Ebenezer Hawley1

M, b. 17 September 1654, d. before 3 October 1681
FatherLieut. Joseph Hawley b. 1603, d. b 4 Jun 1690
MotherKatherine Birdseye b. 1626, d. 25 Jun 1692
     Ebenezer was born on Thursday, 17 September 1654 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut. A contract for the marriage of Ebenezer and Hester Ward was signed on 19 April 1678.2 Ebenezer married Hester Ward after 19 April 1678. Ebenewzer and Hester Ward had two children: Elizabeth [5/06/1679-8/18/1753][m. before 1698 Capt. Joseph Wakeman & 2nd. 1727 Col. John Burr] & William [circa 1681-d.y.]. Ebenezer departed this life in Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut. The inventory of Ebenezer's estate was taken on Friday, 3 October 1681. The value of his estate was £628 16s.3 His will was probated on 1 November 1681.

Family

Hester Ward

Citations

  1. [S80] Donald Lines Jacobus, History and Genealogy of The Families of Old Fairfield, page 264-266.
  2. [S80] Donald Lines Jacobus, History and Genealogy of The Families of Old Fairfield, page 265 - Marriage agreement, 19 Apr. 1678, between Ebenezer, son of Mr. Joseph Hawley of Stratford, and Hester Ward, daughter of Mrs. Deborah Topping of Southampton.
  3. [S2323] Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999 [Ancestry.com]: Fairfield District - Probarte Records Volume 1-5, 1648-1750.