Descendants of Robert Eames/Ames


Generation No. 1

1.  ROBERT1 EAMES/AMES was born in England, and died 22 Jul 1693 in Boxford.  He married REBECCA BLAKE 1660, daughter of GEORGE BLAKE and DOROTHY.  She was born 1641 in Gloucester, Massachusetts, and died 08 May 1721.

Notes for ROBERT EAMES/AMES:
--"came from England, it is supposed, from Boxford in Berkshire, and was an early settler in that part of Rowley, Massachusetts which was later incorporated as the town of Boxford."

Notes for REBECCA BLAKE:
--accused of being a witch, sentenced to death but liberated with others under the reprieve of Gov. Phipps in March 1693.  She returned to her home.
	
Children of ROBERT EAMES/AMES and REBECCA BLAKE are:
	i.	HANNAH2 AMES, b. 18 Dec 1661; m. EPHRAIM FOSTER, 1678.

Notes for EPHRAIM FOSTER:
--of Andover

	ii.	DANIEL AMES/ENNES, b. 07 Apr 1663; m. LYDIA WHEELER, 25 Apr 1683, Andover, Massachusetts1.
	iii.	ROBERT AMES, b. 28 Feb 1668; m. BETHIAH GETCHELL, 20 Apr 1695.
2.	iv.	JOHN AMES, b. 11 Oct 1670; d. 09 Jul 1724.
	v.	DOROTHY AMES, b. 20 Dec 1674; m. SAMUEL SWAN, 08 Mar 1694.
	vi.	JACOB AMES, b. 20 Jul 1677.

Notes for JACOB AMES:
--lived in Boston, mariner in 1700

	vii.	JOSEPH AMES, b. 09 Oct 1681; d. 27 Dec 1753; m. JEMIMA.
	viii.	NATHANIEL AMES, b. 1684; d. 11 Jan 1765, Boxford; m. MARY SPOFFORD.


Generation No. 2

2.  JOHN2 AMES (ROBERT1 EAMES/AMES) was born 11 Oct 1670, and died 09 Jul 1724.  He married PRISCILLA KIMBALL 01 Nov 1692 in Boxford, daughter of THOMAS KIMBALL and MARY SMITH.  She was born 15 Apr 1673.

Notes for JOHN AMES:
--killed by Indians
	
Children of JOHN AMES and PRISCILLA KIMBALL are:
	i.	JOHN3 AMES, b. 11 Aug 1693; d. 30 Jul 1743, Groton, Massachusetts; m. ELIZABETH.
	ii.	HANNAH AMES, b. 02 Feb 1695.
	iii.	DAUGHTER AMES, b. 25 Mar 1698.
3.	iv.	JACOB AMES, b. 20 Mar 1703.
	v.	BETHIAH AMES, b. 20 Apr 1707.
	vi.	LYDIA AMES, b. 24 Feb 1710.
	vii.	STEPHEN AMES, b. 01 Sep 1712; m. JANE ROBBINS.


Generation No. 3

3.  JACOB3 AMES (JOHN2, ROBERT1 EAMES/AMES) was born 20 Mar 1703.  He married RUTH SHATTUCK 14 Nov 1727 in Groton, daughter of SAMUEL SHATTUCK and ELIZABETH BLOOD.  She was born 06 Feb 1709 in Groton, Massachusetts.
	
Children of JACOB AMES and RUTH SHATTUCK are:
	i.	JACOB4 AMES, b. 12 Dec 1728; m. OLIVE.
	ii.	SAMUEL AMES, b. 11 Feb 1732; m. SARAH BALL.
	iii.	RUTH AMES, b. 23 Apr 1735.
	iv.	JAMES AMES, b. 21 Mar 1739; m. ELIZABETH HALL.
	v.	ELIJAH AMES, b. 27 Mar 1741; m. PRUDENCE.
	vi.	JONATHAN AMES, b. 05 Jul 1743; m. THANKFUL PARMENTER.
4.	vii.	JOHN AMES, b. 15 May 1746; d. 25 Oct 1810.
	viii.	ELIZABETH AMES, b. 13 Jun 1749.
	ix.	DAVID AMES, b. 07 Oct 1752; m. MARGARET MITCHEL.


Generation No. 4

4.  JOHN4 AMES (JACOB3, JOHN2, ROBERT1 EAMES/AMES) was born 15 May 1746, and died 25 Oct 1810.  He married SARAH DAVIS, daughter of PETER DAVIS and REBECCA HOPKINSON.  She was born Abt. 1751, and died 05 Jan 1834.

Notes for JOHN AMES:
--had nine children
	
Children of JOHN AMES and SARAH DAVIS are:
	i.	SALLY5 AMES, b. 23 Nov 1778; m. JACOB WHEELER.
5.	ii.	ALICE AMES, b. 13 Mar 1786.
	iii.	LUCY AMES, b. 27 Oct 1788; m. ELI WHEELER; b. 03 Sep 1784.


Generation No. 5

5.  ALICE5 AMES (JOHN4, JACOB3, JOHN2, ROBERT1 EAMES/AMES) was born 13 Mar 1786.  She married JOHN RICE/ROYCE 1811, son of JOHN RICE and LYDIA SMITH.  He was born 1783.

Notes for JOHN RICE/ROYCE:
--of Rutland;
	
Child of ALICE AMES and JOHN RICE/ROYCE is:
6.	i.	JOHN W6 RICE, b. 08 Dec 1818.


Generation No. 6

6.  JOHN W6 RICE (ALICE5 AMES, JOHN4, JACOB3, JOHN2, ROBERT1 EAMES/AMES) was born 08 Dec 1818.  He married MYRA HOLDEN 1843.  

Notes for JOHN W RICE:
--of Barre, Massachusetts;
	
Child of JOHN RICE and MYRA HOLDEN is:
	i.	MARTHA ALICE7 RICE, b. 1858; d. 1882; m. OSCAR PERRY STONE, 1879; b. 1854.

Notes for OSCAR PERRY STONE:
--of Barre, Massachusetts;



Endnotes

1.  William Montgomery Clemens, American Marriage Records Before 1699,  (Pompton Lakes, New Jersey 1926), 229.