Androscoggin County ME Archives History - Books .....Estes Family 1899 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/me/mefiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00001.html#0000031 November 22, 2008, 5:34 am Book Title: History Of Durham, Maine ESTES. The Estes family, it is claimed, is descended from Albert Azo II, Marquis of Liguria, 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. Richard Estes, son of Robert and Dorothy Estes of Dover, Eng., born March 1647, came to N. Eng. in 1684, married Elizabeth Beck of Dover, N. H. 23 April 1687. They lived in Lynn and Salem, Mass. Their son Edward was born 20 Feb. 1703 in Lynn; m. 27 Aug. 1730 Mrs. Patience (Carr) Peckham and died in Royalsborough, 1788. He resided in Hanover, Mass., and in Harpswell before moving to Durham with his son. He had 12 children, of whom Caleb was born in Hanover, Mass., 26 Nov. 1747; m. 24 June 1769, Lydia dau. of John Bishop, and died in 1822. She was born 20 Aug. 1749 and died 4 May 1815 ; he m. (2) 17 Oct. 1816 Eunice (Nichols) Estes. Nov. 12, 1770 he received deed of Lot 18, in Royalsborough, though it is evident that he had been living there for some time. By his 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. LYDIA b. 8 May 1770; m. (Int. Rec. 28 June 1794) Wm. P. Story; d. s. p. Nov. 1855. SARAH b. 4 March 1772; m. Elisha Tuttle; d. 15 Jan. 1857. SIMEON b. 17 Feb. 1774; m. 9 March 1797 Sarah, dau. of Daniel and Mary (Collins) Davis of Lewiston. Farmer in Pownal. Died 6 July 1863. 12 ch. PATIENCE b. 29 Jan. 1776; m. (Int. Rec. 19 June 1794) James Estes; d. 20 March 1805. CALEB b. 6 April 1778; m. (1) 1805 Charlotte, dau. of Josiah and Thankful (Blethen) Day; m. (2) 2 Sept. 1823 Sarah Robinson. 7 ch. by 1st marriage; 3 by 2d. He moved about 1814 to China, Me., and died 25 May 1864. JOSEPH b. 5 Sept. 1780; m. 1 Oct. 1801 Mary, dau. of Noah Jones; died 16 Nov. 1851. 7 ch. ISRAEL b. 25 Aug. 1782; m. (Int. Rec. 19 Oct. 1803) Sarah Booker; m. (2) 20 Feb. 1840 Mrs. Charlotte (Blake) Johnson. 11 ch. by 1st marriage. He died 25 Mch. 1875. THOMAS b. 20 Aug. 1784; m. Dec. 1811 Bettie H. Alden of Greene, Me. Died 16 Oct. 1870. She was b. 19 Oct. 1786 and d. 23 Jan. 1857; 12 ch. JOHN b. 19 Oct. 1786; d. 22 Nov. 1787. DESIRE b. 15 Oct. 1788; d. 15 July 1880; m. Isaac Cox. 12 ch. MARY b. 15 Feb. 1792; m. 3 Feb. 1811 James Cox; d. 22 Feb. 1865. 11 ch. Thomas Estes, named above, was a farmer in South Durham. See Biog. Sketch. His children were: STILLMAN b. 13 Dec. 1812; m. (1) 14 April 1841 Irene Jones of China, Me.; m. (2) Statira Allen. Farmer in St. Albans. 5 ch. Died in Westbrook, Me. 28 April 1885. LYDIA b. 30 March 1814; m. 14 May 1843 Wm. D. Larrabee; d. 17 Nov. 1871. 3 ch. LEWIS A. b. 11 Dec. 1815; m. See Biographical Sketch. BETTIE H. b. 6 June 1817; m. Chas. C. Smith. HORACE b. 14 June 1819; educated at Kent's Hill; a teacher in the West; d. near Des Moines, Iowa, 23 Feb. 1884, leaving a daughter. EMILY b. 6 Aug. 1821; m. Silas Plummer of Lisbon. CHARLOTTE b. 4 Aug. 1823; m. Randolph C. Michaels of Durham. Lives in Plymouth, Ill. THOMAS A. b. 19 April 1825; m. Mary P. Alexander of Harpswell. Res. Des Moines, Ia. GEORGE H. b. 12 March 1827; m. Emeline Trufant of Durham. PHILENA b. 14 Aug. 1828; m. Wm. W. Patch of Rutland, Vt. WM. ROSCOE GREENE b. 22 Nov. 1830; m. (1) 7 July 1857 Maria E. Osgood; (2) 30 April 1865 Caroline Walker. See Biog. Sketch. CHRISTINA b. 5 Oct. 1834; d. 25 Aug. 1884. Unm. Edward Estes, brother of Caleb, was born in Hanover, Mass. Nov. 11, 1745; m. 6 Sept. 1770 Prudence, dau. of James and Sarah Goddard. June 10, 1771 received deed of Lot 6 in Durham. Their children were. JAMES b. 13 Oct. 1771; see below. SARAH b. 8 Feb. 1773; m. Isaac Hoxie; d. Nov. 1863. SILAS b. 3 Nov. 1776; see below. PHEBE b. 26 Feb. 1779; d. 18 Feb. 1785. James Estes b. 13 Oct. 1771; m. (1) 8 July 1794 his cousin Patience, dau. of Caleb Estes. (2) 9 April 1808 Joanna Blethen. The following children by first marriage were born in Durham. After his second marriage he lived in Canton and Livermore and had other five children. Died Nov. 1863, aged 91 yrs. JOHN b. 27 April 1795; d. s. p. WILLIAM b. 8 Feb. 1797; d. s. p. LYDIA, twin to William; d. 11 March 1797. PHEBE b. 11 Nov. 1798; m. 14 March 1816 Abijah Douglas. Lived in Hebron, Dixfield and Passadumkeag. 3 ch. CALEB b. 20 Sept. 1800; m. Annie Libby; d. s. p. 25 Dec. 1888. JOSHUA BISHOP b. 9 Nov. 1803; d. s. p. at sea. Silas Estes b. 3 Nov. 1776, m. 14 May 1794 Mary Sargent of Bath. Died 8 Dec. 1855 in Durham. 9 ch. EDWARD b. 20 Sept. 1796; m. 8 May 1825 Mary Goddard; d. s. p. 7 Jan. 1863. PRUDENCE b. 22 July 1798; m. 28 Aug. 1818 John V. Davis; d. 2 Aug. 1880. 11 ch. WEALTHY b. 22 May 1800; m. 18 Feb. 1819 Henry Plummer; d. 15 Jan. 1830. 5 ch. MIRIAM b. 20 Sept. 1802; m. 29 May 1832 Ezekiel Mcintosh; d. 13 Oct. 1864. 5 ch. JOSIAH b. 29 July 1804; m. Hannah Hoxie of Vassalboro. Lived in Lewiston; died 20 Feb. 1862. 11 ch. JOSEPH b. 9 Nov. 1806; m. 7 Nov. 1833 Joanna Bibber of Freeport; d. 20 June 1872. Lived in Durham. 6 ch. SARAH H. b. 3 March 1809; m. 17 April 1845 Alpheus Fairfield of Vassalboro. 4 ch. SAMUEL b. 3 March 1809; m. 13 Oct. 1831 Miriam Frye of Falmouth. Had six children born in Durham. ISAAC H. b. 9 Dec. 1812; m. Sept. 1831 Dorothy Doughty; d. 13 July 1871. 9 children. Joseph Estes, son of Edward and Patience, brother of Caleb, born in Harpswell 21 July 1750, married Mary Goddard 29 Nov. 1775. Moved to Royalsborough in 1776. Settled on lot 3. Was a tanner. Died without issue and was succeeded in the business of a tanner by Nathan Hawks of Windham. There was also a Matthew Estes, saddle maker, and Elizabeth his wife. Came from Mass. Had children born in Durham, George b. April 1816 and Esther b. 23 June 1819. Is said to have had a son Thaxter Estes who practiced law in Readfield.* *For further particulars see ESTES GENEALOGIES, by Charles Estes of Warren. R. I. Additional Comments: Part of Chapter XII. GENEALOGICAL NOTES Extracted from: HISTORY OF DURHAM, MAINE WITH GENEALOGICAL NOTES. BY EVERETT S. STACKPOLE. PUBLISHED BY VOTE OF TOWN. LEWISTON: PRESS OF LEWISTON JOURNAL COMPANY. 1899. 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