Capt. & Deacon AYER Samuel^[1]

1654 - 1708  (53 years)

• Name	AYER Samuel
  Prefix	Capt. & Deacon
  Birth	11 Sep 1654	Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	26AEA17EBFBF449EAF3DDDC548C79087076B
  Death	29 Aug 1708	Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States   [4, 5]
  	(killed by Indians in the 1708 Haverhill Massacre. http://www.mocavo.com/The-History-of-Haverhill-Massachusetts-From-Its-First-Settlement-in-1640-to-the-Year-1860-5/950179/244#233 ; died in the 54th year of his age.)
  Burial	Aft 29 Aug 1708	Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States   [6]
  	Address: Pentucket Cemetery
  		1708 Haverhill Massacre monument Rev. Benjamin Rolfe Mehetabel (Wainwright) Rolfe Mehetable Rolfe Capt. Samuel Ayer Capt. Simon Wainwright Lieut. John Johnson Katherine (Skipper) Johnson Ruth (Wiliford) Ayer, wife of Thomas Ayer Ruth Ayer, daughter of Thomas Ayer Ruth (Bradley) Johnson, wife of Thomas Johnson Hannah (Frame) (Hartshorn) Smith John Hartshorn, Jr. John Hartshorne, III, son of John Hartshorne, Jr. Thomas Hartshorne, son of John Hartshorne, Jr. Jonathan Hartshorne, son of John Hartshorne, Jr. Joanna [Hartshorne], step-mother of John, Jr. John Dalton Several soldiers from Salem also died in this massacre, among them: William Coffin, husband of Sarah (Ahorn) Veren Lindall Samuel Sibley, husband of Sarah (Wells)
  		1708 Haverhill Massacre monument Capt. Samuel Ayer Capt. Simon Wainwright Lieut. John Johnson
  		Capt. Samuel Ayer gravestone HERE LYES WHAT WAS MORTAL OF CAPT SAMUEL AYER WHO DIED AUGUST YE 29 1708 & IN YE 54 YEAR OF HIS AGE
  		Capt. Samuel & mother Elizabeth (Palmer) Ayer gravestones
  Notes	He was made a freeman in May, 1683. He lived in Haverhill, served in King Philip's war in 1676, and was killed in Haverhill by the French and Indians in the massacre of Aug. 29, 1708, at the age of fifty-three.
  Person ID	I95640	Noyes Family Genealogy
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2015

  
  

  Father	Serg. AYER Robert,   b. Abt 1625, England d. Between 1713 and 1723 (Age ~ 88 years)
  Mother	PALMER Elizabeth,   b. CA 1634, Bekesbourne, Kent, England d. 24 Apr 1705, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States (Age ~ 71 years)
  Marriage	27 Feb 1650	Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States   [7]
  Family ID	F16679	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	JOHNSON Mary,   b. 7 Apr 1663, Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States d. 8 Jan 1744/5, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	14 Dec 1681	Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States   [5, 8]
  Children	1. AYER Peter,   b. 21 Dec 1682, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. 11 Feb 1682/3, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 0 years)   2. AYER Mehitable,   b. 5 Feb 1683, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. Yes, date unknown   3. Deacon AYER James,   b. 27 Oct 1686, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. 19 Dec 1771, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 85 years)   4. AYER Obadiah,   b. 9 May 1689, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. Yes, date unknown   5. AYER Timothy,   b. 9 Apr 1692, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. 20 Apr 1745, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 53 years)   6. AYER Lydia,   b. 19 Dec 1694, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. Yes, date unknown   7. AYER Hannah,   b. 3 May 1697, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. 25 Jan 1731/2, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 34 years)   8. AYER Ruth,   b. 21 Mar 1699/1700, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. Yes, date unknown   9. AYER Abigail,   b. 7 Apr 1702, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. 24 Sep 1726, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 24 years)   10. AYER John,   b. 7 Apr 1705, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F38098	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2023

  
  

• Photos

  Haverhill 1708 residences from the book "Red Sunday" by Francis W. Cronan

  
  

• Sources

  [S744] Periodical-The Essex Antiquarian, 4:145. [S297] Book-VR Haverhill, MA, 1:21. [S116] Book-Old Families of Salisbury & Amesbury, MA, p.37. [S297] Book-VR Haverhill, MA, 2:351. [S116] Book-Old Families of Salisbury & Amesbury, MA, p.40. [S86] Death-gravestone, Pentucket Cemetery; Haverhill, MA. [S116] Book-Old Families of Salisbury & Amesbury, MA, p.36. [S297] Book-VR Haverhill, MA, 2:19.