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Katharine Foster 1580–1642 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Feb 1580

Birth Location: Wing, Buckinghamshire, England

Death Date: 1642

Death Location: Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts

Father: Peter Foster

Mother: Helene Greenway

Spouse(s): Ralph Tompkins

Children(s): Nathaniel Sr.

Katharine Foster was born in 1580 in Wing, Buckinghamshire, England, the child of Peter Patricke Foster And Helene Ellen Greenway. Katharine Foster married Ralph Tompkins, and had children including Nathaniel Tompkins Sr. Katharine Foster passed away in 1642 in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • Katharine Foster was born in 1580 in Wing, Buckinghamshire, England, the child of Peter Patricke Foster And Helene Ellen Greenway.
  • Katharine Foster married Ralph Tompkins, and had children including Nathaniel Tompkins Sr.
  • Katharine Foster passed away in 1642 in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

Peter Foster
1547–1609
Birth Location: Wendover, Buckinghamshire, England
PF
Helene Greenway
1552–1609
Birth Location: Wing, Buckinghamshire, England
HG

Spouses(s)

Ralph Tompkins
1585–1666
Birth Location: Wendover, Buckinghamshire, England
RT

Children(s)

Nathaniel Sr.
1612–
Birth Location: Edlesborough, Buckinghamshire, England
NS

Katharine Foster's Ancestors

Self
Katharine Foster
1580–1642
Birth Place: Wing, Buckinghamshire, England
Parents
Peter Patricke Foster
1547–1609
Wendover, Buckinghamshire, England
Helene ("Ellen") Greenway
1552–1609
Wing, Buckinghamshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Anthony) Greenway
1536–1590
Leckhampstead, Buckinghamshire, England
Lady (Winifred) Harcourt
1534–1618
Leckhampstead, Buckinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Greene
1500–1553
Lady Marston
1515–1590
Sir de'Harcourt
1500–1565
Lady Stanton
1504–1554
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Norton
1459–1506
Lady Fogge
1469–1506
Charles Marston
1500–1587
Sarah Steward
–1600
Sir de'Harcourt
1473–1547
Lady Darrell
1476–1565
Sir Oxford
1481–1549
Jane Pole
1483–1540

Katharine Foster's Descendants

1.
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Katharine Foster (21 Feb 1580–1642) m. Ralph Tompkins (5 Aug 1585–12 Nov 1666)
  1. 1. Nathaniel (Tompkins) Sr. 1612– m. Elizabeth Goodman 1620–1672
    1. 1. Nathaniel (Tompkins) Jr. 1650–1724 m. Elizabeth Allen 1651–1714
      1. 1. Sarah Tompkins 1689–1786 m. Benjamin Gifford 1685–1754
        1. 1. John Gifford 1718–1763 m. Bathsheba Lapham 1720–1763
        2. 2. Hannah Gifford 1710–1754
        3. 3. Experience Gifford 1715–1809
        4. 4. Meribah Gifford 1722–1816
        5. 5. Rest Gifford 1727–1821

Katharine Foster's Timeline

2 Records

1580
21 Feb 1580
Birth of Katharine Foster in Wing, Buckinghamshire, England
Wing, Buckinghamshire, England
1642
1642
Age 62
Death of Katharine Foster in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts
Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1580
    Event Place: Wing, Buckinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1642
    Event Place: Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts
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