James Ayer

M, #444, b. 27 October 1686, d. 19 December 1771
James Ayer|b. 27 Oct 1686\nd. 19 Dec 1771|p444.htm|Samuel Ayer (Capt)|b. 11 Nov 1654\nd. 29 Aug 1708|p888.htm|Mary Johnson|b. 7 Apr 1663\nd. 8 Jan 1744/45|p889.htm|Robert Ayer (Immigrant 1637)|b. c 1625\nd. bt 1713 - 1723|p1710.htm|Elizabeth Palmer|b. c 1634\nd. 24 Apr 1705|p1711.htm|Peter Johnson||p1778.htm|Ruth Moulton||p1779.htm|
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Father* Samuel Ayer (Capt) b. 11 Nov 1654, d. 29 Aug 1708
Mother* Mary Johnson b. 7 Apr 1663, d. 8 Jan 1744/45
Birth*27 October 1686 James Ayer was born 27 October 1686 at Haverhill, Essex Co., Massachusetts.1 
He was the son of Samuel Ayer (Capt) and Mary Johnson
Marriage*10 May 1711James Ayer married Mary White, daughter of John White and Lydia Gilman, on 10 May 1711 at Haverhill, Essex Co., Massachusetts.1 
Death*19 December 1771James Ayer died on 19 December 1771 at Haverhill, Essex Co., Massachusetts, at age 85.1 
Burial*He was buried at Pentaucket Cemetery, Haverhill, Essex Co., Massachusetts, In the book "A Complete List of Legible Inscriptions in Pentucket Cemetery from 1668-1812" published by the Haverhill Historical Society in September 1904, there is this inscription:
Here Lies Buried
The Body Of
Deacon James
Ayer Who
Departed This
Life December
The 19th 1771
And In The 86th Year
Of His Age
It is not in the 1950 book leading one to conclude that the tombstone is no longer available. 

Family

 Mary White b. 24 Jun 1690, d. 14 May 1777
Children 1.Samuel Ayer b. 5 May 1712, d. 13 Feb 1794
 2.John Ayer b. 18 Apr 1714, d. 3 May 1777
 3.William Ayer+ b. 18 Jun 1716, d. 22 Oct 1800
 4.Mary Ayer b. 18 Jul 1718
 5.Lydia Ayer b. 23 Jun 1720, d. 15 Aug 1752
 6.Hannah Ayer b. 22 Sep 1722
 7.Joanna Ayer b. 13 Aug 1724
 8.Abigail Ayer b. 13 Aug 1726, d. 7 Sep 1743
 9.Ruth Ayer b. 7 Nov 1728
 10.Elizabeth Ayer b. 22 Mar 1730, d. 14 Jul 1745
 11.James Ayer b. 27 Feb 1732/33
Last Edited 10 Apr 2005

Citations

  1. [S168] Ayer genealogy : the descendants of John Ayer of Salisbury, 1640; Haverhill, 1647, Sidney Perley , Reprint of work first published in "The Essex antiquarian, v. 4, no. 10, October 1900 in Salem, Massachusetts SLC 929.273 Ay24p & 1320511 #4 (also personal library).
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