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Richard Vest, Sr.[1]

Male 1760 - 1848  (88 years)    Has 12 ancestors and 20 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Richard Vest  [1
    Suffix Sr. 
    Birth 1760  Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 5 Aug 1848  Scott County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Siblings 15 Siblings 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    Samuel Vest,   b. 1620, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1705, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)  (3 x Great Grandfather) 
    Lucretia Lucy Alford,   b. 1737, Stokes County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1812, Surry County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)  (Mother) 
    Person ID I110  Vest Families
    Last Modified 4 Sep 2017 

    Father William Tunwell Vest, Sr,   b. 1735, Powhatan County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1812, Stokes County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Lucretia Lucy Alford,   b. 1737, Stokes County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1812, Surry County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 1760  Bedford County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F26  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Susan LeMaster,   b. 1762, Shelby county Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 17 Jan 1805 
    Children 
     1. Jean Vest,   b. 1780, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1820 (Age 40 years)
    William Wilkinson  m. 9 Sep 1802
     2. Richard Vest, II,   b. 1785, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Aug 1848, Scott County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
    Mourning Lemaster  m. 17 Jan 1805
     3. Elizabeth Vest,   b. 1788   d. Yes, date unknown
    William Nation  m. 26 Nov 1804
     4. George Vest   d. Yes, date unknown
    Elizabeth Wiley  m. 20 Jan 1813
    Family ID F41  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Sep 2017 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1760 - Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 5 Aug 1848 - Scott County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
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  • Reference  Your Name Here. "Richard Vest, Sr.". Vest Family Trees. http://vestfamilytree.com/getperson.php?personID=I110&tree=Vest (accessed December 29, 2025).

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch," database, \i FamilySearch\i0 , accessed 4 Sep 2017), entry for Richard Vest, person ID LZKB-5TR..