Marty and Karla Grant

The Genealogy of Marty Grant and wife Karla Mangus Grant.

Bef 1755 - 1821 (> 66 years) Has 2 ancestors and 5 descendants in this family tree.

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Name	Thomas Ayers
Birth	Bef 1755
Gender	Male
_UID	B87C888DD2DAD4118AC44445535400005859
Death	1820/1821	Wayne Co, NC
Person ID	I100136	Marty and Karla Grant
Last Modified	23 May 2026

Father	Ayers, b. Wayne Co, NC
Mother	?
_UID	62CE6B121BA4A446A8753FCE0D7A1260793D
Family ID	F34341	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1	? d. 1790/1791, Sampson Co, NC
Marriage	Bef 1790	Sampson Co, NC
_UID	234AB4A05B29B84D860123021A0EB115E486
Family ID	F34343	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	21 Aug 2026

Family 2 Priscilla Simms, b. 1765/1784 d. Aft 1820, Wayne Co, NC (Age > 37 years)

Marriage 21 Jul 1791 Wayne Co, NC

_UID DEB2BD69E7051B4DBDB194A0630347045D45

Children

	1. Joseph Ayers d. Aft 26 Sep 1821, Lawrence Co, AL
	2. Elizabeth Ayers d. Aft 1825, Wayne Co, NC
	3. Thomas Ayers, b. 1765/1784 d. Aft 26 Sep 1821, Wayne Co, NC (Age > 37 years)
	4. William Ayers, b. Bef 19 Feb 1821, Wayne Co, NC d. Aft 1832, Wayne Co, NC (Age > 12 years)
	5. Priscilla Ayers, b. Bef 19 Feb 1821, Wayne Co, NC d. Aft 1832, Wayne Co, NC (Age > 12 years)

Family ID F28541 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Aug 2026

Notes

!WITNESS:14 Feb 1774 Sampson Co, NC (Duplin Co, NC) Deed 3-549
Josias BENTON to Joshua BENTON, witness: Samuel ROGERS, Thomas AYERS;

!DEED: 6 Jan 1776 Sampson Co., NC Deed Book 1774-1792 pp. 12-13
Josiah Benton of Duplin Co., NC to Thomas Ayers of same place
For 8 pds 100 acres in Duplin on waters of North East Branch of Cape Fear on Joneses Swamp that comes into the Buck Marsh joining between Hardy Benton and Phillip Stones.
S: Josiah (his mark) Benton
W: Stephen Herring, Joshua Lee
Ack. in court by Josiah Benton (no date);

!COURT:12 Oct 1789 Wayne Co., NC
Monday. John Pickeren brought Thomas Airs into open court and delivered him up to the court in discharge of himself, John Smith & Stephen Cobb Bail for the said Thomas Airs in the suit of Nathan Cobb

!COURT:15 Oct 1789 Wayne Co., NC
Thursday. Ordered Nathan Cobb overseer, work on road from James Cobb into road at Henry Horns and that Salathul Holton & Thomas Airs be added to work same.

!CENSUS:1790 Sampson Co., NC p. 121
Thomas Airs age 16+ (bef 1774)
1-1-1-0-0;

!COURT:15 Apr 1790 Wayne Co., NC
Thursday. John Fulghum who was bail with James Bardin for John Peckerins appearance in suit of William Alford, Esq against Thomas Airs. ...

!MARRIAGE:21 Jul 1791 Wayne Co, NC Thomas AIRS & Prissilla SIMMS, (Bond);

!CENSUS:1800 x not found in Duplin, Sampson or Wayne;

!TAXLIST:1806 Duplin Co, NC Thomas AYERS;

!WITNESS-DEED:30 Jan 1806 Wayne Co., NC Deed Book 1804-1813 pp. 446
Isom Watson to Joseph Newsom land on county line (didn't say which county).
S: Isom Watson
W: Seth Peackock, Thomas Airs;

!CENSUS:1810 Wayne Co, NC pg 245 Thomas AIRS age 45+ (bef 1765)
"11101-20110-0-1";

!CENSUS:1820 Wayne Co, NC pg 457 Thomas AYRES age 45+ (bef 1775)
"100201-01110";

!COURT:19 Feb 1821 Wayne Co., NC
Ordered that Jacob FULGHRUM, Arthur BARDIN and Math. FULGHUM be a commission to settle between Josiah HINNANT, Executor of Shade SIMMS, deceased and Ichabod PEARSON, guardian to the heirs of Thomas AIRS.
* Above would indicate Thomas Airs was also deceased;

Marty and Karla Grant

The Genealogy of Marty Grant and wife Karla Mangus Grant.

Thomas Ayers