Francis Hester

1665 - Abt 1720  (55 years)

• Name	Francis Hester  [1]
  Born	1665	New Kent Co., Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Died	Abt 1720	New Kent Co., Virginia
  Notes	Quotations from the Parish Register of St. Peter Parish, New Kent County, Virginia, about the baptism of Robert and Mary children of Francis are the earliest records of our Hester line. Francis Hester's descendants lived in Virginia in the early 1700's and some remained there, but most migrated southward to Mecklenburg County, Virginia and Granville County, North Carolina, and from those places to other southern states. Francis probably had other children besides Robert and Mary, but none were listed in available records. Nor is anything further known of Mary. Robert was mentioned in a number of records. He patented land in New Kent County, Virginia, in 1729 (1300 acres) and in Hanover County, Virginia, in 1735 (400 acres). Francis Hester was first recorded in New Kent County, Virginia in 1686. In 1689, he was recorded in the Parish Baptismal Records of St. Peter Parish, and in 1704, in the Quit Rent roll with 300 acres of land. They were of German origin, left Germany because of religious wars, first settling in England and then to America. Had grants of land in Hanover and Louisa Co unties, VA. Hester Family by Marion W. Hester, MD Gleanings in the Family Field by Mary-Helen Sears Foxx, p2, 190 & 231 The Vestry Book and Register of St. Peters Parish, New Kent and James City Counties, Virginia 1684-1786 by CG Chamberlayne, p 359 & 360. NOTE: Fay Welsch has Francis Hester's birthdate as abt 1650
  Person ID	I069	Wm L Gann Ancestors
  Last Modified	11 Mar 2013

  
  

  Father	John Hester,   b. Between 1595 and 1638,   d. Aft 1665, New Kent County, Virginia  (Age ~ 71 years)
  Family ID	F061	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Garland,   c. New Kent Co., Virginia
  Married	1685	Virginia
  Children	1. Robert H Hester,   c. 10 Oct 1686, Saint Peter Parish, New Kent, Virginia ,   d. 6 Nov 1769, Louisa Co., Virginia  (Age ~ 83 years)   2. Mary Hester,   c. 1 Mar 1689, Saint Peter Parish, New Kent, Virginia   3. Francis Hester,   b. Abt May 1689
  Last Modified	11 Mar 2013
  Family ID	F050	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [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).