Esther (Sanford) Bristol (1711 - 1795)

Born 9 Nov 1711 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Samuel Bristol — married about 1727 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Colony

Descendants

Died 1795 at about age 83 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Esther (Sanford) Bristol was born in Connecticut.

Esther, the daughter of Samuel Enos Sanford and Hannah Baldwin was born on 9 November 1711 and baptized on 11 November 1711 at Milford, Connecticut.^[1][2]

Esther married Samuel Bristol, the son of Daniel and Esther (Sperry) Bristol say 1727 at Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Colony.^[3][4][5]Esther and Samuel had nine children born at Milford, Connecticut (bp. = baptized):

1. Esther Bristol (b. 17 Jan 1728; d. 14 May 1817, Milford, CT),^[6] m. say 1750 at Milford, CT, Mr. Cady
2. Hiel Bristol (b. 1733; d. 3 Oct 1813, Milford, CT), m. 22 Jul 1763 at Milford, CT, Elizabeth Hine (1741-1816)
3. Abraham Bristol (bp. 4 Apr 1736; d. 15 Oct 1800, Sand Lake, NY), m. 25 Oct 1747, Lydia Abbot (1737-1754)
4. Anne Bristol (bp. 4 Apr 1736; d, 1839, Williamstown, MA), m. 12 Jan 1757 at Milford, CT, Isaac Hine (1730-1809) son of John and Mehitable Hine
5. Lois Bristol (b. 1736; d. 16 Oct 1821, Milford, CT), m. 19 Dec 1756 at Milford, CT, Abel Somers [alias Summers] (1737-1795)
6. Eunice Bristol (bp. 10 Feb 1739; d. 1 Feb 1813, Waterbury, CT), m. 30 Jan 1757 at Milford, CT, Hezekiah Hine (1734-1807)
7. Hannah Bristol (b. 1742; d. 1839, Williamstown, MA), m. 13 Nov 1763 at South Williamstown, MA, Nehemiah Woodcock (1737-1816), son of Barnabus Woodcock
8. Sarah Bristol (b. 1746; d. 13 Mar 1813, Milford, CT), m. 29 May 1764 at Milford, CT, Abraham Hine (1728-1810), son of John and Mehitable Hine
9. Content Bristol (b. 25 Dec 1747), m. 1769 at Milford, CT, John Churchill

Esther (Sanford) Bristol died say 1795 in her 84th year, likely at Milford, New Haven, Connecticut.

Research Notes

• Esther's mother, Hannah Baldwin was the daughter of Nathaniel, a weaver by trade and Hannah (Botsford) Baldwin. Hannah had a sister, Ester Baldwin (b. 25 May1683), who married a Samuel Sanford of Newtown, Connecticut. Hannah's husband, Samuel "Enos" Sanford remained in Milford. It is likely that the Esther of this profile was named for her Aunt Ester.^[7]
• In April 1731, Samuel Bristol purchased land from his father-in-law, Samuel Enos Sanford, in "Squabbling Hill" Milford, and some of his descendants were still living there as of 1914. He served in the French and Indian War. In 1742, he and others petitioned for permission to build an Episcopal congregation in Milford.

Sources

1. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WL-SYF : 7 January 2020), Esther Samford, 1711.
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. Connecticut, U.S., Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: 2013. Original data: Connecticut. Church Records Index. Connecticut State Library, Hartford, Connecticut. Name: Esther Sanford; Father: Samuel Sanford; Baptism Date: 11 Nov 1711; Baptism Place: Milford, Connecticut, USA
3. ↑ Birth year: 1706; Birth city: New Haven; Birth state: CT. Source Information: Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Individual Records [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Name: Samuel Bristol; Spouse: Esther Sanford; Parents: Daniel Bristol, Esther Sperry; Birth Place: New Haven, CT; Birth Date: 8 Aug 1706; Marriage Date: 1727; Death Place: Milford, CT; Death Date: 1774
4. ↑ Bristol, Warren Edwin. Bristol Genealogy. The Bristol Family Association, Inc., 1967. Page 18.
5. ↑ Greene, Richard Henry, et al. The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Volume 45, 1914. Pages 328-329.
6. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WC-QPP : 7 January 2020), Esther in entry for Esther Bristoll, 1728.
7. ↑ Baldwin Charles Candee. The Baldwin Genealogy from 1500-1881. Cleveland, OH: Leader Printing, 1881. Pages 409-410, 412-413.