James Ensign

James Ensign

Male 1606 - 1670  (64 years)


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

    Father Thomas Ensign,   b. May 1571, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Oct 1631, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Constance Pilcher,   b. 1575, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 27 May 1594  Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F563  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Elson,   b. 1612, Kentshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 May 1676, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Marriage Bef 1630  England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Mary Ensign,   b. 1 Aug 1639, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jul 1723, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (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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      Record for CLARA MATILDA YOUNG

    2. [S122] 1830 United States Federal Census.
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    3. [S309] England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ND8M-1X1 : 5 February 2023), James Ensigne, 1606.

    4. [S309] England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NBK7-TMC : 5 February 2023), James Ensigne, 1606.

    5. [S310] Massachusetts, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890, "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 24 May 2017, 16:14), entry for Philip Drinker(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LHQ8-BZQ); contributed by various users. PersonID LHQ8-BZQ.
      Philip Drinker

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      Record for Carin Nilsdr

    7. [S442] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: Genealogy of the Balch families in America.