Here are a few documents about the Lester family from Georgia:

Descendants of Jacob Lester
(Source: Posting by Ann Works Maynard)

Generation No. 1

1. JACOB1 LESTER was born Abt. 1725 in Henrico County, VA , and died 1793 in Manchester Parish, Chesterfield County , VA. He married (1) (UNK) LEWIS. He married (2) MARTHA MILES 07 Oct 1787 in Chesterfield County , VA.

Notes for JACOB LESTER:
Jacob Lester and his first wife are the oldest known ancestors of this family history. They were probably born in Virginia sometime in the first half of the 1700's. The name of Jacob's first wife is not known but it is believed to that here maiden name was "Lewis" a name given to Lester men in
each generation since.

Jacob Lester lived in Chesterfield County , Virginia , this is southwest of Richmond in a rural area. He was on the census of Chesterfield County in 1783 and 1790.

The revolutionary war records of Chesterfield County show that Jacob Lester had 33 bushels of corn taken by the United States Army in 1781 and 275 pounds of beef in September 1781. No military record of Jacob has been found.

Jacob Lester was married for the second time about 1781 in Chesterfield County , Virginia to Martha Miles, there were no children.

Excepts from: William "Bill" L. Lester's research

Children of JACOB LESTER and (UNK) LEWIS are:
2. i. JOSIAH2 LESTER, b. Abt. 1754; d. Abt. 1776.
3. ii. LEWIS LESTER, SR., b. 1755, VA; d. 03 Jan 1823 , Oglethorpe County ,
GA.
4. iii. JEREMIAH LESTER, b. Abt. 1756; d. 1824.
iv. ANN LESTER, b. Unknown; m. UNK CLARK.
v. ELIZABETH LESTER, b. Unknown; m. UNK WALTHAL.
vi. MARY LESTER, b. Unknown; m. " " CLARK .

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Descendants of Jacob Lester

Pedigree for Elizabeth Alverine Lester D.O.B. May 25, 1861

Lewis Lester Jr. homeplace writeup by Robert E. Gibson

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