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Esther Thompson 1655–1696 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Jun 1655

Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 1696

Death Location: Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA

Father: Thomas Thompson

Mother: Anne Welles

Spouse(s): Samuel Gridley

Children(s): Samuel Gridley, John GRIDLEY, Sarah Gridley, Thomas Gridley, Mary Gridley, Joseph Gridley, Jonathan Gridley, John Gridley

Esther Thompson was born in 1655 in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, the child of Thomas Thompson And Anne Welles. Esther Thompson married Samuel 8 Gridley, and had children including John Gridley, Jonathan Gridley, Joseph Gridley, Mary Gridley, Samuel Gridley, Sarah Gridley, Thomas Gridley. Esther Thompson passed away in 1696 in Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • Esther Thompson was born in 1655 in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, the child of Thomas Thompson And Anne Welles.
  • Esther Thompson married Samuel 8 Gridley, and had children including John Gridley, Jonathan Gridley, Joseph Gridley, Mary Gridley, Samuel Gridley, Sarah Gridley, Thomas Gridley.
  • Esther Thompson passed away in 1696 in Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Thompson
1617–1655
Birth Location: Bridgnorth, England
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Anne Welles
1619–1680
Birth Location: of, Warwickshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Samuel Gridley
1647–1712
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, CT
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Children(s)

Samuel Gridley
1684–1714
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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John GRIDLEY
1684–1769
Birth Location: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Sarah Gridley
1693–1728
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
SG
Thomas Gridley
1681–1758
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Mary Gridley
1688–1743
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
MG
Joseph Gridley
1685–1770
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
JG
Jonathan Gridley
1690–1778
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
JG
John Gridley
1681–1681
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Esther Thompson's Ancestors

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Esther Thompson
1655–1696
Birth Place: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Parents
Thomas Thompson
1617–1655
Bridgnorth, England
Anne Welles
1619–1680
of, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
John Thompson
1580–1626
Shropshire, England
Beatrice Detton
1584–1650
Shropshire, England
Thomas ((Governor)) Welles
1590–1659
Whichford, Warwickshire, England
Alice ((10)) Tomes
1598–1646
Long Marston, Gloucs, England
Great-Grandparents
George Detton
1552–1619
Anne Thomas
1551–1613
Robert WELLES
1537–1610
Alice Hunt
1543–1615
John Tomes
1569–1602
Ellen Gunne
1571–1600
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas WELLES
1512–1558
Elizabeth Bryan
1512–1552
Thomas Hunt
1514–1548
Agnes Hunt)
1520–1570
John Tomes
1525–1548
Alice Harburne
1513–1597
Richard Gunne
1541–1602
Anne Fullwood
1545–1566

Esther Thompson's Descendants

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Esther Thompson (17 Jun 1655–1696) m. Samuel ((8)) Gridley (25 Nov 1647–30 May 1712)
  1. 1. Samuel Gridley 1684–1714 m. Ruth Lewis 1679–1760
    1. 1. Jerusha Gridley 1712–1745 m. Nehemiah Lewis 1705–1779
      1. 1. William LEWIS 1734–1771 m. Mary BULL 1736–1811 m. Elizabeth Scott 1734–1824
        1. 1. Esther ((4)) Lewis 1764–1838 m. Jonathan Cowles 1757–1822
        2. 2. Mercy Lewis 1766–1799 m. Joel HOWD 1771–1869
        3. 3. Martin Lewis 1761–1854 m. Abigail Thayer 1783–1841
        4. 4. Chauncey Lewis 1760–1855 m. Lois Woodruff 1767–1797
        5. 5. Elias LEWIS 1762–1831 m. Urania Hooker 1774–1817 m. Jemima Woodruff 1768–1803
        6. 6. Mary LEWIS 1766–1836 m. Zenas Cowles 1761–1835
        7. 7. Isaac Lewis 1763–
        8. 8. Levi Lewis 1768–
        9. 9. Charles Lewis 1772–
      2. 2. Olive Lewis 1753–
      3. 3. Experience Lewis 1751–
      4. 4. Jerusha Lewis 1740–1807 m. John Hills 1732–1808
        1. 1. Lorrain Hills 1768–1772
        2. 2. Lorrain Hills 1758–1763
        3. 3. LORRAIN (L) HILLS 1758–1763
        4. 4. Jerusha Hills 1755–1780
        5. 5. Roger Hills 1779–1780
        6. 6. Claraman Hills 1770–
        7. 7. Olive Hills 1773–
        8. 8. Esther Hills 1766–1766
        9. 9. John Hills 1766–1766
        10. 10. Zimri Hills 1762–1834
        11. 11. Lewis Hills 1775–1763
      5. 5. Esther Lewis 1736–1760
      6. 6. Mercy Lewis 1742–1779
      7. 7. Nehemiah Lewis 1732–
      8. 8. Ruth Lewis 1729–1796
    2. 2. Daniel Gridley 1711–1781
  2. 2. John GRIDLEY 1684–1769
  3. 3. Sarah Gridley 1693–1728
  4. 4. Thomas Gridley 1681–1758 m. Sarah Root 1693–1734 m. Hannah Wilcoxson 1685–1733
    1. 1. Timothy Gridley 1711–1764
  5. 5. Mary Gridley 1688–1743
  6. 6. Joseph Gridley 1685–1770 m. Hannah Lewis 1691–1762
    1. 1. Sarah Gridley 1718–1765
    2. 2. Ann Gridley 1727–1755
    3. 3. Joseph Gridley 1716–1805
    4. 4. Lucy Gridley 1723–1796
    5. 5. Hannah Gridley 1714–1763
    6. 6. Elisha Gridley 1715–1734
    7. 7. Abel Gridley 1729–1808
    8. 8. Noah Gridley 1722–1811 m. Sarah Curtiss 1733–1806
      1. 1. Elisha Gridley 1752–1808 m. Lydia Dutton 1749–1826
        1. 1. Lydia Gridley 1781–1861 m. Joel HOWD 1771–1869
        2. 2. Sophia Gridley 1800–1842
        3. 3. Erastus Gridley 1785–1783
        4. 4. Sarah Gridley 1792–1794
        5. 5. Amasa (Dutton) Gridley 1796–
        6. 6. Ira Gridley 1787–
        7. 7. Polly Gridley 1776–
        8. 8. Clarinda Gridley 1779–
        9. 9. Curtiss Gridley 1774–1846 m. Anna Warner 1765–1837
        10. 10. Erastus Gridley 1785–1783
        11. 11. Erastus Gridley 1785–1783
      2. 2. Ashbel Gridley 1759–1835 m. Jemima Bradley 1758–1841
        1. 1. Jemima GRIDLEY 1786–
        2. 2. Ruth GRIDLEY 1784–1807
        3. 3. Artemas GRIDLEY 1782–1790
        4. 4. Artemas (Jasper) GRIDLEY 1799–
      3. 3. Zebina Gridley 1765–1812 m. Mary Clark 1773–
      4. 4. Sarah Gridley 1754–
      5. 5. Joel Gridley 1773–1821
      6. 6. Abigail Gridley 1756–1756 m. Josiah Andrews 1752–
        1. 1. Oliver ANDREWS 1786–
        2. 2. Marcus Andrews 1780–1782
        3. 3. Andrews 1780–1780
        4. 4. Chauncey Andrews 1790–1853
      7. 7. Noah Gridley 1771–1838 m. Luanna Andrews 1772–1834 m. Sophia Shepard 1789–1845
        1. 1. Charles Gridley 1805–1806
        2. 2. Edwin Gridley 1797–1853
        3. 3. Betsey Gridley 1794–1794
        4. 4. Charles Gridley 1810–
        5. 5. Alamanzar Gridley 1800–
        6. 6. John Gridley 1815–1878
        7. 7. George Gridley 1802–1870
        8. 8. Luanna Gridley 1809–1880
  7. 7. Jonathan Gridley 1690–1778
  8. 8. John Gridley 1681–1681

Esther Thompson's Timeline

3 Records

1655
17 Jun 1655
Birth of Esther Thompson in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
1655
17 Jun 1655
Esther Thompson was baptized in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut
1696
1696
Age 41
Death of Esther Thompson in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Jun 1655
    Event Place: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut Town Birth Records, Pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [3] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [4] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1655; Birth city: Farmington; Birth state: CT.
    [5] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1655; Birth city: Farmington; Birth state: CT.
    [6] Family Data Collection - Births
    [7] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 8560.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BFO.
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] Connecticut, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 17 Jun 1655
    Event Place: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Bassett-Preston Ancestors

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1696
    Event Place: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1655; Birth city: Farmington; Birth state: CT.
    [3] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1655; Birth city: Farmington; Birth state: CT.
    [4] Millennium File
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Connecticut, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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