1 Mar 1732/3 John first married
Esther Ford (53108) , daughter of
Matthew Ford (31 Oct 1675-7 Oct 1751) &
Elizabeth Bradley (36442) (11 Sep 1678-9 Oct 1751), in New Haven, CT.
56 Born on 30 Mar 1710 in New Haven, CT.56 At the age of 32, Esther was baptized in Cheshire, CT, on 1 Aug 1742.409 Esther was baptized as an adult. Esther died in New Haven, CT, on 11 Jul 1749; she was 39.409 Buried in Old Graveyard, Mount Carmel, Hamden.
Children of John and Esther (Ford) Hitchcock, order approximate, the first five baptized together (names not stated) 15 Aug 1742 at the Congregational Society of Cheshire:55
i. Mary Hitchcock, b. ca. 1733/4;
ii. Thankful Hitchcock, b. ca. 1735, d. 23 Jan 1804 in Hamden, m. at New Haven 4 Mar 1761 Noah Wolcott Jr;
iii. Mabel Hitchcock, b. ca. 1738;
iv. Stephen Hitchcock, b. ca. 1740, d. 1791 at Hamden, m. at North Haven 16 Sep 1771 Sarah Brockett of Mt. Carmel;
v. Abiah Hitchcock, b. ca. 1742, d. 13 Apr 1810 at Hamden, m. at New Haven 22 Nov 1764 Hezekiah Warner;
vi. Isaac Hitchcock, bp. Jun 1745 at Cheshire, CT, m. Hannah Styles;
vii. John Hitchcock, b. 10 Jun 1747 in New Haven, d. 17 Jul 1835 at Claremont, moved to Claremont, NH, an original settler 16 May 1768, m. 2 May 1774 Phebe Tyler (b. 21 Jul 1756 in Wallingford, bp. 8 May 1757 at Bristol, dau. of Col. Benjamin & Mehitabel (Andrews) Tyler, d. 30 Jan 1821); and
viii. Ichabod Hitchcock, bp. 5 Jul 1749 at Cheshire, CT, removed to Claremont, NH, in 1775, m. 25 Apr 1773 Rebecca Pardee (b. 2 Mar 1754 at New Haven, d. 5 Apr 1839).55,409