I am assuming that the Ann married to Henry AYERS was Anne NUTTON, c in Boxford 1720 since she is the right age and this would explain the use of NUTTON as a middle name in the following generations. NUTTON is an old Boxford name whereas AYERS did not appear in the (incomplete) Boxford parish records until Henry and Ann Ayers had children, christened in Great Waldingfield but later identified in Great Waldingfield parish records as "from Boxford".

Anne Nutton's christening and so her parents names and siblings are in the Boxford parish records.

Henry AYERS and Abraham AYERS were probably brothers or cousins. It seems that Henry, a widower, married Abraham's widow.

I am guessing that Martha is the second wife of the Henry AYERS who was married to Anne NUTTON. This would mean that Ann NUTTON died between the birth of her last child in 1746 and the birth of Martha and Henry's first child in 1757.

It would also mean that Martha's first husband Abraham AYERS died before 1757 but after the conception of his child Abraham who was born in 1755.


Parish records show that Martha AYERS was a 76 year old widow when she died in 1803.


Is this the right couple, found on www.cosford-database.co.uk/beleigh/?
Henry AYERS married Martha MILES on 11 Aug 1752 in Brent Eleigh, Suffolk, England. The register shows that he? was “of Great Wldingfield”. They had children Sarah AYERS, Abraham AYERS, John AYERS, Susannah AYERS, Thomas AYERS, Martha EYERS and Mary AYERS.