JEFFERY ESTEY FAMILY
Surnames
ARNOLD, PATE
JEFFERY: He was born in 1515 in Hintlesham, Suffolk Co., England. He died Dec. 06, 1592 in Hintlesham, Suffolk Co., England. He married Unknown. Jeffrey probably came from elsewhere in England and settled in Hintlesham. The first record of him is on tax rolls of 1568 on his goods valued at five pounds, a very modest value. The name of his wife is unknown. There are no parish records surviving prior to 1652. His sons John and Jeffrey moved to Canterbury where John became alderman. His sons Edmund and William remained in Hintlesham, but Thomas, Richard, and Christopher moved to Freston, about eight miles from Hintlesham. His will is still on file in the Consistory court of Norwich and was dated 6 December 1592, 35th year of the reign of Queen Elizabeth. His youngest son Christopher was executor of his will. He divides his estate among his children and leaves legacies to grandchildren. He requested "that my greate Bible shall remayne to younge Jeffrey Estye, the sonne of Christopher Estye, if his father bring him up to learning so that he shall be able to use it, or else to Edmund, his brother, if he be brought up to reade it, or forde faulte herof, so remayne to one of the rest of the kindred that can reade and that it not be sould out of kindred."
7 Children
John: There is no information on this child..............................................
Edmond: There is no information on this child.........................................
William: There is no information on this child.........................................
Thomas: There is no information on this child..........................................
Richard: There is no information on this child..........................................
Jefferye: There is no information on this child.........................................
Christopher: He was born in 1563 in Woolverstone Parrish, Sufflk, Eng. He died Nov. 07, 1621 in Freston, Suffolk, England and is buried there. He married May 05, 1586 in Freston, Suffolk, England to Anne ARNOLD. She was born in 1565 in England and died May 26, 1623 in Freston, Suffolk, England.
1 Known Child
Jeffery
Jeffery: He was born in 1587 in Ipswich, Essex, England. He died Jan. 04, 1656/57 in Huntington, Suff, Long Island, New York and is buried in Hempstead, Long Island, New York. He married May 29, 1626 in Freston, Suffolk, England to Margaret PATE. She was born 1590 in Ipswich, Essex, England.
1 Known Child
Issac
Issac: He was born Nov. 27, 1627 in Freston Par., Suffolk Co,
England. He died June 11, 1712 in Topsfield, Or Salem, Essex, Mass. and is buried in Topsfield, Essex Co, Mass.