Esther (Ward) Richardson (1702 - 1726)

Born 1 Mar 1702 in Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Wife of David Richardson — married about 21 May 1724 (to about 1725) in Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 26 Feb 1726 at age 23 in Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

Esther Ward was born in 1702,^[1] daughter of Edward Ward (13 Mar 1671-Jan 1749) and Grace Lovering (ca 1671-30 Nov 1754).^[2]

She married David Richardson on May 21, 1724.^[3]

Children of David and Esther:^[4]

1. Esther Richardson, b. 1725, m. at Newton 15 Nov 1750 Elisha Fuller (d. 1794, son of Capt. Jonathan & Sarah (Myrick) Fuller of Newton)
2. Edward Richardson, b. 26 Feb 1725/6, d. 20 Feb 1725/6.

Esther died in childbirth on February 26, 1726, in Newton, Massachusetts.^[5][6] Her son, Edward, was born and died on the same day. Esther may be buried in Newton Cemetery in Newton, Massachusetts.^[7]

Research Notes

Newton vital records spell her last name as "Richison".^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHT4-J68 : 10 November 2020), Esther Ward, 1 Mar 1702; citing Birth, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009513.
2. ↑ Martyn: Pages 77-78
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPZR-57TH : 19 April 2021), David Richardson and Esther Ward, 21 May 1724; citing Marriage, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011107.
4. ↑ Martyn: Page 91
5. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC97-N32 : 20 May 2022), Esther Richardson, 20 Feb 1726; citing Death, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009513.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Vital records of Newton, Massachusetts, to the year 1850 by New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1905. (Page: 164)
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/199674534/esther-richardson: accessed 21 January 2023), memorial page for Esther Ward Richardson (1 Mar 1702–26 Feb 1726), Find a Grave Memorial ID 199674534, citing Newton Cemetery, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Tammy King (contributor 49098978).

• Martyn, Charles. The William Ward Genealogy (Artemas Ward, New York, 1925) Page 77-78, 91.
• Jackson, Francis. A History of the Early Settlement of Newton, County of Middlesex, Massachusetts (Stacy and Richardson, Boston, 1854) Page 430
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