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Esther Stevens (Barker)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
Death: June 25, 1713 (62)
Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
Place of Burial: North Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Richard Barker, of Andover and Joanna Barker
Wife of Lieutenant John Stevens
Mother of Samuel Stevens of Andover; Aaron Stevens; Abiel Stevens; Ebenezer Stevens; Benjamin Stevens and 2 others
Sister of Captain John Barker, I; William Ayers Barker, I, Escaped Witch; Sarah Abbot; Ebenezer Barker; Richard Barker, II and 3 others

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About Esther Stevens


John Stevens (son of John & Elizabeth), b NEWBURY 20 Jun 1639, d at Casco 4 Mar 1688/9 (stated in probate record); m1 at Andover 13 Jun 1662 Hannah Barnard who d 13 Mar 1674/5; m2 at Andover 10 Aug 1676 Esther Barker who d 25 Jun 1713. 13 children, recorded in Andover.

Children of John Stevens and Esther Barker

  1. Samuell b. 29 May 1677
  2. Aron b. 19 Jan 1678/9
  3. Abiel b. 4 Jun 1681
  4. Ebenezer b. 6 Aug 1683
  5. Benjamin b. 14 Mar 1684/5
  6. David b. 26 Sep 1686
  7. Hannah b. 3 Jul 1688

In addition to the oldest child, Samuel, she had five more sons and a daughter Hannah.

She outlived her husband and was the daughter of Richard Barker.


Elizabeth Barker, described as Elizabeth Barker alias Stevens in one deed and as Elizabeth widow of Samuel Stevens in a second, was involved in transactions related to the settlement of her father William’s estate in 1718 and 1722. These transactions involved her siblings William Barker, Stephen Barker, Hananiah Barker, John Barker, Samuel Barker, Abiel Barker, Hepsibah Barker, and Hannah Barker. Massachusetts Land Records, Essex County, 40:175, 40:178


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Esther Stevens's Timeline

1651
May 25, 1651
Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
1677
May 29, 1677
Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
1679
January 19, 1679
Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, (present United States)
1681
June 4, 1681
Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1683
August 6, 1683
Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1685
March 14, 1685
Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
1686
September 26, 1686
Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
1688
July 3, 1688
Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1713
June 25, 1713
Age 62
Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, Colonial America