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PETER LESTER 1660–1742 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1660

Birth Location: Leicester, Leicester Unitary Authority, Leicestershire, England

Death Date: 06 Jun 1742

Death Location: Richland, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Samuel (Lester)

Mother: Elizabeth Burcott

Spouse(s): Mary Duncalf

Children(s): Hannah Lester

In 1660, PETER LESTER entered the world in Leicester, Leicester Unitary Authority, Leicestershire, England, born to Samuel Leicester Lester And Elizabeth Burcott. PETER LESTER married Mary Taylor Duncalf, and had children including Hannah Lester. PETER LESTER passed away in 1742 in Richland, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1660, PETER LESTER entered the world in Leicester, Leicester Unitary Authority, Leicestershire, England, born to Samuel Leicester Lester And Elizabeth Burcott.
  • PETER LESTER married Mary Taylor Duncalf, and had children including Hannah Lester.
  • PETER LESTER passed away in 1742 in Richland, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

PETER LESTER's Ancestors

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PETER LESTER
1660–1742
Birth Place: Leicester, Leicester Unitary Authority, Leicestershire, England
Parents
Samuel Leicester (Lester)
1634–1700
Leicestershire, England
Elizabeth Burcott
1638–1692
Leicestershire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Peter Leicester 1st Baronet Knight) Baronet
1614–1678
Tabley Old Hall, Nether Tabley, Great Budworth, Bucklow, Cheshire, England
Hon (Lady Elizabeth Gerard decendant of Edward) 1
1620–1679
Bromley Hall, Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Peter Leicester\Leycester
1588–1647
Elizabeth Mainwaring
1587–1641
Lord 1
1585–1623
Elinour Dutton
1595–1663
2nd-Great-Grandparents
ADAM TABLEY
1565–1591
Dorothy Leycester
1565–1630
Randle Sir
–1612
Lady Bromley
1570–1624
Thomas Sir
1568–1614

PETER LESTER's Descendants

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PETER LESTER (1660–06 Jun 1742) m. Mary (Taylor) Duncalf (1662–6 Jun 1742)
  1. 1. Hannah Lester 1686–1770 m. Abraham (Griffith) Sr 1680–1760
    1. 1. Abraham Griffith 1713–1742 m. Elizabeth Lynn 1720–1786
      1. 1. Thomas Griffith 1737–1780 m. Mary (* B. Littlejohn (KILLED in Indian) raid) 1740–1780
        1. 1. Rachel (Katherine Griffith) 1756 1753–1808 m. Wilson (Basil Lewis) 1750 1755–1808

PETER LESTER's Timeline

6 Records

1660
1660
Birth of PETER LESTER in Leicester, Leicester Unitary Authority, Leicestershire, England
Leicester, Leicester Unitary Authority, Leicestershire, England
1682
Abt. 1682
Age 22
PETER LESTER was married in PA
PA
1685
06 April 1685
Age 25
PETER LESTER was married in Chester, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Chester, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1685
2 Jun 1685
Age 25
PETER LESTER was married in Chester, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Chester, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
1740
27 Oct 1740
Age 80
PETER LESTER was married in Montgomery, Pennsylvania
Montgomery, Pennsylvania
1742
06 Jun 1742
Age 82
Death of PETER LESTER in Richland, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
Richland, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1660
    Event Place: Leicester, Leicester Unitary Authority, Leicestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1682
    Event Place: PA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 06 April 1685
    Event Place: Chester, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 2 Jun 1685
    Event Place: Chester, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 27 Oct 1740
    Event Place: Montgomery, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 Jun 1742
    Event Place: Richland, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA

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