Esther (Wigglesworth) Toppan (1685 - abt. 1759)

Born 16 Apr 1685 in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Wife of John Sewall Jr. — married 8 Jun 1710 in Newbury, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Wife of Abraham Toppan — married 21 Oct 1713 in Newbury, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died about 25 Mar 1759 at about age 73 in Newbury, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay [uncertain]

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Biography

Esther Wigglesworth was born on 16 April 1685 in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, the daughter of Rev. Michael Wigglesworth, (pastor, teacher, and author of the "Day of Doom" and other poetical writings) and his wife Martha (Mudge) Wigglesworth.^[1]

Esther married twice. Her first husband was John Sewall of Newbury, the son of John and Hannah (Fessenden) Sewall born in Newbury on 10 April 1680.^[2] Their marriage was recorded in the Newbury records on 08 June 1710.^[3]

John Sewall died in 1711.^[4] An inventory of his estate was taken on 20 March 1711/12 and presented to court on 25 March 1712 when administration on his estate was granted to his widow Esther Sewall and his brother Henry Sewall.^[5] They had no children.

She married, secondly, to Abraham Toppan on 21 October 1713 in Newbury.^[6]

It is said the Esther Toppan died in Newbury on 25 March 1759.^{[citation needed]} Her death is not found in Newbury Vital Records.

Esther and Abraham Toppan had at least six children recorded in Newbury:^[7]

1. Edward, b. 07 Sep 1715
2. Elizabeth, b. 19 May 1718
3. Patience, b. 20 Apr 1720
4. Samuel, b. 09 May 1722
5. Jacob, b. 23 Aug 1725
6. Michael, b. 06 Oct 1727

Sources

1. ↑ Deloraine Pendre Corey, editor, Births, marriages and deaths in the town of Malden, Massachusetts, 1649-1850 (Cambridge, MA: Printed at the University Press for the City of Malden, 1903), Vol. 1, p. 103.

   "Wigglesworth, Esther, da of [Rev.] Michael [and Martha], April 16, 1685."

2. ↑ Newbury (Mass.). Vital Records of Newbury, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849. Salem, Mass. : Essex Institute, 1911, Vol. 1:471.
3. ↑ Newbury VRs, Vol. 2:446.

   "John Sewall & Esther Wigglesworth married June 8th 1710."

4. ↑ Vol. 2:719
5. ↑ Essex County Probate Records, Vol. 310:409
6. ↑ Newbury VRs, Vol. 2:490.

   "Abraham Toppan & Esther Sewall were married October 21st 1713 [marriage returns by the Rev. Mr. Christopher Toppan]."

7. ↑ Newbury VRs, Vol. 1:527-529.

See also:

• The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011, Birth Records of Malden, Volume 10, page 236.

• Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Film # 0886202 item 3.

• Fred Kingsbury, The Genealogy of the Descendants of Henry Kingsbury.

Acknowledgements

Contributors: Jim Kimpton, Bobbie Hall.