Joseph AYER

Joseph AYER

Male 1659 - 1748  (89 years)

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  • Name Joseph AYER  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    • He took the oath of allegiance and fidelity in Haverhill 28 Nov. 1677, with his father and brothers. Lived there until he removed to Ipswich, and thence about 1703 to West Farms (Franklin), Conn. Miss Caulkins says that John and Joseph Ayer settled at Preston and North Stonington as farmers. Joseph's farm was within the bounds of "Norwich East Society" (part of Preston) where he was admitted an inhabitant in 1704.....

      Joseph Ayer brought his two sons with him; no doubt the other children came soon after, for they married in this neighborhood. He bought a large tract of land from Uncas (a Mohecan chief) and built the Ayer homestead in a narrow gap at the foot of Ayer's mountain, known as Ayer's Gap, where his father had settled before him. His will, dated Norwich, 6 Sep., 1736, proved in 1747, mentions his four living children. [1]
    Birth 16 Mar 1658/9  Haverhill, Essex Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6
    Gender Male 
    Death 30 Nov 1748  Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Burial Plains Cemetery, Franklin, New London Co., Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Person ID I03116  Main Tree
    Last Modified 11 Aug 2022 

    Father John AYER,   b. 1622/3, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 03 Aug 1675 (Age 52 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Sarah WILLIAMS,   b. Abt 1630, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Jul 1662, Haverhill, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 32 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 05 May 1646  Haverhill, Mass. Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Family ID F02596  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah CORLISS,   b. 23 Feb 1663, Haverhill, Essex Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 May 1733, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Marriage 24 Nov 1686  Haverhill, Essex Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Children 
    +1. Sarah AYER,   b. 15 Sep 1690, Haverhill, Essex Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Sep 1753, Norwich, New London, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)  [Birth]
    Family ID F04870  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Aug 2022 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 16 Mar 1658/9 - Haverhill, Essex Co., Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 24 Nov 1686 - Haverhill, Essex Co., Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
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  • Headstones
    Joseph Ayer Headstone
    Joseph Ayer Headstone
    Joseph, son of John Ayer and Sarah Williams, is husband of Sarah Corliss. He is buried in the Plains Cemetery in Franklin, New London Co., Connecticut.

    Maintained by: Plantagenet Princess
    Originally created by: Northern Neighbors
    Photo added by: Sara

  • Sources 
    1. [S5445] Cornelia Bartow Williams and Anna Perkins Williams, "Descendants of John Williams" of Newbury and Haverhill, Mass. 1600-1674, (Chicago - Privately Printed-1925).

    2. [S03448] The Genealogy of Desc. (in part) of Samuel Ladd of Haverhill Mass. by Franklin Ladd Bailey 1896.

    3. [S02358] Genealogical Records: Massachusetts Genealogical Records, 1600s-1800s.

    4. [S01677] Ancestry and Genealogy of Thomas Grover by Joel P. Grover, 1959.

    5. [S02871] Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury Massachusetts, Vol. 1.

    6. [S4746] Ancestry.com: Massachusetts Town and Vital Collections, 1620-1988.

    7. [S02329] Find A Grave Website.