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William Calvin "Knichit" Lester 1767 – 1838 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1767

Birth Location: Montgomery, Virginia, British Crown Colony, America

Death Date: 11 May 1838

Death Location: Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States

Father: Alexander Lester

Mother: Martha Arthur

Spouse(s): Rachael Bishop\Bischoff)

Children(s):

In 1767, William Calvin "Knichit" Lester entered the world in Montgomery, Virginia, British Crown Colony, America, born to Alexander Abner Lester and Martha Arthur. William Calvin "Knichit" Lester married Rachael Rebecca Cherokee (Skaggs Bishop\Bischoff). William Calvin "Knichit" Lester passed away in 1838 in Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1767, William Calvin "Knichit" Lester entered the world in Montgomery, Virginia, British Crown Colony, America, born to Alexander Abner Lester and Martha Arthur.
  • William Calvin "Knichit" Lester married Rachael Rebecca Cherokee (Skaggs Bishop\Bischoff).
  • William Calvin "Knichit" Lester passed away in 1838 in Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Lester's Ancestors

Self
William Lester
1767 – 1838
Birth Place: Montgomery, Virginia, British Crown Colony, America
Parents
Alexander Abner Lester
1754 – 1833
Lunenburg, Montgomery, Virginia, United States
Martha Arthur
1751 – 1840
Montgomery, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
William (Bryant) Lester
1724 – 1796
Montgomery, Virginia, Crown Colony
Sarah (Hannah) Winbush
1728 – 1796
Montgomery, Virginia, British Crown Colony, America
Gabriel ARTHUR
1728 – 1830
Carolinas, Ciego de Avila, Cuba
HANNAH (REBECCA NIKITI) CHEROKEE
1731 – 1834
North Carolina, Montgomery, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Richard Lester
1702 – 1756
Dorcas Bryant
1699 – 1773
Gabriel Arthur
1700 – 1783
Anne Calvert
1696 – 1742
Attakullakulla Clan)
1710 – 1777
Nionee Clan
1720 – 1792
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Arthur
1676 – 1725
Margaret Hervy
1671 –
Charles Calvert
1662 – 1733
Barbara Kirke
1670 – 1734
Pigeon Moytoy
1687 – 1741
Do Sti
1690 – 1730
Chief Cunne
1704 – 1780
Cherokee Woman
1704 –

William Lester's Timeline

2 Records

1767
1767
Birth of William Calvin "Knichit" Lester in Montgomery, Virginia, British Crown Colony, America
Montgomery, Virginia, British Crown Colony, America
1838
11 May 1838
Age 71
Death of William Calvin "Knichit" Lester in Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States
Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1767
    Event Place: Montgomery, Virginia, British Crown Colony, America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 May 1838
    Event Place: Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States

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