Isaac ESTEY

1627 - 1712  (~ 84 years)

• Name	Isaac ESTEY
  Christening	17 Nov 1627	Freston, Suffolk, England
  Gender	Male
  FamilySearch ID	LD5Y-QQQ
  Death	11 Jun 1712	Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
  Burial	Southside Cemetery, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
  Notes	Isaac was the son of Jeffrey Estey, and a cooper by trade. He settled in Topsfield previous to 1660. He was one of the selectman of the town in 1680, 1682, 1686 and 1688. In 1677, he was called "senior" after his son Isaac came of age. In 1684, Isaac, wife and family were members of the church (on the church membership list in that year). He died at Topsfield 1712, leaving a will dated March 26, 1709, probated 11 June 1712, and named: (1) his son, Isaac; (2) son Joseph; (3) son John; (4) son Benjamin; (5) son Jacob; (6) son Joshua; (7) daughter Sarah Irellan; and (8) daughter Hannah. He was married to Mary, daughter of William and Johannah Blessing Towne. Isaac and Mary were parents of: Isaac; Joseph; Sarah; John; Hannah; Benjamin; Samuel (died before 1709); Jacob; and Joshua. They settled first in Salem Village, then later in Topsfield, Massachusetts, with his wife Mary Towne Easty and their seven living children. Mary and her sisters Sarah (Cloyse) and Rebecca (Nurse) became targets of the Salem Witch hunts of 1692, due to land feuds and religious politics. Rebecca was hung in July of 1692, and Mary lost her life as well to the gallows in September of 1692. Sarah narrowly missed being hung. All three were good, virtuous, innocent women. Mary spoke out against the trials before her death, hoping to put an end to it. The family was given a small renumeration from the community many years later (around 1710) to "repay" the wrongful deaths of these good women. Sources: "Isaac Esty of Topsfield and Some of His Descendants," by Gay Esty Bangs, which appeared in The Historical Collections of the Topsfield HistoricalSociety, Vol. V, 1899. See research by Karl A. Gelpk who made effort to use primary sources in: Esteys of England and America
  Person ID	I2237	Main
  Last Modified	13 May 2020

  
  

  Father	Jeffrey ESTEY,   b. 1587, Freston, Suffolk, England d. 4/04 Jan 1657/1658, Huntington, Little Neck, Suffolk, New York, United States (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Margaret Pett or POTE,   b. Freston, Suffolk, England
  Marriage	29 May 1606	Freston, Suffolk, England
  Family ID	F963	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary TOWNE,   b. 1634, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England d. 22 Sep 1692, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	1655	Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
  Children	1. Isaac ESTEY, Jr.,   b. 1656, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America d. Apr 1714, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America (Age 58 years)   2. Joseph ESTEY,   b. 5 Feb 1658, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, British Colony d. 25 Oct 1739, Stoughton, Massachusetts, British Colony (Age 81 years)   3. Sarah ESTEY,   b. 30 Jun 1660, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America d. 29 Jun 1749, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America (Age 88 years)   4. John ESTEY,   b. 2 Jan 1662, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America d. 1720, Middleton, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America (Age 57 years)   5. Hannah EASTY,   b. 1667, Topsfield, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, British Colonial America d. 5 Nov 1741, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America (Age 74 years)   6. Benjamin ESTEY,   b. 29 Apr 1669, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America d. 28 Mar 1750, Stoughton, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America (Age 80 years)   7. Samuel ESTEY,   b. 25 Mar 1672, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. Abt 1708 (Age 35 years)   8. Jacob ESTEY,   b. 24 Jan 1674, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, British Colonial America d. 3 Oct 1732, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, British Colonial America (Age 58 years)   9. Joshua ESTEY,   b. 2 Jul 1678, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America d. 25 Apr 1718, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 39 years)
  Family ID	F971	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2024