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James Ensign 1606–1671 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: JUN 1606

Birth Location: Rye, Sussex, England

Death Date: NOV 1671

Death Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Father: Thomas Ensign

Mother: Constance Pilcher

Spouse(s): Sarah Elson

Children(s): Sarah Ensign, Mary Ensign, Lydia Ensign, David Ensign, Hannah Ensign

The story of James Ensign began in 1606 in Rye, Sussex, England. James Ensign married Sarah Elson, and had children including David Ensign, Hannah Ensign, Lydia Ensign, Mary Ensign, Sarah Ensign. James Ensign passed away in 1671 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Ensign began in 1606 in Rye, Sussex, England.
  • James Ensign married Sarah Elson, and had children including David Ensign, Hannah Ensign, Lydia Ensign, Mary Ensign, Sarah Ensign.
  • James Ensign passed away in 1671 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Ensign
1575–1631
Birth Location: Rye, Sussex, England
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Constance Pilcher
1580–1625
Birth Location: Rye, Sussex, England
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Elson
1611–1676
Birth Location: Fordwich, Kent, England
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Children(s)

Sarah Ensign
1633–1659
Birth Location: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
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Mary Ensign
1636–1723
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
ME
Lydia Ensign
1649–1703
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
LE
David Ensign
1644–1727
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Hannah Ensign
1646–1711
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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James Ensign's Ancestors

Self
James Ensign
1606–1671
Birth Place: Rye, Sussex, England
Parents
Thomas Ensign
1575–1631
Rye, Sussex, England
Constance Pilcher
1580–1625
Rye, Sussex, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Ensign's Descendants

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James Ensign (JUN 1606–NOV 1671) m. Sarah Elson (1611–29 MAY 1676)
  1. 1. Sarah Ensign 1633–1659 m. John Rockwell 1627–1673
    1. 1. Ruth Rockwell 1654–1739 m. Daniel Mix 1653–1720
      1. 1. Thomas Mix 1678–
      2. 2. Lydia Mix 1682–
      3. 3. Daniel Mix 1685–
      4. 4. Ruth Mix 1687–
      5. 5. Hannah Mix 1690–
      6. 6. Theophilus Mix 1697–1750
  2. 2. Mary Ensign 1636–1723 m. Samuel Smith 1639–1703
    1. 1. Sarah Smith 1665–1733 m. Ebenezer Wells 1669–1743 m. John Lawrence 1660–1694
      1. 1. Mary Lawrence 1688–
      2. 2. Mary Wells 1707–1788 m. Aaron Graves 1708–1788
        1. 1. Martha Graves 1733–1822
        2. 2. Mary Graves 1733–
        3. 3. Eunice Graves 1735–1813
        4. 4. Beulah Graves 1737–1826
        5. 5. Sybil Graves 1752–1827
        6. 6. Rebecca Graves 1758–1821
        7. 7. Jemima Graves 1730–
        8. 8. Lucius Graves 1746–1810
        9. 9. Aaron Graves 1749–1834
    2. 2. James Smith 1675–
    3. 3. Preserved Smith 1677–1715 m. Mary Ensign 1675–1723
      1. 1. Chileab Smith 1708–1800 m. Sarah Moody 1709–1789
    4. 4. Dorothy Smith 1666–1740
    5. 5. Samuel Smith 1667–1723
    6. 6. Ebenezer Smith 1668–1728 m. Sarah Huxley 1675–1749
    7. 7. Ichabod Smith 1670–1744 m. Mary Huxley 1673–1747
      1. 1. Samuel Smith 1700–
    8. 8. Mary Smith 1673– m. James Barnes 1671–1695
  3. 3. Lydia Ensign 1649–1703
  4. 4. David Ensign 1644–1727 m. Mehitable Gunn 1644–1720 m. Sarah Wilcox 1648–1717
    1. 1. Sarah Ensign 1671–1719 m. Ebenezer Price 1667–1706
    2. 2. Thomas Ensign 1668–1738 m. Hannah Shepard 1672–1709
      1. 1. Hannah Ensign 1698–1764 m. Caleb Benton 1694–1775
      2. 2. Daniel Ensign 1702–1702
      3. 3. Thomas Ensign 1693–1752 m. Hannah Hopkins 1702–1764
      4. 4. Moses Ensign 1708–1751 m. Love Andrews 1708–1793
        1. 1. Isaiah Ensign 1744–
        2. 2. Isaac Ensign 1747–1816 m. Lurannah Pettibone 1749–1845
        3. 3. Moses Ensign 1734–1805 m. Sarah Waters 1738–1798 m. Anna Williams 1734–1776
        4. 4. Sarah Ensign 1736–1736
        5. 5. Moses Ensign 1732–1732
        6. 6. Samuel Ensign 1740–1819 m. Mary Slade 1752–1807
      5. 5. John Ensign 1695–1776 m. Elizabeth Dickinson 1695–1758
        1. 1. Jacob Ensign 1723–1813 m. Sarah Graves 1727–1788
      6. 6. Daniel Ensign 1704–1774
    3. 3. Mary Ensign 1675–1723 m. Preserved Smith 1677–1715
    4. 4. James Ensign 1666–1754 m. Lydia Baker 1670–1701 m. Anna Baker 1680–1719
      1. 1. Lydia Ensign 1692–
      2. 2. Jonathan Ensign 1696–
      3. 3. Ebenezer Ensign 1698–1773
      4. 4. Anna Ensign 1706–1786
      5. 5. Joseph Ensign 1708–
      6. 6. Mary Ensign 1712–
      7. 7. Joseph Ensign 1714–
      8. 8. Samuel Ensign 1714–
      9. 9. Elizabeth Ensign 1716–
      10. 10. James Ensign 1691–1730 m. Abigail Seymour 1694–1725
        1. 1. Joseph Ensign 1718–1772 m. Mary Webster 1725–1805
    5. 5. David Ensign 1664–1665
    6. 6. David Ensign 1688–1759 m. Hannah Smith 1690–1719
      1. 1. Abigail Ensign 1711–1794 m. Abel Gillett 1705–
        1. 1. Abigail Gillett 1731–
        2. 2. Chloe Gillett 1733–1813
        3. 3. Agnes Gillett 1739–
        4. 4. Eunice Gillett 1741–
        5. 5. Abel Gillett 1744–1807
        6. 6. Sarah Gillett 1748–1757
        7. 7. Ashbel Gillett 1754–
        8. 8. Hannah Gillett 1735–
        9. 9. Jerusha Gillett 1737–
        10. 10. Lois Gillett 1746–
  5. 5. Hannah Ensign 1646–1711 m. Thomas Shepherd 1632–1719
    1. 1. Thomas Shepherd 1660–1726
    2. 2. Hannah Shepherd 1661–1718 m. Joseph Blanchard 1654–1694
    3. 3. Isaac Shepherd 1682–
    4. 4. Jacob Shepherd 1675–
    5. 5. John Shepherd 1670–
    6. 6. Margaret Shepherd 1672–
    7. 7. Ralph Shepherd 1665–

James Ensign's Timeline

2 Records

1606
JUN 1606
Birth of James Ensign in Rye, Sussex, England
Rye, Sussex, England
1671
NOV 1671
Age 65
Death of James Ensign in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: JUN 1606
    Event Place: Rye, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: NOV 1671
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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