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John W. Lester 1789–1866 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1789

Birth Location: James City, Virginia, USA

Death Date: April 1866

Death Location: Louisa, Louisa, Virginia

Father: Thomas Lester

Mother: Eunice Bray

Spouse(s): Nancy Lumpkin

Children(s): Thomas Lester

John W. Lester was born in 1789 in James City, Virginia, USA, the child of Thomas Lester And Eunice Dillard Bray. John W. Lester married Nancy Hendricks Lumpkin, and had children including Thomas L Lester. John W. Lester passed away in 1866 in Louisa, Louisa, Virginia.

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Biography

  • John W. Lester was born in 1789 in James City, Virginia, USA, the child of Thomas Lester And Eunice Dillard Bray.
  • John W. Lester married Nancy Hendricks Lumpkin, and had children including Thomas L Lester.
  • John W. Lester passed away in 1866 in Louisa, Louisa, Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Lester
1760–1807
Birth Location: Montgomery, Virginia, United States
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Eunice Bray
1765–1855
Birth Location: Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Lumpkin
1782–1875
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Thomas Lester
1805–1846
Birth Location: Oglethorpe County, Georgia, USA
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John Lester's Ancestors

Self
John Lester
1789–1866
Birth Place: James City, Virginia, USA
Parents
Thomas Lester
1760–1807
Montgomery, Virginia, United States
Eunice (Dillard) Bray
1765–1855
Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States
Grandparents
Bryant (William) Lester
1730–1795
Montgomery County, Virginia, United States of America
Sarah (Hannah) Winbush
1730–1798
Montgomery, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard IV
1702–1756
Sarah Whitehead
1691–1773
Rev. Wimbish
1690–1761
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Lester
1678–1745
Mary McConnico
1679–1750
Phillip Col
1670–1747
Elizabeth Whitehead
1671–1732
Rev. Wimbish
1690–1761
Sarah Hunt
1665–1744

John Lester's Descendants

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John (W.) Lester (1789–April 1866) m. Nancy (Hendricks) Lumpkin (1782–1875)
  1. 1. Thomas (L.) Lester 1805–1846 m. Cinthia Lester 1804–1860
    1. 1. Sarah (J) Lester 1831–1867 m. William (B.) Cowan 1800–1897
      1. 1. Sarah (Catherine) Hickson 1854–1947 m. Jefferson (Thomas Hickson) Jr 1840–1913
        1. 1. Hannah Allman 1881–1920 m. Samuel Turner 1858–1941 m. Chas (Edgar) Hickson 1878– m. Susan Hickson 1841– m. Jasper (T) Allmon 1885–1964 m. Jasper (T) Allmon 1885–1964
        2. 2. William (Butler Bebee Hickson) Sr 1882–1963
        3. 3. Richard (Grover Hickson) Sr. 1884–1979
        4. 4. Joseph (Thomas Hickson) Sr. 1889–1963
        5. 5. David (Caldwell Hickson) Sr. 1892–1952
        6. 6. Enora Hickson 1896–
        7. 7. John (W.) Hickson 1871–1953
        8. 8. Lillie ((Lula) Annie) Hickson 1875–1955
        9. 9. Henry (H) Hickson 1880–1979
        10. 10. James (Franklin) Hickson 1878–1954
        11. 11. Robert (Jack Hickson) Sr. 1897–1994
        12. 12. Norah Hickson 1890–
    2. 2. Nancy Lester 1836–
    3. 3. Wilson (H.) Lester 1832–1900
    4. 4. Tellitha (Jane) Lester 1830–1899
    5. 5. John (Thomas) Lester 1844–1917
    6. 6. Luvinia (Frances) Lester 1830–1893
    7. 7. Martha Lester 1838–

John Lester's Timeline

2 Records

1789
1789
Birth of John W. Lester in James City, Virginia, USA
James City, Virginia, USA
1866
April 1866
Age 77
Death of John W. Lester in Louisa, Louisa, Virginia
Louisa, Louisa, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1789
    Event Place: James City, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: April 1866
    Event Place: Louisa, Louisa, Virginia
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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