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Rachel (Scaggs) Lester (abt. 1769 - 1849)

Rachel Lester formerly Scaggs aka Skaggs
Born about in Montgomery County, Virginiamap
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of [uncertain] and
Sister of , , [half] and [half]
Wife of — married 26 Mar 1786 in Montgomery County, Virginia, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , , , and
Died at about age 80 in Montgomery County, Virginiamap
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Biography

This profile is part of the Skaggs Name Study.

Rachel Skaggs was born about 1769 in Montgomery County, Virginia, the daughter of Ruth (Elkins) Bishop.

(Her father has been presumed by many to be john Skaggs, although there is no evidence of any paternal relationship to Rachel to any John Skaggs.)

Rachel married William Calvin Gilford Lester, the son of Abner Lester and Martha Rebecca Arthur, on 26 Mar 1786 in Montgomery County, Virginia. [1][2][3] Rachel was granted permission to marry by her mother Ruth and her stepfather John Bishop. Security (bond) and witnesses were Samuel Sadler, Edmund WItt, and Archibald Witt.[4]

Parents

Her parents were an unspecified Skaggs man (often presumed to be John Skaggs) and Ruth (Elkins) Bishop (abt.1735-abt.1810). (See Research Notes.)

Marriage

She married William Lester (1771-abt.1842) on 26 Mar 1786 in Montgomery County, Virginia.
Rachel Skeggs, Skaggs, or Scaggs
Marriage on 26 Mar 1786 in Montgomery County, Virginia
Father: John Bishop [stepfather]
Mother: Ruth Bishop
Spouse: William Lester
FHL Film: 32633
Reference ID: p.9

Research Notes

  • Name of her father: There is no evidence that John Skaggs was the father of Rachel. The name of her father has been inferred from the perceived relationship between Zachariah Skaggs (abt.1745-1818) and John Skaggs (1754-bef.1780), who was either a brother or father. Any relationship between Rachel and Zachariah is a matter of speculation.
  • Additional Sources for Name & Birth:
  • U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
  • American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    Please Note': These are unreliable sources with information primary extracted from personal family trees without regard to credible sources.
  • (Dead link to Yahoo Group)
  • Purported Native American Heritage: [Bishop_Bischoffresearch] Lester and Indian)

    Hi, I can tell you how William Calvin Lester's wife Rebecca Skaggs was related to Pocahontas, which of course would also apply to all who are descendants of William and Rebecca Skaggs Lester.
  • Pocahontas was a member of the Patawomeck tribe of Indians, sometimes called the Potomac tribe. The Potomac River was named after that tribe. Rebecca Skaggs was a descendant of Pocahontas' first cousin Wahanganoche, also known as Whipsewasson, the last chief of the Patawomeck Indian tribe and a nephew of Chief Powhatan, father of Pocahontas. Here's a descendancy tree from Wahanganoche to Rebecca Skaggs:
  • Purported Descendants of: Chief Wahanganoche, first cousin of Pocahontas-
  1. Wahanganoche\ alias Whipsewasson
  2. Keziah Arroyo, m. Unknown Bryant
  3. Richard Bryant Sr. d. 1704 Stafford Co, Virginia, m. Anne
  4. Elizabeth Bryant b. Abt. 1675 Virginia d. Bef. 1757, m. Richard Elkins #1 b. 1669 Stafford Co, Virginia, d. Abt. 1733 King George Co, Virginia [son of the immigrant Ralph Elkins and Mary]
  5. Ralph Elkins b. Abt 1700 Stafford Co, Virginia, d. Henry Co, Virginia, m. Frances Brown [daughter of Maxfield Brown and Sarah Newman]
  6. Ruth Elkins b. 1730's King George Co, Virginia, d. Aft. 1806 Montgomery (now Floyd) Co, Virginia, m1. John Skaggs, m2. John Bishop
  7. Rachel Skaggs b. Abt. 1766, m. William Calvin Lester m. 26 Mar 1786 Mont. Co, Virginia [son of Abner Lester and Martha "Patsy" Arthur]

Sources

  1. ↑ Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940 database, FamilySearch, William Lester and Rachel Skeggs Or Scaggs, 26 Mar 1786; citing Montgomery County, Virginia, reference P 9; FHL microfilm 32,633.
  2. ↑ Virginia Select Marriages, 1785-1940; Ancestry Record 60214 #4153192 Rachel Skeggs & William Lester on 26 Mar 1786 in Montgomery County, Virginia; parents: John and Ruth Bishop
  3. ↑ Virginia Compiled Marriages, 1660-1800; Ancestry Record 3002 #126658; Rebecca Skeggs & William Lester on 22 Mar 1786 in Montgomery County, Virginia
  4. ↑ Witneeses to marriage were Edmund WItt and Archibald Witt, sons of Susannah (Skaggs) Whitt (1730-aft.1807) and Richard Whitt (c.1735-c.1812).

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Rachel Skeggs and William Lester in Register of Marriages for Montgomery County, Virginia (1786)
Rachel Skeggs and William Lester in Register of Marriages for Montgomery County, Virginia (1786)


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J-276 Paula J
It is a marriage license that is the source of this profile's parents, listing the parents of both bride and groom.

The Southern Pioneers Project, a subproject of Southern Colonies relies on records. A marriage license is a record. Please do not change the parent status to uncertain based on oral history when an original record is available as a source.

Thanks!

posted by Paula J
Vincent-18 Bill Vincent Ph.D.
John Skaggs was NOT listed on the marriage record of Rachel Skaggs and William Lester. John Bishop and Ruth Bishop are listed as her parents in the marriage record. (Please see attached image.)
posted by Bill Vincent Ph.D.
edited by Bill Vincent Ph.D.
Vincent-18 Bill Vincent Ph.D.
It's possible that a Rebecca Skaggs, daughter of John Skaggs, has been "merged" by family historians with Rachel Skaggs who married William Lester. No Rebecca was a biological daughter of John Skaggs.
posted by Bill Vincent Ph.D.
edited by Bill Vincent Ph.D.

Rejected matches › Rebecca (Bishop) Dickerson (aft.1746-) › Rebecca (Bishop) Knowlton (bef.1769-)

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