The patriarch Texel (aka Tyxhall) Ensworth, husb. of Sarah Reeve, dau. of Robert Reeve and Elizabeth Nott, b. Dec. 25, 1663 at Hartford, Conn. Per the Canterbury vital records, Texel called as Tyxhall, d. at Canterbury on June 24, 1712.
An extended bio will be added later. In the meantime, while living at Hartford, Conn. most of Texel and Sarah's elder children were bapt. of record at the Hartford 1st Church, whereas the younger children were b. at Canterbury, Conn.:
• i. Sarah Ensworth, bapt. Dec. 6, 1685 at Hartford, d. June 21, 1761 at Canterbury, Conn.; m. Mar. 31, 1725 at Canterbury as his 2nd wife, Joseph Cleveland, s. of Sgt. Samuel Cleveland and Persis Hildreth, b. Jan. 18, 1689/90 at Chelmsford, Mass. He d. Feb. 9, 1749/50 at Canterbury, Conn. Two children of the marriage. Joseph m. 1) Abigail Hide by whom he had five children. Abigail d. Dec. 16, 1724 at Canterbury.
• ii. Tixhall (sic) Ensworth, bapt. Feb. 13, 1686/7 at Hartford; no further conclusive record.
• iii. John Ensworth, b. circa 1689 at Hartford [he a son of the family is proved by a 1725 deed and the 1727 distribution agreement of his father's estate], d. Aug. 25, 1723 at Canterbury, Conn.; m. Apr. 2, 1717 at Canterbury, Elizabeth Cleveland, dau. of Sgt. Samuel Cleveland and Persis Hildreth, b. June 26, 1693 of record at Woburn, Mass. Three children of the family. The widow Elizabeth m. 2) May 2, 1733 at Norwich, Conn. as his 2nd wife, Christopher Huntington 3rd, s. of Dea. Christopher Huntington, Jr. and his 1st wife Sarah Adgate, by whom she had one child.
• iv. Thomas Ensworth, bapt. in Jan. 1691/2 [day missing]. He was living on Jan. 9, 1727/8 when he submitted for approval the distribution agreement regarding his father's estate to the Windham County, Conn. Probate Court. Whether he m. and left descendants has not been found.
• v. Joseph Ensworth, b. Aug. 21, 1694 at Canterbury, Conn. [Canterbury VRs], where he d. Sept. 30, 1770; m. Oct. 5, 1719 at Canterbury, Mary Cleveland, dau. of Sgt. Samuel Cleveland and Persis Hildreth, b. June 14, 1696 at Canterbury. She d. Mar. 11, 1766 at Canterbury. Six children of the family.
• vi. Nathaniel Ensworth, bapt. Oct. 17, 1697 at Hartford, d. Apr. 5, 1778; whether he married and had a family has not been uncovered.
• vii. Elizabeth Ensworth, bapt. Mar. 24, 1699/700 at Hartford, d. Dec. 3, 1780 at Norwich, Conn.; m. 1) Jan. 10, 1723/4 at Norwich, Conn., Daniel White, by whom she had three children recorded at Norwich; m. 2) Mar. 30, 1730 at Norwich, Conn., Lieut. Jonathan Burley, s. of Andrew Burley and Mary Conant, b. circa 1690. He d. May 11, 1780 at Norwich. Five children of the family.
• viii. Ezra Ensworth, b. Sept. 17, 1702 at Canterbury where he d. in 1788; m. Oct. 13, 1757 at Canterbury as her 2nd husband, Elizabeth Cleveland, wid. of Elihu Paine. She d. June 18, 1788 at Canterbury. Five children of the family.
• ix. Nehemiah Ensworth, b. in 1704 at Canterbury, d. Dec. 31, 1778 at Canterbury; m. Apr. 15, 1730 at the Canterbury Cong. Ch., Abigail Davenport, dau. of Paul Davenport and Abigail Adams, b. Feb. 2, 1710/11 at Canterbury. She d. there Mar. 21, 1801. Ten children of the family.
An extended bio will be added later. In the meantime, while living at Hartford, Conn. most of Texel and Sarah's elder children were bapt. of record at the Hartford 1st Church, whereas the younger children were b. at Canterbury, Conn.:
• i. Sarah Ensworth, bapt. Dec. 6, 1685 at Hartford, d. June 21, 1761 at Canterbury, Conn.; m. Mar. 31, 1725 at Canterbury as his 2nd wife, Joseph Cleveland, s. of Sgt. Samuel Cleveland and Persis Hildreth, b. Jan. 18, 1689/90 at Chelmsford, Mass. He d. Feb. 9, 1749/50 at Canterbury, Conn. Two children of the marriage. Joseph m. 1) Abigail Hide by whom he had five children. Abigail d. Dec. 16, 1724 at Canterbury.
• ii. Tixhall (sic) Ensworth, bapt. Feb. 13, 1686/7 at Hartford; no further conclusive record.
• iii. John Ensworth, b. circa 1689 at Hartford [he a son of the family is proved by a 1725 deed and the 1727 distribution agreement of his father's estate], d. Aug. 25, 1723 at Canterbury, Conn.; m. Apr. 2, 1717 at Canterbury, Elizabeth Cleveland, dau. of Sgt. Samuel Cleveland and Persis Hildreth, b. June 26, 1693 of record at Woburn, Mass. Three children of the family. The widow Elizabeth m. 2) May 2, 1733 at Norwich, Conn. as his 2nd wife, Christopher Huntington 3rd, s. of Dea. Christopher Huntington, Jr. and his 1st wife Sarah Adgate, by whom she had one child.
• iv. Thomas Ensworth, bapt. in Jan. 1691/2 [day missing]. He was living on Jan. 9, 1727/8 when he submitted for approval the distribution agreement regarding his father's estate to the Windham County, Conn. Probate Court. Whether he m. and left descendants has not been found.
• v. Joseph Ensworth, b. Aug. 21, 1694 at Canterbury, Conn. [Canterbury VRs], where he d. Sept. 30, 1770; m. Oct. 5, 1719 at Canterbury, Mary Cleveland, dau. of Sgt. Samuel Cleveland and Persis Hildreth, b. June 14, 1696 at Canterbury. She d. Mar. 11, 1766 at Canterbury. Six children of the family.
• vi. Nathaniel Ensworth, bapt. Oct. 17, 1697 at Hartford, d. Apr. 5, 1778; whether he married and had a family has not been uncovered.
• vii. Elizabeth Ensworth, bapt. Mar. 24, 1699/700 at Hartford, d. Dec. 3, 1780 at Norwich, Conn.; m. 1) Jan. 10, 1723/4 at Norwich, Conn., Daniel White, by whom she had three children recorded at Norwich; m. 2) Mar. 30, 1730 at Norwich, Conn., Lieut. Jonathan Burley, s. of Andrew Burley and Mary Conant, b. circa 1690. He d. May 11, 1780 at Norwich. Five children of the family.
• viii. Ezra Ensworth, b. Sept. 17, 1702 at Canterbury where he d. in 1788; m. Oct. 13, 1757 at Canterbury as her 2nd husband, Elizabeth Cleveland, wid. of Elihu Paine. She d. June 18, 1788 at Canterbury. Five children of the family.
• ix. Nehemiah Ensworth, b. in 1704 at Canterbury, d. Dec. 31, 1778 at Canterbury; m. Apr. 15, 1730 at the Canterbury Cong. Ch., Abigail Davenport, dau. of Paul Davenport and Abigail Adams, b. Feb. 2, 1710/11 at Canterbury. She d. there Mar. 21, 1801. Ten children of the family.
The patriarch Texel (aka Tyxhall) Ensworth, husb. of Sarah Reeve, dau. of Robert Reeve and Elizabeth Nott, b. Dec. 25, 1663 at Hartford, Conn. Per the Canterbury vital records, Texel called as Tyxhall, d. at Canterbury on June 24, 1712.
An extended bio will be added later. In the meantime, while living at Hartford, Conn. most of Texel and Sarah's elder children were bapt. of record at the Hartford 1st Church, whereas the younger children were b. at Canterbury, Conn.:
• i. Sarah Ensworth, bapt. Dec. 6, 1685 at Hartford, d. June 21, 1761 at Canterbury, Conn.; m. Mar. 31, 1725 at Canterbury as his 2nd wife, Joseph Cleveland, s. of Sgt. Samuel Cleveland and Persis Hildreth, b. Jan. 18, 1689/90 at Chelmsford, Mass. He d. Feb. 9, 1749/50 at Canterbury, Conn. Two children of the marriage. Joseph m. 1) Abigail Hide by whom he had five children. Abigail d. Dec. 16, 1724 at Canterbury.
• ii. Tixhall (sic) Ensworth, bapt. Feb. 13, 1686/7 at Hartford; no further conclusive record.
• iii. John Ensworth, b. circa 1689 at Hartford [he a son of the family is proved by a 1725 deed and the 1727 distribution agreement of his father's estate], d. Aug. 25, 1723 at Canterbury, Conn.; m. Apr. 2, 1717 at Canterbury, Elizabeth Cleveland, dau. of Sgt. Samuel Cleveland and Persis Hildreth, b. June 26, 1693 of record at Woburn, Mass. Three children of the family. The widow Elizabeth m. 2) May 2, 1733 at Norwich, Conn. as his 2nd wife, Christopher Huntington 3rd, s. of Dea. Christopher Huntington, Jr. and his 1st wife Sarah Adgate, by whom she had one child.
• iv. Thomas Ensworth, bapt. in Jan. 1691/2 [day missing]. He was living on Jan. 9, 1727/8 when he submitted for approval the distribution agreement regarding his father's estate to the Windham County, Conn. Probate Court. Whether he m. and left descendants has not been found.
• v. Joseph Ensworth, b. Aug. 21, 1694 at Canterbury, Conn. [Canterbury VRs], where he d. Sept. 30, 1770; m. Oct. 5, 1719 at Canterbury, Mary Cleveland, dau. of Sgt. Samuel Cleveland and Persis Hildreth, b. June 14, 1696 at Canterbury. She d. Mar. 11, 1766 at Canterbury. Six children of the family.
• vi. Nathaniel Ensworth, bapt. Oct. 17, 1697 at Hartford, d. Apr. 5, 1778; whether he married and had a family has not been uncovered.
• vii. Elizabeth Ensworth, bapt. Mar. 24, 1699/700 at Hartford, d. Dec. 3, 1780 at Norwich, Conn.; m. 1) Jan. 10, 1723/4 at Norwich, Conn., Daniel White, by whom she had three children recorded at Norwich; m. 2) Mar. 30, 1730 at Norwich, Conn., Lieut. Jonathan Burley, s. of Andrew Burley and Mary Conant, b. circa 1690. He d. May 11, 1780 at Norwich. Five children of the family.
• viii. Ezra Ensworth, b. Sept. 17, 1702 at Canterbury where he d. in 1788; m. Oct. 13, 1757 at Canterbury as her 2nd husband, Elizabeth Cleveland, wid. of Elihu Paine. She d. June 18, 1788 at Canterbury. Five children of the family.
• ix. Nehemiah Ensworth, b. in 1704 at Canterbury, d. Dec. 31, 1778 at Canterbury; m. Apr. 15, 1730 at the Canterbury Cong. Ch., Abigail Davenport, dau. of Paul Davenport and Abigail Adams, b. Feb. 2, 1710/11 at Canterbury. She d. there Mar. 21, 1801. Ten children of the family.
An extended bio will be added later. In the meantime, while living at Hartford, Conn. most of Texel and Sarah's elder children were bapt. of record at the Hartford 1st Church, whereas the younger children were b. at Canterbury, Conn.:
• i. Sarah Ensworth, bapt. Dec. 6, 1685 at Hartford, d. June 21, 1761 at Canterbury, Conn.; m. Mar. 31, 1725 at Canterbury as his 2nd wife, Joseph Cleveland, s. of Sgt. Samuel Cleveland and Persis Hildreth, b. Jan. 18, 1689/90 at Chelmsford, Mass. He d. Feb. 9, 1749/50 at Canterbury, Conn. Two children of the marriage. Joseph m. 1) Abigail Hide by whom he had five children. Abigail d. Dec. 16, 1724 at Canterbury.
• ii. Tixhall (sic) Ensworth, bapt. Feb. 13, 1686/7 at Hartford; no further conclusive record.
• iii. John Ensworth, b. circa 1689 at Hartford [he a son of the family is proved by a 1725 deed and the 1727 distribution agreement of his father's estate], d. Aug. 25, 1723 at Canterbury, Conn.; m. Apr. 2, 1717 at Canterbury, Elizabeth Cleveland, dau. of Sgt. Samuel Cleveland and Persis Hildreth, b. June 26, 1693 of record at Woburn, Mass. Three children of the family. The widow Elizabeth m. 2) May 2, 1733 at Norwich, Conn. as his 2nd wife, Christopher Huntington 3rd, s. of Dea. Christopher Huntington, Jr. and his 1st wife Sarah Adgate, by whom she had one child.
• iv. Thomas Ensworth, bapt. in Jan. 1691/2 [day missing]. He was living on Jan. 9, 1727/8 when he submitted for approval the distribution agreement regarding his father's estate to the Windham County, Conn. Probate Court. Whether he m. and left descendants has not been found.
• v. Joseph Ensworth, b. Aug. 21, 1694 at Canterbury, Conn. [Canterbury VRs], where he d. Sept. 30, 1770; m. Oct. 5, 1719 at Canterbury, Mary Cleveland, dau. of Sgt. Samuel Cleveland and Persis Hildreth, b. June 14, 1696 at Canterbury. She d. Mar. 11, 1766 at Canterbury. Six children of the family.
• vi. Nathaniel Ensworth, bapt. Oct. 17, 1697 at Hartford, d. Apr. 5, 1778; whether he married and had a family has not been uncovered.
• vii. Elizabeth Ensworth, bapt. Mar. 24, 1699/700 at Hartford, d. Dec. 3, 1780 at Norwich, Conn.; m. 1) Jan. 10, 1723/4 at Norwich, Conn., Daniel White, by whom she had three children recorded at Norwich; m. 2) Mar. 30, 1730 at Norwich, Conn., Lieut. Jonathan Burley, s. of Andrew Burley and Mary Conant, b. circa 1690. He d. May 11, 1780 at Norwich. Five children of the family.
• viii. Ezra Ensworth, b. Sept. 17, 1702 at Canterbury where he d. in 1788; m. Oct. 13, 1757 at Canterbury as her 2nd husband, Elizabeth Cleveland, wid. of Elihu Paine. She d. June 18, 1788 at Canterbury. Five children of the family.
• ix. Nehemiah Ensworth, b. in 1704 at Canterbury, d. Dec. 31, 1778 at Canterbury; m. Apr. 15, 1730 at the Canterbury Cong. Ch., Abigail Davenport, dau. of Paul Davenport and Abigail Adams, b. Feb. 2, 1710/11 at Canterbury. She d. there Mar. 21, 1801. Ten children of the family.
Inscription
In the Hale Connecticut Cemetery Database of gravestones at the Cleaveland Cemetery at Canterbury is the simple entry of "Tyxhall Ensworth," the only Ensworth entry shown and without further detail. This suggests that when this cemetery was initially inventoried there was a gravestone for Tyxhall, but for some reason no further inscription was available. Then in the 1916 reinspection of the cemetery and printing of full gravestone inscriptions in the NEHGS Register (vol. 70) no entry for any Ensworth appears, suggesting that by 1916 Tyxhall's gravestone either no longer existed or not legible or identifiable.
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