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550. Esther Norton (Married Samuel Huxford (#549) about 1682 in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, then she married Jonathan Dunham after 8 June 1690 when she assumed that Samuel had died at sea. Jonathan Dunham is the brother of Daniel Dunham (#273).

Born: ca. 1662 of Nicholas Norton (#1,099) and Elizabeth Isaac (#1,100)

Died: shortly before 8 April 1724

 

[Her siblings, if any, are unknown].

 

Miscellaneous Information:

The following information was obtained from ancestry.com and needs to be substantiated:

Added by kennebec63 on 4 Jul 2008
Originally submitted by tchapman5 to Rose's Family Tree on 11 Mar 2008:

"[Samuel Huxford] Being a mariner and ship's Captain, he made frequent trip to America. He married ESTHER NORTON about 1682 in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts. She was born about 1664, daughter of NICHOLAS NORTON and ELIZABETH ISAAC. He first lived in Boston and removed to Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts in 1679. He was believed to be "lost at sea" about 1692. One Huxford researcher has found information in England that leads her to believe that he did not die at sea. From documentation found in England, she believes that on a return trip to England, Samuel got tied up in court proceedings which delayed his return. Thinking that he had died at sea, his wife remarried to JONATHAN DUNHAM. Records found there indicate that Samuel apparently married again and had, at least, a daughter in England. No further can be found about him. She died about 1724 in Edgartown, Massachusetts."

 

Added by tchapman5 on 13 Mar 2008
Originally submitted by flystngr2 to Clarke/Huxford Family Tree on 4 Nov 2007:

 "Samuel HUXFORD was a mariner of Boston who relocated to Martha's Vineyard about 1679. He married Esther NORTON, daughter of Nicholas and Elizabeth NORTON. Samuel's son, Samuel, married first Mary HARLOCK and second Temperance DAGGETT.
But (still a work in progress) we have found this bit of history still to be proven...."

"He is believed to be the first in the Huxford line in the New World.  He was born about 1660 in Long Bredy, Dorsetshire, England.  Being a mariner and ship's Captain, he made frequent trips to America.  He married ESTHER NORTON about 1682 in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts.  Esther was born about 1664, daughter of NICHOLAS NORTON and ELIZABETH ISAAC.  Samuel first lived in Boston and removed to Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts in 1679.  He was believed to be "lost at sea" about 1692.  Information still being researched in England have found that it is believed that he did not die at sea.  From documentation found in England it is believed that on a return trip to England, Samuel got tied up in court proceedings which delayed his return.  Thinking that he died at sea, Esther remarried to JONATHAN DUNHAM.  Records found there indicate that Samuel apparently married again and had a daughter Mary in England.  No further can be found about him." 

After his first wife died, Jonathan Dunham married again in Edgartown after 8 June 1690 to Esther (Norton) Huxford. She was the daughter of Nicholas and Elizabeth ? Norton, and the widow of Samuel Huxford [Note: Esther is Sarah Huxford's grandmother. Sarah Huxford (#138) was Daniel Dunham (#137)'s wife; therefore, it seems that Esther married her granddaughter's husband's uncle, Jonathan Dunham ] Esther was born ca. 1662 and died shortly before 8 April 1724 when inventory of her estate was taken by her son Samuel Huxford.) (Source of blue information is Gratia Dunham Mahoney via e-mail to <dunham-donham@rootsquest.com> on 7 August 2002. Her references are History of Martha's Vineyard and Dukes Co. Court Records)

Samuel and Esther had at least one child, Samuel (#275).

 

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