Hester (Hosford) Phelps (1664 - 1716)

Born 27 May 1664 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut

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Died 30 Aug 1716 at age 52 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut

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Biography

Hester was born in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut on May 27, 1664, the daughter of John Hosford.^[1][2][3] She was the daughter of John Hosford and Phillury Thrall. She inherited 100 pounds from her father's estate. Around 1688, she married, as his second wife, Joseph Phelps of East Windsor. Joseph and Hester had four children, including Abigail. Hester also raised Joseph's five children from his first wife. They were only married for seven years when Joseph died in East Windsor in his 48th year.

Hester was named to administer the estate on September 25, 1695. Sometime later, she married Samuel Kent of Suffield.

She died sometime after 1696 according to World Family Tree^[4][5] but on August 30, 1716 according to Geni (My Heritage.com)^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Windsor, Connecticut, Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1638-1925, Vol. 1, p. 18 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9BT-8ZXW?i=33&cc=2448940&cat=471242)
2. ↑ World Family Tree, Volume 1, Tree 2537: Valerie Willard, 11513 Jamestown W Drive, Fishers, IN 46038-1948
3. ↑ Find A Grave. [1] Hester Hosford Kent, buried in unknown place. Linked to parents, husbands, children and siblings.
4. ↑ World Family Tree, Volume 1, Tree 2537: Valerie Willard, 11513 Jamestown W Drive, Fishers, IN 46038-1948
5. ↑ Web Site: I652: Mary or Mercy Hosford (12 Apr 1674 - 11 Jul 1753) I652: Mary or Mercy Hosford (12 Apr 1674 - 11 Jul 1753) Note: This website is no longer active.
6. ↑ Geni.' [2] Ester Phelps (Hosford), Parents, husband and children listed.

• Welles, Edwin. Births, Marriages, and Deaths Returned from Hartford, Windsor, and Fairfield (Case, Lockwood & Brainard Co., 1898) Page 17
• Torrey, Clarence Almon. Torrey’s New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore, 1985)
• Hosford, Henry Hallock. Ye Horseforde Booke, Horsford-Hosford Families in the United States of America (Tower Press, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio, 1936) Page 23

Other Sources

1. Connecticut Births. [3] Samuel Kent and Esther had a daughter, Martha Kent, on 8Feb1702 in Suffield, Ct.

2. Connecticut Births. [4] Samuel Kent and Esther had a daughter, Mary Kent, on 10Jul1704 in Suffield, Ct.

3. Connecticut Births. [5] Samuel Kent and Esther had a son , Daniel Kent, on 10Jul1704 in Suffield, Ct.

4. Connecticut Births. [6] Samuel Kent and Esther had a daughter, Esther Kent, on 10Jun1719 in Suffield, Ct.

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