Laurens County GaArchives Biographies.....Hester, Molsey 1800 - 1885
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Molsey Hester (parents Jasper Hester and Nancy Redding) was born 1800 in North 
Carolina. She died est. 1885 in Laurens County, GA. 
  
Molsey Hester married Jonas Spivey on March 7, 1819 in Laurens County, GA.

SPIVEY, MOLSEY 
  State: GA Year: 1840 
  County: Laurens County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule 
  Township: Capt Hesters District Page: 164 
  Database: GA 1840 Federal Census Index 

The 1840 Census shows Molsey Spivey having 4 girls under 20 years old, and 2 
boys under 15 living with her.  She also had 7 slaves; and 5 people in the 
family were employed in agriculture.  She was head of the household because her 
husband, Jonas, had died in 1838.

Note:  The 1830 Census showed:
2 males under 5 years old
1 male of 10 but under 15 years old
1 male of 30 but under 40 years old (Jonas)
2 females under 5 years old
1 female of 5 but under 10 years old
1 female of 15 but under 20 years old
1 female of 20 but under 30 years old (Molsey)

1840 Census shows:
2 males of 10 but under 15 years old
1 female under 5 years old
1 female of 5 but under 10 years old
1 female of 10 but under 15 years old
1 female of 15 but under 20 years old
1 female of 30 but under 40 years old (Molsey)
 
Molsey married Jonas Benton Spivey on March 7, 1819 in Laurens County, GA. 
Jonas Benton was born 1792 in Laurens County, GA. He died 1838 in Laurens 
County, GA. 

Molsey Hester and Jonas Benton Spivey had the following children:
  
 1. Daniel Spivey was born January 11, 1829 in Laurens County, GA. He died June 
4, 1898 in Laurens County, GA. 
  
 2. Green Spivey was born 1821 in Georgia. He died 1859. 
  
  3. Jasper "Jeff" Spivey was born April 16, 1826 in Laurens County, GA. He 
died August 2, 1911 in Swainsboro, Emanuel County, GA. 
  
 4. Rachel Spivey was born January 1835 in Laurens County, GA. She died in 
Laurens County, GA.  Rachel was a weaver.  She is buried at Silver Leaf 
Primitive Baptist Cemetery in Laurens County, GA.

 5. Jane Spivey was born 1837 in Laurens County, GA. 
  
  6. William M. Spivey was born March 24, 1839 in Laurens County, GA. He died 
May 31, 1911 in Georgia.   

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