Whitfield
Lester
Born in Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Bryant Lester Jr.
and Alice (Hooper) Lester
Brother of
Fancy (Lester) Welch, Bryan Lester, Nancy (Lester) Smithson, Henry Lester, Charlotte (Lester) Chaney, Benjamin F. Lester, Richard Harrison Lester [half], Mary N. (Lester) Crenshaw, Frederick Lester and Fredrick Lester [half]
Husband of
Elizabeth (Hatchett) Cooksey
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
James Bryant Lester
Died
at age 33
in Henderson, Kentucky, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 7 May 2021
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Biography
He was the son of Bryant Lester and Alice Hooper. He died 23 July 1834.
Sources
- Bryant Lester, Last Will and Testament, Lunenburg County, Virginia.
- Find A Grave: Memorial #106755090 accessed 31 May 2021, memorial page for Whitfield Lester (19 Mar 1801–23 Jul 1834), citing Lester Cemetery, Zion, Henderson County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by Brecca Mefford. Tombstone photo attached. Birth and death dates inscribed. Name inscription: Whitfield Lester.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Whitfield by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Whitfield:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Whitfield by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Whitfield:
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Jeffrey LaPlaca 
:
23andMe, GEDmatch TE6751556 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch TE6751556 [compare], Ancestry member boatboy63
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch TE6751556 [compare], Ancestry member boatboy63, FTDNA kit #955972
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Lee Watson :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Jackwyo5779
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~0.78%
Cleveland Lester :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A779356 [compare], Ancestry member cwl2323
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