Richard Johnson Ayres, Jr.

1842 - 1930  (87 years)

• Name	Richard Johnson Ayres  [1, 2, 3]
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	10 Jul 1842	Cedar Wharf, Accomack Co, Virginia   [4]
  	He was born at his father's plantation Ayresley located on the creek near Cedar Wharf.
  Baptism	2 Jun 1844	St. George Episcopal Church, Pungoteague, Accomack Co, Virginia   [5]
  Gender	Male
  Census with parents	1850	St. George Parish, Accomack Co, Virginia   [1]
  	He was shown as Rich'd J. Ayres Jr., age 8 in HH#437 headed by Rich'd J. Ayres Sr., a 49 year old farmer with real estate valued at $2,200.
  Anecdote	1861  [5]
  	In his youth his family moved to Shepheard's Plains which his father had bought in 1828. He later attended Margaret Academy at Bobtown, Acc Co, where he attained a military posture which he retained throughout his life. After graduation he attended William & Mary College, where he became proficient in Latin, Greek and Hebrew. Leaving there in his senior year, he enlisted as soldier of the Confederacy, and served as 2nd Lieut. in the 39th Regiment of Virginia Volunteers of which Col. Louis C.H. Finney was Colonel, in Company H of which George S. West was Captain, James Bull 1st Lieut and Julius Ames 3rd Lieut, all of which commissions were held under Gov. Letcher and subject to his orders. His record is established with that of his life-long friend, Frederick Caesar Augustus Kellam and others on white marble memorials honoring the students at William & Mary College. After the War for a time he taught a provate school and was often called on as a speaker at public meetings.
  Anecdote	1875  [6]
  	Richard Johnson Ayres Jr. was owner of a general merchandise Store at Ayres' Wharf on Nandua Creek, adjoining "Shepheard's Plains." His farm becoming prosperous, when he was enabled to acquire more help, required all his time to oversee, which task he perferred to do himself. R.J. Ayres had been schooled in the law, there fore was often summoned as a juror of the Accomack County Court at Drummondtown. Education facilities at this time were at a low ebb. Private schools were opened, few and far between, and he and his wife, not being willing to send their girls to the nearest one, began teaching them. Continuing this for a few years, they found it would be advantageous to move to Baltimore where there were good schools. He obtained a lucrative position as a bookkeeper with the Powell Wholesale Produce Company and after Mr. Powell's death, he was engaged as secretary and bookkeeper by his wife's brother, Roger Temple Dawson.
  Reported death	15 Feb 1881	St. George Parish, Accomack Co, Virginia   [2]
  	It was on this date (probably in 1882) that Rich. J. Ayres reported the death of his mother Leah W. Ayres, who died of old age at the age of 83 years.
  Record ID	42584
  Death	5 Jul 1930  [7]
  Burial	Loudoun Park Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland   [7]
  Person ID	I42584	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	23 Aug 2010

  
  

  Father	Richard Johnson Ayres, Sr.,   b. 4 Feb 1801, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 27 Feb 1872, Pungoteague, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Leah Wainhouse Johnson,   b. May 1799, Occohannock Neck, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Feb 1882, St. George Parish, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	20 Dec 1827	Northampton Co, Virginia   [8, 9, 10]
  	Wm. P. Johnson was the security and as to the ages, on the M.L.B. of Richard J. Ayres and Leah W. Johnson, the daughter of John Johnson dec'd. They were married by G.C. Wescoat. Bible records show they were married 2 days later on 22 Dec 1827.
  Family ID	F13302	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Hack Dawson,   b. 26 Apr 1839, Leesburg, Loudoun Co, Virginia d. 16 Mar 1893, Baltimore, Maryland (Age 53 years)
  Marriage	31 Mar 1868	Springdale, Leesburg, Loudoun Co, Virginia   [11]
  Children	1. Sarah Bayne 'Baynie' Ayres,   b. 22 Feb 1869, Shepherd's Plain, Pungoteage, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 14 Apr 1953 (Age 84 years) + 2. Henrietta Dawson 'Nettie' Ayres,   b. 19 Feb 1871, Shepherd's Plain, Pungoteage, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 6 Jun 1960 (Age 89 years)
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F20732	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S638] Family Tree Maker's Family Archives, 1850 Virginia Census Microfilm Records, CD#309, 6 CD set, (Broderbund Software, Inc., 1997), 638. [S569] Gail M. Walczyk, Accomack Co, VA, Death Register, 1853-1896, (Coram, NY: Peter's Row, 1997), 569. [S1008] Sheppard, Ayres - Dawson & Allied Families Vol 1, (New York, The American Historical Company, Inc, 1961), p. 89 & 90 (Ayres Family), 1008. [S1008] Sheppard, Ayres - Dawson & Allied Families Vol 1, (New York, The American Historical Company, Inc, 1961), p. 74 (Ayres Family, E.B. Aryes Bible, printed 1816) & p. 89 (Ayres Family), 1008. [S1008] Sheppard, Ayres - Dawson & Allied Families Vol 1, (New York, The American Historical Company, Inc, 1961), p. 89 (Ayres Family), 1008. [S1008] Sheppard, Ayres - Dawson & Allied Families Vol 1, (New York, The American Historical Company, Inc, 1961), p. 90 (Ayres Family), 1008. [S1008] Sheppard, Ayres - Dawson & Allied Families Vol 1, (New York, The American Historical Company, Inc, 1961), p. 91 (Ayres Family), 1008. [S622] Mihalyka, N'hamp Co Marriages 1660-1854, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), 622. [S572] Ralph T. Whitelaw, Whitelaw, Ralph T. - Virginia's Eastern Shore, (Gloucester, Mass.: Peter Smith, 1968), p. 986-987 (tract A87A, inscriptions on a squre shaft, preceded by the Drake family's coat of arms), 572. [S1008] Sheppard, Ayres - Dawson & Allied Families Vol 1, (New York, The American Historical Company, Inc, 1961), p. 74 (Ayres Family, E.B. Aryes Bible, printed 1816), 1008. [S1008] Sheppard, Ayres - Dawson & Allied Families Vol 1, (New York, The American Historical Company, Inc, 1961), p. 89 & 90 (Ayres Family) & p. 362 (Dawson Family), 1008.