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Martha "Patsy" Lester 1787–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1787

Birth Location: Buchanan, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1870

Death Location: Tazewell, Virginia, United States

Father: William Clan}

Mother: Rachel\Rebecca Tribe)

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In 1787, Martha "Patsy" Lester entered the world in Buchanan, Virginia, USA, born to William Calvin Gifford Knichit Lester Farmer 1 4 Cherokee Paint Clan And Rachel Rebecca Old Cherry Bishop Skeggs Or Scaggs Bishop Lester Pawtomek Tribe. Martha "Patsy" Lester passed away in 1870 in Tazewell, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1787, Martha "Patsy" Lester entered the world in Buchanan, Virginia, USA, born to William Calvin Gifford Knichit Lester Farmer 1 4 Cherokee Paint Clan And Rachel Rebecca Old Cherry Bishop Skeggs Or Scaggs Bishop Lester Pawtomek Tribe.
  • Martha "Patsy" Lester passed away in 1870 in Tazewell, Virginia, United States.

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Martha Lester's Ancestors

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Martha Lester
1787–1870
Birth Place: Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Calvin Gifford "Knichit" Lester, Farmer - 1\4 Cherokee {Paint Clan}
1771–1842
Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
Rachel\Rebecca (“Old Cherry” Bishop Skeggs Or Scaggs-Bishop (Lester) (Pawtomek) Tribe)
1765–1849
Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Zachariah Skaggs
1745–1818
Virginia, USA
Ruth Elkin
1745–1810
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Ralph Elkin
1691–1753
Frances Elkins
1709–1796
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Maxfield Browne
1665–1745
Sarah Newman
1670–1745

Martha Lester's Timeline

2 Records

1787
1787
Birth of Martha "Patsy" Lester in Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Buchanan, Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 83
Death of Martha "Patsy" Lester in Tazewell, Virginia, United States
Tazewell, Virginia, United States

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Tazewell, Virginia, United States

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