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William Hester 1598 – 1668 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1598

Birth Location: , Oxfordshire, , England

Death Date: 1668

Death Location: , Oxfordshire, , England

Father: John Hester

Mother: Ann Beale

Spouse(s): Joyce Beal

Children(s): Francis Hester

The story of William Hester began in 1598 in , Oxfordshire, , England. William Hester married Joyce Beal, and had children including Francis Hester. William Hester passed away in 1668 in , Oxfordshire, , England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Hester began in 1598 in , Oxfordshire, , England.
  • William Hester married Joyce Beal, and had children including Francis Hester.
  • William Hester passed away in 1668 in , Oxfordshire, , England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Hester
1576 – 1625
Birth Location: , Suffolk, , England
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Ann Beale
1578 – 1625
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Joyce Beal
1598 – 1668
Birth Location: Oxfordshie, , , England
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Children(s)

Francis Hester
1650 – 1720
Birth Location: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
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William Hester's Ancestors

Self
William Hester
1598 – 1668
Birth Place: , Oxfordshire, , England
Parents
John Hester
1576 – 1625
, Suffolk, , England
Ann Beale
1578 – 1625
Grandparents
John Hester
1552 – 1592
, Suffolk, , England
Emma (Mary) Taylor
1552 – 1594
Hadleigh, Suffolk, , England,
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Hester
1517 – 1558
Teresa Barfield
Dr Taylor
1510 – 1555
Margaret Tyndale
1510 – 1555
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hester
1490 –
JOHN TAYLOR
1478 – 1550
SUSAN ROWLAND
1482 – 1582
John Tyndale
1486 – 1539
Amphyllis Coningsby
1478 – 1533

William Hester's Descendants

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William Hester (1598 – 1668) m. Joyce Beal (1598 – 1668)
  1. 1. Francis Hester (23 Nov 1650 – 1720) m. Agnes (Elizabeth) Garland (5 Feb 1654 – 19 Nov 1739)
    1. 1. Henry Hester (1685 – 26 Jul 1748)
    2. 2. Robert (H) Hester (10 Oct 1686 – 26 Jul 1748) m. Rachel McAllister (1682 – 26 Jul 1748)
      1. 1. David HESTER (1706 – )
      2. 2. Elizabeth Hester (1710 – 1730)
      3. 3. Francis Hester (1712 – 9 Mar 1778) m. Agness Hester (1720 – 9 Mar 1778)
        1. 1. Robert Hester (1715 – )
        2. 2. Zachariah Hester (1728 – 1755)
        3. 3. Francis Hester (1732 – )
        4. 4. Agnes Hester (16 Aug 1732 – 1819)
        5. 5. James Hester (1747 – 1817) m. Elizabeth Hix (1749 – 16 Oct 1820)
        6. 6. Henry Hester (1744 – 1825)
        7. 7. Thomas Hester (1821 – )
      4. 4. Zachariah Hester (1712 – 1755)
      5. 5. James Hester (1714 – 8 Feb 1786)
      6. 6. John Hester (1714 – 18 Feb 1819) m. Agnes Mansfield m. Rachel Tate
      7. 7. David Hester (1714 – 13 Mar 1764)
      8. 8. Henry Hester (1716 – 23 Feb 1747) m. Elizabeth
        1. 1. Robert Hester (1745 – 08 May 1827)
        2. 2. Henry Hester m. Mary Graves
      9. 9. William Hester (1716 – 18 Jul 1774) m. Mary Wicker (6 Jun 1718 – )
        1. 1. Charles Hester (1747 – 1835)
      10. 10. David Hester (1718 – 1795) m. Mary (Catherine) Beale (1738 – 15 Sep 1840)
        1. 1. David Hester (1750 – )
      11. 11. Stephen Hester (1718 – 1738)
      12. 12. Robert (H) Hester (1720 – 12 Mar 1770) m. Barbara Cook (1720 – 1784)
        1. 1. Sarah Hester (1739 – 1834) m. David Smith (1735 – 11 Sep 1815)
        2. 2. Captain (James) Hester (1741 – 8 Feb 1786) m. Elizabeth Hix (1749 – 16 Oct 1820)
        3. 3. Elizabeth Hester (1742 – 21 September 1832) m. William Tate (26 August 1738 – 1820)
        4. 4. Nathan Hester (1745 – 1835)
        5. 5. Samuel Hester (1748 – 1818)
        6. 6. Agnes Hester (28 March 1747 – 10 Nov 1821) m. Simeon Walton (3 Sep 1741 – 23 Mar 1798)
        7. 7. Charles Hester (16 Aug 1747 – 15 Apr 1833) m. Martha (1743 – 15 Apr 1773) m. Susannah Wash (1747 – 1833)
        8. 8. Barbara Hester (1749 – 1843) m. Edward Walton (1743 – 14 Aug 1819)
        9. 9. Abraham Hester (1750 – 22 Nov 1844) m. Sarah (Anderson) Carwell (1750 – 1799) m. Elizabeth (D) Norman (1787 – 1866)
        10. 10. Anne Hester (1752 – 1846)
        11. 11. Susannah Hester (1754 – 1848) m. Edward Lewis (1750 – 9 Jan 1807)
        12. 12. Mary Hester (1756 – 1850)
        13. 13. James Hester (1756 – 1817)
        14. 14. Robert Hester (20 Nov 1758 – Jun 1837) m. Barbara Smith (1769 – 12 Oct 1791)
        15. 15. Francis Hester (21 Sep 1759 – 12 Dec 1821) m. Ann Greenwood
        16. 16. Elizabeth Hester (1761 – 1855)
      13. 13. Mary Hester (1722 – 17 Oct 1774) m. Thomas Wicker
      14. 14. Hugh Hester (1722 – 1750) m. Martha
    3. 3. Mary Hester (1 Mar 1689 – 23 Nov 1756)
    4. 4. Francis Hester (1690 – )
    5. 5. Thomas Hester (1715 – 1779) m. Sarah Thomas (1718 – 1770) m. Rebecca
      1. 1. John (Stephen) Hester (1750 – 18 Feb 1820) m. Comfort
        1. 1. William Hester (March 1781 – 14 September 1867) m. Christina Elizabeth
      2. 2. Jasper Hester (1760 – 1830) m. Nancy Redding
        1. 1. Stephen (Broxton) Hester (1784 – 1854)
        2. 2. Maulsey Hester (1800 – 1885) m. Jonas (Benton) Spivey
    6. 6. Henry Hester (1720 – 23 Feb 1747) m. Elizabeth
      1. 1. Henry Hester (1747 – )
      2. 2. Stephen Hester
    7. 7. Garland Hester

William Hester's Timeline

2 Records

1598
1598
Birth of William Hester in , Oxfordshire, , England
, Oxfordshire, , England
1668
1668
Age 70
Death of William Hester in , Oxfordshire, , England
, Oxfordshire, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1598
    Event Place: , Oxfordshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1668
    Event Place: , Oxfordshire, , England
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