Silas
Ayers
Sr
Born in Basking Ridge, Somerset, Province of New Jersey
Ancestors 
Son of John Ayers III
and Hannah (Inslee) Ayers
Husband of
Mary (Byram) Ayers
— married
23 Dec 1771 in Morristown, New Jersey
Descendants 
Father of
Abigail Ayers, Ebenezer Ayers, Mary King (Ayers) Day, John Byram Ayers, Elias Ayers and David Ayers
Died
at age 77
in Morristown, Morris, New Jersey, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Jun 2016
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Biography
Silas Ayers Sr. was the son of John Ayers.
Married
Mary Byram on December 23, 1771 in Morristown, New Jersey. Mary was the daughter of Ebenezer and Abigail (Alden) Byram. Marriages at Christmas time were common because everyone came home to visit for the holidays. Winter was less work for farmers since no planting or harvest was taking place
Their children were:
- Abigail
- Ebenzer,
- Sarah,
- Mary KIng,
- Hannah,
- Hulda,
- Hulda,
- Silas Condict,
- John Byram,
- Elias,
- David Ayers (1793-1881) ,
- Phoebe
- Lewis Ayers
They resided in Morris Plains where Silas served as a Private Minute Man in Morris Co., New Jersey Militia of the Revolutionary War.
Died aged 77 years old.
He is a recognized DAR Revolutionary Ancestor #: A004141 Service: NEW JERSEY Rank(s): PRIVATE Birth: 12-29-1749 HANOVER TWP MORRIS CO NEW JERSEY Death: 12-29-1826 HANOVER TWP MORRIS CO NEW JERSEY Service Source: STRYKER, REG OF OFFICERS AND MEN OF NJ IN THE REV, P 494; NJ, REV WAR SLIPS: SINGLE CITATIONS OF THE NJ DOD MATERIALS, FHL ROLL #569429 Service Description: 1) MORRIS CO MILITIA
memorial
Burial:
- First Presbyterian Churchyard,
- Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
- Find A Grave: Memorial #12124951
Sources
- Alden Kindred of America
- "New Jersey Marriages, 1678-1985," database, FamilySearch [1] : 10 February 2018, Silas Ayres and Mary Byram, 23 Dec 1771; citing 899,807
See also:
- "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch [2] : 13 December 2015, Silas Ayers, 1826; Burial, Morristown, Morris, New Jersey, United States of America, First Presbyterian Churchyard; citing record ID 12124951, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
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- Michael Ayers
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 67 markers, haplogroup R1b-Z278, FTDNA kit #336219 - Aaron Ayers :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 43 markers, haplogroup R1b3
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