Maiden Name of Jerusha Ayer

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Preston (now Griswold), Connecticut
Surnames/tags: Ayer Ayers

Contents 1 Search Begins 2 Jerusha (Unknown) Ayer - What We Know 3 Candidates 4 Unlikely Matches 5 Sources 6 Inbound Links

Search Begins

Purpose of this page is to sort through and keep track of the various candidates for the identity of Jerusha, who married David Ayer, and became a member of the Second Church of Preston (now Griswold), Connecticut in 1724.

Jerusha (Unknown) Ayer - What We Know

• A great many genealogical references give Jerusha's maiden name as Williams. Unfortunately, they all quote each other, with none of them giving a primary source. Jerusha appears in Preston (now Griswold), Connecticut, already married to David Ayer of Haverhill and Stonington. Together, they join the Second Church of Preston (now Griswold) in 1724 on the same day as they have their daughter, Charity, baptized. They continue to have their children baptized there. David's death is recorded in the church records as 1773, and an unknown widow Ayer, who may or may not have been Jerusha, is recorded as dying in 1794. We surmise from this that:

Jerusha was born sometime between 1686 and 1707, but most likely 1700 to 1704, probably in Connecticut or Massachusetts (and then moved to Connecticut before she reached adulthood). She lived at least until the death of her husband in 1773, and possibly lived until 1794.

• The prime candidate for Jerusha's identity was Jerusha Williams, daughter of Charles Williams and Hannah Geer. She was born in 1701 and was already living in Preston (now Griswold), Connecticut. Unfortunately, the early marriage records of the Second Church of Preston (now Griswold), Connecticut, clearly show a Jerusha Williams of Preston marrying a Jacob Lamb of Groton, which would appear to rule out this particular Jerusha. (see - Early Preston, CT (Griswold section) Marriage Records [1] )

Candidates

Search for women with first name Jerusha born between 1686 to 1707 in Massachusetts or Connecticut reveals following candidates:

• Name ----- Search Location --- (birth - death) --- Record Location --- Marriage / Other

• Addy, Jerusha Groves - CT - (1706 - 1736) - m. Phelps
• Andrews, Jerusha - MA - (1700 - ) - MA
• Andrews (aka Andrus), Jerusha (aka Jemima) - CT - (1705 - ) - m. Peletiah Buck
• Avery, Jerusha - MA - ( - ) - of Preston, CT - m. Ezekiel Yarrington of Stonington

• Backus, Jerusha - CT - (1703 - 1763) - CT
• Bartlett, Jerusha - MA - (1698 - 1699) - Attleboro, MA
• Beacher (aka Beecher), Jerusha - CT - (1705 - 1790) - CT - m. Theophilus Baldwin (1694 - 1745)
• Berry, Jerusha - MA - (1691 - 1733) - MA - m. George Flint
• Benjamin, Jerusha - MA - (1690) - MA

• Bigelow, Jerusha - (1697 - 1764) - MA
• Biglo, Jerusha - MA - (1696 - ) - MA
• Billings, Jerusha - MA - (1700 - )
• Billings, Jerusha - MA - (1705 - 1729) - Dorchester, MA -
• Blinn, Jerusha - CT - (1706 - ) - CT

• Bostwick, Jerusha - MA & CT - (1705 - )
• Bow, Jerusha - CT - (31 Mar 1805 - ) - Middleton, CT
• Bradford, Jerusha - CT & MA - (1692 - 1739) - CT - m. Newcomb
• Bradford, Jerusha - MA & CT - (1699 / 1700 - 1783) - MA - m. Ebenezer Gay
• Bronson, Jerusha - CT - (8 Nov 1703 - ) - Waterbury, CT

• Brewster, Jerusha - CT - (1697 - 1704)
• Brigham, Jerusha - CT - (1700 - )
• Britnall, Jerusha - MA - (1702 - ) - Sudbury, MA -
• Brown, Jerusha - CT - (1688 - ) - Stonington, CT - m. Thomas Edwards
• Brown, Jerusha - MA - (1702 - ) -

• Bryan, Jerusha - CT - (1697 - )
• Bushnell, Jerusha - CT - (1695 - 1744) - CT - m. Hutchins
• Clark, Jerusha - CT - (1692 - 1725 or 1728) - CT - m. Baldwin
• Clark, Jerusha - MA - (1702 - 1778) - MA - m. Shubael Folger; m. Jonathan Ramsdell
• Cody, Jerusha - MA - (1701 - ) - Dudley, MA -

• Cole, Jerusha - MA - ( - ) - Eastham / Barnstable, MA - m. John Young (1705 - 1792)
• Collins, Jerusha - MA - (1700 - ) - Lynn, MA -
• Combs, Jerusha - MA - (1701 - 1763) - MA
• Conant, Jerusha - MA - (1701 - 1767) - MA
• Cummings, Jerusha - MA - (1700 - )

• Dickinson, Jerusha - MA - (1693 - 1781) - MA
• Doane, Jerusha - MA - (1704 - 1792) - Barnstable / Orleans, MA - m. David Cole
• Douglas, Jerusha - CT - (1706 - 1797) -
• Durkee, Jerusha - CT - (1700 - ) - CT - m. Ebenezer Martin (1727)
• Durkee, Jerusha - MA - (1707 - ) - MA

• Eames, Jerusha - MA - (1688 - 1765) - MA
• Eaton, Jerusha - MA - (1699 - )
• Fitch, Jerusha - CT - (1690 - ) (may be married name)
• Frisbie, Jerusha - CT - (1680 - ) (may be married name)
• Fiske, Jerusha - MA - (1704 - ) - Wenham, MA -

• Fitch, Jerusha - CT - (1699 - 1780) - CT - m. Daniel Bissell
• Fuller, Jerusha - CT - (1702 - ) -
• Geer, Jerusha - CT - (1706 - 1735) - CT
• Gould, Jerusha - (1700 - )
• Grosse, Jerusha - MA - (1690 - ) - Boston, MA -

• Hall, Jerusha - CT - (1687 - 1760) - CT - m. Mattoon
• Harrison, Jerusha - CT - (1706 - ) - North Branford, CT - m. Russell
• Haughton, Jerusha - CT - (1706 - 1792) -
• Hayden, Jerusha - MA - (1704 - 1729) - Braintree, MA -
• Herrick, Jerusha - MA & CT - (1700 - 1744 or 1799) - MA - m. John Hatch

• Howell, Jerusha - CT - (1690 - ) - CT (may be married name)
• Hoyt, Jerusha - CT - (1698 - 1739) -
• Huntington, Jerusha - (1705 - 1733) - CT - m. Abner Hide
• Hurlburt, Jerusha - CT - (1690 - ) (may be married name)
• Kelsey, Jerusha - CT - (1705 - 1747) - m. Peletiah Ward

• Knowles, Jerusha - MA - ( - ) - m. Judah Crowell
• Larrabee, Jerusha - CT - (1701 - )
• Leonard, Jerusha - MA - (1689 / 1700 - 1730) - MA
• Lewis, Jerusha - CT - (3 Mar 1704 - ) - Middleton, CT
• Littlefield, Jerusha - MA - (1700 - )

• Long, Jerusha - CT - (1700 - ) -
• Lovel, Jerusha - MA - (1696 - ) - Barnstable, MA -
• Lord, Jerusha - CT - (1699 - 1776) - CT - m. John Whiting
• Mather, Jerusha - MA & CT - (1700 - 1789) - CT - m. Samuel Smith
• Matthews, Jerusha - MA - (1696 - 1764) - MA

• Merriam, Jerusha - MA & CT - (1698 - 1745) - Lynn, MA - m. Edward Parker of Wallingford, CT
• Merritt, Jerusha - MA & CT - (1703 - 1733) - MA & CT - m. John Thompson
• Morgan, Jerusha - CT - (1703 / 04 - 1763) - CT - m. Humphrey Avery
• Neall, Jerusha - MA - (1703 - ) - Braintree, MA -
• Newell, Jerusha - MA - (1691 - ) - Scituate, MA -

• Noyes, Jerusha - MA - (1707 - 1802) - Wayland / Sudbury, MA -
• Oaks, Jerusha - MA - ( - ) - m. John Gunn (1767)
• Olmsted, Jerusha - CT - (28 Mar 1706 - ) - Hartford, CT
• Palmer, Jerusha - MA & CT - (1705 - 1810) -
• Peck, Jerusha - MA - ( - ) - m. Peleg Heath (1743)

• Perry, Jerusha - MA - (1699/1700 - 1758) - Plymouth / Scituate, MA -
• Pope (aka Lope), Jerusha - MA - (1695 - 1781) - Dorchester, MA - m. George Flint
• Putnam, Jerusha - MA - (1696/7 - 1697) - Danvers, MA
• Raimant, Jerusha - MA - (1694 - ) - Beverly, MA
• Ripley, Jerusha - CT - (1704 - 1792) -

• Rogers, Jerusha - CT - (1705 - 1730) - CT - m. Beebe
• Rogers, Jerusha - CT - (1705 - 1742) - CT
• Saltonstall, Jerusha - CT - (1695 - 1695) - New London, CT
• Sampson, Jerusha - MA - (1705 - 1778) - MA
• Sawyer, Jerusha - MA - (1690 - ) - MA - m. Bullock

• Saxton, Jerusha - CT - (1700 - ) -
• Sears, Jerusha - MA - (1700 - )
• Shaker, Jerusha - CT - (1702 - )
• Shayler, Abia Jerusha - CT - (1702 - 1737) -
• Sherman, Jerusha - CT - (1693 - 1777) - CT - m. Boardman; m. Seeley

• Skinner, Jerusha - MA - ( - ) - MA - m. Luke Day (1734)
• Smith, Jerusha - CT - (1695 - 1727) - CT -
• Smith, Jerusha - MA - (1695 - ) - Newton, MA -
• Smith, Jerusha - CT - (1699 / 1700 - ) - CT
• Spencer, Jerusha - CT - (16 Jan 1700 - ) - Hartford, CT

• Spicer, Jerusha - CT - (1706 - 1743) - CT - m. Peter Teft
• Starkweather, Jerusha - CT - (1706 - 1751) - CT - m. John Parke
• Starr, Jerusha de - CT - (1702 - 1773) - CT - m. William Pabodie
• Steel, Jerusha - CT - (1700 - )
• Stephens (aka Stevens), Jerusha - CT - (1702 - 1792) - CT - m1. Daniel ?; m2. Benjamin DeWolf

• Stoddard, Jerusha - CT - (1705 / 06 - 1728) -
• Taylor, Jerusha - CT - (1697 - )
• Taylor, Jerusha - MA - (1700 - )
• Thayer, Jerusha - MA - (1700 - )
• Tilden, Jerusha - MA - (1706 - ) - Marshfield, MA - m. Taylor

• Tobey, Jerusha - MA - (1697/98 - 1736) - Sandwich, MA - m. Seth ?
• Tracy, Jerusha - CT - (1697 - 1785) - CT - m. Thomas Rix
• Trask, Jerusha - MA - (1705 - 1751) - MA - m. Peter Pride
• Vose, Jerusha - MA - (1702 - 1732) - Milton, MA - m. Andrew McKee
• Walcott, Jerusha - MA - (1696 - 1794) - MA - m. Frances Elliott

• Webb, Jerusha - MA - (1697 - 1768) - MA
• Webb, Jerusha - MA - (21 Feb 1700 - ) - Braintree, MA - m. Samuel Bass
• White, Jerusha - MA - (1690 - ) - Dorchester, MA -
• White, Jerusha - CT - (1703 - 1781) - CT - m. Carter
• Whiting, Jerusha - MA - (1697 - 1768) - MA - m. Slack

• Willard, Jerusha - CT - (1707 - 1728) - CT
• Williams, Jerusha - CT - (1700 - )
• Williams, Jerusha - CT - (abt 1704 - ) - CT - dau of James Williams [2]
• Woodworth, Jerusha - MA - (1688 - 1768) - m. Randall Ransom

• Unknown (may be Clark?), Jerusha - MA - (1702 - ) - Nantucket, MA

Unlikely Matches

These are women named Jerusha, for which the identifying information rules them out as the wife of David Ayer, or for which we have found sources that appear to rule them out as the wife of David Ayer.

• Ackley, Jerusha - CT - (1707 - 1736) - m. Jedidiah Graves - see Ackely Family Person # 15 [3]
• Ayer, Jerusha - CT - (1703 - 1777) - Stonington & Windham, CT; sister of David Ayer; m. William Parrish [4]
• Bennett, Jerusha - CT - (26 Oct 1705 - 28 Apr 1723) - Stonington, CT - [5]
• Frink, Jerusha - CT - (1704 - 1792) - CT - m. Joshua Abell [6]
• Miner, Jerusha - CT - (27 Jan 1702 - ) - Stonington, CT - dau Joseph Miner, Sarah Tracey; [7] ; m. Jonathan Merrick [8]
• Newhall, jerusha - MA - (1702 - ) - Lynn, MA - dau of Samuel Newhall; m. Timothy Howard [9]

• Williams, Jerusha - CT - (1701 - ) - Preston, CT - dau of Charles Williams ; m. Jacob Lamb of Groton
• Williams, Jerusha - MA - (3 Sep 1701 - 16 Sep 1701) - Deerfield, MA - died as an infant [10]; dau of John Williams [11]
• WIlliams, Jerusha - MA - (1703 - 1704) - Deerfield, MA (killed in Deerfield Massacre [12] as infant) - dau of John Williams [13]
• Wood, Jerusha - MA - (1695 - 1770) - MA - m. John Vaughn - appears well sourced.

• Unknown, Jerusha - MA - (1693 - ) - MA - m. Thomas Chaplin
• Unknown, Jerusha - MA - (11 Feb 1700 - ) - Plymouth, MA - m. Nathaniel Church
• Unknown, Jerusha - CT - (1700 - ) - m1. Daniel Griswold; m2. DeWolf
• Unknown, Jerusha - CT - (1704 - 1792) - CT - m. Edward Brown

Sources

See Also:

• Family of John Williams and Eunice Mather of Deerfield, MA - see [14]
• Thomas Miner Family History - [15]

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