Person:Hermanus Kester (1)

(Research):!<1>BIRTH-PARENTS-SPOUSE-CHILDREN: Jean M. White, editor, THE DESCENDANTS OF PAULUS AND GERTRUDE KUSTERS; 1542-1819; The Castor Association of America, Richmond, TX, 1991; pp 139-140, 238 "2.5.6. Hermanus Kester, [Jr.], born 17, 5th month 1744; married Rachel Webster 14, 10th month [Dec] 1762." (p 140) 2.5.6. Hermanus Kester, the son of Hermanus and Anne (Large) Kester, was born 17 July 1744. He married Rachel Webster 14, 10th month 1762. Rachel was born 28, 11th month 1742. Hermanus was taxed as a household in Kingwood Twp, Hunterdon County, NJ in 1778. He owned one cow and one pig. His name does not appear on the 1780 tax list. The family may have moved to Morris County, NJ area as their son, Richard, was married there."

!<2>BIRTH-PARENTS-SIBLINGS: 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. Child [#6] ***HERMANUS KESTER, b 17, 5th mo [Jul] 1744

!<3>MARRIAGE(Date of First Declaration): James W. Moore, RECORDS OF THE KINGWOOD MONTHLY MEETING OF FRIENDS OF HUNTERDON NJ [Now Quakertown MM], Beginning in 1744; 1762,1774;; Seattle [WA] Public Library [Microcard, 929.2] "***HERMANUS KESTER, & Rachel Webster, 14, 10th mo [Dec], 1762"

• • • HERMANUS KESTER, JR., 8, 9th mo, 1774"

QUESTION: No spouse given above. Is this the correct man, and if so, then was their marriage delayed? This is supported by the fact that they did not have their first child until 1774.

!<2>SPOUSE-CHILD(Mary): James W. Moore, RECORDS OF THE KINGWOOD MONTHLY MEETING OF FRIENDS OF HUNTERDON NJ [Now Quakertown MM], Beginning in 1744; 1797,1810;; Seattle [WA] Public Library [Microcard, 929.2] "Mary Kester, buried 28, 9th mo, 1797, d/o ***HERMANUS & Rachel KESTER" "***HARMANUS KESTER reported present on 25 Oct 1810 at marriage of Wm Kester [his grandnephew] & Mary Webster."

1. ↑ Gerold Young, (i)Ancestors of Gerold Young(/i) (http:/www.gencircles.com/users/gyounga/1).
2. ↑ Dominique Z. Delphine, (i)CABLE-BUCHER-HAWBAKER-ULERY-KESTER-PRIEST - STAFFORD - SCANLAND-PRICE - HAPNER(/i).
3. ↑ Unknown, (i)None(/i).
4.   Gerold Young, (i)Ancestors of Gerold Young(/i) (http:/www.gencircles.com/users/gyounga/1).
5.   Hamburg Monthly Meeting Records, Hamburg, New York
   048333.
6.   Wilson family Bible, Mary Wilson original owner, Eunice Broom present owner, information from a sheet of paper within the Bible.

   Births
   K us?
   15. Samuel Kester-son of ??? Harmonics & Rachel Kester was born in Kingwood, Hunterdon Co, N.J. 28da 10mo 1777

   The transcriber of this from the original source misread the name which should have been transcribed as Hermanus.