Elizabeth Kester

Elizabeth Lacock

• Daughter of Joseph Laycock, Sr. and Sarah Moore
• Birth: June 25, 1725 in Trenton, Sussex, NJ, United States
• Death: 1810 in Elk Creek, Spencer, Kentucky

Spouses

• Married: (1) Zilliah Ferguson about 1752
• Married: (2) William Kester, Sr. In 1761 in New Jersey, United States

Children with Zilliah Ferguson

• Thomas Ferguson; 1754–Deceased
• Othel Ferguson; 1755–Deceased
• Samuel Ferguson; 1758–1814
• Nancy Ferguson; 1758–1833
• Sarah Ferguson; 1759–Deceased
• Elizabeth Ferguson; 1760–Deceased

Children with William Kester, Sr

• 1- Elizabeth Kester by his second wife, born about 1763, died about 1840, married Edmund Liston. For her record see Part III.
• 2- William Kester by his second wifeborn about 1765, died about 1815, married Eunice Pound. For her record see Part IV.
• 3- Sarah Kester by his second wife, born June 24,1767, died February 2, 1848, married Thomas Pound. For her record see Part V.
• 4- John Kester by his second wife, born March 23, 1770, died September 14, 1839, married Sarah Pound. For his record see Part VI.

This source came from: The Pound and Kester Families: Containing an account of the ancestry of John Pound, Page 306-308- https://archive.org/stream/poundkesterfamil1904hunt#page/306/mode/1up

History

William Kester, a son of Paul and Ruth (Kitchen) Kester, was born in the vicinity of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, about the year 1733. His first name was probably given him from his mother's family, as William was a common name among the Kitchens of that period. It is said that Williams's father died when he was quite young; and that "some kind-hearted Quakers took him away; presumably to live with them and it is probable that he was living during his minority with these Quaker people in Chester County, Pennsyvania, for it is know that his brothers, Samuel and John and sister, Rebecca, were all residing in that county at a later date, and that he himself was identified , or at least acquainted with the members of the Sadsbury Monthly meeting as a member, but the minutes of the Kingwood, New Jersey, Monthly Meeting show that he came there on the 11th day, the 3rd month 1756, by a letter of recommendation from the Sadsbury Meeting. His reasons for thus moving from the vicinity of Sadsbury, Pennsylvania, to Kingwood, New Jersey, are indicated by the fact that he had shortly before that time become of age and that his uncle Hermanus Kester, and family and his brother John and sister Rebecca (both minors who had evidently taken up their abode with their uncle Hermanus after the death of their father) were all members of the Kingwood Monthly Meeting. William's uncle, Hermanus Kester, had a daughter, Elizabeth born on the 25th day, the 6th month, 1735, and to her was doubtless married, as the Kingwood records show that on the 14th day of the 10th month, 1756 "William Kester and Elizabeth Kester, first cousins," were brought before the meeting for marrying, and as no further mention is made of them in the minutes of that meeting, it is supposed they were "cut off" and dropped from the membership as it was against the rules of the Friends for first cousins to marry. Some years later William Kester moved to Virginia or Maryland. It is not known for certain in which state he located, but probably,he first settled in Virginia and afterwards moved to Maryland. The boundary line between these two States in those times was in dispute, and this may account for the fact that some of his descendants say he resided in Virginia, and others say he lived in Maryland. However, this may be it is known that between 1781 and 1786, he was living near Cumberland, Maryland, as the family of his daughter Elizabeth have preserved the history that she married Edmund Liston there in 1781 and located under the Laurel Hills on George's Creek, southwest of Cumberland and that William and his whole family immigrated from that vicinity to Kentucky in the year 1786. The account of that trip given on another page ( see appendix III) of this volume shows that they went from Maryland overland to Pittsburg, Pennsylvania and thence by the Ohio river on a flat boat, landing where Louisville, Kentucky now stands, in the month of April 1786. From that date he and his children lived in Nelson County until 1795, when they moved to near Elk Creek in Shelby, now Spencer County Kentucky, where he remained until his death. William was married a second time, probably in New Jersey, about 1762, to a widow, Ferguson, whose maiden name was Elizabeth Lacock (see Appendix I and L), who died in Spencer County Kentucky, about 1805-10, and he was married again about 1813, (see Appendix IV), to a widow, Stiglar, whose maiden name was Sarah Martin, and who had been married twice before, her first husband being John Pound, the common ancestor of the Pound Family found in this volume. At the time of this last marriage, William was Eighty and his wife Seventy-five year of age, and they were then living with their children, John and Sarah (Pound) Kester, and remained there until they died. He and his third wife both died at the age of eighty-seven years and are buried at the Elk Creek, Spencer County, Kentucky USA. His five children on by his first wife and four by the second wife.

Sources

This source came from: The Pound and Kester Families: Containing an account of the ancestry of John Pound, Page 306-308- https://archive.org/stream/poundkesterfamil1904hunt#page/306/mode/1up

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History of William & Elizabeth Kester

William Kester, a son of Paul and Ruth (Kitchen) Kester, was born in the vicinity of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, about the year 1733. His first name was probably given him from his mother's family, as William was a common name among the Kitchens of that period. It is said that Williams's father died when he was quite young; and that "some kind-hearted Quakers took him away; presumably to live with them and it is probable that he was living during his minority with these Quaker people in Chester County, Pennsyvania, for it is know that his brothers, Samuel and John and sister, Rebecca, were all residing in that county at a later date, and that he himself was identified , or at least acquainted with the members of the Sadsbury Monthly meeting as a member, but the minutes of the Kingwood, New Jersey, Monthly Meeting show that he came there on the 11th day, the 3rd month 1756, by a letter of recommendation from the Sadsbury Meeting. His reasons for thus moving from the vicinity of Sadsbury, Pennsylvania, to Kingwood, New Jersey, are indicated by the fact that he had shortly before that time become of age and that his uncle Hermanus Kester, and family and his brother John and sister Rebecca (both minors who had evidently taken up their abode with their uncle Hermanus after the death of their father) were all members of the Kingwood Monthly Meeting. William's uncle, Hermanus Kester, had a daughter, Elizabeth born on the 25th day, the 6th month, 1735, and to her was doubtless married, as the Kingwood records show that on the 14th day of the 10th month, 1756 "William Kester and Elizabeth Kester, first cousins," were brought before the meeting for marrying, and as no further mention is made of them in the minutes of that meeting, it is supposed they were "cut off" and dropped from the membership as it was against the rules of the Friends for first cousins to marry. Some years later William Kester moved to Virginia or Maryland. It is not known for certain in which state he located, but probably,he first settled in Virginia and afterwards moved to Maryland. The boundary line between these two States in those times was in dispute, and this may account for the fact that some of his descendants say he resided in Virginia, and others say he lived in Maryland. However, this may be it is known that between 1781 and 1786, he was living near Cumberland, Maryland, as the family of his daughter Elizabeth have preserved the history that she married Edmund Liston there in 1781 and located under the Laurel Hills on George's Creek, southwest of Cumberland and that William and his whole family immigrated from that vicinity to Kentucky in the year 1786. The account of that trip given on another page ( see appendix III) of this volume shows that they went from Maryland overland to Pittsburg, Pennsylvania and thence by the Ohio river on a flat boat, landing where Louisville, Kentucky now stands, in the month of April 1786. From that date he and his children lived in Nelson County until 1795, when they moved to near Elk Creek in Shelby, now Spencer County Kentucky, where he remained until his death. William was married a second time, probably in New Jersey, about 1762, to a widow, Ferguson, whose maiden name was Elizabeth Lacock (see Appendix I and L), who died in Spencer County Kentucky, about 1805-10, and he was married again about 1813, (see Appendix IV), to a widow, Stiglar, whose maiden name was Sarah Martin, and who had been married twice before, her first husband being John Pound, the common ancestor of the Pound Family found in this volume. At the time of this last marriage, William was Eighty and his wife Seventy-five year of age, and they were then living with their children, John and Sarah (Pound) Kester, and remained there until they died. He and his third wife both died at the age of eighty-seven years and are buried at the Elk Creek, Spencer County, Kentucky USA. His five children on by his first wife and four by the second wife.

This source came from: The Pound and Kester Families: Containing an account of the ancestry of John Pound, Page 306-308- https://archive.org/stream/poundkesterfamil1904hunt#page/306/mode/1up