Esther (Sanford) Crofut (1733 - 1809)

Born 2 Sep 1733 in Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Wife of John Crowfoot — married 16 Jun 1756 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony

Descendants

Died 28 Dec 1809 at age 76 in Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony

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Biography

Esther was born in 1733. She is the daughter of Ebenezer Sanford and his wife Ann.

In 1771, Stephen Crofut, being at the age to choose a guardian made the choice of his mother, Esther.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ “Probate records v. 1-3 1744-1782”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-892K-TFPR : 26 February 2023), FHL microfilm 007627321, image 373, Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 2, 1745-1775, Pages 434.

• Jacobus, Donald Lines. History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield (For the Eunice Dennie Burr Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1930) Vol. 2, Page 823.
  • Sanford [Unplaced] EBENEZER had dau. Esther, [b. at Newtown, 2 Sept. 1733], m. 16 June 1756, John Crofut. [Fairfield rec]
• The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records (NEHGS, Boston, 2011)
  • Vol. Newtown, Page 141. Sanford, Esther, d.[Ebenezer & Ann], b. Sept. 2, 1733, Vol. 1, Page 75.
  • Vol. Fairfield, Page 33. Crofut, John, s. Dan[ie]l, m. Esther Sanford, d. Eben[eze]r, June 16, 1756 Vol. 1, Page 141.
• Sanford, Carlton Elisha. Thomas Sanford, The Emigrant to New England (Tuttle Co., Rutland, Vermont, 1911) Vol. 1, Page 121.
• Jessup, Harlan R., Crofut Families of Fairfield County through Six Generations , Connecticut Ancestry (Connecticut Ancestry Society, Inc., Stamford, Conn., Aug 2015) Vol. 58, No. 1, Page 11.
  • Page 14: Esther Sanford, b. at Newtown, 2 Sep 1733, dau. of Ebenezer and Ann (Botsford) Sanford, d. Newtown, 28 Dec 1809.