Born about in South Carolina
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Daughter of David John Williams
and Sarah (Mathis) Williams
Wife of
Richard Kirkland
— married
1785 in Georgia, United States
Wife of
Archibald Miller
— married
about 1804 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Moses Kirkland, Richard Kirkland, Elizabeth (Kirkland) Sirmans, Timothy Kirkland, Joshua Kirkland and Archibald W. M. Miller Jr.
Died about
at about age 78
in Georgia, United States [uncertain]
[uncertain]Profile last modified
| Created 17 Mar 2019
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Biography
The administrators of her husband's estate were James Williams and Garrett Williams, Hester's brothers.
Children
Hester and Richard had the following children (as mentioned in his will) [1]:
- Moses
- Richard
- Timothy
- Joshua
- Sarah
- Zilphia
- Elizabeth
After Richard's death, she married Archibald Miller and had two sons[2]:
- Archibald Miller Jr. (born 1809)
- Benjamin D. Miller. (not mentioned in PWG; handwritten into the copy by unknown person)
She and her second husband, along with most of her Kirkland children, moved to Appling County circa 1820 and settled in the portion which is now Coffee County.[3]
She appears on the 1830 census (age 60-69) living in the household of her son Archibald Miller Jr.[4]
Her death date/location is unknown, although some claim it to be in Bulloch, Georgia and others claim Morgan, Georgia.
Sources
- ↑ Kirkland Family Roots, pp. 29-32, by J. R. Peacock, publ. 2002
- ↑ Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia by Folks Huxford, p. 1951, p. 158
- ↑ Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia by Folks Huxford, p. 1951, p. 158
- ↑ 1830 US census; Census Place: Near Court House and St Afee River, Alachua, Florida; Series: M19; Roll: 15; Page: 39; Family History Library Film: 0006711
- Abstract of Jan 25, 1993 letter from E.L. Williams, Chairman of the Huxford Gen. Society, Homerville, GA to Elizabeth Haven Kocher. (See image attached to profile)
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 13 May 2018, 22:20), entry for Hester Walker(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LRQC-F2H); contributed by various users.
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156561928/hester-kirkland
- Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Vol. I, page 157. Biography of Richard Kirkland, husband of Hester (surname not known) - https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/34641756
- Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery (fka Roberts Methodist), Kirkland,
Antioch Church Road, Atkinson County, Georgia. Cemetery Survey performed 2002 by SR & PD Hudson: Lists KIRKLAND, Timothy - Abt. 1799 - 19 Sep 1864 - s/o Richard Kirkland & Hester Kirkland; h/o Anna Holloway.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Hester 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 Hester:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Hester 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 Hester:
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~1.56%
Martin Atkinson
:
23andMe
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~1.56%
Kristie Kirkland :
23andMe
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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MyHeritage DNA
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~1.56%
~12.50%
Nancy (Price) Hughes :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Laura Harris (Gaskins) Gascogne :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A935014 [compare], Ancestry member Lgascogne
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~1.56%
Dave Howe :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A660569 [compare]
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~1.56%
Jefferson Kirkland :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch XC1273369 [compare], Ancestry member JEFFERSON_KIRKLAND
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~1.56%
~3.12%
A Yawn :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch GA1698576 [compare]
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Kelly (King) Parks :
23andMe, GEDmatch WM2241394 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Christopher Haviland :
23andMe, GEDmatch M959834 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch M959834 [compare], Ancestry member HavilandHeritageSociety
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~0.78%
Clyde or Tom Shaw :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Arvella (Brawley) Godbey :
23andMe, GEDmatch M959897 [compare]
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Ray Brawley :
23andMe, GEDmatch UC7944954 [compare]
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Anonymous Natale :
23andMe, GEDmatch SC9949663 [compare]
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Loretta (Caraway) Smithson :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Laurie (Taylor) Ponsell :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Ben Bishop :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member jbishop161
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~0.78%
Charles Eller :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member carlos9211
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~0.78%
Robyn (Conrad) Adair :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member robynadair
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~0.78%
William Harrison :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member WilliamHarrison520
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Lawana (Mills) Puderer :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A879185 [compare], yourDNAportal LAWcacdf0d7, Ancestry member pudder11
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~0.78%
Scottie Taylor :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A400689 [compare], Ancestry member lygree
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~0.78%
Terrell Anderson :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
~1.56%
LaRue (Mills) Holloway :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #646297
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~0.78%
~1.56%
D Natale :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch QG584885C1 [compare]
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~0.78%
~3.12%
J. Natale :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch JW5600621 [compare]
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~0.39%
Ryan Dixon :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch BC9111404 [compare], Ancestry member dixondroid
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~0.39%
~1.56%
Melissa Webster :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch GU3135386 [compare], Ancestry member missycochran1
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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MyHeritage DNA
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