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History of North Brookfield, MA
By J. H. Temple - 1887
Selected text - extracts on AYRES family
Temple, J. H., History of North Brookfield, Massachusetts. Preceded by an Account of Old Quabaug, Indian and English Occupation, 1647-1676; Brookfield Records, 1686-1783. With a Genealogical Register. Published by The Town of North Brookfield, 1887. Note by transcriber: Some brackets [ ] inserted by this transcriber for clarification purposes (others already in the text); surnames added to children's names & some maiden names; other surnames capitalized (primarily in the genealogy section, for better internet search engine research). Text otherwise remains the same. Section: TOPOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION Page 16 HILLS - Foster's Hill is the modern name for what was originally called "The Town Plot," where Sergt. John Ayres and his co-planters pitched in 1665. Section: HILLS - OBJECTS OF INTEREST Pages 17-18 The Mile Square was a tract of six hundred and forty acres, laid out in a body to eight of the heirs of Sergt. John Ayres, in 1714, eighty acres to each. It lay about a mile and a quarter south of the river. The north-east bound was a white oak that stood in what is now the angle of the West Brookfield and Warren line. The old Crawford and Shepherd farms adjoined the tract. The white oak, and the tract itself are often referred to in the early deeds. Section: FIRST SETTLEMENT, 1660-1676 Page 51 The history of the English plantation of Brookfield begins with the following grant of land by the General Court. Although exhaustive search has been made among the State Archives, and wherever else there was a probability of success, the original petition of the inhabit- ants of Ipswich has not been found. "AT A GREAT AND GENERAL COURT OF ELECTION HELD AT BOSTON THE 20TH OF MAY 1660. In Ansr to the peticon of severall the Inhabitants of Ipswich, this Court Judgeth it meete to Graunt the petitioners sixe miles square or so much land as shall be Contejned in such a Compasse in a place nere Quo- boag ponds, provided they have twenty familyes there resident within 3 years, & that they have an able minister settled there within the sajd terme, such as this Court shall approve, and that they make due provision in some way or other for the future, either by setting apart of land, or what else shall be thought meete for the Continuance of the ministry amongst them: And that If they shall faile in any of these particulars above men- tioned, this Graunt of the Court to be voyd & of none effect." This grant is dated May 31, 1660. From the scanty records extant, it is believed that John Warner, John Ayres, Wm. Prichard, and perhaps one other (who doubtless were of the petitioners) came to Quabaug in the summer of 1660, for the pur- pose of selecting the place for the new settlement. The first care of explorers, at that time, in locating a town site, was to find "conveniency of home-lots, meadow lots, and planting field." ... Page 53 ... Now that an actual settlement had been made, and possession taken, it became necessary to procure a title to the land from the native owners. [And the fact that a deed was not taken earlier is presumptive evidence that possession was not taken earlier.] As was customary in these parts, the pioneers employed one of the magistrates or traders living at Springfield, who had the acquaintance and confidence of the Indians, to bargain for and take a deed of the premises. "Here followeth the coppy of the Deed for the Purchase of the lands at Quawbauge (now called Brookfeild) from the Indian called Shattoockquis, together with Leiut. Thomas Cooper his Resignation of the said Deed to ye Inhabitants of Quawbauge now called Brookefeild for the said Deed was framed in Name to the said Leiut. Cooper but indeed for ye only use and behoofe of ye Inhabitants of the said Plantation called Brookefeild: Also ye Coppy of ye said Leiut. Coopers acknowledgmt of his said Resignation before ye Worppll Majr John Pynchon. THESE PRESENTS TESTIFY, That Shattoockquis alias Shadookis the sole & propper Owner of certayne lands at Quabauge hereafter named... Page 54 ... In witnes whereof the said Shattoockquis hath hereunto sett his hand this tenth day of November, 1665: Subscribed & delivered The mark of _________ Shattockquis in ye prsence of The mark of _________ Mettawompee (Indian witness) Elizur Holyoke Samuell Chapin Japhett Chapin" Page 55 ... The price paid for this land was three hundred fathom of wampum- peage. This was the Indian money made from white sea-shells, wrought in the shape of beads, and strung like beads. There were 360 pieces in a fathom, which made the price pad for the land, 1,500 shillings, equal, according to the rule of reckoning of that day, to L 75. As appears in Lieut. Cooper's instrument of assignment, the purchase- money was paid by the petitioners who obtained the grant. As already intimated, it is believed that John Warner was the father of Brookfield, and probably built the first house here. His son Samuel came with in 1665. John Ayres was perhaps the "pushing man" of the enterprise, and came with the Warners. Thomas Parsons, then unmarried, and Thomas Wilson were here at about the same date. Richard Coy and Wm. Prichard, who became leading men, did not bring their families here till 1667. John Younglove came on in 1667. And these persons comprised the "6 or 7 families" named in the gen- eral Court's order of this latter date. ... Re-grant of 1667.... Page 58 ... But as the Brookfield settlers came from Essex county, it is likely that they would hold the views which prevailed in that vicinity. In Haverhill, where John Ayres lived for a time, the rule of division and apportionment was: "There shall be three hundred acres laid out for house-lots and no more; and he that was worth two hundred pounds should have twenty acres to his houselot, and none to exceed that num- ber; and so every one under that sum, to have acres proportionable for his houselott, together with meadow, and Common, and planting-ground proportionably." Page 62 ... The Town Incorporated. - The next paper in order in our annals, is the petition of 1673, which led to the passage of an Act to incorporate the town, and which furnishes a list - probably complete - of the then settlers. "The files of the General Court had been repeatedly searched in vain for the petition, on which was based the legislative action of Oct. 1673; and the discouraging conclusion was arrived at that this most im- portant link in the chain of the early history of the town was forever lost. But the the merest accident of time and place, the original petition Page 63 has been recently brought to light, not from the Archives of the State, where it ought to have been found, but from the apparently uninteresting material of a junk-shop, where it was rescued by Dr. John F. Pratt, of Chelsea, who has kindly allowed the following copy to be made:" [Ft. 1] [Footnote 1: Henry E. Waite, Esq., in N. E. Hist. and Gen. Register, Oct. 1881.] "To the Highly Honnrd ye Genrll Corte of the Massachusett: The humble Petition of the Inhabitants of Quaubauge, Sheweth That whereas wee being not yet allowed a Township wee are disabled as to com- fortably carrying on ye affaires of the place as is requisite for the publicke & our own conveniences in diverse respects, as for the Ordering the Pru- dentiall affaires of the Town proper to Select Men, makeing & collecting of Rates &c. Wee have indeed a Committee to helpe in these matters, but in regard we cannot rationally desire or expect the prsence & assistance of One of the Comittee (viz t. the Honnord Major Pynchon) Soe often as we need by reason of his remoteness, And yett wthout his prsence or concurrence the Comittee cannot make a valid act: The prmises considered Our Humble request is, that this much Honnord Corte would be pleased to grant us the Priviledge & libertyes of a Township whereby we may be the better inabled to carry on our owne matters wthout too much distraction. And yor Petitionrs shall ever pray for your prosperity If Yor Honnors please let ye Name of ye Place be Brookfeild. Octr. ye 10, 1673. John Ayres, Senr John Younglove John Ayres, Junr Richard Coy, Senr William Prichet Nathaniel Warner Samuel Kent Thomas Parsons James Travis John Warner Thomas Wilson Richard Coy Samuel Warner Samuel Prichet James Hovey Samuel Ayres Juda Trumbull" Accompanying this petition was the following letter: “SPRINGFEILD, Octob. 11th 1673. I have long desyred to be discharged from being one of the Committee for Qvabaug: in regard of my many occasions & remoteness having bin little serviceable to ym: I doe vtterly decline ye worke, & desire their motion for being allowed a Towne may be accepted & granted by ye Honored Court, hoping it may prve beneficial to them and the Publike: John PYNCHON.” You can view & download a scanned photo of this original handwritten petition of 1673 containing original signatures of the petitioners listed above and the accompanying Pynchon's letter. “The Deputyes Judge meete to graunt this pet. & that the name of the place be Brookefeild as is above desired, or Honord magistrates consenting hereto. William Torrey, Cleric.” “The magists consent heereto provided they divide not the whole land of ye Township till they be forty or fivety familyes, in ye meane time yt their Page 64 dividings one to another exceed not two hundred acres apeec. to any prsent inhabitant, their brethren the deputyes hereto consenting. Edw. Rawson, Secrety.” “22 OCTOBER 1673. Consented to by the deputies Wm Torrey, Cleric.” On the back of the original document is this entry: "In ansr to ye peticon of the Inhabitants of Quabaug The Court Judgeth it meet to grant their request i.e. the liberty & priviledge of a Township and that the name thereof be Brookefeild Provided they Divide not the whole land of the Towneship till they be forty or fivety familyes, in the meane tjme that their Dividings one to another exceed not two hundred acres apeece to any present Inhabitant. originale, E. R. Se:" Section: FOUNDERS OF BROOKFIELD Page 65 JOHN AYRES, SEN. He was of Haverhill, 1645; Ipswich, 1648; a petitioner for Quabaug, 1660, whither he removed with the first under- takers, and was a leading man in the new plantation. He was killed by the Indians Aug. 2, 1675. His first wife was Sarah, daughter of John Williams of Haverhill; second wife was Susanna, daughter of Mark Symonds of Ipswich, who with the younger children returned to I. [Ipswich] after the destruction of Brookfield. Of the sons, John, Jr., and Samuel were signers of the petition for the township, and perhaps then had fam- ilies. The other brothers, Thomas, Joseph, Mark, Nathaniel and Edward (and the heirs of John, Jr., and Samuel), received large grants in Brook- field, ostensibly in their father's (and grandfather's) right, after the Sec- ond Settlement. One of them, viz., Joseph, came to reside at B. [Brookfield], and left large posterity. [see page 496] [Notes by Transcriber: Please note the following ERRORS by J. H. Temple. 1- THIS John was NOT of Haverhill in 1645 (that was a DIFFERENT John who was of Salisbury & Haverhill, MA). 2- The statement that THIS John had two wives is an ERROR. Please do not perpetuate this error by the compiler of this book, J. H. TEMPLE. This John Ayres, Sen. had only one wife, Susanna SYMONDS. Some early day genealogy researchers erroneously combined two COMPLETELY DIFFERENT lineages from two DIFFERENT John AYRES and John AYERS living in close proximity to each other in Massachusetts. On page 68 is the following statement: "The foregoing notices of the early settlers of Brookfield are compiled mainly from notes furnished by Henry E. Waite, Esq." For better identification of the TWO DIFFERENT John AYRES & John AYERS lineages, please refer to article from New England Historical & Genealogical Register.] Page 68 ... Of the 17 men who signed the petition of 1673, five were killed by the Indians, either in the Ambush of Aug. 2, 1675, or the siege that followed; and the rest scattered to old or new homes, when the town was deserted. No one of them (except Joseph Ayres, then a youth) appears to have returned to Brookfield. Their terrible experiences of that week of woe made impressions and inwrought associations which were indelible; and set their hearts against the place that could never- more be home to them! Page 69 ... Very little can be learned of the town's affairs, for the ensuing eighteen months. We know, incidentally, that Richard Coy was chosen town measurer, to survey and stake out land grants; and that he was juror in attendance upon the county Court in 1674 and the March term of '75. William Prichard was clerk of the writs, an officer allowed by the shire Court, "to grant summons and attachments in civil actions." All males between 16 and 60 years of age were enrolled in the militia, and required to do annual duty; but no town enrolling less than 64 men was entitled to have a captain. The Brookfield company could not claim a com- missioned officer, and was in command of a sergeant. John Ayres was first sergt., Wm. Prichard second sergt., Richard Coy, corporal. Sergt. Ayres was licensed to keep an ordinary or inn, as appears from the county records. [John Ayres had previously held a commission for "Captain," but he accepted the lower rank of "Sergeant" in the Brookfield militia.] [1] [Footnote 1: Extracts from the County Records. "Sept. 26, 1671. Goodman Ayres of Quawbauge is licensed to keep an ordinary and sell wine and liquor for the ensuing year. The license was renewed in Sept. of the years 1672, '73, and '74. Mar. 31, 1674. Jno. Ayres Sen. of Brookfield refuses to pay arrearage for the maintenance of Mr. Younglove, on account that he keeps the ordinary and has for time past, and should be free from it." ...] Section: CAPT. THOMAS WHEELER'S NARRATIVE Page 82 ... There were then slain to our great grief eight men, viz. - Zechariah Phillips of Boston, Timothy Farlow, of Billericay, Edward Coleborn, of Chelmsford, Samuel Smedly, of Concord, Sydrach Hapgood, of Sudbury, Serjeant Eyres, Serjeant Prichard, and Corporal Coy, the inhabitants of Brookfield, aforesaid. ... Page 90 ... From the description given by Capt. Wheeler, it is evident that the house where he and his company and the inhabitants took refuge, was Sergt. Ayres' tavern. It stood near the spot where D. H. Richard- son's dwelling house now stands. The well, which must have been close by the door, is now covered with a flat stone. It was nearest the centre and was "the largest and strongest house" in the town. A hasty attempt was made to fortify the building by setting up logs and planks against the outside, and hanging feather beds before the windows on the inside. From the fact that "the enemies' shot pierced the walls and flew amongst the inmates," it would appear that the house had only the ordinary board covering and finish; and the preservation of so many lives from the Indian bulltes during the siege, can be accounted for only as Capt. Wheeler expresses it -- "we were preserved by the Keeper of Israel." The total number of persons confined in that house during the siege, as near as can be ascertained, was eighty-two. Capt. Wheeler says he had twenty-six able men, i.e., thirteen of his soldiers, and thir- teen citizens; and in addition there were six wounded men, and "fifty women and children." The plain story, as told by Capt. Wheeler, nar- rating the events of those three sultry August nights and days, conveys perhaps the best impression possible to be gained, of the anxiety, and sufferings and horrible forebodings of the crowded inmates of that be- leaguered house! ... CHAPTER IV Section: SECOND SETTLEMENT, 1686-1718 Page 135 After the desertion of the place in the summer of 1676, Brook- field lay waste for ten years. Such of the first planters as survived, and the families of those that were slain by the Indians, left their wrecked homesteads, and found dwelling-places elsewhere, many with friends in the eastern towns where they had formerly resided, others in Hadley and Suffield. And the demands of these new homes, and the dark and bloody associations of their forced abandonment, prevented any attempt to return and re-claim their homesteads. And the Quabaug Lands, under the circumstances, had no marketable value. The only thing to do was to wait the turn of events. And the following Act of the Legislature put an obstacle in their way: "AT A GENERAL COURT HELD AT BOSTON MAY 28, 1679 -- or the greater comfort and safety of all people who are intended to resettle the villages deserted in the late war, or the planting any new Plantation within this jurisdiction "It is Ordered and Enacted by this Court and the Authority thereof, That no deserted town or new Plantation shall be inhabited until the people first make application unto the Governour and Council, or to the County Court within whose jurisdiction such Plantation is. And the Council or County Court are hereby ordered and impowered to ap- point an able and discreet Committee [at the charge of the people in- tending to plant], which Committee are ordered and impowered to view and consider the place or places to be settled, and give directions and orders in writing under their hands, in what form, way and manner such town shall be settled or erected, Wherein they are required to have a principal respect to nearness and conveniency of habitation for security against enemies, and more comfort for Church Communion & enjoy- Page 136 ment of God's Worship, and education of children in Schools and civil- ity, with other good ends. And all such planters are herby injoined to attend and put in prac- tice such orders and directions as shall be given by such Committee, upon the penalty of one hundred pounds fine to the Country to be in- flicted upon them by order of the Council or County Court, for their neglect or refusal to attend this Order. Passed, and Consented to J. DUDLEY June 9, 1679." The effect of this order of the General Court, and the utter discour- agement of the broken-up colonists, appear in the fact that, of the original undertakers, only one family, viz. that of John Ayres, returned to Brookfield as permanet inhabitants. And they did not hold and occupy the old homestead on Foster's hill. The other grantees or their heirs, either sold their allotments and rights, or abandoned them alto- gether. As will be seen, the re-settled Plantation, while retaining the old name, claimed no town rights under its old charter. Indeed this charter was virtually revoked by the Act of 1679. The place was put in charge of and continued under the care of Prudential committees, appointed by the General Court, for the period of thirty years. ... 1686 -- This is the earliest date named in the records, showing that the re-settlement of Brookfield was actually begun. The first comers were mostly young men, looking for a place to start in life; or those who had been soldiers in King Philip's War, and who saw the lands while they were stationed here in garrison, or in the marches and counter- marches of their respective companies. They came largely from Marl- borough, from Essex county, and from Suffield, Springfield, and Hadley, whither the earlier grantees had retired. And thus coming from differ- ent quarters, these second planters lacked the social ties and accord of purpose which characterized the Ipswich colony. And, as will appear, this lack of social unity proved a source of weakness for many years, and greatly hindered the growth of the town. Page 172 1707 -- ...The new comer at Brookfield this year was John Grosvenor, brother of the minister, who bought June 11, 1707, the home-lot and lands, formerly belonging to John Ayres deceased. 1708 --... Strolling bands of savages would suddenly appear at different and un- expected points in our county, showing that they were always on the alert; and about a dozen persons were killed or captured. Brookfield was again to be the scene of bloodshed. I quote from Rev. Mr. Fiske's Historical Discourse: "Oct. 13 [1708], early in the morning, John Woolcott, a lad about 12 or 14 years old was riding in search of the cows, when the Indians fired at him, killed his horse under him and took him prisoner. ..." Section: SECOND SETTLEMENT, 1686-1718 Page 180 The Committee also made grants this year, of 60 acres each, to the sons of Sergt. John Ayres, viz. Thomas Ayres, Joseph Ayres, Edward Ayres, Mark Ayres and Nathaniel Ayres; and "if they prove their Father's right of undivided lands, these grants to be accounted part." The Ayres' Grants. A curious piece of Brookfield history is con- nected with the claims of and grants to the heirs of Sergt. John Ayres, who was killed by the Indians in 1675. In 1693, John Ayres of Boston, shipwright, son of John Ayres late of Squabauge, deceased, and wife Mary, sold to Wm. Rooker of Hadley, for L20, "his share in land at Brookfield, laid out to his father." In 1703, a settlement in probate, was made of the estate in Brookfield, of John Ayres, Sen., deceased. The inventory showed 50 acres in the home-lot and 6 acres of meadow at rear of it; 12 a. on the river, 8 a. called Manings meadow, 6 a. on Coy's brook, 6 a. on new road, 18 a. on the plain, a lot south of the river, and rights undivided. Some time after this, the reamining children peti- tioned the General Court to have the old grants renewed and relocated, or equivalent grants made, so that they "might have and enjoy what belonged to them in Right of their father." After various delays, the Committee made the grants of 60 acres each to the sons above named. But none of them came to occupy the lands. Sept. 17, 1714, these brothers received grants of 72 acres each. At the same time many of the grandchildren received each a grant of 80 acres, on condition of occupancy within a year. All the grantees, sons and grandsons, failed to comply with the condition, except John, the son of Samuel, and John the son of Joseph, who became residents in 1714 or 15. Consequently the grants to the others were declared forfeited. In 1717, the sons, viz. Thomas, Joseph, Mark, Edward and Nathaniel petitioned the General Court "to confirm to them the lands which the Committee have laid out to them and their children, containing by estimation no more that 1,500 or 1,600 acres - Altho' they have heard their father and many others say that he had 2,000 Acres of land in Brookfield." The Court granted the petition; and a year later, i.e. Nov. 7, 1718, made an explanatory and final order, "That in confirming the several grants of land made to the children and posterity of John Ayres formerly of Brookfield, deceased, by Col. Partridge and others a committee for said Brookfield, to the sev- eral and respective grantees, as named in said grants, their heirs and assigns, it is the intention of the Court that said grants should be in full Page 181 of all claims and demands whatsoever even fom their paternal Right. And that those and those only who have or shall bring forward a Settle- ment on their respective lots within the space of 3 years next coming from the 25th day of May 1718, shall be entitled to after Divisions in the said town. Consented to S. SHUTE."1. John AYRES, w. Mary (___) AYRES; a shipwright of Boston; sold (as above) his share in his father's estate, which cut off his own and his children's claim in the new grants in Brookfield; he was living in 1705. 2. Samuel AYRES, w. Abigail FELLOWS; of Newbury; d. before 1714. 3. Thomas AYRES, w. Mary ERRINGTON; of Ipswich; had grants, 132 acres. 4. Joseph AYRES, returned to Brookfield. See Genealogy [p 498]. 5. Edward AYRES, of Kittery, Me.; had grants, 132 acres. 6. Mark AYRES, of Kittery, Me.; had grants, 132 acres. 7. Nathaniel AYRES, w. Amy (___); of Boston; had grants, 132 acres. 8. Susanna AYRES, m. Thomas DAY of Gloucester, who (or his son Thomas DAY) had grant of 60 acres in 1713. Grandchildren of Sergt. John who received grants: Joseph AYRES, son of Samuel (2); had grants, 140 acres; non-resident. Edward AYRES, son of Samuel (2); A resident. See Genealogy [p. 498]. Ebenezer AYRES, son of Samuel (2); A resident. See Genealogy [p. 498]. John AYRES, son of Samuel (2); known as John, Sen. See Genealogy [p 498]. Jabez AYRES, son of Samuel (2); A resident. See Genealogy [p. 498] Thomas AYRES, son of Thomas (3); had grant of 80 a.; non-resident. Abraham AYRES, son of Thomas (3); had grant of 80 a.; non-resident. Joseph MOSES, s.-in-l. of Thomas; w. Sarah AYRES; had 80 a.; non-resident. Wm. SCALES, s.-in-l. of Thomas; w. Susanna AYRES; had 80 a. Edward TOOGOOD, s.-in-l. of Thomas; w. Hannah AYRES; had 80 a. Joseph AYRES, son of Joseph (4); A resident. See Genealogy [p. 498]. Benjamin AYRES, son of Joseph (4); had 80 a.; d. May 23, 1717. John AYRES, son of Joseph (4); known as John, Jun. See Genealogy [p 498]. William AYRES, son of Joseph (4); See Genealogy [p 498]. Edward AYRES, son of Edward (5); had grant of 80 a.; non-resident. John AYRES, son of Edward (5); had grant of 80 a.; non-resident. Joseph MOULTON, s.-in-l. of Edward; had grant of 80 a.; non-resident. John FOSTER, s.-in-l. of Edward; had grant of 80 a.; non-resident. George AYRES, son of Mark (6), had grant of 89 a.; non-resident. Thomas AYRES, son of Mark (6); had grant of 80 a.; non-resident. Edward AYRES, son of Nathaniel (7), had grant of 80 a.; non-resident. Elnathan AYRES, son of Nathaniel (7), had grant of 80 a.; non-resident. Nathaniel AYRES, son of Nathaniel (7), had grant of 80 a.; non-resident. Jethro FURBER, s.-in-l. of Nathaniel had grant of 80 a.; non-resident. Samuel SWAZEY, Sen., s.-in-l. of Nathaniel, w. Amy AYRES, had grant of 80 a.; non-resident. Samuel SWAZEY, Jun., had grant of 80 a.; non-resident. These grants, made 1714, and confirmed 1718, footed up 2,800 acres, and held good to the grantee's heirs and assigns; consequently were not forfeited by non-residence, like other grants made by the Committee. the discrepancy between the satement of the Ayres brothers, that the grants amounted to no more thatn 1,600 acres, and the fact that they actually footed up 2,800 acres, is reconcilable on the ground that a part of the grants were made subsequent to 1717. 1714. -- The General Court at its session June 22, 1714, "Ordered, that Samuel Partridge, Esq., and the present committee for Brookfield, be directed and impowered to make inquiry, and cause a Register to be made of the Lots, Rights and Properties of land, within the said Planta- tion, granted to the first and ancient settlers and others, particularly a grant made to Mr. Phillips sometime minister of the said place, and make report to this Court." This order was compiled with, so far as making out a Register of the early Land Grants to those men who (or their heirs) were then resident in the town. And it is from this Register, still extant, that the lists of names and properties, given in the preceding pages of this chapter, are made out. Section: WOOD FEEDING - LAND HOLDERS Page 193 (bottom of page) Land Holders - The following list of land holders in Brookfield, in the hand writing of Samuel Partridge, is preserved. It has great in- trinsic value; and taken in connection with the list of new comers of this year, furnishes the names of the tax payers, and the comparative Page 194 value of the real estate of each, at the time of the incorporation of the town. "A Rate made this 22d day of April, 1717, for the paying the Min- ister of Brookfield & the Meeting-house & other Necessary charges in sd place, made the day above said by us the Committee for Brook- field: [extract of the AYRES] L - s - d Ayres, Benjamin 1 L, 4 s, 6 d Ayres, Edward 0 - 12 - 6 Ayres, John, Sen. 1 - 4 - 11 Ayres, John, Jr. 1 - 4 - 6 Ayres, Joseph 0 - 12 - 6 Ayres, Mark 0 - 12 - 6 Ayres, Nathaniel 0 -12 - 6 Ayres, Thomas 0 - 12 - 6 Section: SECOND PRECINCT - NORTH BROOKFIELD Page 448 The foregoing Map is compiled from the old Brookfield "Town Book of Records of Lands," with some help from various local maps, and a careful exploration of the ground, for the purpose of identifying such natural objects as are unchangeable. ... Page 449 [portion of extracts on AYRES] No. 2 - William AYRES. Granted 1756. No. 3 - Heirs of Matthew Scales. This, and part of No. 14, granted 1748; sold 1749 to William Ayres. No. 4 - William Ayres. Granted 1748. See No. 5. No. 8. - William AYRES. Sold to Joseph Ayres. No. 9 - Joseph Ayers. Granted 1720 and 1721; a hundred acres of the west part sold to his grandson Benjamin Kimball, who build a house; the remainder sold 1739 to his son William Ayers, who sold, 1762, sixty-five acres to Rufus Page 450 Putnam; Putnam having already built a house there which stood till 1885. No. 16 - Joseph Ayres. Granted 1721. No. 18 - John Ayres. Granted 1721. No. 20 - William Ayres and Others. Granted 1746; this and eight acres granted to John Hamilton, are sold 1748 to Benjamin Batcheller, who is living here 1749; sold 1766 to Page 451 Samuel Hall of Grafton; sold 1770 to Francis Kidder of Sutton; sold 1773 to Job Simmons, and conveyed by him 1784 to Jonathan Nye, and from him to Ebenezer Nye, and by him to Bonum Nye. No. 31 - William Ayres. Granted 1721. No. 32 - John Ayres. Granted 1721. The Jenks forge built on this lot. ... [many more allotments followed...] Section: SCHOOL DISTRICTS Page 469 Sept. 26, 1791, the committee reported; but their report was debated and not accepted. Oct. 4, the same committee submitted their report, with alterations, which was accepted. ... CENTRE DISTRICT (LATER, DISTRICTS NOS. 1 AND 2) William Ayres, Onesipherus Ayres, Benjamin Adams, Buenos Ayres, Jabez Ayres, Jonas Ayres, Lucy Baldwin, Thomas Bond, Abner Bartlett, ... SOUTHWEST DISTRICT (LATER, DISTRICT NO. 3). Moses Ayres, Moses Ayres, Jr., Jude Ayres, Increase Ayres, Samuel Hinkley, Moses Barnes, James Converse, William Ayres, 2d, ... Thomas Ayres, ... Page 495A A Genealogical Register of North Brookfield Families, Including The Records of Many Early Settlers of Brookfield. By Charles Adams, Jr. [part of the book History of North Brookfield, MA] Published by The Town of North Brookfield, 1887. THE AYRES FAMILY.
Children of Sergt. John:
Page 496 AYRES, 1, Sergt. John. [See ante, pp. 65, 181.] The only one of the sons of Sergt. John, who returned to Brookfield at the Re-Settlement was Joseph 4 AYRES, who had grants of land in Brookfield as follows: in 1713, sixty acres; Page 497 [Joseph 4 continued] in 1714, seventy-two acres; removed from Ipswich to Brookfield with his family in 1717, d. Nov. 3, 1740. He m. (1) 1684, Sarah CALDWELL; (2) widow Hannah DUTCH, who d. Nov. 3, 1740. Children, Sarah AYRES, b. Aug. 5, 1685; Elizabeth AYRES, b. Jan. 28, 1687-8, m. Feb. 5, 1717, Aaron KIMBALL; John AYRES, b. Feb. 26, 1692-3 [6]; Benjamin AYRES, b. Sept. 13, 1696, had grant of eighty acres; removed to Brookfield, and d. May 23, 1717; William AYRES, b. Dec. 16, 1700 [7]. 5. Joseph AYRES, son of Samuel AYRES, received grants at Brookfield in all of two hundred and ninety acres. 6. John AYRES, son of Joseph 4 AYRES, (called "John, Jun." on the records), came to Brookfield 1714; had grants in all of three hundred and forty-two acres; wife Mary (Marcy) (___). Children (b. in Brookfield), Mary AYRES, b. Aug. 24, 1719, d. young; Benjamin AYRES, b. Aug. 25, 1723, d. May 30, 1736; Moses AYRES, b. Dec. 3, 1725 [8]. 7. William AYRES, son of Joseph 4 AYRES, had grants in all of four hundred and two acres; captain, esquire, a leading man in civil affairs, d. Aug. 19, 1789. He m. (1) Jan. 8, 1724-5, Hannah HAMILTON, d. Dec. 8, 1748; (2) Jan. 3, 1753, Persis RICE, d. Jan. 9, 1756; (3) Dec. 23, 1772, Mrs. Mary WOOLCOTT. Children [by first wife], Hannah AYRES, b. Oct. 11, 1725, m. ____ GOULD; Sarah AYRES, b. Sept. 17, 1727, m. ____ SPRAGUE; Joseph AYRES, b. Nov. 19, 1729, d. Apr. 21, 1768; Mary AYRES, b. Dec. 22, 1731, m. 1754, Joseph LOCKE of Shutesbury; William AYRES, b. May 1, 1734 [9]; Elizabeth AYRES, b. Apr. 27, 1736, m. Apr. 6, 1761, Rufus PUTNAM of North Brookfield; Olive AYRES, b. May 14, 1739, m. Dec. 9, 1761, Ephraim WHEELER; Benjamin AYRES, b. Oct. 15, 1741 [10]; Lydia AYRES, b. Nov. 21, 1743, m. Jonathan WYMAN; Increase AYRES, b. June 17, 1748, d. May 21, 1767. 8. Moses AYRES, son of John 6 AYRES, captain, d. Dec. 6, 1796. He m. Sarah CONVERSE, d. Nov. 22, 1825. Children, John AYRES, b. July 21, 1749, d. 1757; Moses AYRES, b. Jan. 30, 1751, m. Jan. 1, 1777, Lucy CUTTING; Sarah AYRES, b. Mar. 30, 1753; Jesse AYRES, b. May 20, 1755, d. young; John AYRES, b. Nov. 21, 1758, d. May 30, 1778; Eli AYRES, b. Feb. 27, 1761, m. 1790, Sally CRAWFORD of Oakham; Jesse AYRES, b. Oct. 8, 1763, m. 1783, Abigail TYLER; Jude AYRES, b. Mar. 12, 1766 [11]; Increase AYRES, b. Nov. 16, 1768 [12]; Abigail AYRES, b. ___, m. Peter WASHBURN. 9. William AYRES, son of Esq. William 7 AYRES, d. June 14, 1767. He m. Apr. 1760, Miriam HARRINGTON, who m. (2) Joseph BARNES. Children, Elizabeth AYRES, b. Oct. 28, 1762, unm., d. July 26, 1842; William AYRES, b. July 23, 1765 [13]. 10. Benjamin AYRES, son of Esq. William 7 AYRES, m. Nov. 12, 1762, Beulah CROSBY. Children, Buenos AYRES, b. May 1, 1763, a Revolutionary soldier, m. Mar. 29, 1789, Rachel HAMILTON; Thomas AYRES, b. May 24, 1765, m. Oct. 6, 1789, Sally CONVERSE; Persis AYRES, b. Apr. 6, 1767; Joseph AYRES, b. June 24, 1769, m. Feb. 21 1796, Mrs. Anna DEXTER of Brookfield; Release AYRES, b. Jan. 15, 1775; Mary AYRES, b. Sept. 29, 1779. 11. Jude AYRES, son of Capt. Moses 8 AYRES, m. Sally BABBITT. Children, Lucinda AYRES, b. Mar. 26, 1787, m. Henry WOODMAN of Boston; Persis AYRES, b. 1789, m. Feb. 1, 1810, Benjamin BABBITT [see Babbitt 1, page 500]; Celia AYRES, b. Mar. 7, 1797, m. Aug. 1818, James LAMSON of Ware. 12. Increase AYRES, son of Capt. Moses 8 AYRES, m. Nov. 19, 1797, Jemima HOUGHTON, b. Aug. 21, 1770, he d. May 13, 1840. Children, Harriet AYRES, b. Dec. 11, 1798, m. Billings SWAN of Leicester and d. June 14, 1870; Amos AYRES, b. Apr. 4, 1800, unm., d. Aug. 24, 1855; Moses AYRES, b. Jan. 17, 1802 [14]; Meliscent AYRES, b. Oct. 3, 1804, d. young; Clarissa AYRES, b. Jan. 23, 1807, d. Sept. 6, 1850; Dolly Houghton AYRES, b. Dec. 6, 1809, d. Nov. 19, 1840; James Converse AYRES, b. Feb. 7, 1812 [15]. 13. William AYRES, son of William 9 AYRES, captain, m. Oct. 24, 1788, Freelove JENKS, d. Jan. 9, 1835. Children, William AYRES, b. Jan. 10, 1790 [16]; Freelove AYRES, b. Sept. 21, 1791, m. Apr. 4, 1815, Charles HENSHAW; Lucy AYRES, b. Jan. 7, 1794, d. young; Jonathan Jenks AYRES, b. Mar. Page 498 28, 1797 [17]; Lucy H. AYRES, b. Feb 23, 1800, m. Apr. 27, 1825, Jonathan CARY; Windsor AYRES, b. May 24, 1803, d. aged five; Horace AYRES, b. Apr. 7, 1806 [18]; Samuel W. AYRES, b. Mar. 6, 1809, d. young. 14. Moses AYRES, son of Increase 12 AYRES, m. June 10, 1827, Sophronia WAITE, daughter of Samuel WAITE. Children, Harriet S. AYRES, b. Apr. 7, 1828, m. Aug. 30, 1849, Alonzo F. BIXBY, and d. Aug. 25, 1855; Windsor, b. Nov. 1, 1829, m. June 3, 1852, Mary Leathers; Samuel W. AYRES, Oct. 11, 1831, unm., d. Ware, Sept. 2, 1859; Elizabeth AYRES, b. Oct. 13, 1833, d. aged five. 15. James C. AYRES, son of Increase 12 AYRES, m. Dec. 25, 1838, Lauretta RUGGLES of Hardwick, b. Oct. 25, 1811. Children, Henry W. AYRES, b. Mar. 1, 1844, m. Dec. 25, 1880, Mary J. JACKSON of Hardwick; George H. AYRES, b. Oct. 25, 1845, d. aged five; John D. AYRES, b. Feb. 9, 1848, d. aged two; L. Adelaide AYRES, b. July 8, 1850, d. May 2, 1865; Emma A. AYRES, b. Oct. 11, 1852, d. July 1, 1878; William F. AYRES, b. May 16, 1855, d. Feb. 1, 1864. 16. William AYRES, son of William 13 AYRES, merchant, Smithfield, R.I., d. May 3, 1822. He m. Apr. 7, 1812, Mercy PHILLIPS of Grafton, b. May 20, 1791, d. Worcester, June 23, 1866. Children, William Windsor AYRES, b. Mar. 12, 1813 [19]; Lucy H. AYRES, b. Jan. 5, 1820, m. May 4, 1842, Charles O. FOSTER of Grafton, b. June 10, 1816, d. Nov. 30, 1854; they had Charles A. FOSTER, b. May 8, 1843, m. Flora E. GOODNOW of Worcester; James M. FOSTER, b. Nov. 3, 1845; John P. AYRES, b. Oct. 29, 1821, d. young. 17. Jonathan J. AYRES, son of William 13 AYRES, m. Dec. 12, 1839, Sophia EMERY of Ware, d. May 20, 1860. Child, Ella Sophia AYRES, b. June 16, 1848, d. young. 18. Horace AYRES, son of William 13 AYRES, d. Worcester, May 3, 1867. He m. (1) Mary S. WOODWORTH of Leicester, d. July 11, 1840, aged thirty; (2) Nov. 19, 1844, Caroline M. CORBETT of Worcester, d. May 13, 1880. Children, Julia Ann AYRES, b. Leicester, Dec. 1833, d. 1839; Frances AYRES, b. Mar. 18, 1836, m. Dec. 15, 1859, Josiah H. CLARK of Worcester, and had Mary W. CLARK, b. Jan. 8, 1862; Fannie A. CLARK, b. July 4, 1868; Grace H. CLARK, b. Sept. 29, 1869; Josiah H. CLARK, b. Aug. 13, 1872; William J. AYRES, b. Jan. 1838, d. young; Horace C. AYRES, Worcester, May 23, 1850. 19. William W. AYRES, son of William 16 AYRES, m. Sept. 26, 1836, mrs. Emily Jane ELAM of St. Louis, Mo., d. Worcester, Aug. 9, 1869. Child, William E. AYRES, b. Grafton, Dec. 8, 1841, m. (1) Apr. 1863, Josephine MOAKLEY of Boston, d. Feb. 1864, (2) 1874, Mrs. Almira SHERWOOD of Boston. GENEALOGICAL REGISTER
AYRES. Of the sons of Samuel 2 AYRES [m. Abigail FELLOWS] (grand children of Sergt. John), there came to Brookfield and settled 3. Edward AYRES, who received grants, in all of five hundred and sixteen acres; he m. Nov. 19, 1718, Jemima DAVIS. Children, William AYRES, b. Dec. 16, 1719, d. young; John AYRES, b. Jan. 10, 1722, d. Dec. 18, 1739; Abigail AYRES, b. Feb. 13, 1724; Hannah AYRES, b. May 2, 1726, d. Oct. 25, 1738; Samuel AYRES, b. Feb. 25, 1728, d. young; Jedediah AYRES, b. Sept. 7, 1729; Ephraim AYRES, b. June 13, 1733; Edward AYRES, b. Jan. 31, 1735. 4. Ebenezer AYRES, who received grants, in all of four hundred and thirty-four acres; he m. 1710, Dorcas GETCHELL of Salisbury; no children on record. 5. John AYRES, called on the records "John, Sen.," came to Brookfield 1714; received grants, in all of two hundred and ninety-five acres; wife Elizabeth (___); child recorded in Brookfield, Hannah AYRES, b. July 9, 1715, d. Oct. 31, 1725. Probably other children were born earlier, at Newbury. 6. Jabez AYRES, who received grants, in all of two hundred and twenty-five acres. He m. Dec. 8, 1718, Rebecca KIMBALL of Haverhill. Children, Stephen AYRES, b. Aug. 3, 1719, d. young; Eliphalet AYRES, b. Mar. 4, 1722, m. Sept. 13, 1758, Catherine ALLEN; William AYRES, b. Feb. 28, 1724 [7]; Micajah AYRES, b. Sept. 24, 1729, m. Mar. 14, 1764, Sarah BARNS, d. Page 499 New Braintree; Onesiphorus AYRES, b. Apr. 7, 1733 [8]; Stephen AYRES, b. Feb. 4, 1735, d. young; Jabez AYRES, b. Apr. 26, 1737, a soldier in the French War, and the Revolution, m. Persis STEWART, d. Feb. 24, 1824. 7. William AYRES, son of Jabez 6 AYRES, Lieut., m. May 3, 1753, Rachel BARNS, d. Dec. 31, 1814. Children, Rebecca AYRES, b. Mar. 18, 1754, m. ____ KINGSBURY, d. Feb. 28, 1825; Beulah AYRES, b. Aug. 24, 1756, d. young; Hannah AYRES, b. Aug. 14, 1758, m. Oct. 1776, Nathaniel BELKNAP; Eunice AYRES, b. Jan. 24, 1761, m. ____ MASON of Bethel, Me., d. Feb. 4, 1846; Susan AYRES, b. Feb. 22, 1763, unm., d. Sept. 20, 1852; Job AYRES, b. Mar. 29, 1765, d. young; Rufus AYRES, b. Mar. 10, 1766, d. young; Hazel Elponi AYRES, b. Apr. 15, 1767, unm., d. Feb. 23, 1834; Jonas AYRES, b. Sept. 10, 1769 [9]; Joel AYRES, b. May 2, 1772, d. young; Kate AYRES, b.Aug. 8, 1773, d. young; David AYRES, b. Oct. 29, 1774, d. young; Lydia AYRES, b. July 22, 1776, m. Nov. 7, 1799, William LAMSON, d. June 28, 1845; John AYRES, b. Feb. 28, 1778, d. young. 8. Onesiphorus AYRES, son of Jabez 6 AYRES, d. June 2, 1809. He m. Dec. 6, 1759, Anna GOODALE, d. June 13, 1814. Children, Jason AYRES, b. Mar. 16, 1761, a physician, m. Apr. 17, 1791, Betsey HOLMAN, and d. in Illinois, July 29, 1838; Judith AYRES, b. Jan. 12, 1763, m. Dr. Jason TYLER; Anna AYRES, b. Oct. 10, 1764, m. Oct. 16, 1785, John RANGER, Jr.; Jabez AYRES, b. Dec. 5, 1766 [10]; Lovisa AYRES, b. Nov. 23, 1768, m. Oct. 1788, Joseph SNOW; Matilda AYRES, b. July 27, 1771, m. June 4, 1793, Josiah CONVERSE of Bakersfield, Vt.; Cyrus AYRES, b. Nov. 28, 1773 [11]; Sarah AYRES, b. June 10, 1776, m. Jan. 12, 1797, Josiah HOW; John AYRES, b. Apr. 10, 1779, d. Aug. 22, 1830, m. Nov. 15, 1803, m. Nov. 15, 1803, Rebecca LOMBARD of Truro, d. Dec. 6, 1852, aged sixty-nine; Amy AYRES, b. may 12, 1781, m. Jan. 20, 1805, Merrick RICE. 9. Jonas AYRES, son of William 7 AYRES, m. Mar. 6, 1800, Sarah WINSLOW of Barre. Children, Joshua W. AYRES, b. Dec. 27, 1800, d. Feb. 20, 1822; Hannah AYRES, b. Mar. 21, 1802, m. Oct. 13, 1835, Ira GREENWOOD of Boston; Isabella AYRES, b. Nov. 1, 1803, unmarried, d. May 6, 1868; Abigail AYRES, b. Sept. 30, 1805, unmarried, d. Nov. 17, 1836; Rachel AYRES, b. Oct. 26, 1807, m. Feb. 26, 1833, Joel SAMPSON; William Henry AYRES, b. Mar. 5, 1810 [12]; Sarah AYRES, b. Mar. 17, 1812, m. July 8, 1851, George HOLLISTER of Boston; Harriet Newell AYRES, b. July 10, 1816. 10. Jabez AYRES, son of Onesiphorus 8 AYRES, d. Aug. 24, 1833. He married Dec. 3, 1795, Hannah GILBERT, d. Jan. 6, 1842. Children, Ann AYRES, b. Feb. 27, 1797, m. May 10, 1825, Levi BUSH, who lived Whately; Baxter AYRES, b. June 5, 1799 [13]; Betsey AYRES, b. Oct. 7, 1801, m. Luther BRIGHAM, and d. Springfield, Oct. 23, 1841; Stillman AYRES, b. Aug. 8, 1803, d. July 6, 1819; Warren AYRES, b. Oct. 15, 1805 [14]; Esther G. AYRES, b. Sept. 29, 1807, m. Apr. 10, 1831, Joseph BATES; Lucy Fiske AYRES, b. Jan. 31, 1813, d. Oct. 26, 1828. 11. [#] Cyrus AYRES, son of Onesiphorus 8 AYRES, d. Nov. 19, 1822. He m. Apr. 10, 1800, Betsey ADAMS, daughter of Deacon Benjamin ADAMS, d. Nov. 8, 1822. Children, Mary AYRES, b. Feb. 18, 1801, unmarried, d. Leicester, Feb. 24, 1875; Eliza AYRES, b. Dec. 3, 1802, d. young; Adaline AYRES, b. Aug. 8, 1804, m. Moses GREENWOOD of Hubbardston, and d. New Orleans, Nov. 30, 1861; Eliza AYRES, b. Apr. 6, 1806, m. May 28, 1827, John LORING of Leicester, d. Jan. 26, 1837; William Adams AYRES, b. Sept. 12, 1807, m. Sept. 13, 1831, Caroline HOOKER, d. Worcester, Aug. 15, 1871; Cyrus AYRES, b. Sept. 24, 1809, unmarried, d. Duane, N.Y., Jan. 2, 1880; Eunice Hale AYRES, b. Nov. 29, 1813, m. Reuben STOWE of Hubbardston; Sally Waite AYRES, b. Feb. 27, 1815, d. 1820; Sophronia R. AYRES, b. Feb. 28, 1817, m. (1) Jan. 1, 1839, Emerson KENT of Leicester; m. (2) Cheney HATCH of Leicester, president Leicester Bank; Charlotte AYRES, b. Apr. 28, 1819, m. Francis RICHARDSON. [# See Cyrus' grandchildren identified on page 500] 12. William H. AYRES, son of Jonas 9 AYRES, stage proprieter, merchant and farmer, m. Apr. 16, 1838, Sarah HILL, d. Sept. 7, 1871. Children, John W. AYRES, b. Oct. 14, 1840 [15]; Adeliza Nye AYRES, b. June 25, 1843; Susie Ella AYRES, b. Oct. 17, 1849, d. young; Ella Isabelle AYRES, b. Nov. 2, 1851, m. Jan. 11, 1881, Kirk DEXTER. Page 500 13. Baxter AYRES, son of Jabez 10 AYRES, m. (1) Apr. 15, 1821, Mary L. GILBERT of new Braintree, d. Mar. 21, 1856, (2) May 1, 1860, widow Priscilla BABBITT [see Welcome BABBITT 2, page 501]. Children, Mary Jane AYRES, b. May 1, 1822, m. John HOWE of Barre, d. Worcester, July 10, 1873, and had John Baxter HOWE, b. Jan. 9, 1842; Delphos B. HOWE, b. Sept. 14, 1844; Henry M. HOWE, b. Nov. 1, 1846; Anna J. HOWE, b. Jan. 12, 1850; Alice J. HOWE, b. Nov. 11, 1855; Lucy Fiske AYRES, b. July 16, 1829, lives in Boston; Ann Bush AYRES, b. Jly 8, 1836, d. young. Widow Priscilla BABBITT AYRES m. (3) Nov. 25, 1874, Gilbert LINCOLN of West Brookfield. 14. Warren AYRES, son of Jabez 10 AYRES, lived North Brookfield, m. Dec. 1, 1831, Rachel S. DENNY of Leicester. Children, Sarah J. AYRES, b. Oct. 19, 1832, m. July 28, 1864, Henry COOK of Milford; Charles S. AYRES, b. Feb. 26, 1835, a tinsmith in Spencer, m. (1) Nov. 26, 1863, Lydia L. DEAN of Oakham, (2) May 14, 1867, Hannah E. HOLWAY of Sandwich; Martha D. AYRES, b. Oct. 29, 1836, m. John A. ROCKWELL of Norwich, Ct.; Anna E. AYRES, b. July 1, 1838, m. Daniel W. RICHARDSON of East Bridgewater; Caroline F. AYRES, b. Sept. 12, 1840, d. Worcester, July 22, 1869; George W. AYRES, b. Nov. 20, 1842, d. young; Ellen M. AYRES, b. Apr. 23, 1844. 15. John W. AYRES, son of William H. 12 AYRES, journalist, lives Boston; m. Jan. 26, 1871, S. Maria MOULTON of Worcester. Child, Harold Winslow AYRES, b. Cambridge, Sept. 3, 1881. AYRES.
Eliza AYRES, m. John LORING. Children (b. Leicester), Samuel E. LORING, b. Mar. 1, 1828; Caroline M. LORING, b. Aug. 12, 1829, d. Nov. 16, 1854; George A. LORING, b. Mar. 2, 1831; Mary A. LORING, b. June 28, 1833. Eunice Hale AYRES, m. Reuben STOWE. Children (b. Hubbardston), M. Adelia STOWE, b. June 18, 1838, d. Nov. 8, 1852; Charles E. STOWE (now of Concord, Mass.), b. Apr. 11, 1843, m. Dec. 22, 1865, Cynthy JOHNSON of Mount Holley, Vt.; Emma STOWE, b. Mar. 28, 1842, d. May 8, 1842. Sophronia R. AYRES, m. Emerson KENT. Children (b. mount Holley), Henry A. KENT, b. Oct. 4, 1839, d. Leicester, Sept. 16, 1847; Charlotte E. KENT, b. Nov. 17, 1840, m. Apr. 23, 1868, Amos A. GOULD of Leicester; George E. KENT, b. Sept. 23, 1843, d. Newbern, N.C., Oct. 10, 1862. He was in Company H, Twenty-fifth Massachusetts Volunteers, and wounded Feb. 8, 1862, at Roanoke Island. Charlotte AYRES, m. Apr. 20, 1843, James Franklin RICHARDSON at Montgomery Point, Ark. Children, Catherine Lyman RICHARDSON, b. Louisville, Ky., Jan. 27, 1844, d. Jan. 22, 1845; (the rest b. Cincinnati, OH); Emilie Greenwood RICHARDSON, b. Sept. 19, 1846, d. June 18, 1848; Thomas Edwin RICHARDSON, b. Nov. 14, 1848, d. July 16, 1850; Adah Frances RICHARDSON, b. Nov. 30, 1850, d. Dec. 8, 1852; Mary Gibson RICHARDSON, b. Jan. 27, 1853, d. Sept. 30, 1857; Belle Hermione RICHARDSON, b. Feb. 10, 1856; Adeline Greenwood RICHARDSON, b. Feb. 5, 1861. GRAND CHILDREN OF: Cyrus Ayres 11 [son of Onesiphorus 8, p. 499]
BABBITT, Benjamin 1, b. Brookfield ____, d. North Brookfield, Mar. 17, 1841; published (1) Sept. 28, 1800, to Betsey RICHMOND of Brookfield, d. Oct. 17, 1808; m. (2) Feb. 1, 1810, Persis AYERS, daughter of Jude AYERS [sic] 11, and Sally (BABBITT) [p. 497], b. 1789. Children [by first wife], Betsey BABBITT, b. North Brookfield, Aug. 8, 1801, m. Sept. 18, 1827, George W. MORSE of Leicester, and d. East Brookfield; Sally BABBITT, b. Sept. 5, 1806; was an illeg. daughter of Persis AYERS, prior to her m. with Mr. BABBITT [p. 497]; called respectively Sally BABBITT and Sally AYRES; her father was James ALLEN; m. Danforth CHAPMAN of Ashford, Ct.; [children by second wife], Pascall BABBITT, b. Aug. 17, 1810, d. Aug. 25, following; Omacinda BABBITT, b. Enfield, Oct. 4, 1811, m. Elijah ALLEN of Ware; Celia BABBITT, b. Warren, July 12, 1812, m. Ephraim BURR of Providence, R. I.; Mary Ann BABBITT, b. do., June 29, 1815, m. Samuel FAIRBANKS (Hill) of Spencer; Tryphosa BABBITT, b. July 2, 1817; m. Sept. 16, 1836, Henry GRAVES of North Brookfield; Benjamin BABBITT, b. North Page 501 Brookfield, July 29, 1819, d. oct. 1, following; Welcome W. BABBITT, b. Warren, Nov. 11, 1820 [2]; m. Feb. 3, 1842, Priscilla WOODWARD of North Brookfield, d. Sturbridge, Apr. 27, 1858; William Jones BABBITT, b. June 25, 1823 [3]; m. Nov. 1843, Caroline M. WHEELOCK of Orange, d. North Brookfield, May 10, 1881; Ruth BABBITT, b. Warren, Mar. 20, 1826, m. Cephas DUNHAM of Mansfield, Ct., and d. Sturbridge; James Ayres BABBITT, b. do., July 25, 1828 [4]; m. May 22, 1850, Hannah REDDING of Ware, and d. there; Almira BABBITT, b. Sept. 19, 1830, d. North Brookfield, Nov. 6, 1836. 2. Welcome W. BABBITT, son of Benjamin 1 BABBITT, b. Warren, Feb. or Nov. 11, 1820, m. Feb. 3, 1842, Priscilla WOODWARD of North Brookfield, and d. Sturbridge, Apr. 27, 1858; she m. (2) May 1, 1860, Baxter AYRES, son of Jabez and Hannah (___) AYRES [see Ayres 13, p. 500] and (3) Nov. 25, 1874, Gilbert LINCOLN of West Brookfield. Children (b. North Brookfield), Charles BABBITT, b. Dec. 25, 1842; enlisted in New York Regiment of Artillery; m. Lillia TORREY of Bethany, Pa.; Adelaide BABBITT, b. Oct. 4, 1844, m. Edward DRAPER of Charlton; George BABBITT, b. Sept. 24, 1846, m. Emma MORGAN of Brookfield; Rosella BABBITT, b. Mar. 30, 1848, d. Aug. 19, 1850; Lewis BABBITT, b. Sept. 21, 1851, d. Aug. 27, 1852; Emma BABBITT, b. Mar. 27, 1854. 3. William Jones BABBITT, son of Benjamin 1 BABBITT, b. Warren, June 25, 1823; member of Fifteenth Massachusetts Volunteers in the civil war; m. Nov. 1843, Caroline M. WHEELOCK of Orange. Children, Abbie L. BABBITT, b. Brookfield, Sept. 20, 1844, m. Mary I., 1867, Benjamin STEVENS of North Brookfield; Carrie M. BABBITT b. 1846, m. 1863, William H. FISHER of North Brookfield, d. do. Apr. 15, 1881; Olive S. BABBITT, b. Jan. 31, 1853, d. 1857. 4. James Ayres BABBITT, son of Benjamin 1 BABBITT, b. Warren, July 25, 1828, m. May 22, 1850, Hannah REDDING, daughter of Apollos REDDING of Ware (who lost both hands blasting rocks), d. Ware about 1860. Child, daughter d. infancy. BABBITT.
Some related AYRES.
5. BABBITT, Seth, origin unknown; m. Dec. 1, 1805, Chloe HESSON of Brookfield, d. Aug. 28, 1825. Children, Louisa BABBITT, b. Brookfield, June 15, 1806, m. Jan. 13, 1831, Samuel W. HASTINGS of Brookfield; Luther BABBITT, b. Aug. 7, 1808, d. North Brookfield, Feb. 4, 1839; Rebecca BABBITT, b. Feb. 23, 1816; Mary Ann BABBITT, b. July 25, 1810, d. Feb. 28, 1815. [Brookfield records say that a Seth BABBITT was published May 3, 1772, to Rebecca Dewin.] 6. BABBITT, Elkanah, origin unknown; a farmer and d. North Brookfield, Mar. 17, 1814; m. (1) ____, who d. Sept. 25, 1803; (2) Dec. 4, 1806, Lydia KNOWLTON, sister to Charles A. KNOWLTON, d. Sept. 11, 1827. Elkanah BABBITT res. where Hartwell HOLMES lived many years and died. ================================================================================= Transcribed by Gloria ODOM; xerox copies of many pages are in the possession of this compiler. 2/1999 BABBITT.
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