An American Family History

The ancestors of Esther Richards Estey included the Richards, Collins and Brewer families who were early settlers in Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts. Henry and Ann Collins immigrated to America on the “Abigail” in 1635.

Henry and Ann Collins 1627

Henry Collins, Sr.

London, Middlesex County, England
Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts

• Anne Collins
• Henry Collins, Jr.
• John Collins
• Margery Collins Williams
• Hannah Collins Ingersoll
• Joseph Collins
• Mary Collins Johnson
• Benjamin Collins

Edward Richards and Ann Knight 1650

Edward Richards
Ann Knight Richards

Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts

• John Richards
• Abigail Richards Collins
• Mary Richards Neek
• William Richards
• Deborah Richards
• Daniel Richards

Crispus and Mary Brewer 1658

Crispus Brewer, Sr.

Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts.

• Crispus Brewer
• Sarah Brewer Graves
• Mary Brewer Richards
• Elizabeth Brewer Lewis
• Abigail Brewer Luscomb

Joseph and Sarah Collins 1668

Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts.

Joseph Collins and Maria Smith 1684

The Samuel Graves Family

• Sarah Collins
• Joseph Collins
• Henry Collins
• Ann Collins Ingalls
• Dorothy Collins Gray
• Sarah Collins Eliot Richards
• Esther Collins
  Ruth Collins Graves

• Mary Collins
• William Collins
• Elizabeth Collins Graves
• Joseph Collins
• Ezekiel Collins
• Martha Collins Odell

Lynn Meeting House

John Richards and Mary Brewer 1674

Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts

• Mary Richards Darling Shaw
• Captain John Richards
• Edward Richards
• Crispus Richards
• Elizabeth Richards Kent
• Joseph Richards
• William Richards
• Abigail Richards Collins

• Mercy Eliot Alton

Crispus Richards and Sarah Collins Eliot 1702
Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts

• Joseph Richards
• Esther Richards Estey
• John Richards
• Mary Richards
• Crispus Richards
• Sarah Richards Ingalls
• Hannah Richards Stocker
• Richard Richards