I have been trying for quite some time now to make a breakthru on one of my maternal line families. I have been informed that the surname that I'm looking so hard for information on, may have been a variant spelling of ESTES. I am trying to find more on the ancestry of Mary Delila ESTRIDGE [1855-1938] of Lancaster County, SC. She was a daughter of Thomas Wylie ESTRIDGE [no known bio] and his wife Mary BLACKMON [1829-1924]. Should anyone recognize any of this, I would sure like to hear from you. Mary Delila ESTRIDGE, by the way, married William Joseph BAKER of the Flat Creek area of Lancaster County. Bill Hughes kinseeker4@earthlink.net

G'day Bill, > I have been informed that the surname that I'm looking so hard for > information on, may have been a variant spelling of ESTES. I am > trying to find more on the ancestry of Mary Delila ESTRIDGE Yes, Estridge is a well known variant of Estes. > Mary Delila ESTRIDGE [1855-1938] of Lancaster County, SC. She was a > daughter of Thomas Wylie ESTRIDGE [no known bio] and his wife Mary > BLACKMON [1829-1924]. I dont have anything definite on this, but I do have a family in Chester Co, SC in which there were lots of Wylie's and that family did have a connection with Lancaster Co., SC. Robert ESTES (1782-1845) of Chester Co, SC; d.Union Co, SC, married Cecilia HYATT and had a son, Wylie (1840). They also had a son, Thomas, born sometime around 1820. I dont have a date for him, but he could be your Thomas Wylie. Robert was the son of Wylie Estes. One of RObert's brothers went to Fairfield Co, SC (William), another went to TN (John) and a third (Thomas) remained in Chester Co. None of these had a Thomas who could've been yours. There was a 4th brother, Wiley or Westley (both variations appear in the court records). He remained in Union/Chester Co, SC area, but I have no family for him. It's possible he did not marry sicne this area has been well researched and there's no sign of any children. I would guess Thomas, son of Robert, is your Thomas Wylie, tho' the proof isn't conclusive. I have no further information on this Thomas so hopefully the above will help jog someone's memory. Cheers, David. -- A stranger in a world I never made - Housman DC2.D A+++! L^ Pfwl Bfl Fo R+++! Ac+ J-- S++ Fr+++! I+ H++ $ M V+++ Cag http://xenon.triode.net.au/~dragon mailto:dragon@triode.net.au