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Sir Thomas (Chief Justice--Court of Common Pleas) Foster (Forster)--12 ggf 1548 – 1612 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 August 1548

Birth Location: Hunsden, Hertfordshire, England

Death Date: 18 May 1612

Death Location: Hertfordshire, England

Father: Sir Marches

Mother: Lady Counsby

Spouse(s): Lady Ider*

Children(s): Susan Forster\Foster

Sir Thomas (Chief Justice--Court of Common Pleas) Foster (Forster)--12 ggf was born in 1548 in Hunsden, Hertfordshire, England, the child of Sir Thomas Forster, Yeoman of the Queen Her Majesty's Chamber, Lord of the Marches and Lady Margaret (aka Margett) Elizabeth**** Browning Counsby. Sir Thomas (Chief Justice--Court of Common Pleas) Foster (Forster)--12 ggf married Lady Susan (Susannah) Foster of Ider*, and had children including Susan Forster\Foster. Sir Thomas (Chief Justice--Court of Common Pleas) Foster (Forster)--12 ggf passed away in 1612 in Hertfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Thomas (Chief Justice--Court of Common Pleas) Foster (Forster)--12 ggf was born in 1548 in Hunsden, Hertfordshire, England, the child of Sir Thomas Forster, Yeoman of the Queen Her Majesty's Chamber, Lord of the Marches and Lady Margaret (aka Margett) Elizabeth**** Browning Counsby.
  • Sir Thomas (Chief Justice--Court of Common Pleas) Foster (Forster)--12 ggf married Lady Susan (Susannah) Foster of Ider*, and had children including Susan Forster\Foster.
  • Sir Thomas (Chief Justice--Court of Common Pleas) Foster (Forster)--12 ggf passed away in 1612 in Hertfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Marches
1528 – 1599
Birth Location: 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.
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Lady Counsby
1528 – 1599
Birth Location: Chelmsford, Essex, England
LC

Spouses(s)

Lady Ider*
1548 – 1625
Birth Location: Iden, Sussex, England
LI

Children(s)

Susan Forster\Foster
1573 – 1612
Birth Location: Haltwhistle, Northumberland, England
SF

Sir ggf's Ancestors

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Sir ggf
1548 – 1612
Birth Place: Hunsden, Hertfordshire, England
Parents
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.
Lady (Margaret (aka Margett) Elizabeth**** Browning) Counsby
1528 – 1599
Chelmsford, Essex, England
Grandparents
Chelmsford (Turvin) DeBrowning
1495 – 1599
Chelmsford, Essex, England
Margery (Mamie (Hopkins) Turvin) DeBrowning
1500 – 1550
Chelmsford, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
James Browning
1470 – 1533
Elizabeth Cowan
1470 – 1530
William Hopkins-
1480 – 1564
Alice Hopkins
1480 – 1562
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir ggf's Descendants

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Sir (Thomas (Chief Justice--Court of Common Pleas) Foster (Forster)--12) ggf (10 August 1548 – 18 May 1612) m. Lady (Susan (Susannah) Foster of) Ider* (1548 – 3 Apr 1625)
  1. 1. Susan Forster\Foster (Abt. 1573 – 18 Sep 1612) m. Thomas (Brooke) 11Ggf (Apr 1561 – 13 Sep 1612)
    1. 1. Henry (Brooks A3) (SOC,CA) (1592 – 12 Apr 1683) m. Grace (Wheeler) Brooks (1600 – 12 May 1664)
      1. 1. John Brooks (1636 – 03 Sep 1682) m. Susanna Hanmore (1630 – 7 Nov 1676)
        1. 1. Grace (Brooke) (DNA) (1647 – 1685) m. Dennis (HOPKINS) (DNA) (1647 – 1722)

Sir ggf's Timeline

2 Records

1548
10 August 1548
Birth of Sir Thomas (Chief Justice--Court of Common Pleas) Foster (Forster)--12 ggf in Hunsden, Hertfordshire, England
Hunsden, Hertfordshire, England
1612
18 May 1612
Age 64
Death of Sir Thomas (Chief Justice--Court of Common Pleas) Foster (Forster)--12 ggf in Hertfordshire, England
Hertfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 August 1548
    Event Place: Hunsden, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 May 1612
    Event Place: Hertfordshire, England
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