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William Ames
Abt 1614 - 1653 (~ 39 years)-
Name William Ames Born Abt 1614 Gender Male Died 1 Jan 1653 Person ID I3006 My Family Tree | McGee-Christensen Last Modified 21 Jul 2015
Father John Richard Ames, b. 1 May 1560, Bruton, Somerset, England 
, d. 19 Feb 1632, Bruton, Somerset, England (Age 71 years) Mother Cyprian Browne, b. 1585, Bruton, Somerset, England , d. 4 May 1625, Bruton, Somerset, England (Age 40 years) Married 12 Oct 1601 Bruton, Somerset, England Family ID F1149 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Hannah Niles, b. 1618, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States , d. 31 Jan 1703, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States (Age 85 years) Married 1639 Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States - William Ames, the immigrant ancestor, was son of Richard Ames, of Bruton, Somersetshire, England. He came to America with his brother John, and settled in Braintree, Massachusetts, as early as 1640. He died in 1654. He married Hannah ---. John A Ames, his brother, came from Duxbury to Bridgewater, Massachusetts, where he was an original proprietor; he married Elizabeth Hayward, in1645; no children; he left his large estate by deeds in 1697 to his nephew John, mentioned below, and to the sons of his nephew; he died in 1698. Children of William and Hannah Ames: Hannah, born 1641; Rebecca, 1642; Lydia, 1645; John, mentioned below; Sarah, 1650; Deliverance, 1653 (Genealogical and family history of western New York : a record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the building of a nation, compiled under the supervision of William Richard Cutter, New York, New York: Lewis Historical Publishing, c1912, vol. II, pg. 918).
William, son of John Ames, was born in 1605 and died January 1, 1653-54. He came to New England and settled in Braintree as early as 1641. He was admitted a freeman, May 26, 1647. He married Hannah ---, who married (second) April 6, 1660, John Heiden (Hayden). Children: 1) Hannah, born May, 1641. 2) Rebecca, October 1642. 3) Lydia, 1645. 4) John, May 24, 1647. 5) Sarah, March 1, 1650. 6) Delverance (daughter), February 6, 1653 (Taken from Genealogical and Personal Memoirs relating to the families of the state of Massachusetts by William Richard Cutter, c1910 Lewis Historical Publishing Company, New York by Amy Patterson).
Children + 1. Hannah Ames, b. 12 May 1641, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States , d. 3 Jul 1690, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States (Age 49 years)2. Rebecca Ames, b. 1642, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States , d. Yes, date unknown3. Lydia Ames, b. 1645, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States , d. Yes, date unknown4. John Ames, b. 1647, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States , d. Yes, date unknown5. Sarah Ames, b. 1650, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States , d. Yes, date unknown6. Deliverance Ames, b. 1653, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States , d. Yes, date unknownLast Modified 21 Jul 2015 Family ID F1148 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- William Ames, the immigrant ancestor, was son of Richard Ames, of Bruton, Somersetshire, England. He came to America with his brother John, and settled in Braintree, Massachusetts, as early as 1640. He died in 1654. He married Hannah ---. John A Ames, his brother, came from Duxbury to Bridgewater, Massachusetts, where he was an original proprietor; he married Elizabeth Hayward, in1645; no children; he left his large estate by deeds in 1697 to his nephew John, mentioned below, and to the sons of his nephew; he died in 1698. Children of William and Hannah Ames: Hannah, born 1641; Rebecca, 1642; Lydia, 1645; John, mentioned below; Sarah, 1650; Deliverance, 1653 (Genealogical and family history of western New York : a record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the building of a nation, compiled under the supervision of William Richard Cutter, New York, New York: Lewis Historical Publishing, c1912, vol. II, pg. 918).
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Married - 1639 - Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States 
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Photos 
St. Mary's Church, Bruton, Somerset, England
The south aisle west window of the church.
This window is dedicated to two brothers by the name of Ames. They emigrated to America. Note the Ames Coat of Arms bottom center of of the middle pane, as well as the names of William and John Ames, immigrants to Braintree, Massachusetts.
Histories 
Genealogical and family history of western New York : a record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the building of a nation
Compiled under the supervision of William Richard Cutter, New York, New York: Lewis Historical Publishing, c1912, vol. II, pg. 918
The Compendium of American Genealogy, Vol. VII, pg. 826
By Frederick Adams Virkus, Baltimore, Maryland : Genealogical Pub. Co., 1968
St. Mary's Church, Bruton, Somerset, England
The south aisle west window of the church.
This window is dedicated to two brothers by the name of Ames. They emigrated to America. Note the Ames Coat of Arms bottom center of of the middle pane, as well as the names of William and John Ames, immigrants to Braintree, Massachusetts.
Genealogical and family history of western New York : a record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the building of a nation
Compiled under the supervision of William Richard Cutter, vol. II, New York, New York : Lewis Historical Publishing, c1912
Charles Smith and Rachel Amy Bryant: their ancestors and descendants
By Tenney Smith, Brattleboro, Vt.: Vermont Printing, 1938, pg. 106
The history of the state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
By Thomas Williams Bicknell, New York, The American Historical Society, Inc., 1920, pg. 247