The surname Kiester was first found in Holland, where the name became noted for its many branches in the region, each house acquiring a status and influence which was envied by the princes of the region. The name was first recorded in Amsterdam, an ancient 13th century town held by the Lords of Amstel. Giesebrecht II built a castle there. Geisbrecht III built the dam to keep out the sea. It is first mentioned in charters of 1275 when Floris IV, the count of Holland granted its charter. It became a city of great mercantile wealth. It hold great treasures of art. In their later history the surname became a power unto themselves and were elevated to the ranks of nobility as they grew into a most influential family. The family name was anciently seated in Amsterdam.
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Early History of the Kiester family
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Kiester Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Kies, Kise, Kyse, Kize and others.
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Early Notables of the Kiester family
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Kiester migration to the United States
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Kiester Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
Friederich Kiester, who settled in Philadelphia in 1737
Friederick Kiester, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1737 1
Georg Kiester, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1742 1
Martin Kiester, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1744 1
Frederick Kiester, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1750
Contemporary Notables of the name Kiester (post 1700)
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J. A. Kiester (b. 1832), American Republican politician, Member of Minnesota State House of Representatives 20th District, 1865; Member of Minnesota State Senate 5th District 2
David Kiester, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1972 2
Arthur M. Kiester, American Republican politician, Member of West Virginia State House of Delegates from Pleasants County, 1963-64 2
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Kiester migration to the United States 
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