Rachel Lester

Rachel Lester (Skaggs)
Also Known As:	"Rebecca", "Ellen", "Rachael", "Rebecccah"
Birthdate:	August 31, 1761
Birthplace:	Augusta County, Province of Virginia
Death:	March 28, 1856 (94) Green, Kentucky, United States
Immediate Family:	Daughter of Reverend John Skaggs and Ruth Skaggs Wife of William Calvin Lester Mother of Martha Blankenship; Ruth Blankenship; Abner Hulen Lester, Sr.; Hannah Staten; Rebecca Deel and 5 others Sister of Zachariah Skaggs; Lucretia Wood (Skaggs); John Isaac Skaggs; Henry Skaggs; Charles Skaggs and 5 others Half sister of Zachariah Scaggs; William Scaggs; Virginia Gothrin O'Donnell and David "Long Dave" Bishop
Occupation:	Housewife, Cherokee

Managed by:	Private User
Last Updated:	today

View Complete Profile

view all 35

Immediate Family

William Calvin Lester

husband
Martha Blankenship

daughter
Ruth Blankenship

daughter
Abner Hulen Lester, Sr.

son
Hannah Staten

daughter
Rebecca Deel

daughter
https://www.myheritage.com/site-family-tree-45554241/hernandez?indID=2000168#person-2000166

Thomas Mastin Lester

son
Dorcas Blankenship

daughter
Elizabeth Charles

daughter
James Lester

son
John Vance Lester

son
Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/113664240/jacob-skaggs

Reverend John Skaggs

father

About Rachel Lester

https://oldpeterskaggs.blogspot.com/2015/05/dna-testing-old-peter-s...

A lot of DNA research and family group info.
Subject A, a correspondent descended from Old Peter Skaggs has confirmed an autosomal DNA match with Subject B, a confirmed descendant of the Rachel Skaggs who married William Calvin Lester. Subject A is a Skaggs descending from Old Peter through his son John. Subject B descends from Rachel Skaggs through her daughter Martha and the Blankenship family of Virginia. A third Subject C is also a descendant from Old Peter through his son John and matches both subjects A and B at the same segment of DNA.

This DNA result is BIG because it provides evidence that:

Old Peter Skaggs was related to Rachel Skaggs, wife of William Calvin Lester, with a high degree of certainty since it is a match of three individuals at a common segment of DNA
Confirms family relationships through DNA that already existed on paper, e.g. Rachel Skaggs' husband William Calvin Lester posted bond for Old Peter's marriage to Martha Cothon.
At least one other member of the Skaggs family (Rachel) was taken into capitivity with Ruth Skaggs Bishop by the Indians then subsequently rescued and returned to Virginia
It is less credible that Zachariah Skaggs was the father of either Old Peter or Rachel since he had a son Jeremiah with wife Anne in 1766, about the same time as Old Peter and Rachel were born to a Skaggs father and we know Rachel was born to Ruth Skaggs Bishop, not Anne Skaggs, wife of Zachariah

By Mister Ed at May 22, 2015
-----------------------------------------

Conflicting dates: b-May 29, 1770 - d-March 28 1866 Montgomery County VA
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LD1S-QZ5

Ruth Scaggs and Rachel Scaggs were kidnapped by Indians in Virginia during Lord Dunmore's War in 1774 and they were rescued from captivity during the Virginia Militia attack on the Cherokees at Chickamauga in 1779 and brought back to Virginia. This is consistent with Bishop family legend that Ruth was captive for about four years and came back to Virginia with kids.

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LD1S-QZ5

Marriage record for William Lester and Rachel Skaggs. Source: Microfilm Reel # 52 - Montgomery County, Virginia - Marriage Bonds 1777-1788

Along with the marriage bond are the following:

"These few lines is given from under our hands to testafy that there is no objection against William Lester and Rachel Scaggs being joined (there are some other words written but they are marked out) Abner Lester Martha Lester John bishup Ruth bishup

To Mr. McCorkle Edmund Whitt Archl. Whitt"

"Sur this is to testesfy home it mey consern that we are satisfyed with the match Abner Lester Martha Lester"

Montgomery County, Virginia, United States. Marriage Bonds, 1777-1788.

https://www.manxfamilyhistory.com/oldpeter.html

https://m.facebook.com/BeSafeAndKeepYourPowderDry/photos/john-skagg...