Dee or anyone else who may have any information, I am looking for info on Matthew (Mathew) Hester, born March 25, 1810 and died November 30, 1859, specifically I am trying to prove who his parents were. All the Hester genealogies show that Stephen Hester was his father, but no one can provide me with sources for this, nor have I been able to find anything about his parents or his siblings. Any help would be appreciated. Beth Snyder

Beth, >From # 45 271. Stephen Hester, 63, M, Farmer, N.C. Jerusha Hester, 52, F, N.C. Jasper Hester, 23, M, Farmer, N.C. John A. Hester, 22, M, Farmer, N.C. 276. Joseph Hester, Senr., 69, M, Blacksmith, N.C. Edward Hester, 225, M, Farmer, N.C. I included Joseph because if you follow the naming pattern, Matthew's first son would have been named after Matthew's father. Of course then the theory falls apart because the third son was supposedly named after the father. 281. Matthew Hester, 40, M, Farmer, N.C. Sophia Hester, 36, F, N.C. Joseph Hester, 16, M, Farmer, N.C. Snowden Hester, 13, M, N.C. Caroline Hester, 12, F, N.C. Wright Hester, 9, M, N.C. William Hester, 6, M, N.C. Thomas Hester, 3, M, N.C. Stephen Hester, 3/12, M, N.C. Dee For details on sources used, refer to this link: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbladen/lookups.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: Beth Snyder <bsnyder@nc.rr.com> To: <NCBLADEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2001 4:55 PM Subject: [NCBLADEN-L] Re:Hester ancestors Dee or anyone else who may have any information, I am looking for info on Matthew (Mathew) Hester, born March 25, 1810 and died November 30, 1859, specifically I am trying to prove who his parents were. All the Hester genealogies show that Stephen Hester was his father, but no one can provide me with sources for this, nor have I been able to find anything about his parents or his siblings. Any help would be appreciated. Beth Snyder