Robert EAmes [Parents] ¹ was born ² about 1640 in Boxford, England. He died ^{3, 4} on 22 Jul 1693 in Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts. He was buried ¹ in Brookside Cemetery, West Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts. Robert married ⁵ Rebecca Blake in 1661 in Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts.

Rebecca Blake [Parents] ¹ was born ¹ in Feb 1641 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts. She died ¹ on 8 May 1721 in Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts. She was buried ^{1, 2} in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts. Rebecca married ³ Robert EAmes in 1661 in Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts.

Rebecca EAmes was arrested as a witch, tried and condemned Sept 17, 1692 and was reprieved July 22, 1693 (see History of Boxford and the Foster Genealogy).

Thomas Kimball [Parents] ¹ was born ^{1, 2} in 1633 in Rattlesden Or, Hitcham, Suffolk County, England. He died ¹ on 3 May 1676 in Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. He was buried ¹ in May 1676 in Essex Co, Ma. Thomas married ³ Mary Smith ¹ in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

Thomas Kimball son of Richard Kimball born in Rattlesden Suffolk county England 1633 was one year old when he came to New England with his parents He later went to Ipswich Massachusetts and to Hampton New Hampshire where he was living October 20 1653 the owner of a mill property on Oyster river there He had his home there as late as 1660 and afterward removed to that portion of Rowley later included in the present town of Bradford Massachusetts This part of Rowley was originally known as Merrimac Thomas Kimball was elected constable in Rowley in 1669 His home was on the road to Boxford He lived there ten years He was a mechanic as well as farmer and owned over four hundred acres of land at the time of his death He was a victim of Indian raiders in King Philip's war On the night of May 2 1676 three well known Praying Indians who had turned against the whites Peter Andrew and Simon so they had been christened started for Rowley on an errand of murder but failing to reach their destination early enough for their purposes they sought the home of Thomas Kimball in Merrimac when the night was far advanced and killed the father The mother and five children were taken into captivity and carried forty miles into the forest The lives of Mrs Kimball and her baby were frequently threatened and twice the fire was lighted to burn them at the stake Through the friendly offices of Wanalancet of the Pennacook Indians they were freed after forty one terrible days in captivity and reached their desolated home June 13 1676 The prayers of the congregation at Ipswich were asked May 3 1676 for the safety of the captives Subsequently the widow petitioned the general court for protection from Simon the Indian who murdered her husband and threatened to kill her and her children if they returned to their home Accordingly the three Indians were seized and put in jail but they escaped and continued their murderous course most mercilessly thereafter we are told They were well known for they had lived a great deal in the settlements and worked for the colonists Thomas Kimball served the town of Merrimac as selectman and in other offices He married Mary daughter of Thomas and Joanna Smith of Ipswich Joanna died about 1681 The children of Thomas and Mary Smith Kimball Elizabeth born Hampton Massachusetts December 5 1658 died December 27 1658 2 Richard born Hampton 1660 died Bradford Massachusetts January 21 1732 3 3 Joseph born 1662 died 1699 was impressed into His Majesty's service in 1689 and again in 1690 4 Mary born about 1663 married March 22 1682 3 Thomas Reddington of Boxford Massachusetts six children 5 Hannah born January 27 1061 died before 1699 6 Thomas born 1665 died June 30 1732 in Bradford 7 Ebenezer born April 20 1668 8 John born October 14 1675 removed to Piscataquis East Jersey 9 Joanna died April 10 1690 married Joshua Morse of Newbury Massachusetts who died March 20 1691.

Killed by indians.

Mary Smith [Parents] ¹ was born ¹ in 1637 in Ipswich, Essex, Ma. She died ¹ on 20 Nov 1688 in Ipswich, Essex, Ma. Mary married ² Thomas Kimball ¹ in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

John EAmes [Parents] ¹ was born ¹ on 11 Aug 1693 in Boxford, Massachusetts. He died ¹ on 30 Jul 1743 in Groton, Massachusetts. He was buried ¹ in , Groton, Ma. John married Elizabeth ².

Elizabeth ¹. Elizabeth married John EAmes.

Johannes van Maanen was born about 1765 in Wageningen, Gelderland, The Netherlands. He died ¹ on 28 Jun 1847 in Wageningen, Gelderland, The Netherlands. Johannes married ² Berendina de Wilde on 2 Mar 1815 in Wageningen, Gelderland, The Netherlands.

Berendina de Wilde [Parents] was born about 1785 in Rijssen. She died ¹ on 16 Apr 1856 in Wageningen, Gelderland, The Netherlands. Berendina married ² Johannes van Maanen on 2 Mar 1815 in Wageningen, Gelderland, The Netherlands.

Jacob Ames [Parents] ¹ was born ¹ on 20 Mar 1712 in Boxford, Massachusetts. Jacob married Ruth Shattuck ².

Ruth Shattuck ¹. Ruth married Jacob Ames.

Stephen Ames [Parents] ¹ was born ^{2, 3} on 5 Sep 1717 in Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts. Stephen married Jane Robbins.

Jane Robbins ¹. Jane married Stephen Ames.

EAmes [Parents].

Robert EAmes of Boxford had a cousin of the same name (Robert EAmes) in Woburn. They are sons of brothers John and Robert, it is unknow which was which. All descend from Thomas EAmes and Millicent of Dorset, England. Robert of Boxford is most likely the sone of Robert, Sr. of Woburn. [Ames in the name]

George Blake ¹ was born in 1612 in Village of Gloucester, Gloucester Parish (Gloucester) England. He died on 17/17 Feb 1698/1699 in Boxford Village, Essex County, Massachusetts Colony. George married Dorothy ¹ in 1640/1641 in Boxford Village, Essex County, Massachusetts Colony.

Of Gloucester, Mass.

He had several grants of land on one of which near the Meeting house he resided He was selectman 1649 and freeman 1651 In 1665 he sold house upland orchard and commonage to John Fitch and in 1669 another house and land to Thomas Judkin soon after which he removed to Boxford where he died Feb 17 1698 Dorothy Blake probably his wife died at the same place Dec 12 1702 The children of George Blake by his wife Dorothy recorded on our books are Rebecca born in 1641 Deborah Prudence 1647 Elizabeth 1650 Mary 1652 Thomas 1658 and Ruth 1659.

1698, January 17: His Last Will and Testament mentions mentions daughters Rebecca Eams, Mary Curtis and Ruth Shaw.
"The History of Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, from the earliest settlement known to the present time: a period of about two hundred and thirty years" by Sidney Perley; p. 72; privately published; 1880 (974.402 B692P ACPL)

Dorothy ¹ died on 12 Dec 1702 in Boxford Village, Essex County, Massachusetts Colony. Dorothy married George Blake ¹ in 1640/1641 in Boxford Village, Essex County, Massachusetts Colony.

Daniel EAmes [Parents] ¹ was born ² on 7 Apr 1663 in Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts. Daniel married Lydia Wheeler ².

Lydia Wheeler ¹. Lydia married Daniel EAmes.

Robert Ames [Parents] ¹ was born ¹ on 28 Feb 1666 in Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts. He died ¹ in Malden, Massachusetts. Robert married Bethiah.

Bethiah ¹. Bethiah married Robert Ames.