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James Lester 1767–1843 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1767

Birth Location: VA

Death Date: Bef 1843

Death Location: Tazewell Co. VA

Father: Abner Lester

Mother: Martha Arthur

Spouse(s): Mary Elswick

Children(s): John Lester, Elizabeth Lester, Edmund Lester

James Lester was born in 1767 in VA, the child of Abner Lester And Martha Arthur. James Lester married Mary Elswick, and had children including Edmund Lester, Elizabeth Lester, John Jake Lester. James Lester passed away in 1843 in Tazewell Co. VA.

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Biography

  • James Lester was born in 1767 in VA, the child of Abner Lester And Martha Arthur.
  • James Lester married Mary Elswick, and had children including Edmund Lester, Elizabeth Lester, John Jake Lester.
  • James Lester passed away in 1843 in Tazewell Co. VA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Abner Lester
1750–1833
Birth Location: Montgomery Co. VA
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Martha Arthur
1750–
Birth Location: Montgomery Co. VA
MA

Spouses(s)

Mary Elswick
1769–
Birth Location: VA.
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Children(s)

John Lester
1798–1891
Birth Location: Germany
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Elizabeth Lester
1792–
Birth Location: Tazewell Co. VA
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Edmund Lester
1800–1895
Birth Location: Pike Co. KY
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James Lester's Ancestors

Self
James Lester
1767–1843
Birth Place: VA
Parents
Abner Lester
1750–1833
Montgomery Co. VA
Martha Arthur
1750–
Montgomery Co. VA
Grandparents
Bryant Lester
1729–1796
Montgomery Co. VA
Sarah Winbush
1731–
?
Gabriel Arthur
1720–
?
Hannah (Rebecca "Nikitie") Cherokee
1729–
?
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Lester's Descendants

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James Lester (Abt 1767–Bef 1843) m. Mary Elswick (1 Oct 1769–)
  1. 1. John ("Jake") Lester 1798–1891 m. Nancy Stiltner 1800–1861
    1. 1. Elizabeth Lester 1832–1876 m. John (Wesley) Davis 1832–1905
      1. 1. Cintha Davis 1855–
      2. 2. Martha Davis 1856–
      3. 3. Sarah Davis 1854–
      4. 4. Nancy Davis 1852–
      5. 5. Alva (M.) Davis 1855–1952 m. Virginia Noonkester 1862–1924 m. Cora (Belle) Davis 1879–1911
        1. 1. ARRETTA (LOTTIE FLORENCE) DAVIS 1888–1972 m. Alex Dunford 1886–1959
        2. 2. Mary (J.) Davis 1882–1974 m. Christopher (C.) Ball 1881–1951
        3. 3. General (Lee) Davis 1882–1965 m. Rosie Hurt 1877–1897
        4. 4. Ira (J.) Davis 1892–1983 m. Bonnie Hale 1885–1905
        5. 5. Causby Davis 1888–1975 m. Noah Brown 1871–1905 m. Charley Ray 1871–1905 m. Charley Whitemore 1871–1905
        6. 6. Chrissie Davis 1894–1919 m. Charley Lester 1875–1909
        7. 7. Martha (Alice) Davis 1893–1976 m. Perry Watson 1877–1911
        8. 8. Cansady Davis 1898–1918 m. Robert Hawkins 1881–1915
        9. 9. Jessee Davis 1895–1972 m. Betty Murphy 1891–1911
        10. 10. Aretta (F) Davis 1886–1972
      6. 6. Russell (V.) Davis 1854–
      7. 7. Robert (B.) Davis 1857–
      8. 8. John (H.) Davis 1859–
  2. 2. Elizabeth Lester 1792–
  3. 3. Edmund Lester 1800–1895

James Lester's Timeline

2 Records

1767
Abt 1767
Birth of James Lester in VA
VA
1843
Bef 1843
Age 76
Death of James Lester in Tazewell Co. VA
Tazewell Co. VA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1767
    Event Place: VA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef 1843
    Event Place: Tazewell Co. VA
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