
James Ensign

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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
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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.
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Sources - [S121] Gale Research, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Database online.
Record for CLARA MATILDA YOUNG - [S122] 1830 United States Federal Census.
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Philip Drinker - [S27] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988.
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