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Esther Pierson (Sperry)

Also Known As: "Hester Hotchkiss"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: New Haven, New Haven Colony
Death: after May 14, 1739
Perhaps, Derby, New Haven County, Connecticut Colony
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Richard Sperry, Sr. and Dennis Sperry
Wife of Sgt. Daniel Hotchkiss and Stephen Peirson
Mother of Elizabeth Matthews; Daniel Hotchkiss; Obediah Hotchkiss; Esther Hotchkiss; Rebecca Parker and 2 others
Sister of John Sperry; Mary Peck; Richard Sperry, Jr.; Nathaniel Sperry; Thomas Sperry, 1 and 4 others

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About Esther Pierson

Esther Pierson married 1) Sgt. Daniel Hotchkiss 2) Stephen Peirson


Esther Sperry

  • Born: Sep 1654 - New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
  • Died: after 14 May 1749 - New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
  • Daughter of Richard Sperry, Sr. and Dennis (unknown)
  • Marriage - Daniel Hotchkiss on Jun 21, 1683 in New Haven, New Haven, CT
  • Marriage - Stephen Pierson in 1726

Esther married Daniel Hotchkiss, son of Samuel Hotchkiss and Elizabeth Cleverly, on Jun 21, 1683 in New Haven, New Haven, CT. (Daniel Hotchkiss was born on Jun 8, 1657 in New Haven, New Haven, CT and died on Mar 10, 1712 in New Haven, New Haven, CT.)

She married second to Stephen Pierson Sr (abt. 1642 - 1739), the immigrant ancestor, and survived him. He was Mary Tomlinson’s widower. No issue of her second marriage.

Spouse

1. Daniel Hotchkiss

Children[1]

  1. Elizabeth was born 30 August 1684
  2. Daniel was born August 1687
  3. Obadiah was born 20 March 1690
  4. Esther was born 25 November 1693
  5. (perhaps) Rebecca was baptized 7 June 1696 died soon
  6. Rebecca was born 14 February 1697/8
  7. Jemima was born 26 November 1702

Esther next married Stephen Pierson. (Stephen Pierson was born about 1650 and died before 1743.)


Families of Ancient New Haven. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as New Haven genealogical magazine. vols. I-VIII. Compiled by Donald Lines Jacobus. 8 vols. Rome, New York: Clarence D. Smith, 1923-1932. document attached

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The Descendants of Stephen Pierson of Suffolk and New Haven and Derby, Conn 1645 - 1739

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References

  1. Jacobus, Donald Lines. “The Hotchkiss Family.” New England Historical and Genealogical Register 66:327. NEHGS, 1912 Volume 66. Page 328. < GoogleBooks > “She married secondly Stephen Pierson.”
  2. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Sperry-53
  3. https://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p1281.htm...The Descendants of Stephen Pierson of Suffolk and New Haven and Derby, Conn 1645 - 1739
  4. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110207944/stephen-peirson-pierson
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Esther Pierson's Timeline

1654
September 16, 1654
New Haven, New Haven Colony
1684
August 30, 1684
New Haven County, Connecticut Colony
1687
August 1687
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
1690
March 20, 1690
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
1693
November 25, 1693
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
1697
February 14, 1697
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut Colony
1702
November 26, 1702
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut Colony
1739
May 14, 1739
Age 84
Perhaps, Derby, New Haven County, Connecticut Colony