Estes Family

The Estes Family is another family that links to me through more than one line. In generation six, you will see that my family descends through both Benjamin and Edward Estes.  I will do one of them in purple and the other in green. 

Descendants of Nicholas Eastes

Generation No. 1

1. NICHOLAS1 EASTES was born 1495 in Deal, Kent, England, and died 1533. He married ANNY 1520.

Child of NICHOLAS EASTES and ANNY is:

2. i. SYLVESTER2 ESTES, b. 1522, Deal, Kent, England; d. 1579, Ringwould, England.

Generation No. 2

2. SYLVESTER2 ESTES (NICHOLAS1 EASTES) was born 1522 in Deal, Kent, England, and died 1579 in Ringwould, England. He married JONE 1545 in Deal, Kent, England. She died 1561.

Children of SYLVESTER ESTES and JONE are:

i. JONE3 ESTES, b. 1547, Deal, Kent, England; m. HENRY BAKER, 1563.

3. ii. HENRY ESTES, b. 1549, Deal, Kent, England; d. 1601, Deal, Kent, England.

4. iii. ROBERT ESTES, b. 1555, Ringwould, England; d. Abt. 1616.

Generation No. 3

3. HENRY3 ESTES (SYLVESTER2, NICHOLAS1 EASTES) was born 1549 in Deal, Kent, England, and died 1601 in Deal, Kent, England. He married MARY RAND 1575 in Deal, Kent, England. She was born Abt. 1553, and died Bef. 1601 in Deal, Kent, England.

Notes for HENRY ESTES: From Stackpole's "The History of Durham". Here is some additional info: The Estes family, it is claimed, is descended from Albert Azo II, marquis of Liburia, Italy, born about 1097. He was the founder of the noble Houses of Este and of Brunswick, and hence the ancestor of the more recent British sovereigns.

Children of HENRY ESTES and MARY RAND are:

5. i. ROBERT4 ESTES, b. 1575.

6. ii. RICHARD ESTES, b. 1578; d. 1626.

iii. HENRY ESTES, b. April 06, 1581, Deal, Kent, England; d. 1610, England.

iv. MARY ESTES, b. January 15, 1586/87; d. December 29, 1587, St. Leonards, England.

v. ARON ESTES, b. July 06, 1589, Deal, Kent, England.

4. ROBERT3 ESTES (SYLVESTER2, NICHOLAS1 EASTES) was born 1555 in Ringwould, England, and died Abt. 1616. He married ANNE WOODWARD December 02, 1591 in Sholden, England. She was born 1570, and died April 21, 1630 in Ringwould, Kent, England.

Children of ROBERT ESTES and ANNE WOODWARD are:

i. MATTHEW4 ESTES, b. 1592; d. 1691, Deal, Kent, England; m. MARGARET JOHNSON, November 23, 1620, Deal, Kent, England.

7. ii. SILVESTER ESTES, b. 1596; d. Bef. 1667.

Generation No. 4

5. ROBERT4 ESTES (HENRY3, SYLVESTER2, NICHOLAS1 EASTES) was born 1575. He married ANNIE ESTES. She was born 1574, and died April 21, 1630 in Ringwould, Kent, England.

Notes for ANNIE ESTES: probably a cousin of Robert.

Children of ROBERT ESTES and ANNIE ESTES are:

i. SYLVESTER5 ESTES, b. September 26, 1596; d. January 16, 1691/92, Great Hardres, Kent England; m. HELEN MARTINE, November 24, 1625.

ii. ALICE ESTES, b. March 26, 1597; m. THOMAS BEANE, October 28, 1628.

iii. MATTHEW ESTES, b. 1599.

8. iv. ROBERT ESTES, JR., b. May 29, 1603, Dover England.

v. THOMAS ESTES, b. June 02, 1605; d. 1671, Kent, England; m. JOAN WILSON, November 21, 1636, Kent, England.

vi. SUSAN ESTES, b. October 30, 1608.

vii. JOHN ESTES, b. March 03, 1609/10.

6. RICHARD4 ESTES (HENRY3, SYLVESTER2, NICHOLAS1 EASTES) was born 1578, and died 1626. He married AGNES DOVE.

Child of RICHARD ESTES and AGNES DOVE is:

9. i. RICHARD5 ESTES, JR., b. 1605; d. 1673.

7. SILVESTER4 ESTES (ROBERT3, SYLVESTER2, NICHOLAS1 EASTES) was born 1596, and died Bef. 1667. He married ELLEN MARTIN. She was born 1594, and died Abt. 1649.

Children of SILVESTER ESTES and ELLEN MARTIN are:

10. i. ROBERT5 ESTES, b. 1626; d. 1692.

ii. ANNE ESTES, b. 1627.

iii. SILVESTER ESTES, b. 1629; m. NASH.

iv. SUSAN ESTES, b. 1631.

v. THOMAS ESTES, b. 1633.

11. vi. RICHARD ESTES, b. 1634; d. 1698.

Generation No. 5

8. ROBERT5 ESTES, JR. (ROBERT4, HENRY3, SYLVESTER2, NICHOLAS1 EASTES) was born May 29, 1603 in Dover England. He married DOROTHY WILSON January 31, 1633/34 in Kent, England, daughter of THOMAS WILSON. She was born 1613 in Dover England, and died in Kent, England.

Notes for ROBERT ESTES, JR.: The info on Robert and Dorothy came from Stackpole's "The History of Durham". Here is some additional info: "...it is said by antiquarians that Albert Azo, II, Marquis of Liguria, born about A.D. 1097 was founder of the houses of Este and Brunswick. The former was conspicuous in Italy as late as the middle of the 18th century about which time its direct line failed in the death of Hercules III, he being of the 22nd generation from Azo II. Such is the foundation of this ancient house. The name Este is said to have been derived from a colony planted in the 7th century of Rome, about fifteen miles south of the city of Padua, and called Ateste, or Este, which latter name the marquises of Liguria assumed in the early part of the 14th century. The name Este is plural and is used to represent the whole family. Tradition has it that the name was brought into England by one Francesco, natural son of marquis Leonnello, and who went first to Bergundy and escaped thence into England, and afterward made his home in that country. The period of his life lay between 1434 and 1444. The immigrant Estes family here about to be considered begins with Robert and Dorothy Estes, of Dover, England, whose ancestry has not been clearly settled, but concerning whose descendants there is no uncertain tradition..."

Children of ROBERT ESTES and DOROTHY WILSON are:

i. ROBERT6 ESTES III, b. February 27, 1632/33; d. July 23, 1692, Waldershare, Kent England.

ii. THOMAS ESTES, b. October 23, 1636.

iii. SYLVESTER ESTES, b. September 09, 1638.

12. iv. SARAH ESTES, b. March 22, 1639/40.

v. ESTES, b. 1643.

13. vi. MATTHEW ESTES, b. May 28, 1645, Dover England; d. June 14, 1723, Lynn, Massachusettes.

14. vii. RICHARD ESTES, b. March 1646/47, Dover England; d. January 16, 1735/36, Lynn, Essex MA.

9. RICHARD5 ESTES, JR. (RICHARD4, HENRY3, SYLVESTER2, NICHOLAS1 EASTES) was born 1605, and died 1673. He married SARA NORMAN.

Children of RICHARD ESTES and SARA NORMAN are:

15. i. AARON6 ESTES, b. 1631; d. 1664.

ii. SARA ESTES, b. 1633; m. STEPHEN MUMBRAY.

iii. MARY ESTES, b. 1635; m. JEFFREY SAFFERY.

iv. RICHARD ESTES, JR., b. 1636; d. 1663; m. SARAH BRIDGER.

v. JOHN ESTES, b. 1638; d. 1646.

16. vi. MOSES ESTES, b. 1643; d. 1708.

vii. SAMUEL ESTES, b. 1646; m. ELIZABETH SILLARY.

10. ROBERT5 ESTES (SILVESTER4, ROBERT3, SYLVESTER2, NICHOLAS1 EASTES) was born 1626, and died 1692. He married ELIZABETH. She was born 1630, and died 1676.

Children of ROBERT ESTES and ELIZABETH are:

i. ROBERT6 ESTES, b. 1652; m. ELIZABETH WADDELL; b. 1652.

ii. ELIZABETH ESTES, b. 1653.

iii. SUSAN ESTES, b. 1655.

iv. SYLVESTER ESTES, b. 1657.

11. RICHARD5 ESTES (SILVESTER4, ROBERT3, SYLVESTER2, NICHOLAS1 EASTES) was born 1634, and died 1698. He married BENEDICTA.

Children of RICHARD ESTES and BENEDICTA are:

i. RICHARD6 ESTES, b. 1665.

ii. ELIZABETH ESTES, b. 1672.

iii. SILVESTER ESTES, b. 1676.

iv. THOMAS ESTES, b. 1684; d. 1743; m. MARY BOULS.

Generation No. 6

12. SARAH6 ESTES (ROBERT5, ROBERT4, HENRY3, SYLVESTER2, NICHOLAS1 EASTES) was born March 22, 1639/40. She married ISAAC PEABODY 1694, son of FRANCIS PEABODY. He was born 1648 in Hampton, NH, and died 1727 in Topsfield MA1.

Children of SARAH ESTES and ISAAC PEABODY are:

i. ISAAC7 PEABODY.

ii. PHILADELPHIA PEABODY.

iii. MATTHEW PEABODY.

iv. WILLIAM PEABODY.

17. v. CORNET FRANCIS PEABODY, b. December 01, 1694; d. April 23, 1769.

vi. MARY PEABODY, b. February 03, 1695/96; m. WILLIAM JARVIS.

13. MATTHEW6 ESTES (ROBERT5, ROBERT4, HENRY3, SYLVESTER2, NICHOLAS1 EASTES) was born May 28, 1645 in Dover England2, and died June 14, 1723 in Lynn, Massachusettes. He married PHILADELPHIA JENKINS June 14, 1676 in Philadelphia, PA, daughter of REGINALD JENKINS and ANN GALE. She was born January 1644/45 in Dover NH, and died December 25, 1721 in Lynn, Massachusettes2.

Notes for MATTHEW ESTES: Came to America in 1682. Devoted member of the Society of Friends.

Children of MATTHEW ESTES and PHILADELPHIA JENKINS are:

i. SARAH7 ESTES, b. 1677; d. 1681.

ii. PHILADELPHIA ESTES, b. 1679; d. 1699.

iii. JOHN ESTES, b. 1683; d. 1683.

18. iv. JOHN ESTES, b. July 14, 1684; d. September 29, 1723, Lynn MA.

14. RICHARD6 ESTES (ROBERT5, ROBERT4, HENRY3, SYLVESTER2, NICHOLAS1 EASTES) was born March 1646/47 in Dover England, and died January 16, 1735/36 in Lynn, Essex MA. He married ELIZABETH BECK April 23, 1687 in Dover, New Hampshire, daughter of HENRY BECK and DOROTHY. She was born August 11, 1663 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, NH, and died Aft. 1725 in MA.

Notes for RICHARD ESTES: Richard Estes, son of Robert and Dorothy Estes of Dover, England came to New England in 1684. They lived in Lynn and Salem, Mass. "...said to have been born in the 3 month, 1647 and ...lived in England until the 11 day, 7 month, 1684...believed to have left the Downs, in England, in September 1684, arrived in Boston, in the latter part of November, and soon went to Great Island, now Portsmouth, to join his brother Matthew, who had preceded him about two years...he was a weaver...in 1686, he had a deed of 60 acres of land in Kittery, ME, and in 1692-3, was in Salem, MA, where in 1694 he is called "sleymaker" or a maker of weavers' reeds...In 1695, he was of Lynn, MA, and bought lands there...he appears to have become possessed of many tracts of land in Lynn and Salem and spent the later years of his life in the town last mentioned, where in 1726-7 he deeded lands to his son Benjamin...he was of the Society of Friends, and a very devout man, upright in his daily walk... he and Elizabeth had eleven children..."

Notes for ELIZABETH BECK: "...of Great Island, born 8 day, 11 month, 1663, probably a daughter of Henry Beck, who was an inhabitant of Dover in 1642..."

One report says Elizabeth was born January 13, 1632/33. This is not likely since it would make her well over 50 at the time of the birth of her children.

"...The marriage certificate of Richard Estes and Elizabeth Beck: This is to Certify ye Trust to all People whom it may concern yt Richard Estes of ye Great Island in ye PRovince of NH and Elizabeth Beck of ye same Island and Province, they having Declared "Their Intentions of Marriage" before Two Monthly Meetings of ye People called Quakers and They Quering between ye meetings wheather ye Man was clear from all other women and ye Woman clear from all othe rmen, found nothing to hinder their Proceedings her in, and for as much ye sd Richard Estes who lived in England till the 11th day of the 7th month, 1684,his clearness doth appear by a certificate certified from ye People of God in Newington in East Kent in Old England. So all things being clear, a Meeting of ye People of God was appointed at which ye Publick Manifestations and Confirmation of ye Sd. Marriage at our Meeting house at Dover, in ye Province of NH, upon ye 23rd day of ye 4th month, 1687, where ye sd Richard Estes and Elizabeth Beck did Take Each other in ye Presents of God and his People according to ye Scriptures of Truth they then and there both Promising before God and us his people to live lovingly together as God upholdeth as man and wife till Death Seprate according to God's honerable Marriage and they both setting their hands unto itt and we witnesses unto ye same whose names are here unto subscribed. Richard Estes Eliz Estes.

Witnessed by: Tobia Hanson, Benj. Swett, Thomas Janney, John Hayton, John Borden, Humphry Varney, Job Smith, Timothy Hanson, Wm Williams, John Hussey, Phila Estes, Alice Sharpley, Eliza Hanson, Esther Rogers, and Rebecca Hussey."

Children of RICHARD ESTES and ELIZABETH BECK are:

i. MATTHEW7 ESTES, b. June 07, 1689, Lynn, Essex, MA; d. May 11, 1774; m. ALICE BARKER, June 05, 1712, Boston, Massachusette; b. June 03, 1695; d. December 14, 1778.

Notes for ALICE BARKER: Alice Barker was a Quaker.

ii. JOSEPH ESTES, b. January 16, 1689/90.

iii. SARAH ESTES, b. May 05, 1693, Salem, Essex, MA; d. January 10, 1773, Salem, Essex, MA; m. SAMUEL POPE, November 20, 1714, Lynn MA; b. June 11, 1689; d. September 21, 1769.

iv. ROBERT ESTES, b. August 27, 1694, Salem, Essex, MA.

19. v. JOSEPH ESTES, b. August 26, 1696; d. May 15, 1770.

20. vi. BENJAMIN ESTES, b. July 10, 1698, Lynn MA; d. 1775, Lynn MA.

vii. HENRY ESTES, b. April 09, 1701, Lynn, Essex, MA.

viii. PHILADELPHIA ESTES, b. February 17, 1701/02, Lynn, Essex, MA; d. March 25, 1703, Lynn, Essex, MA.

21. ix. EDWARD ESTES, b. February 20, 1702/03, Lynn, Essex, MA; d. February 17, 1788, Durham, Androscoggin ME.

x. SAMUEL ESTES, b. May 23, 1709.

15. AARON6 ESTES (RICHARD5, RICHARD4, HENRY3, SYLVESTER2, NICHOLAS1 EASTES) was born 1631, and died 1664. He married SUSANNA WHETSTONE.

Children of AARON ESTES and SUSANNA WHETSTONE are:

i. NICHOLAS7 ESTES, b. 1653; m. ELIZABETH SPRUSHAM.

ii. ELIZABETH ESTES, b. 1660; m. NATHANIEL HATCH.

16. MOSES6 ESTES (RICHARD5, RICHARD4, HENRY3, SYLVESTER2, NICHOLAS1 EASTES) was born 1643, and died 1708. He married (1) ELLEN ESTES. She was born 1642, and died 1729. He married (2) MARY MUMBRAY. She died 1664.

Children of MOSES ESTES and ELLEN ESTES are:

i. RICHARD7 ESTES, b. 1667; d. 1668.

ii. CONSTANT ESTES, b. 1669; d. 1708.

iii. AARON ESTES, b. 1671.

22. iv. SAMUEL ESTES, b. 1675.

Child of MOSES ESTES and MARY MUMBRAY is:

v. MARY7 ESTES.

Generation No. 7

17. CORNET FRANCIS7 PEABODY (SARAH6 ESTES, ROBERT5, ROBERT4, HENRY3, SYLVESTER2, NICHOLAS1 EASTES) was born December 01, 1694, and died April 23, 1769. He married DOROTHY PERKINS January 27, 1714/15. She was born 1695, and died May 03, 1771.

Children of CORNET PEABODY and DOROTHY PERKINS are:

i. FRANCIS8 PEABODY, b. September 21, 1715.

ii. SAMUEL PEABODY, b. December 04, 1716.

23. iii. MARY PEABODY, b. August 10, 1718.

iv. DOROTHY PEABODY, b. March 27, 1720; m. DAVID WEBB, July 25, 1745; b. July 17, 1727, Weymouth Mass..

v. SAMUEL PEABODY, b. January 30, 1721/22.

vi. NATHANIEL PEABODY, b. April 07, 1723.

vii. WILLIAM PEABODY, b. March 11, 1723/24.

viii. ISAAC PEABODY, b. April 03, 1727.

ix. DANIEL PEABODY, b. October 18, 1728.

x. BIMSLEY PEABODY, b. September 02, 1731.

xi. HANNAH PEABODY, b. February 23, 1732/33; m. SAMUEL COLE, July 08, 1758.

xii. STEPHEN PEABODY, b. April 25, 1735.

xiii. ANDREW PEABODY, b. January 14, 1735/36.

18. JOHN7 ESTES (MATTHEW6, ROBERT5, ROBERT4, HENRY3, SYLVESTER2, NICHOLAS1 EASTES) was born July 14, 1684, and died September 29, 1723 in Lynn MA. He married HANNAH BASSETT February 15, 1705/06, daughter of WILLIAM BASSET and SARAH HOOD. She was born February 02, 1684/85 in Lynn MA2, and died May 14, 1762.

Children of JOHN ESTES and HANNAH BASSETT are:

24. i. AHIJAH8 ESTES, b. 1705; d. 1790.

25. ii. WILLIAM ESTES, b. 1718; d. 1781.

19. JOSEPH7 ESTES (RICHARD6, ROBERT5, ROBERT4, HENRY3, SYLVESTER2, NICHOLAS1 EASTES) was born August 26, 1696, and died May 15, 1770. He married MARY ROBINSON July 19, 1719.

Child of JOSEPH ESTES and MARY ROBINSON is:

26. i. ELIJAH8 ESTES, b. July 21, 1721, Dover NH; d. November 28, 1788, Dover NH.

20. BENJAMIN7 ESTES (RICHARD6, ROBERT5, ROBERT4, HENRY3, SYLVESTER2, NICHOLAS1 EASTES) was born July 10, 1698 in Lynn MA, and died 1775 in Lynn MA. He married ELIZABETH.

Children of BENJAMIN ESTES and ELIZABETH are:

27. i. HENRY8 ESTES, d. July 28, 1792.

28. ii. BENJAMIN ESTES, d. Abt. February 10, 1806, Sanford ME.

iii. JONATHAN ESTES.

iv. DANIEL ESTES.

v. DOROTHY ESTES.

29. vi. ELIZABETH ESTES, b. 1712.

21. EDWARD7 ESTES (RICHARD6, ROBERT5, ROBERT4, HENRY3, SYLVESTER2, NICHOLAS1 EASTES) was born February 20, 1702/03 in Lynn, Essex, MA, and died February 17, 1788 in Durham, Androscoggin ME. He married PATIENCE CARR August 27, 1730 in Newport, Newport, RI, daughter of JOHN CARR and WAITE EASTON. She was born 1701 in Newport RI, and died February 13, 1788 in Durham, Androscoggin ME.

Notes for EDWARD ESTES: Edward Estes resided in Hanover, Mass and in Harpswell before moving to Durham [then Royalsborough] with his son [Caleb]. Nov 12 1770 he received deed of Lot 18, in Royalsborough [now Durham], though it is evident that he had been living there for some time.

Children of EDWARD ESTES and PATIENCE CARR are:

30. i. ELIZABETH8 ESTES, b. June 07, 1731, Harpswell, ME; d. 1814, Durham, Maine.

31. ii. WAITE ESTES, b. May 31, 1733.

32. iii. ANN ESTES, b. May 14, 1735; d. January 28, 1790.

iv. ISRAEL ESTES, b. August 27, 1737; d. May 13, 1742, HANOVER, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

v. JOHN ESTES, b. August 13, 1739.

vi. CALEB ESTES, b. August 10, 1741; d. 1744, HANOVER, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

33. vii. MARY ESTES, b. September 29, 1743.

34. viii. EDWARD ESTES, b. November 11, 1745.

35. ix. CALEB ESTES, b. November 26, 1747, Plymouth, Hanver, Massachussetts; d. 1822, Plymouth MA.

x. PATIENCE ESTES, b. September 15, 1748; m. JOHN DALLY.

xi. JOSEPH ESTES, b. July 21, 1750; m. MARY GODDARD, November 29, 1775.

36. xii. SARAH ESTES, b. April 16, 1752, North Yarmouth Maine; d. December 04, 1848, West Gardiner, Maine.

22. SAMUEL7 ESTES (MOSES6, RICHARD5, RICHARD4, HENRY3, SYLVESTER2, NICHOLAS1 EASTES) was born 1675. He married ANN REED. She died 1745.

Children of SAMUEL ESTES and ANN REED are:

i. MOSES8 ESTES, b. 1710.

ii. ANN ESTES, b. 1713.

iii. SAMUEL ESTES, b. 1719.

iv. THOMAS ESTES, b. 1721.

Generation No. 8

23. MARY8 PEABODY (CORNET FRANCIS7, SARAH6 ESTES, ROBERT5, ROBERT4, HENRY3, SYLVESTER2, NICHOLAS1 EASTES) was born August 10, 1718. She married (1) SAMUEL CONANT August 09, 1744 in Saccarappa, Cumberland, ME, son of LOT CONANT and ELIZABETH WALTON. He was born in Beverly Massachussetts. She married (2) SAMUEL CONANT August 09, 1744 in Middleton, Essex Co., MA, son of LOT CONANT and ELIZABETH PRIDE. He was born November 18, 1717 in Beverly, Essex Co., MA.

Notes for SAMUEL CONANT: He and his brother Joseph enlisted in Captain George Berry's Snow Shoe Company to search out marauding Indians in 1747, Saccarappa, Cumberland County, ME.

Child of MARY PEABODY and SAMUEL CONANT is:

37. i. MARY9 CONANT, b. May 1749.

24. AHIJAH8 ESTES (JOHN7, MATTHEW6, ROBERT5, ROBERT4, HENRY3, SYLVESTER2, NICHOLAS1 EASTES) was born 1705, and died 1790. He married MARY ORNE. She died 1783.

Children of AHIJAH ESTES and MARY ORNE are:

i. MARY9 ESTES, b. 1727; d. 1799.

ii. HANNAH ESTES, b. 1731; d. 1795; m. JONATHAN GASKILL, November 30, 1761.

iii. AHIJAH ESTES, b. 1733; d. 1783.

iv. SARAH ESTES, b. 1735.

v. ELIZABETH ESTES, b. 1737.

vi. SAMUEL ESTES, b. 1739; d. 1783; m. RUTH GARDNER.

38. vii. NATHANIEL ESTES, b. 1740.

25. WILLIAM8 ESTES (JOHN7, MATTHEW6, ROBERT5, ROBERT4, HENRY3, SYLVESTER2, NICHOLAS1 EASTES) was born 1718, and died 1781. He married RUTH GRAVES2, daughter of MARK GRAVES and RUTH PHILLIPS. She was born 1726, and died 1807.

Children of WILLIAM ESTES and RUTH GRAVES are:

i. RUTH9 ESTES.

ii. HANNAH ESTES, b. 1746.

iii. WILLIAM ESTES, b. 1750.

iv. MARK ESTES, b. 1752.

v. ANNA ESTES, b. 1754.

vi. REBECCA ESTES, b. 1757.

vii. MATTHEW ESTES, b. 1761.

viii. REBECCA ESTES, b. 1762.

ix. ELIZABETH ESTES, b. 1765.

39. x. WILLIAM ESTES, b. January 29, 1768, Lynn MA; d. March 03, 1848, Lynn MA.

26. ELIJAH8 ESTES (JOSEPH7, RICHARD6, ROBERT5, ROBERT4, HENRY3, SYLVESTER2, NICHOLAS1 EASTES) was born July 21, 1721 in Dover NH, and died November 28, 1788 in Dover NH. He married SARAH HODGEDON December 05, 1744 in Dover NH, daughter of ISRAEL HODGEDON.

Children of ELIJAH ESTES and SARAH HODGEDON are:

i. JOSEPH9 ESTES, d. 1807; m. EUNICE NICHOLS, February 19, 1787, Berwick ME.

40. ii. ROBERT ESTES, b. December 15, 1749, Dover NH; d. August 13, 1789, Dover NH.

41. iii. SAMUEL ESTES, b. June 12, 1758; d. 1828.

42. iv. MARY ESTES, b. 1760.

27. HENRY8 ESTES (BENJAMIN7, RICHARD6, ROBERT5, ROBERT4, HENRY3, SYLVESTER2, NICHOLAS1 EASTES) died July 28, 1792. He married (1) SARAH PEASLEY ALLEN. She died 1817 in Berwick, Maine. He married (2) MARY VARNEY April 17, 1745.

Children of HENRY ESTES and MARY VARNEY are:

i. JOHN9 ESTES.

ii. ABIGAIL ESTES, m. (1) JOHN MAXWELL; m. (2) DEPENDENCE LITTLEFIELD.

iii. SARAH ESTES, m. ELIJAH PURINTON, September 22, 1767.

iv. CALEB ESTES.

v. ELIZABETH ESTES, m. (1) HORTON; m. (2) JAMES BANGS, December 1789.

vi. MARY ESTES, m. ISAAC ROGERS.

vii. LYDIA ESTES, m. JONATHAN MEADER.

43. viii. SAMUEL ESTES, b. February 08, 1750/51; d. May 1818.

44. ix. SIMEON ESTES, b. July 15, 1754; d. August 04, 1836, Maine.

28. BENJAMIN8 ESTES (BENJAMIN7, RICHARD6, ROBERT5, ROBERT4, HENRY3, SYLVESTER2, NICHOLAS1 EASTES) died Abt. February 10, 1806 in Sanford ME. He married KETURAH PERKINS.

Children of BENJAMIN ESTES and KETURAH PERKINS are:

45. i. REBECCA9 ESTES.

ii. ANNA ESTES, m. DAVID PERKINS, March 15, 1779, Wells ME.

iii. MARGARET ESTES, m. JAMES HAWKES, May 03, 1781.

iv. BENJAMIN ESTES, m. SARAH LITTLEFIELD.

46. v. JONATHAN ESTES, d. Abt. January 14, 1812, Cornish ME.

vi. RUTH ESTES, m. JOHN LINSCOTT.

47. vii. DAVIS ESTES, SR..

viii. SARAH ESTES, m. JOHN HUSTON.

ix. RICHARD ESTES, b. February 1765, Sanford ME; d. February 05, 1852, Troy ME; m. LYDIA MCKUSICK.

48. x. SAMUEL ESTES, b. February 04, 1781, Wells ME; d. February 04, 1848, Waterboro ME.

29. ELIZABETH8 ESTES (BENJAMIN7, RICHARD6, ROBERT5, ROBERT4, HENRY3, SYLVESTER2, NICHOLAS1 EASTES) was born 1712. She married (1) SAMUEL OSBORN March 09, 1736/37 in Salem, Massachusettes. He was born April 13, 1711. She married (2) JOSHUA BUFFUM May 21, 1741 in Salem, Massachusettes. He was born October 15, 1713, and died in Berwick, Maine.

Child of ELIZABETH ESTES and JOSHUA BUFFUM is:

49. i. MARY9 BUFFUM, b. January 07, 1741/42; d. April 15, 1764.

30. ELIZABETH8 ESTES (EDWARD7, RICHARD6, ROBERT5, ROBERT4, HENRY3, SYLVESTER2, NICHOLAS1 EASTES)3 was born June 07, 1731 in Harpswell, ME, and died 1814 in Durham, Maine. She married ELIJAH DOUGLAS4 September 28, 1751. He was born 1720 in Middleborough MA, and died 1814.

Children of ELIZABETH ESTES and ELIJAH DOUGLAS are:

i. JOSEPH9 DOUGLAS5, b. April 08, 1753, Harpswell ME; d. December 22, 1821, Durham, MA.

Notes for JOSEPH DOUGLAS: An eminent minister in the Society of Friends.

ii. JOB DOUGLAS, b. October 09, 1754; d. 1843.

iii. ISRAEL DOUGLAS, b. July 17, 1756; m. MARY RODICK.

iv. SARAH DOUGLAS, b. June 13, 1759; m. BENJAMIN DOUGHTY.

v. PATIENCE DOUGLAS, b. March 24, 1761.

vi. MARY DOUGLAS, b. 1763; m. DANIEL BOOKER.

vii. ELIJAH DOUGLAS, b. July 10, 1768; m. JENNIE GRANT.

viii. JOHN DOUGLAS, b. November 08, 1774; m. (1) SARAH BOOKER; m. (2) CATHERINE BOOKER.

31. WAITE8 ESTES (EDWARD7, RICHARD6, ROBERT5, ROBERT4, HENRY3, SYLVESTER2, NICHOLAS1 EASTES) was born May 31, 1733. She married LEMUEL JONES March 07, 1750/51 in Hanover, Plymouth, Mas. He was born 1730.

Children of WAITE ESTES and LEMUEL JONES are:

i. MARY9 JONES, b. 1752.

ii. RACHEL JONES, b. 1754; m. ANDREW PINKHAM.

iii. CALEB JONES, b. 1755; m. PEACE GODDARD.

50. iv. LEMUEL JONES, JR., b. 1758.

v. SARAH JONES, b. 1760; m. JAMES GODDARD.

vi. EDWARD JONES, b. 1762.

vii. MARY JONES, b. 1764; m. JOSHUA FRYE.

viii. STEPHEN JONES, b. 1766; d. 1850; m. EUNICE HACKER.

ix. ISRAEL JONES, b. 1768; m. SARAH HANSON.

Notes for ISRAEL JONES: Israel and Sarah had 14 children, six sons and eight daughters, according to 1850 and 1860 census.

x. THOMAS JONES, b. 1770; m. (1) ESTHER HACKER; m. (2) HANNAH WINSLOW.

xi. PHEBE JONES, b. 1772; m. NATHANIEL OWEN.

xii. LYDIA JONES, b. 1774; m. STEPHEN NOCHOLS.

32. ANN8 ESTES (EDWARD7, RICHARD6, ROBERT5, ROBERT4, HENRY3, SYLVESTER2, NICHOLAS1 EASTES) was born May 14, 1735, and died January 28, 1790. She married CORNELIUS DOUGLAS5 November 16, 1767, son of ELIJAH DOUGLAS and PHEBE TAYLOR. He was born 1749, and died 1821.

Children of ANN ESTES and CORNELIUS DOUGLAS are:

i. JOHN9 DOUGLAS, b. 1768; d. 1802; m. JUDITH COLLINS.

ii. EDWARD DOUGLAS, b. 1770; m. ESTHER COLLINS.

iii. PHEBE DOUGLAS, b. 1772; d. 1817; m. EBENEZER AUSTIN.

iv. JOSEPH DOUGLAS, b. 1774; d. 1782.

33. MARY8 ESTES (EDWARD7, RICHARD6, ROBERT5, ROBERT4, HENRY3, SYLVESTER2, NICHOLAS1 EASTES) was born September 29, 1743. She married NICHOLAS VARNEY, son of EBENEZER VARNEY and ELIZABETH HANSON. He was born February 21, 1738/39, and died November 28, 1764 in Falmouth, Cumberland ME.

Notes for NICHOLAS VARNEY: Stackpole's History of Durham: 'After living a few years in Falmouth he purchased, in 1782, lot No. 17 of Stephen Hart in Royalsborough. Hart's buildings had just been burned and Varney built his house on the hill southwest of John Varney's blacksmith-shop. The house is now occupied by his great-gradson, George E. Varney. He belonged to the Society of Friends and their rules prohibited any active part in war. They protested against all taxes, any part of which was to meet war expenses. Since it was impossible to discriminate in tax-bills what portion was for war, some of the Friends refused to pay any taxes at all. When the collector of Royalsborough called on Nicholas Varney, he persistently refused payment of the amount assessed upon him. Consequently the shiriff came and seized a new milch-cow, and sought also to take away her young calf with her. The boys, unterrified by the officer's badge and ignoring the spirit of the Quaker principle of non-resistance, mixed those calves up so that the officer was unable to decide which was the right one; and finding it difficult to catch and impossible to drive any one, he went away with the cow alone. The animal was sold, and the next time the officer came that way he brought the balance of the sale money remaining after the deduction of the tax-bill. Neither husband nor wife would touch the polluted currency, and the officer could relieve himself of the responsibility for the money only by laying it upon the high shelf at a corner of the room. There the money remained untouched for many months. When the next year the officer came round for another collection, his demand was met only by an allusion to what he had done the previous year and the statement that the money he had placed on the shelf then was still there. The officer found it so and withdrawing from it the amount required, returned the balance to its former position. It proved sufficient for the third year also.'

Children of MARY ESTES and NICHOLAS VARNEY are:

i. CARR9 VARNEY, b. July 22, 1773; m. ANNA TUTTLE.

ii. PATIENCE VARNEY, b. November 05, 1775; d. February 19, 1843, Palmyra ME; m. REUBEN TUTTLE.

51. iii. MARY ANN VARNEY, b. October 12, 1783; d. January 01, 1870.

34. EDWARD8 ESTES (EDWARD7, RICHARD6, ROBERT5, ROBERT4, HENRY3, SYLVESTER2, NICHOLAS1 EASTES) was born November 11, 1745. He married PRUDENCE GODDARD September 06, 1770 in Falmouth, Maine.

Children of EDWARD ESTES and PRUDENCE GODDARD are:

52. i. JAMES9 ESTES, b. 1772; d. 1863.

53. ii. SARAH ESTES, b. 1773; d. 1863.

54. iii. SILAS ESTES, b. 1776; d. 1855.

iv. PHEBE ESTES, b. 1779.

35. CALEB8 ESTES (EDWARD7, RICHARD6, ROBERT5, ROBERT4, HENRY3, SYLVESTER2, NICHOLAS1 EASTES) was born November 26, 1747 in Plymouth, Hanver, Massachussetts, and died 1822 in Plymouth MA. He married (1) LYDIA BISHOP, daughter of JOHN BISHOP. She was born August 20, 1749, and died May 04, 1815. He married (2) EUNICE NICHOLS October 17, 1816, daughter of DAVID NICHOLS and PHEBE CHASE.

Notes for CALEB ESTES: By Caleb's first marriage there were eleven children. He was one of the founders of the Society of Friends in Durham. Caleb Estes lived in the two-story house west of the Friends meeting house. One day he moved back from the dinner table and said, 'I have breakfasted with you and dined with you, but I shall sup in my Father's kingdom,' and died immediately.'

Children of CALEB ESTES and LYDIA BISHOP are:

i. LYDIA9 ESTES, b. 1770; d. 1850; m. WILLIAM STORY; d. 1855.

55. ii. SARAH ESTES, b. 1772; d. 1857.

iii. SIMEON ESTES, b. 1774.

56. iv. PATIENCE ESTES, b. 1776.

v. CALEB ESTES, b. 1780.

36. SARAH8 ESTES (EDWARD7, RICHARD6, ROBERT5, ROBERT4, HENRY3, SYLVESTER2, NICHOLAS1 EASTES)6 was born April 16, 1752 in North Yarmouth Maine, and died December 04, 1848 in West Gardiner, Maine. She married (1) SAMUEL CLOUGH6, son of JOHN CLOUGH. He was born 1752 in Brentwood NH, and died January 10, 1799. She married (2) JEDEDIAH HALL September 28, 1815 in Litchfield.

Notes for SARAH ESTES: Sarah Estes was born at North Yarmouth, Maine on April 16, 1752. In the "Records of the Woman's Monthly Meeting of friends for Herpswell and Falmouth" in the list of marriages from 1751 to 1790 on page 3, "at our Monthly Meeting held at Falmouth ye 23th of ye 3rd mo. 1772 the Preparative Meeting Cald upon their appeared for Falmouth Hope Winslow and Sarah Goddard on account from Herpswells whereas Sarah Cloof (Clough) has gone Contrary to the good orders used amongst friends on the account of her marring with one not of our Society and in so ding hath Denyd Membership with us Sarah Cloof hath sent in a paper to this meeting by nay of acknolegment friends refers it for further Consideration ." The date when Samuel and Sarah were married is not on record. Sarah's mother, Patience (Carr) was very prominent in the Quaker meetings. Samuel Clough died after making his will on Jan. 10. 1799. The Friends Records are stored in Portland. Maine. Since the names of the children are recorded in these ancient books, so faded that only with the aid of a magnifying glass can they be read, Samuel and Sarah must have been forgiven by the Society.

Notes for SAMUEL CLOUGH: Samuel Clough of Durham, Maine is reported to have come there from Berwick, Maine, a town where he met Quakers who were moving from Massachusetts to the vicinity of Yarmouth, Maine. Since his brother, Amos, possibly another brother, Richard, and their Welch relatives were already in North Yarmouth, there is reason to believe that Samuel of Brentwood went to Durham, Maine. Evidently a former group of Quakers had already occupied farms in the vicinity of Durham, including North Yarmouth because the girl whom Samuel married was born in that. Doubtless Samuel visited his relatives there and met Sarah Estes. A Samuel Clough came from Berwick, Maine to Durham, Maine in the second group of settlers who were Quakers. Samuel and Edward Estes bought land in Durham then called Royalsborough, on June 10, 1771, lot 16 was owned by Samuel and lot I j by Joseph Estes, the brother of the girl whom Samuel married. Samuel did not live to see his family grow to maturity, and he died at the age 47 years. His sons became men of whom he would have had reason to be proud and his descendants in later generations became distinguished citizens.

Children of SARAH ESTES and SAMUEL CLOUGH are:

i. ANN9 CLOUGH, b. March 07, 1772.

ii. ISAAC CLOUGH, b. February 01, 1774.

iii. JOSHUA CLOUGH, b. April 15, 1776.

iv. ABIGAIL CLOUGH, b. November 03, 1778.

v. TABITHA CLOUGH, b. January 21, 1781.

vi. PATIENCE CLOUGH, b. August 12, 1783.

vii. ESTHER CLOUGH, b. October 08, 1786.

viii. ISAIAH CLOUGH, b. January 07, 1789.

ix. ELIZABETH CLOUGH, b. August 07, 1791.

x. JEREMIAH CLOUGH, b. November 22, 1793.

xi. JOSIAH CLOUGH, b. November 29, 1794.

xii. MARY CLOUGH, b. May 01, 1796.

Generation No. 9

37. MARY9 CONANT (MARY8 PEABODY, CORNET FRANCIS7, SARAH6 ESTES, ROBERT5, ROBERT4, HENRY3, SYLVESTER2, NICHOLAS1 EASTES) was born May 1749. She married DAVID PARTRIDGE Abt. 1770, son of PRESERVED PARTRIDGE and KATHERINE ARMSTRONG. He was born January 26, 1746/47 in Holliston, Middlesex, MA, and died March 22, 1834 in West Poland, Androscoggin, ME.

Children of MARY CONANT and DAVID PARTRIDGE are:

i. POLLY10 PARTRIDGE.

ii. DANIEL PARTRIDGE.

iii. EUNICE PARTRIDGE.

iv. SAMUEL PARTRIDGE.

v. DAVID PARTRIDGE.

vi. CATHARINE PARTRIDGE.

vii. NATHAN PARTRIDGE.

38. NATHANIEL9 ESTES (AHIJAH8, JOHN7, MATTHEW6, ROBERT5, ROBERT4, HENRY3, SYLVESTER2, NICHOLAS1 EASTES) was born 1740. He married ELIZABETH KNIGHT. She was born 1744, and died 1787.

Children of NATHANIEL ESTES and ELIZABETH KNIGHT are:

i. POLLY10 ESTES, b. Abt. 1765.

57. ii. ELIZABETH ESTES, b. 1773.

58. iii. NATHANIEL ESTES, b. 1775; d. 1848.

39. WILLIAM9 ESTES (WILLIAM8, JOHN7, MATTHEW6, ROBERT5, ROBERT4, HENRY3, SYLVESTER2, NICHOLAS1 EASTES) was born January 29, 1768 in Lynn MA, and died March 03, 1848 in Lynn MA. He married (1) REBECCA CHASE7, daughter of BENJAMIN CHASE and EUNICE BREED. She was born January 20, 1781, and died February 11, 1862. He married (2) HANNAH NICHOLS October 29, 1799 in Salem MA. She died Bef. 1805.

Children of WILLIAM ESTES and REBECCA CHASE are:

i. HANNAH10 ESTES, b. 1805; d. 1823.

ii. WILLIAM ESTES, b. 1806; d. 1806.

iii. THOMAS ESTES, b. 1806.

iv. EUNICE ESTES, b. 1808; d. 1839.

59. v. WILLIAM HENRY ESTES, b. 1810.

60. vi. GULIELMA MARIA ESTES, b. 1812.

vii. SPRINGETT PENN ESTES, b. 1812; d. 1861.

viii. RUTH ESTES, b. 1815.

ix. EZRA BAKER ESTES, b. 1817; m. EMMELINE B. SWAN; b. 1816; d. 1858.

61. x. LYDIA ESTES, b. February 09, 1819, Lynn, MA; d. May 17, 1883.

xi. ISAAC HACKER ESTES, b. 1820; m. MARY M. PATCH; b. 1830.

xii. LOIS ESTES, b. 1823; d. 1824.

Children of WILLIAM ESTES and HANNAH NICHOLS are:

xiii. ELIZABETH10 ESTES, b. 1801.

xiv. HANNAH ESTES, b. 1803.

40. ROBERT9 ESTES (ELIJAH8, JOSEPH7, RICHARD6, ROBERT5, ROBERT4, HENRY3, SYLVESTER2, NICHOLAS1 EASTES) was born December 15, 1749 in Dover NH, and died August 13, 1789 in Dover NH. He married SARAH HANSON December 23, 1772 in Dover NH, daughter of THOMAS HANSON.

Child of ROBERT ESTES and SARAH HANSON is:

i. ELIJAH10 ESTES, b. January 13, 1779; d. December 17, 1836.

41. SAMUEL9 ESTES (ELIJAH8, JOSEPH7, RICHARD6, ROBERT5, ROBERT4, HENRY3, SYLVESTER2, NICHOLAS1 EASTES) was born June 12, 1758, and died 1828. He married (1) CONNOR. He married (2) MARY KIELLE September 30, 1784, daughter of SAMUEL KIELLE.

Child of SAMUEL ESTES and MARY KIELLE is:

i. ISRAEL10 ESTES, b. July 01, 1785; d. October 22, 1864.

42. MARY9 ESTES (ELIJAH8, JOSEPH7, RICHARD6, ROBERT5, ROBERT4, HENRY3, SYLVESTER2, NICHOLAS1 EASTES) was born 1760. She married SAMUEL L. ROBERTS. He was born November 12, 1760 in Berwick ME, and died 1810.

Child of MARY ESTES and SAMUEL ROBERTS is:

62. i. SARAH ESTES10 ROBERTS, b. February 24, 1795, Pine Hill, Dover NH; d. 1889, Dover NH.

43. SAMUEL9 ESTES (HENRY8, BENJAMIN7, RICHARD6, ROBERT5, ROBERT4, HENRY3, SYLVESTER2, NICHOLAS1 EASTES) was born February 08, 1750/51, and died May 1818. He married EUNICE COBB. She was born 1756, and died 1833.

Children of SAMUEL ESTES and EUNICE COBB are:

i. LEVI10 ESTES, b. 1775.

ii. ROBERT ESTES, b. 1777; d. 1872.

44. SIMEON9 ESTES (HENRY8, BENJAMIN7, RICHARD6, ROBERT5, ROBERT4, HENRY3, SYLVESTER2, NICHOLAS1 EASTES)8 was born July 15, 1754, and died August 04, 1836 in Maine. He married HANNAH AUSTIN8 April 13, 1777, daughter of JONAH AUSTIN and HANNAH. She was born January 28, 1758, and died May 22, 1829 in Maine.

Children of SIMEON ESTES and HANNAH AUSTIN are:

i. ISAAC10 ESTES, b. March 26, 1778.

63. ii. JONATHAN ESTES, b. March 31, 1780; d. January 30, 1864.

iii. SARAH ESTES, b. June 10, 1782; d. July 19, 1864; m. OBADIAH GOULD.

iv. ELSIE ESTES, b. May 13, 1784; d. 1875; m. MOSES AUSTIN, June 01, 1813.

v. ELIJAH ESTES, b. March 12, 1787; d. May 01, 1876.

vi. ELIZABETH ESTES, b. April 04, 1789; d. February 12, 1820; m. SAMUEL WITHAM.

vii. EUNICE ESTES, b. September 15, 1791; m. ANTHONY BRACKETT, November 24, 1824.

viii. JOHN ESTES, b. March 26, 1794; d. July 05, 1871.

64. ix. SIMEON ESTES, b. September 01, 1796; d. January 28, 1881.

x. ABIGAIL ESTES, b. May 23, 1798; d. November 1874; m. BENJAMIN UNDERWOOD; b. December 12, 1798; d. February 17, 1889.

xi. MIRIAM ESTES, b. January 26, 1801; m. THOMAS WATERHOUSE.

xii. STEPHEN ESTES, b. March 23, 1806; d. 1842; m. SUSANNAH AUSTIN.

45. REBECCA9 ESTES (BENJAMIN8, BENJAMIN7, RICHARD6, ROBERT5, ROBERT4, HENRY3, SYLVESTER2, NICHOLAS1 EASTES) She married CHASE STEVENS, son of JOHN STEVENS and HANNAH.

Child of REBECCA ESTES and CHASE STEVENS is:

i. KETURAH10 STEVENS.

46. JONATHAN9</