Esther (Kimball) Dane (1698 - 1770)

Born 1 Apr 1698 in Wenham, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Wife of Nathaniel Dane — married 23 Dec 1732 in Ispwich, Essex, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 27 Nov 1770 at age 72 in Wenham, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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[Note: An Esther Dane of Ipswich, widow, died intestate and her estate was probated Nov. 27, 1770, inventoried on Jan. 2, 1771. Samuel Knowlton, mariner was appointed administrator, but relationship is not stated. *See: Case 7085:p. 1-6: Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.) ]

[Note: See Ipswich VR: An Abigail Dane married Benjamin Knowlton Jr., she died May 20, 1790, age 55; Esther Dane married Samuel Knowlton Jr., and died Nov. 11, 1792, age 55, making them likely the daughters of Esther and Nathaniel Dane by their ages]

Biography

Esther Kimball was born April 6, 1698 at Wenham, Massachusetts, daughter of Ephraim and Mary (Friend) Kimball. ^[1][2]

She married Nathaniel Dane at Ipswich on Dec. 23, 1732 ^[3]as his third wife. ^[2]

Nathaniel Dane was born June 27, 1691 at Ipswich, Massachusetts, son of John and Abigail (Warner) Dane. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Nathaniel Dane Sr. died in June 1760. ^{[6] [4]}

Nathaniel's estate was inventoried on June 26, 1760. in his will written on May 26, 1760. In it he names:

• wife Esther
• son Nathaniel, executor
• son Israel, executor
• son Edward
• son Nehemiah
• daughter Elizabeth
• daughter Mary
• daughter Anna
• daughter Abigail
• daughter Esther ^[6]

Children

1. Ephraim (twin) baptized Sept. 1, 1733; ^[1] buried in Sept. 1733. ^[3]
2. Esther (twin) baptized Sept. 1, 1733; ^[1]buried in March 1736. ^[3]
3. Abigail baptized Oct. 5, 1734. (? married Benjamin Knowlton Jr. as his second wife) (? died at Ipswich May 20, 1790, aged 55) ^[3]
4. Martha baptized Feb. 15, 1735/6; ^[3] not mentioned in her fathers' will in 1760. ^[6]
5. Esther baptized June 12, 1737. (? married Samuel Knowlton Jr.) (? died at Ipswich Nov. 11, 1792, aged 55) ^[3]

Records

Birth: KEMBALL, Ester, d. Ephraim and Mary, Apr. 1, 1698.^[1]

Marriage intention: KIMBALL, Ester, and Nathaniel Deen of Ipswich, int. Oct. 16, 1732.^[7]

Marriages

DANE, Nathaniell, and Easter Kimball of Wenham, Dec. 23, 1732. CR5 (p. 122)

? Dane, Abigail, Mrs., and Benjamin Knowlton, jr., int. Apr. 22, 1756. (p. 122)

? Dane, Ester, Mrs., and Samuel Knowlton, jr., int. July 9, 1759. (p. 122)^[3]

Birth of Children:

DANE, Ephraim, twin s. Nathaniel and Esther, bp. at the Hamlet, Sept. 2, 1733. CR

DANE, Esther, twin d. Nathaniel and Esther, bp. at Hamlet, Sept. 2, 1733. CR ^[8]

DANE, Ephraim, s. Nathaniell, bp. Sept. 1, 1733. CR5 (p. 108) ^[3]

DANE, Esther, d. Nathaniell, bp. Sept. 1, 1733. CR5 (p. 108) ^[3]

DANE, Abigail, d. Nathaniell, bp. Oct. 5, 1734. CR5 ^[9]

DANE, Esther, d. Nathaniel, bp. June 12, 1737. CR5 ^[10]

DANE, Martha, d. Nathaniel, bp. Feb. 15, 1735-6. CR5 ^[11]

Deaths of Children:

Dane, Ephraim, s. Nathaniel, bur. Sept. ––, 1733. PR2 (p. 536) ^[3]

Dane, Esther, d. Nathaniel, bur. Mar. ––, 1736. PR2 (p. 536)^[3]

Knowlton, Abigal, wid., chronic disorders, May 20, 1790, a. 55 y. CR5. (p. 608) ^[3]

Knowlton, Benjamin, palsy, Apr. 3, 1781, a. 63 y. CR5. (p. 608) ^[3]

Knowlton, Easter, wid., consumption, Nov. 11, 1792, a. 55 y. CR5 (. 608)^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Vital records of Wenham, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849; Wenham Births; page 19
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Cutter, William R. Historic Homes and Places and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Volume 4, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1908. p. 1613
3. ↑ ^{3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14} Vital Records of Ipswich, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, The Essex Institute, Salem, MA, 1910
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Cutter, William R. Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts, Volume 1, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Boston, MA, p. 29
5. ↑ Genealogical and Personal Memoirs: Relating to the Families of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts; William Richard Cutter; Genealogical Publishing Com, Jan 1, 2000, page 29
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} Case 7121:p. 1- 7: Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.)
7. ↑ Vital records of Wenham, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849; Wenham Marriages; page 133
8. ↑ Vital records of Wenham, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849; Wenham Births; page 19
9. ↑ Vital records of Ipswich, Massachusetts : to the end of the year 1849; Ipswich Births; page 108
10. ↑ Vital records of Ipswich, Massachusetts : to the end of the year 1849; Ipswich Births; page 108
11. ↑ Vital records of Ipswich, Massachusetts : to the end of the year 1849; Ipswich Births; page 109