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Robert Foster 1589 – 1663 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1589

Birth Location: Battle, Sussex England

Death Date: 4 Oct 1663

Death Location: Egham, Surrey, England

Father: Thomas Forster

Mother: Susanna Foster

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Burton, Anne Sackville

Children(s): Mary Foster, Thomas Foster, Thomas Foster, Susanna Foster, Elizabeth Foster, Francis Foster, Robert Foster

In 1589, Robert Foster Esq, Lord Chief Justice entered the world in Battle, Sussex England, born to Thomas Forster and Susanna Foster. Robert Foster Esq, Lord Chief Justice married Elizabeth Burton, Anne Sackville, and had children including Mary Foster, Thomas Foster, Thomas Foster, Susanna Foster, Elizabeth Foster, Francis Foster, Robert Foster. Robert Foster Esq, Lord Chief Justice passed away in 1663 in Egham, Surrey, England.

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Biography

  • In 1589, Robert Foster Esq, Lord Chief Justice entered the world in Battle, Sussex England, born to Thomas Forster and Susanna Foster.
  • Robert Foster Esq, Lord Chief Justice married Elizabeth Burton, Anne Sackville, and had children including Mary Foster, Thomas Foster, Thomas Foster, Susanna Foster, Elizabeth Foster, Francis Foster, Robert Foster.
  • Robert Foster Esq, Lord Chief Justice passed away in 1663 in Egham, Surrey, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Foster's Ancestors

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Robert Foster
1589 – 1663
Birth Place: Battle, Sussex England
Parents
Thomas Forster
1548 – 1612
Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England
Susanna Foster
1548 – 1625
Northumberland, England
Grandparents
Thomas Forster
1528 – 1571
Swantons House, Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England
Margaret Browning
1528 – 1599
Chelmsford, Essex, England
Thomas (II) Foster
– 1589
Great-Grandparents
Roger Forster
1485 – 1545
Chelmsford Browning
1500 – 1599
Margery Hopkins
1500 – 1550
Thomas Foster
– 1544
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Forster
1425 – 1512
Elizabeth Featherstonhaugh
1428 – 1512
James Browning
1470 – 1533
Elizabeth Cowan
1470 – 1530

Robert Foster's Descendants

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Robert Foster (Abt. 1589 – 4 Oct 1663) m. Elizabeth Burton (Sep 1589 – 28 Sep 1630) m. Anne Sackville (Sep 1594 – )
  1. 1. Mary Foster (May 1615 – )
  2. 2. Thomas Foster (May 1616 – 22 Jul 1616)
  3. 3. Thomas Foster (Jun 1617 – )
  4. 4. Susanna Foster (Dec 1618 – 10 Mar 1695) m. Stephen French (May 1623 – 23 Jun 1666)
    1. 1. Anne French (Oct 1645 – 19 Jan 1698) m. Thomas Bromfield ( – 20 Jan 1721)
      1. 1. John Bromfield (Sep 1683 – )
    2. 2. Elizabeth French (Abt. 1646 – 10 Sep 1718)
    3. 3. John French (Mar 1649 – ) m. Elizabeth Groome (17 Oct 1662 – )
      1. 1. Elizabeth French (Sep 1682 – Apr 1749) m. Isaac Gurre (4 Feb 1678 – 2 Jul 1763)
        1. 1. John French (Mar 1706 – Apr 1706)
        2. 2. Mary Gurr (Mar 1707 – )
        3. 3. John Gurr (Dec 1709 – )
        4. 4. Isaac Gurr (May 1715 – )
        5. 5. Sarah Gurr (May 1718 – )
        6. 6. Richard Gurr (Apr 1722 – ) m. Jane White
        7. 7. William Gurr (Jan 1725 – ) m. Mary Honace
    4. 4. Mary French (Apr 1651 – 10 Mar 1696)
    5. 5. Charity French (Nov 1655 – Jan 1697) m. Thomas Newdigate
      1. 1. Charitie Newdigate (Nov 1693 – Nov 1693)
    6. 6. Katherine French ( – Apr 1663)
    7. 7. Susan French
  5. 5. Elizabeth Foster (May 1620 – )
  6. 6. Francis Foster (May 1624 – )
  7. 7. Robert Foster (Sep 1632 – )

Robert Foster's Timeline

3 Records

1589
Abt. 1589
Birth of Robert Foster Esq, Lord Chief Justice in Battle, Sussex England
Battle, Sussex England
1663
4 Oct 1663
Age 74
Death of Robert Foster Esq, Lord Chief Justice in Egham, Surrey, England
Egham, Surrey, England
1663
Oct 1663
Age 74
Burial of Robert Foster Esq, Lord Chief Justice in St John the Baptist Churchyard, Egham, Runnymede Borough, Surrey, England
St John the Baptist Churchyard, Egham, Runnymede Borough, Surrey, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1589
    Event Place: Battle, Sussex England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Oct 1663
    Event Place: Egham, Surrey, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] England, Extracted Parish and Court Records, 1399-1795, Obituaries prior to 1800; Author: Musgrave, William, Sir, 1735-1800; Armytage, George J., Sir, 1842-1918

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Oct 1663
    Event Place: St John the Baptist Churchyard, Egham, Runnymede Borough, Surrey, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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