Revised & updated bio:
John Ayer, son of John (1657-1743) and Hannah (Travis) Ayer, was born at Hannibal, Mass.,
in 1688, and came with his father to Stonington, Conn., in 1694 and settled in Saybrook,
Conn., at a place which has since been known as Ayer's Point. He married 16 June 1715,
Saybrook, Connecticut, Sarah Colt, daughter of Captain John Colt (1658-1751) and Sarah
Lord, his wife; born 3/4 October 1692, Lyme, Connecticut. He died Feb. 21, 1760, about
fifty years after the first settlement at Saybrook. His wife died Dec. 5, 1760, aged
sixtyeight years.
Their children, all born between 1716 and 1740 in Saybrook, were as follows:
i. Daniel Ayer (b. Jul. 23, 1716);
ii. John Ayer (b. Nov. 1, 1718);
iii. Joseph Ayer (b. 1721);
iv. Travis Ayer (b. Mar. 16, 1723);
v. Elisha Ayer (b. Sep. 29, 1725);
vi. Sarah Ayer (b. Feb. 1728; d. Sep. 17, 1728 aged 7mo.);
vii. Sarah Ayer (b. 1729);
viii. Zipporah Ayer (b. Sep. 21, 1730);
ix. Mary Ayer (b. Nov. 29, 1732);
x. Elizabeth Ayer;
xi. Hannah Ayer.
Son of Charles G. And Florence Carpenter
John Ayer, son of John (1657-1743) and Hannah (Travis) Ayer, was born at Hannibal, Mass.,
in 1688, and came with his father to Stonington, Conn., in 1694 and settled in Saybrook,
Conn., at a place which has since been known as Ayer's Point. He married 16 June 1715,
Saybrook, Connecticut, Sarah Colt, daughter of Captain John Colt (1658-1751) and Sarah
Lord, his wife; born 3/4 October 1692, Lyme, Connecticut. He died Feb. 21, 1760, about
fifty years after the first settlement at Saybrook. His wife died Dec. 5, 1760, aged
sixtyeight years.
Their children, all born between 1716 and 1740 in Saybrook, were as follows:
i. Daniel Ayer (b. Jul. 23, 1716);
ii. John Ayer (b. Nov. 1, 1718);
iii. Joseph Ayer (b. 1721);
iv. Travis Ayer (b. Mar. 16, 1723);
v. Elisha Ayer (b. Sep. 29, 1725);
vi. Sarah Ayer (b. Feb. 1728; d. Sep. 17, 1728 aged 7mo.);
vii. Sarah Ayer (b. 1729);
viii. Zipporah Ayer (b. Sep. 21, 1730);
ix. Mary Ayer (b. Nov. 29, 1732);
x. Elizabeth Ayer;
xi. Hannah Ayer.
Son of Charles G. And Florence Carpenter
Revised & updated bio:
John Ayer, son of John (1657-1743) and Hannah (Travis) Ayer, was born at Hannibal, Mass.,
in 1688, and came with his father to Stonington, Conn., in 1694 and settled in Saybrook,
Conn., at a place which has since been known as Ayer's Point. He married 16 June 1715,
Saybrook, Connecticut, Sarah Colt, daughter of Captain John Colt (1658-1751) and Sarah
Lord, his wife; born 3/4 October 1692, Lyme, Connecticut. He died Feb. 21, 1760, about
fifty years after the first settlement at Saybrook. His wife died Dec. 5, 1760, aged
sixtyeight years.
Their children, all born between 1716 and 1740 in Saybrook, were as follows:
i. Daniel Ayer (b. Jul. 23, 1716);
ii. John Ayer (b. Nov. 1, 1718);
iii. Joseph Ayer (b. 1721);
iv. Travis Ayer (b. Mar. 16, 1723);
v. Elisha Ayer (b. Sep. 29, 1725);
vi. Sarah Ayer (b. Feb. 1728; d. Sep. 17, 1728 aged 7mo.);
vii. Sarah Ayer (b. 1729);
viii. Zipporah Ayer (b. Sep. 21, 1730);
ix. Mary Ayer (b. Nov. 29, 1732);
x. Elizabeth Ayer;
xi. Hannah Ayer.
Son of Charles G. And Florence Carpenter
John Ayer, son of John (1657-1743) and Hannah (Travis) Ayer, was born at Hannibal, Mass.,
in 1688, and came with his father to Stonington, Conn., in 1694 and settled in Saybrook,
Conn., at a place which has since been known as Ayer's Point. He married 16 June 1715,
Saybrook, Connecticut, Sarah Colt, daughter of Captain John Colt (1658-1751) and Sarah
Lord, his wife; born 3/4 October 1692, Lyme, Connecticut. He died Feb. 21, 1760, about
fifty years after the first settlement at Saybrook. His wife died Dec. 5, 1760, aged
sixtyeight years.
Their children, all born between 1716 and 1740 in Saybrook, were as follows:
i. Daniel Ayer (b. Jul. 23, 1716);
ii. John Ayer (b. Nov. 1, 1718);
iii. Joseph Ayer (b. 1721);
iv. Travis Ayer (b. Mar. 16, 1723);
v. Elisha Ayer (b. Sep. 29, 1725);
vi. Sarah Ayer (b. Feb. 1728; d. Sep. 17, 1728 aged 7mo.);
vii. Sarah Ayer (b. 1729);
viii. Zipporah Ayer (b. Sep. 21, 1730);
ix. Mary Ayer (b. Nov. 29, 1732);
x. Elizabeth Ayer;
xi. Hannah Ayer.
Son of Charles G. And Florence Carpenter
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