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James Hester 1787 – 1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1787

Birth Location: Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: Sept 1870

Death Location: Trigg, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Captain Hester

Mother: Elizabeth Hix

Spouse(s): Mary Keeton

Children(s): John Hester, Abner Hester, William Hester

James Hester Jr was born in 1787 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA, the child of Captain James Hester and Elizabeth Hix. James Hester Jr married Mary Polly Keeton, and had children including John James Hester, Abner Nathan Hester, William G Hester. James Hester Jr passed away in 1870 in Trigg, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • James Hester Jr was born in 1787 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA, the child of Captain James Hester and Elizabeth Hix.
  • James Hester Jr married Mary Polly Keeton, and had children including John James Hester, Abner Nathan Hester, William G Hester.
  • James Hester Jr passed away in 1870 in Trigg, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Hester's Ancestors

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James Hester
1787 – 1870
Birth Place: Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Captain James Hester
1741 – 1786
Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Hix
1749 – 1820
Amelia, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Robert (H) Hester
1720 – 1770
St Peters, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Barbara Cook
1720 – 1784
Hanover, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Robert Hester
1686 – 1748
Rachel McAllister
1682 – 1748
Abraham Cook
1688 – 1748
Sarah McAllister
1668 – 1765
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Hester
1650 – 1720
Agnes Garland
1654 – 1739
Andrew McAllister
1665 – 1704
Hannah Roberts
1658 – 1704
Abraham Cooke
1665 – 1748
Martha Clayton
1670 – 1750
Andrew McAllister
1665 – 1704
Hannah Roberts
1658 – 1704

James Hester's Descendants

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James Hester (1787 – Sept 1870) m. Mary (Polly) Keeton (1793 – Aug 1869)
  1. 1. John (James) Hester (5 Aug 1818 – 22 Feb 1896) m. Elizabeth Mathis (30 Apr 1821 – 14 Feb 1896)
    1. 1. Samuel (W) Hester (1842 – 26 Aug 1916) m. Sarah (Alice) Baker
      1. 1. Kirk Hester (Sep 1885 – 12 Oct 1910)
    2. 2. Newton (Jasper) Hester (15 Aug 1857 – 20 Sep 1920)
    3. 3. Harriett (Adeline) Hunter (4 Nov 1861 – 6 May 1945)
  2. 2. Abner (Nathan) Hester (1832 – 1900) m. Mary (Jane) Goley (Abt 1839 – )
    1. 1. Nancie Hester (Abt 1859 – )
    2. 2. William Hester (Abt 1861 – )
    3. 3. Samuel (Grant) Hester (17 March 1864 – 14 February 1944) m. Leslie (Sestie) Newton (10 July 1876 – 18 June 1965)
      1. 1. Thomas Hester (abt 1903 – )
      2. 2. Paul Hester (6 November 1906 – 30 May 1997) m. Cecile (Fern) Lee (29 March 1911 – 23 January 2002)
        1. 1. Grace (Eloise) Hester (17 Jul 1929 – 17 Jul 2000) m. Maurice (Lee) Ray (19 Sep 1926 – 15 Mar 2004)
        2. 2. Mabel (Letha) Hester (13 May 1931 – 19 Nov 2005)
        3. 3. Lester (Sammy) Hester (18 Sep 1932 – 13 Dec 2005)
      3. 3. Vera (Mae) Hester (abt 1917 – )
    4. 4. Harrett Hester (Abt 1866 – )
    5. 5. Thomas Hester (Abt 1870 – )
    6. 6. Careline Hester (Abt 1872 – )
    7. 7. Henry Hester (Abt 1874 – )
    8. 8. Jane Hester (Abt 1877 – )
  3. 3. William (G) Hester

James Hester's Timeline

2 Records

1787
1787
Birth of James Hester Jr in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA
Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA
1870
Sept 1870
Age 83
Death of James Hester Jr in Trigg, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA
Trigg, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1787
    Event Place: Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sept 1870
    Event Place: Trigg, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA

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