The 1 Eastes to America - Reber Connectionsreberconnections.com/histories/Eastes-Family-History.pdf1 The 1st Eastes to America The first Eastes to immigrate to America was Abraham

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The 1st Eastes to America The first Eastes to immigrate to America was Abraham Eastes (Estes). He arrived in Virginia in about 1674 on the ship “Vana” as an indentured servant. He was born in Nonnington, Kent County, England in 1647 within a few miles of the White Cliffs of Dover. Before immigrating, Abraham was a linen weaver in Sandwich, Kent County, England. The green dot on the right edge of the map (below) is where Abraham was born and lived until he immigrated. This is also the same county from which the Bates ancestors came.

Capt. Thorogood Keeling paid Abraham’s passage and brought him from England to Lower Norfolk Parish in what in now Westmoreland County. VA. He was an indentured servant to Keeling for several years. On April 20, 1682 Lucy Keeling claimed head-rights for Abraham and 5 others, their passage to Virginia having previously been arranged and paid for by her deceased father, Thorogood Keeling. Thorogood died on August 16, 1679, so it is likely Abraham either arrived or his passage had been arranged prior to this. It was a common practice for wealthy residents in the America's to sponsor emigrants, who would then serve an indenture to pay off the cost of the voyage. The typical indenture lasted seven years, after which the emigrant would be free to marry and obtain his own property. Since Abraham was still in England by the start of 1673 and was a "freeman" in Virginia by 1683, it is likely he voyaged to the America's around 1674/1675. According to an one account, Abraham arrived on the "Vana".

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Origin of the Eastes Name The origin of the Eastes name is uncertain. There are many myths surrounding the origin of the family, usually linking it to some royal or noble house, but none of these claims have been documented and they all remain pure speculation. Claims have linked the Eastes to the d'Este's of Burgandy, Holland and Italy, among other possibilities. One possibility is that the original Eastes were amongst the Huguenot refugee's from the Spanish Netherlands in the 15th and 16th centuries. Many such refugee's settled in Kent. Alternatively the name Eastes may just be a French-Norman version of East, a not uncommon English name. "Estes Genealogies 1097-1893" compiled by Charles Estes in 1894 proposes a linage tracing the family back to France and Italy via the line of Robert (Este) of London (died 1606).. Robert of London was said to be descended from Francesco Esteuse (born c 1440), the illegitimate son of Leonnello d'Este. Francesco was living in Burgundy. In the time of Duke Borso he came to Ferrara, and at Borso's death was declared rebellious by Ercole because of efforts made by his brother, Ericolo, to seize the power. Francesco returned to Burgundy and was heard of no more from that time (1471). As the time coincided with that when Edward conquered England with the aid of Burgundy, it was possible that Francesco followed Edward and after Edward's victory made England his home. This is still partly conceivable if Francesco was Nicholas of Deal's father, although why the son of a nobleman would end up as a simple mariner is uncertain. There are several other variations of this story, all sharing the common theme of the Eastes being descended from the House of d'Este, Italy, and all having an equal lack of evidence. The following is an excerpt from The English Ancestry of The American Estes by Neil Gunson: The Estes are one of the great pioneer families of the United States. Numbered in their thousands they are to be found in most parts of the country and a selection of their life histories would amply illustrate the history of America. They are to be found in the annals of the American Revolution, the expansion westwards and the Civil War and are representative of the whole social fabric from 'log cabin to Whitehouse'. Though not among the great political families they produced a vice-presidential candidate in Senator Estes Kefauver and a son-in-law on the bench to President Harrison, and they produced their own brand of tycoon in Billie Sol Estes. . They were trail blazers, slave-owners and freers, Quakers, Episcopalians, Presbyterians and Baptist. They drowned in frozen rivers and were captured by Indians as children. They fought on both sides in the Civil War and nursed their dying countrymen in that terrible conflict. Their traditional Biblical names shared places with those of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson and their family name, which is hardly known elsewhere, has became very much an American surname.


While it is known that the ancestors of the American Estes came from Kent in England and while there is a strong belief that the family was ultimately of Italian origin, very little has been written about the English ancestors and the English branches of the family. Indeed, a great deal of speculation and incorrect information has been circulated over the last hundred years, both in America and England. Largely due to the researches of an English genealogist employed by Charles Estes the American families have been exposed to the belief that they descend from a family named Este which, in turn, descended from the Marquis Francesco d'Este of Burgundy who settled in England after the death of his friend and patron Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy. The story has some credibility in that Francesco, a trained diplomat, may have been in the service of the Duchess, widow of Charles, who was an English princess and known to be sympathetic to the English pretender Lambert Simnel who claimed to be her nephew. Nevertheless it seems strange that no record of Francesco appears to survive in the English State Papers. The English Estes, most branches of which had adopted the Eastes spelling by the mid-eighteenth century, perpetuated another variant of this story though they had Francesco's descendants remaining in Europe where some of them became Protestants and fled England to escape persecution. A garbled form of this story was given false authority by another English professional genealogist in the mid-nineteenth century who stated that two brothers, sons of the Baron d'Este, a descendant of the Marquis d'Este, were Huguenots and fled to England after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes. As the families of the two brothers can be traced back much earlier in Kent the story only makes sense if those who fled England did so in the mid-sixteenth century when hundreds of Walloon and Fleming refugees fled from the Spanish Netherlands (the former Duchy of Burgundy) to escape the Inquisition. It makes even greater sense when we recall that the Flemings and Walloons were commonly referred to as Huguenots in later times. What we know of the English Estes is pieced together from a thorough examination of the parish registers and bishops transcripts available for Acrise, Ashford, Buckland, Canterbury, Deal, Dover, Elham, Folkestone, Guston, Hythe, London, Lydden, Margate, Nonington, Northbourne, Ringwould, Ripple, Rotherhithe, St. Margarets at Cliff, Sandwich, Sholden, Waldershare, Walmer, West Langdon, Wingham and Wooton. The greatest linking was only achieved in recent years by an experienced English research, Donald Bowler, but other researchers have contributed in fitting the genealogical jigsaw together.


The Estes of Kent were described as a 'maritime' family and this may explain why the earliest appearances of the name are found scattered about the southern coast from Morwenstow in Cornwall (1558) to Harwich in Essex. There was probably a link between the Estes of Harwich and Deal, both centres of Walloon refugee settlement, as the registers of St. Leonard, Deal, list the burial on 31 August 1621 of Hugh 'Estie' of 'Harwitch' who was 'bound from Germinie [Netherlands] in a ship called the Sion of London [Zion, a typical Protestant name]'. It is clear from the records of St. Leonard that all variants of the name were used interchangeably, the earliest instances being as follows: Eastes (1581), Este (1601), Estis (1618) and Esatis (1726). John Estye, who became a freeman of Canterbury by purchase on 27 July 1562, was a shearman or maker of shears, an occupation closely associated with the Walloon textile industry. He was no doubt the same John Estey or Estye who was a clothworker mentioned in Canterbury records between 1571 and 1593. The first progenitor of the Deal family for whom we have reasonable records was Henry Este or Eastes who made his will as Henry Eastice, fisherman of Deal, on 13 April 1590. Henry left his 'pinasse' (two masted vessel) and other property to be shared equally between his three sons Richard, Henry and Aron who were all very young. His executor was his brother Robert who was probably the founder of the Ringwould branch. Robert of Ringwould had links with Deal through his son Matthew, the marriage of his grand-daughter Ellen with Moses Estes, grandson of Richard of Deal, and the fact that some of his family became mariners, like the Deal family. In this book, I spell the surname of direct ancestors in all capital letters, so, if you see a name in lower case, the person is a relative but not a direct ancestor.


Estes European Ancestors As stated on page 1, Abraham Estes was born in 1647 in Nonnington, Kent County, England within a few miles of the White Cliffs of Dover. Before immigrating, Abraham was a linen weaver in Sandwich, Kent County, England. The map (below) shows Kent County in 1844 which is 100 years after Abraham was born there, but never-the-less shows Nonnington as well as Deal and Sandwich. Note, Deal and Sandwich are on the coast. Nonnington is a few miles inland.

The Bates ancestors also came from Kent County and some of the records give Canterbury as the town which can be seen as quite close to Nonnington. The first Bates to America came as a servant to a wealthy merchant from Maidstone (underlined on the map) by the name of Abraham Piersey. Abraham ESTES’ father was Sylvester Estes, who was born September 26, 1596 in Ringwould, Kent County, England. He died on December 1667 in Waldershare, which on the above map is immediately below Nonnington. He married Ellen Martin on November 24, 1625 in Kent, England. She was born about 1600 in Great Hardres, Waldershare, England and died 1649 in Kent, England. Sylvester was a “husbandman”, “Yeoman of Ringwould of Kent” and Churchwarden. His occupation was linen weaver in Sandwich, Kent County, England. Sylvester was 28 years old when John Isaac Bates immigrated to Jamestown as a servant to Abraham Piersey. Queen Elizabeth, daughter of King Henry VIII, was on the throne when Sylvester Estes died.


Children of Sylvester ESTES and Ellen Martin were:

Abraham, ESTES, (the immigrant and direct ancestor). Robert Estes. Sylvester Estes. Susan Estes. Thomas Estes. Richard Estes. Mary Estes. Ann Estes. Nicholas Estes. Elizabeth Estes. Ellen Estes. John Estes.

Sylvester’s father was Robert Estes who was born in 1575 in Deal, Kent County, England. He married Ann Woodward on December 2, 1591. They had 9 children:

Matthew Estes was born June 11, 1592. Sylvester ESTES was born September 26, 1596. Alice Estes was born March 26, 1597. Robert Estes was born May 29, 1603. Thomas Estes was born June 2, 1605. Susan Estes was born October 30, 1608. John Estes was born March 3, 1610. Infant Estes was born 1616.

The first child, Matthew was born in Shelden, Kent County. Then Robert and Anne moved in Ringwould in 1595 and had the next 8 children there in Ringwould, Kent County, England., Robert Estes’ occupation was a mariner. He died in about 1616. Robert was 26 years old when my ancestor, Sir John Gerrad (Garrett) was Lord Mayor of London. His wife, Ann Woodward had a will dated April 21, 1630 which was probated on September 6, 1639. She was buried on May 18, 1630 at Ringwould. Robert ESTES’ father was Henry ESTES who was born 1549 in Kent, Eng. He married Maria Mary Rand on July 3, 1574 in Deal, Kent, England. She was born about 1552. They had 5 children.

Robert ESTES was born about 1575. Richard Eastes was born 1578. Henry Eastes was born 1581. Mary Eastes was born 1586. Aron Eastes was born 1589.

All of the children were baptized at St. Leonards, Kent and lived in Deal.


Henry Estes was a fisherman and we even know the name of his boat. It was The Mynion". (He also had four different spellings of his name, Estes, Este, Eastes and Eastice.) In his will he left his two-masted fishing schooner, and all of his property to his three sons, (Richard, Henry, and Aron), who were to share equally. The executor of his will was his brother Robert, since the sons were quite young. There is no record as to what, if anything, oldest son, Robert received from his father. His will was dated April 30, 1590 During Henry’s lifetime, Bloody Mary Tudor executed Lady Jane Grey to become Queen Mary. Henry is buried in Ringwould Church Cemetery, Kent County, England. His wife, Mary, died on June 19, 1601 in St. Leonards, Kent. Henry’s father was Sylvester ESTES. who was born in 1522 in Canterbury, England.. He married Jone Unknown in 1545 . She was born in about 1525. Children of Sylvester ESTES and Jone were:

Henry ESTES was born in 1549 in Kent, Eng. Jone Estes was born in 1547 in Kent, Eng.. Robert Estes was born in 1555 in Ringwould Kent England.

On December 10, 1549, Sylvester Eustas, fisherman of Deal, appears before the Consistory Court of Canterbury, in a case brought against him by the Rector of Deal, for not paying the tithes from his herring catch. Sylvester responded that in the past two years he and his colleagues had taken two or three "last" (a dozen 6-9 pound barrels) and that "the school of herring hath always comined there away but they had not netteth there to take them well before that time". It has been suggested that the failure to pay the tithe was a political gesture, rather than just oversight, church tithes becoming increasingly unpopular at that time. Sylvester died on June 6, 1579 and was buried on June 7, 1579 in Ringwould Church Cemetery, Kent Co., England. At the time Queen Elizabeth, daughter of Henry VIII had succeeded Queen Mary to the throne of England. When Sylvester was 33 years old (in 1555) my ancestor, Sir William Gerrad (Garrett) was Lord Mayor of London. Sylvester’s father was Nicholas ESTES who was born in 1495. He married Anny Unknown in 1520. She was born 1498. As far as we can tell, Nicholas and Anny had only one child, being:

Sylvester ESTES was born 1522 in Canterbury, England. Nicholas, progenitor of most, if not all, of those claiming Eastes ancestry today, died in 1533, leaving a wife and young son (no other children are listed). Nicholas' birth has frequently been claimed to have been in 1495 at Deal, Kent. However there is no proof of this. The 1495 date is a guess based on his marriage in 1520. The location is even more uncertain. All we do know is that he lived his last years in Deal and died there. There is


,however; an even earlier mention of the surname with the will of Richard Eustace (a known variation on Eastes). Richard died in 1506 at Dover, Kent, leaving a wife, Alice, and an unborn child ,both of whom were provided for in the will. Thomas Eustace was the witness for the will and he was likely Richard's brother. Richard and Thomas may have been brothers, or cousins, of Nicholas. Nicholas' Last Will and Testament were signed on January 22, 1533 and read:

In the name of God Amen this xviith day of January in the year of our Lord 1533 I Nicholas Ewstas being of hole mind and full remembrance ordayne and make this my last will and testament in manner and form following, First I bequeath my sole to Almighty God our Lady Saynte Mary and ll the holy company of Heavyn and my body to be buried in the churchyard of Saynte Leonarde in the parishe of Deale. Also, I bequeath to the high aultare for my tythes neglyently forgotten...(some sum not known). Item: I will that my wyffe cause to be done at the day of my burial, 5 masses with placebo and dirige and as many at my monthemynde. Item: I bequeath to Sylvester my son, one ewe and a young horsse Item: I bequeath to Ffelyx Prins one ewe. The resydue of all my goods moveables and unmoveables I wyll and bequeath to Anny Ewstas my wyffe, whom I makde sole executryx of this my last wyll and testament, the yere and day above whereof witnesses beyngp'sent and requyred

When Nicholas died, Henry VIII was King of England. Nicholas’ father was Robert (Eustace) ESTES who was born 1475 in Kentshire, England. Nothing is known about the life of Robert except that it is reported that he had a son:

Nicholas ESTES who was born 1495 and died 1533. He died on October 14, 1506 in Dover, England when King Henry VII was on the throne. Robert Estes of London was said to be descended from Francesco Esteuse (born c.1440), the illegitimate son of Leonnello d'Este. Francesco who was living in Burgundy. In the time of Duke Borso he came to Ferrara, and at Borso's death was declared rebellious by Ercole because of efforts made by his brother, Ericolo, to seize the power. Francesco returned to Burgundy and was heard of no more from that time 1471). As the time coincided with that when Edward conquered England with the aid of Burgundy, it was possible that Francesco followed Edward and after Edward's victory made England his home. This is still partly conceivable if Francesco was Nicholas of Deal's father, although why the son of a nobleman would end up as a simple mariner is uncertain. There are several other variations of this story, all sharing the common theme of the Eastes being descended from the House of d'Este, Italy, and all having an equal lack of evidence.


To recap, the Estes ancestors prior to immigrating to America were: Possibly Leonnello d’Este

Francesco Esteuse 1440 Robert Estes 1475-1506 Probably

Nicholas Estes 1495-1533 Sylvester Estes 1522-1579 Henry Estes 1549-1590 Robert Estes 1575-1616 Sylvester Estes 1596-1667 Abraham Estes 1647-1720 The Virginia Estes’ As reported on page 1, Abraham Estes was the man that immigrated to America in 1674 and settled in Virginia in King & Queen County. The below map shows that portion of Virginia.


The orange dot on the map is the spot up the York River where Abraham and family settled. The red dot is Skimino, Virginia where John BATES’ (Frances’ ancestor) store was located at the time. The green dot is where President Thomas Jefferson’s ancestors settled. While living in Kent County, Abraham Estes married Ann Burton on December 29, 1672. Ann died shortly thereafter, perhaps in route to America, apparently without issue. Ann Burton was the widow of John Burton of England.. John Burton’s father. Richard Burton had a grand daughter, Anne Featherstone Burton who married my ancestor, John Garrett 45 years after Abraham Estes and Ann Burton married. Ann and Abraham married in England while Anne Featherstone and John Garrett married after the Burtons had immigrated to America. The Burtons that connect the Estes with the Garretts settled in Henrico and Chesterfield Counties, VA which can be seen on the map on the prior page just north and west of the green dot. The Garretts at the time that Susannah Burton married my ancestor, John Garrett lived in Amelia County adjoining Chester County to the west After immigrating, Abraham married Barbara Brock, questionably, on December 29, 1682 in Saint Stephen, King & Queen Co., VA. It does not seem likely that Abraham married both times on the same day of the year. Abraham Estes and Barbara Brock had 13 children. They were:

Sylvester Estes was born 1684. Samuel Estes was born 1686. Thomas Estes was born 1688. Mary Estes was born 1690. Susanna Estes was born 1692. Robert Estes was born 1695. Abraham Estes, Jr. was born 1697. Richard Estes was born 1699. John Estes was born 1701. Elisha Estes was born 1703. Sarah Estes was born 1705. Moses ESTES was born 1710 in King & Queen Co., VA. Barbara Estes was born 1712.

Abraham’s occupation in Virginia was farming. In 1683, Abraham was living in New Kent Co, VA, before settling in the parish of St Stephen's, King and Queen County, VA. In 1683 he was a signatory of a petition while in St Stephen's Parish. In 1704 he paid quit rent on 200 acres in King and Queen County. The Estes name appears 29 times in the land deeds of Louisa and surrounding counties.


When Abraham Estes was 16 years old and 11 years before he immigrated to Virginia, one of my ancestors, Dr. Thomas Gerrad (Garrett) was living in Virginia (Westmoreland County) and buying and selling land. In fact, he and another gentleman owned the land where Washington D.C. is now located. When Abraham Estes was 17 years old, the first documented estimate of the age of the earth was made by Archbishop James Usher. His finding was that the earth was created at midday on October 23, 4004 B.C. The same year that Abraham Estes immigrated, President George Washington’s Great Grand Father, John Washington immigrated from England to Westmoreland County, Virginia. Westmoreland County is a few miles north of King and Queen County where Abraham settled. See map on page 9. Eighteen years after Abraham arrived in Virginia, the witchcraft trials were held in Salem, Mass. Abraham Estes died on November 21, 1720 in King & Queen County, VA at the age of 73. The records show that his wife, Barbara Brock died shortly thereafter. In her will dated Nov 25, 1720. Barbara gave parts of said husband's estate to several of her children and the remainder to be placed in the hands of her daughter, Susanna and her husband, Thomas Poor, for the benefit of the son. Moses Estes and his sister Barbara Estes, if either should die, then the same to be divided amongst Sylvester, Thomas, Elisha, Robert, Richard, John and Moses Estis, Mary Watkins, Susanna Poor and Sarah Estis. Executer: Elisha Estis. In a June 29, 1770 deposition of Elisha Estes that money left for Moses, being sickly, was used to take care of him. Also, in the 1770 deposition of Thomas Poor that 49 years ago Moses age 10 and Barbara age 8, orphans of Abraham Estes came to live with them; Barbara had bad health and lived to age 16. Elisha must have done a good job of taking care of Moses Estes since Moses turns out to be the Estes family’s direct ancestor. But, if we follow, Abraham Estes, Jr. we find a notable politician. The Kefauver Connection One of Abraham Estes’ sons was Abraham Estes, Jr. who turns out to be the ancestor of Senator Estes Kefauver from Tennessee. Abraham Estes, Jr. married twice. He had 6 children by his first wife, Ann, and 5 children by his second wife named Elizabeth Jeeter. Their 3rd child by the second marriage was named Benjamin Estes. Benjamin Estes married Cecilia Rebecca Thorpe and had 15 children, the 3rd of which was a son named Joel Estes. Joel Estes married twice. His 1st marriage was to Sarah Langhorne Bates, who was the mother of 8 children, the 2nd one of which was a son named Moreau Pinkney Estes. Sarah Langhorne Bates is the Great Grand Daughter of John Bates, the famous Quaker


merchant of Jamestown. So, the Estes and the Bates joined together long before Lois Eastes and Emmett Bates married. Sarah Langhorne Bates is the Great Grand Mother of Senator Estes Kefauver. Therefore, Estes Kefauver had genes from both the Estes and the Bates.

Moreau Pinkney Estes married Mary Quarles Noel and had 10 children, the 8th one of which was named Albert Carey Estes. Albert Carey Estes married Lenora Perry Mann and had 5 children. The oldest, a daughter named Phredonia Bradford Estes. Phredonia married Robert Cooke Kefauver and had 4 children. The oldest child was Carey Estes Kefauver. Estes Kefauver started his law career in the firm of Cooke, Swaney & Cooke. He went to Congress in 1939 and to the U. S. Senate in 1947. He was unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in 1952. He

ran for the Vice Presidency with Adlai Stevenson in 1956 but the Republican nominees won both elections. Estes Kefauver and his wife Nancy Pigott had three daughters and one adopted son. Estes Kefauver married in Glasgow Scotland to a woman from there named Nancy Pigott. He died in Washington, DC on August 10, 1963 and is buried in the Kefauver Family Cemetery near Madisonville, Monroe Co., Tennessee. The Moses Estes Line As noted on page 10, Abraham Estes had 13 children. The 7th of which was Abraham Estes, Jr. who is an ancestor to Estes Kefauver. His 12th child was named Moses Estes, who is the ancestor of what we call the “Eastes Family”. Moses ESTES was born 1711 in King & Queen Co., Virginia. He married Elizabeth Webb in 1731. She was about the same age as Moses and was born in the same county., Children of Moses ESTES and Elizabeth Webb were:

John Estes was born in 1732 in King & Queen Co., VA and died before October 4, 1825 in Warren, KY.

William Estes was born 1734 in VA and died 1789. Moses, Jr. ESTES was born 1742 in King & Queen Co., VA and died October

25, 1813 in Halifax Co., Virginia. Moses was a farmer and on March 1736, Governor Gooch (of Virginia) granted 370 acres of land on the Northeast Creek, Hanover County, Virginia to Moses Estes. This parcel of land adjoined his brother, Robert, who had about 1,800 acres of land. This land is 34 miles east of Charlottesville, VA.

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Moses’ wife, Elizabeth Webb, died in about 1782 and he remarried in 1784 to Elizabeth Jones Talbott. No issue was reported – Moses would have been 73 at the time of his second marriage. Moses ESTES, Jr. is the next direct ancestor. He was born 1742 in King & Queen Co., VA. He married 1st, a woman whose first name was Luremia and whose last name is unknown. Children of Moses ESTES, Jr. and Luremia were:

Moses C. EASTES was born 1782 in Halifax Co., VA. Patience Estes was born in Halifax Co, VA. Winston Estes was born in Halifax Co, VA. Judith Estes was born in Halifax Co, VA. Patsey Estes was born in Halifax Co, VA. Laban Estes was born 1783 in Halifax Co, VA. Josiah Estes was born in Halifax Co, VA.

He married 2nd Susannah Combs in about 1762 . She was born in about 1744. Children of Moses ESTES, Jr. and Susannah Combs were:

George Estes was born 1783 in Halifax Co, VA. Clarissa Combs Estes was born 1785 in Halifax Co, VA. Bartlet Estes was born 1788 in Halifax Co, VA.

The Revolutionary War occurred during Moses, Jr. lifetime. He was 24 years old when Thomas Jefferson was signing the Declaration of Independence. Several Estes’ were involved in the war, but it is hard to tell which ones. I think Moses, Jr. was one. An Elijah Estes received a disability pension. Abraham, Elisha and George Estes received land bounties for being in service. During Moses Estes, Jr.’s lifetime::

The first “washing machine”, the “scrub board”, was invented. Previously, clothes were hit on rocks. In 1769, James Watt patented an improved version of the steam engine that ushered in the Industrial Revolution. In 1787, the era of the steamboat began in America when John Fitch made the first successful trial of a forty-five-foot steamboat on the Delaware River. Robert Fulton successfully built and operated a submarine in 1801. Later, he is credited with turning the steamboat into a commercial success. George Stephenson invented the first steam locomotive engine for railways. Napoleon Bonaparte was born when Moses was 9 years old and meets his Waterloo in 1815, two years after Moses’ death.


Woldgang Amadeous Mozart was born when Moses was 18 years old but died when Moses was about 53 years old.

Moses ESTES, Jr. died on October 25, 1813 in Halifax Co., Virginia. The next direct ancestor is Moses C. EASTES who was born 1782 in Halifax Co., Virginia. Note, that the family adds an “a” to their name going from Estes to Eastes. He married Sedah Palmer on December 21, 1808 in Halifax Co., Virginia. Children of Moses C. EASTES and Sedah Palmer were:

George Washington EASTES was born June 17, 1825 in TN James W. Eastes was born 1811 and died 1850. Archabald Eastes. Lourena Eastes. Mary Eastes was born 1839. Jane Eastes was born 1842. Martha Eastes. Moses C., Jr. Eastes was born 1822 and died 1904.

After Moses C. Eastes married Sedah Palmer, they moved to Smith County, TN into the Round Lick or greater Rome community. The red rectangle on the map below is the location of the Round Lick or Rome community.


Smith County court minutes of 1811-1813 show that Moses C. worked on the county road "from Scys at Round Lick Creek to Charles Taylor" under the overseer, Mathew Allen. Court records also show that Moses C. served on a jury 8 times between 1817 and 1819. In 1825, Moses C. purchases 90 acres of land (Grant #228) on "the waters of Round Lick Creek" about 2 miles northwest of the present Grant Community. (red area on above map.) In 1839 he purchases an additional 206 acres of adjacent land. The second land grant (#16008) was signed by Governor James K. Polk who became the 11th president of the U.S. in 1844. A three room log cabin built by Moses C. on this property was still standing and was occupied in the late 1900's. . The red area on the map above is the location of the land that Moses C. Eastes owned adjoining Round Lick Creek and presumably the location of the log cabin that he built.. Moses C. was a farmer all his life, died in 1878 at the age of 93. An excellent tin type picture of him, taken shortly before his death is owned by the heirs of the late Less White of the Grant Community. Moses C. is buried in the old Eastes graveyard on the top of a sharp peaked hill a few hundred yards from his log cabin; however, all of the tombstones have crumbled to pieces and are no longer legible. The Eastes left Virginia for Tennessee in about 1810. The Garretts left Virginia for Tennessee in about 1820. Why? It appears that new fertile land was needed plus the desire to distance themselves from slavery.


A few years before (1804) the Estes’ left Virginia, President Thomas Jefferson succeeded in making the Louisiana Purchase and Lewis and Clark started their exploration to the Pacific Ocean. At the time, Thomas Jefferson was smarting under the European allegations that everything in the New World was small and inferior. He hoped that Lewis and Clark would find mastodons and other large animals. Also, it would be nice to find a water route to the Pacific. From Tennessee to Texas The next direct ancestor is George Washington EASTES who was born June 17, 1825 in TN. He married Eliza Jane Hazard on December 20, 1847 in Smith Co., TN. She was born November 28, 1830 in TN Children of George Washington EASTES and Eliza Jane Hazard were:

Windfield C. EASTES was born 1849 in Smith, TN. Eliza J. Eastes was born 1853 in TN. Henrietta ("Georgie") Eastes was born 1856. G.W. Eastes was born 1859 in TX. W.J. Eastes was born 1862. W.D. Eastes was born 1865. Elizabeth Eastes was born 1868.

He served in the U.S. Army in the Mexican War under General Winfield Scott at Vera Cruz, Mexico. After the war, he returned to Smith Co. TN and worked as a cabinet maker for a few years. After marrying Eliza Hazard at Rome, Tennessee and receiving a Texas land grant for his military service, he and Eliza moved to Wylie, TX. During George Washington EASTES’ life time: Charles Darwin made a 5-year scientific expedition starting in 1831 that formed the basis of his book On Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection Rowland Hill, an English schoolmaster, invented the adhesive postage stamp in 1837, for which he was knighted. The first stamp was issued in 1840. The Colt revolver was invented and patented in 1836.


John Deere invented the cast steel plow in 1837. Samuel Morse invented Morse code in 1840. Cyrus McCormick invented the reaper and in 1847 began mass production. Isaac Singer went into mass production in the 1850’s building the first successful sewing machine. George Pullman invented the Pullman sleeping train car. The Civil War was fought. George Washington. Eastes died on March 3, 1891 at the age of 66 in Collin County and is buried in Pecan Grove Cemetery, McKinney, TX. His wife, Jane Hazard died in Collin County, TX and is also buried at Pecan Grove Cemetery. George Washington. Eastes son that is next in line, ancestor-wise is Windfield C. EASTES who was born 1849 in Smith Co., TN. He married Frances J. KIRKPATRICK on January 8, 1873 in Collin Co., TX. She was born on July 9, 1854, about the time that her father and family moved from Jefferson County, TN to Collin Co., TX. Children of Windfield C. EASTES and Frances J. KIRKPATRICK were:

George Wilkins EASTES was born November 26, 1875 in Sachse, TX. Bird Ella Eastes was born 1874. Sadye J. Eastes was born 1882 and died 1959 in McKinney, TX. Louise Eastes was born 1884 in Collin Co., TX and died 1958 in Garland, TX.

Col. Elbert W. Kirkpatrick, brother of Frances, lived in McKinney at 601 Parker Street. The house is still standing and occupied today by descendents of the Kirkpatricks. At picture of it is below:


Aunt Frances Wilson stayed with Frances Kirkpatrick Eastes in 1924 and 1926 in her home a few blocks from the above house while she attended high school. During Windfield C. Eastes’ lifetime: Alfred Nobel invented dynamite (1867) Rudolf Diesel patented in 1897 an “internal combustion Diesel engine” Gustave Eiffel built the Eiffel Tower for the Worlds Fair in 1889. Johan Vaaler, a Norwegian, invented the paper clip.

Christopher Sholes, a U.S. mechanical engineer invented and patented in 1868 the first practical modern typewriter that would be manufactured by Remington Arms Company.

The Transcontinental Railroad was built. In 1885, the Statue of Liberty arrived in New York nine years late for

America’s centennial celebration. In 1876 the wind-up alarm clock was patented by Seth E. Thomas. Today’s wire coat hanger was patented in 1869 by O.A. North. James Mason invented the coffee percolator on December 26, 1865. F. & J. Heinz Company began selling tomato ketchup in 1876. Windfield C. Eastes died 1889 in Collin County, TX at the age of 40 and is buried in Pecan Grove Cemetery, McKinney, TX. His wife, Frances J. Kirkpatrick also died in Collin County but at the age of 96 and is buried in Pecan Grove Cemetery. After Windfield died, Frances remarried but her husband was not liked by the children and relatives and it lasted only a few months. The Kirkpatrick Branch Windfield C. Eastes wife was Frances J. Kirkpatrick whose parents had moved to McKinney, TX in 1854, the year that she was born. Her father was Jacob M. KIRKPATRICK who was born 1813 in Jefferson, Tennessee. He married Sarah Jane Campbell on June 10, 1840 in Greene Co., TN. She was born 1812. Children of Jacob M. KIRKPATRICK and Sarah Jane Campbell: were:

Amanda Kirkpatrick was born 1842 in TN. Louisa Kirkpatrick was born February 13, 1843 in Jefferson Co., TN. Elbert Wiley Kirkpatrick was born October 12, 1844 in Whitesburg, Jefferson,

TN.. Thursa J. Kirpatrick was born 1845. Julia A. Kirkpatrick was born 1846 in TN. Adaline Kirkpatrick was born 1847 in TN. Mary Kirkpatrick was born 1850 in TN ( or 1851 ). Wilkins Kirkpatrick was born 1852 in TN ( or 1853 ). Frances J. KIRKPATRICK was born July 9, 1854 in probably Collin Co., TX

and died 1946 in McKinney, TX. Duciana Kirkpatrick was born 1857 in Collin Co., TX ( or 1857 ).


The first 8 of Jacob’s and Sarah’s children were born in Tennessee before they moved to Texas. The youngest, Duciana was born in Texas. Frances probably was born in Texas but that is uncertain. Jacob died in 1859 at the age of 46 in Collin Co., Texas and is buried with his wife Sarah in Pecan Grove Cemetery, in McKinney, TX. Sarah died on April 4, 1898 at the age of 86. Below are pictures of the Kirkpatrick family headstone and the one for Sarah Kirkpatrick.

If Jacob Kirkpatrick’s headstone was in the family plot, it was illegible and I missed photographing it. Elbert Kirkpatrick Of Jacob’s and Sarah’s 10 children, Elbert Wiley Kirkpatrick was the most notable. He was born near Whitesburg, Tennessee on October 12, 1844. He had one younger brother and seven sisters. The family arrived in Collin County in 1854. A year or so later the father died and young Elbert, then 13 years old, took complete charge of running his mother's farm. For the most part, he was self-educated, however he did attend a private school a few miles south of McKinney for a few months. When the Civil War broke out, the recruiting officer, knowing that his mother needed him to operate the farm, refused to let him enlist until he was 18, the latter part of 1862, At that time he enlisted as a private in Company I, Martin's Texas Partisan Rangers, DeMosse's Brigade, Cooper's Division, Marmadukes' Corps, Trans-Mississippi Department. After the war ended he was honorably discharged in South Texas in May 1865, and returned to his home in McKinney to take charge of his farm. In 1872 he taught the first public school in Collin County. He was always a strong advocate of Free Schools although at the time there was strong opposition to the idea of free schools for every child. On November 5, 1874 he married Emily Terrell Clive of McKinney and to this union were born six children. Mr. Kirkpatrick began growing, experimenting, and improving plants of all kinds and in 1874 he established his first nursery at White's Grove. When the Texas Nursery Company of Sherman was organized, he was elected president and served in that capacity until his death. He also served as President of Whitesboro Fruit Company, the Nueces


Land and Immigration Company, and was a director in the Durant Nursery Company, the Collin County Mill and Elevator, New Century Milling Company, and the Burrus Milling Company of Dallas. He served as president of the Texas Industrial Congress in 1908 and 1909. He helped organize both the state and national Nurserymen's Association, and served as president for several years in them. He was a charter member of the National Nut Grower's Association and served as president for several years. He was active in forming a State Nut Grower's Association and on May 29, 1906 it was formed and he served as its first president. Mr. Kirkpatrick (sometimes addressed as “Colonel’) helped to organize the Throckmorton Camp, United Confederate Veterans, No. 109, at McKinney in 1888. He was Commander of the camp at the time of his death. Each year he entertained the veterans at his home. During World War I, he served as a member of the Texas State Council of the Y.M.C.A., War Fund Committee, and as a member of the food conservation organization of the State of Texas. He was a Mason, an Oddfellow, an Elk, and a Rotarian. He was an active member of the McKinney Chamber of Commerce, being Chairman of the Agricultural Committee. He died of pneumonia March 24, 1924 at Rincon, New Mexico, where he had gone on a business trip. The Kirkpatrick House, one of the historic homes still standing in McKinney, was built by Gen. Kirkpatrick in 1900, and has sheltered Kirkpatricks ever since. Alice Kirkpatrick, Mrs. Charlie Waide raised her two children here, Martha Waide

Schubert and son Elbert. Martha's two sons, Jay Crum now with CBS Radio in New York and Tom Waide Crum, a Waxahachie attorney, grew up in the ancestor's home. The story was written by Martha Schubert who still lives (as of 1994) in the palatial old home on Parker Street, McKinney, Collin County , TX. A photo of the house as it appears in 2004 is shown on page 16. On the left, is a photo of Elbert’s headstone in the Pecan Grove Cemetery.

Col. Kirkpatrick was commander of the Trans- Mississippi Department, United Confederate Veterans at his demise. He had preferred to serve throughout the war as a private although offered a commission as second lieutenant. He participated in a number of engagements, and was wounded at the battle of Cabin creek in the Indian Territory. Eastes Folklore has it that Luther Burbank named the Elberta peach after Elbert Kirkpatrick – however, I can find no basis for the claim.


Other Kirkpatrick Ancestors Jacob M. Kirkpatrick’s father was Wilkins KIRKPATRICK who was born August 14, 1775 in Augusta, VA and died October 2, 1837 in Hawkins, TN. He married Sarah Hoskins October 21, 1801 . She was born about 1780 and died 1842. Children of Wilkins KIRKPATRICK and Sarah Hoskins were:

Unknown Kirkpatrick was born 1803. William Kirkpatrick was born May 28, 1805 in TN and died March 23, 1850. Jesse Kirkpatrick was born About 1809. Jacob M. KIRKPATRICK was born 1813 in Jefferson, Tennessee and died

1859 in in Collin Co., Texas. Pleasant M. Kirkpatrick was born January 15, 1815 in TN. Joseph Kirkpatrick was born About 1817.

Wilkins Kirkpatrick’s father was. PVT John Hugh KIRKPATRICK who was born May 1741 in Lancaster, PA or Scotland and died March 1812 in Bulls Gap, Hawkins, Hamblin Co., TN. He married Margaret Jane Wilkins. She was born in 1739 in Donegal, Lancaster, PA and died June 9, 1820. Children of PVT John Hugh KIRKPATRICK and Margaret Jane Wilkins were:

David Kirkpatrick was born February 27, 1760 in Augusta Co., VA. Marriah Kirkpatrick was born February 11, 1762 in Augusta Co., VA. Hugh Kirkpatrick was born September 26, 1763 in Augusta Co., VA. Rachel Kirkpatrick was born March 1, 1765 in Augusta Co., VA. John Kirkpatrick was born October 16, 1766. Jacob Kirkpatrick was born November 11, 1771 in Augusta Co., VA and died

July 14, 1844. James Kirkpatrick was born August 23, 1773 in Augusta Co., VA. Wilkins KIRKPATRICK was born August 14, 1775 in Augusta Co., VA and

died October 2, 1837 in Hawkins, TN. Thomas Kirkpatrick was born 1777. Hannah Kirkpatrick was born March 6, 1779 in Washington, NC.

John married Jane Wilkins of Donegal TWP, Lancaster Co, PA, who was daughter of Capt. John Wilkins of the Revolution. They settled in Virginia in Augusta Co (later Botetourt and Rockingham) where eight of their children were born They pioneered in 1778 to Watauga District of NC, later East TN, and settled near Bull's Gap where their ninth child, Hannah, was born in 1779. He died near Bull's Gap in March 1812 and is buried with his wife in Bent Creek Cemetery, near Whitesburg, now Hamblen Co, TN. The graves are marked with a War Dept. Government Monument, which was consolidated with the old limestone monument erected in 1812, into a a large memorial which was dedicated in September of 1938 by the Samuel Doak Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution of Morristown, TN. It was unveiled by John's oldest known living descendant at the time, Mrs. Cassandra Kirkpatrick McCollough (great granddaughter) of 1612 Forest Avenue, Knoxville, TN, on 18 September 1938. The service was attended by several hundred


people and a number of descendants came from the states of California, Missouri, Georgia, Kentucky and North Carolina The records of John's Revolutionary War Service were located by E. Spears McCollough, her son, by research in North Carolina records at Raleigh, NC. The monument is rectangular with a triangular portion at the top on which is the representation of an American Flag with the Words: "Hero-Revolutionary War." On the lower portion of the monument it states:

John Kirkpatrick Pvt. N. C. Troops Rev. War May 1741 March 1812 wife Jane Wilkins

On the back side of the monument it states:

John Kirkpatrick pioneered from Rockingham County, Virginia, cut "Wilderness Road" to Watauga District of North Carolina and settled near Bull's Gap, Tenn., in 1778 bringing first wagon to this section, and built first Presbyterian Church "Salem" same year.

John Hugh Kirpatrick’s father was William KIRKPATRICK who was born 1719 in Armagh, Ulster, Ireland and died September 1760 in Paxtang, Pennsylvania. . He married Margaret Waugh. She was born 1725 in England and died November 3, 1802 in Paxtang, Lancaster, PA, Children of William KIRKPATRICK and Margaret Waugh were:

PVT John Hugh KIRKPATRICK was born May 1741 in Lancaster, PA or Scotland and died March 1812 in Bulls Gap, Hawkins, Hamblin Co., TN.

William Kirpatrick was born 1745 in PA. Ann Kirkpatrick was born January 11, 1749 in Lancaster, PA. Sarah Kirkpatrick was born March 27, 1754 in PA.

William KIRKPATRICK was born in Armagh, Ulster, Ireland in 1719, and came to America in 1738, and settled in Pennsylvania, on a farm on the banks of Swater's Creek adjoining the Borough of Middleton, Dauphin Co, PA. See map on page 24 for the area in Ireland where William Kirkpatrick was born. He died at the age of 41 and was buried on a hill overlooking the house and the creek. The will directed that when his sons John and William both come of mature age the property be divided into equal shares, but if either die before then the survivor will have the whole.


William’s father’s name was Samuel KIRKPATRICK but it is unknown as to when and where he was born. Back to the Eastes Line The next direct ancestor was George Wilkins EASTES who was born November 26, 1875 in Sachse, TX. He married Estelle Bowers BALDRIDGE April 26, 1899 in Garland, TX. She was born September 13, 1875 in Bells Depot, Crockett Co., TN. Children of George Wilkins EASTES and Estelle Bowers BALDRIDGE were:

Lois EASTES was born March 13, 1900 in Alamo, TN and died August 1, 1989 in Garland, TX.

George Wilkins Eastes, Jr. was born November 11, 1901 in Sachse, TX and died March 9, 1996 in Garland, TX.

Mary Genice Eastes was born September 15, 1903 in Sachse, TX and died April 22, 1983 in Dallas, TX.

Charles Johnson Eastes was born October 1, 1905 in Sachse, TX and died 1986 in Amarillo, TX.

Frances Etta Eastes was born January 29, 1908 in Sachse, TX. James Earl Eastes was born 1910 and died November 11, 1911. Lawrence Eastes was born 1912 and died August 2, 1934 in car accident in

Garland, TX. William Moses Baldridge Eastes was born December 28, 1915 in Sachse, TX. Wilson Grady Eastes was born January 12, 1918 in Sachse, TX and died

November 28, 1994 in Abilene, TX. George Wilkins EASTES was 13 years old when his father died. His mother remarried for a short time. George Wilkins did not like him so he left home. He met Estelle Bowers Baldridge while working for the Baldridges in Ennis, TX. During George Wilkins EASTES’ lifetime:

The Dr. Pepper soft drink was invented in 1885 by Charles Aderton. The Coca-Cola soft drink was invented in 1886 by Dr. John Pemberton. The Pepsi-Cola soft drink was invested in 1898 by Caleb Bradham. In 1912, Otto Fredrick Rohwedder invented the bread slicer.

The automobile was invented, developed and manufactured by the millions. The Wright brothers invented the airplane in 1903.

George Wilkins EASTES was very religious and very strict with his children and grand children. He is credited with inventing an onion sorter to sort onions by size. He lived to be 101 and died in a nursing home in Garland, TX on July 4, 1977. His wife, Estelle died much sooner at the age of 83 at her home in Wylie. Both George and Estelle are buried in Restland Cemetery, Dallas, TX.


The Baldridge Ancestors Were Also From Ireland

Estelle Baldridge was from Tennessee. Her father, James G. BALDRIDGE was born 1842 in Rutherford Co., TN and died there in 1922. He married Mary Elizabeth Bowling on January 29, 1866 in Haywood City, TN. She was born December 29, 1844 and died 1918. At photo of their tombstones in Alamo Tennessee is on the left. James G. Baldridge’s father was named James Henderson Baldridge who also was born and died in Tennessee. His father was Francis Marion Baldridge from North Carolina. His father was Daniel Baldridge from Lancaster Co., PA. His father was John Baldridge, Sr. from Coleraine, Ireland. See map below. John and wife, Rebekah immigrated to Philadelphia, PA, purportedly aboard the "Village Belle", arriving about 1737. His

father was Sir William Albert Baldridge who also immigrated from Ireland to America with his wife and family in 1726 on the ship Queen Margaret. They settled in Little Britain Twp, Lancaster Co., PA. William and his wife, Janette Baldridge lived the remainder of their lives as farmers/weavers on land they colonized just north of the present-day Mason-Dixon Line, between Octorara Creek and the eastern bank of the Susquehanna River. It is believed they were members of the Muddy Run Society, Little Britain


Congregation of the Presbyterian Church of Lancaster County, where they were very likely buried, although there are no known tombstones there bearing their names. Descendants of George and Estelle Eastes Lois EASTES was born March 13, 1900 in Alamo, TN and died August 1, 1989 in Garland, TX. She married Emmett Holland BATES on December 25, 1926 in Texas. He was born March 29, 1902 in Arp, Texas and died March 12, 1994 in Garland, TX. (son of William Erwin BATES and Lorena Elizabeth Lang). Children of Lois EASTES and Emmett Holland BATES were:

Frances Marie BATES was born December 11, 1927 in near Sachse, TX in "little red house" on the Eastes farm.

Billy Erwin Bates was born July 1, 1929 near Garland, TX and died April 15, 1999 in Dallas, TX.

James Clifford Bates was born October 9, 1931 in near Garland, TX. Alvin Ray Bates was born September 14, 1934 in near Garland, TX.

George Wilkins Eastes was born November 11, 1901 in Sachse, TX and died March 9, 1996 in Garland, TX. He married Edith Andrews on May 28, 1933 . Children of George Wilkins Eastes and Edith Andrews were:

Arlen Dale Eastes was born in 1934 Alice Gale Eastes was born in 1935. George Wilkins Eastes, III was born in 1940. Michael Eastes was born November 11, 1949 and died 1980. Randy Eastes was born in 1955.

Mary Genice Eastes was born September 15, 1903 in Sachse, TX and died April 23, 1983 at home in Dallas, TX. She married Frank Roberson in 1926 . Children of Mary Genice Eastes and Frank Roberson were:

Charles R. Roberson was born July 10, 1927.

Charles Johnson Eastes was born October 1, 1905 in Sachse, TX and died 1984 in Amarillo, TX. He married Elsie Bland in 1928. Children of Charles Johnson Eastes and Elsie Bland: were:

Edith Genice Eastes was born January 25, 1931.

Frances Etta Eastes was born January 29, 1908 in Sachse, TX. She married Vernon Edgar Wilson on November 22, 1939.


Children of Frances Etta Eastes and Vernon E. Wilson were:

Vernon Edgar, Jr. Wilson was born January 20, 1940 in Dallas, TX. Thomas Eugene Wilson was born August 4, 1942 in Austin, TX.

Mary Sue Wilson was born December 12, 1949 in Austin, TX.

James Earl Estes was born 1910 and died November 11, 1911. Lawrence Eastes was born February 9, 1912 and died August 2, 1934 in a car accident in Garland, TX. William Moses Baldridge Eastes was born December 28, 1915 in Sachse, TX. He married Odell Dunn on November 17, 1937 . She was born in 1918. Children of William Moses Baldridge Eastes and Odell Dunn were:

Patsye June Eastes was born in 1938. Lynda Yvonne Eastes was born January n 1942. Diana Eastes was born in 1959.

Wilson Grady Eastes was born January 12, 1918 in Sachse, TX and died November 28, 1994 in Abilene, TX. He married Virginia Allison on October 10, 1936. Children of Wilson Grady Eastes and Virginia Allison were:

Don Wilson Eastes was born July 3, 1938. Paul Eastes was born October 1940. Larry Eastes was born in 1947. Frank Eastes was born June 6, 1949.

The Eastes name continues through the children of George Wilkins Eastes and Wilson Grady Eastes.

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