Mr Henry Estes

Henry's occupation was Notes for Henry Estes:  From Stackpole's "The History of Durham".  Here is some additional info:  The Estes family, it is claimed, is descended from Albert Azo II, marquis of Liburia, Italy, born about 1097.  He was the founder of the noble Houses of Este and of Brunswick, and hence the ancestor of the more recent British sovereigns. (not proven).

• Occupation Notes
  • The earliest records of the surname are, unsurprisingly, in Kent.  Nicholas, progenitor of most, if not all, of those claiming Eastes ancestry today, died in 1533 leaving a wife and young son (no other children are listed.)  Nicholas' birth has frequently been claimed to have been in1495 in Deal, Kent.  However there is no proof of this.  THe 1495 date is a guess based on his marriage in1520.  The location is even more uncertain.  All we know for sure is that he lived his last years in Deal and died there.  There is, however, an even earlier mention of the surname with the will of Richard Eustace (a known variation of Eastes.)  Richard died in 1506 at Dover, Kent, leaving a wife, Alice, and an unborn child, both of whom were provided for in the will.  Thomas Eustace was the witness for the will and he was likely Richard's brother.  Richard and Thomas may have been brothers, or cousins, of Nicholas.
    
    These earliest versions of the surname used in Kent suggest another possible origin - Nicholas' surname was given as "Ewstas" and his son, Sylvester, was variously given as "Eustas" and "Eastye."  This has led one researcher to suggest that the Eastes was a variation of the ancient English surname "Eustace."  Indeed, the similarity of the earliest versions of Eastes with Eustace, both phonetically and in spelling, is quite marked.  It has also been suggested that the name Eastes may be a variatio of Eas, a not uncommon english name, however the earliest variations of the name would sugges this as a less likely origin than Eustace.