Born about in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Lewis Lester Sr.
and Rhoda (Russell) Lester
Wife of
Young William Short
— married
4 Nov 1799 in Chesterfield County, Virginia
Descendants 
Mother of
Archibald Short and Lucinda (Short) Shields
Died before
before about age 70
in Madison, Georgia, United States
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Biography
Mary "Polly" Lester was born about 1780, a daughter of Lewis Lester and Rhoda Russell.
She married Young William Short [1]
Mary (Lester) Short passed away in 1850.
Notes
Children of LEWIS LESTER and RHODA RUSSELL (siblings of this profiled Mary Lester) were:
- i. POLLY3 LESTER, b. Bet. 1785 - 1790; m. WILLIAM SHORT, 04 Nov 1799, Chesterfield Co., VA.
- ii. JOSIAH LESTER, b. Bef. 1790.
- iii. LEWIS LESTER, JR., b. 09 Aug 1790, Chesterfield Co., VA; d. 01 Dec 1868, Clarke County, GA.
- iv. PLEASANT LESTER, b. 1794, Chesterfield County, VA; d. May 1862, Coweta County, GA.
- v. WILLIAM LESTER, b. 1796; d. 1874.
- vi. ELIZABETH LESTER, b. Unknown; m. GEORGE WHITSELL, 24 Aug 1820, Oglethorpe County, GA.
- vii. ISHAM LESTER, b. 1799; d. Aft. 1860.
- viii. JACOB LESTER, b. Abt. 1800.
Sources
- ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRD6-C6B : 11 February 2018), Young Wm. Short and Patty Lester, 04 Nov 1799; citing Chesterfield, Virginia, reference p 485; FHL microfilm 30,869.
- FamilySearch Person: 29HC-VND.
- Mary Polly Lester 1780 Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States - 1850 ~ Managed by C W Carroll.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Polly 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 Polly:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Polly 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 Polly:
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~1.56%
Randy Haggard
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member rclarencehaggard
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~1.56%
Donna (McGill) Perkins :
Living DNA
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Lilith (Colley) LaVey :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch H558957 [compare], FTDNA kit #B364670
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~0.39%
~1.56%
De Lila LaVey :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch KS7665109 [compare], FTDNA kit #B714794
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Rejected matches › Mary (Lester) Huckstep (1782-)
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then in Virginia 1850 census I found a Mary Short age 70 living with John Short ( a son?) the age fits and last name. Also found in Georgia find a grave , 04 April 1850 Peaks Chapel Church Cemetery 9429874 but it is in Rockdale County Georgia no bio.