Ester Smith1,2

F, d. after 1749/50
FatherAbraham Smith
     Ester was born in Town of Hempstead, Long Island, New Netherlands. Ester married "Mill" John Townsend, son of Henry Townsend I and Anne Coles, after 6 October 1680 in the Town of Oyster Bay, Queens County, Long Island, New York. "Mill" John was the towns surveyor at Oyster Bay from 1686 until his death. He purchased his brother's share of his father's mill and operated it for many years. Ester was known to be a short, stout woman. She was a woman of remarkable energy and business talent. Ester departed this life after 1749/50 in the Town of Oyster Bay, Queens County, Long Island, New York.

Family

"Mill" John Townsend b. c 1651, d. 9 May 1705
Children

Citations

  1. [S124] A Memorial of John, Henry, and Richard Townsend & their descendants., page 193.
  2. [S266] Frederic Gregory Mather, Refugees Long Island to Connecticut, page.