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Hopestill Foster 1621–1676 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1621

Birth Location: Biddenden, Kent, Eng.

Death Date: 15 OCT 1676

Death Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, MA

Father: Richard Foster

Mother: Patience Bigge

Spouse(s): Mary Bates

Children(s): Comfort Foster, Elisha Foster, Hopestill Jr, James Foster, John Foster, Mary Foster, Patience Foster, Richard Foster, Standfast Foster, Thankful Foster

The story of Hopestill Foster began in 1621 in Biddenden, Kent, Eng.. Hopestill Foster married Mary Bates, and had children including Comfort Foster, Elisha Foster, Hopestill Foster Jr, James Foster, John Foster, Mary Foster, Patience Foster, Richard Foster, Standfast Foster, Thankful Foster. Hopestill Foster passed away in 1676 in Dorchester, Suffolk, MA.

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Biography

  • The story of Hopestill Foster began in 1621 in Biddenden, Kent, Eng..
  • Hopestill Foster married Mary Bates, and had children including Comfort Foster, Elisha Foster, Hopestill Foster Jr, James Foster, John Foster, Mary Foster, Patience Foster, Richard Foster, Standfast Foster, Thankful Foster.
  • Hopestill Foster passed away in 1676 in Dorchester, Suffolk, MA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Foster
1578–1612
Birth Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, Eng.
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Patience Bigge
1595–1609
Birth Location: Cranbrook, Kent, Eng
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Spouses(s)

Mary Bates
1619–1702
Birth Location: Lydd, Kent, Eng.
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Children(s)

Comfort Foster
1658–1688
Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, MA
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Elisha Foster
1648–1682
Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
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Hopestill Jr
1645–1676
Birth Location: Dorchester, MA
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James Foster
1651–1732
Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, MA
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John Foster
1648–1681
Birth Location: –
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Mary Foster
1656–1695
Birth Location: –
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Patience Foster
1646–1706
Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, MA
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Richard Foster
1663–1663
Birth Location: BOSTON, SUFFOLK, MA
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Standfast Foster
1660–1727
Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, MA
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Thankful Foster
1637–1697
Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
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Hopestill Foster's Ancestors

Self
Hopestill Foster
1621–1676
Birth Place: Biddenden, Kent, Eng.
Parents
Richard Foster
1578–1612
Ipswich, Suffolk, Eng.
Patience Bigge
1595–1609
Cranbrook, Kent, Eng
Grandparents
John Bigge
1566–1605
Biddenden, England
Rachel Martin
1570–1646
Biddenden, England
Great-Grandparents
James Martin
1547–1583
Joan Adam
1544–1582
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Adam
1518–1571
Alice Baker
1520–1571

Hopestill Foster's Descendants

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Hopestill Foster (ABT 1621–15 OCT 1676) m. Mary Bates (21 NOV 1619–4 JAN 1702)
  1. 1. Comfort Foster 1658–1688
  2. 2. Elisha Foster 1648–1682 m. Sarah Payson 1657–1714
  3. 3. Hopestill (Foster) Jr 1645–1676 m. Elizabeth Payson 1649–1674
    1. 1. Hopestill (Foster) III 1670–1724 m. Elizabeth Phipps 1682–1731
      1. 1. Danforth Foster 1717–1717
      2. 2. Elisha Foster 1711–1766 m. Elizabeth Shepard 1713–1773
      3. 3. Elizabeth Foster 1708–1709
      4. 4. Mary Foster 1715–1716
  4. 4. James Foster 1651–1732 m. Mary Capen 1714–1714 m. Anna Lane 1664–1732
    1. 1. Anna Foster 1684–1728 m. Robert Field 1678–1759
      1. 1. Anna Field 1713–1752 m. Humphrey Atherton 1684–1752
        1. 1. Anna Atherton 1731–1774 m. Samuel Bird 1724–1771
    2. 2. Elizabeth Foster 1694–1721 m. Ebenezer Barnard 1669–1720
      1. 1. Lemuel Barnard 1735–1817 m. Elisabeth Williams 1741–1804
        1. 1. Henry Barnard 1768–1852 m. Eunice Barnard 1774–1857
      2. 2. Salah Barnard 1720–1769 m. Elizabeth Nims 1745–1771
        1. 1. Ebenezer Barnard 1766–1813 m. Ursula Wright 1782–1860 m. Abigail Catlin 1767–1822
        2. 2. Electa Barnard 1768–1797 m. Calvin Faxon 1766–1797
        3. 3. Elihu Barnard 1772–1775
        4. 4. Elihu Barnard 1781–1782
        5. 5. Elizabeth Barnard 1767–1793 m. James Upham 1755–1792
        6. 6. Erastus Barnard 1768–1808 m. Sally (Baker) Whitney 1775–1825
        7. 7. Eunice Barnard 1774–1857 m. Henry Barnard 1768–1852
        8. 8. Experience Barnard 1779–1815 m. Samuel Mather 1773–1815
        9. 9. Lemuel Barnard 1785–1875 m. Clorinda Taylor 1790–1824
        10. 10. Salah Barnard 1783–1855 m. Dorothy Taylor 1786–1831
    3. 3. Hopestill (Lane) Foster 1701–1772 m. Sarah Allen 1701–1772
    4. 4. James Foster 1698–1715 m. Priscilla Stone 1694–1715
    5. 5. Jemima Foster 1690–1725 m. Robert Spur 1689–
    6. 6. John Foster 1688–1705 m. Mary Aires 1675–1705
    7. 7. Mary Foster 1692–1709
    8. 8. Mary Foster 1675–1675
    9. 9. Patience Foster 1686–1721 m. Samuel Savel 1680–1721
    10. 10. Rebecca Foster 1700–1700
    11. 11. Silence Foster 1677–1704 m. John Clap 1671–1703
    12. 12. Thankful Foster 1683–1700 m. John Baker 1683–
    13. 13. Thankful Foster 1704–1733 m. John Shaw 1681–1733
  5. 5. John Foster 1648–1681 m. Abigail Hawkins 1650–1651
  6. 6. Mary Foster 1656–1695 m. Samuel Ward 1651–1695 m. Ephraim Sale 1638–1690
    1. 1. John Sale 1686–1760
  7. 7. Patience Foster 1646–1706 m. Thomas Brown 1645–1690
    1. 1. Elizabeth Brown 1677–1750 m. Hopestill Bent 1672–1725
      1. 1. Elijah Bent 1713–1797 m. Susanna Stone 1720–1801
        1. 1. Abigail Bent 1757–1758 m. David Curtis 1753–
        2. 2. Dorcus Bent 1742–1743 m. Micah Maynard 1735–1778
        3. 3. Elijah Bent 1739–1740 m. Mehitable Newcomb 1742–
        4. 4. Joel Bent 1750–1812 m. Mercy Mason 1746–1840
        5. 5. Nathan Bent 1760–1833 m. Abigail Goodenow 1759–1782
        6. 6. Rufus Bent 1755–1821 m. Mary Wyman 1758–
        7. 7. Silas Bent 1744–1818 m. Mary Carter 1747–1771
        8. 8. Stephen Bent 1752–1822 m. Elizabeth Wright 1753–
        9. 9. Susannah Bent 1748–1749 m. Wilbert 1748–
      2. 2. Elizabeth Bent 1720–1721
      3. 3. Hopestill Bent 1708–1772 m. Anna (Bemis) Fiske 1714–1793 m. Beulah Rice 1716–1739
      4. 4. Martha Bent 1701–1722
      5. 5. Micah Bent 1716–1770 m. Grace Rice 1718–1755
        1. 1. Anne Bent 1744–1769 m. Daniel Felch 1734–1768
        2. 2. David Bent 1739–1795 m. Mary Felch 1737–1766
        3. 3. Elizabeth Bent 1752–1753 m. David (Stone) Jr. 1747–
        4. 4. Jane Bent 1748–1749 m. Jonas (Stearns) Harrington 1740–
        5. 5. Martha Bent 1750–1751 m. Benjamin Rice 1749–
        6. 6. Sarah Bent 1746–1747
        7. 7. William Bent 1741–1829 m. Abigail Bruce 1754–
      6. 6. Peter Bent 1703–1733 m. Mary Parris 1703–1732
      7. 7. Sarah Bent 1711–1735 m. Jeremiah Wesson 1700–1745
      8. 8. Thomas Bent 1706–1775 m. Mary Stone 1718–1775
        1. 1. Eunice Bent 1763–1806 m. Thomas Glover 1762–1804
        2. 2. Jason Bent 1750–1786 m. Anne Glover 1749–1837
        3. 3. Jonathan Bent 1758–1826 m. Ruth Haynes 1760–1807 m. Experience Smith 1760–1803
        4. 4. Lois Bent 1740–1783 m. James Glover 1728–1787
        5. 5. Lucy Bent 1736– m. Nathan Livermore 1727–
        6. 6. Martha Bent 1752–1787 m. James Inglis 1750–1787
        7. 7. Mary Bent 1743–1824 m. Benjamin Edwards 1740–1787
        8. 8. Samuel Bent 1755–1833 m. Molly Hunt 1755–1838
        9. 9. Thomas Bent 1738–1787 m. Submit Parker 1742–1781
    2. 2. Eunice Brown 1683–1684
    3. 3. Experience Brown 1690–1691
    4. 4. Hannah Brown 1678–1679
    5. 5. Mary Brown 1668–1720 m. Johathan Willard 1660–1721
      1. 1. Jonathan Willard 1695–
    6. 6. Mercy Brown 1687–1688
    7. 7. Patience Browne 1671–1722 m. Daniel Stone 1668–1702 m. Nathaniel Rice 1680–1725
      1. 1. Beulah Stone 1695–1786 m. Josiah Brown 1693–1762 m. Timothy Minot 1692–1766
      2. 2. Keziah Stone 1697–1759 m. Eliab Moore 1698–1756
      3. 3. Lois Stone 1701–1730 m. Moses Maynard 1696–1782
        1. 1. Abigail Maynard 1730– m. Benjamin Fiske 1730–
        2. 2. Daniel Maynard 1740–
        3. 3. Josiah Maynard 1718–1724
        4. 4. Lois Maynard 1733–1782 m. Edward Howe 1729–
        5. 5. Micah Maynard 1735–1778 m. Dorcus Bent 1742–1743
        6. 6. Nathaniel Maynard 1744–1779
        7. 7. Samuel Maynard 1726–1755 m. Sarah Noyes 1731–1756
      4. 4. Micah Stone 1699–1738 m. Abigail Stone 1707–1796
        1. 1. Daniel Stone 1727–1813 m. Persis Haynes 1728–1754
        2. 2. Eliab Stone 1737–1822 m. Sarah Hubbard 1743–1770
      5. 5. Priscilla Stone 1693–1739 m. James Foster 1689–1735
      6. 6. Mary Rice 1707–1739 m. Samuel Knight 1684–1735
      7. 7. Nathaniel Rice 1710–1801 m. Sarah Smith 1712– m. Elizabeth Stone 1723–1746
      8. 8. Patience Rice 1705–1727 m. Joseph Muzzy 1701–1726
    8. 8. Silence Brown 1681–1682
    9. 9. Thankful Brown 1670–1702 m. Joseph (March) Hubbard 1676–1761
    10. 10. Thomas Brown 1674–1675
  8. 8. Richard Foster 1663–1663
  9. 9. Standfast Foster 1660–1727 m. Abigail Holman 1661–1698 m. Sarah Miller 1692–1720
  10. 10. Thankful Foster 1637–1697 m. John Baker 1640–1732

Hopestill Foster's Timeline

2 Records

1621
ABT 1621
Birth of Hopestill Foster in Biddenden, Kent, Eng.
Biddenden, Kent, Eng.
1676
15 OCT 1676
Age 55
Death of Hopestill Foster in Dorchester, Suffolk, MA
Dorchester, Suffolk, MA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1621
    Event Place: Biddenden, Kent, Eng.
    Record Source:
    [1] 1875.FTW
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 10 MAR 1998
    Record Source: 1875.FTW

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: 48-14
    Record Source: 1875.FTW

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 OCT 1676
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, MA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1875.FTW
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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