An American Family History

Isaac Estey, Jr. and Abigail Kimball

Topsfield, Essex County,Massachusetts

The settlement of New Meadows was incorporated as the Town of Topsfield in 1650. The church "gathered" on November 4, 1663. The third Meeting House was built in 1703 with Rev. Joseph Capen as pastor.

Isaac Estey, Jr. and Abigail Kimball were married on October. 14, 1689 in Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts. They lived in Topsfield at the same time as the Dr. Michael and Elizabeth Dwinnell family.

Mary Estey Perkins was born in 1690/91. Abigail Estey Cummings was born on January 8, 1692/93.

In 1692, Isaac, Jr.’s mother, Mary Towne Estey, was executed for witchcraft in Salem.

Sarah Estey Cummings was born on October 4, 1694. Isaac Estey was born November 20, 1696. Aaron Estey was born February 16, 1698/1699. Jacob Estey was born June 28, 1700. Hannah Estey Cummings was born on May 18, 1702. Richard Estey was born April 7, 1706. Rebecca Estey Tucker Puffer was born in 1709. Moses Estey was born about 1712.

Three of the children married into the Cummings Family.

Isaac, Jr. died in 1714 and Abigail married William Poole of Reading in 1718.

Three daughters of William Towne and Joanna Blessing were wrongly accused of practicing witchcraft in Salem. Rebecca Towne Nurse, Mary Towne Estey, and Sarah Towne Bridges Cloyes were persecuted in 1692. The children of people in the line below are all descendants of Mary Estey.
	William Towne, Mary Towne Estey, Isaac Estey, Aaron Estey, Mary Estey Dwinnell, Israel Dwinnell, Isaac Davis Dwinnell, Sr., Isaac Davis Dwinnell, Jr., Victoria Zellena Dwinnell, Robert Wilson Miller, Sr., Robert Wilson Miller, Jr.

Old Style Calendar
Before 1752 the year began on Lady Day, March 25th,. Dates between January 1st and March 24th were at the end of the year. Old Style (O.S.) and New Style (N.S.) are used to indicate whether the year has been adjusted. Often both dates are used.

Mary Towne Estey was a victim of the Salem witch delusion on September 22, 1692.

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