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Rev. Thomas Foster 1566–1638 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 04 Nov 1566

Birth Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 24 November 1638

Death Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Father: Sir II

Mother: Lady Iden

Spouse(s): Abigail Wimes

Children(s): Elizabeth Foster

The story of Rev. Thomas Foster began in 1566 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. Rev. Thomas Foster married Abigail Wimes, and had children including Elizabeth Foster. Rev. Thomas Foster passed away in 1638 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Rev. Thomas Foster began in 1566 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.
  • Rev. Thomas Foster married Abigail Wimes, and had children including Elizabeth Foster.
  • Rev. Thomas Foster passed away in 1638 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir II
1548–1612
Birth Location: Hunsdon, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England
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Lady Iden
1554–1625
Birth Location: Iden, Sussex, England
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Spouses(s)

Abigail Wimes
1573–1638
Birth Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Foster
1606–1658
Birth Location: London, England
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Rev. Foster's Ancestors

Self
Rev. Foster
1566–1638
Birth Place: Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Thomas, Forster, Knight and Justice of the Common Pleas II
1548–1612
Hunsdon, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England
Lady (Susan (Susannah) Foster of) Iden
1554–1625
Iden, Sussex, England
Grandparents
Lady (Margaret (aka Margett) Elizabeth Browning) Counsby
1528–1599
Chelmsford, Essex, England
Sir (Thomas Forster, Yeoman of the Queen Her Majesty's Chamber, Lord of the) Marches
1528–1599
VERIFIED- Adderstone Castle/Manor, Adderstone, Northumberland, England -Held by the Forster's, from the 12th century. A tower, of which no trace emains, existed on or close to the site in 1415. The Forster's lived on the estate over 400 years.
Sir (Knight, Thomas Forster, Yeoman of the Queen Her Majesty's Chamber, Lord of the) Marches
1528–1599
VERIFIED- Adderstone Castle/Manor, Adderstone, Northumberland, England -Held by the Forster's, from the 12th century. A tower, of which no trace emains, existed on or close to the site in 1415. The Forster's lived on the estate over 400 years.
Lady (Margaret (aka Margett) Elizabeth) Browning
1528–1625
Chelmsford, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Hopkins
1505–1529
Joane Woode
1510–1530
Sir Carta
1511–1570
Lady Hussey
1515–1601
Sir Forster
1511–1570
Lady Hussey
1515–1601
Chelmsford DeBrowning
1495–1599
Margaret Hopkins
1500–1550
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Etherstone
1474–1520
Lady Featherstonhaugh
1489–1524
Sir (Beheaded)
1466–1537
Lady London)
1490–1545
Sir Etherstone
1474–1526
Lady Featherstonhaugh
1489–1524
James Browning
1470–1533
Elizabeth Cowan
1470–1530

Rev. Foster's Descendants

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Rev. (Thomas) Foster (04 Nov 1566–24 November 1638) m. Abigail Wimes (1573–1638)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Foster 1606–1658 m. Devereux Godwin 1610–1676
    1. 1. Col. (Joseph Godwin) (Immigrant) 1636–1698 m. Mary (Ann Patrick) (Immigrant) 1643–1679
      1. 1. Elizabeth Foster 1662–1718 m. Colonel (Joseph) Foster 1655–1715
        1. 1. Lucille (Lucy) Foster 1697–1750 m. William (Mosias Jones Sr.) Captain 1692–1728

Rev. Foster's Timeline

2 Records

1566
04 Nov 1566
Birth of Rev. Thomas Foster in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
1638
24 November 1638
Age 72
Death of Rev. Thomas Foster in Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 04 Nov 1566
    Event Place: Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 November 1638
    Event Place: Ipswich, Suffolk, England
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