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THOMAS Lester 1741–1787 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Oct 1741

Birth Location: Virginia, Kentucky

Death Date: 1787

Death Location: Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States

Father: George Lester

Mother: Anna Lester

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Claiborne Lester

THOMAS Lester was born in 1741 in Virginia, Kentucky, the child of George Lester And Anna F Lester. THOMAS Lester had children including Claiborne Lester. THOMAS Lester passed away in 1787 in Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • THOMAS Lester was born in 1741 in Virginia, Kentucky, the child of George Lester And Anna F Lester.
  • THOMAS Lester had children including Claiborne Lester.
  • THOMAS Lester passed away in 1787 in Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Lester
1715–
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Anna Lester
1720–1788
Birth Location: Floyd Co., Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Claiborne Lester
1761–1841
Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
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THOMAS Lester's Ancestors

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THOMAS Lester
1741–1787
Birth Place: Virginia, Kentucky
Parents
George Lester
1715–
Virginia, United States
Anna (F) Lester
1720–1788
Floyd Co., Virginia
Grandparents
moses Lester
1676–
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

THOMAS Lester's Descendants

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THOMAS Lester (25 Oct 1741–1787)
  1. 1. Claiborne Lester 1761–1841
    1. 1. Martha (Patsy) Lester 1790–1855 m. Joseph 1786–1855
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Morning) Dean 1810–1871 m. John (A.) McEntire 1792–1870
        1. 1. William (Frederick) McEntire 1834–1897 m. Sarah (Bryant) Pritchett 1830–1906
      2. 2. Henry (Thomas) Dean 1817–1884
        1. 1. Martha (Jane) Dean 1831–1885
        2. 2. Sarah (Ophelia Yeager) (Dean) 1834–1922
        3. 3. Hiram Dean 1843–1918
      3. 3. Gideon Dean 1819–1870
        1. 1. Noah (Carlton Byars) Dean 1846–1922
    2. 2. Frederick Lester 1797–
      1. 1. George (W) Lester 1848–1898
        1. 1. James (Madison) Lester 1885–1961

THOMAS Lester's Timeline

2 Records

1741
25 Oct 1741
Birth of THOMAS Lester in Virginia, Kentucky
Virginia, Kentucky
1787
1787
Age 46
Death of THOMAS Lester in Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Oct 1741
    Event Place: Virginia, Kentucky
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1787
    Event Place: Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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