Born in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Ancestors 
Daughter of George Langton
and Hannah (Unknown) Langton
Sister of
John Langton [half], Deliverance (Langton) Burt [half], Hannah (Langton) Pritchard, Unknown (Langton) Corby [half], Hannah (Haynes) Root [half], Sarah (Haynes) Kingsley [half] and Ruth (Haynes) Hawes [half]
Wife of
John Hannum
— married
20 Apr 1675 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay
Descendants 
Died
at about age 86
in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Profile last modified
| Created 13 May 2013
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Biography
- Esther was born in 1649. She died in 1736.
- Lancton, Hester, d, George 22 6m* 1649 Bk1 pg7" Springfield, MA, Vital Records. Hannum [wh. was Esther, w. of John,] HANNUM, JOHN, Northampton, only s. of William, m. 20 Nov. 1662, Sarah, d. of Richard Weller, had Abigail, b. 16 Aug. 1664; Hannah, 12 Oct. 1667; Sarah, 4 Oct. 1669, d. young; Sarah, again, 9 Dec. 1671; Mindwell, and Experience, tw. Mar. 1673, both d. young. The w. d. 30 Mar. 1673; and he m. 20 Apr. 1675, Esther, d. of George Langton, had John, b. 1676; Eleazur, 1678; Ruth, 1680; a d. 1683, d. soon; Esther, 1685, d. soon; Esther, again, 1687, d. soon; Joanna, 1688; William, 1690; and Samuel, 1692. He d. 19 Feb. 1712, ged 76. http://www.usgennet.org/usa/topic/newengland/savage/bk2/hancock-harwood.htm
- Her birthdate of "22 6m" has been mistaken for June 22, but the colonies were using the Julian calendar where March was the 1st month of the year. She was born in August.
- Note: Langton is variously spelled: Laughton, Lancton, Lankton, Lanckton and Langdon.
Sources
- A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, Before 1692. By James Savage. Volume 3. Lane-Lathrop: http://www.ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Hampden/Springfield/birthsL.shtml
- U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 for Hester (Esther) Hannum: https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=NewEnglandMarriages&h=900178395.
- New England Marriages prior's to 1700: https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/Print/3824/gpc_ewenglandm...%3D0.9159034138218152&sourcePlacement=2×tamp=1538074137231
Acknowledgments
- Thanks to Loren Fay for starting this profile.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Esther by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Esther:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Esther by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Esther:
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~0.39%
Luke Brubaker
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~0.39%
David Clarke :
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