Born in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut Colony
Ancestors 
Daughter of Joseph (Kilborn) Kilbourne
and Hester (Gibbs) Kilbourne
Sister of
Dorothy (Kilborn) Birge [half], Joseph Kilborn II [half], Sarah (Kilbourne) Dickinson [half], Jonathon (Kilbourn) Kilborn Esq. [half], James Kilborn [half], Benjamin Kilbourne, Elizabeth (Kilbourne) Catlin and Mary Kilbourne
Wife of
Samuel Smedley III
— married
about 1 Feb 1729 in Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut Colony
Descendants 
Mother of
John Smedley, Nehemiah Smedley, Jedediah Smedley, Esther (Smedley) Hosford, Jemima (Smedley) Horsford, Samuel Smedley IV, Moses Smedley, Ann Anna Smedley, Aaron Smedley, Lucina (Smedley) Clark and Joshua Smedley
Died
at about age 42
in Williamstown, Berkshire, Massachusetts Bay
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Nov 2014
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Biography
Esther/Hester Kilborn/Kilbourne was the daughter of Joseph Kilborn/Kilbourne from Wethersfield, Connecticut, and his second wife Esther (Gibbs) Kilbourne/Kilborn. She married Samuel Smedley III.
Sources
- George C. Woodruff, “A Genealogical Register of the Inhabitants of the Town of Litchfield, Conn.”, 1845, pages 119 and 197.
- (Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 02 January 2020), memorial page for Hester Kilborn Smedley (4 Aug 1713–16 Feb 1756), Find A Grave: Memorial #187861120, citing Old Burying Ground, Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by Barnaby (contributor 49385158) .
- </span>Perry, Arthur Latham. Origins in Williamstown: A History. (The Author, 1904) Page 389.
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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%
Kristi Waterman
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Rejected matches › Esther (Unknown) Brown (1690-aft.1762)
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