Source: C. Anthony, Ann Darling Robinson, Ann Somerville, Frank Graham, Ralph Slemp, E. Wall, et al.
She is married to James Ensign.
They got married in the year 1629 at Hadley, Hampshire Co., MA, she was 17 years old.
Child(ren):
Sarah (Sara) ____
Sources: Author: Anthony, C.; Jensen Denice; Madsen, Shannon; Robinson, Ann Darling; Somerville Ann; Graham, Frank; Slemp, Ralph; Wessel, Robert; Wall, E.; et al.; Title: "Sarah Elson," (Publication site: Salt Lk. City UT, Publisher: Family Tree, Publication date: ix July MMXXIII)
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L58Q-QZZ
"... Sarah Elson Last Changed: July 9, 2023 Denice Jensen Sex Female ...
Birth 1612 Kent, England ... Last Changed: July 9, 2023 Denice Jensen
Death 29 May 1676 Hartford, Hartford County, ... Connecticut ... Reason: Find a Grave Index Last Changed: July 9, 2023 Denice Jensen
Burial 30 May 1676 Ancient Burying Ground, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut ... Reason: Find a Grave Index Last Changed: July 9, 2023 Denice Jensen
Spouses & Children
James Ensign Male 1606-1670
Sarah Elson Female 1612-1676
Children (6)
[1] Sarah Ensign Female 1630-1659
[2] Thomas Ensign Male 1639-Deceased
[3] Mary Ensign Female 1639-1723
[4] David Ensign Sr Male 1644-1727
[5] Hannah Ensign Female 1645-1711
[6] Lydia Ensign Female 1649-1703
Parents & Siblings
Abraham Elson Male 1586-1648
Rebecca Steele Female -1663
Marriage about 1643 Weathersfield, Hartford Colony ...
Children (3)
[1] Sarah Elson Female 1612-1676
[2] Hannah Elson Female 1645-1663
[3] Martha Elson Female 1646-Deceased"
A deleted Sarah Elson:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L29H-ZS9
"... Sarah Elson Last Changed: March 23, 2023 Ann Somerville Sex Female Last Changed: July 8, 2016 Ann Darling Robinson
Birth 1612 Kent, England Last Changed: March 23, 2023 Ann Somerville
Death 29 May 1676 Hartford, Hartford County, ... Connecticut ... Reason: Find a Grave Index Last Changed: March 19, 2021 Frank Graham
Burial 30 May 1676 Ancient Burying Ground, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, ... Reason: Find a Grave Index Last Changed: March 19, 2021 Frank Graham
Spouses & Children
James Ensign Male 1606-1670
Sarah Elson Female 1612-1676
Marriage 1629 Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Children (6)
[1] Sarah Ensign Female 1630-1659
[2] Thomas Ensign Male 1639-Deceased
[3] Mary Ensign Female 1639-1723
[4] David Ensign Sr Male 1644-1727
[5] Hannah Ensign Female 1645-1711
[6] Lydia Ensign Female 1649-1703
Parents & Siblings
Abraham Elson Male 1586-1648
Rebecca Steele Female -1663
Marriage about 1643 Weathersfield, Hartford Colony, ...
Children (4)
[1] Sarah Elson Female 1612-1676
[2] Sarah Elson Female 1644-1718
[3] Hannah Elson Female 1645-1663
[4] Martha Elson Female 1646-Deceased
IN MEMORIES SECTION - Anderson's Great Migration - Sarah's Maiden name Unknown.
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from https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Unknown-483945
Sarah Ensign formerly [surname unknown]
Born about 1612 in England
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of James Ensign married 1630 in England
DESCENDANTS
Mother of Hannah (Ensign) Easton, Sarah (Ensign) Rockwell, Mary (Ensign) Smith and David Ensign
Died before 29 May 1676 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
Disputed Surname
Not Sarah Elson, or Sarah Nelson daughter of Abraham and Rebecca Elson.
Biography
No records have been found supporting a surname, birth, parents or birth place. She was called Sarah in James's will. James was born about 1606. It is estimated their first child was born in 1631. Giving Sarah an approximated birth between 1606 and 1613.
Not Elson: Many genealogies claim that Sarah, wife of James Ensign, was the daughter of Abraham Elson and his wife Rebecca. Sarah dtr of Abraham and Rebecca was born 17 Mar 1643/4,[1] making her a contemporary of James Ensign's children. It would be impossible for her to be his wife, the mother of his children as seen in Sarah's will.
Possible origin of Elson: In 1666, Nathaniel Dickinson wrote a letter to his friend Samuel Boarman, requesting that Samuel pay Goodman Ensigne of Hartford £5 16s, so that he wouldn't be sued. "you know he hath Received four pound four Shillings already of Sarah Elson's portion and If he be payd five punds sixten shiling more it will make 10-21 of her portion which will be the full of my part ... when paid I desire you to take an aquitance from Sarah Elson & her husband ..." He mentioned also Samuel Smith who promised to pay Sarah Elson also[2][3] Nathaniel Dickinson and Samuel Smith had been put in charge of the real property from the estate of Abraham Elson, for the benefit of the children. Sarah in 1666 would be 22 and from the text had a husband. It would seem that Ensign was facilitating the collection of estate owed, but he was not the unnamed husband.
Speculatively -- If Sarah (____) Ensign, the wife, was the sister of Abraham Elson, then Sarah Elson, dtr of Abraham, would be the niece of James Ensign.
Not Nelson - nor is it the Ancestry caused typo Nelson. Ancestry mistakenly titled a book "Record of the descendants of James Ensign and his wife Sarah Nelson..." (instead of Elson)
It is estimated that Sarah married James in England, about 1630, before their migration to Newe Towne (Cambridge), Massachusetts, and subsequent move to Hartford, Connecticut. Wives' names weren't placed on the "Founders Monument", but Sarah was certainly a Founder of Hartford as was her husband.
James and Sarah were founding members of the 2nd Church of Christ Hartford, joining in full communion, 17 Feb 1669/70, under the pastorate of Rev. John Whiting. [4]
She survived her husband James but died before 29 May 1676, the date of her estate inventory.
Will
Ensign, Sarah, Hartford, Widow. Invt. 44-10-00 was taken May 29, 1676 by George Grave and John Richards. Her will dated May, 1676 as follows:
'I Sarah Ensign of Hartford widow being sick & weake yet of perfect memorie through the mercy of God. to prevent future trouble doe desire to dispose that small portion of this worlds goods, God hath betrusted me with, in this my Last will & Testament --
And first I doe committ my Soule to God, My creator & redeemer trusting in his grace for the Free remission of my sins in the blood of Christ & a glorious resurction of my body in the _____ of the Lord
I give to my beloved daughter Mary Smith an Iron pott & gun, & Blankett I lent her, & a pyre of curtains lent her, to be to her and her heirs forever.
I give to my dear daughter Hanna Easton my Great Table & Forme, & my chest at mr Richards.
I give to my Grand child Ruth Rockwell one Feather bed & the bedding belonging to it, & my Cow, & cobirons, tongs, & halfe a dozen Napkins, & my Brass kettle.
I give to my Grand child Sarah Rockwell halfe a dossen of Napkins, one payre of Sheets & the best rug.
I give to my Grand child Lydia Rockwell the Trundle bed & beding belonging to it, & halfe a dozen of Napkins.
I give to Sarah Smith a Small Bible as a token of my respect to her.
I will that my wollen wareing Cloaths be equally divided between my daughters Mary, Hanna & Mehetibell, & my Grand children Sarah, Ruth & Lydia.
I give to my son davids children halfe a dozen of Napkins & two pewter platters.
The remaynder of my estate I give to my beloved son David & his heirs forever, he paying my just debts; and I doe appoyint him to be executor of this my Last will & testament. In witness hereof I have sett to my hand this May, 1676."
Written but crossed out - "To James Ensign she gave 5.; to Joseph Easton, her grand child, 20s & one of her books; to Ruth, her best hatt & Mr. Hooker's book; to Sarah, one of Mr. Burrough's books; & to Mr. Whiting, 20 or 30 shillings if the estate would beare it.'"
No signature or witness. Exhibited 6 December, 1676. Proved and accepted. attest: John Allyn" The inventory was taken 29 May1676. [5] [6]
Burial
She may have been buried in the Ancient Burying Ground, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut,[7]
Children
Children:[8]
Sarah Ensign was born say 1631. She married John Rockwell
Thomas b. about 1639. Thomas, age 18, was treated by John Winthrop Jr. Nov 1657 and again 6 Dec 1657, but there is no further record of Thomas.
Mary Ensign was born about 1641. She married Samuel Smith
David Ensign was born about 1643.
Hannah Ensign was born about 1645; m. Joseph Easton
Lydia Ensign was bpt on 19 Aug 1649 in Hartford, Connecticut; no further record.
Source
? Wethersfield Vital Records, 1635-1665 in Land Records Vol 1. Hanah 1646 p. 12; Sarah and Hanah p. 37
? Nelson, Martha Eunice Ensign.. Record of the descendants of James Ensign and his wife Sarah Nelson, 1634-1939-1960. United States: M.E.E. Nelson, 1960.
? Goldthwaite, Charlotte. Boardman genealogy, 1525-1895 : the English home and ancestry of Samuel Boreman, Wethersfield, Conn., Thomas Boreman, Ipswich, Mass. ([S.l.] : W.F.J. Boardman, 1895) p. 725
? Parker, Edwin Pond. History of the Second church of Christ in Hartford. (Hartford, Conn., Belknap & Warfield, 1892) pp 47, 48 see also pp 57, 62
? Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut Probate Packets, Elmer-Erving, 1641-1880 Sarah Ensign, Hartford 1676 #1921]
? "A Digest of the Early Conn. Probate Records, Vol. 1, Manwaring, p. 197 (p. 184 old records)
? Find A Grave Memorial# 34915819 [1] NO STONE to prove burial.
? Anderson, Robert Charles and George F. Sanborn, Jr., and Melinde Lutz Sanborn. The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume II, C-F, Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001. pp 452-458 Link at AmericanAncestors ($)
See also:
"The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England 1634-1635" by Robert Charles Anderson, Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2009. Volume II, 739p. , Page: 452. Nelson, Martha Eunice Ensign. Record of the Descendants of James Ensign and His Wife Sarah Nelson, 1634-1939-1960 [microform]. [United States]: M.E.E. Nelson, 1960.
Sarah Elson 1643-1691 L58Q-QZZ
The daughter of Steele and Elson can be found here https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L58Q-QZZ
Last Changed: January 12, 2022 Sheri" [NN-family name not given]
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