LESTER, John ^{1 2}

  General Notes:

The Gwynedd Monthly Meeting named John overseer for the "Great Swamp" (the area they resided in) in 1725. He worked at this position with diligence for many years taking care of what became the Richland Meeting. He and John Ball are on a petition signed in 1730. He and Peter Lester (Jr.) have signatures on a petition filed in court on Sep 15, 1743 to request organization of Springfield Township. He died at age 82 leaving a will in Philadelphia dated Mar 2, 1764 written almost 7 years before his death. It named sons John, Peter, Joseph and deceased son Isaac's children and daughters Catherine Roberts and Priscilla Foulke.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Will, Mar 2, 1764, , , PA.

John married Catherine GRIFFITH, daughter of Howell GRIFFITH and Unknown, in Jan 1714/15 in Gwynedd M.M., Richland, PA. (Catherine GRIFFITH died in 1731.)

John next married Dorothy UNKNOWN in Dec 1732.