Peter LESTER

Peter LESTER[1, 2, 3]

Male Aft 1693 - Aft 1741  (~ 47 years)

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  • Name Peter LESTER 
    Born Aft 1693 
    Gender Male 
    Died Aft 13 Mar 1741 
    Person ID I1403  Ancestrees
    Last Modified 8 Jul 2022 

    Father Peter LESTER,   b. Est 1660, , Leicestershire, ENG Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1742, Richland, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 82 years) 
    Mother Mary DUNCALF,   b. Abt 1664,   d. Abt 1739, Richland, Bucks, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 75 years) 
    Married Aft 6 Aug 1685  , Chester, PA, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F6910  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Joyce UNKNOWN,   d. Aft 1740 
    Married Bef Oct 1716 
    Children 
     1. Martha LESTER,   b. Bef 1721, , Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt Feb 1797, , Newberry, SC, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 76 years)
     2. James Lester,   b. 1714,   d. 1803  (Age 89 years)
    Last Modified 8 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F6732  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Children 
    +1. Martha LESTER,   b. Bef 1721, , Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt Feb 1797, , Newberry, SC, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 76 years)
    Last Modified 13 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F2  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Notes 
    • Peter and Joyce did not have any children listed in "The Early Friends Families of Upper Bucks" by Clarence V. Roberts, c. 1925. However, a recent copy of the marriage record for Moses Coppock and Martha Lester found by Patti Sue McCrary states that Martha Lester is the d. of Peter Lester, yeoman (farmer), of Richland Twp., Bucks Co., Pennsylvania Since this is where Peter lived during his adulthood, it makes perfect sense that this is the Peter who is Martha's father by timing and place. His own father, Peter, would have been near 80, and probably not listed as a farmer -- even if he was still living at the time. Peter was deeded 200 acres of his father's land in Richland on May 15, 1721, in the area known as the great swamp. It is highly likely that his father was living with him for over a 20 year period since the elder Peter had deeded away all of his 600 acres to his son-in-laws and son a good twenty years before his death. Land records need checked for Peter Jr. as the "Early Friends Families of Upper Bucks" states that he sells this land at 2 different times - in 1724 and 1741. He had purchased 204 additional acres in 1739 on Cooks Creek near Durham, Springfield Twp., Pennsylvania. That land was sold in 1742 suggesting to me that he had possibly died at this time.

  • Sources 
    1. [S720] Clarence Roberts, Early Friends of Upper Bucks, Pennsylvania (1925).

    2. [S2365] New Jersey Archives, Mariage Licenses 1711-1797, Vol. 1727-1734, Cenerous to Bourne, page 57 1/2.

    3. [S3234] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Yates Publishing, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc Date:2004 Place:Provo, UT, USA), 1,7836::0. (Reliability: 0).