William was the 4th of 7 children (5 sons and 2 daughters) born of Steward Esty and his wife Abigail (1730-1811). William's siblings were: Edward (1753-1836), Elizabeth (b. 1754), Sarah (b. 1757), Isaac (b. 1762), Steward (Stuart) (1764-1841), and David (1766-1843).
At the time of the Revolution, Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts included the towns of Canton, Sharon and a large part of Foxboro.
William enlisted, November 12, 1777, in Captain John Dodge's Company of detached Militia, Colonel Jacob Gerrish's Regiment of Guards. On a muster roll of the same Company and Regiment for February, 1778, William was listed as a Sergeant. He served 4 months and 22 days to April 5, 1778 at Cambridge and Charlestown, Massachusetts guarding members of British Major General John Burgoyne's Army who capitulated at the Battle of Saratoga, September and October, 1777.
After the Revolution the Esty family moved from Stoughton to Westmoreland, Cheshire County, New Hampshire.
William married, October 12, 1788 at Westmoreland, Anna Daggett by whom he had 8 children (2 sons and 6 daughters): Nabby (b. 1791), Fanny (b. 1793), Betsey (b. 1795), Anna (b. 1797), Gilman (1799-1877), Caroline (b. 1801), and 2 others names not known.
William and his wife Anna moved from Westmoreland to Coventry, Orleans County, Vermont about 1802.
References:
(1) "The Record of Births, Marriages and Deaths and Intentions of Marriage in the Town of Stoughton from 1727 to 1800, and in the Town of Canton from 1797 to 1845, preceded by the Records of the South Precinct of Dorchester from 1715 to 1727." by Frederic Endicott, 1896, Section Titled: Original Records Stoughton. Births, Deaths, Marriages, Intentions of Marriage. Prior to 1800, page 108
(2) "History of Norfolk County Massachusetts 1622-1918" Vol. 1, by Louis Cook, 1918, page 324
(3) "Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War." by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1899, page 393
(4) "Estes Genealogies 1097-1893." by Charles Estes, 1894, pages 316 and 317
(5) "Gazetteer and Business Directory of Lamoille and Orleans Counties, VT., for 1883-84." by Hamilton Child, 1883, pages 230 and 233
(6) New Hampshire Vital Records certified by the Town Clerk of Westmoreland, March 8, 1906
(7) Mss Vermont Vital Records, Vermont Records Center, Middlesex, Washington County, Vermont
At the time of the Revolution, Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts included the towns of Canton, Sharon and a large part of Foxboro.
William enlisted, November 12, 1777, in Captain John Dodge's Company of detached Militia, Colonel Jacob Gerrish's Regiment of Guards. On a muster roll of the same Company and Regiment for February, 1778, William was listed as a Sergeant. He served 4 months and 22 days to April 5, 1778 at Cambridge and Charlestown, Massachusetts guarding members of British Major General John Burgoyne's Army who capitulated at the Battle of Saratoga, September and October, 1777.
After the Revolution the Esty family moved from Stoughton to Westmoreland, Cheshire County, New Hampshire.
William married, October 12, 1788 at Westmoreland, Anna Daggett by whom he had 8 children (2 sons and 6 daughters): Nabby (b. 1791), Fanny (b. 1793), Betsey (b. 1795), Anna (b. 1797), Gilman (1799-1877), Caroline (b. 1801), and 2 others names not known.
William and his wife Anna moved from Westmoreland to Coventry, Orleans County, Vermont about 1802.
References:
(1) "The Record of Births, Marriages and Deaths and Intentions of Marriage in the Town of Stoughton from 1727 to 1800, and in the Town of Canton from 1797 to 1845, preceded by the Records of the South Precinct of Dorchester from 1715 to 1727." by Frederic Endicott, 1896, Section Titled: Original Records Stoughton. Births, Deaths, Marriages, Intentions of Marriage. Prior to 1800, page 108
(2) "History of Norfolk County Massachusetts 1622-1918" Vol. 1, by Louis Cook, 1918, page 324
(3) "Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War." by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1899, page 393
(4) "Estes Genealogies 1097-1893." by Charles Estes, 1894, pages 316 and 317
(5) "Gazetteer and Business Directory of Lamoille and Orleans Counties, VT., for 1883-84." by Hamilton Child, 1883, pages 230 and 233
(6) New Hampshire Vital Records certified by the Town Clerk of Westmoreland, March 8, 1906
(7) Mss Vermont Vital Records, Vermont Records Center, Middlesex, Washington County, Vermont
William was the 4th of 7 children (5 sons and 2 daughters) born of Steward Esty and his wife Abigail (1730-1811). William's siblings were: Edward (1753-1836), Elizabeth (b. 1754), Sarah (b. 1757), Isaac (b. 1762), Steward (Stuart) (1764-1841), and David (1766-1843).
At the time of the Revolution, Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts included the towns of Canton, Sharon and a large part of Foxboro.
William enlisted, November 12, 1777, in Captain John Dodge's Company of detached Militia, Colonel Jacob Gerrish's Regiment of Guards. On a muster roll of the same Company and Regiment for February, 1778, William was listed as a Sergeant. He served 4 months and 22 days to April 5, 1778 at Cambridge and Charlestown, Massachusetts guarding members of British Major General John Burgoyne's Army who capitulated at the Battle of Saratoga, September and October, 1777.
After the Revolution the Esty family moved from Stoughton to Westmoreland, Cheshire County, New Hampshire.
William married, October 12, 1788 at Westmoreland, Anna Daggett by whom he had 8 children (2 sons and 6 daughters): Nabby (b. 1791), Fanny (b. 1793), Betsey (b. 1795), Anna (b. 1797), Gilman (1799-1877), Caroline (b. 1801), and 2 others names not known.
William and his wife Anna moved from Westmoreland to Coventry, Orleans County, Vermont about 1802.
References:
(1) "The Record of Births, Marriages and Deaths and Intentions of Marriage in the Town of Stoughton from 1727 to 1800, and in the Town of Canton from 1797 to 1845, preceded by the Records of the South Precinct of Dorchester from 1715 to 1727." by Frederic Endicott, 1896, Section Titled: Original Records Stoughton. Births, Deaths, Marriages, Intentions of Marriage. Prior to 1800, page 108
(2) "History of Norfolk County Massachusetts 1622-1918" Vol. 1, by Louis Cook, 1918, page 324
(3) "Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War." by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1899, page 393
(4) "Estes Genealogies 1097-1893." by Charles Estes, 1894, pages 316 and 317
(5) "Gazetteer and Business Directory of Lamoille and Orleans Counties, VT., for 1883-84." by Hamilton Child, 1883, pages 230 and 233
(6) New Hampshire Vital Records certified by the Town Clerk of Westmoreland, March 8, 1906
(7) Mss Vermont Vital Records, Vermont Records Center, Middlesex, Washington County, Vermont
At the time of the Revolution, Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts included the towns of Canton, Sharon and a large part of Foxboro.
William enlisted, November 12, 1777, in Captain John Dodge's Company of detached Militia, Colonel Jacob Gerrish's Regiment of Guards. On a muster roll of the same Company and Regiment for February, 1778, William was listed as a Sergeant. He served 4 months and 22 days to April 5, 1778 at Cambridge and Charlestown, Massachusetts guarding members of British Major General John Burgoyne's Army who capitulated at the Battle of Saratoga, September and October, 1777.
After the Revolution the Esty family moved from Stoughton to Westmoreland, Cheshire County, New Hampshire.
William married, October 12, 1788 at Westmoreland, Anna Daggett by whom he had 8 children (2 sons and 6 daughters): Nabby (b. 1791), Fanny (b. 1793), Betsey (b. 1795), Anna (b. 1797), Gilman (1799-1877), Caroline (b. 1801), and 2 others names not known.
William and his wife Anna moved from Westmoreland to Coventry, Orleans County, Vermont about 1802.
References:
(1) "The Record of Births, Marriages and Deaths and Intentions of Marriage in the Town of Stoughton from 1727 to 1800, and in the Town of Canton from 1797 to 1845, preceded by the Records of the South Precinct of Dorchester from 1715 to 1727." by Frederic Endicott, 1896, Section Titled: Original Records Stoughton. Births, Deaths, Marriages, Intentions of Marriage. Prior to 1800, page 108
(2) "History of Norfolk County Massachusetts 1622-1918" Vol. 1, by Louis Cook, 1918, page 324
(3) "Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War." by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1899, page 393
(4) "Estes Genealogies 1097-1893." by Charles Estes, 1894, pages 316 and 317
(5) "Gazetteer and Business Directory of Lamoille and Orleans Counties, VT., for 1883-84." by Hamilton Child, 1883, pages 230 and 233
(6) New Hampshire Vital Records certified by the Town Clerk of Westmoreland, March 8, 1906
(7) Mss Vermont Vital Records, Vermont Records Center, Middlesex, Washington County, Vermont
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