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Sir Richard James Foster 1619–1681 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Oct 1619

Birth Location: Durham, Durham, England

Death Date: 1681

Death Location: Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America

Father: Sir Foster

Mother: Mira Isham

Spouse(s): Susan Garnett

Children(s): Robert Sr

Sir Richard James Foster was born in 1619 in Durham, Durham, England, the child of Sir Robert James Foster And Mira Dorcas Isham. Sir Richard James Foster married Susan Elizabeth Garnett, and had children including Robert Eugene Foster Sr. Sir Richard James Foster passed away in 1681 in Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • Sir Richard James Foster was born in 1619 in Durham, Durham, England, the child of Sir Robert James Foster And Mira Dorcas Isham.
  • Sir Richard James Foster married Susan Elizabeth Garnett, and had children including Robert Eugene Foster Sr.
  • Sir Richard James Foster passed away in 1681 in Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America.

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Spouses(s)

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Sir Foster's Ancestors

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Sir Foster
1619–1681
Birth Place: Durham, Durham, England
Parents
Sir Robert James Foster
1587–1663
Mundon, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Mira (Dorcas) Isham
1587–1670
Mundon, Hertfordshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Robert) Foster
1559–1618
Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England
Susan (Clare) Matson
1570–1612
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Foster
1528–1571
Margaret Browning
1528–1599
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Roger Foster
1490–1550
Joan Hussey
1511–1605

Sir Foster's Descendants

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Sir (Richard James) Foster (Oct 1619–1681) m. Susan (Elizabeth) Garnett (Aug 1619–1660)
  1. 1. Robert (Eugene Foster) Sr 1651–1716 m. Elizabeth Garnett 1660–1744
    1. 1. Dr. (Thomas) Foster 1696–1769 m. Elizabeth Meador 1696–1755
      1. 1. George Foster 1723–1772 m. Susannah Pollard 1718–1774
        1. 1. James Foster 1742–1813 m. Lucy 1744–1815
        2. 2. George (Pollard) Foster 1750–1816
        3. 3. Abner Foster 1759–1848
        4. 4. Larkin Foster 1761–1845
        5. 5. Joseph Foster 1752–1837
        6. 6. Joel Foster 1755–1830
        7. 7. John Foster 1753–1837
        8. 8. William Foster 1738–1803
        9. 9. Drurester Foster 1744–
        10. 10. Polly Foster 1740–
        11. 11. James (William) Foster 1738–1814
        12. 12. Elizabeth Foster 1739–
        13. 13. Anthony (A) Foster 1748–1786
      2. 2. William Foster 1722–1794
      3. 3. Thomas Foster 1718–1786 m. Virginia (Lucille) Clements 1718–1785
        1. 1. Thomas Foster 1746–1803
        2. 2. Isham Foster 1749–1817
        3. 3. Moses Foster 1749–1813
        4. 4. Henry Foster 1760–1821
        5. 5. Lydia (Hatchett) FOSTER 1740–1823
        6. 6. Robert (J.) Foster 1750–1817
        7. 7. William Foster 1755–1818 m. Mary (Anna) Jones 1753–1830
        8. 8. Jane Foster 1741–1821
        9. 9. Samuel (C) Foster 1747–1813
        10. 10. John (Foster) Sr 1749–1817
        11. 11. Booker Foster 1754–1827
      4. 4. John Foster 1724–1721

Sir Foster's Timeline

2 Records

1619
Oct 1619
Birth of Sir Richard James Foster in Durham, Durham, England
Durham, Durham, England
1681
1681
Age 62
Death of Sir Richard James Foster in Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America
Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Oct 1619
    Event Place: Durham, Durham, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1681
    Event Place: Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America

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