Ancestry of
John Varnum Ayer

(1812–c1877)

William Ayer

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• • Great-grandfather of John Varnum Ayer — 4th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 8 
  • Father:
  • James Ayer 
  • Mother:
  • Mary White   
  • Birth Date:
  • 18 Jun 1716 
  • Birth Location:
  • Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts 
  • Christening Date:
  • 29 Jul 1716 
  • Christening Location:
  • Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts 
  • Death Date:
  • AFT 1764 
  • Death Location:
  • Plaistow, Rockingham, New Hampshire 
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  • Spouse Name:
  • Sarah Little
  • Marriage Date:
  • 28 Jul 1741 
  • Marriage Location:
  • Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts 
  • Child:

  Daniel Ayer (Ahnentafel No:4 )

• Sources for William Ayer

  • ¹ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850, Haverhill Marriages, Vol. 2, p. 19.
  • ² Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850, Haverhill Births, Vol. 1, p. 22.
  • ³ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850, Bradford Births, Vol. 1, p. 13.
  • ⁴ Plaistow, NH: Vital Records, 1652 - 1905, 12.
  • ⁵ Adams, Andrew N., A Genealogical History of Robert Adams, of Newbury, Mass., and his Descendants 1635-1900, Rutland, Vermont: The Tuttle Company (1900), 27.
  • ⁶ Roberts, Gary Boyd, comp., Ancestors of American Presidents, 2009 Edition, Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society (2009), 161, 453.
  • ⁷ White, Daniel Appleton, The Descendants of William White, of Haverhill, Mass.: Genealogical Notices by . . ., Boston, Massachusetts: American Printing and Engraving Company (1889), 13.