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Descendants of Paulus Kuster

Generation No. 2

2. ARNOLD⁵ CUSTER (PAULUS⁴ KUSTER, ARNOLD³, JOHANNES², REINER¹) 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) GERTRUD CONRADS 24 Jun 1691 in Krefeld, Germany. She was born Abt. 1670 in Germany, and died Abt. 1698 in Germany. He married (2) REBECCA ? Abt. 1699 in Pennsylvania. She was born Abt. 1680, and died Bef. 1739 in Pennsylvania.

Notes for ARNOLD CUSTER:
      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 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 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

      The Renunciation of Right to Administer: Estate of Arnold Kuster, Dec 22, 1739 is file no 35, Orphans' Court, Philadelphia, Pa. There is a copy of this document in Milo Custer's "Custer Genealogies" :
"Know all Men by these presents that I Conrad Custers of the County of Philadelphia. yeoman, for diverse good Causes and Considerations thereunto have renounced and disclaimed and by these presents Do as well for myself and the rest of the children of Arnold Custer, Father, who dyd (i.e. died.) Intestate and by their Order and Consent Renounce mine and their Right of Administration of the Estate of the said Dec'd. Willing and Desiring that the Administration thereof be Committed to Harman Custer Broth(er) of the sd. Deced. In Witness whereof I the said Conrad Custer have hereunto set my Hand and Seal this 22 December 1739.
                                          Conrad Kuster

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. A copy of this deed is also in Milo Custer's book, "Custer Genealogies" which states in part:
                  Deed
            Arnold Kuster's Heirs to James Brooke
                  1740
"This Indenture made the ....day of ....in the year of our Lord One Thousand seven hundred and forty. Between Conrad Custer and Susanna, his wife, Paul Custer and Sarah, his wife, George Custer and Mary, his wife, Nicholas Custer and Susanna, his wife, Arnold Custer and Barbara, his wife, they the said Conrad, Paul, George, Nicholas and Arnold being the sons of Arnold Custer, late of Hanover Township, in the County of Philadelphia, Bricklayer, deceased. John Jenkins and Katharine, his wife, one of the daughters of said Arnold the father, and Dorothy Custer and Hannah Custer, the other daughter(s) of the said deceased Arnold Custer, of the one part, and james Brooke of Hanover Township aforesaid, Yeoman, of the other part."...

      A note on the names of the counties cited should be made to explain that "About the year 1700 the lands around the Mantawny and the French Creeks were literally outposts of Pennsylvania. On our side of the river (Pottstown) they were a part of Philadelphia County. Chester County was formed in 1682, Berks in 1752, and Montgomery not until 1784." from page 1 of "A History of Pottstown, Pennsylvania 1752-1952" by Paul Chancellor, published by the Historical Society of Pottstown, Pennsylvania in the year 1953.

Notes for REBECCA ?:


Child of ARNOLD CUSTER and GERTRUD CONRADS is:

CONRAD⁶ CUSTER, b. Abt. 1695; d. Unknown.

Children of ARNOLD CUSTER and REBECCA ? are:

	ii.	KATHARINE⁶ CUSTER, b. Abt. 1700; d. Unknown.
4.	iii.	GEORGE CUSTER, b. Abt. 1704, Germantown, Pennsylvania; d. 01 Nov 1755, Northhampton/Carbon County, Pennsylvania.
5.	iv.	NICHOLAS CUSTER, b. Dec 1706, Germantown, Pennsylvania; d. Dec 1784, Limerick Township, Pennsylvania.
6.	v.	PAUL CUSTER, b. Abt. 1710, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; d. 10 Nov 1783, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
	vi.	HANNAH CUSTER, b. Abt. 1715; d. Unknown.
	vii.	ARNOLD CUSTER, JR., b. Abt. 1720; d. Unknown.
	viii.	DOROTHY CUSTER, b. Abt. 1724; d. Unknown.

3. HERMANUS⁵ CUSTER (PAULUS⁴ KUSTER, ARNOLD³, JOHANNES², REINER¹) was born Abt. 1681 in 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, Hermanus was baptized either on October 19, 1681, or on March 15, 1682. There are two baptismal accounts for Hermanus, "a little son of Gertrude Doors," on the same page of the church records. Both are in the same handwriting, presumably that of the pastor, Johannes Adolf Eylert. We do not know if one entry corrects the other, if they refer to the same child, of if there were two mothers named Gertrude, each with a child Hermanus. It would be unlikely that the same child would have been rebaptized. Lenert Hillikens, Arent Simons, and Marij Doors (Gertrude's sister, Margarita) were witnesses at the October 19 baptism. The March 15 witnesses were Peter Sieben and Margryit Doors (Gertrude's sister).), and died 1760 in Pennsylvania. He married ISABELLA B. CONRAD 1706 in Pennsylvania, daughter of PETER CONRAD. She died Aft. 1760.

Notes for HERMANUS CUSTER:
From Marilyn Conn 11 Sep 2002: My family line goes,
Paulus Kuster; Hermanus Streypers Custer; Peter Conrad Custer; Jacob
Godachalk Custer; Peter Van Fossen Custer; Peter Yerger Custer; Jacob
Albright Custer then my great grandfather Charles Frederick Custer then my
grandfather William Jacob Custer.

More About HERMANUS CUSTER:
Baptism: 08 Mar 1681/82, Reformed Church, Kaldenkirchen, Germany

Children of HERMANUS CUSTER and ISABELLA CONRAD are:

7.	i.	PETER CONRAD⁶ CUSTER, b. Abt. 1709; d. Unknown.
	ii.	GERTRUDE CUSTER, b. Abt. 1711; d. Unknown.
	iii.	MARGARET CUSTER, b. Abt. 1713; d. Unknown.
	iv.	MAGDALENA CUSTER, b. Abt. 1714; d. Unknown.
	v.	JOHN CUSTER, b. Abt. 1715; d. Unknown.
	vi.	REBECCA CUSTER, b. Abt. 1718; d. Unknown.
	vii.	PAUL CUSTER, b. Abt. 1720; d. Unknown.

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