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Robert H Hester

Male 1686 - 1769  (~ 83 years)


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  • Name Robert H Hester  [1
    Christened 10 Oct 1686  Saint Peter Parish, New Kent, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 6 Nov 1769  Louisa Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Probate 1770  Louisa Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Robert had 400 acres of land in Hanover County, Virginia 1735. He patented land in new Kent County, Virginia in 1729 1300 acres. The Vestry Book of St. Paul's Parish, Hanover County , Virginia for 1706-86 lists Robert in the Processioning of Lands in 1732, 1735, 1739 and 1744.

      Died in 1748, his wife Rachel, and oldest son, Robert II, divided his land by deeds on record in Louisa County, Virginia. These deeds indicate Robert and Rachel had nine children, as follows:

      Robert II of Louisa County, Va.

      Francis of Louisa County, Va., received 200 acres of land lying on both sides of Christopher Run in Louisa County.

      William Hester of Louisa County, Va., received 200 acres lying on both sides of Christopher Run in Louisa County.

      David Hester of Louisa County, Va., received 200 acres adjacent to William Hester's property in Louisa County.

      Mary Whicker of Louisa County, Va., received 100 acres adjoining David Hester's property in Louisa County.

      Elizabeth Hester, widow of Henry Hester, of Louisa County, Virginia, received 100 acres adjoining Thomas Whicker's property in Louisa County.

      Hugh Hester of Louisa County, Va., received 200 acres on both sides of Christopher Run in Louisa County.

      John Hester of Hanover County, Va., received 200 acres on the lower side of Christopher's Run adjoining Hugh Hester's property in Louisa County.
    • Louisa Co., Virginia probate records are only available through Family History Centers (28 Sep 2017)
    Person ID I054  Wm L Gann Ancestors
    Last Modified 28 Sep 2017 

    Father Francis Hester,   b. 1665, New Kent Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1720, New Kent Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Garland,   c. New Kent Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 1685  Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F050  Group Sheet

    Family Rachel McAllister,   b. 1690, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1748, Louisa Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years) 
    Married 1710 
    Children 
     1. Francis Hester,   b. 1712, Saint Peter Parish, New Kent, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Zachariah Hester,   b. Abt 1714, Saint Peter Parish, New Kent, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1755, Louisa Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 41 years)
     3. William Hester,   b. Abt 1716, Saint Peter Parish, New Kent, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jul 1774 - Nov 1774  (Age ~ 58 years)
     4. David Hester,   b. Abt 1718, Saint Peter Parish, New Kent, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Robert H Hester,   b. Abt 1720, Saint Peter Parish, New Kent, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Mar 1770, Louisa Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 50 years)
     6. Mary Hester,   b. 1722, Saint Peter Parish, New Kent, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Oct 1774, Hillsboro District, Chatham, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years)
     7. Elizabeth Hester,   b. Between 1722 and 1725, Saint Peter Parish, New Kent, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between 1722 and 1817  (Age ~ 0 years)
     8. Henry Hester,   b. Abt 1725, Saint Peter Parish, New Kent, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Feb 1746/47, Louisa Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 22 years)
     9. Hugh Hester,   b. Abt 1728, Saint Peter Parish, New Kent, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 27 Aug 1754, Louisa Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 26 years)
     10. John Hester,   b. Abt 1730, Saint Peter Parish, New Kent, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1819, Hanover Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 89 years)
     11. Stephen Hester,   b. Aft 1730,   d. 1731 - 1814  (Age 82 years)
    Last Modified 11 Mar 2013 
    Family ID F042  Group Sheet

  • Sources 
    1. [S01877] Parish Register: St Peter Parish, New Kent Co., VA 1680-1787, National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Virginia, (Richmond, Virginia, William Ellis Jones, 1904), 14 (Reliability: 2), 11 Mar 2013.