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Joseph Estey (1659 - aft. 1712)

Joseph Estey aka Easty, Este, Esty
Born in Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
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Husband of — married 2 Jun 1682 in Topsfield, Massachusettsmap
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Died after after age 53 in Stoughton, Suffolk, Massachusetts Baymap [uncertain]
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Biography

Joseph Estey was born 05 February 1658/9 in Topsfield, Essex, (then) Massachusetts Bay Colony, the son of Isaac[1] and Mary (Towne) Estey.

He married in Topsfield on 02 June 1682 to Jane Steward/Stewart,[2] said to be the daughter of Duncan Stewart and his wife Anne Winchurst.[3][4]

Joseph died sometime after 01 November 1712 when he requested compensation from the courts for his mother's death in the Salem Witch trials.[5]

Children of Joseph and Jane (Steward) Estey born Topsfield:[6]

  1. Isaac, d. Apr 30 1683.
  2. Mary, b. 22 Feb 1684/5.[7]
  3. Joseph, bp. 5 May 1689.
  4. Jacob, b. 15 Oct 1690.[8]
  5. Samuel, bp. May 1691.
  6. Elisabeth, bp. 13 Mar 1691/2.
  7. Edward bp. 16 Jul 1693.
  8. Lydia/Liddia, b. 21 Mar 1695/6.
  9. John, b. 26 Aug 1697, bp. 10 Oct 1697.
  10. Benjamin, b. 09 Oct 1701, bp. 23 Aug 1702.

Research Notes

A death date of 25 October 1739 in Stoughton, (then Suffolk County), Province of Mass. Bay, is also given without a source.[9]

Find a Grave lists a burial in the Canton Corner Cemetery, but there is no gravestone or source cited to support this memorial.[10]

Looking for evidence in the Stoughton records, the only records in the Stoughton VRs[11] for a Joseph Estie (and variations) are for a later person:

  • p. 65 marriage of Joseph Estie Jr. to Hannah Callaham 10 Jul 1755 both "of Stoughton" [int. 26 Apr 1755 p. 77]
  • p. 75 birth of dau. of above - Hannah b. 1756 14 Apr
  • p. 81 birth of son of above - Joseph Estie b. 27 Feb 1758

Stoughton was settled in 1713 and officially incorporated in 1726, from the southwestern portion of the large town of Dorchester. At its founding, it included the current towns of Sharon (which separated in 1765), Canton (which separated in 1797) and Avon (which separated in 1888).[12]

Sources

  1. ↑ Topsfield Historical Society, compiler, Vital Records of Topsfield, MA, to the End of the Year 1849, (Topsfield, MA: Topsfield Hist. Soc., 1903), Vol. 1:41. "Estey, Joseph, s. Isaack, Feb 5, 1658 CT.R. [1658/9?]"
  2. ↑ Topsfield Historical Society, compiler, Vital Records of Topsfield, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849, (Topsfield, MA: Topsfield Hist. Soc., 1903), Vol. 1:140. "Easty, Joseph, and Jane Steward, June 2, 1682 CT.R."
  3. ↑ Stewart, George Sawin, "Duncan Stewart of Newbury, Mass.,"Stewart Clan Magazine December 1923. Vol II, No 6, p. 69.
  4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-VT5S : 13 July 2016), Joseph Estye and Jane Steward, 02 Jun 1682; citing Marriage, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 761,323.
  5. ↑ Rosenthal, Bernard, editor, Records of the Salem Witch-Hunt (New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2009), p. 912, Order of Joseph Esty for Payment, Case of Mary Esty 01 Nov 1712.
  6. ↑ Topsfield (Mass.). Vital Records of Topsfield, Massachusetts to the year 1849. Topsfield : Topsfield historical society, 1903. Pages 39-42, 219.
  7. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHLB-XMS : 4 December 2014), Joseph Esty in entry for Mary Esty, 22 Feb 1684; citing Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, 8; FHL microfilm 877,468.
  8. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6N-RY6 : 4 December 2014), Joseph Estie in entry for Jacob Estie; citing , ; FHL microfilm 476,926.
  9. ↑ Web site: An American Family History, Roberta Tuller 2018
  10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77153796/joseph-estey : accessed 28 March 2022), memorial page for Joseph Estey (5 Feb 1658–25 Oct 1739), Find A Grave: Memorial #77153796, citing Canton Corner Cemetery, Canton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by R. Boas (contributor 47304667). NO gravestone, NO sources.
  11. ↑ Stoughton VRs link on Archive.org
  12. ↑ Wikipedia: Stoughton




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Hill-11959 S (Hill) Willson
Este-44 and Estey-439 appear to represent the same person because: Birth name recorded as Estey.

Incorrectly attached to wrong generation. Same marriage shown in bio of -44. Children listed in the bio of -44 also appear in -439. Please remove his incorrect mother and merge to Estey-439

posted by S (Hill) Willson
Hill-11959 S (Hill) Willson
It seems unlikely that he married in 1682 and then had a child with his wife in 1684, if he was over 60 years old. Something is wrong.
posted on Este-44 (merged) by S (Hill) Willson

Rejected matches › Isaac Estey Jr. (abt.1656-bef.1714)

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