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Richard Foster 1619–1691 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Oct 1619

Birth Location: Essex, England

Death Date: Aft. 7 Oct 1691

Death Location: Elizabeth City, Gloucester County, Virginia

Father: Robert Foster

Mother: Dorcas Isham

Spouse(s): Susannah Garnett, Anne Jackson

Children(s): Robert Sr, Richard Jr, William Foster, Thomas Foster, George Foster, Dr. Sr., Susan Foster, Edward Foster, Mary Foster, Ellen Foster

In 1619, Richard Foster entered the world in Essex, England, born to Robert James Foster And Dorcas Isham. Richard Foster married Anne Jackson, Susannah Garnett, and had children including Dr John A Foster Sr, Edward Foster, Ellen Foster, George Foster, Mary Foster, Richard Foster Jr, Robert Foster Sr, Susan Foster, Thomas Foster, William Foster. Richard Foster passed away in 1691 in Elizabeth City, Gloucester County, Virginia.

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Biography

  • In 1619, Richard Foster entered the world in Essex, England, born to Robert James Foster And Dorcas Isham.
  • Richard Foster married Anne Jackson, Susannah Garnett, and had children including Dr John A Foster Sr, Edward Foster, Ellen Foster, George Foster, Mary Foster, Richard Foster Jr, Robert Foster Sr, Susan Foster, Thomas Foster, William Foster.
  • Richard Foster passed away in 1691 in Elizabeth City, Gloucester County, Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Foster
1600–1624
Birth Location: England
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Dorcas Isham
1600–1651
Birth Location: England
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Spouses(s)

Susannah Garnett
1620–1693
Birth Location: Kecoughten (later Elizabeth City County), Colony of Virginia
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Anne Jackson
1620–
Birth Location: –
AJ

Children(s)

Robert Sr
1651–1716
Birth Location: Kingston Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
RS
Richard Jr
1643–1704
Birth Location: Gloucester County, Virginia
RJ
William Foster
1647–1649
Birth Location: Gloucester County, Virginia
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Thomas Foster
1656–1769
Birth Location: Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia
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George Foster
1659–
Birth Location: –
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Dr. Sr.
1665–1734
Birth Location: Kingston Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
DS
Susan Foster
1671–1681
Birth Location: Gloucester, Virginia
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Edward Foster
1672–
Birth Location: –
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Mary Foster
1673–
Birth Location: –
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Ellen Foster
1674–
Birth Location: –
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Richard Foster's Ancestors

Self
Richard Foster
1619–1691
Birth Place: Essex, England
Parents
Robert James Foster
1600–1624
England
Dorcas Isham
1600–1651
England
Grandparents
John Isham
1530–1595
London, Middlesex, England
Elizabeth Barker
1533–1594
Sonning, Berkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Foster's Descendants

1.
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Richard Foster (Oct 1619–Aft. 7 Oct 1691) m. Susannah Garnett (1620–1693) m. Anne Jackson (Abt. 1620–)
  1. 1. Robert (Foster) Sr 1651–1716 m. Elizabeth Garnett 1660–1744
    1. 1. Anthony (Samuel Foster) Sr 1689–1763 m. Martha Taliaferro 1700–1761 m. Isabella Golding 1695–1747 m. Martha Golding 1695–1761 m. Sarah (unknown Foster) Sparks 1701–1763
      1. 1. Edmund Foster 1711–1748
      2. 2. Martha (Sarah Foster) Crutcher 1716–1801
      3. 3. John Foster 1719–1764
      4. 4. Mary (Foster) Bartlettt 1723–1810
      5. 5. Thomas Foster 1725–1763
      6. 6. Elizabeth (Foster) Frazer 1733–1791
      7. 7. Anthony (Samuel Foster) Jr 1740–1816
    2. 2. Barbara (Foster) Loving 1694–1763
    3. 3. Elizabeth (Foster) Golding 1704–1775 m. William (M) Golding 1703–1782
      1. 1. Richard Golding 1744–1788
      2. 2. Reuben Golding 1743–1835
      3. 3. Robert Golding 1750–1828 m. Sarah Estes 1740–1800
        1. 1. Mary Golding 1777–1836
        2. 2. Robert Golden 1815–1880
        3. 3. Elisha Golding 1782–1850
        4. 4. Elizabeth Golding 1787–1850
        5. 5. John Golding 1775–1836
        6. 6. Mary Golding 1823–
        7. 7. Reuben Golding 1770–1831
        8. 8. Robert Golding 1778–1828
        9. 9. William Golding 1772–1863
        10. 10. Thomas (C) Golding 1798–1845 m. Sarah Newman 1801–1850
    4. 4. George Foster 1696–1789
    5. 5. James (Foster) Sr 1687–1749
    6. 6. John Foster 1689–1760 m. Isabella Golding 1695–1747
    7. 7. Margaret Foster 1697–1716
    8. 8. Mary Foster 1687–1785 m. Nicholas Boon 1679–
    9. 9. Richard Foster 1693–1783
    10. 10. Robert (Foster) Jr 1692–1720
    11. 11. Thomas (Garnett) Foster 1718–1786 m. Virginia (Lucille) Clements 1718–1786
      1. 1. Lydia (Hatchett) Foster 1751–1823 m. Jesse (Gideon) Seay 1740–1809
        1. 1. Elizabeth (M Seay) Wingo 1772–1855 m. Abner Wingo 1767–1815
        2. 2. Allen Seay 1784–1850
        3. 3. Barnard Seay 1776–1860
        4. 4. James Seay 1769–
        5. 5. John (James) Seay 1799–
        6. 6. Mary (Anne) Seay 1780–
        7. 7. Nancy Seay 1793–
        8. 8. Ransom Seay 1796–
        9. 9. Rebeccah Seay 1778–
        10. 10. Samuel Seay 1790–
        11. 11. Sarah Seay 1782–1828
        12. 12. Isaac Seay 1762–1830
      2. 2. Thomas Foster 1746–1803
      3. 3. Andrew Foster 1758–1775
      4. 4. Jane Foster 1741–1796
      5. 5. Moses Foster 1749–1813
      6. 6. William Foster 1755–1818
      7. 7. John Foster 1739–1817
      8. 8. Sarah (Elizabeth) Foster 1735–1813
      9. 9. Robert Foster 1750–1817
    12. 12. William Foster 1698–1767
  2. 2. Richard (Foster) Jr 1643–1704
  3. 3. William Foster 1647–1649
  4. 4. Thomas Foster 1656–1769
  5. 5. George Foster 1659–
  6. 6. Dr. (John A Foster) Sr. 1665–1734 m. Ruth Hawkins 1682–1734
    1. 1. Ambrose Foster 1720–1802 m. Mary (Margaret "Peggy" (Foster)) Lewis 1726–1809 m. Rebecca (Mary) Lewis 1722–1790 m. Margaret ((Peggy)) Lewis 1726–1809
      1. 1. Ambrose (Foster) Jr 1743–
      2. 2. Betsy Foster 1748–1802
      3. 3. Sarah (Sally) Foster 1746–
      4. 4. Frances Foster 1750–1802
      5. 5. Mildred Foster 1753–
      6. 6. Margaret Foster 1756–
      7. 7. Joel (Lewis) Foster 1766–1834 m. Mary (Jane) Armstrong 1770–1845
        1. 1. Benjamin (Franklin) Foster 1796–1868
        2. 2. John (Ewing) Foster 1801–1841
        3. 3. Ambrose Foster 1792–1848
        4. 4. Mahala (Hilda) Foster 1812–1891
        5. 5. Matilda (F.) Foster 1814–1880
        6. 6. James (Littleton) Foster 1803–1871
        7. 7. Thomas (Jefferson) Foster 1809–1901 m. Elizabeth Beaty 1830–1856 m. Sarah (Caroline) Trimble 1832–1909 m. Drucilla (Lucinda) Holcomb 1809–1842
      8. 8. John Foster 1758–1810
      9. 9. Patsy Foster 1760–
      10. 10. Thomas (Lloyd) Foster 1780–1847
    2. 2. James Foster 1725–1803
    3. 3. Richard Foster 1710–1794
    4. 4. Joseph Foster 1710–1744
    5. 5. Robert Foster 1700–1748
    6. 6. Elizabeth Foster 1698–
    7. 7. Susannah Foster 1695–
    8. 8. Sarah Foster 1686–1691
    9. 9. Richard Foster 1696–1795
    10. 10. John Foster 1698–1699
    11. 11. John (Foster) Jr. 1684–1711
  7. 7. Susan Foster 1671–1681
  8. 8. Edward Foster 1672–
  9. 9. Mary Foster 1673–
  10. 10. Ellen Foster 1674–

Richard Foster's Timeline

3 Records

1619
Oct 1619
Birth of Richard Foster in Essex, England
Essex, England
1650
16 Feb 1650
Age 31
Richard Foster was baptized in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England
Sedgley, Staffordshire, England
1691
Aft. 7 Oct 1691
Age 72
Death of Richard Foster in Elizabeth City, Gloucester County, Virginia
Elizabeth City, Gloucester County, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Oct 1619
    Event Place: Essex, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1650
    Event Place: Sedgley, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: Staffordshire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records, Extracted Church of England Parish Records; Title: Various publications of parish and probate records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1635; Page Number: 162

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1648
    Record Source: Virginia Immigrants

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: Virginia Immigrants

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft. 7 Oct 1691
    Event Place: Elizabeth City, Gloucester County, Virginia
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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