Anthony Eames

1595 - 1686  (91 years)

• Name	Anthony Eames
  Notes	1000
  As the son of a Yeoman he would not have attended university and this seems to be confirmed by the absence of any of the Eames family in the University Alumni, but had a good standard of education.
  Birth	1595	Fordington, Dorset, England
  Will	15 Mar 1620	Fordington, Dorset, England
  I do request assign & appoint...Anthony EAMES...to be wardens assisters and helpers unto my executors aforesaid in what shall be necessary and behovable for the better furtherance and more due execution of this my last will & testament.
  Church Warden	1622	Fordington, Dorset, England
  Served as Church Warden in Fordington 1622, 1627 and 1631. There were always two churchwardens and these were rotated, one being appointed by the vicar (The Rev Edward Pele) and the other by the parishioners. In either case it was a vote of confidence
  Church Warden	1627	Fordington, Dorset, England
  One of his tasks, apart from levying rates, would have been to act as a witness on the transcribed parish registers for each year that the Rector had to submit to the Bishop and his name appears on records that survive for the years 1622, 1627, and 1631.
  Constable	Apr 1630	Fordington, Dorset, England
  Sworn in as Constable for the Manor of Fordington at Quarter Sessions held in Sherborne. Constables were selected by the Manor Court & it was a compulsory appt. Once they had been summoned they had to appear at the next Court for their area & served 12 mo.
  Deposed	12 Apr 1632	Fordington, Dorset, England
  "Anthony Emes of Fordington, Dorset, yeoman, where he had lived from infancy, born there, aged 40 or thereabouts" Wiltshire Records Office, Dean of Sarum, Deposition Book.
  Migration	Jul 1633	Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts
  Anthony, his wife, and most of his children emigrated from Weymouth, England in 1634 on the ship Recovery of London, settling in Charlestown, Massachusetts.
  Inhabitant	10 Feb 1634	Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts
  Included in the January 1634 list of Charlestown inhabitants. On 10 February 1635 he signed the town order creating the office of selectman.
  Agreement	25 April 1646	Hingham, Plymonth, Massachusetts
  John Porter to fence the head of his lot from the sea to the mark tree of Anthony Eames & Eames to fence from thence to that marked tree betwixt him and Thomas Porter....
  Deed	10 Dec 1651	Plymouth, Massachusetts
  Francis Godfrey, carpenter, sold to Anthony Eames & Mark Eames, son of Anthony, both of Hingham a certain parcel of land containing 100a w/a dwelling house upon it lying upon the North River in the colony of New Plymouth.
  Migration	1652	Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts
  Deed	4 Jun 1661	Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts
  "Mr. Anthony Eames acknowledged before the court that his son, Justice Eames, hath received the sum of 13 pounds 6 shilling and 8 pence of Thomas Doged, of Marshfield, in full of his wife's portion.
  Repaired	3 Mar 1663	Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts
  A colony committee was ordered to "repair unto the house of Mr. Anthony Eames, at the North River, and there to give meeting unto Major Winslow"
  Deed	14 Mar 1670	Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts
  "Anthony Eames Senior of Marshfield" deeded to "my son Justus Eames my house and land that which I bought of Francis Godfrey"
  Plymouth Colony	29 May 1670	Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts
  Death	Oct 1686	Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts
  Siblings	4 siblings
  1. Alice Eames           b. 1578   2. John Eames           b. 1586             d. 1662  (Age 76 years)   3. Richard Eames           b. 1588             d. 1634  (Age 46 years)   4. Anne Eames           b. 1593
  Person ID	P8074	Burress

  
  

  Father	Thomas Eames           b. 1549, Fordington, Dorset, England           d. 25 Jun 1618, Fordington, Dorset, England (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Millicent (Brewster?)           b. 1551, Fordington, Dorset, England           d. 23 May 1614, Fordington, Dorset, England (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	1576	Fordington, Dorset, England
  Family ID	F2629	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife	Margery (Pierce?)           b. 1599, Fordington, Dorset, England           d. December 1662, Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	1616	Fordington, Dorset, England
  Children	3 sons and 4 daughters
  1. Millicent Eames           b. 1615  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. Mark Eames           b. 1617, Fordington, Dorset, England           d. Oct 1693, Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts (Age 76 years)   3. John Eames           b. 1619             d. 1641 (Age 22 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Persis Eames           b. 1621  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Elizabeth Eames           b. 1624  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Justus Eames           b. 1627  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Margery Eames           b. 1630  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F2628	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart