Datus Ensign Sr. served with Civil Service, Massachusetts during the American Revolution.
Datus Ensign Sr. is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A036946.
Datus Ensign was born on September 22, 1729 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut. He is a son of David and Sarah Ensign.[1]
He was a Surveyor of Highways, Westfield, CT 1777-83 [2]
He passed away in 1787.
Research Notes
Correction: It was his son, Datus Ensign Jr (1752-1832) who was a soldier in the American Revolution. See [DAR Ancestor #A036946] and [DAR Ancestor #A036947]. Their records report he was a private in Col. Danielson's Regiment.
↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 1 Feb 2018), "Record of Datus Ensign, Sr.", Ancestor # A036946.
Record of the Descendants of James Ensign and his wife Sarah Elson, by Martha Eunice Ensign Nelson, 1960.
Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906 [1]
Datis Ensigne
Birth Event Date: 22 Sep 1729
Event Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America
Father's Name: David Ensigne
Mother's Name: Sarah
Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920 Image
Datis Ensign
Father: David Ensign
Baptism Date: 28 Aug 1729
Baptism Place: West Hartford, Connecticut
Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920 Image
Datis Ensign
Spouse: Lucretia Ensign
Residence Date: 2 Mar 1752
Residence Place: West Hartford, Connecticut
Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 1 Feb 2018), "Record of Datus Ensign, Sr.", Ancestor # A036946.
ENSIGN, DATUS SR Ancestor #: A036946
Service: Massachusetts Rank(s): CIVIL SERVICE
Birth: 2-22-1729 HARTFORD CONNECTICUT
Death: P 1783 WESTFIELD Massachusetts
Service Description: 1) SURVEYOR OF HIGHWAYS, WESTFIELD 1777-83
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Datus by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Datus: