Hermanus Kester Sr. (1702 - 1780)

Born 2 Jan 1702 in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Husband of Anne Mary (Large) Kester — married 1732 in Chesterfield, Burlington, New Jersey

Descendants

Died 11 May 1780 at age 78 in Hunterdon County, New Jersey

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Biography

Hermanus Kester Sr. has German Roots.

Hermanus Kester was born 02 Jan 1702, in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He is the son of Johannes Kuster and Elizabeth Cassel. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} Johannes Kuster began using Kester, and all his children were Kester.

He married Anne Mary Large, 1733, at the Chesterfield Monthly Meeting of Friends, Chesterfield, Burlington County, New Jersey. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Hermanus passed away 11 May 1780, in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. ^{[1] [3]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} 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 28, 139-141.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Hunt, John E., Compiled by; "Pound and Kester Families"; Regan Printing House, 1904; 628 pages, Indexed; Pages 305, 587.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Delphine, Dominique Z.; Ancestry, Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry.com, The Generations Network, Inc., 2006-2016, Provo, Utah, USA; "Cable-Bucker-Hawbaker-Ulery-Kester-Priest-Stafford-Scanland-Price-Hapner”. The information from Ancestry Family Trees has been submitted by Ancestry members (Dominique Delphine), the information may have come from one or more Family Trees submitted by other Ancestry members, all of these members may have edited or deleted information since this source was used.
4. ↑ Fisher, Sophie C. and Robert W. Fisher. Some Descendants and Ancestors of Joseph Fisher and Susannah Gray. Fisher-Fisher. Flint, Michigan. 2007; "3.2. Elizabeth Gray Kester (1763-1841) (widow of Thomas Kester, son of Harmon + Ann Kester, d. 25 May 1787) + Jacob Swayne (1757-1806) m. 2 Jan 1789) son of Samuel Swayne [son of Wm. Swayne + Eliza Dell] + Hannah Hayes). Ch: Deborah, David, Thomas, Jacob, Enoch, Samuel, Julia Wickersham, Elizabeth Swayne per will of Jacob Swayne, written 25 Jan 1806, proved 19 Mar 1806. Will of Elizabeth, written 30 Apr 1835, proved 26 Jan 1841," (Fisher 37).

Notes

• HERMANUS KESTER, the son of Johannes and Elizabeth (Cassel) Koster [Kester], was born 2, 11th month 1703 [Jan 2, 1703]. Abington Monthly Meeting granted Hermanus a certificate to join Buckingham Monthly Meeting 28, 6th month 1732. The 5, 7th month 1732 he was received at Buckingham MM and granted a certificate to Chesterfield MM in Burlington County, NJ. Hermanus located at Kingwood, Hunterdon Co, NJ before 1733. He married Anne Large in 1733 at the Chesterfield Monthly Meeting. Anne was born 29, 3rd month 1712. Hermanus raised some of Paul Kester's (2.6) small children after Paul died between 1745-1750. These children were William [2.6.1], Rebecca [2.6.2], and John [2.6.3] Kester.

A tax list for Kingwood Township in May 1778 shows Hermanus as having 60 acres, 2 horses, 3 cows, 1 pig and being exempt (which probably meant from military duty as Hermanus and his family were Quakers). In January/February 1780 he was listed as owning 5 pigs."

• BIO-CHILDREN: Eleanore C. Custer, HER FAMILY AND CONNECTIONS; 1703-1780; compiled by Agnes W. Storer, Genealogist of The Daughters of Colonial Wars in the State of New Jersey; p 55; Seattle [WA] Public Library [R929.2, C967S].

"4. HERMANUS KOSTER, or Herman Kister, son of Johannes and Elizabeth Koster of Germantown was born 11 Jan 1703 and married Ann ____.

From the Records of the Abington, Philadelphia Monthly Meeting, 28th of 6 mo. 1732, we find that "A certificate was granted to Harman Kuster in order to join himself to Friends of Buckingham Monthly Meeting." The minutes of the Buckingham and Wrightstown Monthly Meeting for 7 mo. 5, 1732 show that his certificate from Abington was accepted, and that at the same meeting he requested a certificate to the Chesterfield Monthly Meeting. Buckingham Meeting was in Bucks County, PA, and Chesterfield Meeting was across the river in Burlington County, NJ. We next find Herman on the records of the Kingwood (or as it was later known Quakertown) Monthly Meeting, in Hunterdon County, NJ. It was here that HERMAN KESTER (the form of spelling this family adopted) permanently settled. His wife, whose surname is unknown, was probably from NJ."

• BIRTH-SPOUSE-CHILDREN: James W. Moore, RECORDS OF THE KINGWOOD MONTHLY MEETING OF FRIENDS OF HUNTERDON NJ [Now Quakertown MM], Beginning in 1744; 1703-1755;; Seattle [WA] Public Library [Microcard, 929.2]

"Children of HARMANUS KESTER, SR., b 2, 11th mo [Jan] 1703 and Ann, his wife, b 29, 3rd mo [May] 1712.

[1] Susanna, b 10, 9th mo [Nov] 1733

[2] Elisabeth, b 25, 6th mo [Aug] 1735

[3] Samuel, b 26, 9th mo [Nov] 1737

[4] John b 21, 11th mo [Jan] 1739

[5] Rebecca b 16, 2nd mo [Apr] 1742

[6] Hermanus b 17, 5th mo [Jul] 1744

[7] Peter b 4, 11th mo [Jan] 1746

[8] Paul b 26, 3rd mo [May] 1749

[9] Thomas b 24, 11th mo [Jan] 1752

[10] Margaret b 20, 6th mo [Aug] 1755

• PARENTS-SIBLINGS: Marcus L. Miller, "Germantown Residents Naturalized in 1691"; 1691; MENNONITE FAMILY HISTORY, Vol II, No 3, July 1983; pp 102-104; Seattle [WA] Public Library.

"Johannes Kusters married Elizabeth Cassel in 1702 and became a Quaker that same year. His two brothers, Arnold and Hermanus, were Mennonites. Johannes' children were John, Margaret, Reiner, HERMAN, Arnold, Abigal, Samuel, Dorothy, and Charity. Johannes was the son of Paulas Kuster. In 1702, Johannes moved to the Skippack area and died in the fall of 1708.[f.34]

Footnote 34: Samuel W. Pennypacker, SETTLEMENT OF GERMANTOWN, N.Y., Benjamin Blom, 1970 (1899), pp 136, 142."

• BIRTH-PARENTS-SIBLINGS(8)-SPOUSE-MARRIAGE-CHILDREN(10)-DEATH: RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project; SWAYNE/WALTON/FRAZEE/SKINNER Origins; Entries: 31343; Contact: (Program will not allow email address to be used, so the "@" is removed and a "$" in it's place, to use the email please replace the "@", Rick Swayne <rswayne $ compuserve.com> )

"Ann Mary Large, _UID: FA592A35C7938C4E8A6CD672E4F921C5E7B3, b 29 May 1713 in Germantown Twp, Philadelphia Co, PA; d Hunterdon Co, NJ, d/o Samuel Large, b 3 Oct 1686 in Amesbury, MA; and Rebecca Willson, b 14 Apr 1677 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England; m Dec 1732/1733, Chesterfield Mtg, NJ to HERMANUS KESTER, b 2 Jan 1703 or 22 Jan 1703 in Germantown Twp, Philadelphia Co, PA, d aft 11 May 1780, Hunterdon Co, NJ, s/o Johannes Koster and Elizabeth Cassell.

Children

1. Susanna Kester, b 19 Sep 1733 in Kingwood (now Quakertown), Hunterdon Co, NJ

2. Elizabeth Kester, b 25 Jun 1735 in Kingwood (now Quakertown), Hunterdon Co, NJ

3. Samuel Kester, b 26 Nov 1737 in Kingwood (now Quakertown), Hunterdon Co, NJ

4. John Kester, b 21 Jan 1739 in Kingwood (now Quakertown), Hunterdon Co, NJ

5. Rebecca Kester, b 16 Feb 1742 in Kingwood (now Quakertown), Hunterdon Co, NJ

6. Hermanus Kester, b 5 Jul 1744 or 17 Jul 1744 in Kingwood (now Quakertown), Hunterdon Co, NJ

7. Peter Kester, b 4 Nov 1746 in Kingwood (now Quakertown), Hunterdon Co, NJ

8. Paul Kester b 26 Mar 1749 in Kingwood (now Quakertown), Hunterdon Co, NJ

9. Thomas Kester, b 24 Nov 1752 in Kingwood (now Quakertown), Hunterdon Co, NJ

10. Margaret Kester, b 10 Aug 1755 in Kingwood (now Quakertown), Hunterdon Co, NJ"