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Robert Hester 1758 – 1837 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Nov 1758

Birth Location: Granville, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: Jun 1837

Death Location: Greene, Irwin, Georgia, United States

Father: Robert Hester

Mother: Barbara Cook

Spouse(s): Barbara Smith

Children(s): William Hester, Wyatt Hester

Robert Hester was born in 1758 in Granville, North Carolina, United States, the child of Robert H Hester and Barbara Cook. Robert Hester married Barbara Smith, and had children including William Columbus Hester, Wyatt Wilkerson Hester. Robert Hester passed away in 1837 in Greene, Irwin, Georgia, United States.

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Biography

  • Robert Hester was born in 1758 in Granville, North Carolina, United States, the child of Robert H Hester and Barbara Cook.
  • Robert Hester married Barbara Smith, and had children including William Columbus Hester, Wyatt Wilkerson Hester.
  • Robert Hester passed away in 1837 in Greene, Irwin, Georgia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Hester
1720 – 1770
Birth Location: St Peters, New Kent, Virginia, United States
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Barbara Cook
1720 – 1784
Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Barbara Smith
1769 – 1791
Birth Location: ,Granville,NC
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Children(s)

William Hester
1790 – 1860
Birth Location: Granville County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Wyatt Hester
1791 – 1853
Birth Location: ,Granville,NC
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Robert Hester's Ancestors

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Robert Hester
1758 – 1837
Birth Place: Granville, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Robert H Hester
1720 – 1770
St Peters, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Barbara Cook
1720 – 1784
Hanover, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Robert (H) Hester
1686 – 1748
St Peters, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Rachel McAllister
1682 – 1748
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Abraham Cook
1688 – 1748
St Peters, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Sarah McAllister
1668 – 1765
King and Queen, Virginia, United States
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
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Hester
1598 – 1668
Joyce Beal
1598 – 1668
Edward Garland
1629 – 1661
Joan Wilson
1634 – 1670
Bartholmew Roberts
1620 – 1700
Prudence Griggs
1620 – 1690
William Cooke
1640 – 1669
Hannah
1620 – 1716
William Clayton
1630 – 1706
Hannah Clayton
– 1638
Bartholmew Roberts
1620 – 1700
Prudence Griggs
1620 – 1690

Robert Hester's Descendants

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Robert Hester (20 Nov 1758 – Jun 1837) m. Barbara Smith (1769 – 12 Oct 1791)
  1. 1. William (Columbus) Hester (1790 – 1860) m. Elizabeth Stone (1779 – 1870)
  2. 2. Wyatt (Wilkerson) Hester (12 Oct 1791 – 13 Mar 1853)

Robert Hester's Timeline

2 Records

1758
20 Nov 1758
Birth of Robert Hester in Granville, North Carolina, United States
Granville, North Carolina, United States
1837
Jun 1837
Age 79
Death of Robert Hester in Greene, Irwin, Georgia, United States
Greene, Irwin, Georgia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1758
    Event Place: Granville, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jun 1837
    Event Place: Greene, Irwin, Georgia, United States
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