Littleton Estes (1768 - bef. 1836)

Born 27 Jun 1768 in Caroline, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Anne (Fortson) Estes — married before 1787 in Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States

Husband of Frances (Harvey) Estes — married 23 Feb 1818 in Orange, Virginia

Descendants

Died before Jun 1836 before age 67 in Hancock, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Research Notes

Baker-53780 Spotsylvania - 1 Feb 1790 = Wm. Fortson of Spts. Co. to his daughter Anne and her husband, Littleton Estes. Deed of Gift. Slave, goods and chattels. Ed. Note.-This deed of gift is also signed by Mildred Fortson, wife of sd. Wm. Fortson.

Anne & Littleton married before 1787 in Spotsylvania.

Anne survived her husband in Hancock Co., Kentucky.

Anne & Littleton had 12 children. (Bible)

Anne was his only wife.

Question - Mills Co., Iowa has 2 biographries for Estes - Edward C Estes & George H. Estes - neither have the wife of Littleton as Mary. Where does the following come from???

From History of Mills County, Iowa, 1985:

" . . . The children of Littleton and Mary Estes were John, James, Ferguson, William, Nancy, America, Mildred, Fanny, Elia, Richard and two others unnamed. Littleton Estes was a ship builder in Virginia. Later he moved to a small town near Lexington, Kentucky, called Cross Plains, an overland crossing to the west. At Cross Plains he kept a tavern. During this time, his cousin, Richard M. Johnson, who commanded the Kentucky troops in the War of 1812, stopped at his tavern and fed his regiment. Johnson later became vice-president under Van Buren. Littleton's oldest son, William, served in Johnson's regiment and was with him and saw the killing of Tecumseh, the Indian Chief. Richard Coleman Estes was a sickly child until he was about twelve years old. He married 0llie Ann Toller and had four children, William, Samuel, Francis Marion and Mary Ann. He lived near Hawsville, Kentucky and raised tobacco. Later, with his family, he moved to Evansville, Indiana. 0llie Ann died in Indiana of tuberculosis. With Elizabeth Harrison, his second wife and his four children, he moved to Gentry County, Missouri, making the journey down the Ohio river on a steamboat. The first child of Richard and Elizabeth was born in Indiana and died in Missouri at the age of eighteen months, Permelia was born there also. The Estes family lived only two years in Missouri and did not prosper there. They left Missouri richer by only one cow and a calf. The trip was made overland in March to Mills County, Iowa. Thompson Blair and wife, Sally, came with them in another covered wagon. The Blairs had two boys about the ages of Sam and Will Estes. Soon Richard built the house on the hillside, which many of us remember so well and so lovingly. He erected the two upper rooms first, with two porches, one long porch in front and one at the back. There was a fireplace in the north end of the house. In 1872, he built what we called the cellar rooms, which were not cellar rooms at all, but were built in the excavation on the side of the hill. Of the two outside lower rooms, the north one was the kitchen and dining room, the south one the living room and our grandparents' sleeping room. From this latter, a walnut stairway led upstairs to the upper living rooms. We are charmed when we remember the beautiful wood of which grandfather's house was built. The floors of the rooms were of oak, the weather-boards of walnut. The beams were of oak and the upper rooms were sealed with bass wood. Later the walls of the upper rooms were covered with muslin, Melia and Margaret wallpaper pasted over this muslin. The basement walls were of brick and were plastered a glistening white."

Littleton Estes

in the Virginia, Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850 Virginia, Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850 No Image

Name: Littleton Estes Date: 1 Feb 1790 Location: Spotsylvania Co., VA Property: Slave, goods and chattels. Notes: This land record was originally published in "Virginia County Records - Spotsylvania County, 1721-1800, Volume I" edited by William Armstrong Crozier. Remarks: Wm. Fortson of Spts. Co. to his daughter Ann and her husband, Littleton Estes. Deed of Gift. Slave, goods and chattels. Ed. Note.-This deed is also signed by Mildred x Fortson, presumably wife of sd. Wm. Fortson. No date of record. Description: Grantee Book: M

Sources

See also:

• FamilySearch Person: LZ58-T79

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/214643926/littleton-fenimore-estes: accessed 07 November 2023), memorial page for Littleton Fenimore Estes (27 Jun 1768–3 Feb 1836), Find A Grave: Memorial #214643926; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by: Find a Grave.

• History of Mills County, 1985

• Transcription of John and Mary (Marshall) Estes family bible record.

• Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q21S-BLSR : 29 November 2018), Littleton Estis in entry for Merry Roberts and Anne Estis, 20 Dec 1814; citing Marriage, Henry, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 829,276

• Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28D-HJ7D : 29 November 2018), Littleton Estes in entry for Wm Pitman and Frances Estes, 24 Feb 1819; citing Marriage, Henry, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 829,277

• Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28D-HNGV : 29 November 2018), Littleton Estes in entry for William Pitman and Frances Estes, 24 Feb 1819; citing Marriage, Henry, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 829,277

• Father John's will - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9PH-R9ZR ...my three last children by my first wife William Marshall Estes, Littleton Estes and Peter Estes is to be mentioned and educated out of the rest of my Estate without being Charged any thing for it

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to William Howard for creating WikiTree profile Estes-818 through the import of WB Howard 050913.ged on May 10, 2013.