Source: J. Percy Crayon, Rockaway Records of Morris County, N. J. Families, (Rockaway, N.J., Rockaway Publishing Co., 1902)

To those who remember the "good doctor AYRES" and his kindly aids to the poor, and more particularly to those who have always spoken a good word in all his life trials and afflictions, seen and unseen, this sketch is dedicated.

Obadiah AYRES came from Aberdeen, Scotland, and settled at or near Hackettstown, NJ, about 1720. He had a son Ezekiel, who was born 1729, died Aug. 5, 1796. Ezekiel married Annethe ______ who was born 1731 and died Nov. 27, 1778. Both buried at Hackettstown. Ezekiel and Annethe had son Ezekiel born Jan. 16, 1755, married Lena EICH(?), died Aug. 21, 1835. Ezekiel and Lena had children: Robert, born Nov. 8, 1788, died Mar. 13, 1864. He married Catharine OLIVER who was born June 10, 1790, died Dec. 16, 1847. William, Abraham, John, Ezekiel, Mary and Sarah.

Robert and Catherine had children: Ezekiel, Daniel S., born Feb. 16, 1812, married Jan. 21, 1836, Pennon VLIET, daughter of Jacob, who was born Jan. 14, 1814, died May 12, 1873. Robert, born Feb. 25, 1814, married Malinda CUMMINS and had twelve children. Archibald, James and Catharine.

Daniel S. and Penina came to Rockaway in the �60�s � children: John V., born Mar. 12, 18389, married Henry ATEN; Robert, born Feb. 13, 1840, married Mary R. HANCE, daughter of James M., Aug. 29, 1863; Catherine E., born Feb. 13, 1842, married Samuel E. STEVENS; Lucy A., born Jan. 21, 1843, married Isaac L. Howell. Daniel Stuart, born June &, 1845, died Dec. 2, 1887, married Sarah S. FULLER, daughter of James. She was born May 24, 1847, died Apr. 27, 1872. Both buried at Rockaway. Penina, born Mar. 23, 1847, married Wm. A. HARRIS� Charity A., born May 17, 1849, married A. C. WINTERMUTE, died Mar. 12, 1872; Anna M. born May 9, 1851, died Aug. 16, 1851; Wm. E., born Sept. 23, 1852, died Jan. 22, 1862; Austin S., born Apr. 2, 1854, died Oct. 27, 1873; Katurah, born Aug. 15, 1855, died Aug. 26, 1855.

I do not find any traces of relationship of this AYRES family with the AYRES family who came from Woodbridge, NJ, though many of the names are similar. Ezekiel, brother of Obadiah, settled at Basking Ridge, NJ, and William near Belvidere.

Transcribed by John Cresseveur

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