"17. Esther or Hester3 Thompson (Anne2, Gov. Thomas1), born posthumously, baptized 17 June 1655 in Farmington, Connecticut, as 'Hester, daughter of widow Thomson' (Farmington Church Records, slip index 1:41, 2:19; NEHGR 11:324); and died c. 1694 (Rupert Farnham Thompson). …
"Samuel Buckingham testified in Milford on 10 August 1674 that Mr. Anthony Hawkins stated in May 1664 in regards to Esther Thompson, 'This little girl sucked when I married my wife, she being so small, I delighted much in her. Her father had died before she was born, and she had no portion given her by him, but I have promised to give her twenty pounds' (Goodwin 263n)."