birth

The typical age at which women stopped bearing children was ~45, so given the baptism of her daughter Ann in 1737, the probability is that Sarah was born after 1692. There are no Gringle register entries in the Pakefield registers prior to the Ayres/Gringle marriage in 1723.^[9] Therefore while it is probable that Sarah was born in the year 1697 ± 5, there is no indication as to her place of birth.

Sources

1. ↑ All Saints & St Margaret (Pakefield, Suffolk, England), Parish Registers, "Norfolk Record Office, PD 551/1, General Register 1678-1752," marriage of John Ayres & Sarah Gringle, 6 Jun 1723; digital images, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ : accessed 6 Mar 2010).
2. ↑ All Saints & St Margaret (Pakefield, Suffolk, England), Parish Registers, "Norfolk Record Office Ref: PD 551/2, All Saints Pakefield General Register 1680-1812," burial of Ann Ayres, 18 Apr 1730; digital images, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ : accessed 13 Apr 2010).
3. ↑ All Saints & St Margaret (Pakefield, Suffolk, England), Parish Registers, "Norfolk Record Office, PD 551/1, General Register 1678-1752," baptism of John Ayres, 13 Mar 1725/6; digital images, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ : accessed 13 Apr 2011).
4. ↑ All Saints & St Margaret (Pakefield, Suffolk, England), Parish Registers, "Norfolk Record Office, PD 551/1, General Register 1678-1752," baptism of John Ayres, 13 Mar 1725/6; digital images, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ : accessed 13 Apr 2011).
5. ↑ All Saints & St Margaret (Pakefield, Suffolk, England), Parish Registers, "Norfolk Record Office, PD 551/1, General Register 1678-1752," baptism of Jonathan Ayres, 29 Sep 1729; digital images, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ : accessed 6 Mar 2010).
6. ↑ All Saints & St Margaret (Pakefield, Suffolk, England), Parish Registers, "Norfolk Record Office, PD 551/1, General Register 1678-1752," baptism of Wm Ayres, 17 Jun 1731; digital images, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ : accessed 13 Apr 2011).
7. ↑ All Saints & St Margaret (Pakefield, Suffolk, England), Parish Registers, "Norfolk Record Office, PD 551/1, General Register 1678-1752," baptism of Ann Ayres, 29 Aug 1737; digital images, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ : accessed 13 Apr 2011).
8. ↑ All Saints & St Margaret (Pakefield, Suffolk, England), Parish Registers, "Norfolk Record Office, PD 551/1, General Register 1678-1752," burial of Sarah Ayers, 7 Jan 1768; digital images, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ : accessed 30 Nov 2010).
9. ↑ All Saints & St Margaret (Pakefield, Suffolk, England), Parish Registers, "Norfolk Record Office, PD 551/1, General Register 1678-1752," digital images, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ : accessed 20 Oct 2023).