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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. [1, 3]
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1582 - 1657 (74 years)
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