Margaret (Kuster) Dewees (abt. 1690 - 1754)

Born about 1690 in Kaldenkirchen, Dist. of Viersen, Westphalia

Ancestors

Wife of Cornelius Dewees — married 1708 in Germantown, Philadelphia, PA

Descendants

Died 1754 at about age 64 in Skippack, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Biography

Margaret (Kuster) Dewees migrated from Germany to Pennsylvania.

Margaret (Kuster) Dewees was a part of William Penn's Pennsylvania Settlers community. Join: William Penn and Early Pennsylvania Settlers Project Discuss: penn

Margaret Kuster was born 1690, in Kaldenkirchen, Dist. Viersen, Westphalia (Germany). Margaret died between 1714 and 1760. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

"It seems probable that Margaret Koster who married Cornelius De Weese is the daughter of Paulus and Gertrude Kusters, but there is no known proof of this. The strongest evidence for Margaret as a daughter of Paulus is the fact that Cornelius DeWeese signed Paulus' will by his mark. Margaret is believed to have been born about 1690 and to have married Cornelius DeWeese about 1708. Their first child was baptized by Paulus Van Vlecq." ^[5]

"...Cornelius and Margaret had six children:

1. John/Johannes De Weese baptized 29 May 1710 by Dominie Van Vlecq at Skippack; lived in Heidelberg Township, Berks County, PA.

2. Catrina De Weese baptized 4 September 1711 by Dominie Van Vlecq.

3. Garret De Weese born about 1713; married Mary (surname unknown); married Elizabeth Jones 26 December 1752, lived in Robeson Township, Berks County, PA.

4. William De Weese married Rachel Huste 3 November 1743.

5. Cornelius De Weese, Jr. married Margaret Richards.

6. Samuel De Weese married Elizabeth (surname unknown); died 1777." ^[6]

Notes on Dewees Family

Cornelius Deweese was presumably the son of Garret Hendricks de Wees who settled in Germantown, Province of Pennsylvania in 1689 with his 3 sons and one daughter, Wilhelmina who married Nicholas Rittenhouse. His second son, Cornelius, born in Holland, settled in Skippack Township in the Perkiomen region, on a farm which he and his brother William bought in partnership in 1708. He married Margaret Koster or Kuster and had several children. Cornelius Dewees chose the occupation as farmer and took up residence in what is now Montgomery County. His descendants are scattered throughout PA, OH and other states having amassed fortunes by tilling the soil. In 1708 Cornelius moved to the Van Bebber tract, which comprised what is now Perkiomen Township. Both Cornelius and his brother William sent their children to the school taught by Francis Daniel Pastorius at Germantown. In Rupps collection of 30,000 names of emigrants to Pennsylvania: First Settlers at Gemantown 1683-1710.

Margaret (Kuster) DEWEES (daughter of Paulus KUSTER and Gertrude DOORS -) was born 1690 in Kaldenkirchen, Dist Viersen, Westphalia (GERMAY), and died about 1753 in Philadelphia, Province of Pennsylvania. She married (1) Cornelius DEWEES in 1704 in Shepock Bucks County, Province of Pennsylvania, the son of Gerrett Henrickes DEWEES and Zytian (nee BOEKANOUGEN ) DEWEES.

More About Margaret (nee KUSTER) DEWEES: Date born 2: 1690 in Westphalia (Germany), b. 1711, Skippack County, Province of Pennsylvania

More About Cornelius DeWeese and Margaret Custer: Marriage: 1708, Germantown, Province of Pennsylvania

Children of Cornelius DeWeese and Margaret Custer are:

Garret DeWeese , b. 1708, Germantown, Old Philadelphia, Province of Pennsylvania d. 1767, Berks, Province of Pennsylvania

John Johannes DeWeese , b. 29 May 1710, Bensalem, Bucks County, Province of Pennsylvania

Christine DeWeese ml, b. 1711, Perkiomen Twp., Old Philadelphia, Province of Pennsylvania

Catrina DeWeese , b. 4 Sep 1711, Southampton, Bucks County, Province of Pennsylvania

Cornelius DeWeese , b. Bef. 1713, New York, Province of New York

William DeWeese , b. 1714, PerkiomenTwp., Old Philadelphia, Province of Pennsylvania

Samuel DEWEES , b. 1715, Skippack County, Province of Pennsylvania d. 1777, near Allentown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania

Cornelius DeWeese , b. 1716, Germantown, Philadelphia, Province of Pennsylvania d. Jan 1751/52, Philadephia, Province of Pennsylvania

Samuel DeWeese , b. 1718, Berks Co., Province of Pennsylvania d. 1777, Near Allentown, Berks County, Province of Pennsylvania

Sources

1. ↑ Kentucky Roots; is a GEDCOM import of "KY Roots.ged", by William Hauser.
2. ↑ West, Edmund, comp., Ancestry.com Family Data Collection, Ancestry.com Operations Inc.
3. ↑ Ancestry Family Trees, Provo, Utah, USA: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. This is a link to a Private Ancestry.com family tree belonging to [[Saunders-3398 | Pat Saunders. As of Oct 2018 the Ancestry link to this family tree was not good, and could not be located.
4. ↑ Delphine, Dominique Z., an Ancestry.com family tree of "CABLE-BUCHER-HAWBAKER-ULERY-KESTER-PRIEST-STAFFORD-SCANLAND-PRICE- HAPNER". As of Sep 2016 the Ancestry link to this family tree was not good, and could not be located.
5. ↑ "The Descendants of Paulus and Gertrude Kusters, Jean M. White, editor, published by The Castor Association of America, 1991, page 40"
6. ↑ "The Descendants of Paulus and Gertrude Kusters, Jean M. White, editor, published by The Castor Association of America, 1991, page 41"

Acknowledgements

• Kuesters-24 was merged into Kuster-38, on 1 Apr 2015. Thank you everyone.

• Kuster-115 was merged into Kuster-38, on 22 Dec 2014. Thank you everyone.

• Kuster-115 was created through a GEDCOM import of "Ancestry William Saunders.ged", on 3 Oct 2014, by Pat Saunders. Thank you Pat.

• Kuster-38 was created through a GEDCOM import of "Our Roots.ged", on 23 Jul 2011 by Larry J. Arnold. Thank you Larry.

• Kuesters-24 was created through a GEDCOM import of "Lupton file.ged", on 7 Jul 2011, by Kim Ostermyer. Thank you Kim.

Imported GEDCOM file Title: GEDCOM file imported on 24 Aug 1998.

Ancestral File (TM) Author: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publication: July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996

First-hand information as remembered by Christopher Gorman, Sunday, February 2, 2014.

WikiTree profile Koster Or Kester Or Custer Or-1 created through the import of meland2012.ged on Feb 6, 2012 by Greg Meland.

WikiTree profile Koster Or Kester Or Custer Or-2 created through the import of meland2012.ged on Feb 6, 2012 by Greg Meland.

See the changes page for the details of edits by Greg and others.