The Pound and Kester Families - Containing an Account of the Ancestry of John Pound (Born in 1735) And William Kester (Born in 1733) And a Genealogical Record of All Their Descendants and Other Family Historical Matter #230618

Books treating of genealogy owe their existence, as a rule, to natural personal interest or enthusiasm. The present work, however, had its origin in another feature which struck the fancy of the author with singular force. This was the close and novel union between the Pound and Kester families which was the real incentive for the compilation of this volume. The ancestors of John Pound settled in New Jersey close to Pennsylvania, the ancestors of William Kester settled in Penn sylvania close to New Jersey; three children of John Pound married three children of William Kester, and in her ripe old age the widow of John Pound married the octogenarian, William Kester.