David LEISTER (LESTER)

1741 - 1830  (89 years)

• Name	David LEISTER (LESTER)
  Birth	Abt. 1741	England Or Ireland
  Gender	Male
  Death	06 Nov 1830	Greenville Co., SC
  Person ID	I30124596622	Brown/Hayes
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth RITCHIE,   b. 1754, At Sea En Route To America d. Bet. 1820–1829, Greenville Co, SC (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	1770	Cumberland Co, PA
  Children	1. Adam Ritchie LEISTER (LESTER),   b. Abt. 1775, Cumberland Co, PA d. Bet. 1840–1850, Transylvania Co., NC, Formerly Macon Co. (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F495	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth RITCHEY,   b. Abt. 1754, En Route To America d. Bef. 1829, Prob. Greenville Co., SC (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	Bef. 1773
  Children	1. William LEISTER (LESTER),   b. 1773   2. Adam Ritchie LEISTER (LESTER),   b. Abt. 1775, Cumberland Co, PA d. Bet. 1840–1850, Transylvania Co., NC, Formerly Macon Co. (Age 75 years)   3. James LEISTER (LESTER),   b. 1782   d. 1854 (Age 72 years)   4. Moses LEISTER (LESTER),   b. 1784   d. 1831 (Age 47 years)   5. John 1786 LEISTER (LESTER),   b. 1786   d. 1856 (Age 70 years)   6. Samuel LEISTER (LESTER),   b. Bef. 1790   7. Thomas Hale LEISTER (LESTER),   b. 08 Dec 1792   d. Aug 1872 (Age 79 years)   8. Simon LEISTER (LESTER),   b. 15 Jul 1795, Greenvil Le Co., SC d. Nov 1866, Greenville Co., SC (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F494	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Spelling could have Leicester. David came to America with his brother Robert. It is believed that David Leister was a revolutionary War soldier, serving in Capt. Samuel Irwin's Coo, First BN, Cumberland Co. (PA) militia, along with his brothers-in-law Edward O'Hail and John Ritchey. It is believed that he and his family moved to South Carolina area following the Revolutionary War.