Beware of the alleged Italian origins of the Estes name. They are dubious at best. Every source I've ever read can trace the name back to the village of Deal, in Kent, England. From there the origins get murky. This page: http://www.triode.net.au/~dragon/ft/estes/links.html is a good starting point to get the facts. ------ http://USFamily.Net/info - Unlimited Internet - From $8.99/mo! ------

Jon Peterson wrote: > > Beware of the alleged Italian origins of the Estes name. They are > dubious at best. Every source I've ever read can trace the name back > to the village of Deal, in Kent, England. From there the origins get > murky. This page: > http://www.triode.net.au/~dragon/ft/estes/links.html is a good starting > point to get the facts. Thanks for the plug. Best to try: http://xenon.triode.net.au/~dragon/ft/estes.html and then the links from there. There's a brief intro to the Estes family on that page, but go to "my line" for a much more detailed commentary on the family origins. "www" or "xenon" .. are the same thing, but some people have trouble with the "www" address, so I give peolpe the other one. cheers, David -- The universe is not only queerer that we imagine, it is queerer than we *can* imagine - J. B. S. Haldane 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