Individual Details
Esther Hester Ballard
(1632 - 1717)
Esther Ballard sailed from London to New England in 1635, on the James with a younger brother and their parents. She was 2 years old in 1635. The family lived first in Massachusetts. At about age 18 Esther married Joseph Jenckes in Providence, RI on Nov 6, 1652. On this, her marriage day, Esther was one of 4 people fined for wearing silver or silver lace- really. She was probably dressed up for wedding and wearing a pretty silver necklace, maybe given to her by her mom. In the early days of New England wearing silver was a crime for plain citizens, those making less than 200 pounds , odd but true. Esther and Joseph had at least three children, one of them Joseph Jenckes, future long term Gov'r of Rhode Island.
Events
| Birth | 1632 | England |  | ||
| Arrival | July 13, 1635 | on the James |  | | |
| Marriage | November 30, 1652 | Rhode Island, British America - Joseph Jenckes | | ||
| Civil | November 30, 1652 | Fined for wearing silver lace | | ||
| Death | 1717 | Pawtucket, British America | |||
| Burial | Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Joseph Jenckes (1632 - 1717) |
| Child | Joseph Jenckes (1656 - 1740) |
| Child | Elizabeth Jenckes (1658 - 1740) |
| Child | William Jenckes (1675 - 1765) |
| Child | Nathaniel Jenckes (1663 - 1723) |
| Child | Joanna Jenckes (1672 - 1756) |
| Father | William Ballard (1603 - 1639) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Unknown Ballard (1609 - 1695) |
Notes
Arrival
1635 William Ballard 32 husbandman of Bradwell, county of Suffolk settled in Lynn with Mrs. Elizabeth Ballard 26, Hester 2 and John 1. [The ship] sailed for New England the latte part of July and arrived at Boston the last week in September. All passengers were certified by the Minister of their conformity and a no Subsidy menEndnotes
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2. (1847) || Volume 14, page 321.
3. Hotten, John Camden. The Original lists of persons from Great Britain to the American Plantations, 1600-1700. London: Empire State Book Co, 1874, Page 107.
4. Ancestry.com. U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Provo, UT, USA, Page 418 Jenckes, Joseph 1632-1717 and Esther Ballrd 1632-1717+ 30 Nov 1652 Lynn?, Providence, Warwich and Pawtucket RI.
5. (1995). || Great Migration, Vol 1, A-B page 146, marriage page 148.
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