Revolutionary War Soldier
William Ayers
"Ayers, Lieut. William. Born Feb. 28, 1724; died Dec. 13, 1814; buried at North Brookfield, Mass."
Ref: United States Congressional Serial set, Issue 6924 - Eighteenth Report of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution - Washington Government Printing Office - 1916∼Soldier of the Revolutionary War.
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"We the subscribers Inlisted agreeable to the vote of the Provincial Congress as Minute or Picquit men in the Town of Brookfield, for the term of six months after the date, &c, under the command of Joseph Gilbert, Captain, William Ayres, 1st Lieut, Peter Harwood, 2d Lieut, and Abner How, Ensign, do hereby solemnly covenent and agree that we will muster, exercise and do our utmost to obtain the art military, and subject ourselves to the command of our said captain and the subalterns of his company by us chosen and apointed; and if any dispute shall arise, or if any of us shall not give such obedience to his or their order as he or they shall think Reasonable and Just, the same shall be Determined by the Major part of the Company; and we severally agree that we will at all times submit to such order, discipline and censure as shall be so determined. Witness our hands this fourteenth day of November, 1774.
John Ranger, Asa Wait. Jonathan Marbel, Obdh. Rice, John Stevens, Mirick Rick, Willm. Watson, Jr., Abner Bartlet, Timothy Hall, John Hubbard, David Watson, William Bowman, Samuel Watson, Benjamin Wellington Ruben Hamilton, Jr., Joseph Gilbert, John Bell, William Ayres, Robert Graham Peter Harwood, James Washburn, Abner How, Wyman Bartlet, Joseph Bush, Jr. Oneseph. Ayres Reuben Gilbert, Solomon Barns, Obadah Bartlet, Emory Wollock, Bethuel Washburn, Moses Ayres, Jr., Atkin Babbet, David Chambers, Josiah Hinchar, Jonathan Barns, Abner Bruce, Daniel Barns, William Barns
Joseph Wait, Benjamin Ayres, Charles Knowlton, Charles Bruce, Jonas Brigham, Peter Washburn, Joseph Stevens, Hosea Edson, Ezra Richmond
History of North Brookfield, Massachusetts; Temple, J.H.; published by the town of North Brookfield; 1887.
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Son of Jabez and Rebekah Ayres.
Married Rachel Barnes (1732-1814) on 03 May 1753 in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts.
William Ayers
"Ayers, Lieut. William. Born Feb. 28, 1724; died Dec. 13, 1814; buried at North Brookfield, Mass."
Ref: United States Congressional Serial set, Issue 6924 - Eighteenth Report of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution - Washington Government Printing Office - 1916∼Soldier of the Revolutionary War.
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"We the subscribers Inlisted agreeable to the vote of the Provincial Congress as Minute or Picquit men in the Town of Brookfield, for the term of six months after the date, &c, under the command of Joseph Gilbert, Captain, William Ayres, 1st Lieut, Peter Harwood, 2d Lieut, and Abner How, Ensign, do hereby solemnly covenent and agree that we will muster, exercise and do our utmost to obtain the art military, and subject ourselves to the command of our said captain and the subalterns of his company by us chosen and apointed; and if any dispute shall arise, or if any of us shall not give such obedience to his or their order as he or they shall think Reasonable and Just, the same shall be Determined by the Major part of the Company; and we severally agree that we will at all times submit to such order, discipline and censure as shall be so determined. Witness our hands this fourteenth day of November, 1774.
John Ranger, Asa Wait. Jonathan Marbel, Obdh. Rice, John Stevens, Mirick Rick, Willm. Watson, Jr., Abner Bartlet, Timothy Hall, John Hubbard, David Watson, William Bowman, Samuel Watson, Benjamin Wellington Ruben Hamilton, Jr., Joseph Gilbert, John Bell, William Ayres, Robert Graham Peter Harwood, James Washburn, Abner How, Wyman Bartlet, Joseph Bush, Jr. Oneseph. Ayres Reuben Gilbert, Solomon Barns, Obadah Bartlet, Emory Wollock, Bethuel Washburn, Moses Ayres, Jr., Atkin Babbet, David Chambers, Josiah Hinchar, Jonathan Barns, Abner Bruce, Daniel Barns, William Barns
Joseph Wait, Benjamin Ayres, Charles Knowlton, Charles Bruce, Jonas Brigham, Peter Washburn, Joseph Stevens, Hosea Edson, Ezra Richmond
History of North Brookfield, Massachusetts; Temple, J.H.; published by the town of North Brookfield; 1887.
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Son of Jabez and Rebekah Ayres.
Married Rachel Barnes (1732-1814) on 03 May 1753 in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts.
Revolutionary War Soldier
William Ayers
"Ayers, Lieut. William. Born Feb. 28, 1724; died Dec. 13, 1814; buried at North Brookfield, Mass."
Ref: United States Congressional Serial set, Issue 6924 - Eighteenth Report of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution - Washington Government Printing Office - 1916∼Soldier of the Revolutionary War.
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"We the subscribers Inlisted agreeable to the vote of the Provincial Congress as Minute or Picquit men in the Town of Brookfield, for the term of six months after the date, &c, under the command of Joseph Gilbert, Captain, William Ayres, 1st Lieut, Peter Harwood, 2d Lieut, and Abner How, Ensign, do hereby solemnly covenent and agree that we will muster, exercise and do our utmost to obtain the art military, and subject ourselves to the command of our said captain and the subalterns of his company by us chosen and apointed; and if any dispute shall arise, or if any of us shall not give such obedience to his or their order as he or they shall think Reasonable and Just, the same shall be Determined by the Major part of the Company; and we severally agree that we will at all times submit to such order, discipline and censure as shall be so determined. Witness our hands this fourteenth day of November, 1774.
John Ranger, Asa Wait. Jonathan Marbel, Obdh. Rice, John Stevens, Mirick Rick, Willm. Watson, Jr., Abner Bartlet, Timothy Hall, John Hubbard, David Watson, William Bowman, Samuel Watson, Benjamin Wellington Ruben Hamilton, Jr., Joseph Gilbert, John Bell, William Ayres, Robert Graham Peter Harwood, James Washburn, Abner How, Wyman Bartlet, Joseph Bush, Jr. Oneseph. Ayres Reuben Gilbert, Solomon Barns, Obadah Bartlet, Emory Wollock, Bethuel Washburn, Moses Ayres, Jr., Atkin Babbet, David Chambers, Josiah Hinchar, Jonathan Barns, Abner Bruce, Daniel Barns, William Barns
Joseph Wait, Benjamin Ayres, Charles Knowlton, Charles Bruce, Jonas Brigham, Peter Washburn, Joseph Stevens, Hosea Edson, Ezra Richmond
History of North Brookfield, Massachusetts; Temple, J.H.; published by the town of North Brookfield; 1887.
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Son of Jabez and Rebekah Ayres.
Married Rachel Barnes (1732-1814) on 03 May 1753 in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts.
William Ayers
"Ayers, Lieut. William. Born Feb. 28, 1724; died Dec. 13, 1814; buried at North Brookfield, Mass."
Ref: United States Congressional Serial set, Issue 6924 - Eighteenth Report of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution - Washington Government Printing Office - 1916∼Soldier of the Revolutionary War.
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"We the subscribers Inlisted agreeable to the vote of the Provincial Congress as Minute or Picquit men in the Town of Brookfield, for the term of six months after the date, &c, under the command of Joseph Gilbert, Captain, William Ayres, 1st Lieut, Peter Harwood, 2d Lieut, and Abner How, Ensign, do hereby solemnly covenent and agree that we will muster, exercise and do our utmost to obtain the art military, and subject ourselves to the command of our said captain and the subalterns of his company by us chosen and apointed; and if any dispute shall arise, or if any of us shall not give such obedience to his or their order as he or they shall think Reasonable and Just, the same shall be Determined by the Major part of the Company; and we severally agree that we will at all times submit to such order, discipline and censure as shall be so determined. Witness our hands this fourteenth day of November, 1774.
John Ranger, Asa Wait. Jonathan Marbel, Obdh. Rice, John Stevens, Mirick Rick, Willm. Watson, Jr., Abner Bartlet, Timothy Hall, John Hubbard, David Watson, William Bowman, Samuel Watson, Benjamin Wellington Ruben Hamilton, Jr., Joseph Gilbert, John Bell, William Ayres, Robert Graham Peter Harwood, James Washburn, Abner How, Wyman Bartlet, Joseph Bush, Jr. Oneseph. Ayres Reuben Gilbert, Solomon Barns, Obadah Bartlet, Emory Wollock, Bethuel Washburn, Moses Ayres, Jr., Atkin Babbet, David Chambers, Josiah Hinchar, Jonathan Barns, Abner Bruce, Daniel Barns, William Barns
Joseph Wait, Benjamin Ayres, Charles Knowlton, Charles Bruce, Jonas Brigham, Peter Washburn, Joseph Stevens, Hosea Edson, Ezra Richmond
History of North Brookfield, Massachusetts; Temple, J.H.; published by the town of North Brookfield; 1887.
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Son of Jabez and Rebekah Ayres.
Married Rachel Barnes (1732-1814) on 03 May 1753 in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts.
Inscription
William served in the Revolutionary War. Daughters of the American Revolution lineage book (1913) states: "William Ayres (1724-1814) was commissioned lieutenant, 1776, serving in the 9th company, Colonel Converse's 4th Worcester County, Massachusetts regiment."
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