John Ames

1647 - 1726  (78 years)

• Name	John Ames
  Birth	24 May 1647	Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2]
  His birth date was recorded as 24 (3) 1647.
  History	1653 (5 years)
  John was seven when his father died.
  Moved To	1668 (20 years)	Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Upon reaching 21 years of age in 1668, he removed to Bridgewater and lived with his uncle, John, by whom he would inherit much land in Bridgewater. As his uncle was childless, John was already an heir in the will.
  Married	Abt 1671 (23 years)	West Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3]
  Sarah Willis, the daughter of Deacon John and Elizabeth (Hodgkins) Willis. She was born on 1 January 1651 in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. John Ames (1672-1756) 2. William Ames (1673-1712) 3. Nathaniel Ames (1677-1765) 4. Elizabeth Ames (1680-____) 5. Thomas Ames (1682-1737) 6. Sarah Ames (1685-____) 7. David Ames (1688-1726) 8. Hannah Ames (1692-1767)
  Moved to	Abt 1672 (24 years)	West Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  Military	1676 (28 years)
  John served in the Bridgewater company during King Philip's War and joined in the relief of Swansea. He later joined with the Plymouth company in capturing three hundred Indians. They were sold into slavery in the West Indies and the money divided among the soldier who captured them.
  Death	1 Mar 1726	West Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2]
  Siblings	5 sisters
  + 1. Hannah Ames,   b. 12 May 1641, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 3 Jul 1690  (Age 49 years) ▻ John Hayden,  m. 3 Mar 1660   2. Rebecca Ames,   b. Oct 1642, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   3. Lydia Ames,   b. 2 Jun 1645, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   4. John Ames,   b. 24 May 1647, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1 Mar 1726, West Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 78 years)   5. Sarah Ames,   b. 1 Mar 1650, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   6. Deliverance Ames,   b. 6 Feb 1653, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Patriarch & Matriarch	John Eames,   b. Abt 1520, Bruton, Somersetshire, England bur. 21 Feb 1560, Bruton, Somersetshire, England  (Age ~ 40 years)  (3 x Great Grandfather)  Hannah,   b. Abt 1620, England d. 1714, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 94 years)  (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I19638
  Last Modified	21 May 2019

  
  

  Father	William Ames,   c. 6 Oct 1605, Bruton, Somersetshire, England d. 11 Mar 1653, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age ~ 47 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Hannah,   b. Abt 1620, England d. 1714, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 94 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F58	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1John Ames(1647 – 1726) 2William Ames(1605 – 1653) 4Richard Ames(1560 – 1615) 8William Ames( – 1626) 16William Eames( – 1588) 17 9 18 19 5 10 20 21 11 22 23 3Hannah(Abt 1620 – 1714) 6 12 24 25 13 26 27 7 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 24 May 1647 - Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Moved To - 1668 - Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Married - Abt 1671 - West Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Moved to - Abt 1672 - West Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 1 Mar 1726 - West Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S684] Trask, William B. "Some Account of Dr. Nathaniel Ames, the Almanac-Maker, and His Family" , (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume XVI, 1862). [S685] Ames, Faber K. The Ames Family of Bruton, Somerset, England , (Los Angeles: privately printed, 1969). [S910] Winsor, Justin. History of the Town of Duxbury, Massachusetts with Genealogical Registers, (Boston: Crosby & Nichols, 1849).