Anthony Eames (1595-1686) was born and raised at Fordington, England. He was Churchwarden there at St. George where he signed the Bishops transcripts of 1622 and 1627 and 1631. He was married there to Margery Pierce (1599-1662) and they had 7 of their 8 children there and they all lived there until 1631. Anthony Eames and family departed Weymouth, England aboard the Recovery on 31 Mar 1633 and arrived at Massachusetts Bay Colony later that year. Anthony Eames was a Charlestown, MA proprietor by 1634 and his wife Margery Pierce Eames joined the church there on 13 September 1635. They were at Hingham, MA by 1636 and Anthony Eames was a Freeman there on 09 Mar 1637. He was Deputy to the General Court for 1637 and 1638/9 and 1643/4 and he was lieutenant and then captain in the military 1638-45 (military difficulties 1644-5). Their houselot was on the Lower Plain in 1639. Anthony Eames was "one of the foremost citizens" of Hingham" and he assisted in laying out the boundary between the Massachusetts and Plymouth patents and on 12 June 1643 he was granted permission with others to set up a corn mill near the cove that was operational through 1645 and he was a town officer often over the years. Anthony Eames was at Marchfield (across the river) by 1650/3. He was Deputy to the Plymouth General Court numerous years 1653-1661. He was a member of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company. He bought a house and land in 1651 in which Eameses lived for "many generations". He was a member of the Council of War in 1657.

Daughter Millicent Eames (1615-1696) married William Sprague at Charlestown, MA in 1635 and they raised 12 children at Hingham, MA.

Sources: Eames-Ames Genealogy by W. S. Ames; Bassett-Preston Ancesters by B. Preston, 1930; The Spragues of Malden by G. W. Chamberlain, 1923; Booth Genealogy by H. S. Booth, 1923