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Biography
Name: Lytha Lester
Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 22 Dec 1802
Marriage Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia
Spouse: John Hines
FHL Film Number: 33326
Reference ID: Page 33
From MyHeritage:
cynthia Sythia lester (born lucas) was born in 1753, at birth place, South Carolina, to Hawk Toh-Hek Lucas and Sithia Lucas (born Arminta).
Hawk was born in 1716.
Sithia was born in 1719.
cynthia had 5 siblings:
John Berry Good Spirit Osda Adanedi
Lucas, Cah tall stik Lucas and
3 other siblings.
cynthia married thomas lester in 1774, at age 21 at marriage place, Pittsylvania.
thomas was born in 1755, in south carolina.
Issue
They had 12 children:
Sarah Ann Lester;
Thomas Walking Stick "Udaolanusti" Lester;
Daniel Lester;
William B Lester;
John Lester;
Sythia Hines;
Mary Daboll;
James Lester;
Abraham Lester;
Elizabeth Lester and
Jane Lester
Jesse lester,
cynthia married John Ballinger at marriage place, Virginia.
John was born in 1751.
cynthia passed away in 1800, at age 47 at death place, Virginia.
Sources
WikiTree profile Lester-762 created through the import of T1.ged on Dec 4, 2012 by Tammy Johnson. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Tammy and others.
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Old cursive handwriting makes "S's" look like "L's", thus your "Lithe" is actually Sithe or Sytha, the spelling in my paternal collateral lines generation after generation.
The only "Lester" in this family, Elizabeth "Betty" Lester, did marry a Ballenger: " Benjamin Ballenger (see above sibling list). Sytha (possibly "Lucas") and Thomas Lester had a dau. named Sytha (Lytha, Lithe) who DID marry John Hines on 22 Dec 1802 s listed. She is NOT the wife of John Ballenger. Her mother, Sytha "Lucas?" Lester, married John (1 Mar 1789) after Thomas Lester died in 1787. John had previously been married, but he and Sytha, according to John's will, did not list any children other than his step-daughter, Sytha Lester Hines. [John's] Will written 2 Jul 1821, proved 20 Aug 1821.
The only "Lester" in this family, Elizabeth "Betty" Lester, did marry a Ballenger: " Benjamin Ballenger (see above sibling list). Sytha (possibly "Lucas") and Thomas Lester had a dau. named Sytha (Lytha, Lithe) who DID marry John Hines on 22 Dec 1802 s listed. She is NOT the wife of John Ballenger. Her mother, Sytha "Lucas?" Lester, married John (1 Mar 1789) after Thomas Lester died in 1787. John had previously been married, but he and Sytha, according to John's will, did not list any children other than his step-daughter, Sytha Lester Hines. [John's] Will written 2 Jul 1821, proved 20 Aug 1821.