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Katherine Foster 1577–1636 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1577

Birth Location: Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England

Death Date: 1636

Death Location: Salem Essex County Massachusetts, USA

Father: Peter Foster

Mother: Ellen Greenway

Spouse(s): Ralph Tompkins

Children(s): John Tompkins, Marie Foster, Samuel Tompkins, Elizabeth Tompkins, Micah Tompkins, Sarah-infant Tompkins, Ralph-youth Tomkins, Nathaniel Tompkins, Catherine Tomkins, James Tomkins, Robert Tompkins*, Micah Tompkins, Ann Tompkins, John Sr., Isabel Tompkins, Martha Mass.), Elizabeth Mass.)

The story of Katherine Foster began in 1577 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England. Katherine Foster married Ralph Tompkins, and had children including Ann Tompkins, Catherine Tomkins, Elizabeth Tompkins, Elizabeth Tompkins Arr 1635 In Boston Mass, Isabel Tompkins, James Tomkins, John Custis Tompkins, John J Tomkins Sr, Marie Mary Tomkins Foster, Martha Tompkins Arr In 1635 At Boston Mass, Micah Michael Tompkins, Micah Tompkins, Nathaniel Tompkins, Ralph Youth Tomkins, Robert Tompkins, Samuel Tompkins, Sarah Infant Tompkins. Katherine Foster passed away in 1636 in Salem Essex County Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Katherine Foster began in 1577 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England.
  • Katherine Foster married Ralph Tompkins, and had children including Ann Tompkins, Catherine Tomkins, Elizabeth Tompkins, Elizabeth Tompkins Arr 1635 In Boston Mass, Isabel Tompkins, James Tomkins, John Custis Tompkins, John J Tomkins Sr, Marie Mary Tomkins Foster, Martha Tompkins Arr In 1635 At Boston Mass, Micah Michael Tompkins, Micah Tompkins, Nathaniel Tompkins, Ralph Youth Tomkins, Robert Tompkins, Samuel Tompkins, Sarah Infant Tompkins.
  • Katherine Foster passed away in 1636 in Salem Essex County Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Katherine Foster's Ancestors

Self
Katherine Foster
1577–1636
Birth Place: Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England
Parents
Peter Patricke Foster
1547–1609
Wendover, Buckinghamshire, England
Ellen ((Helene)) Greenway
1553–1609
Turville, Buckinghamshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas Foster of) Hanslope
1490–1555
Joan Church*
1523–1600
Ranwell Hall, Essex, England
Anthony Greenway
1536–1590
Leckhampstead, Buckinghamshire, England
Winifred Harcourt
1545–1618
Stanton Harcourt, West Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Church
1500–1599
Gertrude Tyrrell
1500–1566
Sir Green
1500–1553
Mary Marston
1525–1590
Sir England"
1500–
Lady Barentine
1504–1547
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Reynold Church
1446–1520
Margaret Greene
1476–1556
John Warley
1478–1540
Anne Norreys
1482–1531
Sir GREEN
1459–1506
Lady FOGGE
1469–1506
Simon Knight
1472–1547
Agnes Dayrell\Holbrook
1450–1535
William Knight
1481–1549
Jane Lewknor
1483–1540

Katherine Foster's Descendants

1.
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Katherine Foster (1577–1636) m. Ralph Tompkins (1585–12 Nov 1666)
  1. 1. John (Custis) Tompkins 1607–1681 m. Margaret GoodmanOldham 1612–1672 m. Margaret Goodman 1612–1681 m. Lettice Foster 1616– m. Mary (Reade) Reed 1653–1693
    1. 1. Nathaniel Tompkins 1633–1684 m. Elizabeth (Hannah) White 1655–1714 m. Elizabeth White 1650–
      1. 1. Antje (Anna) Woelfs 1668–1704 m. Jeremiah (Ceniff Canniff) Kenniff 1660–1731
        1. 1. Anna (Kennis) Canniff 1633–1736 m. James (Jacobus) DeBaun 1643–1753
        2. 2. Jeremias (Jeremiah Canniff Cenniff) Kenniff 1692–1763
        3. 3. Marretje (Mary Maria) Canniff 1695–1755
        4. 4. Elizabeth Canniff 1689–1736
        5. 5. Abigail Canniff 1692–1756
        6. 6. William Canniff 1701–1702
        7. 7. Marretje (Anna Antje) Canniff 1672–1736
        8. 8. Jonas Canniff 1693–1694
        9. 9. James Canniff 1692–1763
        10. 10. William (Cenniff) Canniff 1693–1702
        11. 11. Abigail Canniff 1694–1736
        12. 12. Richard Canniff 1697–1702
        13. 13. James Canniff 1691–1692
        14. 14. Christina Canniff 1718–
        15. 15. Anneken (Caniff \) Kennif 1689–
      2. 2. Elizabeth Tompkins 1675–1729
      3. 3. Nathaniel Tompkins 1678–1731
      4. 4. Hannah Tompkins 1703–1780
      5. 5. Mary Tompkins 1677–1685
      6. 6. Stephen (Nathaniel) Tompkins 1703–1797
      7. 7. Priscilla Tompkins 1679–1732
      8. 8. Edmund Tompkins 1701–1783
    2. 2. Hannah (Tompkins-Jones, 7th Great) Grandmother 1641–1672
    3. 3. John Tompkins –1713
    4. 4. John (Custis Tompkins, II, (Signed EastChester Covenant in) 1665), 1642–1722
    5. 5. Mary Tompkins 1649–1688
    6. 6. Ruth Tompkins 1640–1735
    7. 7. Elizabeth Tompkins 1639–1639
    8. 8. Margaret ("Mary") Tompkins 1646–1688
    9. 9. Deborah Tompkins 1651–1697
    10. 10. Priscilla Tompkins 1653–1717
    11. 11. Mary Tomkins 1649–1688
    12. 12. Hannah (the elder) Tompkins 1638–1640
    13. 13. Elizabeth Tompkins 1646–1646
    14. 14. Sarah Tompkins 1643–1707
    15. 15. John Tompkins 1642–1708
    16. 16. Edmund Tompkins 1644–1719
  2. 2. Marie ("Mary" Tomkins) Foster 1621–1688
  3. 3. Samuel Tompkins 1613–1676
  4. 4. Elizabeth Tompkins 1617–1688
  5. 5. Micah ((Michael)) Tompkins 1616–1690
  6. 6. Sarah-infant Tompkins 1613–1613
  7. 7. Ralph-youth Tomkins 1623–1630
  8. 8. Nathaniel Tompkins 1612–1684
  9. 9. Catherine Tomkins 1607–1616
  10. 10. James Tomkins 1607–1617
  11. 11. Robert Tompkins* 1619–1683
  12. 12. Micah Tompkins 1616–1640
  13. 13. Ann Tompkins 1614–
  14. 14. John (J. Tomkins) Sr. 1610–1681
  15. 15. Isabel Tompkins 1615–1675
  16. 16. Martha (Tompkins (Arr. in 1635 at Boston,) Mass.) 1620–1688
  17. 17. Elizabeth (Tompkins (Arr. 1635 in Boston,) Mass.) 1617–1663

Katherine Foster's Timeline

3 Records

1577
1577
Birth of Katherine Foster in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England
Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England
1580
21 Feb 1580
Age 3
Katherine Foster was baptized in Wing,Buckingham,England
Wing,Buckingham,England
1636
1636
Age 59
Death of Katherine Foster in Salem Essex County Massachusetts, USA
Salem Essex County Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1577
    Event Place: Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 57
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Massachusetts; Year: 1635; Page Number: 457
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 343.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: SAB
    [5] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [8] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1580
    Event Place: Wing,Buckingham,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Place: Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Massachusetts; Year: 1635; Page Number: 457

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Randall and Allied Families : William Randall (1609-1693) of Scituate and His Descendants with Ancestral Families
    [2] Descendants of Thomas Farr of Harpswell, Maine and ninety allied families

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1636
    Event Place: Salem Essex County Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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