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Ayers is a patronymic version of the
surname Ayer , an English Nickname for the man who was
well known to be the heir to a title or fortune, from the
Middle English word eir, eyr = heir. Variants include
Ayr, Ayre, Eyer, Eyre, Hayer, Heyer , among others.
Some Related Ayers
Family History?
"The Ayers Family heritage trace
back to, "Jolly Old England." The geneology
begins with Joshua Whitaker and Jane Parker. Joshua was
born in 1673 and married Jane. (date unknown) Joshua was
killed during a religious uprising in London in 1693.
Jane moved to America with her children in 1722.
Earlier Joel Ayers had moved
from England with his children,, and left his son Joel
behind in North Carolina,
after a dispute. Joel had a son, whom he named Joel
(born in 1827) Joel married Martha Patsy
Whitaker on January 18, 1849. They became farmers in
Surry County North Carolina.
Joel actually left for a stint to fight in the
civil war and was wounded in the Great Valley Campaign
and actually re-enlisted again, because his name appeared
on the muster rolls in 1864, even though he had been
discharged in 1862.
Joel and Martha had 6 children.
The oldest, Abraham, was born on June 6, 1850, and
later married, Sara Phillips. They had 11 children. one
of their sons was Joel Oliver Ayers, born on Feb.
6, 1876. Joel was married twice. Once to Cordelia
Smith and once to Lizzy Wampler. Together he fathered 7
children. One of those, was John Lewis Ayers, born
June 18, 1912, in Surry County, North Carolina, near
Winston Salem.
He moved to Appalachia Virginia as a
child, where he later met and married Ada Short. They had
14 children, of which I am the youngest son Roger.
A few years back, after much research,
a book was released by Paul T. Ayers, who lives in
the Winston Salem area, tracing our families history thru
the current children and including the young generation
of the Ayers Family, now growing up.
It is my understanding an update, going
even farther back and also including young that was born
since the last book, is now being written. The book
includes the original Ayers Family Crest, from
England, which has been used on t-shirts and other
clothing apparal, at family reunions, as well as an in-depth
history of the Ayers Family, to that point.
If you believe you may be kin to me or
need information about a relative, that may have married
an Ayers,go to the e-mail links page, and send me
an e-mail. I will gladly look through the family book and
try to get the info you need.
The Ayers Family history is rich and
the future looks richer."
NOTE: The Above quote came from
the internet page of AyersFamily.Com hosted by Roger
and Josh
Ayers
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