Hannah (Travers) Ayer (1661 - aft. 1729)

Born 5 Jan 1661 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Wife of John Ayer — married 13 Sep 1683 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died after 1729 after age 67 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut Colony [uncertain]

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Biography

Hannah Travis was born 5 Jan 1661 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony.^[1]

She was the daughter of Daniel Travers and Esther.^[1][2] Alternate spellings of her father’s last name are Travers, Travis, and Trevis.

Hannah Travers of Boston married John Ayers of Haverhill 18 Sep 1683 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony.^[3]

Children of Hannah and John include:

• Hannah, b 7 Aug 1685 Haverhill, d 26 Aug 1685^[4][3]
• Hannah, b 10 Aug 1686 Haverhill^[4][5]
• John, b 18 Apr 1688 Haverhill^[4][5]
• Daniel, b 15 Jun 1691 Haverhill^[4]
• David, b 23 May 1693 Haverhill^[4][5]
• Sarah, b 1 Apr 1698 Stonington^[6]
• Esther, b 28 Oct 1699 Stonington^[5][7]
• Jerusha, b 8 Dec 1703 Stonington^[5][8]
• Ruth, b 17 Nov 1706, d 13 Dec 1706 Stonington^[9]

Hannah was named in her father’s Will written 8 Jan 1688/9.^[2]

In 1697 or 1698, they moved from Haverhill to Stonington, Connecticut. In May of 1715, her husband John petitioned the General Council to determine where he lived. His farm was near the dividing line between Stonington and Groton, Connecticut, and both towns claimed the right to tax him. The result was that his domicile was fixed in Stonington. ^[10] In 1722 some records show them living in Groton, Connecticut.

John’s will was dated 4 Sept 1729. It names his wife, Hannah and five of his children: Hannah, David, Esther, Jerusha, and John.^[5] (others are recorded in the town and church records as noted above.) ^[10]

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Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Boston Records Commissioners Reports (Rockwell & Churchill, Boston, 1875) Vol. 9, Page 80.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Suffolk County (Massachusetts) Probate Records, 1636-1899 Ancestry Record 9069 #332793
   Name: Daniell Travis
   Residence Date: Abt 1689
   Residence Place: Boston
   Will Date: 26 Sep 1689
   Probate Date: 8 Jan 1688
   Probate Place: Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
   Inferred Death Year: 1688
   Inferred Death Place: Massachusetts, USA
   Case Number: 1694
   Others Listed Relationship
   Sarah Travis: Daughter
   Hannah Travis: Daughter
   John: Son-in-law
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Vital Records of Haverhill, Massachusetts: To the End of the Year 1849 (Topsfield Historical Society, 1910) Vol. 2, Page 20 and Page 352.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4} Vital Records of Haverhill, Massachusetts: To the End of the Year 1849 (Topsfield Historical Society, 1910) Vol. 1, Page 23.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5} Probate Files Collection, Early to 1880; Author: Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut Ancestry Record 9049 #1300183
   Name: John Ayer
   Residence Date: Abt 1729
   Residence Place: Stonington, New London, Connecticut
   Will Date: 4 Sep 1729
   Probate Date: 1743
   Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
   Inferred Death Year: 1743
   Inferred Death Place: Connecticut, USA
   Case Number: 209
   Item Description: Probate Packets, Avery, Jane-Banning, 1675-1850
   Others Listed
   Hannah Ayer: Child
   David Ayer: Child
   Esther Ayer: Child
   Jerusha Ayer: Child
   John Ayre: Son
6. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7W5-LQR : 7 January 2020), Sarah Ayer, 1698.
7. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7W5-L78 : 7 January 2020), Esther Ayer, 1699.
8. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7W5-LMY : 7 January 2020), Jerusha Ayer, 1703.
9. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7W5-2RW : 7 January 2020), Ruth Ayer, 1706.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} "Powers Banks Ancestry, Traced In All Lines To The Remotest Date Obtainable," by William Howard Powers, Published by J. L. Powers (1921) - see pages 171 - 173 - this source lists a daughter "Martha" as baptized on 27 Mar 1697, whereas some other sources list this child as "Sarah" born about 1 Apr 1697.

See also:

• FamilySearch Person: KG6T-T51
• Ayer Genealogy by Janson Ayer, hosted by RootsWeb - Ancestry Chart of Janson Ayer - Janson Ayer to John Ayer