James Ensign

1606 - 1670  (64 years)

• Name	James Ensign  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	1 Jun 1606	Sussex, England   [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7]
  Christening	1 Jun 1606	Sussex, England   [1, 2, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  FSID	L87K-QWL
  Burial	Nov 1670	Hartford County, Connecticut, United States
  Death	23 Nov 1670	Connecticut, United States   [1, 2, 5, 6, 7]
  Person ID	I484	footsteps | Smith, DonCampbell
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	Thomas Ensign,   b. May 1571, Sussex, England d. 14 Oct 1631, Sussex, England (Age 60 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Constance Pilcher,   b. 1575, Sussex, England d. Sussex, England
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	27 May 1594	Sussex, England
  Family ID	F563	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Elson,   b. 1612, Kentshire, England d. 29 May 1676, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1630	England, United Kingdom
  Children	+ 1. Mary Ensign,   b. 1 Aug 1639, Connecticut, United States d. 1 Jul 1723, Connecticut, United States (Age 83 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F564	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2025

  
  

• Notes

  James immigrated in 1634 and was made a freeman. James Ensign is poss i b l y t h e ancestor of every Ensign in the United States. Arrived in Newt o w n , n o w Cambridge, MA., with Rev. Thomas Hooker's company. In Governor W i n t h r op's "History of New England", under the date of 14 August 1632, i s t h i s e n try : "The Braintree company by order of court, removed to New to w n . " T his was Rev. Hooker's Company. They were called the Braintree C o m p a n y because they came from Braintree, England a town about forty mil e s f r o m L ondon. Rev. Hooker and his congregation removed to Hartford CT I M a y 1 6 3 6 . Many of these settlers became the founding fathers of Hartford C T . J a m e s Ensign was one of the original proprietors he was allotted twe n t y - f our acres on the south side of the town. He was prominent in churc h a n d t o w n affairs, was chosen constable for several years, and was chi mn e y v i e wer, surveyor, and townsman.

  
  

• Sources

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