Born about in Albemarle, Virginia
Ancestors 
Daughter of George Hylton Sr.
and Esther Hester (Unknown) Hylton
Wife of
John Smith
— married
about 1772 in Bedford, Virginia, United States
[children unknown]
Died about
at about age 66
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Jun 2021
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Biography
Born c. 1750 [estimated DOB] Possibly in King and Queen County, Goochland or Albemarle County. Died c. 1816 From strong circumstantial evidence, Esther married John Smith in Bedford County around 1772. In 1771, brother Nathaniel Newman Hylton sold to Esther 50 acres of land. In 1773, John Smith sold the same 50 acres to James Hylton. Deed was signed by John Smith and Hester Smith.
By 1792, it appears she was widowed, as she appears by herself on the Montgomery County personal property tax list.
She was living in 1815-1816 when she was to give a deposition in the chancery suit against the estate of brother George Hylton, deceased.
No deposition was taken and no further mention of her, so it may be assumed she died around 1816, likely in Montgomery County, possibly Grayson or Patrick.
Sources
- Bedford County VA Court Orders 3 Page 653 May Court 1770
Easter Hylton allowed 1 day attendance for Cooper v. Jenkins Nathaniel Hylton allowed 1 day attendance for Cooper v. Jenkins
Bedford County Deed Book 4 Pages 94-96 25 June 1771 Nathaniel Newman Hylton to Esther Hylton for 10 pounds, 50 acres on the north side of Great Otter. Summary points: mouth of a gutt on great otter near a great rock in the river and chopt on three white oaks;across baptist path; Murpheys Branch; the great fall; Signed by his mark, Nathaniel Newman Hylton Witnessed by W. Hudnall, John Hylton, William Addams (his mark) Bedford County Deed Book 5 Pages 141-143 5 May 1773 John Smith of the county of Bedford to John Hilton of Bedford County, for 15 pounds, 50 acres on the north side of Great Otter Summary points: mouth of a gutt on great otter near a great rock in the river and chopt on three white oaks;across baptist path; Murpheys Branch; the great fall; Signed by their marks John Smith and Hester Smith Witnessed by Jesse Hilton, Joseph Barrington, Nathaniel Newman Hilton (his mark), Samuel Hilton
30 May 1792 Personal Property Tax C Montgomery County VA Hester Smith
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Esther by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Esther:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Esther by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Esther:
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~3.12%
~3.91%
Helen (Stanley) Burnette 
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M385324 [compare]
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~0.78%
Lorie (Cottle) Howden :
23andMe, GEDmatch M493630 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A466636 [compare], Ancestry member LorieHowden
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~0.78%
Molly Turner :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member myturn11
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~0.78%
Maxine (Simon) Carlton :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member MaxineSimon
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~0.78%
Anne (Showalter) Hagerdon :
AncestryDNA
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