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Peter Ransome Foster 1778 – 1873 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 FEB 1778

Birth Location: Brunswick County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1 MAY 1873

Death Location: Wilkensons Crossroad, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA

Father: Beverly Foster

Mother: ELIZABETH COMAN

Spouse(s): Sarah James

Children(s): John Foster, Robert Foster, Nancy Foster, William Foster, Sarah Foster, Martha Foster, James Foster, Joesph Foster, Eliza Foster, Peter Foster, Elliott Foster

The story of Peter Ransome Foster began in 1778 in Brunswick County, Virginia, USA. Peter Ransome Foster married Sarah Sally James, and had children including John Coman Foster, Robert Lenoir Foster, Nancy R. (Faulster ) Foster, William Ransome Foster, Sarah Elizabeth Foster, Martha Matilda Foster, James Harrison Foster, Joesph P Foster, Eliza Pease Foster, Peter Ransome Foster, Elliott Rutherford Foster. Peter Ransome Foster passed away in 1873 in Wilkensons Crossroad, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Peter Ransome Foster began in 1778 in Brunswick County, Virginia, USA.
  • Peter Ransome Foster married Sarah Sally James, and had children including John Coman Foster, Robert Lenoir Foster, Nancy R. (Faulster ) Foster, William Ransome Foster, Sarah Elizabeth Foster, Martha Matilda Foster, James Harrison Foster, Joesph P Foster, Eliza Pease Foster, Peter Ransome Foster, Elliott Rutherford Foster.
  • Peter Ransome Foster passed away in 1873 in Wilkensons Crossroad, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Beverly Foster
1748 – 1803
Birth Location: Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States of America
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ELIZABETH COMAN
1752 – 1813
Birth Location: Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah James
1780 – 1875
Birth Location: Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
SJ

Children(s)

John Foster
1807 – 1860
Birth Location: Brunswick, Virginia, USA
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Robert Foster
1806 – 1860
Birth Location: Brunswick, Virginia, USA
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Nancy Foster
1806 – 1850
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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William Foster
1808 – 1870
Birth Location: Brunswick, Virginia, USA
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Sarah Foster
1812 – 1850
Birth Location: Greene, Tennessee, USA
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Martha Foster
1812 – 1875
Birth Location: Greene, Tennessee, USA
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James Foster
1815 – 1872
Birth Location: Greene, Tennessee, USA
JF
Joesph Foster
1817 – 1892
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Eliza Foster
1821 – 1870
Birth Location: Greene, Tennessee, USA
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Peter Foster
1826 – 1892
Birth Location: Greene, Tennessee, USA
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Elliott Foster
1830 – 1901
Birth Location: Louisiana, USA
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Peter Foster's Ancestors

Self
Peter Foster
1778 – 1873
Birth Place: Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Beverly Ransome Foster
1748 – 1803
Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States of America
ELIZABETH COMAN
1752 – 1813
Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Richard Foster
1723 – 1794
Gloucester, Gloucester, VA.
Susannah Rand
1723 – 1794
Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
John Coman
1725 – 1757
Virginia, United States
Elizabeth ((Coman)) Harwood
1727 – 1759
Albemarle Parish, Surry, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Hachaliah Foster
1695 – 1783
Elizabeth Ransome
1700 – 1776
William Ransom
1700 – 1748
Elizabeth Randolph
1702 – 1776
John Coman
1693 –
Jane Moody
1694 – 1726
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Peter Foster's Descendants

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Peter (Ransome) Foster (23 FEB 1778 – 1 MAY 1873) m. Sarah (Sally) James (1780 – 5 SEP 1875)
  1. 1. John (Coman) Foster (1807 – 1860) m. Malinda Fry (ABT 1816 – AFT 1860)
    1. 1. William ("Bill") Foster (MAR 1836 – 4 JUN 1913)
    2. 2. Sarah (Susanna) Foster (ABT 1839 – )
    3. 3. Henry Foster (ABT 1841 – )
    4. 4. John (J.) Foster (18 FEB 1844 – 6 FEB 1911)
    5. 5. Nancy Foster (1847 – )
  2. 2. Robert (Lenoir) Foster (1806 – 1860)
    1. 1. Nancy Foster (1832 – 1900)
      1. 1. Joseph (Benton) Keffer (17 SEP 1849 – 25 JUL 1924)
        1. 1. Pearl (Benton) Keffer (23 NOV 1888 – 6 SEP 1948)
    2. 2. Nancy Foster (1832 – 1900)
      1. 1. Joseph (Benton) Keffer (17 SEP 1849 – 25 JUL 1924)
        1. 1. Harrison (Edward) Keffer (27 MAY 1877 – 30 OCT 1953)
        2. 2. Pearl (Benton) Keffer (23 NOV 1888 – 6 SEP 1948)
  3. 3. Nancy (R. (Faulster )) Foster (1806 – 1850) m. Peter Burkhart (ABT 1799 – AFT 1875)
    1. 1. James (H.) Burkhart (ABT 1824 – 22 DEC 1911)
      1. 1. Peter (Frederick) Burkhart (14 JUL 1852 – 30 NOV 1944)
        1. 1. Lester (Seay) Burkhart (2 DEC 1899 – 16 FEB 1972)
        2. 2. Lester (Seay) Burkhart (2 DEC 1899 – 16 FEB 1972)
        3. 3. Lester (Seay) Burkhart (2 DEC 1899 – 16 FEB 1972)
        4. 4. Lester (Seay) Burkhart (2 DEC 1899 – 16 FEB 1972)
      2. 2. Mary (Margaret) Burkhart (ABT 1856 – 6 MAR 1933) m. Richard O'Brien
        1. 1. Lillian (Viola) O'Brien (20 MAR 1893 – 17 AUG 1977) m. Richard (C) Atkins
    2. 2. John Burkhart (ABT 1827 – 22 DEC 1911)
    3. 3. Alexander Burkhart (16 Jun 1828 – 2 DEC 1881)
    4. 4. Peter (F.) Burkhart (Dec 1830 – 22 APR 1893)
    5. 5. Eliza (Jane) Burkhart (1 Feb 1834 – 12 AUG 1924)
      1. 1. Thomas (Aaron) SCEVERS (22 SEP 1873 – 4 MAY 1957)
        1. 1. Eliza ("Liza" Elenoer) Scevers (20 DEC 1897 – 23 OCT 1936)
        2. 2. Jessie (Viola) SCEVERS (22 SEP 1908 – 12 OCT 1981)
        3. 3. Jessie (Viola) SCEVERS (22 SEP 1908 – 12 OCT 1981)
        4. 4. Jessie (Viola) Scevers (22 OCT 1908 – 12 OCT 1981)
    6. 6. George (William) Burkhart (26 Jun 1835 – 2 MAR 1925)
    7. 7. Lewis (B.) Burkhart (12 Mar 1838 – 1903)
      1. 1. Josephine ("Josie") Burkhart (13 MAR 1870 – 20 NOV 1959)
        1. 1. Eligah (Argie N.) Bates (16 MAR 1894 – 13 MAR 1990)
    8. 8. Mary (Ann) Burkhart (3 MAY 1839 – 1918) m. William (Matthew) Cox (14 Apr 1839 – 22 Dec 1909)
      1. 1. Annie Cox (2 FEB 1859 – )
      2. 2. Mary (Tennisee) Cox (Dec 1859 – BEF 1869)
      3. 3. Charly (Matison) Cox (27 DEC 1860 – )
      4. 4. Lenora (Augusta) Cox (16 AUG 1864 – 22 DEC 1894) m. Robert (Oscar) Cleveland (9 DEC 1862 – 4 NOV 1929)
        1. 1. Annie Cleaveland (MAR 1886 – )
        2. 2. Ethel Cleaveland (1888 – )
        3. 3. Grover Cleaveland (1889 – )
        4. 4. Earnest Cleaveland (1891 – )
        5. 5. Joe (Weir) Cleveland (8 MAR 1892 – 11 FEB 1950)
        6. 6. Wiler Cleaveland (1893 – )
      5. 5. Ellen (A) Cox (abt 1865 – )
      6. 6. John (Guess) Cox (9 Mar 1866 – 13 Aug 1937) m. Ora (B) Cox (ABT 1880 – )
        1. 1. John (H) Cox (ABT 1911 – )
        2. 2. Marion (E) Cox (ABT 1914 – )
      7. 7. John Cox (abt 1867 – )
      8. 8. J. (A.) Cox (ABT 1868 – )
      9. 9. Mary (Francis (Fannie)) Cox (16 JAN 1868 – 27 APR 1897) m. John (Edwin "Eddie") Griffin (23 AUG 1869 – )
        1. 1. William (Carl) Griffin (JUN 1892 – 1 JUL 1916)
        2. 2. Richard Griffin (17 MAR 1895 – FEB 1973)
        3. 3. Eugenia Griffin (MAR 1896 – 4 FEB 1926) m. Jessie (J) Ince (ABT 1887 – )
      10. 10. Harriett (Cellia) Cox (31 Mar 1870 – 24 Sept 1954) m. Robert (E. Lee) Watson (4 Mar 1870 – 26 July 1954)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Watson (15 Mar 1890 – 15 Mar 1890)
        2. 2. Nora (M) Watson (29 Jan 1891 – 22 Oct 1908)
        3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth "Lizzie") Watson (23 Apr 1892 – 22 APR 1981) m. James (Marion) Browning (2 NOV 1888 – 16 JAN 1952)
        4. 4. Philip (Fredrick) Watson (7 Feb 1896 – 7 May 1984) m. Martha (Lou Etta) Roberts (ABT 1893 – 02 Oct 1958)
        5. 5. Ida (Frances) Watson (27 Jan 1899 – 26 Jun 1989) m. Joseph (Calhoun) Snell (13 Sept 1895 – 5 Dec 1918) m. Walter (Henry) Moore (22 Apr 1893 – 4 Mar 1963) m. Arthur (Gould "A G" McWhorter (Smith Adopted) Name) (24 DEC 1889 – 27 AUG 1946)
        6. 6. Esther (Cleo) Watson (9 Feb 1902 – 12 Nov 1992) m. John (Arthur) Burkleo (30 NOV 1891 – 28 FEB 1968)
        7. 7. Ruby (Opal) Watson (1905 – 9 DEC 2001) m. Marius Jensen (13 JUL 1891 – 27 JAN 1969)
        8. 8. Robert Watson (1910 – 9 May 1996) m. Lucille Gray (4 JUN 1909 – 6 SEP 2003)
      11. 11. Paley Cox (15 JUL 1872 – )
      12. 12. J. (C.) Cox (ABT 1874 – )
      13. 13. Joseph (David) Cox (8 DEC 1874 – 27 APR 1963) m. Martha (Jane Estella (Mattie)) Kennedy (16 DEC 1877 – 16 JAN 1965)
        1. 1. William (Alfred) Cox (31 DEC 1896 – 1 JAN 1996)
        2. 2. Pearl (Varnell) Cox (6 FEB 1899 – 28 FEB 1968)
        3. 3. Gladys (Viola) Cox (24 NOV 1900 – 4 APR 1994)
        4. 4. Bessie (Eunice) Cox (5 JUN 1902 – 7 MAY 1989)
        5. 5. Lucy (Rachel) Cox (23 DEC 1903 – 24 JUL 1998)
        6. 6. Gracie (Ruth) Cox (10 AUG 1906 – 19 NOV 1987)
        7. 7. Laurence (Kennedy David) Cox (7 JAN 1911 – )
        8. 8. Norman (Edgar) Cox (21 DEC 1919 – 14 FEB 1982)
      14. 14. M. (A.) Cox (ABT 1877 – )
      15. 15. Roxie (Effie) Cox (7 Mar 1877 – 25 Jan 1956)
      16. 16. William (Matthew) Cox (26 AUG 1880 – )
      17. 17. Lucy (Myrtle) Cox (2 OCT 1883 – )
      18. 18. JOHN (G) Cox (ABT 1884 – )
    9. 9. Sarah (C.) Burkhart (ABT 1841 – )
    10. 10. William (Henry Harrison) Burkhart (ABT 1843 – 2 DEC 1874) m. Elizabeth (Ann) Pamplin (11 Jan 1848 – 28 OCT 1896)
      1. 1. William (Edward) Burkhart (12 Feb 1869 – 26 Sep 1954)
      2. 2. Sarah (Emily) Burkhart (27 DEC 1871 – 13 MAR 1946)
      3. 3. Mary (Alice) Burkhart (4 Jun 1872 – 15 Aug 1910)
      4. 4. Mary (Lucinda "Ann") Burkhart (2 Dec 1874 – 19 May 1942) m. Louis (Welch) Hoover (12 April 1872 – 11 June 1957)
        1. 1. Vera (Eva) Hoover (1893 – 22 Jan 1982)
        2. 2. Henry (Ancil) Hoover (22 February 1895 – 10 April 1976)
        3. 3. Hettie (Rea) Hoover (6 May 1897 – 17 July 1990) m. Thomas (Floyd) Roby (3 May 1893 – 28 Oct 1981)
        4. 4. Callie (Emily Hoover) (Simpson) (8 Apr 1900 – 23 September 1972)
        5. 5. Nellie (Hassel Hoover) (Holmes) (1906 – 28 February 1925)
        6. 6. Ethel (Hazel Hoover) (Philpot) (17 Nov 1913 – 17 March 2010)
    11. 11. Isaac (Marion) Burkhart (Abt. 1844 – 12 JUN 1913) m. Pearl (Sallie) Dodson (1848 – 1875) m. Sarah (Jane) Honeycutt (JUL 1854 – 11 NOV 1938)
      1. 1. Nancy (M.) Burkhart (1868 – 1901)
      2. 2. Mary (Ellen) Burkhart (22 JUL 1870 – 8 OCT 1940)
      3. 3. John (William) Burkhart (18 JUL 1872 – 18 JUL 1932)
      4. 4. Joseph (Peter) Burkhart (18 JAN 1875 – 27 JAN 1956)
      5. 5. J (W) Burkhart (18 JUL 1873 – 18 JUL 1932)
      6. 6. Rhoda Burkhart (JUL 1879 – )
      7. 7. Archie Burkhart (AUG 1882 – )
      8. 8. Eura (Lee) Burkhart (22 JUL 1883 – 18 FEB 1963)
      9. 9. Emma Burkhart (NOV 1885 – SEP 1981)
      10. 10. Benjamin (Franklin) Burkhart (19 FEB 1888 – 5 APR 1972)
      11. 11. James (A.) Burkhart (4 JUL 1892 – 26 NOV 1969)
      12. 12. Ada Burkhart (DEC 1895 – 1 NOV 1970)
      13. 13. Annie (Pearl "Pearl") Burkhart (7 MAR 1897 – 10 MAY 1978)
      14. 14. Elbert Burkhart (JAN 1898 – )
      15. 15. Andrew (Jackson) Burkhart (17 JAN 1899 – 4 MAR 1987) m. Mary (Lee) Land (27 FEB 1906 – 10 FEB 1971)
        1. 1. Andrew (J) Burkhart (22 JAN 1923 – 4 DEC 1976) m. Mabel (Helois) Smith (18 SEP 1917 – 18 NOV 1998)
        2. 2. Mary (L) Burkhart (ABT 1927 – )
        3. 3. Merrie (L) Burkhart (ABT 1927 – )
        4. 4. Jane (Lee) Burkhart (ABT 1929 – 24 JUL 2016)
        5. 5. Donald (E) Burkhart (ABT 1931 – )
    12. 12. Joel (P.) Burkhart (ABT 1845 – )
    13. 13. Jackson (L.) Burkhart (1847 – 1909)
  4. 4. William (Ransome) Foster (ABT 1808 – AFT 11 JUL 1870)
  5. 5. Sarah (Elizabeth) Foster (ABT 1812 – BEF 1850)
  6. 6. Martha (Matilda) Foster (30 Dec 1812 – 15 Sep 1875) m. Myers (Nicholas) Trobaugh (15 Sep 1807 – 11 November 1880)
    1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth Trobaugh) (Bell) (8 May 1832 – 5 Sep 1921)
    2. 2. Cynthia (Delilah) Trobaugh (20 Jun 1836 – 22 Apr 1925)
      1. 1. Rosetta ('Zetta' (Trobaugh) {CRUMBACKER}) Hurless (29 AUG 1872 – 5 JUL 1949)
        1. 1. Dwight (A H) Crumbecker (27 DEC 1900 – 16 JUL 1947)
    3. 3. Daniel (Myers) Trobaugh (30 Jan 1839 – 9 Dec 1906)
    4. 4. Isaac (Dawson) Trobaugh (27 Oct 1839 – 1 Dec 1876)
    5. 5. Barbara (Catherine Trobaugh (Shuckhart) Boles) (31 May 1841 – 19 Aug 1919) m. Christopher Shuckhart (abt 1833 – )
      1. 1. George Shuckhart (abt 1860 – )
      2. 2. Eliza (A) Shuckhart (abt 1862 – )
      3. 3. William Shuckhart (abt 1864 – )
      4. 4. John (W) Shuckhart (abt 1865 – )
      5. 5. Mary (J) Shuckhart (abt 1867 – )
      6. 6. Joseph Shuckhart (Nov 1869 – )
    6. 6. Eliza (Emily Trobaugh) (Cole) (28 Feb 1851 – 15 Dec 1938)
  7. 7. James (Harrison) Foster (16 NOV 1815 – 24 NOV 1872)
  8. 8. Joesph (P) Foster (1817 – 1892)
  9. 9. Eliza (Pease) Foster (ABT 1821 – AFT 1870)
  10. 10. Peter (Ransome) Foster (25 JAN 1826 – 27 DEC 1892) m. Delilah (Catherine) Marshall (1830 – 22 MAR 1885)
    1. 1. William (J) Foster (7 MAY 1854 – )
    2. 2. Thomas (E) Foster (17 FEB 1857 – 12 NOV 1933)
      1. 1. Samuel (Ransom) Foster (14 JUL 1894 – 11 OCT 1948)
        1. 1. Violet (Florene) Foster (25 SEP 1919 – 11 JUL 1985)
    3. 3. Clarinda Foster (1859 – 1859)
    4. 4. Nelson (Ira Ara) \Foster (ABT 1863 – 7 DEC 1928) m. Mary (Jane Morgan) Foster (13 JAN 1867 – 26 AUG 1950)
      1. 1. William ("Willie" Rance) Foster (20 FEB 1888 – 6 SEP 1966)
      2. 2. Sarah (Elizabeth "Lizzie") Foster (8 SEP 1890 – 16 NOV 1951)
      3. 3. Ballinger ("Ball" Joseph) Foster (11 SEP 1893 – 26 DEC 1976)
        1. 1. Henry (Nelson) Foster (26 JUL 1921 – 28 JUN 1953)
      4. 4. Kathern (Ira) Foster (25 OCT 1896 – 30 JUN 1967)
      5. 5. Francis ("Frank" Marion) Foster (31 AUG 1899 – 4 DEC 1957)
      6. 6. Wesley (Ashworth) Foster (6 JUL 1905 – 26 AUG 1969)
      7. 7. Thirsey (Miller) Foster (10 JUL 1909 – 17 FEB 1954)
    5. 5. Peter (R. Foster) Jr. (ABT 1866 – )
    6. 6. Francis (M.) Foster (ABT 1867 – )
    7. 7. Sarah (E.) Foster (ABT 1868 – )
    8. 8. Chales (G.) Foster (ABT 1870 – )
  11. 11. Elliott (Rutherford) Foster (ABT 1830 – 7 JAN 1901)
    1. 1. William (Sherman) Foster (12 APR 1866 – 12 DEC 1942)
      1. 1. Abigail (Pauline) Foster (25 JAN 1904 – 11 APR 1986)
        1. 1. James (Earl) Dennis (23 DEC 1937 – 15 NOV 1997)

Peter Foster's Timeline

3 Records

1778
22 FEB 1778
Birth of Peter Ransome Foster in Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
1778
23 FEB 1778
Birth of Peter Ransome Foster in Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
1873
1 MAY 1873
Age 95
Death of Peter Ransome Foster in Wilkensons Crossroad, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
Wilkensons Crossroad, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 FEB 1778
    Event Place: Brunswick County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 FEB 1778
    Event Place: Brunswick County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 MAY 1873
    Event Place: Wilkensons Crossroad, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
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