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Robert Foster 1651 – 1740 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1651

Birth Location: Gloucester, VA, USA

Death Date: 12 Feb 1740

Death Location: Bertie, North Carolina, United States

Father: Richard Foster

Mother: Susannah Garnett

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Garnett

Children(s): Robert Foster, William Foster, Mary Foster, Richard Foster

Robert Foster was born in 1651 in Gloucester, VA, USA, the child of Richard James Foster and Susannah Garnett. Robert Foster married Elizabeth Jayne Garnett, and had children including Robert Foster, William Foster, Mary Foster, Richard Foster. Robert Foster passed away in 1740 in Bertie, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Robert Foster was born in 1651 in Gloucester, VA, USA, the child of Richard James Foster and Susannah Garnett.
  • Robert Foster married Elizabeth Jayne Garnett, and had children including Robert Foster, William Foster, Mary Foster, Richard Foster.
  • Robert Foster passed away in 1740 in Bertie, North Carolina, United States.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Foster's Ancestors

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Robert Foster
1651 – 1740
Birth Place: Gloucester, VA, USA
Parents
Richard James Foster
1619 – 1681
Durham, England
Susannah Garnett
1620 – 1660
Lower, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Richard Foster
1598 –
Darlaston, Staffordshire, England
joan wilkes
1600 –
Brewood, Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Foster's Descendants

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Robert Foster (1651 – 12 Feb 1740) m. Elizabeth (Jayne) Garnett (1651 – 1744)
  1. 1. Robert Foster
  2. 2. William Foster (1698 – 1767)
  3. 3. Mary Foster (1704 – 10 Nov 1750) m. Francis Brown (1715 – 28 Feb 1750)
    1. 1. John Brown (1722 – January 25, 1782)
    2. 2. William Brown (1724 – 1770)
    3. 3. Jane Brown (Bet. 1724–1749 – )
    4. 4. Elizabeth Brown (Bet. 1724–1749 – 20 Feb 1821)
    5. 5. Anne Brown (1726 – )
    6. 6. Francis Brown (Abt 1730 – 28 Feb 1750)
    7. 7. Benjamin Brown (abt 1732 – Aft 1757)
    8. 8. Mary Brown (01 Sep 1738 – 1802)
    9. 9. Sarah (A) Brown (1740 – 1821) m. Dr. (John David) Arnold (8 May 1740 – 20 Feb 1815)
      1. 1. James Arnold (1759 – 28 Sep 1800) m. Elizabeth
      2. 2. John Arnold (1760 – feb 1809)
      3. 3. William Arnold (1760 – 1850)
        1. 1. Hopson Arnold (1780 – 1823) m. Avery Nix
      4. 4. Elizabeth Arnold (1761 – 1808) m. Davis Hill
      5. 5. Moses Arnold (1762 – 1796) m. Mary Morgan ( – Oct 1826)
      6. 6. Terry Arnold (1762 – 1809)
      7. 7. Stephen Arnold (1767 – Jan 1833)
      8. 8. David (Lewis S) Arnold (1769 – 1815) m. Patience (Elizabeth) Harris (1768 – 1815)
        1. 1. Elizabeth (L) Arnold (31 Mar 1791 – 14 Aug 1863) m. William Hill (1787 – )
        2. 2. John (Lewis Harris) Arnold (8 Jul 1792 – 27 Oct 1826) m. Elizabeth Wood (Jul 1789 – 4 Nov 1856)
        3. 3. Sally (L) Arnold (26 Nov 1794 – 3 Dec 1815)
        4. 4. Giles (Harris) Arnold (04 Jun 1796 – 30 Aug 1815)
        5. 5. Lindsey Arnold (28 Dec 1798 – 09 Aug 1868)
        6. 6. Mary (Tinsley) Arnold (16 Oct 1807 – 1860)
      9. 9. Rhoda Arnold (ABT 1770 – AFT. 1808)
      10. 10. Thomas Arnold (1773 – 1820)
      11. 11. Champion Arnold (Aug 1774 – 1850)
      12. 12. Sally Arnold (1779 – 03 Dec 1815)
      13. 13. Nancy Arnold (1780 – 1874)
      14. 14. Terry Arnold (1800 – )
    10. 10. Matthew Brown (20 Nov 1748 – )
  4. 4. Richard Foster ( – abt 1783)

Robert Foster's Timeline

2 Records

1651
1651
Birth of Robert Foster in Gloucester, VA, USA
Gloucester, VA, USA
1740
12 Feb 1740
Age 89
Death of Robert Foster in Bertie, North Carolina, United States
Bertie, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1651
    Event Place: Gloucester, VA, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Births
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 57.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: LRF
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 650.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: LS1

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1654
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1654; Page Number: 302

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1740
    Event Place: Bertie, North Carolina, United States

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