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William Ayres 1764–1832 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1764

Birth Location: Ulster, Ireland

Death Date: Jan 1832

Death Location: Collierstown, Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Henry EYRES

Mother: Jane HUNT

Spouse(s): Sally Harper, Nancy GRIGSBY

Children(s): Stratford Ayers, Robert AYRES, Thomas AYERS, Alfred AYERS, Henry AYERS, Nancy AYERS, Elizabeth AYRESS, John I, Margaret AYRES, Sarah AYERS, William AYERS, Margaret AYERS, Charles Ayers, Thomas AYERS, Sarah Ayers, Madison Ayres

In 1764, William Ayres entered the world in Ulster, Ireland, born to Henry S Ayres Eyres And Jane Hunt. William Ayres married Nancy Grigsby, Sally Harper, and had children including Alfred Graham Ayers, Charles Ayers, Elizabeth Betsy Ayress, Henry Crawford Ayers, John Grigsby Ayers I, Madison Preston Ayres, Margaret Peggy Thomas Ayres, Margaret Ayers, Nancy Jane Ayers, Robert Agnew Ayres, Sarah G Ayers, Sarah Grigsby Ayers, Stratford Ayers, Thomas Ayers, Thomas G Ayers, William Ayers. William Ayres passed away in 1832 in Collierstown, Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1764, William Ayres entered the world in Ulster, Ireland, born to Henry S Ayres Eyres And Jane Hunt.
  • William Ayres married Nancy Grigsby, Sally Harper, and had children including Alfred Graham Ayers, Charles Ayers, Elizabeth Betsy Ayress, Henry Crawford Ayers, John Grigsby Ayers I, Madison Preston Ayres, Margaret Peggy Thomas Ayres, Margaret Ayers, Nancy Jane Ayers, Robert Agnew Ayres, Sarah G Ayers, Sarah Grigsby Ayers, Stratford Ayers, Thomas Ayers, Thomas G Ayers, William Ayers.
  • William Ayres passed away in 1832 in Collierstown, Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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William Ayres's Ancestors

Self
William Ayres
1764–1832
Birth Place: Ulster, Ireland
Parents
Henry S AYRES \ EYRES
1740–
Ireland
Jane HUNT
–1777
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Ayres's Descendants

1.
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William Ayres (Abt. 1764–Jan 1832) m. Sally Harper (1780–January 1844) m. Nancy GRIGSBY (1746–1818)
  1. 1. Stratford Ayers 1804–1860 m. Nancy Harper 1811–1860
    1. 1. Sarah (Jane) Ayers 1840–1908
    2. 2. James (M) Ayers 1840–1909
    3. 3. Martha (Emaline) Ayres 1842–1903
    4. 4. Hugh (Statford) Ayers 1847–1904
    5. 5. Mary (Agnes) Ayers 1835–1910
    6. 6. William (A) Ayers 1844–
    7. 7. Nathan (P) Ayers 1846–
  2. 2. Robert (Agnew) AYRES 1819–1894
  3. 3. Thomas (G) AYERS 1821–1895
  4. 4. Alfred (Graham) AYERS 1825–1893
  5. 5. Henry (Crawford) AYERS 1812–1884
  6. 6. Nancy (Jane) AYERS 1792–1845
  7. 7. Elizabeth ("Betsy") AYRESS 1815–
  8. 8. John (Grigsby AYERS) I 1796–1876
  9. 9. Margaret ("Peggy" Thomas) AYRES 1805–1873
  10. 10. Sarah (G) AYERS 1815–1837
  11. 11. William AYERS 1789–1832
  12. 12. Margaret AYERS 1775–
  13. 13. Charles Ayers 1815–
  14. 14. Thomas AYERS 1802–1882
  15. 15. Sarah (Grigsby) Ayers 1798–1859
  16. 16. Madison (Preston) Ayres 1825–1875

William Ayres's Timeline

2 Records

1764
Abt. 1764
Birth of William Ayres in Ulster, Ireland
Ulster, Ireland
1832
Jan 1832
Age 68
Death of William Ayres in Collierstown, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
Collierstown, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1764
    Event Place: Ulster, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 1832
    Event Place: Collierstown, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Collierstown, Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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