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Jeffrey Estey
Abt 1587 - Abt 1657 (70 years)-
Name Jeffrey Estey Birth Abt 1587 of Hintlesham Suffolk, England 
Gender Male Death Abt 4 Jan 1657 Huntington, Long Island, British Colonial America Person ID I64930 Scudder Last Modified 25 Jan 2019
Family Mary Salmon, b. 1594, Rattlesden, Suffolk, England d. Yes, date unknown Children 1. Mary Estey, c. 16 Feb 1625, Freston, Suffolk, England d. Yes, date unknown2. Isacc Estey, c. 27 Nov 1627, Freston, Suffolk, England d. 11 Jun 1712, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts (Age ~ 84 years)3. Catharine Estey, c. 17 Feb 1629, Freston, Suffolk, England d. Aft 1681, Huntington, New York, British Colonial America (Age ~ 53 years)Family ID F23496 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 3 Mar 2024
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Notes - Several sources in print given good information for Jeffrey Estey but assign a marriage at Freston, Suffolk, England in 1606 to a Margaret Pett, but no children until 1625—19 years after the marriage, casting doubt that she was the mother of the Estey children who accompanied Jeffrey to Massachusetts.
Another researcher suggests her mother was Mary Salmon. See explanation and sources at:
https://www.wyman.org//Genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I50657&tree=Wyman
This Wyman source suggests: A marriage was more recently found between a Jeffrey Estey and Mary Salmon at Old Newton, Suffolk on 1 September 1624. That makes more sense to belong to Jeffrey Estey whose first child was born in 1625. This source suggests the earlier marriage to Margaret Pett was a different Jeffrey Estey, a cousin, son of Edmond. The will of Richard Salmon dated 20 May 1636 mentions his "Daughter Eastes," still in England. If this is Jeffrey Estey's correct wife, they likely immigrated to Salem, Massachusetts soon after. Another possibility presents: Was Jeffrey married twice? If Jeffrey married Margaret Pett, they had no children.
Jeffrey "Estes," Catherine's father, who had resided in Salem, Massachusetts, died 4 January 1657/58 in Huntington and his death is the first recorded death there. In his will, he left his house and lot to his grandson, Jonathan Scudder, and the remainder of his estate to his son-in-law, Henry Scudder.
Other sources to consult include:
Gay Esty Bangs, "The English Ancestors of Jeffrey Esty, of Salem, Mass.," The Essex Institute Historical Collections, v. 47, (Salem, Mass.: Printed for the Essex Institute, 1911), 350–352.
https://books.google.com/books?id=rlcMAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA350&lpg=PA350&dq=%22The+English+Ancestors+of+Jeffrey+Esty+of+Salem%22&source=bl&ots=gDdUPWYz-D&sig=ACfU3U0OKa5DTKFc0TF9A8ztXhgnr87fKg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiPqP-9oIrgAhUPFnwKHf3NDJcQ6AEwAHoECAcQAQ#v=onepage&q=%22The%20English%20Ancestors%20of%20Jeffrey%20Esty%20of%20Salem%22&f=false
Karl A. Gelpk, Esteys of England and America http://www.canton.org/history/EsteysOfEnglandAndAmerica.pdf
- Several sources in print given good information for Jeffrey Estey but assign a marriage at Freston, Suffolk, England in 1606 to a Margaret Pett, but no children until 1625—19 years after the marriage, casting doubt that she was the mother of the Estey children who accompanied Jeffrey to Massachusetts.