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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

  1. Anna Eames (1615-1684) - md William Ford, both are listed on Green Harbor Monument in Marshfield, Massachusetts.
  2. Millicent Eames (1615-1696) = md William Sprague, both are listed on Green Harbor Monument in Marshfield, Massachusetts.
  3. Abigail Eames (1615-)
  4. Anthony Eames (1618-1688)
  5. John Eames (1618-1641)
  6. Thomas Eames (1618-1680)
  7. Mark Eames (1620-1693)
  8. Persis Eames (1621-1662)
  9. Elizabeth Eames (1624-1692)
  10. Justus Eames (1627-1706)
  11. Robert Eames (1629-1712)
  12. Margery Eames (1630-1659)


Children


Offspring of Capt. Anthony Eames and Margery Pierce (1599-1662)
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)



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