Mary Estey (1767 - 1844)

Born 5 Jul 1767 in Sheffield,Sunbury,New Brunswick, Canada

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Died 5 Jun 1844 at age 76 in Kingsclear Parish, York, New Brunswick, Canada

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Mary Molly Estey was born on July 31, 1767, in Rowley, Massachusetts, her father, Zebulon, was 24, and her mother, MARY, was 24. She married Amos Estey on November 25, 1787, in New Brunswick, Canada. They had ten children in 32 years. She died on June 5, 1844, in Kingsclear, New Brunswick, Canada, having lived a long life of 76 years, and was buried there^{[1] [2][3]}

Married November 25, 1787, Mary married first cousin Amos Estey he was born August 26 or 28, 1759, at Rowley, Massachusetts, son of Hannah (Hazen) and Richard Estey Junior he died November 13, 1833, at Kingsclear, York County, N.B.^[2]

Family of Amos and Mary:

1. Solomon Estey 31 Aug 1788 md. 28 Jul 1812 Salome Amelia McNally

2. Abraham ESTEY 6 May 1790 -18 Mar 1876 md. 17 Nov 1812 Ruth DOW

3. David Estey 13 Jul 1792- 20 November 1874 md. September 30, 1813 Anna Knapp March 19, 1792 - April 21, 1873

4. Sarah Estey 22 Mar 1794 - 1797

5. James B. Estey 20 Mar 1796 md. 16 Nov 1820 Abigail Knapp

6. Ruth Fiske Estey 31 Mar 1800 - md. 20 Jul 1820 John Spofford Barker Oct. 23 1792- 22 April 1895 age 103

7. Simon Hammond Estey 5 Jan 1802 - 22 Mar 1840 Drowned

8. Hannah Hazen Estey 13 May 1804- 1883 md. Nicholas Wheeler Barker November 12, 1802-November 4th, 1873

9. Rhoda Phoebe Estey 26 Jan 1807- Y11 Mar 1893 md. 28 Feb 1832 Nelson Allan Cliff

10. Elizabeth Estey abt. 1809 23 Mar 1832 died

Residence In 1785 Amos Estey was residing at Burton, in the County of Sunbury, New Brunswick, on ungranted Crown land. On July l3th of that year the following petition or memorial was forwarded to Governor Thomas Carleton requesting a Crown Grant of the property he occupied : " Whereas your Excellency's humble petitioner has been in peaceful and quiet possession of Lott No.13 Mr. Beadle's survey in Burton these four years past and comfortably improved the same. Therefore your Excellency's humble petitioner prays that the said lott might be Granted to your petitioner in consideration of my improvements and possession as in your Excellency's great wisdom shall seem mete so that your Excellency's humble petitioner may get readiness in the premises and your petitioner as in duty bound will ever pray. " Amos Estey

Amos Estey was successful in obtaining a one half interest in the above described Lot No. 13 at Burton. The land at Burton was sold and the family moved farther up the Saint John River to the Keswick Valley. On April 4, 1789, Amos Estey purchased Lot No. 73 from the original grantee, Samuel Lobdell. This 194 acre parcel of land borders on the Madam Keswick Stream, in the said Keswick Valley. Nine years later, on March 4, 1798, this property was conveyed to another early settler, Joseph Burt. On October 4th, 1799, Peter Campbell had been granted Lot No. 75, a five hundred acre tract of land in the original Kingsclear Grants, bordering on the southern shore of the Saint John River above Fredericton. Most of this grant was heavily forested wilderness, however, the land adjacent to the river was rich lowland suitable for cultivation. On March 12th, 1801, Peter Campbell deeded this large tract of land to Amos Estey who farmed the property after clearing more fertile land, and remained there the remainder of his lifetime.^[2]

Source

1. ↑ Source McNeil Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree 11422786 by Marilyn Stewart-Evans Stewart-35389
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Source, Province of New Brunswick Archive; MC776 John Carleton Hatt’s "A genealogical study of the Estey family of New Brunswick" Hatt-688 pdf on Stewart-35389 : : Estey by John Hatt
3. ↑ Source Births and Deaths from Sheffield Township Record Book 1767-1845. Transcribed by Cleadie Barnett and originally published in We Lived, a Genealogical Newsletter of New Brunswick Sources.

See Also:

• Probate record of husband
• https://archives.gnb.ca/Search/MC3706/Details.aspx?culture=en-CA&abstract=7947&section=NameIndex
• Probate record of father
• https://archives.gnb.ca/Search/MC3706/Details.aspx?culture=en-CA&abstract=7953&section=NameIndex