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Bryant William Lester 1730–1796 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1730

Birth Location: Montgomery, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1796

Death Location: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States

Father: John Capt

Mother: Sarah Whitehead

Spouse(s): Sarah Winbush

Children(s): Abner Lester, Henry Lester, Bryant Lester, John Lester, Archibald Lester, Sarah Lester, Ermin Lester, Frederick Lester, Martha Lester, Rebecca Lester, Samuel Lester

In 1730, Bryant William Lester entered the world in Montgomery, Virginia, United States, born to John Peyton Lester Capt And Sarah Whitehead. Bryant William Lester married Sarah Winbush, and had children including Abner Alexander Lester, Archibald Archer Lester, Bryant Lester, Ermin Lester, Frederick Lester, Henry Lester, John Lester, Martha Lester, Rebecca Lester, Samuel Lester, Sarah Sally Lester. Bryant William Lester passed away in 1796 in Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1730, Bryant William Lester entered the world in Montgomery, Virginia, United States, born to John Peyton Lester Capt And Sarah Whitehead.
  • Bryant William Lester married Sarah Winbush, and had children including Abner Alexander Lester, Archibald Archer Lester, Bryant Lester, Ermin Lester, Frederick Lester, Henry Lester, John Lester, Martha Lester, Rebecca Lester, Samuel Lester, Sarah Sally Lester.
  • Bryant William Lester passed away in 1796 in Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Capt
1690–1767
Birth Location: County Meath, Leinster, Ireland
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Sarah Whitehead
1691–1773
Birth Location: Thrumpton, Nottinghamshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Winbush
1730–1798
Birth Location: Montgomery, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Abner Lester
1754–1833
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Montgomery, Virginia, USA
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Henry Lester
1752–1826
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Virginia
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Bryant Lester
1753–1854
Birth Location: , Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
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John Lester
1758–1825
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Virginia
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Archibald Lester
1761–1826
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Virginia
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Sarah Lester
1763–1795
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Virginia
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Ermin Lester
1788–
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Virginia
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Frederick Lester
1767–1843
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Virginia
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Martha Lester
1769–1859
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Virginia
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Rebecca Lester
1771–
Birth Location: , Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
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Samuel Lester
1773–1807
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Virginia
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Bryant Lester's Ancestors

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Bryant Lester
1730–1796
Birth Place: Montgomery, Virginia, United States
Parents
John Peyton Lester Capt
1690–1767
County Meath, Leinster, Ireland
Sarah Whitehead
1691–1773
Thrumpton, Nottinghamshire, England
Grandparents
Robert (Bowden) Lester
1668–1692
Ireland
Phillip (Francis C Whitehead) Col
1670–1747
King William, King William, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Atkinson) Whitehead
1671–1732
Shap, Eden District, Cumbria, England
Great-Grandparents
Christopher III
1650–1693
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bryant Lester's Descendants

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Bryant (William) Lester (1730–1796) m. Sarah Winbush (1730–1798)
  1. 1. Abner (Alexander) Lester 1754–1833 m. Martha (Rebecca "Patsy") Arthur 1751–1840
    1. 1. Rebecca (Arthur) Lester 1780–1854 m. Travis Horton 1779–1848
      1. 1. Reese (Duff) Horton* 1813–1872 m. Susannah Cox 1822–1903
        1. 1. Phebe (Elizabeth) Horton 1843–1899 m. John (M.) Elliott* 1841–1891
    2. 2. Hannah (Lester) (Cherokee) 1772–1856
    3. 3. Sarah (Sally) Lester 1779–
    4. 4. Martha Lester 1773–1859
    5. 5. James (Lester) LESTER 1774–1843
    6. 6. John Lester 1782–1808
    7. 7. John (V) Lester 1808–1843
  2. 2. Henry Lester 1752–1826
  3. 3. Bryant Lester 1753–1854
  4. 4. John Lester 1758–1825
  5. 5. Archibald ("Archer") Lester 1761–1826
  6. 6. Sarah (Sally) Lester 1763–1795
  7. 7. Ermin Lester 1788–
  8. 8. Frederick Lester 1767–1843
  9. 9. Martha Lester 1769–1859
  10. 10. Rebecca Lester 1771–
  11. 11. Samuel Lester 1773–1807

Bryant Lester's Timeline

2 Records

1730
1730
Birth of Bryant William Lester in Montgomery, Virginia, United States
Montgomery, Virginia, United States
1796
1796
Age 66
Death of Bryant William Lester in Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1730
    Event Place: Montgomery, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1796
    Event Place: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
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