'Ames1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Ames of Bristol, Ames of Charlton, Ames of Doulting

                               
Matthew Ames of Doulting, Somerset (dc14.05.1651)
m. Mabel (or Mary) (a 1651)
1. Roger Ames of Jenkins in Doulting & Charlton in Shepton Mallet, Somerset (d 27.05.1700)
  m. (15.06.1657) Mary Dory (d 01.07.1702)
  A. Levi Ames of Charlton & Evercreech (bur 25.03.1727)
  m1. Hannah Watts (bur 15.03.1711, dau of John Watts of Bodden by Elizabeth, dau of William Tucker of Boulting & Charlton)
  i. Roger Ames of Charlton (d before 02.12.1765)
  m. (28.09.1724) Grace Tucker (bur 05.10.1741, dau of William Tucker of Shepton Mallet, son of William of Doulting)
  a. Levi Ames of Charlton (dsp before 26.02.1799)
  m. Sarah Sealy (dau of Nicholas Sealy of Bridgewater)
  b. Grace Ames
  m. (c09.1749) Joseph Browne of Shepton Mallet
  c. Hannah Ames
  m. Henry Cary of Shepton Mallet (a 1765)
  d.+ other issue - Samuel (a1765), William Tucker (a 1727)
  ii. Levi Ames of Maryport, Bristol (d c05.1723)
m.(28.08.1718) Sarah Gwyn (a 1723, dau of Benjamin Gwyn of Bristol)
  a.+ issue - Benjamin (bpt 25.06.1719, bur 11.11.1721), Levi (bpt 01.11.1720, bur 07.04.1723), Benjamin (bpt 05.11.1722, a 1723, d young), Elizabeth (a 04.1723, d young)
  iii. Jeremiah Ames, Sheriff then Mayor of Bristol (b c1706, d 03.4.1776, youngest son)
  m. (02.03.1730-1) Phoebe Collins (b c1706, d 26.10.1779, dau of Robert Collins of Horton by Mary, dau of Thomas Brome of Horton by Mary, dau of William Tucker of Doulting)
  a. Levi Ames, Sheriff then Mayor of Bristol (bpt 02.04.1739, d 16.12.1820, 2nd son)
  m1. (19.04.1770) Anna Maria Poole (d 01.09.1792, dau of Chauncey Poole of Bristol by Anna Maria, dau of Lyonel Lyde of Bristol & sister of Sir Lionel Lyde of Ayott St. Lawrence, Bart)
  (1) Lionel Ames, later Lyde of Ayot St. Lawrence (b 16.09.1775, d unm 22.01.1851)
  (2) Jeremiah Ames (b 08.12.1776, dsp 24.03.1820)
  m. (10.04.1806) Mary Pinney (d 25.01.1878, dau of John Pinney of Bristol)
  (3) Levi Ames, Sheriff then Mayor of Bristol, Sheriff of Bedfordshire (b 30.11.1778, d 26.12.1846, DL) had issue
  m. (13.06.1808) Ann Bird Metcalfe (d 1853, dau/heir of Henry Metcalfe of Murton House & Seatonville in Northumberland)
  (4) George Henry Ames of Westbury-on-Trym, Gloucestershire (b 30.10.1786, d 20.07.1783) had issue
  m. (03.08.1826) Anna Acland (b 23.01.1804, a 1875, dau of Gideon Acland of Camberwell by Maria, dau of Samuel Lawford of Peckham)
  (5) Anna Maria Ames (d 04.01.1851)
  m. (14.01.1800) Richard Llewellin of Holmwood
  (6) Sarah Ames (d 24.07.1815)
  m. (06.05.1796) John Olive of Monmouth (d 22.02.1815, cousin)
  (7) Phoebe Ames (d 03.08.1841)
  m. Rev. James Olive of Cloakham House, Devon
  (8)+ other issue (d um) - Charles (b 04.02.1782, d 26.07.1803), John of Lyme Regis (b 25.05.1784, d 16.11.1867), Harriet (d 26.03.1800)
  m2. (14.07.1796) Elizabeth Wraxall of Bristol (b c 1746, dsp 07.11.1743)
  b. Mary Ames (bpt 24.03.1731, dsp 04.1788)
  m. John Olive of Oporton (Portugal) then London m1. ??, brother of Gregory)
  c. Hannah Ames (bpt 27.11.1733)
  m. (26.07.1774) John Wright of Bristol (b c1732, dsp 23.12.1794, MD)
  d. Sarah Ames (bpt 01.04.1741, d 02.04.1801)
  m. (10.05.1763) Gregory Olive of London (d before 14.02.1780)
  e.+ other issue - William (bpt 22.11.1737), John (bpt 11.10.1742, d unm 25.06.1824), Joseph (bpt 06.01.1745, d unm bur 12.02.1808)
  iv. Mary Ames
  m. (09.1709) Edward Goldney of Bristol (d 1713)
  a. Edward Goldney
  v. Hannah Ames
  m. Jonathan Byrt of Downside of Shepton Mallet
  vi. Elizabeth Ames (a 1721)
  m. Edward Webb of Bristol
  vii.+ other issue (d unm) - Samuel of Bristol (bur 28.11.1729), Mabel (bur 14.11.1706)
  m2. (03.02.1718-9) Anstace Court (bur 28.03.1737)
  B. John Ames (bpt 11.04.1664)
  i.+ issue (a 1700) - Thomas, Roger, Sarah
  C. Mary Ames
  m. (02.01.1687-8) William Symes of Shepton Mallet (bur 06.06.169)
  D.+ other issue - Thomas (bpt 28.12.1665, d infant?), Thomas (bpt 09.01.1667), Jeremiah (bpt 28.10.1669, d infant?), Jonathan (bpt 08.03.1670), Jeremiah (bpt 19.07.1674), Sarah (bpt 30.03.1677)
2. Levi Ames (d unm by 03.1656)

Main source(s):
(1) 'The Genealogist' (edited by George W. Marshall, vol 2 (1878), 'Pedigree of Ames', p274+) which is based on 'Genealogical Memoranda of the Family of Ames' (Reginald Ames, 1889)
(2) BLG1894 ('Ames of The Hyde'), BLG1894 ('Ames of Linden')
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