Arnold Arndt Kuster

Arnold Kuster was born 9 Jun 1669 in Kaldenkirchen, Germany. His parents, Paulus Kuster and Gertrude Doors Kuster. Arnold married twice, first to Gertrude Conrad, and second to Rebecca Nuzam/Nuzom. Arnold passed away in 1738, Hanover Township, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. [1]

Emigrated after 1696

Children

• Conrad KUSTER b: 1693 in Hanover Twp., Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania Colony
• Katherine C. KUSTER b: 1700 in Germantown, Philadelphia Co., PA
• George KUSTER b: 1705 in Germantown, Philadelphia Co., PA
• Nicholas KUSTER b: 4 DEC 1707 in Germantown, Philadelphia Co., PA
• Paul KUSTER b: 1710 in Hanover Twp., Philadelphia Co., PA
• Dorothy KUSTER b: ABT 1714 in Manatawney, Philadelphia Co., PA
• Hannah KUSTER b: ABT 1716 in Manatawney, Philadelphia Co., PA
• Arnold KUSTER b: 1720 in Hanover Twp., Philadelphia Co., PA

Links

• https://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1356264...

Origins

Paulus and Gertrude Kusters had a number of children. There is clear evidence of six sons and between two and five daughters:

1. Arnold Kuesters, baptized 9 June 1669, Kaldenkirchen, Germany; married Gertrude Conrads 24 June 1691, Krefeld Reformed Church, Krefeld, Germany; married Rebecca (surname unknown); died 1739, Hanover Twp., Philadelphia County, PA, buried Manatawney Mennonite Cemetery..." [1]

"Arnold was the oldest son of Paulus and Gertrude, baptized 9 June 1669 at the Reformed Church, Kaldenkirchen, Germany.... He married Gertrude Conrads 24 June 1691 in the Reformed Church in Krefeld, Germany. Gertrut probably died before Arnold emigrated to Pennsylvania as there is no mention of her in any records after the marriage in Krefeld. Arnold is believed to have come to America with his parent and married Rebecca. His wife's last name is variously reported as Nuysum, Nuzam, and Schulzer, but there is no known documentation for any of these names." [1]

Biography

Arnold B. Doors or Aret Custer or Kuster, Sr.

Arnold Custer was born Abt. 1669 in Kaldenkirchen, Germany (Source: Chester E. Custer, "Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage Volume IX, Number 3 July 1986 "The Kusters and Doors of Kaldenkirchen, Germany, and Germantorwn, Pennsylvania," page 28, Arnold was baptized on June 9, 1669. The witnesses at his baptism were Stina Swig, Ans Strypers (presumed to be Anna, Gertrude's sister), and Noulis Guys, wife of Mattis Custers, brother of Paulus.), and died 1739 in Hanover Township, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. He married (1) Gertrut Conrads 24 Jun 1691 in Krefeld, Germany. He married (2) Rebecca ? Abt. 1699 in Pennsylvania.

In "Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage" Volume IX Number 3 July 1986 there is an article by Chester E. Custer titled "The Kusters and Doors of Kaldenkirchen, Germany, and Germantown, Pennsylvania". Researchers should try to obtain a copy of this article as Chester goes over the research done by Niepoth, Becker, Rotthoff, Lenders, Nieper and others to give us a better understanding of the early hisory of the family. Chester also visited the churches in Kaldenkirchen associated with the family and was assisted by Leo Peters, a professional archivist and linguist of Kaldenkirchen, in translating records. Chester also did research in Krefeld, in the Mennonite library in the Weierhof and in the archives at Dusseldorf.

Arnold is a witness to the will of his father, Paulus, in Will Book C, no 58, p. 72 Register of wills Office, Philadelphia County Courthouse,

Philadelphia, PA, USA "Descendants of Paulus and Gertrude Kustes" edith by Jean White.

ARNOLD b. Bef. 1669

Arnold Kuster came to Germantown with his parents. He had married Gertrude Conrads/Conratz in Kaldenkirchen, but it is unknown exactly where and when she died. Conrad Kuster is probably her son. After Gertrude's death, Arnold married Rebecca, and they are the ancestors of General George Armstrong Custer. In 1699, Arnold purchased Lot 6 in Germantown from Paul Engel. This lot was next door to Cornelius Dewees, who was married to Arnold's sister, Margaret. In 1702, he was asked to be a committeeman of Germantown, but declined, because of religious objection to taking an oath in court. Arnold and his brother, Hermanus, were active Mennonites in PA. Between 1703 and 1708, a log church was builtcfor the Mennonites, and Arnold, Hermanus, and Elizabeth Kuster were members.

Arnold was a bricklayer. In 1702, Arnold was on a list as having sent his children to a school in Germantown called Friends School, taught by Francis Daniel Pastorius. After 1714, Arnold moved to western Philadelphia Co., an area now Berks Co., where he bought 316 acres in Manatawney Tract of New Hanover Tp., for his children.

Arnold died in 1739 in Hanover Tp., Philadelphia Co., PA, and was buried in the Manatawney Cemetery (Mennonite). Letters of Administration were granted to his brother, Hermanus, Dec. 22, 1739.

In "Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage" Volume IX Number 3 July 1986 there isvan article by Chester E. Custer titled "The Kusters and Doors of Kaldenkirchen,vGermany, and Germantown, Pennsylvania". Researchers should try to obtain a copy of this article as Chester goes over the research done by Niepoth, Becker, Rotthoff, Lenders, Nieper and others to give us a better understanding of the early history of our family. Chester also visited the churches in Kaldenkirchen associated with the family and was assisted by Leo Peters, a professional archivist and linguistof Kaldenkirchen, in translating records. Chester also did research in Krefeld, in the Mennonite library in the Weierhof and in the archives at Dusseldorf.

Arnold is a witness to the will of his father, Paulus, in Will Book C, no 58, p. 72 Register of wills Office, Philadelphia County Courthouse, Philadelphia, PA The Renunciation of Right to Administer: Estate of Arnold Kuster, Dec 22,

1739 is file no 35, Orphans' Court, Philadelphia, Pa. The Administrator's Bond, Estate of Arnold Kuster, 1739, is file no. 35, Orphans' Court, Philadelphia, PA. The Deed, Arnold Kuster's heirs to James Brooke, 1740, is in Deed book 32, p. 90, Montgomery County Courthouse, Norristown, PA.

The witnesses at his baptism were Stina Swig, Ans Strypers (presumed to be Anna,cGertrude's sister), and Noulis Guys, wife of Mattis Custers, brother of Paulus.),

Son of Paulus Kuster and Gertrude Doors Custer

• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Dec 11 2018, 13:46:50 UTC

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GEDCOM Note

From https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Kuster-43

[Category: Kuster Name Study] [Category: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania] {German Roots Sticker}
{Migrating Ancestor - origin = Germany. destination = Pennsylvania
{Pennsylvania Settlers} [Category: German Roots Project] [Category: Pennsylvania Mennonite Pioneers] [Category: Kaldenkirchen, Nordrhein-Westfalen]

Biography

Arnold Kuster was born 9 Jun 1669 in Kaldenkirchen, Germany. His parents, Paulus Kuster and Gertrude DoorsKuster. Arnold married twice, first to Gertrude Conrad, and second to Rebecca Nuzam/Nuzom. Arnold passed away in 1738, Hanover Township, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.<ref name="White">White, Jean M., Editor; The Descendants of Paulus and Gertrude Kusters of Kaldenkirchen, Germany and Germantown, Pennsylvania the first four generations; Castor Association of America, Mennonite Press,Newton, Kansas, 1991; 303 Pages, Indexed; Pages 18-21. </ref>

"Paulus and Gertrude Kusters had a number of children. There is clearevidence of six sons and between two and five daughters:

1. Arnold Kuesters, baptized 9 June 1669, Kaldenkirchen, Germany; married Gertrude Conrads 24 June 1691, Krefeld Reformed Church, Krefeld, Germany; married Rebecca (surname unknown); died 1739, Hanover Twp., Philadelphia County, PA, buried Manatawney Mennonite Cemetery..." <refname="White"/>
"Arnold was the oldest son of Paulus and Gertrude, baptized 9 June 1669 at the Reformed Church, Kaldenkirchen, Germany.... He married Gertrude Conrads 24 June 1691 in the Reformed Church in Krefeld, Germany. Gertrut probably died before Arnold emigrated to Pennsylvania as thereis no mention of her in any records after the marriage in Krefeld. Arnold is believed to have come to America with his parent and married Rebecca. His wife's last name is variously reported as Nuysum, Nuzam,and Schulzer, but there is no known documentation for any of these names."

Arnold died about 1738, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. <ref name="White"/> His burial is in the Manatawney Mennonite Cemetery , Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.

Sources

• "Paulus Kuster 1644-c1708." Castor Association of America. Accessed 4 June 2016. http://www.caoa-genes.org/biographies/Paulus-kuster.html
• FamilySearch
• Elmer Leonard Hauser Genealogy
• William Howard Hauser Genealogy
• Delphine, Dominique Z. - Personal family tree on Ancestry.com; "<i>Cable-Bucher-Hawbaker-Ulery-Kester-Priest-Stafford-Scanland-Price-Hapner</i>".
• Ancestry Family Trees, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network. Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created.

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GEDCOM Note

Families from Kaldenkirchen were among the earliest emigrants to Pennsylvania. In 1683 thirteen German families emigrated on the ship Concord sailing from Rotterdam to Philadelphia. These families were members of the Religious Society of Friends (aka "Quakers") and Mennonites. Most were from the town of Krefeld, but some were from Kaldenkirchen. These thirteen families founded Germantown.[

Subsequent emigrants from Kaldenkirchen to Germantown included Paulus and Gertrude Kuster, the great-great-great-great-grandparents of U.S. Army colonel George Armstrong Custer.

Son of Paulus Kuster and Gertrude Doors Custer∼6th Generation Grandson of Ololus Kuster, Kaldenkirchen, Germany* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Oct 22 2021, 16:35:00 UTC

Arnold Doors Kuster (Custer)

• BIRTH 9 Jun 1669 - Kreis Viersen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
• DEATH Dec 1739 (aged 70) - Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
• BURIAL , Sprogell Mennonite Cemetery, Manatawna, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
• MEMORIAL ID 21547976 · View Source

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21547976/arnold-doors-kuster_(custer)

Son of Paulus Kuster and Gertrude Dohrs Custer
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6th Generation Grandson of Ololus Kuster, Kaldenkirchen, Germany