Robert Hester Jr. performed Patriotic Service in North Carolina in the American Revolution.
Robert Hester Jr. is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A065857.
Robert B. Hester was born 20 November 1758 in what was then Granville County and is now Orange and Person County, North Carolina.[1]
Robert married Nancy (McCrary) Hester about 1785 in North Carolina. Nancy was born about 1760 in North Carolina.
Children from this marriage were:
i. William H. "Buck" Hester Sr.-[9432] was born on 27 Jan 1780 in St. Luke District, Early Persons County, North Carolina, died on 5 Oct 1847 in Franklin County, Alabama and was buried in Franklin, Alabama
ii. Henry H. Hester-[16325] was born about 1778 in Granville, North Carolina.
iii. Nicholas H. Hester-[184900] was born about 1782 in Granville, North Carolina
iv. Elijah H. Hester-[9457] was born about 1783 in Grandville County, North Carolina and died on 29 Mar 1872 in Madison County, Mississippi
v. Robert Hester III-[9456] was born Cir 1787.
vi. Sally Hester-[9459] was born Cir 1788 in Granville, North Carolina
vii. Nancy Hester-[9458] was born in 1791 in Persons County, North Carolina and died in Nov 1894 in Persons County, North Carolina
Robert Hester was also the guardian of Martin Daniel, orphan of John Daniel.[2]
He died 22 June 1827 in Roxboro, Person County, North Carolina and is buried in the Hester Cemetery in Person County.[1]
Slaves
Robert held enslaved workers per the censuses.
1800 census:
3? slaves
Deeded by Robert to grandchildren on 8 Feb 1813[3]
to Sally, Robert, Elijah & Daniel Malone, Children of Nancy:
Hannah, age 16
Nicholas, age 3
Yancy, age 2
to Henry, Wright, Robert, Nancy, Brandie & Betsy Malone, children of Sally:
Eady, age 21
William, age 2
Squire, age 6 mos.
1820 census:
3 boys under 10
1 man 16-26
1 man 45+
4 girls under 10
4 women 16-26
1 woman 45+
No slaves are mentioned in his probate, suggesting their sale between 1820-27..[4]
↑ Abstracts of Wills and Estate records of Granville County, North Carolina 1746-1808 by Z.H. Gwynn p 16, Feb 1787; p 198, May 1796; p 209, May 1788; p 207, May 1797.
"North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFS3-D47 : 9 March 2021), Robert Hester and Dely Daniel, 29 Apr 1785; citing Granville, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 1,758,775.
"North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJ9-4WQT : 9 March 2021), Robert Hester and Barbara Smith, 05 Nov 1788; citing Granville, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 306,187.
"United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHR8-YFK : accessed 6 October 2022), Robert Hester, Hillsborough, Person, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 215, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 32; FHL microfilm 337,908.
"United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHL7-PJQ : accessed 6 October 2022), Robert Hester, Person, North Carolina, United States; citing p. , NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
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Hester-3027 and Hester-325 appear to represent the same person because: Clear duplicate. William Hester had a son also named Robert. He was born before 1850. Hester-3027 was conflated with him.
Hester-325 and Hester-1081 do not represent the same person because: I have generations earlier that are not posted on this site that I researched for over 65 years and I do not agree with what you have. Sorry!!!
Do you have sources, other than Find a Grave for his death or location? Do you have sources for the parents or wife in this profile?