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Elijah Sr. was born on 30 April 1727 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut. His parents are Joseph Ayer and Dorothy [1]
Around 1761, Elijah sold his property on Portipaug Hill, Norwich CT and removed to New Brunswick.[2] He was part of the planter migration from New England.
The land records of Norwich, Conn. show that the father of Elijah Ayer, Sr. of Norwich and Sackville, was Joseph Ayer of Norwich whose father was also Joseph Ayer. This last Joseph early bought land on Portipaug Hill & Norwich, and removed there from Haverhill, Mass. He had two sons, Joseph and Timothy, one of whom, Joseph deeded land at Portipaug to Elijah Ayer, calling him "my son." Here Elijah lived until he sold out and went to N.B. The Haverhill family of Ayers is descended from John Ayer, who was in this country as early as 1640. His descendants are from numerous places in northern Massachusetts. The Norwich, Conn., branch still has representatives bearing the name of Ayer living at Portipaug. Their homes are situated at the foot of "Ayer's Mountain," the highest elevation in that vicinity. The Wood family of Norwich had their early homes in the same neighborhood.[3]
Caught up in the Eddy Rebellion during the Revolutionary War Elijah, Sr. was forced to move from New Brunswick to Washington County, Maine. He was a signatory to a petition to George Washington 8 Feb 1776.[4] It is worth reading:
Elijah received land near Machias, ME, for loyalty to the American Cause.[6]
In the 1790 US census, Elijah Ayer was recorded as living in an area which became Dennysville, Maine. In 1792 he returned to the Sackville area. [7] He passed away there in 1799[8][9] and his body was buried in Four Corners Burying Ground, Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada.
Elijah married (1) Content Werden in Nov 1746 in Norwich, New London Co., CT. Content died on 15 Jul 1749 in Norwich, New London Co., CT.
They had one child:
Elijah later married (2) Abigail Merrill on 21 Mar 1752 in Norwich, New London Co., CT. Abigail was born about 1730 and was christened on 25 Jun 1732 in Haverhill, Essex, MA. She died about 1820 in Sackville, Westmorland, NB. They had the following children:
KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that we Thomas Ayer and Stephen Millidge Esq. of Sackville and John Wheldon of Dorchester are firmly held and bound unto Amos Botsford Esquire Surrogate Judge of Probate in and for the County of Westmorland in the sum of Three hundred pounds lawful money of New Brunswick to be paid to the said Amos Botsford his certain Attorney Executors Administrators or Successor in Office, to which payment well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves our heirs Executors and administrators jointly and severally firmly by these Presents. Sealed with our Seal dated the twenty first day of March in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and in the fortieth year of his Majesty's Reign.
THE CONDITION of the above obligation is such that if the above bounden Thomas Ayer Administrator of all and singular the goods chattels estate and credits of Elijah Ayer late of Sackville did do make or cause to be made a true and perfect Inventory of all and singular the goods chattels estate and credits of the said deceased which have or shall come into the hands and possession of the said Administrator or into the hands and possession of any other person or persons for him and the same so made, do exhibit or cause to be exhibited into the Registry of the Court of Probate for said County on or before the twenty first day of June next, and the same estate goods chattels and credits of the said deceased at the time of his death or which at any time after shall come to the hands possession or knowledge of the said administrator or into the hands or possession of any other person or persons for him do well and truly administer according to law and further do make or cause to be made a just and true account of the said administration on or before the twenty first day of March next and all the rest residue and remainder of the said estate goods chattels and credits which shall be found remaining upon the said administration account the same being first examined and allowed by the Judge of Probate for the time being of the said court, do deliver distribute and pay unto such person or persons respectively as the said Judge by his sentence and decree pursuant to the tone? intent and meaning of an Act of this Province entitled an Act relating to Wills Legacies Executors and Administrators and for settlement and distribution of the Estates of intestates shall limit and appoint then this obligation to be void, else to remain in full force and virtue.
On cover: Inventory Estate of Elijah Ayer Senr. filed 26t May 1800.
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