Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-20
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Genealogical Notes
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The EstiIls.
(By William G. Montgomery, BIrming
ham, Ala)

The Estills.
(By William G. Montgomery. BIrmfng
ham, Ala.)
Inc name was originally dEstelle,
and Is found In the records of>Provence
France, and stands among the honored
o. that country. This department OF
france Is In the extreme Southeast.
oordering on the Mediterranean. The
records In Provence show that on De-
cember IL, 1925, Andre d'EstelIe mar.
ried Jeanette Pastier. and the rocord. .
show that their, marriage, az we'll ma
others OF the family, was by civil con
tract attested before a notary. and NOT
by a priest, showing that the mem
oers OF the family at that time, az well
az afterwards. were Pedestrians mr.
Huguenots. So We find that Balthazer
q Estelle. descendant OF the above
andre q Estelle, fed with his family 70
the Netherlands after the massacre az
me Huguenots the night of St. Bar
tholome", August IL. 1872, from thence
some passed over to England. while
others emigrated direct to New Neither
lhnds. then controlled by the Dutch. but
1864. non III
After the occupation of New Nether-
lands or New York, by the Ene,ish T.,
1861 Colonel Richard Nicolls, the Gov.
erhor. issued grants of land across the
nay In what was called New Jersey
nc granted to parties from Long
tSa ia, tract OF land lying just across
me lower bay. which they purchased
rom the Indians. This grant led "a
the settlement of Middletown ,n6
SShrewsbury. In what is now Monmouth
county. \. j., by the Estells and Others
we ma from the records of the
autumn OF 1864 three brothers-Wiio
nam, Daniel and Thomas EsteIl-Iandaa
at shrewsbury River, near what Ia No.,
the highlands OF Neversink. n
~; ana on the same day the Wits of
William Estell. who was the on,v on VI
married, gave birth to son. Who oI =.
rs said. was the first white child born
In New Jersey. oorh
The second br8ther. Daniel Estsu
h havinE provided home for his
Jn,'' "ent TO Long Island. and on
JuIy ~, 1866, was married at Grove'
send to Miss Margaret Browninr h,,
Justice James Hubbard. Also foUr
years later the youngest hrother
Ihom las Estell. was married to Miss
- wallace In 1870. iss
pr nne coat Of arms OF the dEsteile, of
mi,,rIoVence. France, has for its mott
sidus adsit amicum." which ia franz
iatei, The stars are frien.Ilv- whio,
indic2ted that the name d.EsteIIe va.
taken from the Latin word ..Sta,Ia ;,
aaI that Trey were probably of Raa,,n
The name in America has been writ
ten many ways-Estelle, Esteu. Estii,
Estll. Esdal, etc. The greater nnmhar
OF those In New Jersey spelled thai
name Estell Mr.. John A. Estelle, NJ
newark, n. j.. states that his famiIv
huued the final &c" for the reason that
their french ancestors spelled 1t that
Held. N. j.. states that the "ll' was
changed to one 'l' by his grand.
father.
The members Of the Wallace Estu1
Dranch, however, uniformly SMELL their
name "Estill." This Is the most extern.
s.ve branch OF the Estills: members of
1t are found In Virginia, West Virginia
Tennessee, Alabama. Texas
and throughout the South and West
Captain Wallace Estill. who was
grandson of Thomas Estill, and his
WIRE MISS - Wallace. and n son of
John Estill, was born in New jersey
IN 1898, and son OF John Estill was
ried three times. His first wife lived. !
only thFee months. He then married |
Mary Boude. and. after the birth OF |
hve children. viz.-(1) Boude, (2) Ben
1amin. (3) Rebecca. ca John, (5r Su.
sannah-he removed to Augusta Coun- I
ty. Virginia, about 1916. One child,
Mar, was born to him in Virginia
when his wife. Mary Boude, died.
! Captain Wallace Estill was a man Of
fine intelligence and at this time pos
sessed of considerable means owning
large tracts TO land on Cowpasture and |
Bull Pasture Rivers. his home being at |
Fort George, on Bull Pasture River.
County, Va. This Fort George |
was tuilt on the land owned by Can |
tain Wallace Estill and It Is located !
on the Bull Pasture River. about four
miles from the present town of VIII |
Evansville. Bath County, Va The re-
mains or this fort can easily be traced |
Mt the present time (1914), and It ia |
currently reported that the plow- share
never has been allowed to mar the sur.