Jesse Rector (1759 - 1843)

Born 22 Dec 1759 in Fauquier, Colony of Virginia

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Died 22 Jan 1843 at age 83 in Lawrence, Indiana, United States

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Biography

1759 Jesse Rector 1843

Jesse Rector, son of Jacob Rector and Mary Ann Hitt, was born 22 Dec 1759 in Fauquier County, Virginia. He died in Bedford, Lawrence County, Indiana on 22 Jan 1843. His burial details are currently unknown^[1]

Jesse was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. He was in the Battle of Yorktown when Cornwallis surrendered in 1781.

Jesse's first wife, (Unknown), had 9 children.

Jesse’s married his second wife, Margaret Winford, on January 29, 1802 in Surry County, North Carolina^[2]. Margaret was born 27 Sep 1778 at Rectortown, Fauquier County, Virginia. She died 16 April 1852 in Indiana. They had 8 children (all born in Grayson Co., VA). In 1821, they migrated through Kentucky with Jesse's daughter from his first marriage, Elizabeth Rector Parker – within time, the Parkers separated to Jackson County, Ohio. Soon afterwards, Jesse Rector and Margaret Winford Rector settled their family in Lawrence County, Indiana.

Jesse's Children

Jesse and his first wife (Unknown) had 9 children: ---

1. Samuel Rector, born August 10, 1780 ---
2. Jane Rector, born abt 1784 ---
3. Mary Rector, born 1787 ---
4. Leona Rector, born abt 1790 ---
5. Margaret Rector, born February 17, 1793.
6. Susannah "Susan" Rector, born 1794 ---
7. Elizabeth Rector, born April 21, 1795 ---
8. Jonathan Rector(1), born 1796 ---
9. Joseph William Rector, born 1797 ---

The 8 children of Jesse Rector's second marriage to Margaret Winford are: --- One, not shown: ---

1. Levi Rector, born 2 Dec 1803 —
2. Rhoda Rector, born July 6, 1806 —
3. Alexander Rector, born December 10, 1808 —
4. Rebecca Rector, born 25 (or 11th) of October 1811 —
5. Isaac Rector, born April 23, 1816, —
6. Chloe Rector, born August 22, 1818 —
7. Jonathan Rector (2), born August 7, 1821 —

Will

The will of Jesse Rector was recorded in Lawrence County, Indiana Will Book A, page 74-76, 1843^[3] Know ye, that I, Jesse Rector, of the county of Lawrence and state of Indiana, being in advanced to great age, and knowing as I well do, that in a very short time I must pass away from this earth, having no further part or lot in it, but the grave, which my dear wife and beloved children will see is provided for me. In all tenderness and affection, it is right and proper that I should leave to them some memento of myself and my present wishes concerning them, when I am dead. I have no large possession to bequeath to them, but I do leave to them that which is most valued in the eyes of all just men. It is the heritage of an honest name and through life it has ever been my wish to bequeath unto my issues, such a legacy as this rather than most treasures which might be strained in the slightest degree, with fraud. I have endeavored to impress upon my children, and it will be their dying fathers earnest wish, that none of them shall ever under my circumstances departed from it, they need not fear that they shall thereby come to poverty and want, let them remember that they have the same promise of Him "who temperith the wind to the shorn lambs and whose word is eternal truth", that the righteous man shall not be forsaken, nor his seed go begging bread. I would have them cherish a feeling of love and affection, one with another, of gratitude and tenderness for then aged and kind mother and of peace and good will toward all man and remember in so doing they have their fathers dying blessing. I have tried as near as possible to have all my children placed upon an equality as to assistance from me, taking everything into consideration, and with that view shall make no additional allowance of my property out of the little that I have, to my sons Samuel Rector, Joseph Rector, Levi Rector and my daughters Jane Parker, Mary Jones, Leona Folia, Susannah Hanks, Elizabeth Parker and Margaret Phipps, they having received as I think fair shares of my estate by way of advances heretofore made to them and I assure them that the circumstance of my leaving them nothing now is not because of any unkind feeling whatever, but for the reason above given and none other. And I now declare that I have no other estate or property what ever in this world save one note of hand, executed to me by my son Isaac Rector dated on the 20th day of May A.D. 1840 and payable in five years thereafter, for the sum of seven hundred dollars, which was given to me in part consideration of property I heretofore sold to the said Isaac Rector, as to the said sum of seven hundred dollars when due, do direct that the same shall be divided as follows, to wit: to my daughter Rebecca Rector I do give and bequeath the sum of fifty dollars, to my son Isaac Rector I give the sum of four hundred, to my daughter Cloe McBride the sum of fifty dollars, to my wife Margaret Rector the sum of fifty dollars and to my son Jonathan Rector the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars. And this I do hereby publish and declare to be my sole and last will and testament hereby revoking and making null and void any former will or codicil which I may at anytime heretofore have made, in whole and every part, wishing that this shall stand as my final bequest of the things of this world. I hereby appoint my sons Isaac Rector and Jonathan Rector the executors of this will. Witness of my hand and seal this twenty-third day of August in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and forty two, in the presence of my neighbors Horatio Jeter and Thomas A Whitted whom I have chose as witnesses hereto, and who are informed of its contents. Jesse Rector The within will of Jesse Rector, was by him signed, sealed, published, and declared to be his last will and testament in the presence of us, who at his request and in his presence and of each other, have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses, this twenty-third day of August A.D. 1842 Horatio Jeter, Thomas A Whitted It is understood that I Isaac Rector am to support my father and Mother as long as they live. I.R.

Census

1790 Federal Census Rowan County, North Carolina^[4]

1830 Federal Census Lawrence County, Indiana^[5]

1840 Federal Census Lawrence County, Indiana^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Find-A-Grave 140776425; Maintained by Carole Conrad (contributor 46532185)
2. ↑ North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979
3. ↑ Lawrence County, Indiana Will Book A, page 74-76, 1843, image 69/944
4. ↑ 1790 Federal Census Rowan County, North Carolina
5. ↑ 1830 Federal Census Lawrence County, Indiana
6. ↑ 1840 Federal Census Lawrence County, Indiana

• Family Search and Rootsweb
• Geni.com for Jesse's first wife
• Revolutionary War: Rector, Jesse – Private, VA, Capt. Dudley, Yorktown Siege and Gen. Cornwallis’ surrender https://lubbil.ngontinh24.com/article/veterans-of-the-revolutionary-war
• RW Pension application claim R8639 https://revwarapps.org/r8639.pdf