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Generation: 1
1. | Cicely Crosse was born in in England; died in Oct 1619 in England; was buried on 16 Oct 1619 in Seend parish, Wiltshire, England. Other Events:
Cicely married Robert Eyre on 30 Nov 1586 in Bromham Church, Bromham, Wiltshire, England. Robert (son of Richard(?) Eyre and Anne) was born in 1565 in Bromham, Wiltshire, England; died in Aug 1603 in England; was buried on 8 Aug 1603 in Bromham, Wiltshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 2
2. | Anne Eyre (1.Cicely1) was born before 1589. Other Events:
- Baptism: Aug 1589, Bromham, Wiltshire, England
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4. | Bithiah Eyre (1.Cicely1) was born before 1593. Other Events:
- Baptism: Aug 1593, Bromham, Wiltshire, England
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5. | John Ayer (1.Cicely1) was born in 1595 in Bromham, Wiltshire, England; died on 31 Mar 1657 in Haverhill, Massachusetts. Other Events:
- Baptism: 28 Mar 1596, Bromham, Wiltshire, England
- Immigration: Abt 1638, Massachusetts
- Will: 12 Mar 1656
- Probate: 6 Oct 1657
Notes:
Biography:
There are many theories of where John Ayer is from but I believe the best is the one documented in Bailey.
From Bailey:
. [BOLD:]JOHN AYER (1595?? - 1657) [:BOLD]
John Ayer, a Wiltshire man, emigrated to America with his wife and half-grown family about 1638 or 1639. Neither his ship nor the data is known (though often printed erroneously). Already in his forties, he was rather old to start life anew, but he intensely desired the security that comes from owning farm, meadows and home. He may already have turned Puritan in England.
Ever since the great Winthrop fleet of 1630, Englishmen in large numbers had been willing to become "voluntary exiles" in New England, often sailing secretly because of the permit restrictions on the ecclesiastical courts. Since Puritans followed the Lord's dictates, the King viewed them in his orders of April 30, 1637 as among the "many whose end was to live without the reach of authority." Rushforth, an observer of the scene, also records that the "severe Censures in the Starchamber, the rigorous imposing of [church] ceremonies, and the silencing of multitudes of Ministers for not reading the Book of Sports on the Lord's Day [a royal proclamation encouraging sports after church], caus'd both Ministers and People to sell their Estates, and set sail for New England."
To stop the migration, the King commanded his port officers to prevent "any Subsidy-men or of their value" [those wealthy enough to be taxed] from leaving without a special license and to require from any lesser men not only a certificate from local justices that they had taken the oaths of allegiance and supremacy but also a testimonial of conformity to the Church of England signed by the parish minister. In addition his Majesty "taking notice of . . . the factious Disposition of the People of that Plantation [New England] and how unworthy they were of any Support or Countenance from hence," prohibited merchants, masters and shipowners "to set forth any Ship with Passengers for New England" without a special license. Nevertheless the exodus of colonists continued and among them was John Ayer.
As "John Eyres," he is on the undated list of those granted land in the first division of Colchester, Massachusetts between September 4, 1639 and October 7, 1640, when the town was renamed Salisbury. The subsequent town record of this division called him "John Ayres, Sen." He may well have followed friends or relatives here, for about half of the twelve men who in 1638 obtained permission to "plant" this settlement were of Wiltshire origin. Within a few years he made his permanent home in nearby Haverhill, like Salisbury on the north side of the Merrimack River. In John's time, both towns were in [BOLD:] old [:BOLD] Norfolk County in Massachusetts, which had colonized this region to hold it, despite prior English grants to the New Hampshire proprietors, partly because the latter in Puritan eyes were religious enemies. He was living in Salisbury, MA as early as 1640 where his daughter Hannah was born in 1644. He received land in the first division in 1640 and 1643. He moved to Haverhill about 1647 when he sold his land to John Stevens.
Probate:
John Ayer's Inventory at his Time of Death
Item
fower cows, two steers, and a calf
20.00.00
twenty swine and fower pigs
18.00.00
fower oxen
25.00.00
one plough, two pair plough irons, one harrow, one yolke and chayne, and a rope cart
4.00.00
two howes, two axes, two shovels, one spade, two wedges, two betell rings, two sickels and a reap hook hangers in the chimneys, tongs and pot hooks
13.00.00
two pots, three kettles, one skillet, and frying pan
3.03.00
in pewter
1.00.00
three flocks, beds, and bed clothes
18.00.00
12 yards of cotton cloth and cotton wool and hemp and flax
4.00.00
two wheels, three chests, and a cupbboard
1.03.00
wooden stuff belonging to the house
1.16.00
two muskets and all that belong to y'
2.10.00
in books
0.15.00
in flesh meat
0.15.00
about forie bushells of corne
7.00.00
his waring apparill
8.00.00
about six or seven acres of graine in and uppon the ground
9.00.00
the dwelling house and barne and land broken and unbroken with all appurtaneences
120.00.00
forks, rakes, and other small implements about the house and barne
1.00.00
in debt owing to him
1.00.00
between two or three bushels of sale and so mayle
0.10.00
TOTAL
248.05.00 pounds
John married Hannah in 1622 in England. Hannah died on 8 Oct 1688 in Haverhill, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 8. John Ayer, II was born in 1623 in England; died after 1694.
- 9. Rebecca Ayer was born after 1623; died after 1671.
- 10. Robert Ayer was born about 1625 in England; died after 1713.
- 11. Thomas Ayer was born after 1625; died on 9 Nov 1686 in Haverhill, Massachusetts.
- 12. Peter Ayer was born in 1632 in England; died on 2 Jan 1699 in Boston, Massachusetts; was buried in Granary Burial Ground, Boston, Massachusetts.
- 13. Mary Ayer was born about 1634 in England; died after 1668.
- 14. Obadiah Ayer was born after 1634; died on 14 Nov 1694 in Woodbridge (?), New Jersey.
- 15. Nathaniel Ayer was born after 1635; died on 17 Nov 1717.
- 16. Hannah Ayer was born on 21 Dec 1644 in Salisbury, Massachusetts.
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Generation: 3
10. | Robert Ayer (5.John2, 1.Cicely1) was born about 1625 in England; died after 1713. Other Events:
Notes:
Biography:
He lived in Haverhill where he became a freeman in May of 1666, was a constable in 1671, and a yeoman or plowman.
Robert married Elizabeth Palmer on 27 Feb 1651. Elizabeth was born about 1633; died on 24 Apr 1705 in Haverhill, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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12. | Peter Ayer (5.John2, 1.Cicely1) was born in 1632 in England; died on 2 Jan 1699 in Boston, Massachusetts; was buried in Granary Burial Ground, Boston, Massachusetts. Other Events:
- Immigration: Abt 1638, Massachusetts
Notes:
Biography:
He settled in the West Parish part of Haverhill, was mad a freeman in 1666, and was a representative of there in 1683,5,9 and 1698. He was a cornet in the military forces. His gravestone reads: Peter Ayres of Hauerill aged about 66 yeares dyed January ye 3 1698/9
Buried:
Inscription:
Peter Ayres
of Hauerhill
Aged About 66 Yeares
Dyed January Y3 1698/9
Peter married Hannah Allen on 1 Nov 1659 in Haverhill, Massachusetts. Hannah (daughter of William Allen and Ann Goodale) was born on 17 Jun 1642 in Salisbury, Massachusetts; died on 22 Dec 1729; was buried in Pentucket Cemetery, Haverhill, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 17. Ruth Ayer was born on 30 Oct 1660 in Haverhill, Massachusetts; died before 1699.
- 18. Hannah Ayer was born on 21 Aug 1662 in Haverhill, Massachusetts; died after 1730.
- 19. Abigail Ayer was born on 4 Jul 1664 in Haverhill, Massachusetts; died after 1730.
- 20. Mary Ayer was born on 6 Aug 1666 in Haverhill, Massachusetts; died after 1730.
- 21. Martha Ayer was born on 1 Mar 1668 in Haverhill, Massachusetts; died after 1730.
- 22. Samuel Ayer was born on 28 Sep 1669 in Haverhill, Massachusetts; died on 2 Jan 1744; was buried in West Parish Cemetery, Haverhill, Massachusetts.
- 23. William Ayer was born on 23 Sep 1673 in Haverhill, Massachusetts; died on 20 Nov 1675.
- 24. Rachel Ayer was born on 18 Oct 1675 in Haverhill, Massachusetts; died on 21 May 1678.
- 25. Ebenezer Ayer was born on 22 May 1678 in Haverhill, Massachusetts; died on 10 Oct 1695; was buried in Pentucket Cemetery, Haverhill, Massachusetts.
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13. | Mary Ayer (5.John2, 1.Cicely1) was born about 1634 in England; died after 1668. Notes:
Biography:
She may have been living in Ipswich in 1668.
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14. | Obadiah Ayer (5.John2, 1.Cicely1) was born after 1634; died on 14 Nov 1694 in Woodbridge (?), New Jersey. Notes:
Biography:
He lived in Haverhill until 1669 when he sold his house and land and moved to Woodbridge, NJ.
Obadiah married Hannah Pike on 19 Mar 1661. Hannah died on 31 May 1689. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 4
18. | Hannah Ayer (12.Peter3, 5.John2, 1.Cicely1) was born on 21 Aug 1662 in Haverhill, Massachusetts; died after 1730. Other Events:
Notes:
Biography:
She was living in Andover in 1711 and was listed as John's widow from Andover in 1730.
Hannah married John Osgood on 17 Oct 1681. John died after 1711. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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22. | Samuel Ayer (12.Peter3, 5.John2, 1.Cicely1) was born on 28 Sep 1669 in Haverhill, Massachusetts; died on 2 Jan 1744; was buried in West Parish Cemetery, Haverhill, Massachusetts. Notes:
Biography:
He was a yeoman and lived in Haverhill. He had a significant amount of property including an African American slave named Lot. He was a Lieutenant in the Militia. His gravestone reads: HERE LIES BURIED THE BODY OF LEFt SAMUEL AYER WHO DIED JANy The rest is scaled off.
Samuel married Elizabeth Tuttle on 21 Nov 1693 in Haverhill, Massachusetts. Elizabeth (daughter of Simon Tuttle and Sarah Cogswell) was born on 24 Nov 1670 in Ipswich, Massachusetts; died on 29 Nov 1752 in Haverhill, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 26. Hannah Ayer was born on 29 Nov 1694 in Haverhill, Massachusetts; died after 1743.
- 27. Peter Ayer was born on 1 Oct 1696 in Haverhill, Massachusetts; died in 1774.
- 28. Samuel Ayer, Jr. was born on 4 Aug 1698 in Haverhill, Massachusetts; died in 1728.
- 29. William Ayer was born on 6 Feb 1702 in Haverhill, Massachusetts; died before 1770.
- 30. Ebenezer Ayer was born on 18 Feb 1705 in Haverhill, Massachusetts; died in 1763.
- 31. Elizabeth Ayer was born on 26 Jan 1708 in Haverhill, Massachusetts; died on 26 Apr 1785; was buried in Pentucket Cemetery, Haverhill, Massachusetts.
- 32. Simon Ayer was born on 26 Dec 1709 in Haverhill, Massachusetts; died on 1 Jan 1774.
- 33. Sarah Ayer was born on 18 May 1711 in Haverhill, Massachusetts; died after 1743.
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24. | Rachel Ayer (12.Peter3, 5.John2, 1.Cicely1) was born on 18 Oct 1675 in Haverhill, Massachusetts; died on 21 May 1678. Notes:
Biography:
She died smallpox ("of the pox").
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25. | Ebenezer Ayer (12.Peter3, 5.John2, 1.Cicely1) was born on 22 May 1678 in Haverhill, Massachusetts; died on 10 Oct 1695; was buried in Pentucket Cemetery, Haverhill, Massachusetts. |
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