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James Ensign 1590–1670 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 June 1590

Birth Location: Fordwich, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 11 December 1670

Death Location: Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Thomas Ensign

Mother: Constance Pilcher

Spouse(s): Sarah 10X

Children(s): David Sr., Hannah Easton, Sarah Rockwell, Mary Smith, Lydia Ensign, Mehitable Ensign, Thomas Ensign, John Ensign, Hannah Ensign

In 1590, James Ensign entered the world in Fordwich, Kent, England, United Kingdom, born to Thomas Ensign And Constance Pilcher. In 1600, James Ensign resided in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. James Ensign married Sarah Elson Ensign 10X, and had children including David Ensign Sr, Hannah Easton, Hannah Ensign, John Ensign, Lydia Ensign, Mary Smith, Mehitable Ensign, Sarah Rockwell, Thomas Ensign. James Ensign passed away in 1670 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1590, James Ensign entered the world in Fordwich, Kent, England, United Kingdom, born to Thomas Ensign And Constance Pilcher.
  • In 1600, James Ensign resided in Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
  • James Ensign married Sarah Elson Ensign 10X, and had children including David Ensign Sr, Hannah Easton, Hannah Ensign, John Ensign, Lydia Ensign, Mary Smith, Mehitable Ensign, Sarah Rockwell, Thomas Ensign.
  • James Ensign passed away in 1670 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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James Ensign's Ancestors

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James Ensign
1590–1670
Birth Place: Fordwich, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas Ensign
1575–1631
Rye, Sussex, England
Constance Pilcher
1575–1624
Rye, Sussex, , England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Ensign's Descendants

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James Ensign (1 June 1590–11 December 1670) m. Sarah (ELSON - Ensign) 10X (1612–29 May 1676)
  1. 1. David (Ensign) Sr. 1644–1727 m. Mehitable (Gunn) 9X 1644–1720 m. Sarah WILCOX-Ensign 1648–1717
    1. 1. Thomas (Ensign) 8X 1668–1737 m. Hannah (Shephard) 8X 1672–1719 m. Lydia Baker 1669–1701 m. Rebecca Greenhill 1670– m. Hannah Shepard 1672–1709
      1. 1. Hannah Ensign 1697–1764 m. Caleb (Benton) 7X 1694–1775
        1. 1. Abraham (Benton Sr) 6X 1725–1806 m. Martha Cook 1739–1808
        2. 2. Abraham Benton 1725–1764
        3. 3. Thomas Benton 1727–1815
        4. 4. Susannah Benton 1729–1807
        5. 5. Lydia Benton 1734–1804
        6. 6. Caleb Benton 1721–1783
        7. 7. Violet Benton 1723–1768
        8. 8. Sarah Benton 1729–1745
        9. 9. Hannah Benton 1720–1799
  2. 2. Hannah Easton 1644–1711
  3. 3. Sarah Rockwell 1630–1659
  4. 4. Mary Smith 1649–1723
  5. 5. Lydia Ensign 1649–1703
  6. 6. Mehitable Ensign 1651–1659
  7. 7. Thomas Ensign 1636–1654
  8. 8. John Ensign 1633–1676
  9. 9. Hannah Ensign 1632–1632

James Ensign's Timeline

6 Records

1590
1 June 1590
Birth of James Ensign in Fordwich, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Fordwich, Kent, England, United Kingdom
1600
1600-1775
Age 10
James Ensign resided here in Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1606
1 Jun 1606
Age 16
James Ensign was baptized in Rye, Sussex, England
Rye, Sussex, England
1629
1629
Age 39
James Ensign was married in Hartford, CT
Hartford, CT
1633
1633-1884
Age 43
James Ensign resided here in Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1670
11 December 1670
Age 80
Death of James Ensign in Hartford, Hartford, English Connecticut Colony, North Americ, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Hartford, English Connecticut Colony, North Americ, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 June 1590
    Event Place: Fordwich, Kent, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 51
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 50.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: GMF
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1606
    Event Place: Rye, Sussex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980
    [2] England, Select Births and Christenings
    [3] East Sussex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, East Sussex and Brighton and Hove Record Office; Brighton, England, UK; Sussex Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1629
    Event Place: Hartford, CT

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1600-1775
    Event Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: The colonial history of Hartford : gathered from the original records

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1633-1884
    Event Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: The memorial history of Hartford County, Connecticut, 1633-1884

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1634
    Event Place: Cambridge, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Cambridge, Massachusetts; Year: 1634; Page Number: 101

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source:
    [1] A Potter-Richardson Memorial : the Ancestral Lines of William W. Potter of Michigan, and His Wife, Margaret (Richardson) Potter
    [2] Fifty Puritan ancestors, 1628-1660 : genealogical notes, 1560-1900
    [3] Record of the descendants of James Ensign and his wife Sarah Nelson, 1634-1939-1960
    [4] Oliver-Miner ancestors and descendants

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 December 1670
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford, English Connecticut Colony, North Americ, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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