Samuel Ayer
Born: September 28, 1669 Haverhill, Massachusetts
Married: November 21, 1693, Haverhill, Massachusetts
Died: January 02, 1742/43 Haverhill, Massachusetts
Father: Peter Cornet Ayer b.1633
Mother: Hannah Allen b.1642
Wife: Elizabeth Tuttle b.1670
Children:
Hannah Ayer b.1694
Peter Ayer b.1696
Samuel Ayer b.1698
William Ayer b.1702
Ebenezer Ayer b.1705
Simon Ayer b.1709
Sarah Ayer b.1711
Notes:
-From "Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire" : He was a yeoman, a man of property and among his possessions was a Negro slave, named Lot. He succeeded his father as a member of the committee for the control of the common lands of the town. His efficient leadership in the Indian Wars did much to prevent savage outrages.
-Inherited the Ayer homestead from his father, as the only surviving son of his father. Descendants continued to live there into the 20th century at 621 Washington Street in Haverhill.
-Referred to as Samuel Ayers, Jr, to distinguish him from his first cousin Captain Samuel Ayer (1654-1708)
Sources:
-Birth Source: Haverhill Vital Records: 1669 AYER, Samuel, s. Peter and Hanah (Allin), Sept. 28, 1669. Haverhill",NEHGS 17:307
-Marriage Source:
-Death Source: Tombstone in West Parish Cemetery: "Here lyes buried the body of Left. Samuel Ayer who died Janry---".