John Smith Kesterson (1712 - 1752)

Born 1712 in Northumberland, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Ann (Ritter) Kesterson — married 1733 in Northumberland, Virginia

Descendants

Died 10 Aug 1752 at about age 40 in Northumberland, Colony of Virginia

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Biography

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[1] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Disambiguation

Rosemary Haber I thought the following might clear up some of the confusion. BEWARE - Two different Families!

WILLIAM THOMAS KESTERSON & FAMILY - "The Iowa Branch"

Actually there were "two" branches of the Kesterson line that settled in the same area of Iowa. They spent a lot of time back in the old days trying to figure out how they were related, but it wasn't until the mid 1970's that we finally were able to prove two different families.

The first group to arrive here around 1844, was William Thomas Kesterson and his wife Hannah M. Ulred. William was the son of Sylvester Welch & Elizabeth (Johnson) Kesterson. I believe Sylvester was born in Augusta, Virginia and he was the son of John Kesterson born 4 December 1842, in Northumberland County, Virginia. As best as can be determined John deserted his wife and children in Augusta, Virginia sometime before 1809 because we found a marriage license for this particular John and Elizabeth Bollen, in Jefferson County, Ohio. We were able to tie John back to the family in Augusta, Virginia by a will he left in Jefferson, Ohio where he named each child - leaving them $1.00 "if they so desired". There were no children between Elizabeth Bollen and John.

John's first wife is believed to be Elizabeth Rebecca Whitman whom he married 29 Nov. 1783, in Rockingham County, Virginia. Through various census records its is seen that "Rebecca" Kesterson, always a widow, was in close proximity to all of the known children that John named in his will. They were:

1) Benjamin Kesterson born about 1784 - Married Elizabeth Nancy Wood.

2) Sylvester Welch Kesterson born April 1785, married Elizabeth Johnson, settled in Anderson County, Tennessee.

3) Hazzard Kesterson born about 1787, married Elizabeth Grass, settled around Hamilton County, Tennessee.

4) Willis Kesterson born 12 Feb 1792, married Catherine Gregory, remained in Virginia.

5) Jenny Kesterson born about 1794.

6) Nancy Kesterson born 1796, married Jesse Wood.

7) Sarah Kesterson born 1798.

The Second Family line includes William Harvey Kesterson (1762 - 1837) born in Faquier County, VA and spouse Mary "Polly" Bailey. John Smith Kesterson (1712 - 1752) Is William Harvey's Great Grandfather.

Source Information: KESTERSON FAMILY GENEALOGY - RootsWeb

I hope this gives a little bit of insight to these families.

Rose O'Donnell

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Marriage

Husband: George Kesterson

Wife: Aquilla Fry

Child: Elizabeth Kesterson

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Thomas Kesterson

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: William Kesterson

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Judith Kesterson

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Ann Kesterson

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Sarah Kesterson

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Judith Kesterson

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Winifred Kesterson

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: George Kesterson

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: John E. Kesterson

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: John Kesterson

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Hannah Kesterson

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: 1693

Place: Northumberland, Virginia, USA^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Kesterson-88 was created by Vivian Wylie through the import of Wylie_Blackwood.ged on Jan 23, 2015. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.
2. ↑ Source: #S-1059279427 Page: Source number: 115.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: RF1 APID: 1,7836::687520

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