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Married:
- William Ames, the immigrant ancestor, was son of Richard Ames, of Bruton, Somersetshire, England. He came to America with his brother John, and settled in Braintree, Massachusetts, as early as 1640. He died in 1654. He married Hannah ---. John A Ames, his brother, came from Duxbury to Bridgewater, Massachusetts, where he was an original proprietor; he married Elizabeth Hayward, in1645; no children; he left his large estate by deeds in 1697 to his nephew John, mentioned below, and to the sons of his nephew; he died in 1698. Children of William and Hannah Ames: Hannah, born 1641; Rebecca, 1642; Lydia, 1645; John, mentioned below; Sarah, 1650; Deliverance, 1653 (Genealogical and family history of western New York : a record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the building of a nation, compiled under the supervision of William Richard Cutter, New York, New York: Lewis Historical Publishing, c1912, vol. II, pg. 918).
William, son of John Ames, was born in 1605 and died January 1, 1653-54. He came to New England and settled in Braintree as early as 1641. He was admitted a freeman, May 26, 1647. He married Hannah ---, who married (second) April 6, 1660, John Heiden (Hayden). Children: 1) Hannah, born May, 1641. 2) Rebecca, October 1642. 3) Lydia, 1645. 4) John, May 24, 1647. 5) Sarah, March 1, 1650. 6) Delverance (daughter), February 6, 1653 (Taken from Genealogical and Personal Memoirs relating to the families of the state of Massachusetts by William Richard Cutter, c1910 Lewis Historical Publishing Company, New York by Amy Patterson).
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