Abraham ESTES

Abt 1647 - 1720  (~ 73 years)

• Name	Abraham ESTES  [1, 2]
  Birth	Abt 1647	Nonington, Kent, England   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	29 Dec 1672	Sandwich, Kent, England   [3]
  	Linen Weaver
  Immigration	Jan 1674	Virginia, British Colonial America   [3]
  	Flyboat Martha docked in Ciity Point, Colony of Virginia
  Probate	21 Nov 1720	King and Queen, Virginia, British Colonial America   [3]
  Will	21 Nov 1720	King and Queen, Virginia, British Colonial America   [3]
  _FSFTID	LBDS-ZRC
  _FSLINK	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LBDS-ZRC
  _UID	4AC0ADAA223E429184BE94D8DFCFA9049D28
  Death	21 Nov 1720	King and Queen, Virginia, British Colonial America   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I594788276	Carney Wehofer July 2025
  Last Modified	29 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Silvester ESTES,   b. 26 Sep 1596, Fordwich, City of Canterbury, Kent, England d. 16 Jan 1691, Fordwich, City of Canterbury, Kent, England (Age 94 years)
  Mother	Ellen MARTIN,   b. 1600, Waldershare, Kent, England d. Between 5 Apr 1649 and 6 Dec 1649, Waldershare, Kent, England (Age 49 years)
  Family ID	F536734859	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Barbara,   b. Abt 1665   d. Aft 25 Nov 1720, King and Queen, Virginia, British Colonial America (Age ~ 55 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1683  [3]
  Children	1. Susannah ESTES,   b. Abt 1688, King & Queen County, Virginia, British Colony d. Aft 1754, Goochland, Virginia, British Colonial America (Age ~ 67 years)   2. Sylvester ESTES,   b. Abt 1684, Virginia, British Colonial America d. Aft 30 Jul 1754, Northampton, Virginia, British Colonial America (Age ~ 70 years)   3. Samuel ESTES,   b. 1686, St. Stephens Parish, King and Queen, Virginia, British Colonial America d. 1728, Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, British Colonial America (Age 42 years)   4. Barbara ESTES,   b. Abt 1713, Virginia, British Colonial America d. Abt 1729, Virginia, British Colonial America (Age ~ 16 years)   5. Thomas ESTES, Sr,   b. 1688, New Kent, Virginia, British Colonial America d. 14 Jun 1745, Caroline, Virginia, British Colonial America (Age 57 years)   6. Mary ESTES,   b. Abt 1690, Virginia, British Colonial America d. Yes, date unknown   7. Abraham ESTES, II,   b. Abt 1697, St Stephens, King and Queen, Virginia, United States d. 12 Jul 1759, Caroline, Virginia, British Colonial America (Age ~ 62 years)   8. Elisha ESTES,   b. 1699, St. Stephens Parish, King and Queen, Virginia, British Colonial America d. 28 Feb 1782, Henry, Virginia, United States (Age 83 years)   9. Richard ESTES,   b. 1699, St. Stephens Parish, King and Queen, Virginia, British Colonial America d. Bef 10 Oct 1743, Hanover, Virginia, British Colonial America (Age 44 years)   10. John ESTES, Sr,   b. Abt 1702, St. Stephens Parish, King and Queen, Virginia, British Colonial America d. Between 22 Oct 1771 and 9 Dec 1771, Louisa, Virginia, British Colonial America (Age ~ 69 years)   11. Sarah ESTES,   b. Abt 1710   d. Aft 1776, Louisa, Virginia, United States (Age ~ 67 years)   12. Moses ESTES, Sr,   b. 1710, St. Stephens Parish, King and Queen, Virginia, British Colonial America d. 18 Feb 1788, Halifax, Virginia, United States (Age 78 years)   13. Robert ESTES,   b. Abt 1699, King and Queen, Virginia, British Colonial America d. Between 15 Mar 1775 and 13 Apr 1775, Lunenburg, Virginia, British Colonial America (Age ~ 76 years)
  Family ID	F536734857	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 May 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Ann,   b. 1650, Worth, Kent, England d. Bef 1673, Kent, England (Age 22 years)
  Marriage	29 Dec 1672	Worth, Kent, England   [3]
  Family ID	F536734860	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 May 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Married first Ann 29 Dec 1672 in Worth, Kent, England, widow of John Burton per Kent, England, Tyler Index to Parish Registers, 1538-1874. Abraham Estes, (c 1647-1720), The Immigrant, 52 Ancestors #35 Posted on August 30, 2014 Abraham Estes, the man who emigrated from Kent, England to Virginia in 1673 is probably the most cussed and discussed Estes man in history. It wasn't until just a few years ago that Y DNA testing confirmed that this was our Abraham, and that the Kent Estes line was the same line as the Virginia line. To make matters worse, Abraham was born during the English Civil War. Baptisms happened, but they sometimes didn't get written down, and records were patchy during this time. We believe Abraham was probably born in Nonington, Kent. His next older sibling was baptized there in 1644. By 1649, Abraham's father, Sylvester, was dead. His mother, Ellen (Ellin) Martin Estes was living in Waldershare, probably in the household with her oldest son. On April 5th, 1649, she wrote her will, saying she was a widow, and dividing her worldly goods between her children. From then, for many years, the screen goes blank for Abraham Estes. Who raised him? He was all of two when his mother died. It must have broken her heart to know that she was leaving an infant son who would be an orphan. And she did know, because her will was written on April the 5th and her will was proven in London on December 6th of that year. She could have died several months prior. Did she hold her son close in those last weeks or was she too ill, maybe wanting to spare him her disease, whatever it was? Abraham would have had no memory of his mother at all, nor his father. There may be a clue in the fact that Abraham named one of his sons Moses Estes. Abraham's sister, Ellen, married her second cousin once removed, Moses Estes in St. Leonard's Church in 1667. This tells us that the two Estes families remained close, and it also tells us that Ellen's home church was St. Leonard's, in Deal. It could mean that the Estes family in Deal, Moses's parents, Richard Eastes and Sarah Norman Estes could have raised their 1st cousin's children, at least the younger ones. Ellen, John and Abraham would all 3 have fit right in agewise with the children of Richard and Sarah. https://dna-explained.com/2014/08/30/abraham-estes-c-1647-1720-the-immigrant-52-ancestors-35/ Also Known As:      "Abraham Estes" Birthdate:      circa 1647 Birthplace:      Kent, England Death:      Died November 21, 1720 in King and Queen County, Virginia Immediate Family:      Son of Sylvester Estes and Ellen (Martin) Estes Husband of Ann Burton and Barbara (unknown) Father of Sarah Barbour; Sylvester Estes; Mary Watkins; Susannah Poore; Robert Estes; Abraham Estes, II; Samuel Estes; Richard Estes; Thomas Estes; John Estes; Elisha Estes; Moses Estes; and Barbara Estes Occupation:      Linen Weaver per (as seen 10.15.21) https://dna-explained.com/2014/08/30/abraham-estes-c-1647-1720-the-immigrant-52-ancestors-35/

  
  

• Sources

  [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 2 Sep 2024), entry for Susannah Estes, person ID L5ZV-CT3. (Reliability: 3). [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 29 May 2025), entry for Sylvester Estes, person ID LHLR-5P8. (Reliability: 3). [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 29 May 2025), entry for Abraham Estes, person ID LBDS-ZRC. (Reliability: 3).