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William Bryant Lester 1724 – 1796 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1724,1729, or 1730

Birth Location: Montgomery, Virginia, Crown Colony

Death Date: 1796

Death Location: Juniper Creek, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States

Father: Richard Lester

Mother: Dorcas Bryant

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Alexander Lester

William Bryant Lester was born in 1724 in Montgomery, Virginia, Crown Colony, the child of Richard Lester and Dorcas Bryant. William Bryant Lester had children including Alexander Abner Lester. William Bryant Lester passed away in 1796 in Juniper Creek, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • William Bryant Lester was born in 1724 in Montgomery, Virginia, Crown Colony, the child of Richard Lester and Dorcas Bryant.
  • William Bryant Lester had children including Alexander Abner Lester.
  • William Bryant Lester passed away in 1796 in Juniper Creek, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States.

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William Lester's Ancestors

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William Lester
1724 – 1796
Birth Place: Montgomery, Virginia, Crown Colony
Parents
Richard Lester
1702 – 1756
Princess Anne County,Virginia
Dorcas Bryant
1699 – 1773
Princess Anne County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Lester's Descendants

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William (Bryant) Lester (1724,1729, or 1730 – 1796)
  1. 1. Alexander (Abner) Lester (08 Aug 1754 – 09 Jul 1833) m. Martha Arthur (1751 – 1840) m. HANNAH (REBECCA NIKITI) CHEROKEE (1731 – 1834)
    1. 1. Hannah Lester (1728 – 23 Aug 1856)
    2. 2. James (Lester) LESTER (1765 – 1842)
    3. 3. William (Calvin "Knichit") Lester (1767 – 11 May 1838) m. Rachael (Rebecca Cherokee (Skaggs) Bishop\Bischoff) (1766-70 – 28 Mar 1886)
    4. 4. James Lester (1774 – 1798)

William Lester's Timeline

2 Records

1724
1724,1729, or 1730
Birth of William Bryant Lester in Montgomery, Virginia, Crown Colony
Montgomery, Virginia, Crown Colony
1796
1796
Age 72
Death of William Bryant Lester in Juniper Creek, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
Juniper Creek, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1724,1729, or 1730
    Event Place: Montgomery, Virginia, Crown Colony

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1796
    Event Place: Juniper Creek, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States

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