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An American Family History

John Estey
Lady Day Before 1752 the year began on March 25th. Dates between January 1st and March 24th were at the end of the year, not the beginning.

The settlement of New Meadows was incorporated as the Town of Topsfield by authority of the General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1650. The church "gathered" on November 4, 1663 with the Rev. Thomas Gilbert. The third Meeting House was built on the Common in 1703 with Rev. Joseph Capen as pastor.

John Estey was born on January 2, 1662/63 in Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts. His parents were Isaac Estey and Mary Towne.

He married Mary Dorman on May 31, 1688. Mary was born December 18, 1667 in Topsfield. Her parents were Thomas Dorman and Judith Wood. 

John and Mary's children were Mary Estey (1692) and Hannah Estey Russel (1693). Mary died in 1693.

In 1692, his mother, Mary Towne Estey, became a victim of the Salem hysteria and was executed for witchcraft.

His second wife was named Hannah. Their children were Susannah Estey (1695), Jemimah Estey (1696), Nathaniel Estey (1701), David Estey (1707), Jonathan Estey (1707), and Kezia Estey (1707). 

They moved to Will's Hill from Topsfield in 1698. It was part of Salem Village that became Middleton.

When his father died in 1712, he did not inherit

“he hath already what I intended for him in full & hath signified the same by writing under his hand.”

He died in 1720 in Topsfield.
Children of Isaac Estey
and Mary Towne
  • Isaac Estey, Jr.
  • Joseph Estey
  • Sarah Estey Gill Ireland
  • John Estey
  • Hannah Estey Abbott
  • Benjamin Estey
  • Samuel Estey
  • Jacob Estey
  • Joshua Estey

    • Various spellings of Estey
    Easte, Este, Estee, Estes, Estey, Esty

    Towne Sisters

    "The Towne Sisters" by Yiannis Stefinarkis, ca. 1970
    Plaster statue of Rebecca Towne Nurse, Mary Towne Estey, Sarah Towne Bridges Cloyes wearing shackles. The statue is located in the Salem Wax Museum of Witches and Seafarers, Salem.

     

    My Children's Ancestors by Roselle Theodore Cross

    Thomas Dorman, b. 1640 or before; mem. of Cong'l chh. at Topsfield; m. March 16 or Nov. 6, 1662, Judith Wood, perhaps dau. of Daniel and Mary (Foster) Wood of Ipswich. In the Vital Records of Topsfield (or Boxford) I find the following list of children ascribed to Thomas, or Thomas and Judith, and one, Judith, to Thomas Jr. Probably not all are children of Thomas and Judith, but Nos. 6, 12, 13, 14 and 15 are so given. From the same records I give the marriages.

    Children.
    1. Timothy, b. 1663; m. 1688, Elizabeth Knowlton. D. L. 20.
    2. John, b. Mar. 20, 1665.
    3. Damaris, b. Aug. 3, 1666; m. 1689, Daniel Clark.
    4. Mary, b. Dec. 18, 1667.
    5. Judith, b. Feb. 23, 1669; m. 1696, Samuel Porter.
    6. Thomas, b. Aug. 14, 1670; m. 1702, Deborah Moulton.
    7. Amos, b. Mar. 14, 1672; m. 1702, Dorothee Robinson.
    8. Hannah, b. Dec. 2, 1674; m. 1695, Thomas Robinson.
    9. Sarah, b. June 1, 1676.
    10. Ellen, b. Sept. 25, 1677.
    11. Jabez, b Nov. 9, 1678; m. 1709, Hephzibah Perley.
    12. Seth, b. May 8, 1682.
    13. Jesse, b. Aug. 22, 1684; m. 1707, Ruth Porter.
    14. Dorcas, b. Apr. 17, 1686; m. 1706, Joseph Robinson.
    15. Philemon, b. June 13, 1687.

    		  

     

         

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