G'day folks, I found the following items in a file on "Moses Estes'" that Debra McCann sent to me. There's very little reference information given, basically just the name of the magazine they came from, no dates, volume number etc, just a page number for the 2nd item. (Not Debra's fault, she'd just collected them from what she'd been sent). The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research Plat surveyed 9 Feb. 1790 by Wm Lessly, D. S., shews the Mill Path across the tract, which was adjoined by John Dowdle's land, land laid out, John Jackson's land, and Moses Eastridge's land. Deed sworn by Robert Dowdle before Benj'a Cleveland, J. P. The South Carolina Magazine of Ancestral Research Pages 124-125. 25 June 1790. John Dowdle of Ninety-Six District, SC, Planter, conveys to Moses Estreage, Senr, of Pendleton County, for £.20., a tract of 80 acres on Beaver Creek, a Branch of Great Rocky Creek, a branch of Savannah River, bounded by John Callaham on the west and John Dowdle on the north, granted to John Dowdle by his Excellency Gov. William Moultrie, Esq, 5 June 1786. Comments: -------- >From the first item it is clear that Moses already owned land in Pendleton Co, SC early in 1790, so he likely moved to the area before 1790. From the 2nd item he was getting land from a chap who was granted the land in 1786 - when the area was first settled? If so then Moses would have arrived not long before 1790. Maybe 1788/1789? The spelling, Eastridge, is one that's common with the family of Sylvester Estes who moved to Bertie Co, NC from VA around 1730. It does occur with other branches of the Estes, but not commonly so. Also Nathaniel is a very common name in Sylvester's branch, very rare elsewhere .. except for Moses of Pendleton Co, SC. I don't have a "loose" Moses in this branch of the family, however I've been told that the LDS website lists a Moses, born 1749 to Ephraim & Sarah Estes, Granville Co, NC. (Can't remember who told me .. could have been Debra?). Ephraim's brother had a son, Moses, who was born c.1748 and who died in the Rev. War, without issue. The 2nd item is of equal interest in that it mentions Moses as "Moses Sr", implying that there was a younger Moses living close by who was also a close relative, either a son, younger cousin or a nephew. Since there were no other Estes in the region at the time, just Moses, I would say then that Moses Jr was his son .. a son that I've never heard of before. Since the "sr" appelation is used in june, 1790 but not in Feb 1790, it is tempting to suggest that Moses Jr reached adulthood between those dates, that is, he was born 1769, and specifically in the spring (well the northern hemisphere spring .. autumn down here). A nephew or cousin could've moved into the area, but there's no evidence of other Estes families in the region, so the theory that Moses Jr was the son of Moses Sr seems pretty safe in this case. This would put Moses Jr as Moses Sr's eldest *known* child, tho' there's a Thomas with no known dob. Known dates and children are Gallant (c.1775), Nathaniel (1777) and Bethlehem (c.1783). That makes a 14 year gap between the youngest and oldest known children, so Moses Jr is most likely the oldest or close to oldest son. That means that Moses Sr was possibly born around "1769 minus 25", that is, c.1744. To be safe, 1740-1745, possibly as early as 1735, tho' he'd be approching 50 with the birth of Bethlehem. Not impossible, but that would imply either an earlier marriage or that he married late. The mother of Bethlehem would've been born no earlier than 1740, and probably latter than that. And if she was Moses Sr's only wife, that puts his earliest dob as 1735-1740. Close 'nuff. The Moses I mentioned way above, son of Ephraim and Sarah Estridge, would be a tight fit .. but he'd not be the first chap back then to marry before reaching adulthood .. and I have no idea how good the "1749" date listed on familysearch.org is. Apparently just the year is given, so it could be an estimate. Ephraim was born c.1712 and had a child in 1740, so this Moses (if he existed) could've been born before 1749, possibly as early as the mid 1730's. Comments? There's something there for the Moses Estes researchers and also the Sylvester ones. David. -- I bless the day I met you and I thank God that he let you lay beside me for a moment that lives on and the good news is I'm better for the time we spent together and the bad news is you're gone. - "You're Gone", Diamond Rio 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