Stephen Ayars (abt. 1675 - 1726)

Born about 1675 in Newport County, Rhode Island

Died 12 Apr 1726 at about age 51 in Cohansey, Salem, New Jersey

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Name

Stephen Ayars

Birthyear|Location

1675|Newport County, Rhode Island

Deathyear|Location

12 April 1726|Cohansey, Salem County, New Jersey

Burial

Shiloh Seventh Day Baptist Church Cemetery, Shiloh, Cumberland County, New Jersey

Biography

From FAG DEATH: NEW JERSEY ARCHIVES, First Series, Vol. XXIII, Abstracts of Wills, Vol. I, 1670-1730, edited by William Nelson, Paterson, NJ, 1901, pp. 19, 20. 1725-6 Feb. 27. Ayars, Stephen, of Cohansey, Salem Co., yeoman; will of. Mother, Hester Ayars; brothers -- John (sole executor), Josuah, Caleb and Robert. Real and personal estate. Witnesses -- Joseph Reeve, William Garton, Samuel Johnson. Proved April 12, 1726. Lib. 2, p. 345. 1726 April 11. Inventory of the personal estate, £45.12, made by Joseph Reeve and William Garton.

WILL: SALEM COUNTY N. J. GENEALOGICAL DATA, Compiled by H. Stanley Craig, Vol. I, Merchantville, NJ, H. Stanley Craig, ND, p. 12. Stephen, Cohansey, will 2-27-1725/6; pr. 4-12-1726. Mother Hester Ayers. Bros. John, Josua, Caleb and Robert. Lib. 2, p. 345.

WILL: SALEM COUNTY INDEX OF WILLS, p. 1152. 284Q. B. 2, p 345. W. 1726. Inv. 1726. Died between 6 Feb 1725/6 and 12 April 1726. He left, by his will, to his mother, Esther, his lands during her life, after her death to go to John and Joshua; movables to Caleb and Robert.

BIOGRAPHY: Frank D. Andrews, ROBERT AYARS AND HIS DESCENDANTS, Vineland, NJ, Privately Published, 1918, p. 9. Died bet. Feb. 25, and April 12, 1726. If Hester Bowen is his mother, then he was no older than 41 when he died. If Katharin was his mother, then he was no older than 53. In his will, however, he calls Esther his "mother". Unless he is using this term loosely, it would seem that Esther is his mother, and he was therefore born after 1687.

Sources

FAG

Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 19 January 2019), memorial page for Stephen Ayars (1675–12 Apr 1726), Find A Grave Memorial no. 101216691, citing Shiloh Seventh Day Baptist Church Cemetery, Shiloh, Cumberland County, New Jersey, USA ; Maintained by Our Family History (contributor 47719401)

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101216691/stephen-ayars#source

Robert Ayars and His Descendants compiled by: Frank D. Andrews, Privately Printed Vineland, New Jersey 1918

https://www.scribd.com/document/159149495/Robert-Ayars-and-His-Descendants?doc_id=159149495&download=true&order=456871111

Summary of Events in the Life of Robert Ayars http://www.ayars.com/sources/sources.html ""Sources on the Life of Robert Ayars"" By James A. Ayars, in collaboration with Barbarann Ayars and David Bryson Ayars Fifth Edition ©1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002 James A. Ayars, 357 Lakeview Ct. Oxnard, CA 93036

Personal Estate Inventory Salem County New Jersey NEW JERSEY CALENDAR OF WILLS 1670- 1730, A-C Source: "Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey," Volume XXLII, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Vol. 1. 1670-1730; By William Nelson; The Press Printing and Publishing Co., 1901; transcribed by Genealogy Trails Transcription Team

1726 April 11. Inventory of the personal estate, £45.12, made by Joseph Reeve and William Garton.

1725-6 Feb. 27 - Ayars, Stephen, of Cohansey, Salem Co., yeoman; will of. Mother, Hester Ayres; brothers - John (sole executor), Josuah, Caleb and Robert. Real and personal estate. Witnesses - Joseph Reeve, William Garton, Samuel Johnson. Proved April 12, 1726. Lib. 2, p. 345

http://genealogytrails.com/njer/salem/will_calendar1.html