Lesher of Rye

Lesher of Rye and Colorado

Being the Genealogy of the Stephen and Arthur Lesher family of New York, Robert Lesher family of Colorado, their cousins, ancestors and descendants

Last complete update January 1, 2009. All prose describing individuals is computer generated, resulting in occasional grammatical surprises. Please email corrections/additions to researcher.



Researched by:
Robert G. Lesher
200 Ryan's Lane, Clayton NC 27520.
Other Genealogy Subjects Included:
Photo Archives (open to new submissions)                      
Origin of "Lesher"
Writings by Family
The Lesher Dollar

Earliest history of our line of Leshers as they came from the Palatines to the Hundson River Valley. Our man: Immigrant Sebastion. This is a pdf file; if you do not have Adobe Reader, click here and download it. Also see Lesher Family Association, our relatives.

The Mayflower Connection
This Lesher family has ten ancestors in four family groups who came over on the Mayflower in 1620: Edward Fuller, wife, son, son's wife; John Alden, William Mullins, wife, son and daughter (Pricilla), and Richard Warren.

The Real Story of the Pilgrims
About John Alden, John Alden Jr. a Salem witch!, About William Mullins, About Richard Warren, About Edward Fuller,
William Bradford's Mayflower Passenger List, Paintings of the Mayflower crossing, The Mayflower Disappears


Database developed and maintained in The Master Genealogist by Wholly Genes, see: http://www.whollygenes.com/index.htm. Author will provide the database to any one who obtains and installs a copy of TMG. Web software is Second Site by John Cardinal, designed to work with the TMG database.