 Joshua Fisher of Dedham, by whom, on October 24, 1737, he had a son, Fisher Ames, who died less than a year later, on September 17, 1738, surviving his mother, however, who had died on November 11, 1737.Ames’ wife had owned a tavern, and the situation gave rise to "Ames v. Gay", one of the famous lawsuits of New England.Ames (a compulsively litigious man) claimed inheritance to her estate according to the Province law through their son Fisher against his mother-in-law Hannah, who claimed the rights to it under the Common law, a struggle continued by her family after she died in December 1744.