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Peter Lester 1660–1742 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1660

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

Death Date: 6 Jun 1742

Death Location: Richlandtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Samuel (Lester)

Mother: Elizabeth Burcott

Spouse(s): MARY DUNCALF

Children(s): Catherine Lester

In 1660, Peter Lester entered the world in Leicester, Leicester Unitary Authority, Leicestershire, England, born to Samuel Leycester Lester And Elizabeth Burcott. Peter Lester married Mary Taylor Duncalf, and had children including Catherine Lester. Peter Lester passed away in 1742 in Richlandtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1660, Peter Lester entered the world in Leicester, Leicester Unitary Authority, Leicestershire, England, born to Samuel Leycester Lester And Elizabeth Burcott.
  • Peter Lester married Mary Taylor Duncalf, and had children including Catherine Lester.
  • Peter Lester passed away in 1742 in Richlandtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel (Lester)
1634–1700
Birth Location: Leicestershire, England
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Elizabeth Burcott
1638–1692
Birth Location: Leicestershire, England
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Spouses(s)

MARY DUNCALF
1662–1742
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Colony
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Children(s)

Catherine Lester
1691–1764
Birth Location: Chester, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Peter Lester's Ancestors

Self
Peter Lester
1660–1742
Birth Place: Leicester, Leicester Unitary Authority, Leicestershire, England
Parents
Samuel Leycester (Lester)
1634–1700
Leicestershire, England
Elizabeth Burcott
1638–1692
Leicestershire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Peter Leicester (Lester) Leycester1st Baronet) Knight
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
John Burcott
1606–1679
Somerset, England
Elizabeth Underwood
1608–1692
Culmstock, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
Peter Leycester
1588–1648
Elizabeth Mainwaring
1587–1641
Gilberti Gerard
1585–1622
Eleonore Dutton
1595–1666
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Adam Leycester
1565–1591
Dorothy Shakerley
1565–1630
Thomas Gerard
1560–1618

Peter Lester's Descendants

1.
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Peter Lester (1660–6 Jun 1742) m. MARY (TAYLOR) DUNCALF (1662–6 Jun 1742)
  1. 1. Catherine Lester 1691–1764
    1. 1. Kezia Ball 1716–1804
      1. 1. Tamar Dennis 1755–1838 m. Edward Thomas 1755–1813
        1. 1. Sarah Thomas 1781–1852 m. George McCullough 1796–1862

Peter Lester's Timeline

2 Records

1660
1660
Birth of Peter Lester in Leicester, Leicester Unitary Authority, Leicestershire, England
Leicester, Leicester Unitary Authority, Leicestershire, England
1742
6 Jun 1742
Age 82
Death of Peter Lester in Richlandtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Richlandtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Jun 1742
    Event Place: Richlandtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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