Esther (Conant) Parlin (1726 - aft. 1777)

Born 3 Mar 1726 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Wife of Ebenezer (Davis) Davies — married about 14 Jan 1749 (to 5 Mar 1755) in Stow, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay [uncertain]

Wife of Amos Parlin — married 19 Apr 1757 in Charlestown, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died after 10 Apr 1777 after age 51 in Westford, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay [uncertain]

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Biography:

Esther Conant was born in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, on March 3, 1726, the daughter of Robert Conant and his wife, Esther.^[1][2] Her family later removed from Chelmsford to Stow, Massachusetts. Conant says they "removed about 1754," but it appears, based on Esther's marriage record, that she was already residing there by January 1749.^[3][4]

Esther, then of Stow, married first, Lt. Ebenezer Davies, of Acton, Massachusetts, intention recorded at both Acton and Stow on January 14, 1748-9. Ebenezer died in Acton on March 5, 1755. Davies children, born in Acton:^[4][5][6]

1. Daniel Davies, born July 8, 1749; married, intention September 17, 1772(4?), Rebecca White; died December 7, 1816.^[7][8][9]
2. James Davies, born September 27, 1750; married, September 27, 1750, Rebecca Hayward.^[10][11]
3. Timothy Davies, born February 10, 1752.^[12]
4. Reuben Davies, born June 3, 1754; married, January 18, 1780, Betty Tuttle; died September 4, 1780.^[13][14][15]

She married second, Amos Parlin, of Concord, Massachusetts, in Charlestown, Massachusetts, on April 19, 1757. The marriage was performed by Thomas Whiting, Justice of the Peace. Their intention was recorded at Acton March 26, 1757. They initially settled in Concord, but removed to Acton by 1759. Parlin children:^[16][17][18]

1. Mary Parlin, born January 17, 1758, in Concord; married, 1784, Abel Brown.^[16][19][20]
2. Esther Parlin, born July 10, 1759, in Acton; married, January 29, 1784, Hezekiah Hildreth; died June 3, 1789.^[16][21][22]
3. Amos Parlin, born April 14, 1761, in Acton.^[16][23]
4. Lucy Parlin, born May 16, 1763, in Acton; died unmarried, December 12, 1837.^[16][24]
5. Isaac Parlin, born February 5, 1765, in Acton; married, intention August 31, 1798, Hannah Willard, of Boxborough, Massachusetts; died November 17, 1809.^[16][25][26]
6. Olive Parlin, born December 1, 1766, in Acton.^[16][27]
7. Aaron Parlin, born September 5, 1769; married February 6, 1797, Martha Bancroft, of Tyngsboro, Massachusetts; died August 4, 1840, at Plymouth, Ohio.^[16][28]

Esther was living on March 25, 1773, when she was mentioned in her fathers will as his daughter "Esther Parlin."^[3] Sometime before 1775, the Parlin family removed to Westford, Massachusetts.^[16]

On 8 May 1809, James Davies (her son) sold 4 parcels of land, which were described as formerly belonging to Ebenezer Davis, late of Acton, which had been conveyed to him by an agreement with his brother, Daniel Davis, and with his mother, Esther Davis Parlin, conveying her dower rights, as agreed by her current husband, Amos Parlin. The land was conveyed by agreement of all mentioned and recorded in Probate records on April 10, 1777.^{[citation needed]}

Sources:

1. ↑ Vital Records of Chelmsford, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (The Essex Institute, Salem, Massachusetts, 1914). Births. Page 49. Citing: "Conant, Easther, d. of Robert and Easther, Mar. 3, 1726."
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-YVWW : 3 November 2017), Easther Conant, 03 Mar 1726; citing Birth, Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 868,434.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Conant, Frederick. A History and Genealogy of the Conant Family in England and America (Portland, Maine, 1887). Pages 206-208. "Esther Parlin, daughter mentioned in will of Robert Conant dated March 25, 1773."
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Vital Records of Acton: Marriages. Page 147. Citing: "Conant, Ester of Stow and Lt. Ebenezer Davies of A., int. Jan. 14, 1748-9."
5. ↑ Vital Records of Stow, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass., 1911). Marriages. Page 130. Citing: "Conant, Esther, and Ebenezer Davis of Acton, int. Jan. 14, 1748-9."
6. ↑ Vital Records of Acton: Deaths. Page 261. Citing "Davies, Ebenezer, Mar. 5, 1755, in A."
7. ↑ Vital Records of Acton: Births. Page 32. Citing: Davies, Daniel, s. Ebenezer and Esther, July 8, 1749, in A."
8. ↑ Vital Records of Acton: Marriages. Page 152. Citing: "Davies, Daniel and Rebecca White, both of A., int. Sept. 27, 1772 [sic, ? 1774, rec. between two entries each dated Sept. 27, 1774]."
9. ↑ Vital Records of Acton: Deaths. Page 261. Citing: "Davies, Daniel, Capt., Dec. 7, 1816, a. 67, in A."
10. ↑ Vital Records of Acton: Births. Page 33. Citing: "Davies, James, s. Ebenezer and Esther, Sept. 27, 1750, in A."
11. ↑ Vital Records of Acton: Marriages. Page 152. Citing: "Davies, James and Rebekah [int. Rebecca] Hayward, both of A., Sept. 2, 1779. [Rebecca, both of A. C.R.I.]"
12. ↑ Vital Records of Acton: Births. Page 34. Citing: "Davies, Timothy, s. Ebenezer and Esther, Feb. 10, 1752, in A."
13. ↑ Vital Records of Acton: Births. Page 34. Citing: "Davies, Reuben, s. Ebenezer and Esther, June 3, 1754, in A."
14. ↑ Vital Records of Acton: Marriages. Page 152. Citing: "Davies, Ruben of Watertown and Betty Tuttle of A., Jan. 18, 1780. [Reuben of Watertown, C.R.I.]"
15. ↑ Vital Records of Acton: Deaths. Page 262. Citing: "Davis, Reuben, Sept. 4, 1830, a. 76. [infirmity and age, C.R.I]"
16. ↑ ^{16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 16.6 16.7 16.8} Parlin, Frank Edson. The Parlin Genealogy. The Descendants of Nicholas Parlin of Cambridge, Mass. Cambridge, Mass: 1913. Pages 18-29. Citing: "24 Amos Parlin."
17. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCWB-XBQ : 24 January 2020), Amos Parling, 19 Apr 1757.
    Transcript of Image (Vol. 3, Page 469): "Amos Parling, Elizabeth Davis, [married by] Thomas Whiting, Jus. Peace., 1757 Apr 19."
18. ↑ Vital Records of Acton: Marriages. Page 206. Citing: "Parlin, Amos of Concord and Esther Davies of A., int. Mar. 26, 1757."
19. ↑ Parlin, The Parlin Genealogy: Page 55. Citing: "57. Mary Parlin."
20. ↑ Tolman, George. Concord, Massachusetts Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1635-1850 (Beacon Press, Boston, Mass., 1895). Page 197. Citing: "Mary Parlin y^e Davgtr of Amos Parlin & Esther his wife was born Janv^y 17 : 1758."
21. ↑ Parlin, The Parlin Genealogy: Page 56. Citing: "58. Esther Parlin."
22. ↑ Vital Records of Acton: Births. Page 86. Citing: "Parlin, Esther, d. Amos and Esther, born July 10, 1759 in A."
23. ↑ Vital Records of Acton: Births. Page 86. Citing: "Parlin, Amos, s. Amos and Esther, Apr. 14, 1761, in A."
24. ↑ Vital Records of Acton: Births. Page 87. Citing: "Parlin, Lucy, d. Amos and Ester, May 16, 1763, in A."
25. ↑ Parlin, The Parlin Genealogy: Page 58. Citing: "60. Lieut. Isaac Parlin."
26. ↑ Vital Records of Acton: Births. Page 87. Citing: "Parlin, Isaac, s. Amos and Ester, Feb. 5, 1765, in A."
27. ↑ Vital Records of Acton: Births. Page 87. Citing: "Parlin, Olive, d. Amos and Ester, Dec. 1, 1766, in A."
28. ↑ Parlin, The Parlin Genealogy: Page 58. Citing: "61. Aaron Parlin."

See also:

• Vital Records of Acton, Massachusetts to the Year 1850 (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass., 1923).

• Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:38LD-21Y : accessed 8 June 2018), entry for Esther /Conant/, cites sources; "Hagen/Johnson Tree" file (2:2:2:MMDB-JV1), submitted 24 January 2017.