Individual Details
Samuel Ames
(6 February 1695/96 - 1784)
The following information was obtained from American Biography: A New Cyclopedia, Volume 12 edited by William Richard Cutter, p. 180; it is available for free on Google books.
He was a resident of Andover by 1719, where a child by his first wife, Abigail (Spofford) Ames, of Rowley, was born. She died June 25, 1719, and he married (second), January 13, 1720-21, Hannah Stevens, of Andover. Samuel Ames was in Lexington in 1722, when he bought land; at Natick by 1729, where a child was born; at Andover again by 1734; and at Groton by 1756. He was a housewright, also called "yeoman" in some of the deeds. He died between the date of his will, February 13, 1782 and April 20, 1784, when it was probated. His wife was living in 1782, but the date of her death has not been ascertained.
He was a resident of Andover by 1719, where a child by his first wife, Abigail (Spofford) Ames, of Rowley, was born. She died June 25, 1719, and he married (second), January 13, 1720-21, Hannah Stevens, of Andover. Samuel Ames was in Lexington in 1722, when he bought land; at Natick by 1729, where a child was born; at Andover again by 1734; and at Groton by 1756. He was a housewright, also called "yeoman" in some of the deeds. He died between the date of his will, February 13, 1782 and April 20, 1784, when it was probated. His wife was living in 1782, but the date of her death has not been ascertained.
Events
| Birth | 6 February 1695/96 | Boxford, Essex, Province of Massachusetts |  | ||
| Marriage | Abt 1718 | Abigail Spofford | |||
| Residence | 1719 | Andover, Essex, Province of Massachusetts | |||
| Marriage | 13 January 1720/21 | Andover, Essex, Province of Massachusetts - Hannah Stevens | |||
| Death | 1784 | Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts |
Families
| Spouse | Hannah Stevens (1701 - 1782) |
| Child | Robert Ames (1726 - ) |
| Child | Nathan Ames (1732 - ) |
| Child | Simeon Ames (1741 - 1760) |
| Child | Benjamin Ames (1724 - 1809) |
| Child | Amos Ames (1733 - ) |
| Spouse | Abigail Spofford ( - ) |
| Child | Samuel Ames (1721 - ) |
| Father | Robert Ames (1667 - 1709) |
| Mother | Bethia Gatchell (1668 - 1699) |
Endnotes
1. Birth record, Essex County, Boxford for , .