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Major John Ames (1738-1805), Captain in Colonel Edward Mitchell's Regiment, 1776; Captain in Colonel Wade's Regiment, 1778; Captain in Major Eliphalet Carey's Regiment, 1780; Second Major of the 3d Regiment, 1780.
John Ames was captain of a company of Plymouth County militia. He served under different commands in the defense of Rhode Island. He was a leading gunmaker and furnished arms for the troops. He was born and died in West Bridgewater, Mass.
The Ames Manufacturing Company, Chicopee, Massachusetts, was founded in 1835 by James Tyler Ames and his brother, Nathan Peabody Ames