Comments on: Our Salem Witch

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 20:39:38 +0000

I am the 11x grand-daughter of Mary through her son Isaac,and a direct descendant of the New Brunswick Esteys;my 3x grandmother was Jerusha Estey,who married William Collicott.

By: © Joan Miller - Luxegen Genealogy.

Hi Janice,
Thanks for dropping by and so nice to make a new cuz connection I let my husband know.

-Joan

By: © Joan Miller - Luxegen Genealogy.

Hi Kathleen,
Thanks for the comment. My husband’s Miller family were in NB and you and him are likely distant cousins given the Estey connection.
All the best with your research.

–Joan

By: Kathleen

Kathleen — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 04:54:50 +0000

Hi, Joan
I believe I descend from Mary Towne Estey, a fact I only discovered today!
I am tracing my family using the internet,(how I found your site)
The connection is from my father’s side. His mother, Christina Bubar, daughter of A. Samuel Bubar and Alice Estey 1864-1925 who was daughter of Lewis Estey 1800-1912 who was son of Samuel Estey 1780- ?— who was son of Moses Estey 1755-1840 who was son of Richard Jr Estey 1728-1817 who was son of Richard Sr Estey 1706-1791 who was son Isaac Jr Estey 1662-1713 who was son of Isaac Estey and Mary Towne.
I was born in N.B. but now live in Ontario.

By: Janice Harshbarger

Janice Harshbarger — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 23:40:08 +0000

I’m a descendent of William Towne and Joanna Blessing through their daughter Susanna, who married John Hayward. William, Joanna, and Susanna were all dead when the Salem hysteria began, so they didn’t have to know the fate of their daughters/sisters. But other family members would have known. I can’t imagine what they would have been thinking and feeling. Tell your husband hello, from a distant cousin!
Janice in Indiana

By: © Joan Miller - Luxegen Genealogy.

Hi Audrey,
You are definitely a relative of my husband’s….we just have to work out how!

–Joan

By: Audrey

Audrey — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 18:50:54 +0000

Hello
I, too, descend from Mary Towne Estey (8x great-grandmother)

All in New Brunswick:
Abigal Estey m. George Adkin Hartley
Their dau.Sarah Hartley m. Oliver Miller
Their dau. Christiana (sp?) Miller m. James Smith
Their son Hugh Wallen Smith m. Hilda Mae Grant
….. and so on to my grandmother, my mother and me

Hi Heather,
I’m finding my non-genealogist hubby is related to lots of my geneablogger friends through his New England ancestors. We must get down there to visit and research!

–Joan

By: Heather Wilkinson Rojo

Heather Wilkinson Rojo — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 14:41:03 +0000

I descend from Mary’s (and Sarah and Rebecca’s) brother, Edmund Towne. The house I live in now is on land that was owned by Towne descendants in the 1800s in Londonderry, New Hampshire. Blogger Bill West is also a descendant of Rebecca Towne Nurse. I grew up near the Rebecca Nurse homestead, but when I was little we didn’t know we were descendants.

By: Luxegen Genealogy and Family History

Luxegen Genealogy and Family History — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 14:56:34 +0000

Hi LDP,
Interesting! Your husband would be a distant cousin of mine.

Thanks for commenting.

–Joan