Thomas married Mary TAPPAN on 14 Feb 1717. Mary was born on 17 Nov 1693 in Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey; died on 13 Oct 1732 in Basking Ridge, Somerset County, New Jersey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Levi AYERS was born in 1728 in Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey; died in Apr 1803 in Wantage, Sussex, New Jersey.

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• Info Unproven: Y

John married Mary WALKER on 24 Feb 1689 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts. Mary was born about 1663 in Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts; died on 24 Oct 1739 in Basking Ridge, Somerset, New Jersey; was buried in Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Basking Ridge, Somerset, New Jersey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Questions: Who are her parents?
• Info Unproven: Y

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She is not the daughter of Francis WALKER and Elizabeth SOULE.

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• Immigrant?: Y
• Info Unproven: Y

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OBADIAH, Newbury, br. prob. of the first Nathaniel, by w. Hannah, d. of the sec. John Pike, had John, b. 2 Mar. 1663; Sarah, 5 Mar. 1665 d. next mo. a. s. b. 1 Nov. 1666, d. in few ds.; and Samuel, 13 Sept. 1667, d. in few wks.«s3»

Obadiah married Hannah PIKE on 19 Mar 1661 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts. Hannah (daughter of Capt John PIKE and Mary TURVELL) was born on 26 Apr 1643 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts; died on 30 May 1689 in Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey; was buried in First Presbyterian Churchyard, Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Immigrant?: Y
• Info Unproven: Y

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Children:
John, b. 2 Mar 1663 at Newbury, Mass.
Sarah, b. 5 Mar 1665 at Newbury [sic Haverhill], Mass.; died in infancy.
Son [Timothy], b. 1 Nov. 1666 at Newbury [sic Haverhill], Mass.; died in infancy.
Samuel, b. 13 Sep 1667 at Newbury [sic Haverhill], Mass.; died in infancy.
Obadiah, [Jr], b. Oct 1670 at Woodbridge, N.J.
Joseph, b. 4 Apr 1674, at Woodbridge, N.J.
Thomas, b. 17 Dec 1675 at Woodbridge, N.J.
Mary, b. 16 Feb, 1680, at Woodbridge, N.J.; married Wm Ilsley.
Hannah [sic Sarah], b. 7 Sep [sic 13 Apr] 1683, at Woodbridge, N.J.
Sarah, b. 7 Sep 1685, at Woodbridge, N.J.

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• Also Known As: AYERS, AYRE
• Noteworthy: Survived a hurricane during the voyage to the New World
• Immigrant?: Y
• Info Unproven: Y
• Migration: 5 Apr 1635, “James”

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John Ayer, immigrant ancestor, was born in England and settled first in Salisbury, Massachusetts, as early as 1640, when he was a proprietor of that town. He sold his house and lands and removed to the adjacent town of Haverhill about 1647.
He was a proprietor in 1648-49 and bought various parcels of land. He was a town officer and leading citizen. His sons, John, Jr., Robert and Thomas, were also proprietors in 1650.
He married Hannah who died at an advanced age, October 8, 1688.
He died March 31. 1657. His will was dated March 12, 1656, and proved at Hampton, October 6, 1657. He bequeathed to his wife Hannah; sons John, Thomas, Robert, Obadiah, Peter and Nathaniel; daughters Hannah, Rebecca and Mary. John had the homestead.

Children:
i. John, resided at Haverhill and Ipswich, m1, May 5, 1646, Sarah Williams, m2, March 26, 1663, Mary Wooddam.
2. Rebecca, m, October 8, 1648, John Aslet, at Newbury.
3. Sergeant Robert, born about 1625, m, February 27, 1650, Elizabeth Palmer.
4. Thomas, resided in Haverhill; m, April 1, 1656, Elizabeth Hutchins.
5. Peter, born about 1633.
6. Mary, born 1634.
7. Obadiah, lived in Haverhill, and removed 1669 to Woodbridge, New Jersey; m, March 19, 1660-61, Hannah Pike.
8. Nathaniel, m, May 10, 1670, Tamesin Turloar at Haverhill.
9. Hannah, born December 21, 1644, m Salisbury, March 24, 1662-63, Stephen Webster.
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JOHN, Salisbury 1640, had Hannah, b. 21 Dec. 1644, rem. to Ipswich 1646, Haverhill 1647, there d. 31 Mar. 1657. His will of 12 Mar. pro. 6 Oct. foll. names w. Hannah, ch. John; Nathaniel; Hannah, wh. m. 24 Mar. 1663, Stephen Webster; Rebecca; Mary; Obadiah; Robert; Thomas; and Peter.
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This John Ayers is not Capt John Ayres of Brookfield, who was killed by Indians.
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The immigrant John Ayer was said to have come from England, arriving on The James in 1635 with his wife Hannah and their first 4 children - Thomas, Rebecca, Robert, and Peter.

On June 3, 1635, John Ayer set sail for the New World with his family, including his two brothers-in-law, John and Stephen, aboard the ship James. As they approached New England, a hurricane struck, and they were forced to ride it out just off the coast of modern-day Hampton, New Hampshire. According to the ship's log and the journal of Increase Mather, whose father Richard Mather and family were passengers, the following was recorded;

"At this moment,... their lives were given up for lost; but then, in an instant of time, God turned the wind about, which carried them from the rocks of death before their eyes. ...her sails rent in sunder, and split in pieces, as if they had been rotten ragges..."

They tried to stand down during the storm just outside the Isles of Shoals, but lost all three anchors, as no canvas or rope would hold, but on Aug 13, 1635, torn to pieces, and not one death, all one hundred plus passengers of the James managed to make it to Boston Harbor.

John married Hannah MNU about 1620 in Cockfield, Durham, England. Hannah was born in 1598 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England; died on 8 Oct 1688 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts; was buried in Pentucket Cemetery, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married Name: AYER
• Immigrant?: Y
• Info Unproven: Y

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Parents unknown
Hannah was NOT the daughter or sister of John EVERED alias WEBB.

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• Immigrant?: Y
• Info Unproven: Y
• Baptism: 17 Jan 1613, Whiteparish, Wiltshire, England

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In 1684, together with his son John, he was convicted of possession of stolen goods, a felony. After his death, the New Jersey assembly passed an Act clearing his name, as well as one allowing his family to sue for defamation.
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Pike is an ancestor of Zebulon Montgomery Pike (1779-1813) explorer and army general, after whom Pikes Peak is named. He is also the patriarch of a large clan of modern day Pikes. According to genealogists using DNA analysis, almost 25% of current Pikes in the United States are descendants from his line.
(Pike papers)

John married Mary TURVELL in 1637 in England. Mary (daughter of Thomas TURVELL and Dorothy ROGERS) was born on 4 Feb 1615 in Ramsey, Hampshire, England; died on 1 Sep 1680 in Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey; was buried in First Presbyterian Churchyard, Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Immigrant?: Y
• Info Unproven: Y

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Children:
Joseph (b 26 Dec 1638) m. Susanna KINGSBURY
John (b 12 Jan 1640) m. Sarah STOUT
Hannah (b 26 Apr 1643) m. Obadiah AYERS
Mary (b 19 Nov 1647) m. Richard WORTH
Ruth (b 17 Jul 1652) m. Abraham TAPPAN, Jr
Thomas (b 7 Dec 1657) m. Hester BUNN

Buried:
Unmarked