Brief Life History of Stephen
When Stephen Ayers was born about 1749, in Basking Ridge, Bernards Township, Somerset, New Jersey, United States, his father, Elisha Ayers, was 29 and his mother, Hannah Hampton Dennis, was 23. He died from 1776 to 1780, in Warren, Salamonie Township, Huntington, Indiana, United States.
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1760
Historical Boundaries: 1760: Bernardston Township, Somerset, New Jersey Colony, British Colonial America 1776: Bernardston Township, Somerset, New Jersey, United States 1798: Bernards Township, Somerset, New Jersey, United States
1775
During the six-year Revolutionary war, more of the fights took place in New Jersey than any other colony. Over 296 engagements between opposing forces were recorded. One of the largest conflicts of the entire war took place between Morristown and Middlebrook, referred to as the "Ten Crucial Days" and remembered by the famous phrase "the times that try men's souls". The revolution won some of their most desperately needed victories during this time.
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
Name Meaning
English: derivative of Ayer , with excrescent -s. The -s may represent a trace of the Latin nominative singular in heres ‘heir’, but it may also signify the son or servant of someone known as ‘the heir’, i.e. someone who was heir to some great estate.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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