Hester WakemanAge: 83 years16101693

Name
Hester Wakeman
Given names
Hester
Surname
Wakeman
Birth 1610
Christening June 15, 1617 (Age 7 years)

Note: Bewdley, Worcestershire, Eng.
Birth of a daughter
#1
Esther Selden
1628 (Age 18 years)

Birth of a son
#2
John Selden
1628 (Age 18 years)

Birth of a son
#3
Thomas Selden
1630 (Age 20 years)

Birth of a daughter
#4
Mary Selden
1630 (Age 20 years)

MarriageThomas SeldenView this family
between 1643 and 1644 (Age 33 years)
Death of a sonJohn Selden
May 1650 (Age 40 years)
Death of a daughterEsther Selden
May 1651 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Joseph Selden
November 2, 1651 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Hannah Selden
about 1653 (Age 43 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Sarah Selden
about 1655 (Age 45 years)
Death of a husbandThomas Selden
November 1655 (Age 45 years)
Marriage of a childJoseph SeldenRebecca ChurchView this family
February 11, 1677 (Age 67 years)
Death of a daughterSarah Selden
before 1693 (Age 83 years)
Death 1693 (Age 83 years)
Family with Thomas Selden - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: between 1643 and 1644Hartford, Hartford, CT
-12 years
son
1 year
daughter
-1 years
daughter
1 year
son
24 years
son
2 years
daughter
Hannah Selden
Birth: about 1653 51 43Hartford, Hartford, CT
Death: 1695Hadley, Hampshire, MA
3 years
daughter
Sarah Selden
Birth: about 1655 53 45Hartford, Hartford, CT
Death: before 1693Hadley, Hampshire, MA

  1. Generation 1
    1. Hester Wakeman was born in 1610 in Eng. and died in 1693 in Hadley, Hampshire, MA at the age of 83. She married Thomas Selden between 1643 and 1644 in Hartford, Hartford, CT. He was born in 1602 in Eng. and died in November 1655 in Hartford, Hartford, CT at the age of 53.

      Children of Hester Wakeman and Thomas Selden:

      1. Thomas Selden (16301734)
      2. Mary Selden (16301713)
      3. Esther Selden (16281651)
      4. John Selden (16281650)
      5. Joseph Selden (16511728)
      6. Hannah Selden (16531695)
      7. Sarah Selden (16551693)
  2. Generation 2back to top
    1. Joseph Selden, son of Thomas Selden and Hester Wakeman, was born on November 2, 1651 in Hartford, Hartford, CT and died on July 14, 1728 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT at the age of 76. He married Rebecca Church, daughter of Edward Church and Mary , on February 11, 1677 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT. She was born between 1660 and 1661 in Hadley, Hampshire, MA and died on June 9, 1726 in East Haddam, Middlesex, CT.

      Children of Joseph Selden and Rebecca Church:

      1. Sarah Selden (16781770)
      2. Hester Selden (16701681)
      3. Rebeccah Selden (16781764)
      4. Joseph Selden (16821729)
      5. Thomas Selden (16841758)
      6. Hannah Selden (16861742)
      7. Mary Selden (16891690)
      8. Esther Selden (16911781)
      9. Samuel Selden (16951745)
  3. Generation 3back to top
    1. Sarah Selden, daughter of Joseph Selden and Rebecca Church, was born in 1678 in CT and died on June 4, 1770 in Haddam Neck, Middlesex, CT at the age of 92. She married Gideon Brainerd, son of James Brainerd and Deborah Dudley, on November 24, 1727 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT. He was born on March 4, 1700 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT and died on September 25, 1767 in Haddam Neck, Middlesex, CT at the age of 67.

      Children of Sarah Selden and Gideon Brainerd:

      1. Heber Brainerd (17211727)
      2. Gideon Brainerd (17291801)
      3. Eliakim Brainerd (17311815)
      4. Joseph Brainerd (17341735)
      5. Sarah Brainerd (17361737)
      6. Jesse Brainerd (17381739)
      7. Sarah Brainerd (17411819)
      8. Deborah Brainerd (17431809)
      9. Rebekah Brainerd (17461818)
    2. Rebeccah Selden, daughter of Joseph Selden and Rebecca Church, was born on February 12, 1678 in Hadley, Hampshire, MA and died on July 6, 1764 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT at the age of 86. She married James Wells, son of James Wells and Elizabeth Clark, in March 1698 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT. He was born on November 27, 1668 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT and died on December 27, 1744 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT at the age of 76.

CHR

Bewdley, Worcestershire, Eng.

Shared note

Early Connecticut Probate Records by Manwaring, Vol.I, Hartford District 1635--1700, pg.149-150, Will of spouse Thomas Selden refers to her as Hester Selden my wife. Source: Families of Early Hartford, Conn. by Lucius Barnes Barbour pg. 500; 7/25/1990, Selden Ancestry published by Edwin Van Deusen Selden, as a widow, she marr. (2),Deacon Andrew Warner. In 1659 they removed to Hadley, Mass.