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Dorcas Isham 1600–1651 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1600

Birth Location: England

Death Date: Aft. 1651

Death Location: Elizabeth River, Lower Norfolk, Colony of Virginia

Father: John Isham

Mother: Elizabeth Barker

Spouse(s): Bartholomew Hoskyns, Robert Foster

Children(s): Ann Foster, Robert Foster, Richard Foster, Bartholomew Jr, Katherine Meares, Dorcas Foster, John Hoskins, Richard Hoskins, Sarah Hoskins

Dorcas Isham was born in 1600 in England, the child of John Isham And Elizabeth Barker. Dorcas Isham married Bartholomew Hoskyns, Robert James Foster, and had children including Ann Elizabeth Foster, Bartholomew Hoskins Jr, Dorcas Hoskins Foster, John Hoskins, Katherine Hoskins Meares, Richard Foster, Richard Hoskins, Robert Foster, Sarah Hoskins. Dorcas Isham passed away in 1651 in Elizabeth River, Lower Norfolk, Colony of Virginia.

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Biography

  • Dorcas Isham was born in 1600 in England, the child of John Isham And Elizabeth Barker.
  • Dorcas Isham married Bartholomew Hoskyns, Robert James Foster, and had children including Ann Elizabeth Foster, Bartholomew Hoskins Jr, Dorcas Hoskins Foster, John Hoskins, Katherine Hoskins Meares, Richard Foster, Richard Hoskins, Robert Foster, Sarah Hoskins.
  • Dorcas Isham passed away in 1651 in Elizabeth River, Lower Norfolk, Colony of Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Isham
1530–1595
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
JI
Elizabeth Barker
1533–1594
Birth Location: Sonning, Berkshire, England
EB

Spouses(s)

Bartholomew Hoskyns
1599–1663
Birth Location: England
BH
Robert Foster
1600–1624
Birth Location: England
RF

Children(s)

Ann Foster
1620–1692
Birth Location: England
AF
Robert Foster
1615–1672
Birth Location: Lowdham, Nottinghamshire, England
RF
Richard Foster
1619–1691
Birth Location: Essex, England
RF
Bartholomew Jr
1627–1660
Birth Location: Elizabeth City, Virginia
BJ
Katherine Meares
1628–1649
Birth Location: England
KM
Dorcas Foster
1629–1685
Birth Location: Elizabeth Cittie, Colony of Virginia
DF
John Hoskins
1630–1680
Birth Location: Elizabeth City, Colony of Virginia
JH
Richard Hoskins
1635–
Birth Location: –
RH
Sarah Hoskins
1637–1674
Birth Location: Essex, Virginia
SH

Dorcas Isham's Ancestors

Self
Dorcas Isham
1600–1651
Birth Place: England
Parents
John Isham
1530–1595
London, Middlesex, England
Elizabeth Barker
1533–1594
Sonning, Berkshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorcas Isham's Descendants

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Dorcas Isham (Abt. 1600–Aft. 1651) m. Bartholomew Hoskyns (1599–1663) m. Robert (James) Foster (Abt. 1600–Bef. 1624)
  1. 1. Ann (Elizabeth) Foster 1620–1692 m. John (Carraway) I 1614–1669
    1. 1. John (E Carraway) II 1653–1728 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Kemp 1655–1728
      1. 1. William Carraway 1686–1761 m. Ann Moore 1689–1770 m. Mary Whitehurst 1700–
        1. 1. Sarah Carroway 1736–1780 m. Captain (Thomas) Delamar 1725–1787 m. Captain (Thomas) Delamar 1725–1787
        2. 2. James Caraway 1713– m. Ann Simmons 1723–
        3. 3. Ann Carraway 1717–
        4. 4. Patty Carraway 1727–
        5. 5. Arthur Carraway 1738–
        6. 6. William Carraway 1724–1783
        7. 7. Amy Carraway 1717–
        8. 8. Mary Carraway 1729–
        9. 9. Dinah Carraway 1732–
        10. 10. Elizabeth Carraway 1735–
        11. 11. Thomas Carraway 1718–1799
        12. 12. John Carraway 1726–1789
        13. 13. William Carraway 1738–
        14. 14. Richard Carraway 1741–1777
        15. 15. Nathaniel Carraway 1744–1795
      2. 2. John (Carraway) III 1675–1719
      3. 3. Ann Carraway 1680–1719
      4. 4. Richard Carraway 1686–1710
      5. 5. Mary Caraway 1684–1734
      6. 6. James Carraway 1679–1761
      7. 7. Mary Carraway 1673–1679
      8. 8. Thomas Caraway 1689–1769
      9. 9. Dinah Carraway 1691–1732
      10. 10. Richard Carraway 1677–1710
  2. 2. Robert Foster 1615–1672
  3. 3. Richard Foster 1619–1691 m. Susannah Garnett 1620–1693 m. Anne Jackson 1620–
    1. 1. Robert (Foster) Sr 1651–1716 m. Elizabeth Garnett 1660–1744
      1. 1. Anthony (Samuel Foster) Sr 1689–1763 m. Martha Taliaferro 1700–1761 m. Isabella Golding 1695–1747 m. Martha Golding 1695–1761 m. Sarah (unknown Foster) Sparks 1701–1763
        1. 1. Edmund Foster 1711–1748
        2. 2. Martha (Sarah Foster) Crutcher 1716–1801
        3. 3. John Foster 1719–1764
        4. 4. Mary (Foster) Bartlettt 1723–1810
        5. 5. Thomas Foster 1725–1763
        6. 6. Elizabeth (Foster) Frazer 1733–1791
        7. 7. Anthony (Samuel Foster) Jr 1740–1816
      2. 2. Barbara (Foster) Loving 1694–1763
      3. 3. Elizabeth (Foster) Golding 1704–1775 m. William (M) Golding 1703–1782
        1. 1. Richard Golding 1744–1788
        2. 2. Reuben Golding 1743–1835
        3. 3. Robert Golding 1750–1828 m. Sarah Estes 1740–1800
      4. 4. George Foster 1696–1789
      5. 5. James (Foster) Sr 1687–1749
      6. 6. John Foster 1689–1760 m. Isabella Golding 1695–1747
      7. 7. Margaret Foster 1697–1716
      8. 8. Mary Foster 1687–1785 m. Nicholas Boon 1679–
      9. 9. Richard Foster 1693–1783
      10. 10. Robert (Foster) Jr 1692–1720
      11. 11. Thomas (Garnett) Foster 1718–1786 m. Virginia (Lucille) Clements 1718–1786
        1. 1. Lydia (Hatchett) Foster 1751–1823 m. Jesse (Gideon) Seay 1740–1809
        2. 2. Thomas Foster 1746–1803
        3. 3. Andrew Foster 1758–1775
        4. 4. Jane Foster 1741–1796
        5. 5. Moses Foster 1749–1813
        6. 6. William Foster 1755–1818
        7. 7. John Foster 1739–1817
        8. 8. Sarah (Elizabeth) Foster 1735–1813
        9. 9. Robert Foster 1750–1817
      12. 12. William Foster 1698–1767
    2. 2. Richard (Foster) Jr 1643–1704
    3. 3. William Foster 1647–1649
    4. 4. Thomas Foster 1656–1769
    5. 5. George Foster 1659–
    6. 6. Dr. (John A Foster) Sr. 1665–1734 m. Ruth Hawkins 1682–1734
      1. 1. Ambrose Foster 1720–1802 m. Mary (Margaret "Peggy" (Foster)) Lewis 1726–1809 m. Rebecca (Mary) Lewis 1722–1790 m. Margaret ((Peggy)) Lewis 1726–1809
        1. 1. Ambrose (Foster) Jr 1743–
        2. 2. Betsy Foster 1748–1802
        3. 3. Sarah (Sally) Foster 1746–
        4. 4. Frances Foster 1750–1802
        5. 5. Mildred Foster 1753–
        6. 6. Margaret Foster 1756–
        7. 7. Joel (Lewis) Foster 1766–1834 m. Mary (Jane) Armstrong 1770–1845
        8. 8. John Foster 1758–1810
        9. 9. Patsy Foster 1760–
        10. 10. Thomas (Lloyd) Foster 1780–1847
      2. 2. James Foster 1725–1803
      3. 3. Richard Foster 1710–1794
      4. 4. Joseph Foster 1710–1744
      5. 5. Robert Foster 1700–1748
      6. 6. Elizabeth Foster 1698–
      7. 7. Susannah Foster 1695–
      8. 8. Sarah Foster 1686–1691
      9. 9. Richard Foster 1696–1795
      10. 10. John Foster 1698–1699
      11. 11. John (Foster) Jr. 1684–1711
    7. 7. Susan Foster 1671–1681
    8. 8. Edward Foster 1672–
    9. 9. Mary Foster 1673–
    10. 10. Ellen Foster 1674–
  4. 4. Bartholomew (Hoskins) Jr 1627–1660
  5. 5. Katherine (Hoskins) Meares 1628–1649
  6. 6. Dorcas (Hoskins) Foster 1629–1685
  7. 7. John Hoskins 1630–1680
  8. 8. Richard Hoskins 1635–
  9. 9. Sarah Hoskins 1637–1674 m. Thomas (Meadors) Jr 1635–1662
    1. 1. John Meador 1658–1721 m. Mary Awbrey 1665–1721
      1. 1. Jonas Meador 1698–1768 m. Frances Hudgens 1702–1774
        1. 1. Josiah (Meador) Sr 1736–1836 m. Lavina ('LILLY') Moody 1730–1798

Dorcas Isham's Timeline

4 Records

1587
1587
Birth of Dorcas Isham in Mundon, Essex, England
Mundon, Essex, England
1600
Abt. 1600
Birth of Dorcas Isham in England
England
1651
Aft. 1651
Age 51
Death of Dorcas Isham in Elizabeth River, Lower Norfolk, Colony of Virginia
Elizabeth River, Lower Norfolk, Colony of Virginia
1670
1670
Age 70
Death of Dorcas Isham in Virginia, British Colonial America
Virginia, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1587
    Event Place: Mundon, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1600
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1670
    Event Place: Virginia, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft. 1651
    Event Place: Elizabeth River, Lower Norfolk, Colony of Virginia
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