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Rachel Rebecca (Old Cherry) Bishop 1768 – 1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1768

Birth Location: Cherokee Nation, Little River, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 28 March 1886

Death Location: Montgomery, Virginia, United States

Father: Rev. Hunter)

Mother: Ruth Pawtomek

Spouse(s): William Lester

Children(s): Rutha Lester, Hannah Lester

Rachel Rebecca (Old Cherry) Bishop was born in 1768 in Cherokee Nation, Little River, Tennessee, United States, the child of Rev. John (Gourdhead) Skaggs (Long Hunter) and Ruth "Old Cherry" Elkins - Pawtomek. Rachel Rebecca (Old Cherry) Bishop married William Lester, and had children including Rutha Lester, Hannah Lester. Rachel Rebecca (Old Cherry) Bishop passed away in 1886 in Montgomery, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Rachel Rebecca (Old Cherry) Bishop was born in 1768 in Cherokee Nation, Little River, Tennessee, United States, the child of Rev. John (Gourdhead) Skaggs (Long Hunter) and Ruth "Old Cherry" Elkins - Pawtomek.
  • Rachel Rebecca (Old Cherry) Bishop married William Lester, and had children including Rutha Lester, Hannah Lester.
  • Rachel Rebecca (Old Cherry) Bishop passed away in 1886 in Montgomery, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rev. Hunter)
1728 – 1829
Birth Location: Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, United States
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Ruth Pawtomek
1731 – 1840
Birth Location: Montgomery, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

William Lester
1775 – 1843
Birth Location: Montgomery, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Rutha Lester
1790 – 1870
Birth Location: Montgomery, Virginia, United States
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Hannah Lester
1794 – 1820
Birth Location: Montgomery, Virginia, United States
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Rachel Bishop's Ancestors

Self
Rachel Bishop
1768 – 1886
Birth Place: Cherokee Nation, Little River, Tennessee, United States
Parents
Rev. John (Gourdhead) Skaggs (Long Hunter)
1728 – 1829
Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, United States
Ruth ("Old Cherry" Elkins -) Pawtomek
1731 – 1840
Montgomery, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Capt. (James) Skaggs
1700 – 1798
From Ireland to the Colonies in open water
Rachel (Susanna Moredock) Skaggs
1700 – 1789
Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Abraham Hunter)
1670 – 1700
Anna Watts
1678 – 1700
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rachel Bishop's Descendants

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Rachel (Rebecca (Old Cherry)) Bishop (1768 – 28 March 1886) m. William Lester (Oct 3 1775 – 1843)
  1. 1. Rutha Lester (1790 – 1 Jun 1870)
  2. 2. Hannah Lester (1794 – 1820)

Rachel Bishop's Timeline

2 Records

1768
1768
Birth of Rachel Rebecca (Old Cherry) Bishop in Cherokee Nation, Little River, Tennessee, United States
Cherokee Nation, Little River, Tennessee, United States
1886
28 March 1886
Age 118
Death of Rachel Rebecca (Old Cherry) Bishop in Montgomery, Virginia, United States
Montgomery, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1768
    Event Place: Cherokee Nation, Little River, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 March 1886
    Event Place: Montgomery, Virginia, United States
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