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Hester Branch (Unknown) Farmer (abt. 1654 - abt. 1700)

Hester Branch (Hester) Farmer formerly [surname unknown] aka Bass
Born about in Henrico County, Colony of Virginiamap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 1678 in Henrico County, Colony of Virginiamap
Wife of — married 1696 in Henrico County, Colony of Virginiamap
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , and
Died about at about age 46 in Henrico County, Colony of Virginiamap
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Biography

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Hester (Unknown) Farmer was a Virginia colonist.

Hester Branch was born about 1654 in Henrico County, Virginia.

Hester Branch married William Bass about 1678 in Henrico County, Virginia.[1]

Following the death of William in 1695, Hester married second Henry Farmer prior to August 1696.[2][3]

Hester is named in the will of her husband William Bass dated 20 April 1695 and proved 1 October 1695 in Henrico County Court.[2] Although the date is missing, court records show probate of William's will was granted to Hester in 1695. On 20 August 1696 Henry Farmer, who married the widow of William Bass [Hester], is ordered to appear in court to post security for the probate of William's will.[2]

Death

1700 Henrico, Virginia, United States, estimated . 21 Jun 1763. Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina.

Research Notes

Her parents and maiden name are at this time unknown, but one hypothesis is Branch, in which case her father is William Branch. DNA evidence may support this supposition.

Need to check this reference which refutes the Branch maiden name and suggests she may be daughter of William and Hester Craddock. Hester Bass - Maiden name?

Notations on maiden name of Hester (Unknown) Bass Farmer: “Researcher Kevin Wynn Biggs gave the names of those he believes are Hester's parents, and believes her maiden name is "Branch" rather than "Bass". Janice Witt also agrees. Hester's parents are William Branch Sr. 1625-1659 and Jane Hatcher Gower."

Bass was her first husband's name, not her maiden name. p. 78 of Orphans Court book 1677-1739 of Henrico Co. Va. by Pauline Pearce Warner; 1963; p. 39 of original Orphans Court book-- “At an Orphans Court held at Varina for the County of Henrico the 20th day of August 1696 in the yeare of the Reign of Wm. the 3rd....1696 it is ordered that Henry Farmer who maryed the Executrix of William Bass late of this County decd be sumoned to the next court to give se’ty for the probate of the Decd will.”…. Excerpted

Sources

  1. ↑ U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Bell, Albert D., Bass Families of the South, Limited Edition. Published by Albert D. Bell, Rocky Mount, North Carolina, 1961.
  3. ↑ U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900

See also:

  • Repository: #R-1274706077 Virginia Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc
  • U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Yates Publishing Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc
  • Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=42463438&pid=1231

Acknowledgments

  • Thank you to Nancy Hadley for creating WikiTree profile Falle-15 through the import of dinwiddiemaupinmerge_2013-10-06.ged on Oct 7, 2013.
  • This person was created through the import of CBBOWMAN.ged on 27 December 2010.
  • This person was created through the import of Lynch-Tree.ged on 06 August 2010.
  • Thank you to Nancy Hadley for creating WikiTree profile Bass-1613 through the import of dinwiddiemaupinmerge_2013-10-06.ged on Oct 7, 2013.




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Strutton-11 Shirley Ann (Strutton) Dalton (1943-2023)
Thomas Branch and Elizabeth Gough were added as parents in error. This couple had only five known children including two daughters, Elizabeth and Martha. They are being removed as parents of Hester.
posted by Shirley Ann (Strutton) Dalton (1943-2023)
Strutton-11 Shirley Ann (Strutton) Dalton (1943-2023)
Unknown-192994 and UNKNOWN-25574 do not represent the same person because: Need to redo merge
posted by Shirley Ann (Strutton) Dalton (1943-2023)
Strutton-11 Shirley Ann (Strutton) Dalton (1943-2023)
UNKNOWN-25574 and Unknown-224352 appear to represent the same person because: Same birth/death dates; both married to William Bass and Henry Farmer
posted by Shirley Ann (Strutton) Dalton (1943-2023)
Strutton-11 Shirley Ann (Strutton) Dalton (1943-2023)
The parents attached to the former Branch-521 did not have a daughter, Hester. They had only 5 children and she was not one of them. So Branch has been removed as Hester's LNAB.
posted by Shirley Ann (Strutton) Dalton (1943-2023)
Noland-165 Liz (Noland) Shifflett
could Branch be her maiden name? No sources, but Branch-521 has parents attached.
posted by Liz (Noland) Shifflett
Leger-741 Loretta (Leger) Corbin
Unknown-224352 and Branch-521 appear to represent the same person because: Possible same person
posted by Loretta (Leger) Corbin
Strutton-11 Shirley Ann (Strutton) Dalton (1943-2023)
Falle-15 and UNKNOWN-25574 appear to represent the same person because: both mother of William Bass. No authoritative source for surname. Preferred name is UNKNOWN.
posted by Shirley Ann (Strutton) Dalton (1943-2023)
Lee-5956 Robin Lee
Bass-1613 and Unknown-224352 appear to represent the same person because: second wife of Henry Farmer. Her last name at birth is unknown. The name Bass Came from her first husband. She was a widow when she married Henry Farmer
posted by Robin Lee
Lee-5956 Robin Lee
Bass was her first husband's name, not her maiden name. p. 78 of Orphans Court book 1677-1739 of Henrico Co. Va. by Pauline Pearce Warner; 1963; p. 39 of original Orphans Court book--

“At an Orphans Court held at Varina for the County of Henrico the 20th day of August 1696 in the yeare of the Reign of Wm. the 3rd....1696 it is ordered that Henry Farmer who maryed the Executrix of William Bass late of this County decd be sumoned to the next court to give se’ty for the probate of the Decd will.”

posted by Robin Lee

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