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Peter Garnett Foster 1756 – 1819 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 MAR 1756

Birth Location: Kingston Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 31 DEC 1819

Death Location: Mathews, Mathews, Virginia, United States

Father: Richard Foster

Mother: Susannah Rand

Spouse(s): Nancy Hall

Children(s): Susannah Foster, Nancy Foster, Elizabeth Foster, Richard Foster, Peter FOSTER, Mary Foster, William Foster

In 1756, Peter Garnett Foster entered the world in Kingston Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, United States, born to Richard Foster and Susannah Rand. Peter Garnett Foster married Nancy Ann Hall, and had children including Susannah Ransone Foster, Nancy Ann Foster, Elizabeth Foster, Richard Foster, Peter FOSTER, Mary "Molly" Foster, William Edward Foster. Peter Garnett Foster passed away in 1819 in Mathews, Mathews, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1756, Peter Garnett Foster entered the world in Kingston Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, United States, born to Richard Foster and Susannah Rand.
  • Peter Garnett Foster married Nancy Ann Hall, and had children including Susannah Ransone Foster, Nancy Ann Foster, Elizabeth Foster, Richard Foster, Peter FOSTER, Mary "Molly" Foster, William Edward Foster.
  • Peter Garnett Foster passed away in 1819 in Mathews, Mathews, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Foster
1723 – 1794
Birth Location: Gloucester, Gloucester, VA.
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Susannah Rand
1723 – 1794
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Hall
1756 – 1820
Birth Location: Kingston Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Susannah Foster
1777 – 1813
Birth Location: Ware Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
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Nancy Foster
1780 – 1859
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia
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Elizabeth Foster
1782 – 1806
Birth Location: Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
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Richard Foster
1785 – 1851
Birth Location: Kingston Parish Colonial Gloucester present day Mathews County, Virginia
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Peter FOSTER
1787 – 1844
Birth Location: Mathews County, Virginia, USA
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Mary Foster
1789 – 1883
Birth Location: Franklin, Macon, North Carolina, United States
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William Foster
1795 – 1843
Birth Location: Franklin, North Carolina
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Peter Foster's Ancestors

Self
Peter Foster
1756 – 1819
Birth Place: Kingston Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Parents
Richard Foster
1723 – 1794
Gloucester, Gloucester, VA.
Susannah Rand
1723 – 1794
Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Hachaliah Foster
1695 – 1783
Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Ransome
1700 – 1776
Prince George, Virginia
William Ransom
1700 – 1748
Gloucester County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Beverly) Randolph
1702 – 1776
Henrico County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Peter Foster's Descendants

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Peter (Garnett) Foster (22 MAR 1756 – 31 DEC 1819) m. Nancy (Ann) Hall (19 SEP 1756 – 1 JAN 1820)
  1. 1. Susannah (Ransone) Foster (3 SEP 1777 – MAY 1813)
  2. 2. Nancy (Ann) Foster (5 MAY 1780 – 20 JUN 1859)
  3. 3. Elizabeth Foster (4 OCT 1782 – 1806)
  4. 4. Richard Foster (26 JAN 1785 – 2 AUG 1851)
  5. 5. Peter FOSTER (11 MAY 1787 – 1 APR 1844) m. Mary (Elizabeth Hardin) KEEBLE (7 NOV 1792 – 16 NOV 1863) m. Lucy COWAN
    1. 1. Mary (Ann) FOSTER (13 SEP 1811 – 2 FEB 1875)
    2. 2. Susan FOSTER (2 JAN 1814 – 1 OCT 1814)
    3. 3. Augustus (John) FOSTER (11 NOV 1815 – 1873)
    4. 4. Virginia (Harriett) FOSTER (13 DEC 1817 – 28 DEC 1898)
    5. 5. Elizabeth (Hardin) FOSTER (18 NOV 1820 – 16 NOV 1864)
    6. 6. Dr. (Peter Stapleton) FOSTER (18 SEP 1823 – 20 OCT 1898)
    7. 7. William (Beverly) FOSTER (13 MAY 1826 – 30 AUG 1889)
    8. 8. Louisa (Jane) FOSTER (9 OCT 1828 – 23 OCT 1883)
    9. 9. Lucy (Elizabeth) FOSTER (19 JUN 1831 – 3 SEP 1884)
    10. 10. Omega (Hardin) FOSTER (14 AUG 1835 – 1 OCT 1864)
  6. 6. Mary ("Molly") Foster (24 JAN 1789 – 1883)
  7. 7. William (Edward) Foster (26 SEP 1795 – 1843)

Peter Foster's Timeline

2 Records

1756
22 MAR 1756
Birth of Peter Garnett Foster in Kingston Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Kingston Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
1819
31 DEC 1819
Age 63
Death of Peter Garnett Foster in Mathews, Mathews, Virginia, United States
Mathews, Mathews, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 MAR 1756
    Event Place: Kingston Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 DEC 1819
    Event Place: Mathews, Mathews, Virginia, United States
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