Elizabeth (Cassel) Kuster (1670 - abt. 1727)

Born 1670 in Kriesham, Palatinate, Pfalz, Germany

Ancestors

Wife of Johannes Kuster — married 31 Oct 1692 in Abington, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died about 8 Jan 1727 at about age 57 in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Elizabeth (Cassel) Kuster migrated from Germany to Pennsylvania.

Biography

Elizabeth was a Friend (Quaker)

Elizabeth Cassel ^{[1] [2] [3]} was born 1670, in Germany. ^{[4] [5]} She is a daughter of Johannes Cassell and Maria op den Graeff.

She arrived in Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania in 1686. ^{[6] [2] [4] [5]}

She married Johannes Kuster, 31 Oct 1692, at the Abington Monthly Meeting of Friends, Abington, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, (British America). ^{[3] [1][5]}

Elizabeth died 06 Aug 1740 in Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. ^{[5] [4]}

Research Notes

• White's book: Pages 26-27; It has "married the 8th month and 31st day, 1692", which in that year, the 8th month is October, in the old style of dating. (Not August, as is current new style dating). It also cites source as Hunt's book, page 592, which is the account written by William Ferguson Kester. Other page in Hunt book, is 303, which has Abington Monthly Meeting records as source. The Abington Monthly Meeting of Friends source, has date as 8th month, 31st day, 1692.

• "Johannes married Elizabeth Cassell on 31 August 1692 at the Abington Meeting of Friends. Johannes lived in Germantown and in Bristol Township. Johannes Koester and Elizabeth Koester were witnesses to a Marriage Certificate the 2nd month 14th day 1694. Johannes Koster brought suit and recovered from Johannes Pettinger three shillings for an assault which was filed in court, at Germantown, 11th month, 19th day 1694.
• Johannes made a gift of three pounds to German Friends in need the 10th month, 25th day, 1699. He died sometime during the summer or fall of 1708 since the Philadelphia Administrations, Book B, page 70, shows that 23 October 1708 "Elizabeth Custers", a widow of Germantown, with Arnold Cassell of Philadelphia County, and Thomas and Peter Shoemaker of Germantown as bondsmen on a bond for two hundred pounds, was appointed administratrix of the estate of "Johannes Custers". The inventory, amounting to ninety-five pounds, was dated the 10th month, 11th day, 1708 (the documents pertaining to the administration of the estate and the inventory are now missing from the Philadelphia County records). On 3 August 1709, "Johannes Kosters" son and heir, and "Elizabeth relict" of "Johannes Kusters dededent" of Philadelphia County, conveyed by deed to Daniel Falkner, land in Springfield, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Johannes and Elizabeth had at least six children:" ^[3]

• 21 Aug 2017: Moved source link: Cassell, Phillip D. - Family Tree Maker, from sources to research note, as the link in no longer good. And it was a personal family tree link to a FTM page, which now has unknown sources.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935; Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT, USA: 2014; "Castle"
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s; Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; "Elizabeth Cassell, Germantown, Pennsylvania"; "1686"; Page Number: 41
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} White, Jean M., Editor; The Descendants of Paulus and Gertrude Kusters of Kaldenkirchen, Germany and Germantown, Pennsylvania the first four generations; Castor Association of America, 1991; 303 Pages, Indexed; Pages 26-27; It has "married the 8th month and 31st day, 1692", which in that year, the 8th month is October, in the old style of dating. (Not August, as is current new style dating).
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Delphine, Dominique Z.; Ancestry, Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry.com; "Cable-Bucker-Hawbaker-Ulery-Kester-Priest-Stafford-Scanland-Price-Hapner”. The information from Ancestry Family Trees has been submitted by the users, and may have been edited or deleted since.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3} Hunt, John E., Compiled by; "Pound and Kester Families"; Regan Printing House, 1904.; Pages 303-304.
6. ↑ U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1994; Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT, USA; 2014; From the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Minutes, Her father Johannes, a weaver, came from Kriegsheim, Palatinate, High Germany, arrived 20, 12th month, 1686 with five children. (Most likely Arnold, Peter, Elizabeth, Mary and Sarah.) http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=QuakerMeetMins&h=3077461&indiv=try.