Born about in Virginia
Ancestors 
Daughter of Abner Alexander Lester
and Martha Rebecca (Arthur) Lester
Sister of
Sarah Sally (Lester) Wilkinson, William Calvin Gilford Lester and Rebecca Arthur (Lester) Horton
Wife of
Jeremiah Skaggs
— married
1 Nov 1788 in Montgomery County, Virginia
Wife of
Edmund Whitt
— married
1801 in Virginia
Descendants 
Died
at about age 84
in Carter County, Kentucky
Profile managers:
Bill Vincent 
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Biography
- Hannah was born in 1772 and passed away in 1856.
- No more info is currently available for Hannah Lester. Can you add to her biography?
Sources
- Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940, Hannah Lester and Jeremiah Skaggs, married on 1 Nov 1788 in Montgomery County, Virginia; p.27; FHL microfilm 32,633.
- 1850 US Census: District 1, Carter County, Kentucky; Hannah Whitt, age 77 (apparent widow)
- Find A Grave: Memorial #118102591
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Hannah by comparing test results with other carriers of her 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 Hannah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Hannah by comparing test results with other carriers of her 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 Hannah:
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~3.12%
Betty (Littleton) Waugh
:
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Rhea (Evans) Bretz :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member m0656433
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch 5094502 [compare], FTDNA kit #B62663
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~1.56%
Rita (Waugh) Harris :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Layne2012
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~1.56%
David Griffey :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.78%
Sara Gumbert :
23andMe, GEDmatch M653900 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A308688 [compare]
-
~0.78%
Sheila McCoy :
23andMe, GEDmatch MS8507514 [compare]
-
~0.78%
Ed Street :
23andMe, GEDmatch RY7211974 [compare], yourDNAportal EDD71d4d1cb
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch PA3505962 [compare], Ancestry member estreet98
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B686038
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Myrtle (Boyd) Street :
23andMe, GEDmatch WR5548552 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch WR5548552 [compare], Ancestry member Myrtle_Street
-
~0.78%
Herb Roe :
23andMe, GEDmatch JV9304181 [compare]
-
~0.78%
Elizabeth Gumbert :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T428913 [compare], Ancestry member elizabethgumbert
-
~0.78%
Nell (Payne) Byrd :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch ZH9760713 [compare], Ancestry member nowarur26
-
~0.78%
John Grose :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.78%
Julia (Gillespie) Coleman :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.78%
Elizabeth Lester :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch PB3535226 [compare], Ancestry member ealester
-
~0.39%
~3.12%
Lee Blevins :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch AM6093024 [compare], Ancestry member leedblevins
-
~0.39%
~1.56%
Tara (Pauley) Cantley :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch KA8390944 [compare], Ancestry member tleigh3330
-
~0.39%
Dixie (Evans) Arante :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch XH2999123 [compare], yourDNAportal DIXc46309d7, FTDNA kit #931043
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Rejected matches › Hannah (Fox) Lester (1648-abt.1711)
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Duplicate profiles for her father should be merged first.
edited by Bill Vincent Ph.D.
Arthur-1551 looks to be same. same husband, but the child Hannah Lester is married to Mr. Whitt on one profile and Mr. Skaggs on the other profile. So maybe look into it before confirming a merge?