Capt. Anthony Eames was born 1 December 1594 in Fordington, Dorsetshire, England to Thomas Eames (1548-1618) and Millicent Brewster (1553-1614) and died 6 October 1686 Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts of unspecified causes. He married Margery Pierce (1599-1662) 1613 in Dorset, England.
Biography
"Anthony Eames was a proprietor of Charlestown, Massachusetts in 1634 and his wife, Margery, was admitted to the Charlestown church, 13 September 1635. They came to Charlestown, MA about 1632-1634. They moved to Hingham in 1636 where Anthony became a freeman and member of the church 9 March 1636/7. He was granted a house lot on the "Lower Plain" in 1636. He represented Hingham in the General Court several times from 1637 through 1644. He assisted in laying out the boundary between the Massachusetts and Plymouth patents, and on 12 June 1643, the town granted him permission along with Samuel Ward and Bozoun Allen to set up a corn mill for the town. He was a lieutenant in the military company and later its captain..."
from http://mv.ancestry.com/viewer/0086353a-1c41-45a4-b9bd-a249e7eb6e2b/56059875/40004754211
Thomas came to America as a stowaway at age 12. Then brothers followed. Thomas arrived via Glasgow, Scotland and Anthony followed in 1634; others came one at a time, all moving nearby. John, William, Samuel, Richard and Joseph were first reported to Virginia. Anthony, Thomas, Robert, Henry, Hugh and Gershom went to Boston.
Marriage and Family
- Anna Eames (1615-1684) - md William Ford, both are listed on Green Harbor Monument in Marshfield, Massachusetts.
- Millicent Eames (1615-1696) = md William Sprague, both are listed on Green Harbor Monument in Marshfield, Massachusetts.
- Abigail Eames (1615-)
- Anthony Eames (1618-1688)
- John Eames (1618-1641)
- Thomas Eames (1618-1680)
- Mark Eames (1620-1693)
- Persis Eames (1621-1662)
- Elizabeth Eames (1624-1692)
- Justus Eames (1627-1706)
- Robert Eames (1629-1712)
- Margery Eames (1630-1659)
Children
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
Anna Eames (1615-1684) | 1622 St. George, Dorsetshire, England | 10 June 1692 Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts | William Ford (1604-1676) |
Millicent Eames (1615-1696) | 1615 Fordington, St. George, Dorsetshire, England | 8 February 1696 Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts | William Sprague (1609-1675) |
Abigail Eames (1615-) | |||
Anthony Eames (1618-1688) | |||
John Eames (1618-1641) | |||
Thomas Eames (1618-1680) | |||
Mark Eames (1620-1693) | |||
Persis Eames (1621-1662) | 28 October 1621 St George Church, Fordington, Dorsetshire, England | 31 December 1662 Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts | Michael Pierce (c1617-1676) |
Elizabeth Eames (1624-1692) | |||
Justus Eames (1627-1706) | |||
Robert Eames (1629-1712) | 1629 Dorset, England, United Kingdom | 30 July 1712 Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | Elizabeth Blackett (1631-1710) |
Margery Eames (1630-1659) |
Siblings