Moses Ayres (1774–1841) was born in Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States and died in Hickory Flat, Benton County, Mississippi, USA. 2 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees.

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Moses Ayres 1774–1841

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Born 1 May 1774 · Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States

Died 2 Sep 1841 · Hickory Flat, Benton County, Mississippi, USA

Father Moses Ayres

Mother Elizabeth Vittito

Spouse Rachel Mcfadden

Children Allen Ayers, Anna Ayres, Daughter Ayers, David B Ayers, Jacob Ayres, John Ayres, Mariah Ayers, Samuel Ayers, Selah Celia Ayres, Thomas Eli Ayres, William Ayres

Siblings Arthur Ayres, Daniel Ayers, Elizabeth Ayres, Ezekiel Ayres, Jacob Ayres, John Gresham Thoret Ayres, Joseph Ayres, Phoebe Ayres, Polly Ayres, Rosannah Ayres, Sarah Ayers, Sarah Ayres

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Moses Ayres was born in 1774 in Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States, the child of moses ayres and elizabeth vittito. Moses Ayres married rachel mcfadden, and had children including allen ayers, anna ayres, daughter ayers, david b ayers, jacob ayres, john ayres, mariah ayers, samuel ayers, selah celia ayres, thomas eli ayres, william ayres. Moses Ayres passed away in 1841 in Hickory Flat, Benton County, Mississippi, USA.

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1774

Birth of Moses Ayres in Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States

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1841

Death of Moses Ayres in Ackerman, Choctaw, Mississippi, United States

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Oldest Ancestor Line from Moses Ayres

This ancestor line traces from Somerset, Somerset, New Jersey, United States (1750) to Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States (1774) across 2 generations.

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: Moses Ayres (1774–1841) was born in Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States and died in Hickory Flat, Benton County, Mississippi, USA. 2 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees, each with their own records. This page combines what they've independently documented and assigns a Reliability Score (B) based on cross-tree validation.
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