Daniel Ames (1712 - 1778)

Born 7 Oct 1712 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Keith) Ames — married 28 Jan 1742 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 10 Mar 1778 at age 65 in North Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts

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Biography

• "Mayflower Births & Deaths" shows:

Name: Daniel Ames

Birth Date: 7 Oct 1712

Father: John Ames

Mother: Sarah Washburn

Household Members:

John Ames Self (Head)

Sarah Washburn Wife

Elizabeth Ames Child

John Ames Child

Sarah Ames Child

Abigail Ames Child

Jonathan Ames Child

Deborah Ames Child

Daniel Ames Child

Benjamin Ames Child

Joshua Ames Child

• The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011 and Massachusetts Marriages 1633-1850 show:

Name: Daniel Ames

Spouse: Hannah Keith

Marriage: 28 Jan 1742 - Bridgewater*

* Massachusetts Marriages shows the location as Brockton

Daniel Ames was born in 1712.^[1] He was the son of John Ames and Sarah Washburn (a descendant of Mayflower Pilgrim Francis Cooke^[2]).

Daniel Ames married Hannah Keith on 28 Jan, 1742, in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. They had eight children:^[3]

1. John, born 31 Oct 1742.
2. Timothy, born 4 Sep 1744, died 18 Jul 1814 (Age 69 years).
3. Noah, born 25 Jun 1748.
4. Daniel, born 8 Feb 1751.
5. Job, born 28 Oct 1752.
6. Sarah, born 30 Nov 1754.
7. Hannah, born 17 Dec 1756.
8. Phebe, born 11 May 1760.

Daniel Ames died in 1778.

Plymouth Colony and Massachusetts

• From John Maltby:

Sarah Washburn and John Ames had children:^[4]

Daniel Ames, third son of (66) Sarah3 Washburn, (43) John2 (5th), (28) John1 (4th); born in Bridgewater, MA, on 7 Oct. 1712,[476] married Hannah3 Keith, daughter of Timothy2 and Hannah3 (Fobes) Keith,[477] on 28 Jan. 1742 in Bridgewater.[478] She was born on 16 Apr. 1718 in Bridgewater,[479] a granddaughter of Rev. James1 and Susanna2 (Edson) Keith, and of Deacon Edward2 and Elizabeth2 (Howard) Fobes, of Bridgewater.[480]

Daniel Ames died on 10 Mar. 1778 in North Bridgewater, aged 65 years,[481] but no probate records were found for him, and Hannah (Keith) Ames died testate on 3 Jan. 1802 in North Bridgewater, aged 83 years.[482] Her will was dated 23 May 1794, and probated on 7 June 1802, and she mentioned her four sons, her daughters Sarah and Hannah, and she named her son Timothy Ames as executor of her estate.[483] (See Appendix [J] for a full transcription of her will.)

Daniel Ames and Hannah Keith had children:[484]

721 i Dr. John Ames, born on 31 Oct. 1742 in Bridgewater,[485] a physician, married Martha Park on 9 May 1771 in Bridgewater,[486] and settled in Rehoboth, MA, but had no children. He was not listed as a head of household in Rehoboth, MA, in the 1790 federal census.

722 ii Timothy Ames, born on 8 Sept. 1744 in Bridgewater,[487] married 1.) Abigail Howard, daughter of George and Abigail (Copeland) Howard,[488] on 19 Nov. 1778 in Bridgewater.[489] She was born on 26 Sept. 1748 in Bridgewater,[490] and she died on 3 Jan. 1784 in North Bridgewater.[491] He remarried to 2.) Ruth Carver, daughter of Capt. Caleb and Abigail (Damon) Carver (Jr.), of Marshfield, MA,[492] on 1 Oct. 1786 in Bridgewater.[493] She was born on 10 Oct. 1758 in Marshfield.[494] They were living in Bridgewater, MA, in the 1790 federal census, next door to his brothers Noah, Job and Daniel Ames.[495] Timothy Ames died intestate on 18 July 1814 in NorthBridgewater, aged 69 years,[496] and his son Theron Ames was administrator of his estate.[497] Ruth (Carver) Ames died a widow on 16 Oct. 1846 in North Bridgewater, aged 87 years, 6 days.[498] Timothy Ames had 2 children by Abigail Howard, and 4 more children by Ruth Carver:[499]

a. Hannah Ames, born on 24 Aug. 1779 in Bridgewater,[500] died on 13 Oct. 1783 in North Bridgewater, aged 4 years.[501]

b. Seba Ames, born on 7 Aug. 1781 in Bridgewater,[502] died on 30 Dec. 1794 in North Bridgewater, aged 13 years.[503]

c. Abigail “Nabby” Ames, born on 26 July 1787 in Bridgewater,[504] married Oliver5 Bryant, son of Job4 and Mary (Turner) Bryant,[505] on 6 May 1804 in Bridgewater.[506] He was born on 15 Dec. 1776 in Bridgewater, baptized on 3 Sept. 1780 in North Bridgewater, a grandson of Ichabod3 and Ruth (Staples) Bryant.[507] He died on 13 May 1827 in North Bridgewater,[508] but no probate records were found for him. She was still living in North Bridgewater in the 1850 federal census, with the family of her son, George W. Bryant.[509]

d. Sibbil Ames, born on 29 Oct. 1789 in Bridgewater,[510] married Capt. Jeremiah Beals (Jr.), son of Jeremiah and Mary (French) Beal,[511] on 26 Nov. 1807 in Bridgewater.[512] He was born on 30 Sept. 1786 in Bridgewater.[513] She died on 21 July 1826 in North Bridgewater, aged 36 years,[514] and he remarried to Elizabeth Hatch, of Marshfield, in 1827.[515] They were living in North Bridgewater in the 1850 federal census, where he was a farmer.[516] No probate records were found for him in Plymouth Co., MA, through 1881.

e. Theron Ames, born on 28 Dec. 1792 in Bridgewater,[517] married Martha “Patty” Packard, daughter of Capt. Robert and Ruth (Barrell) Packard,[518] on 11 Dec. 1816 in Bridgewater.[519] She was born ca. 1794 in MA.[520] They were living in North Bridgewater in the 1850 federal census, where he was a farmer.[521] He died testate in 1870 in North Bridgewater.[522]

f. Phebe Ames, born on 20 June 1795 in Bridgewater.[523]

723 iii Noah Ames, born on 25 June 1748 in Bridgewater,[524] married Ruhamah French, daughter of John French, of Stoughton, MA, on 5 Oct. 1778 in Bridgewater.[525] She was born ca. 1757,[526] and they were living in Bridgewater, MA, in the 1790 federal census, next door to his brothers Timothy, Job and Daniel Ames.[527] She died on 30 Sept. 1803 in North Bridgewater, aged 46 years,[528] and he supposedly moved to Winthrop, ME, with his son after her death. They had only one son:[529]

a. John Ames, born on 13 Aug. 1779 in Bridgewater,[530] married Hannah Southworth, daughter of Perez and Eunice (Kingman) Southworth, of Bridgewater,[531] on 26 Sept. 1802 in Bridgewater,[532] and they moved to Winthrop, ME, with his father.[533] She was born on 27 Sept. 1782 in Bridgewater,[534] a granddaughter of Edward and Lydia (Packard) Southworth (Jr.)[535]

724 iv Daniel Ames (Jr.), born on 8 Feb. 1750/1 in Bridgewater,[536] married Mehitabel Perkins, daughter of Josiah and (644) Abigail4 (Edson) Perkins,[537] on 7 Mar. 1780 in Bridgewater.[538] She was born on 20 Aug. 1756 in Bridgewater,[539] a granddaughter of Benjamin3 and (163) Joanna (Orcutt) Edson.[540] They were living in Bridgewater, MA, in the 1790 federal census, next door to his brothers Job, Noah and Timothy Ames.[541] He died on 16 Nov. 1821 in North Bridgewater, aged 70 years,[542] but no probate records were found for him in Plymouth County. She died a widow on 7 Aug. 1833 in North Bridgewater, aged 76 years.[543] They had children:[544]

a. Benjamin Ames, born on 16 Jan. 1781 in Bridgewater,[545] married Zelopha “Lopha” French, daughter of Capt. John and Damaris (Howard) French,[546] on 15 Oct. 1803 in Bridgewater.[547] He served as a private from Bridgewater in Capt. Nehemiah Lincoln’s Company, Lt. Col. Caleb Howard’s Plymouth County Regiment of Massachusetts Militia during the War of 1812.[548] He died testate in 1850 in North Bridgewater, his will dated 8 Mar. 1849, and probated in Aug. 1850, mentioned his wife Lopha Ames, Sally P. Ames, widow of Daniel F. Ames, daughter Damaris Terrill, grandchildren Mary Pratt, Galen E. Pratt, Benjamin A. Pratt, and Ruth Pratt, children of his daughter Nancy Pratt, deceased, and Lucy Ames, daughter of Daniel F. Ames, and he named his wife Lopha Ames as executrix of his estate.[549] (See Appendix [K] for a full transcription of his will.)

b. Josiah Ames, born on 28 Feb. 1783 in Bridgewater,[550] married Prudence Thayer, daughter of Capt. William and Sarah Thayer, of Braintree, MA, and moved to Dracut, Middlesex Co., MA.[551] She died on 24 Aug. 1849 in Dracut, aged 57 or 58 years, of “dysentery,”[552] and he was living in Dracut, MA, in the 1850 federal census, with the family of his son, Josiah Ames, Jr., where he was a wheelwright.[553]

725 v Job Ames, born on 28 Oct. 1752 in Bridgewater,[554] married 1.) Mary Dike, daughter of Samuel and Mary (Perkins) Dike, of North Bridgewater,[555] on 12 Dec. 1782 in North Bridgewater.[556] They were living in Bridgewater, MA, in the 1790 federal census, next door to his brothers Noah, Daniel and Timothy Ames.[557] She died on 6 Aug. 1813 in North Bridgewater, aged 57 years,[558] and he remarried to 2.) Abigail Carver, of Marshfield, MA, on 31 Mar. 1814 in Marshfield.[559] He died testate on 29 May 1827 in North Bridgewater, aged 76 years,[560] his will dated 3 Aug. 1825, and probated on 2 Oct. 1827, mentioned his wife Abigail Ames, his sons Azel Ames and Elijah Ames, daughter Hannah Snell, wife of Zebedee Snell, granddaughter Lavina Dike Snell, and sons Joel Ames and Nathaniel Ames, who he named as executors of his estate.[561] (See Appendix [L] for a full transcription of his will.) He had children by Mary Dike:[562]

a. Capt. Azel Ames, born on 7 Sept. 1783 in Bridgewater,[563] moved to Marshfield, MA, and married Mercy Hatch, of Marshfield, on 14 Nov. 1811 in Marshfield.[564] He died intestate on 3 Mar. 1842 in Marshfield, aged 58 years,[565] and his son Azel Ames (Jr.), of Chelsea, Suffolk Co., MA, was granted administration of his estate, as requested by the widow of the deceased, on 11 Apr. 1842.[566] She died a widow on 25 July 1842 in Marshfield, aged 53 years.[567]

b. Hannah Ames, born on 20 Feb. 1785 in Bridgewater,[568] married Zebedee Snell (Jr.), son of Capt. Zebedee and Mary (Hayward) Snell,[569] on 28 Aug. 1803 in Bridgewater.[570] He was born on 10 June 1781 in Bridgewater.[571] No probate records were found for him in Plymouth Co., MA, through 1881.

c. Joel Ames, born on 1 Feb. 1787 in Bridgewater,[572] married Reliance Edson, daughter of Josiah and Reliance (Fuller) Edson,[573] on 7 Dec. 1818 in Bridgewater.[574] She was born on 9 Feb. 1792 in Bridgewater.[575] He died intestate on 1 Dec. 1839 in North Bridgewater, aged 52 years.[576]

d. Elijah Ames, born on 31 Mar. 1789 in Bridgewater,[577] also moved to Marshfield, MA, and married 1.) Abigail Ford, of Marshfield, on 14 May 1812 in Marshfield.[578] She died on 27 July 1855 in Marshfield, aged 65 years, 10 months, 17 days, of “general prostration, resulting from chronic arthrithus,”[579] and he remarried to 2.) Mercy Hewett, daughter of Asa and Mercy Hewett, of Marshfield, on 22 Jan. 1856 in Marshfield.[580] He died testate on 19 May 1866 in Marshfield, aged 77 years, 1 month, 20 days, of “softning of brain,”[581] his will dated 3 June 1863, and probated on 25 June 1866, mentioned his wife Mercy Ames, his granddaughter Mary D. A. Hatch, his son Elijah Ames Jr., his daughter Abigail F. Tolman, wife of Samuel Tolman Jr., his son Elisha F. Ames, his grandchildren Jane F. Ames, Anna L. Ames, and Nathaniel T. Ames, children of his son Nathaniel Ames, deceased, and his son Samuel A. Ames, and he named his wife as executrix of his estate.[582] (See Appendix [M] for a full transcription of his will.)

e. Nathaniel Ames, born on 1 July 1793 in Bridgewater,[583] possibly married Sally Copeland, of West Bridgewater, in ca. 1825.[584]

726 vi Sarah Ames, born on 30 Nov. 1754 in Bridgewater,[585] married Benjamin5 Fuller, son of Isaac4 and Sarah4 (Packard) Fuller (Jr.), of North Bridgewater, on 8 Sept. 1777 in NorthBridgewater.[586] He was born on 22 Sept. 1754 in Bridgewater,[587] a grandson of Isaac3 and Mary (Pratt) Fuller, and of Solomon3 and Susanna (Kingman) Packard,[588] and he served in the Revolutionary War as a private from Bridgewater. They moved to Winchester, Cheshire Co., NH, after the war, probably before 1790.[589] She died on 1 Apr. 1812 in Winchester, NH, and he died there also in 1817. Children not found.

727 vii Hannah Ames, born on 17 Dec. 1756 in Bridgewater,[590] married Israel Burr, son of Jonathan and Martha (Cudworth) Burr,[591] on 26 Oct. 1779 in Bridgewater.[592] He was born on 5 Jan. 1755 in Bridgewater,[593] and they moved to Worthington, Hampshire Co., MA.[594] They were living in Worthington, MA, in the 1790 federal census.[595] He died on 12 Jan. 1826 in Worthington, aged 71 years,[596] and she died on 12 Dec. 1834 in Worthington, aged 78 years.[597] They had children, order uncertain:

a. Anselm Burr, born on 21 Oct. 1780 in Bridgewater, baptized on 21 Aug. 1799 in Worthington.[598]

b. Patty Burr, born on 22 Mar. 1784 in Worthington, baptized on 21 Aug. 1799 in Worthington.[599]

c. Jonathan Burr, born on 11 Jan. 1787 in Worthington, baptized on 21 Aug. 1799 in Worthington, probably married 1.) Nancy Moore on 3 Jan. 1815 in Worthington,[600] and 2.) Polly Beals, daughter of Comfort Beals,[601] on 13 Apr. 1831 in Ashfield, MA.[602]

d. Hannah Burr, born say ca. 1791, baptized on 21 Aug. 1799 in Worthington,[603] married Jacob Porter (Jr.), son of Jacob Porter, on 7 Feb. 1816 in Worthington.[604] He was born on 15 Oct. 1782 in Worthington.[605]

e. Ames Burr, born say ca. 1793, baptized on 21 Aug. 1799 in Worthington,[606] married Relief Eager on 13 Nov. 1822 in Worthington.[607]

f. Sybil Burr, born ca. 1795,[608] baptized on 21 Aug. 1799 in Worthington,[609] died on 28 Aug. 1811 in Worthington, aged 16 years.[610]

g. Sophy Burr, born ca. 1796,[611] baptized on 21 Aug. 1799 in Worthington,[612] died on 7 Dec. 1814 in Worthington, aged 18 years.[613]

h. Phebe Burr, born in 1798,[614] baptized on 21 Aug. 1799 in Worthington,[615] died on 25 Dec. 1817 in Worthington, aged 19 years.[616]

728 viii Phebe Ames, born on 11 May 1760 in Bridgewater,[617] never married, died on 3 May 1794 in North Bridgewater, aged 33 years.[618] She was not mentioned in her mother’s will, dated 23 May 1794.

Sources

1. ↑ Kingman, Bradford, History of North Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, from its first settlement to the present time, with family registers. (Boston, MA: Self published, 1866), p 437, "24 Daniel, b. Oct. 7, 1712; married Hanna Keith, Jan. 28, 1742."
2. ↑ Wood Jr., Ralph V., Mayflower families through five generations : Volume 12, Francis Cooke, (GSMD Publication, part of the Silver Books), (Rockland, ME:Picton Press, 2008), p. 115 "292 vii Daniel, born 7 October 1712."
3. ↑ Kingman, Bradford, History of North Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, from its first settlement to the present time, with family registers. (Boston, MA: Self published, 1866), p 438. (See source for marriages.)
4. ↑ Mitchell, History of Bridgewater, p. 100, says they had Elizabeth 1697, John 1700, Sarah 1702, Abigail 1705, Jonathan 1707, Deborah 1710, Daniel 1712, Benjamin 1715, and Joshua 1718.

• "Mayflower Births & Deaths"

• The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011

• Massachusetts Marriages 1633-1850

• John A. Maltby Genealogies - Daniel Ames

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Acknowledgements

• Chester Southworth Washburn & Family Rev. Daniel Washburn Jones

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