ID: I019473
Name: Esther WALLINGFORD
Sex: F
Birth: 9 JUN 1676 in Bradford, Essex Co., Massachusetts 1 2 3
Death: ABT 12 AUG 1743 in Haverhill, Essex Co., Massachusetts 2 4
Reference Number: 19473
Note: BIOGRAPHY: From Wallingfords of New England: On 20 September 1694 Esthersold to her brother John Wallingford of Bradford for Ð18 "all my share of land or meadow which hath or may fall unto me as my right or portion of my father Nicholas Wallingford's Estate within ye bounds of Bradford & Rowley and Newbury". The deed was witnessed by William and Benjamin Hutchins. Esther made her mark instead of signing.



Father: Nicholas WALLINGFORD b: 1629 in Nether Wallop, Hampshire, England
Mother: Sarah TRAVERS b: 1636 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts

Marriage 1 Joseph PALMER b: 8 JUL 1670 in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts
Married: ABT 1699 in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts 2
Note: From Wallingfords of New England: Proof of their marriage is apparentlybased on the fact that the widow of Joseph Palmer married Nathaniel Ayer, and we know that Nathaniel Ayer married Esther Wallingford.
Children
William PALMER b: 1 MAY 1700 in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts
Joseph PALMER b: 10 NOV 1702 in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts

Marriage 2 Nathaniel AYER b: 15 NOV 1676 in Haverhill, Essex Co., Massachusetts
Married: 1706 in Haverhill, Essex Co., Massachusetts 2
Note: From Wallingfords of New England: The proof of her marriage to NathanielAyer is to be found in a petition of the children of her father Nicholas Wallingford dated 3 November 1709, to which Nathaniel Ayers is a signatory. We know from the birth and baptismal records of their children that Nathaniel's wife's name was Esther or Hester, and there is apparently some proof that Nathaniel married the widow of Joseph Palmer, whose wife's name was also Esther/Hester. This proof hasn't been found yet.
Children
Susannah AYER b: 11 AUG 1707 in Haverhill, Essex Co., Massachusetts
Hannah AYER b: 24 JAN 1710 in Haverhill, Essex Co., Massachusetts
David AYER b: 2 MAY 1714 in Haverhill, Essex Co., Massachusetts
Sarah AYER b: 23 NOV 1716 in Haverhill, Essex Co., Massachusetts

Sources:
Title: Wallingford Genealogy
Note: ABBR Wallingford Genealogy
Note: http://www.hicom.net/~econstud/gene/
Title: Wallingfords of New England
Note: ABBR Wallingfords of New England
Note: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~teschek/wallingford/
Title: Massachusetts Vital Records 1600-1849
Repository:
Note: http://ma-vitalrecords.org/
Media: Internet
Title: Genealogical history of the Clark and Worth families
Author: Carol Clark Johnson
Publication: Cygnet, Ohio: Priv. print., 1970
Repository:
Note: Heritage Quest
Media: Book