Person talk:John Ayres (1)


John Ayres' Ancestry [20 December 2013]

Is there any credible evidence connecting this man to his alleged Wiltshire parents? I've skimmed some of the literature, including treatments by both Jacobus and Mary Lovering Holman, and found nothing beyond their statements that he was probably born in Wiltshire about 1600, but not even conjecturing about his parents.--jaques1724 11:19, 27 April 2013 (EDT)

There is a website on Eyre History (genealogy) that cites the early 20th-century book Eyre Notes and Queries, p. 54 for his baptism date of 20 Sep 1582 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, with parents Thomas Eyre and Elizabeth Rogers. What appears to be a different section of the same book is also cited for his death date of 31 Mar 1657 in Haverhill, Mass. It is not clear if Eyre Notes and Queries connects the baptism date and the death date as being for the same person, or if this conjecture originates in the website. I have not found the book content online (Google books, archive.net, openlibrary, Ancestry.com).
This is not my line - just stumbled across it. Hope this helps you track down more information.--DataAnalyst 22:10, 20 December 2013 (UTC)