When Prescott C Ames was born on 12 March 1786, in Townshend, Windham, Vermont, United States, his father, Lemuel Ames, was 42 and his mother, Katherine Maria Cray, was 40. He married Chloe Ann Darling in 1807, in Oneida, Madison, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Oneida, New York, United States in 1810. He registered for military service in 1812. He died in 1840, in Kosciusko, Indiana, United States, at the age of 54.
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English (of Norman origin): from the Old French personal name Amis or from the feminine form, Amice. The Old French word amis, is from Latin amicus ‘friend’, which was used in Late Latin as a term for a man of the lower classes, in particular a slave. There were also derivatives of this as personal names, in particular masculine Amicius and feminine Amicia. Both were in use as personal names in England and may have contributed to the surname.
German: perhaps a nickname for an active person, from an ancient Germanic word related to Old High German amazzig ‘busy’.
Dutch: possibly a patronymic from Ame a common personal name in Holland and Friesland, an abbreviated form of an ancient Germanic personal name, perhaps beginning with amel ‘strong’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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