Ruth Kester Kitchin

• Daughter of William Kitchen and Rebecca Wells
• Birth: circa 1716 in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
• Death: 1744 (16-24) in Amwell, Somerset, New Jersey, United States
• Place of Burial: Germantown Cemetery, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Married

• Married: Paul Kester on November 17, 1720 in the First Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

Children

• Samuel Kester, born about 1731, married Leah Vickers;
• Margaret Kester, was born about 1732
• William Kester; b 1733, m Elizabeth Kester; Elizabeth Lacock and Sarah Martin
• Rebecca Kester; b 12 Dec 1738, m Joseph Webster
• Mary Kester, born on November 16, 1741, married Jonas Paxson
• John Kester, born on September 31, 1744, married first Hannah Webster, and then Anne Parker.

The children were raised in Solesbury, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

History of Paul Kester & Ruth Kitchin

• The Pound and Kester Families: containing an account of the ancestry of John Pound, page 305-306
• The Settlement of Germantown

History

Ruth Kitchin was reportedly born between 1714 and 1716, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the eldest daughter of five children born to William Kitchin and Rebecca Norton. Ruth married Paul Kester on November 17, 1730, in the First Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia, (mouse over and click on marriage image right to enlarge it in a new window/tab) and they had six children – Samuel, born about 1731, married Leah Vickers; Margaret was born about 1732; ancestor William; Rebecca, born on February 12, 1738, married Joseph Webster; Mary, born on November 16, 1741, married Jonas Paxson; and John, born on September 31, 1744, married first Hannah Webster, and then Anne Parker. The children were raised in Solesbury, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Ruth Kitchin died in 1744, possibly in childbirth with John, in Germantown in Philadelphia County, leaving her husband with six young children.

Source - William Kester's Ancestors

Sources

• Paul Kester, "Pennsylvania, Church Marriages, 1682-1976"- https://www.geni.com/photo/view/6000000001727537506?album_type=photos_of_me&photo_id=6000000087168194058
• Doors (Thiessen, Tyson) Family of Krefeld-http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~villandra/OldGeocities/Web...
• SECTION ONE: JESSE LEROY PECTOL ANCESTORS Chapter 7 Jesse’s 7th Generation Ancestors, Chapter 7 Page 2 - http://www.myfamilyonline.com/histories/The%20Story%20of%20the%20Pe...
• William Kester's Ancestors - http://jtbullock.com/Tree/WilliamKester.html