Esther 'Hester' (of Jos & Ann) Coard

1731 - 1795  (64 years)

• Name	Esther 'Hester' (of Jos & Ann) Coard  [1]
  Birth	25 Apr 1731	Sussex Co, Delaware   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Will - Fathers	3 Apr 1738	Broadkill Hundred, Sussex Co, Delaware   [1]
  	She was shown as daughter Esther in the will of Joseph Cord, wife Ann.
  Will - Brothers	16 Apr 1767	Sussex Co, Delaware   [3]
  	She was shown as sister Hester Burton in the will of Hezekiah Cord. She was shown as wife of Benjamin Burton at settlement.
  Will - Husbands	15 Dec 1781	Sussex Co, Delaware   [4]
  	In his will Benjamin Burton named heirs: wife Hester Burton; sons Woolsey, Benjamin, John, William, Daniel and Joseph Burton; daughters Hester and Comfort Burton; children unnamed; grandchildren Benjamin and William Robinson. Extrs wife Hester and sons Woolsey and Benjamin Burton. Witt: John Roberts, Benjamin Benston, Joshua Burton. Probated 10 Nov 1783. (NOTES: Also mentioned in other references - brother John; Albertus Jaocbs and Eliza his wife; Abigail Peters, Lydia Burton (wife of Robert), Leah Burton (wife of William), Hester Hopkins (wife of David), estate settled 3 Apr 1798 by Woolsey Burton, surviving Extr. & mentions Robert Burton, merchant & a William Burton of Benjamin.)
  Will	22 Jun 1793	Sussex Co, Delaware   [5]
  	In her will Hester Burton named heirs: sons Daniel and Benjamin Burton; daughters Lydia Burton and Hester Hopkins; grandsons Cord, Peter, Benjamin and Woolsey Burton. Extr son Benjamin Burton. Witt: Benjamin Burton, Rhoda Burton & George Green.
  Death	6 Nov 1795	Sussex Co, Delaware   [2]
  Will - Recorded	23 Nov 1795	Sussex Co, Delaware   [5]
  	It was on this date that her will was proved.
  Est Settmt	4 Aug 1798	Sussex Co, Delaware   [5]
  	Woolsey Burton exhibited an account on the estate of Hester Burton in right of Benjamin Burton dec'd.
  Marr Name	Esther 'Hester' (of Jos & Ann) Burton
  Reference Identifier	TF#0149
  Record ID	77750
  Burial	Baker Family Cemetery, Millsboro, Sussex County, Delaware, USA   [2]
  	The tombstone shows her as Hester Burton, wife of Benj P Burton Esq.
  Siblings	3 brothers and 2 sisters
  1. John (of Jos & Ann) Coard,   b. Abt 1724, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Bef 1751, Sussex Co, Delaware  (Age < 26 years) + 2. Ann (of Jos & Ann) Coard,   b. 17 Dec 1724, Sussex Co, Delaware d. 17 Aug 1814, Sussex Co, Delaware  (Age 89 years) ╚═Thomas (58) Bagwell,   b. Abt 1705, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Bef 3 Aug 1770, Sussex Co, Delaware  (Age < 65 years),  m. Jun 1738   ╚═Thomas Burton,   b. Abt 1725, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Aft 17 Aug 1814, Sussex Co, Delaware  (Age > 89 years),  m. Abt 1775, Sussex Co, Delaware     3. Hezekiah (of Jos & Ann) Coard,   b. Abt 1726, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Bef 4 Jun 1767, Sussex Co, Delaware  (Age < 41 years)   4. Joseph (of Jos & Ann) Coard, II,   b. Abt 1730, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Yes, date unknown + 5. Esther 'Hester' (of Jos & Ann) Coard,   b. 25 Apr 1731, Sussex Co, Delaware d. 6 Nov 1795, Sussex Co, Delaware  (Age 64 years) ╚═Benjamin (of Woolsey I & Ann) Burton,   b. 28 Jan 1718, Sussex Co, Delaware d. 5 Nov 1783, Sussex Co, Delaware  (Age 65 years),  m. Abt 1750, Sussex Co, Delaware   + 6. Elizabeth (of Jos & Ann) Coard,   b. Abt 1734, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Yes, date unknown ╚═William (of Woolsey I & Ann) Burton, (Long Burton),   b. 7 Dec 1729, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Bef 19 May 1777, Sussex Co, Delaware  (Age < 47 years),  m. Abt 1750, Sussex Co, Delaware
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	William Coard, I,   b. Abt 1650   d. Bef 13 Jun 1705, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age < 55 years)  (Grandfather)  (--?--) (--?--),   b. Abt 1655   d. Yes, date unknown  (Grandmother)
  Person ID	I77750	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	12 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Joseph Coard, I,   b. 13 Feb 1686, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 5 May 1738, Sussex Co, Delaware (Age < 52 years)
  Mother	Ann Kellam,   b. Abt 1696, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1718  [1, 6]
  Family ID	F25547	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Benjamin (of Woolsey I & Ann) Burton,   b. 28 Jan 1718, Sussex Co, Delaware d. 5 Nov 1783, Sussex Co, Delaware (Age 65 years)  Other Partners: ╚═Ann (of Hy) Brereton,   b. Abt 1715, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Aft 21 Sep 1751, Sussex Co, Delaware  (Age > 36 years)  m. Bef 18 Sep 1744
  Marriage	Abt 1750	Sussex Co, Delaware   [4, 7]
  	He was shown as Benjamin Burton (d. bef. 10 Nov 1783) m. 1st (N)(N) and m. 2nd bef. 4 Apr 1751 Hester/Esther Cord, dau. of Joseph Cord (d. Apr-May 1738). [That Benjamin m. twice is evidenced by the fact that his daughter Patience Burton d. leaving sisters of the half-blood: Nanny and Comfort Burton.]
  Children	+ 1. Woolsey (of Ben & Esther Coard) Burton, (Dagsberry),   b. 14 Apr 1751, St. George's Parish, Indian River Hundred, Sussex Co, Delaware d. 30 Jan 1803, Sussex Co, Delaware (Age 51 years) ╚═ Mary 'Molly' (109) Walton  (Age 54 years)  m. Abt 1775 + 2. Joseph (of Ben & Esther) Burton,   b. Abt 1752, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Bef 4 Jul 1809, Sussex Co, Delaware (Age < 57 years) ╚═ Nancy (of Thos) Bartlet  m. Abt 1780   3. Benjamin (of Ben & Esther Coard) Burton,   b. 10 Aug 1753, St. George's Parish, Indian River Hundred, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Bef 1760 (Age < 6 years) + 4. (dau of Ben & Esther Coard) Burton,   b. Abt 1755, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Bef 15 Dec 1781, Sussex Co, Delaware (Age < 26 years) ╚═ (--?--) Robinson  m. Abt 1775 + 5. Lydia (of Ben & Esther Coard) Burton,   b. 2 Jun 1757, Angola, St. George's Parish, Indian River Hundred, Sussex Co, Delaware d. 12 Nov 1798, Angola, St. George's Parish, Indian River Hundred, Sussex Co, Delaware (Age 41 years) ╚═ Robert (m. Lydia Burton) Burton  (Age < 46 years)  m. Abt 1776 + 6. Leah (of Ben & Esther Coard) Burton,   b. 4 Feb 1759, St. George's Parish, Indian River Hundred, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Bef 6 Mar 1790, Sussex Co, Delaware (Age < 31 years) ╚═ William (m Leah Burton) Burton  m. Bef 16 Sep 1780   7. Benjamin (of Ben & Esther Coard) Burton,   b. 29 Sep 1760, St. George's Parish, Indian River Hundred, Sussex Co, Delaware d. 2 May 1797, Sussex Co, Delaware (Age 36 years)   8. John (of Ben & Esther Coard) Burton,   b. 19 Apr 1762, St. George's Parish, Indian River Hundred, Sussex Co, Delaware d. 1789, Sussex Co, Delaware (Age 26 years) ╚═ Sarah (--?--)  (Age 80 years)  m. Abt 1785   9. Elizabeth (of Ben & Esther Coard) Burton,   b. 17 Feb 1764, St. George's Parish, Indian River Hundred, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Albertus Jacobs  m. Abt 1785 + 10. William (of Ben & Esther Coard) Burton,   b. 28 Jan 1766, St. George's Parish, Indian River Hundred, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Bef 16 Apr 1790, Lewes & Rehoboth Hundred, Sussex Co, Delaware (Age < 24 years) ╚═ Cornelia Stephenson  (Age 76 years)  m. 18 Sep 1788 + 11. Daniel (of Ben & Esther Coard) Burton,   b. 9 Sep 1768, St. George's Parish, Indian River Hundred, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Bef 9 Jul 1809, Sussex Co, Delaware (Age < 40 years) ╚═ Arcadia Milby  m. 3 Aug 1796   12. Hester (of Ben & Esther Coard) Burton,   b. 1770, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ David Hopkins  m. Aft 6 Mar 1790   13. Comfort (of Ben & Esther Coard) Burton,   b. Abt 1772, St. George's Parish, Indian River Hundred, Sussex Co, Delaware d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F25469	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Baker Family Cemetery, Millsboro, Sussex County, Delaware, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S2194] Leon deValinger Jr, State Archivist, Valinger, Sussex Co, DE Probate Records, 1680-1800, (Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD 1993 (reprint)), p. 45 (will of Joseph Cord, wife Ann), 2194. [S2259] Findagrave.com, (https://www.findagrave.com), https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/152666008/hester-burton, 2259. [S2194] Leon deValinger Jr, State Archivist, Valinger, Sussex Co, DE Probate Records, 1680-1800, (Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD 1993 (reprint)), p. 80 (will of Hezekiah Cord), 2194. [S2194] Leon deValinger Jr, State Archivist, Valinger, Sussex Co, DE Probate Records, 1680-1800, (Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD 1993 (reprint)), p. 151 (will of Benjamin Burton, wife Hester), 2194. [S2194] Leon deValinger Jr, State Archivist, Valinger, Sussex Co, DE Probate Records, 1680-1800, (Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD 1993 (reprint)), p. 264 (will of Hester Burton), 2194. [S2297] Baldwin, MD Calendar of Wills Vol IV, (Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, MD 1968), p. 225 (will of John Kellam Sr.), 2297. [S2404] Wright, Sussex Co, DE Marriage Refs 1648-1800, (Colonial Roots, Lewes, DE 2010), p. 24 (Benjamin Burton m. 2nd Hester/Esther Cord), 2404.