Born in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Thomas Baird II
and Esther Hannah (Kilgore) Baird
Sister of
Charles Baird, Mary (Baird) Thompson, Marie Jane (Baird) Dubois, Thomas Baird III, Elizabeth T. (Handley) McClure [half], Archibald C. Baird [half] and Amelia (Baird) Langdon [half]
Wife of
Henry Brenton
— married
14 Jun 1814 in Knox, Indiana Territory, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
James Baird Brenton, Eliza Jane (Brenton) Parsley, Martha Elizabeth (Brenton) Brunnemer, Mary Elizabeth (Brenton) Lyons, Thomas Henry Brenton, Rebecca L. (Brenton) Goode and Sarah Ann (Brenton) Charlton
Died
at age 82
in Adel, Dallas, Iowa, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Sep 2010
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Biography
Esther was born in 1789. She died in 1871 at the age of 82.
Parents: Capt. Thomas Baird 1749 - 1834 and Hannah Esther (Kilgore) Baird 1750 - 1790. Thomas served during the Revolutionary War.
Spouse: Rev. Henry Brenton 1778 - 1846. They were married 6/14/1814 in Knox County, Indiana. Per Indiana Marriages, 1811 - 2019. He built his first church at Mt. Tabor, Gallatin (now Trimble) County, Kentucky, in 1803, at the site of the present Wesleyan Methodist Church. He was made guardian of Robert and George Tomlinson, orphan heirs of Isaac Tomlinson on 1/14/1822. Findagrave #107613150
Children:
1. Dr. James Baird Brenton 1815 - 1891
- Married Eliza St John 1818 - 1840
- Married Elizabeth Glenn 1819 - 1898
- Findagrave #14340459
2. Eliza Jane Brenton 1818 - aft. 1870
- In 1870 Census, age 55 in Washington, Brown County, Indiana
- Married Daniel J. Parsley 1813 - 1864
3. Martha Elizabeth Brenton 1818 - 1894
- Married Anthony Brunnemer 1793 - 1857
- Findagrave #41704588
4. Mary Elizabeth Brenton 1821 - 1881
- Married William Lyons 1817 - 1877
- Findagrave #37496073
5. Thomas Henry Brenton 1825 - 1902
- Married Mary Ann Clark 1832 - 1893
- Findagrave #15408706
6. Rebecca L. Brenton 1826 - 1860
- Married Abraham V. Smock 1822 - 1866
- Married William H. Goode -
- Findagrave #107088520
7. Sarah Ann Brenton 1828 - 1868
- Married Jesse K. Charlton 1818 - 1892
- Findagrave #227133214
Sources
- Esther is buried at IOOF Cemetery in Adel Township, Dallas County, Iowa, USA. Her findagrave page lists and has links to her father, siblings, spouse, 6 children. There is a picture of her headstone. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14340465/esther-b-brenton#add-to-vc
- Esther (Baird) Brenton: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/LZKZ-P43
- 1850 Census: Esther Brinton. Age: 61. Widowed. Home in 1850: Clark Township, Johnson, Indiana. Birthdate/place: 1789 in Kentucky. Household members: Thomas H. Brinton, 24 (IN). Mary Ann Brinton, 18 (IN). Esther Brinton, 61 (KY). Mary W. Brinton, 30 (KY).
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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%
~1.56%
Kathy (Whitfield) Stepp 
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