Simon LEISTER (LESTER)

1795 - 1866  (71 years)

• Name	Simon LEISTER (LESTER)
  Birth	15 Jul 1795	Greenvil Le Co., SC
  Gender	Male
  Death	Nov 1866	Greenville Co., SC
  Person ID	I30124596645	Brown/Hayes
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	David LEISTER (LESTER),   b. Abt. 1741, England Or Ireland d. 06 Nov 1830, Greenville Co., SC (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth RITCHEY,   b. Abt. 1754, En Route To America d. Bef. 1829, Prob. Greenville Co., SC (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	Bef. 1773
  Family ID	F494	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Esther LANGLEY,   b. 22 Jul 1796   d. Bef. 1860, Greenville Co, SC (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	Abt. 1818	Prob. Greenville Co., SC
  Children	1. Moses LESTER (LEISTER),   b. Abt. 1819   d. Oct 1872 (Age 53 years)   2. Jane Elizabeth LEISTER (LESTER),   b. 1821   3. Thomas Carter LEISTER (LESTER),   b. 1824   d. 1892 (Age 68 years)   4. Rosalinda B. LEISTER (LESTER),   b. 1826   5. Manurva Ann LEISTER (LESTER),   b. 1828   6. David Carr LEISTER (LESTER),   b. 1831   d. 16 Nov 1900 (Age 69 years)   7. Mary Elizabth LEISTER (LESTER),   b. 19 Oct 1832   d. 28 Jan 1907 (Age 74 years)   8. Margaret P. LEISTER (LESTER),   b. 06 Mar 1836   d. 07 Jun 1907 (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F492	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

• Notes

  This has been taken from a book written by William Penn MORROW, titled MY MORROW KINFOLKS Simon and Esther were very wealthy in land and slaves. They owned land on both sides of the Tygr river, possibly as much as 1500 acres. When I sold one of my houses on Morrowdale Lane, the attorney who traced the title said that she had traced the propertyback to a land grant from the King of England. I would conclude from this that a portion or all of his 1500 acres was a land grand from the King. You will note the acreage in his will is less than the 1500 acres attributed to him. So it is unclear as to the total number of acres he owned at one time. However, he may have sold some of this land before his death.