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Thomas William AMES 1682 – 1737 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 FEB 1682

Birth Location: ?, , , , , WeSaint-Bridgewater, (Present Plymouth County), Plymouth Colony (Present Massachusetts), (Present USA)

Death Date: 3 FEB 1737

Death Location: Bridgewater, , Plymouth County, , , Province of Massachusetts, (Present USA)

Father: John AMES

Mother: Sarah WILLIS

Spouse(s): Mary HAYWARD

Children(s): Mary EAMES, Bettie AMES, Susanna AMES, Solomon AMES, Nathan AMES, Ebenezer AMES, Sarah AMES, Thomas AMES, Joseph AMES

The story of Thomas William AMES began in 1682 in ?, , , , , WeSaint-Bridgewater, (Present Plymouth County), Plymouth Colony (Present Massachusetts), (Present USA). Thomas William AMES married Mary HAYWARD, and had children including Mary EAMES, Bettie AMES, Susanna AMES, Solomon AMES, Nathan AMES, Ebenezer AMES, Sarah AMES, Thomas AMES, Joseph AMES. Thomas William AMES passed away in 1737 in Bridgewater, , Plymouth County, , , Province of Massachusetts, (Present USA).

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas William AMES began in 1682 in ?, , , , , WeSaint-Bridgewater, (Present Plymouth County), Plymouth Colony (Present Massachusetts), (Present USA).
  • Thomas William AMES married Mary HAYWARD, and had children including Mary EAMES, Bettie AMES, Susanna AMES, Solomon AMES, Nathan AMES, Ebenezer AMES, Sarah AMES, Thomas AMES, Joseph AMES.
  • Thomas William AMES passed away in 1737 in Bridgewater, , Plymouth County, , , Province of Massachusetts, (Present USA).

Immediate Family

Parents

John AMES
1647 – 1726
Birth Location: Bridgewater, , Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States,
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Sarah WILLIS
1651 – 1712
Birth Location: Wesaint-Bridgewater, , Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States,
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Spouses(s)

Mary HAYWARD
1683 – 1773
Birth Location: Bridgewater, , , , , (Present Plymouth County), Plymouth Colony (Present Massachusetts), (Present USA)
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Children(s)

Mary EAMES
1722 –
Birth Location: Bridgewater, , Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States,
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Bettie AMES
1727 – 1773
Birth Location: Bridgewater, , Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States, Bridgewater
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Susanna AMES
1720 –
Birth Location: Plymouth, , , , , WeSaint-Bridgewater, Mass.
SA
Solomon AMES
1709 – 1745
Birth Location: Bridgewater, , Plymouth, , , Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
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Nathan AMES
1722 – 1756
Birth Location: Wesaint-Bridgewater, , Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States,
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Ebenezer AMES
1715 – 1805
Birth Location: Wesaint-Bridgewater, , Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States,
EA
Sarah AMES
1724 – 1793
Birth Location: Bridgewater, , Plymouth, , , Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
SA
Thomas AMES
1707 – 1774
Birth Location: Bridgewater, , Plymouth, , , Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
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Joseph AMES
1711 – 1790
Birth Location: Bridgewater, , Plymouth, , , Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
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Thomas AMES's Ancestors

Self
Thomas AMES
1682 – 1737
Birth Place: ?, , , , , WeSaint-Bridgewater, (Present Plymouth County), Plymouth Colony (Present Massachusetts), (Present USA)
Parents
John AMES
1647 – 1726
Bridgewater, , Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States,
Sarah WILLIS
1651 – 1712
Wesaint-Bridgewater, , Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States,
Grandparents
William AMES
– 1654
Hannah ?
1610 – 1703
?, , , , England, Barton, Saint- David Somersetshire
John WILLIS
1612 – 1692
?, , Warwickshire, , United Kingdom, Fenny Compton, England
Elizabeth HODGKINS
1616 – 1665
Aghadown, , Cork, , Ireland,
Great-Grandparents
Thomas WILLIS
1564 – 1636
Alice THOMES
1579 – 1681
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas AMES's Descendants

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Thomas (William) AMES (21 FEB 1682 – 3 FEB 1737) m. Mary HAYWARD (18 MAR 1683 – 20 NOV 1773)
  1. 1. Mary EAMES (20 JUN 1722 – )
  2. 2. Bettie AMES (15 DEC 1727 – 4 AUG 1773)
  3. 3. Susanna AMES (4 MAY 1720 – )
  4. 4. Solomon AMES (16 JAN 1709 – 14 JUL 1745)
  5. 5. Nathan AMES (4 JUL 1722 – 13 MAR 1756)
  6. 6. Ebenezer AMES (15 APR 1715 – 15 JUL 1805)
  7. 7. Sarah AMES (31 DEC 1724 – 15 JUL 1793)
  8. 8. Thomas AMES (6 FEB 1707 – 27 NOV 1774)
  9. 9. Joseph AMES (6 MAY 1711 – 14 MAY 1790) m. Susannah LITTLEFIELD (OCT 1716 – 1 JUN 1753)
    1. 1. Phebe AMES (8 MAR 1736 – )
    2. 2. Susanna AMES (8 DEC 1744 – 9 JUL 1834)
    3. 3. James AMES (1771 – 1803)
    4. 4. Elijah AMES (7 JAN 1741 – BEF 21 MAR 1807) m. Elizabeth JOHNSON (24 MAR 1749 – AFT 1807)
      1. 1. Elijah AMES (1773 – 1800)
      2. 2. Stillman AMES (ABT 1770 – 1844)
      3. 3. Elizabeth AMES (13 AUG 1774 – 8 JAN 1865)
      4. 4. Lavina AMES (24 JUL 1787 – 1 SEP 1856)
      5. 5. Susanna (Sarah) AMES (23 AUG 1776 – 27 OCT 1869) m. Oliver FARRA (3 JAN 1761 – 14 APR 1837) m. John GRANT (5 JUN 1769 – APR 1813)
        1. 1. Thomas FARRA (16 JAN 1797 – 27 JUL 1869)
        2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) FARRA (25 DEC 1784 – 23 MAR 1861)
        3. 3. George FARRA (8 JAN 1787 – 1 APR 1872)
        4. 4. Joseph FARRA (9 MAY 1794 – 7 DEC 1860)
        5. 5. John FARRA (4 OCT 1791 – 4 APR 1862)
        6. 6. Sarah (Jane) FARRA (16 APR 1788 – 30 MAY 1875)
        7. 7. Maria GRANT (16 OCT 1805 – 19 JUL 1880)
        8. 8. John GRANT (25 NOV 1797 – 4 APR 1887)
        9. 9. Elizabeth (A SANDS) GRANT (12 JUL 1799 – 11 MAR 1873)
        10. 10. Lavinia ? (9 SEP 1807 – )
        11. 11. Mary GRANT (4 MAR 1796 – 23 NOV 1879)
        12. 12. Susanna GRANT (24 FEB 1801 – AFT 1860)
        13. 13. George (Washington) GRANT (18 JAN 1813 – 26 MAR 1896)
        14. 14. William (Merriman) GRANT (2 OCT 1809 – 30 MAY 1885)
        15. 15. Ann GRANT (12 OCT 1802 – 1850)
        16. 16. Elijah GRANT (9 OCT 1794 – 16 NOV 1873) m. Anna (Marie) MEEK (1794 – 29 JAN 1849)

Thomas AMES's Timeline

3 Records

1682
21 FEB 1682
Birth of Thomas William AMES in ?, , , , , WeSaint-Bridgewater, (Present Plymouth County), Plymouth Colony (Present Massachusetts), (Present USA)
?, , , , , WeSaint-Bridgewater, (Present Plymouth County), Plymouth Colony (Present Massachusetts), (Present USA)
1737
FEB 1737
Age 55
Burial of Thomas William AMES in Plymouth, , , Massachusetts, America, Old Graveyard, WeSaint-Bridgewater
Plymouth, , , Massachusetts, America, Old Graveyard, WeSaint-Bridgewater
1737
3 FEB 1737
Age 55
Death of Thomas William AMES in Bridgewater, , Plymouth County, , , Province of Massachusetts, (Present USA)
Bridgewater, , Plymouth County, , , Province of Massachusetts, (Present USA)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 FEB 1682
    Event Place: ?, , , , , WeSaint-Bridgewater, (Present Plymouth County), Plymouth Colony (Present Massachusetts), (Present USA)
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch.org
    [2] FamilySearch.org
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    [6] FamilySearch.org, Probate Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts
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    [10] FamilySearch.org, Source number: 4257.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BFO
    [11] FamilySearch.org, Ancestry--Descendants of William Ames
    [12] FamilySearch.org, Source number: 173.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: DA3
    [13] FamilySearch.org, Ancestry--Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
    [14] FamilySearch.org, Source number: 1509.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: PK2
    [15] FamilySearch.org
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    [30] FamilySearch.org, Book Title: The Howard Genealogy Descendants of John Howard of Bridgewater

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: FEB 1737
    Event Place: Plymouth, , , Massachusetts, America, Old Graveyard, WeSaint-Bridgewater
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch.org
    [2] FamilySearch.org
    [3] FamilySearch.org, Ancestry
    [4] FamilySearch.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1850
    [5] FamilySearch.org, Bridgewater Massachusetts Town and Vital Records 1620-1988
    [6] FamilySearch.org, Probate Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts
    [7] FamilySearch.org, Ancestry--Southeastern Massachusetts History
    [8] FamilySearch.org
    [9] FamilySearch.org, Source number: 4257.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BFO
    [10] FamilySearch.org, Ancestry--Descendants of William Ames
    [11] FamilySearch.org, Source number: 173.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: DA3
    [12] FamilySearch.org, Ancestry--Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
    [13] FamilySearch.org, Source number: 1509.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: PK2
    [14] FamilySearch.org
    [15] FamilySearch.org, Birth year: 1682; Birth city: West Bridgewater; Birth state: MA
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    [26] FamilySearch.org, Volume: 19
    [27] FamilySearch.org, Book Title: Ancestors of Silas Ayers and Mary Byram Ayers : including the Alden, Ayers and Byram families
    [28] FamilySearch.org, Book Title: The Howard Genealogy Descendants of John Howard of Bridgewater

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 FEB 1737
    Event Place: Bridgewater, , Plymouth County, , , Province of Massachusetts, (Present USA)
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch.org
    [2] FamilySearch.org
    [3] FamilySearch.org, Ancestry
    [4] FamilySearch.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1850
    [5] FamilySearch.org, Bridgewater Massachusetts Town and Vital Records 1620-1988
    [6] FamilySearch.org, Probate Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts
    [7] FamilySearch.org, Ancestry--Southeastern Massachusetts History
    [8] FamilySearch.org
    [9] FamilySearch.org, Source number: 4257.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BFO
    [10] FamilySearch.org, Ancestry--Descendants of William Ames
    [11] FamilySearch.org, Source number: 173.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: DA3
    [12] FamilySearch.org, Ancestry--Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
    [13] FamilySearch.org, Source number: 1509.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: PK2
    [14] FamilySearch.org
    [15] FamilySearch.org, Birth year: 1682; Birth city: West Bridgewater; Birth state: MA
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    [19] FamilySearch.org, Ancestry
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    [21] FamilySearch.org
    [22] FamilySearch.org, Ancestry
    [23] FamilySearch.org
    [24] FamilySearch.org
    [25] FamilySearch.org
    [26] FamilySearch.org, Volume: 136
    [27] FamilySearch.org, Volume: 19
    [28] FamilySearch.org, Book Title: Ancestors of Silas Ayers and Mary Byram Ayers : including the Alden, Ayers and Byram families
    [29] FamilySearch.org, Book Title: The Howard Genealogy Descendants of John Howard of Bridgewater
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