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Zachariah Ayers (1650 - 1719)

Zachariah Ayers
Born in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 27 Jun 1678 in Andover, Essex, Massachusettsmap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 68 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
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Biography

Zechariah Ayer was born 24 Oct 1650 in Haverhill, Essex Co., Massachusetts, the son of John Ayer Jr and Sarah (Williams) Ayer. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Zechariah served in the military during King Philip's War from Jan 1676 to Aug 1676. [1] [5]
On 27 Jun 1678, Zechariah Ayer married Elizabeth Chase, the daughter of Aquila Chase [3] and Anne (Wheeler) Chase [6] in Andover, Essex Co., Massachusetts. [1] [2] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
Zechariah was reported to have been living in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts on 27 Oct 1696. [12] [1] [13] [2]
Zechariah Ayer died in 1719 in Andover, Essex Co., Massachusetts. [14] His widow, Elizabeth (Chase) Ayer, remarried to Daniel Favor, sometime before 30 May 1734. [15] [11] [9]

Research Notes

  • Records show first name spelled Zechariah or Zachariah almost interchangeably even by same record taker.
  • Some records show last name spelled as Eires; most show as Ayer, Ayers or Ayres.
  • #Treman reports that Zechariah Ayer "was presented to the court for gathering peas on the Sabbath." He gives the date as 1646, which was before Zechariah was born. He clearly has this incident confused with Zechariah's father-in-law, Aquila Chase who was fined for this very offense in 1646 and 1647, [3]
  • Fact: Also Known As Zecheriah Ayers
  • Fact: No headstone. Burial unknown.


  • Fact: Also Known As Zecheriah Ayers
  • Fact: No headstone. Burial unknown.


  • Fact: Also Known As Zecheriah Ayers
  • Fact: No headstone. Burial unknown.


Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Hoyt, David W. The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury Massachusetts (Providence, Rhode Island, 1897) - Zechariah Ayer - Person No. 12, Page 37
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Ancestry.com - User Public Family Trees - Tree - Elliott_2011-12-24 by thomaselliott69 - Profile for Zechariah Ayer (1650 - aft 1696) - no primary sources cited
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Treman, Ebenezer Mack. The History of the Treman, Tremaine, Truman Family in America (Press of the Ithaca Democrat, 1901) - Zachariah Ayer - Person No. 160027, 320102, 321000; Third Generation - page 1173, 1180
  4. Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - Vital Records of Haverill, Essex, Massachusetts - showing Zechariah Ayer, s. John, jr. and Sarah (Williams), born Oct. 24, 1650.
  5. New England Historical Genealogical Register vol 43, p 275; vol 40, p 191
  6. Dow, Joseph. History of the Town of Hampton, New Hampshire (Salem, MA, 1893) - See Chase - Page 635
  7. Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - Vital Records of Andover, Essex, Massachusetts - showing Elizabeth Chase, and Zachariah Eires, married June 27, 1678
  8. Cutter, William Richard. Genealogical and Personal Memoirs: Relating to the Families of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts (Clearfield Co. (1908); Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD (1995, 2000, 2008), 2201 pages ) - See Elizabeth Chase, Page 569
  9. 9.0 9.1 Torrey, Clarence Almon. New England Marriages Prior to 1700 Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD (1985 - 2004) 1009 pages - See Eires/Ayers - Page 28 - showing EIRES/AYERS, Zachariah & Elizabeth CHASE (m/2 Daniel FAVOR); married 27 Jun 1678 Andover
  10. Jones, Matt Bushnell, History of the Town of Waitsfield, Vermont, 1782-1908: with Family Genealogies (Published by the Press of Courier-Citizen Company, Lowell, Massachusetts, 1909, 524 pages ) - See Chase, Page 270
  11. 11.0 11.1 Chase, John Carroll & George Walter Chamberlain, Seven Generations of the Descendants of Aquila and Thomas Chase (Record Publishing Co., Haverhill, Massachusetts, 1928; 645 pages ) - See Elizabeth Chase, Page 35
  12. Whitmore, W. H., "The Ayres and Ayer Families," v. 17 [Oct 1863] : 307-310, in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society), (vol 17: p 310).
  13. WeRelate profile for Zechariah Ayer (1650 - )
  14. Find A Grave Memorial# 148645279 for Zachariah Ayer (1650 - 1719) Andover, Essex, Massachusetts.
  15. Brown, Willis, "Descendancy of John Ayer," on RootsWeb - See Third Generation - Zechariah Ayer (Person No. 112)


Footnotes:
Source Citations:
  • New England Historical and Genealogical Register vol 43, p 275; vol 40, p 191
  • Whitmore, W. H., "The Ayres and Ayer Families," v. 17 [Oct 1863] : 307-310, in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society), (vol 17: p 310).
  • Brown, Willis, "Descendancy of John Ayer," on RootsWeb - See Third Generation - Zechariah Ayer (Person No. 112) - showing: Zecheriah Ayer, born 24 October 1650 in Haverhill. He married Elizabeth Chase of Newbury, Massachusetts, on 27 June 1678 at Andover. Elizabeth was a daughter of Aquila and Ann (Wheeler) Chase. Zecheriah lived in Newbury, Massachusetts on 24 October 1696, he is believed to have died between 1724 and 1734. His widow was married to Daniel Favor by 30 May 1734.
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  • WikiTree profile Ayer-633 created through the import of Tom.ged on Jun 1, 2011 by Tom Elliott.




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Ayer-633 and Ayers-4642 appear to represent the same person because: Same name, same spouse, places, dates
posted by D. Selinger
Birth date and parents are incorrect. Haverhill VRs shows the Zachiarh Ayer(s) who was born Oct. 24, 1650, died the same day.

Haverhill Deaths. Vol. 2, page 351. Ayer, Zakeriah, s. John, Oct. 24, 1650. CTR [Essex County Court records].

posted on Ayer-633 (merged) by David DeWald
Ayer-786 and Ayer-633 appear to represent the same person because: time to merge, had a year to check
posted on Ayer-633 (merged) by Robin Lee
Ayer-786 and Ayer-633 are not ready to be merged because: Need to check
posted on Ayer-633 (merged) by Ann (Thompson) Johnson
Ayer-786 and Ayer-633 appear to represent the same person because: birth is identical, spelling of first name is alternate
posted on Ayer-633 (merged) by Robin Lee