People named Andrew Feaster

"Andrew Feaster, the first settler of the name (the name was then spelled Pfister) in 1740 emigrated to this state (South Carolina) from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. His father, Peter, died on the road and was buried somewhere in Virginia. From him was descended the present family of Feasters of the Beaver Creek section of this county, Better known as the Feasterville township. He had a cousin, John Feaster, who came at the same time and settled in Edgefield County. He was the great-grandfather of Laurens Feaster, of the "Dark Corner" section. Andrew Feaster was twice married (first wife's name not known), by the first wife only one daughter, Martha, who married William Colvin, of the Sandy River section of Chester County, now known as the Halsellville township, and near where John Simpson now lives. She moved with some of her children to Greene County, Alabama, and lived to be quite an old lady, over 100 years. Most of her children died before she did, several going further West, into Louisiana and Texas. Her son, Tom Colvin, married Savilla Mobley, and their son, "Long." Thomas Colvin's daughter, Mary, married Nehemiah Cobb. Their son, Tom, married Dora Steele; their daughter, Fannie, married Herbert Gosa, great-great-grandson of David Roe Coleman. Peter Pfeister came to America from the Canton of Berne, Switzerland, wife and son, Andrew, and perhaps other children, in 1754 on the ship "Brothers." They settled in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Andrew changed the spelling of the name to its present form about 1767. He married in Philadelphia a widow, Mrs. Peter Cooper (her maiden name was Margaret Fry). She had four children: Adam, Eve, Peter and Eliza. 'Tis not known just when they left Pennsylvania for the south, some tradition saying 1770, others nearer 1780.

Andrew J Feaster was born on December 9, 1965, and died at age 25 years old on October 11, 1991. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Andrew J Feaster.

Andrew H Feaster of Austin, Travis County, TX was born on April 7, 1910, and died at age 79 years old on December 30, 1989.