Samuel Kester 
Samuel was born on September 26th, 1737 in Kingwood, Hunterdon Coounty, New Jersey. Samuel's father was Hermanus Kester and his mother was Anne Large. His paternal grandparents were Johannes Kester and Elizabeth Cassell; his maternal grandparents were Samuel Large and Rebecca Wilson. He had five brothers and four sisters, named Hermanus, Peter, Paul, John, Thomas, Susannah, Elizabeth, Rebecca and Margaret. He died at the age of 63 on March 8th, 1801 in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.General Notes
Milo Custer in "THE CUSTER FAMILIES" lists his birth on November 26, 1737
and his death on March 8, 1804.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.1576 in Wolfskug or Kaldenkirchen, Rheinland, Prussia, Germany d.08 Apr 1650 in Kaldenkirchen, Rheinland, Prussia, Germany
- b.1606 in Wolfskug or Kaldenkirchen, Rheinland, Prussia, Germany d.24 Nov 1679 in Kaldenkirchen, Rheinland, Prussia, Germany
- b.Bet 1575 and 1576 in Kaldenkirchen, Rheinland, Prussia, Germany d.> 1619 in Kaldenkirchen, Rheinland, Germany
- b.~ 1644 in Crefeld/Kaldenkirchen, Rheinland, Germany d.28 Jan 1707/08 in Germantown, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
- b.~ 1580 in Kaldenkirchen, Rheinland, Prussia, Germany d.> 1608
- b.~ 1608 in Wolfskug or Kaldenkirchen, Rheinland, Prussia, Germany d.24 Jan 1678/79 in Kaldenkirchen, Rheinland, Prussia, Germany
- b.12 Mar 1669/70 in Crefeld/Kaldenkirchen, Germany d.23 Oct 1708 in German Town, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
- b.~ 1580 in Kaldenkirchen, Rheinland, Germany d.28 Dec 1638
- b.18 Sep 1614 in Kaldenkirchen, Rheinland, Germany d.~ 1663
- b.~ 1589 in Germany
- b.Bet 1645 and 1648 in Kaldenkirchen, Rheinland, Germany d.23 Feb 1707/08 in Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
- b.26 Nov 1585 in Aldekirk, Muir, Germany d.27 Dec 1642 in Krefeld/Crefeld, Rhineland, Prussia/Germany
- b.01 Jul 1614 in Kaldenkirchen, Rheinland, Germany d.1691 in Germany
- b.16 Oct 1588 in Kempen, Holland/Germany d.5 Jan 1642/43 in Krefeld/Crefeld, Rhineland, Prussia/Germany
- b.2 Jan 1702/03 in Germantown, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania d.>11 May 1780 in Hunterdon, New Jersey
- b.Bet 1614 and 1618 in Kriegsheim, Palatinate, Pfalz, Germany d.> 1710 in Kriegsheim, Palatinate, Pfalz, Germany
- b.1639 in Kresheim/Kriegsheim, Palatinate, Pfalz, Germany d.17 Apr 1691 in Germantown, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
- b.~ 1614 d.> 1643 in Kriegsheim, Palatinate, Pfalz, Germany
- b.1672 in Kresheim, Germany d.8 Jan 1726/27 in Germantown, Montgomery or Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
- b.1643 in Kriegsheim, Palatinate, Pfalz, Germany d.> 1670 in Pennsylvania
- b.26 Sep 1737 in Kingwood, Hunterdon Coounty, New Jersey d.08 Mar 1801 in Hunterdon County, New Jersey
- b.< 1700 d.> 1712
- b.29 May 1712 d.> 1737
- b.< 1700 d.> 1712
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‌Samuel and Susannah were married in a religious ceremony on September 14th, 1758 in Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. They had a son and eight daughters, named Benjamin, Anna, Rachel, Mary, Sarah, Susannah, Hannah, Amy and Rebecca.
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Children
Benjamin Kester
Benjamin was born on July 28th, 1757 in Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. He died at the age of 62 in 1819 in Boston, Erie County, New York.
Anna Kester
Anna was born on January 23rd, 1761. She died at the age of 81 in 1842 in Hamburg, Erie County, New York.
Rachel Kester
Rachel was born on August 2nd, 1762 in Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. She died at the age of 94 on December 15th, 1856 in Upper Oxford Township, Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. She was buried in West Grove, Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
Mary Kester
Mary was born on May 21st, 1764. She died at the age of 39 on August 8th, 1803 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
Sarah Kester
Sarah was born on July 22nd, 1766 in Darby, Chester County, Pennsylvania or Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. She died at the age of 74 on May 21st, 1841 in Chester County, Pennsylvania. She was buried in May 1841 in Concord Friends Burial Ground, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
Hannah Kester
Hannah was born on August 29th, 1773 in Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. She died at the age of 42 in 1815.1
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