An American Family History

"[L]iberty must at all hazards be supported.
We have a right to it, derived from our Maker.
But if we had not, our fathers have earned and bought it for us,
at the expense of their ease, their estates, their pleasure, and their blood."

Daniel Estey born May 4, 1739 in Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts. His parents were Aaron Estey and Esther Richards. 

He was a private in Captain Joseph Gould’s Company at Lexington. He enlisted on September 22, 1776 and was discharged on November 16, 1776. His service was two months, seven days including travel time.

He married Hannah Towne. She was the daughter of Richard (Thomas, Edmund, William) Towne and Hannah Bixby. She was born on December 8, 1739 in Topsfield. 

Their children were Mary Estey (1766), Daniel Estey (1768), Richard Estey (1771), Enos Estey (1773), Sarah Estey (1775) Hannah Estey Gould (1778), Abigail Estey Homan (1780), and John Estey (1785). 

At the time of the 1800 census, they were living in Topsfield. Hannah died in 1802.

Daniel died at the age of 91 of an accidental wound on July 22, 1830 in Topsfield, Massachusetts. He is buried with his wife in South Side Cemetery in Topsfield.