Martha Frances Roberts^{[1, 2]}

1840 - 1889  (48 years)

• Name	Martha Frances Roberts
  	Third wife of Thomas Peter Jester
  Born	18 Nov 1840	Georgia
  Gender	Female
  Died	20 Oct 1889	Georgia
  Person ID	I6924	My Reynolds Line
  Last Modified	21 Mar 2020

  
  

  Family	Thomas Peter Jester,   b. 3 Sep 1809, Edgefield, Edgefield Co., South Carolina ,   d. 11 Nov 1899, Laurens, Georgia  (Age 90 years)
  Married	30 Aug 1860	Randolph, Georgia
  Children	+ 1. Rev. John Roberts Jester,   b. 8 Jun 1875, Cotton Hill, Clay Co., Georgia ,   d. May 14, 1965, Greenville, South Carolina  (Age 89 years)
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2015
  Family ID	F4222	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Headstones		Martha Frances Jester (nee Roberts) Monument 6924MarthaFrancesRoberts Jester.jpg
  		Martha Frances Jester (nee Roberts) Headstone 6924MarthaF Robertshs.jpg

  
  

• Sources

  [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, Find A Grave Memorial# 81218287. [S54] DAR. From: Accounts of United States with North Carolina War of Revolution, Book C. page 83. Raleigh 30 Jul 1931. Letter from Mrs. Ruth Jester Huddleston to Dr. John Roberts Jster, Winston-Salem, N.C. Dear Cousin John: As a great granddaughter of Levi Jester and a great, great granddaughter of William Jester, who was your great grandfather, I am writing to certify some facts concerning the Jester line. William Jester was born in Scotland and came to America about the middle of the 18th Century, landing in Virginia. He came down through N.C., and then lived for awhile in S. C. In very old age, he came to Georgia with his son, Levi. He died in Georgia about 1826, being buried in what is known as the old Jester burying ground near Griffin, Georgia. William Jester had two sons, Levi and Thomas. Levi was born in 1760, serving in the Revolutionary army. He came to Georgia from Edgefield Co., S.C., about 1826, bringing his aged Father, William with him, who died shortly after coming to this State. Levi died 17 Jun 1841. The monument at his grave was erected by the William McIntosh Chapter of the D.A.R. of Jackson, Georgia. It was unveiled 20 Jun 1926, 166 years after his birth. One of Levi's Sons was named Henry, who was the father of Ransom Jester, born 20 Nov 1848, and died 5 Jul 1922. The other son of William Jester viz, Thomas moved to Georgia from Edgefield County, S. C., in 1817 and died about 1821. He was the Father of Thomas Peter Jester, who was born 3 Sep 1809, died 11 Nov 1889. Thomas Peter Jester was the father of Dr. John Roberts Jester, of Winston Salem, N.C., who was the youngest son of Thomas Peter Jester by his third wife, Martha Frances Roberts. Sincerely yours, Mrs. Ruth Jester Huddleston Ex-Vice Regent Pulaski Chapter D.A.R.- Griffin, Georgia. [S92] Lynette Jester. Martha Frances Roberts married Thomas Peter Jester; Other children are Mary E. Jester, Robert C. Jester, Laura T. Jester