Hello all,
I would like to refer those of you researching William Chandler of
Newbury, Massachusetts to the article in the New England Historical and
Genealogical Register for April 2001. The article is entitled "One
Wilson"--Servant of Thomas Beard John Wilson and Mary (Wilson) Wheeler,
Younger Children of William and Patience (Grindall) (Trustram) Wilson of
Boston.
For some years I have been looking for the parents of Hester Chandler
who married Jonathan Gage 12 November 1667 in Massachusetts. This
article fairly well proves she was the daughter of William Chandler of
Newbury, and Mary Fowler. In the Chandler records she is recorded as
Esther Chandler, and throughout her life, she seems to have been
documented from one time to another as Hester and Esther. The John
Wilson of the article title was Hester/Esther's second husband.
The article also sheds light on the origins of William Chandler and Mary
Fowler.
Marleen Van Horne