Esther Hilliard was the daughter of William Hilliard & was born in Boston on the 25th of March, 1642, where her name is stated as Hester[1] She was baptized on 25 Jun 1655 by Peter Hobart of Hingham.[2]
Esther married at Hingham on the 9th of January, 1657/8 to Joseph Bate.[3] They had 9 children recorded variously in Hingham Town records & Hubbard's Journal. In all the primary source records for her children, where she is named, she is Hester.
↑ Egan, C. Edward, "The Hobart Journal (Continued from p 25)." The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol 121. NEHGS, AmericanAncestors.org (Vol 121, Page 107).
American Marriage Records Before 1699. Pompton Lakes, NJ, USA: Biblio Co., 1926.Original data: Clemens, William Montgomery. American Marriag
Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute
U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Author: Yates Publishing Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls
↑ Egan, C. Edward, "The Hobart Journal (Continued from p 25)." The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol 121. NEHGS, AmericanAncestors.org (Vol 121, Page 107).
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In her husband's will dated 24 Apr 1706, proved 18 Jun 1707, she is named sole executrix - her name is given as Esther Bate.
Suffolk County, MA: Probate File Papers.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2017-2019. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized mages provided by FamilySearch.org) Case 3043: Will
https://www.americanancestors.org/DB2735/i/48703/3043-co3/69461608
Suffolk County, MA: Probate File Papers.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2017-2019. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized mages provided by FamilySearch.org) Case 3043: Will https://www.americanancestors.org/DB2735/i/48703/3043-co3/69461608