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Thomas Foster 1750 – 1811 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Jul 1750

Birth Location: St Thomas Parish, Orange, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 21 Mar 1811

Death Location: Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States

Father: Thomas Foster

Mother: Anne Garnett

Spouse(s): Frances Jones, Nancy Trigg

Children(s): Timothy Foster, Timothy Foster, Thomas Foster, Thomas Foster, Thomas Noel, Ambrose Foster, Ambrose Foster, Sarah Foster, Sarah Foster, Polly Foster, Nancy Foster, Nancy Foster, Nancy Foster, Mary Foster, Mary Foster, Francis Foster, Mary Foster, Mary Foster, Phoebe Foster, Phoebe Foster, Robert Noell, Robert Noell, Thomas Foster, Jr Thomas, Thomas Foster, Thomas Foster, Thomas Foster, Rachel Foster, Rachel Foster, Rachel Foster, Frances Foster, Francis Foster, Frances Foster, Mary Foster, Mary Foster, Anthony Foster, Anthony Foster, Anthony Foster, Anthony Foster, Anthony Foster, Anthony Foster, John Foster, John Foster, John Foster, No Foster, Achilles Foster, Achilles Foster, Achilles Foster, Mary Foster, Mary Foster, Mary Foster, Mary Foster, Ambrose Foster, Ambrose Foster, Ambrose Foster, Ambrose Foster, Thomas Foster, Thomas Foster, Thomas Foster, Hugh Foster, Hugh Foster, Benjamin Foster, Benjamin Foster, Benjamin Foster, Benjamin Foster, Benjamin Foster, Hoyt Foster, Edmund Foster, Hugh Foster, Hugh Foster, Edmund Foster, John Foster, Eleanor Foster, Elizabeth Foster, Isaac Foster, John Foster, Israel Foster, Matthew Foster, Ambrose Foster, Ambrose Foster

The story of Thomas Foster began in 1750 in St Thomas Parish, Orange, Virginia, United States. In 1780, Thomas Foster resided in Rowan County, North Carolina, United States. In 1782, Thomas Foster resided in 05 02, Orange County, VA. Thomas Foster married Frances Jones, Nancy Trigg, and had children including Timothy Foster, Timothy Foster, Thomas Foster, Thomas Foster, Thomas Noel, Ambrose Foster, Ambrose Foster, Sarah Foster, Sarah Foster, Polly Foster, Nancy Ann Foster, Nancy Ann Foster, Nancy Ann Foster, Mary Foster, Mary Foster, Francis Foster, Mary Foster, Mary Foster, Phoebe Foster, Phoebe G Foster, Robert Noell, Robert Noell, Thomas Foster, Jr Foster Thomas, Thomas Foster, Thomas Foster, Thomas Foster, Rachel Foster, Rachel Foster, Rachel Foster, Frances Foster, Francis Foster, Frances Foster, Mary Foster, Mary Foster, Anthony Foster, Anthony Foster, Anthony Foster, Anthony Foster, Anthony 'Jack' Foster, Anthony 'Jack' Foster, John Foster, John Foster, John Foster, No Name Foster, Achilles Foster, Achilles Foster, Achilles Foster, Mary Foster, Mary Foster, Mary Foster, Mary Foster, Ambrose Foster, Ambrose Foster, Ambrose Foster, Ambrose Foster, Thomas Foster, Thomas Foster, Thomas Foster, Hugh Foster, Hugh Foster, Benjamin Foster, Benjamin Foster, Benjamin Foster, Benjamin Foster, Benjamin Penn Foster, Hoyt Foster, Edmund (hugh?) Foster, Hugh Edmond Foster, Hugh Edmond Foster, Edmund (hugh?) Foster, John Foster, Eleanor Foster, Elizabeth Foster, Isaac Foster, John Foster, Israel Foster, Matthew Foster, Ambrose Foster, Ambrose Foster. Thomas Foster passed away in 1811 in Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Foster began in 1750 in St Thomas Parish, Orange, Virginia, United States.
  • In 1780, Thomas Foster resided in Rowan County, North Carolina, United States.
  • In 1782, Thomas Foster resided in 05 02, Orange County, VA.
  • Thomas Foster married Frances Jones, Nancy Trigg, and had children including Timothy Foster, Timothy Foster, Thomas Foster, Thomas Foster, Thomas Noel, Ambrose Foster, Ambrose Foster, Sarah Foster, Sarah Foster, Polly Foster, Nancy Ann Foster, Nancy Ann Foster, Nancy Ann Foster, Mary Foster, Mary Foster, Francis Foster, Mary Foster, Mary Foster, Phoebe Foster, Phoebe G Foster, Robert Noell, Robert Noell, Thomas Foster, Jr Foster Thomas, Thomas Foster, Thomas Foster, Thomas Foster, Rachel Foster, Rachel Foster, Rachel Foster, Frances Foster, Francis Foster, Frances Foster, Mary Foster, Mary Foster, Anthony Foster, Anthony Foster, Anthony Foster, Anthony Foster, Anthony 'Jack' Foster, Anthony 'Jack' Foster, John Foster, John Foster, John Foster, No Name Foster, Achilles Foster, Achilles Foster, Achilles Foster, Mary Foster, Mary Foster, Mary Foster, Mary Foster, Ambrose Foster, Ambrose Foster, Ambrose Foster, Ambrose Foster, Thomas Foster, Thomas Foster, Thomas Foster, Hugh Foster, Hugh Foster, Benjamin Foster, Benjamin Foster, Benjamin Foster, Benjamin Foster, Benjamin Penn Foster, Hoyt Foster, Edmund (hugh?) Foster, Hugh Edmond Foster, Hugh Edmond Foster, Edmund (hugh?) Foster, John Foster, Eleanor Foster, Elizabeth Foster, Isaac Foster, John Foster, Israel Foster, Matthew Foster, Ambrose Foster, Ambrose Foster.
  • Thomas Foster passed away in 1811 in Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States.

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Thomas Foster's Ancestors

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Thomas Foster
1750 – 1811
Birth Place: St Thomas Parish, Orange, Virginia, United States
Parents
Thomas Foster
1716 – 1791
Essex, Virginia, United States
Anne (W) Garnett
1720 – 1790
Saint Thomas Parish, Orange, Virginia, USA
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Thomas Foster's Descendants

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Thomas Foster (4 Jul 1750 – 21 Mar 1811) m. Frances Jones (3 Jun 1757 – 4 Mar 1803) m. Nancy Trigg (26 Feb 1758 – 2 Jul 1855)
  1. 1. Timothy Foster (1734 – 1819)
  2. 2. Timothy Foster (1734 – 1819)
  3. 3. Thomas Foster (4 May 1735 – 1825)
  4. 4. Thomas Foster (4 May 1735 – 1825)
  5. 5. Thomas Noel (1741 – 23 Jun 1789)
  6. 6. Ambrose Foster (1742 – 15 Sep 1885)
  7. 7. Ambrose Foster (1742 – 9 Apr 1867)
  8. 8. Sarah Foster (1743 – 1780)
  9. 9. Sarah Foster (1743 – 1830)
  10. 10. Polly Foster (1745 – 1833)
  11. 11. Nancy (Ann) Foster (1745 – 14 Jun 1833)
  12. 12. Nancy (Ann) Foster (1745 – 14 Jun 1833)
  13. 13. Nancy (Ann) Foster (1745 – 14 June 1833)
  14. 14. Mary Foster (1746 – 1782)
  15. 15. Mary Foster (1746 – 1782)
  16. 16. Francis Foster (10 Aug 1746 – 1840)
  17. 17. Mary Foster (1747 – 1833)
  18. 18. Mary Foster (1747 – 4 December 1833)
  19. 19. Phoebe Foster (9 Jun 1749 – 3 Dec 1827)
  20. 20. Phoebe (G) Foster (9 June 1749 – 03 Dec 1827)
  21. 21. Robert Noell (1750 – 1805)
  22. 22. Robert Noell (1750 – 8 Apr 1811)
  23. 23. Thomas Foster (4 Jul 1750 – 21 Mar 1811)
  24. 24. Jr (Foster) Thomas (4 Jul 1750 – 21 Mar 1811)
  25. 25. Thomas Foster (4 Jul 1750 – 21 Mar 1811)
  26. 26. Thomas Foster (4 Jul 1750 – 21 Mar 1831)
  27. 27. Thomas Foster (July 5, 1750 – 1840)
  28. 28. Rachel Foster (1751 – 1839)
  29. 29. Rachel Foster (1751 – 1779)
  30. 30. Rachel Foster (1751 – 1779)
  31. 31. Frances Foster (1752 – 15 Apr 1844)
  32. 32. Francis Foster (1752 – 1844)
  33. 33. Frances Foster (1752 – 16 Apr 1844)
  34. 34. Mary Foster (1753 – 24 Dec 1775)
  35. 35. Mary Foster (1753 – 24 Dec 1775)
  36. 36. Anthony Foster (23 Dec 1758 – 1870) m. Lucy Goforth (abt 1788 – Abt. 1870)
    1. 1. Thomas Foster (1813 – )
    2. 2. Thomas (Nelson) Foster (1815 – )
    3. 3. Moses Foster (1815 – 1860)
    4. 4. Louisa Foster (Oct 1815 – 11 Apr 1915)
    5. 5. Lavinia Foster (1820 – )
    6. 6. Anthony Foster (5 Jan 1821 – 15 Mar 1865)
    7. 7. John (R) Foster (1823 – 1940)
    8. 8. Caroline Foster (1824 – )
    9. 9. Frances Foster (1829 – )
    10. 10. Philadelphia ("Delphia") Foster (1831 – )
    11. 11. Valmira Foster (1844 – )
    12. 12. Lucy (C) Clark (6 Sep 1854 – 8 Sep 1919) m. John (Henry) Clark (Apr 1846 – 06 September 1919)
      1. 1. Corneliah (Caroline) Clark (abt 1871 – 1913)
      2. 2. William Clark (abt 1873 – )
      3. 3. Rachael (C) Smithey (26 Jul 1874 – 19 June 1958) m. William (Marshall) Smithey (24 Nov 1864 – 11 Aug 1942)
        1. 1. Leonard Smithey (Dec 1892 – 1904)
        2. 2. Leonard Smithey (Dec 1892 – )
        3. 3. Lenard Smithey (Dec 1892 – 1904)
        4. 4. Monroe Smithey (12 Nov 1895 – 17 Nov 1976)
        5. 5. Monroe Smithey (12 Nov 1895 – 17 Nov 1976)
        6. 6. Monroe Smithey (12 Nov 1895 – 17 Nov 1976)
        7. 7. Minnie Smithey (abt 1896 – )
        8. 8. Minnie Smithey (abt 1896 – )
        9. 9. Minnie Smithey (abt 1896 – )
        10. 10. Silvania Smithey (12 Aug 1898 – 11 Dec 1981)
        11. 11. Silvania Smithey (12 Aug 1898 – 11 Dec 1981)
        12. 12. Caroline (Sylvania) Smithey (12 August 1898 – 11 December 1981)
        13. 13. William (M) Smithey (Mar 1900 – 27 Nov 1954)
        14. 14. William (M) Smithey (Mar 1900 – 27 Nov 1954)
        15. 15. William (M) Smithey (31 Mar 1900 – 27 Nov 1954)
        16. 16. Mack Smithey (abt 1901 – 27 Nov 1954)
        17. 17. Mack Smithey (abt 1901 – )
        18. 18. Mack Smithey (abt 1901 – )
        19. 19. Rosa Smithey (14 Dec 1901 – 31 Oct 1981)
        20. 20. Rosa Smithey (abt 1902 – 31 Oct 1981)
        21. 21. Rosa Smithey (abt 1902 – )
        22. 22. Nellie (M) Smithey (abt 1904 – 2 Mar 1988)
        23. 23. Nellie (M) Smithey (1 January 1904 – 2 Mar 1988)
        24. 24. Nell Ogilvie (1 January 1904 – 2 March 1988)
        25. 25. Nellie (M) Smithey (1 January 1904 – 2 March 1988)
        26. 26. Charlie (Fairbanks) Smithey (4 May 1905 – 27 Jan 1979)
        27. 27. Charlie (Fairbanks) Smithey (4 May 1905 – 27 Jan 1979)
        28. 28. Charlie (Fairbanks) Smithey (4 May 1905 – 27 January 1979)
        29. 29. Charlie Smithey (abt 1906 – )
        30. 30. Myrtle (Ethel) Smithey (10 Nov 1907 – 16 Jan 1997)
        31. 31. Myrtle (Ethel) Smithey (10 Nov 1907 – 16 Jan 1997)
        32. 32. Myrtle (Ethel) Smithey (10 Nov 1907 – 16 Jan 1997)
        33. 33. Myrtle (E) Smithey (1908 – )
        34. 34. Raymond Smithey (abt 1909 – )
        35. 35. Raymond Smithey (abt 1909 – )
        36. 36. Raymond Smithey (abt 1909 – )
        37. 37. Albert (B) Smithey (8 May 1909 – 9 October 1991)
        38. 38. Albert (B) Smithey (8 May 1909 – 9 October 1991)
        39. 39. Albert (B) Smithey (8 May 1909 – 9 October 1991)
        40. 40. Mamie (Louise) Smithey (2 October 1911 – 5 December 1991) m. Walter (Fifus) Furr (21 July 1901 – 18 October 1973)
        41. 41. Hugh (Arthur) Smithey (22 Feb 1913 – 11 Jun 1972)
        42. 42. Hugh (Arthur) Smithey (22 Feb 1913 – 11 Jun 1972)
        43. 43. Hugh (Arthur) Smithey (22 Feb 1913 – 11 Jun 1972)
        44. 44. Pansy (Elizabeth) Smithey (1 Feb 1914 – 3 Feb 2001)
        45. 45. Pansy (Elizabeth) Smithey (1 Feb 1915 – 3 Feb 2001)
        46. 46. Pansy (Elizabeth) Smithey (1 Feb 1915 – 3 Feb 2001)
        47. 47. Richard Smithey (6 Aug 1917 – 6 Mar 2003)
        48. 48. Richard (N) Smithey (6 Aug 1917 – 6 Mar 2003)
        49. 49. Richard (N) Smithey (abt 1918 – 6 Mar 2003)
      4. 4. Mary (C) Clark (Jul 1877 – 5 Nov 1927)
      5. 5. Myra Clark (abt 1878 – 5 Nov 1927)
      6. 6. Lemira Clark (abt 1878 – )
      7. 7. John Clark (Jul Abt 1879 – 19 December 1932)
      8. 8. Anthony (T Ant) Clark (22 Nov 1881 – 7 Oct 1951)
      9. 9. Antley Clark (Nov 1882 – )
      10. 10. Mary (S) Clark (abt 1887 – 24 Mar 1981)
      11. 11. Annie Clark (Mar 1887 – )
      12. 12. Flossy Clark (Apr 1889 – )
      13. 13. Isaac (Thomas) Clark (17 Oct 1891 – 7 May 1983)
      14. 14. James ("Jim" Gordon) Clark (15 Aug 1893 – 4 Nov 1959)
      15. 15. Julius (McNeill) Clark (27 Jul 1898 – 2 Oct 1950)
      16. 16. Mosel Clark (abt 1909 – )
    13. 13. Charles Foster (abt 1866 – )
  37. 37. Anthony Foster (1781 – 30 Apr 1813)
  38. 38. Anthony Foster (1781 – 1818)
  39. 39. Anthony Foster (1781 – 14 Jun 1860)
  40. 40. Anthony ('Jack') Foster (Abt. 1781 – Abt. 1813)
  41. 41. Anthony ('Jack') Foster (abt 1781 – abt 1813)
  42. 42. John Foster (1782 – 1860)
  43. 43. John Foster (9 Jul 1782 – 14 Jun 1860)
  44. 44. John Foster (9 Jul 1782 – 14 Jun 1860)
  45. 45. No (Name) Foster (9 Jul 1782 – 10 May 1859)
  46. 46. Achilles Foster (27 Feb 1784 – 1843)
  47. 47. Achilles Foster (27 Feb 1784 – 1843)
  48. 48. Achilles Foster (27 Feb 1784 – 1843)
  49. 49. Mary Foster (18 Aug 1786 – 1850/ 1845?)
  50. 50. Mary Foster (18 Aug 1786 – 1850)
  51. 51. Mary Foster (18 Aug 1786 – 1845)
  52. 52. Mary Foster (18 Aug 1786 – 1850/ 1845?)
  53. 53. Ambrose Foster (02 Nov 1787 – Sep 1832)
  54. 54. Ambrose Foster (2 Nov 1787 – Sep 1832)
  55. 55. Ambrose Foster (28 Nov 1787 – 9 Apr 1867)
  56. 56. Ambrose Foster (28 Nov 1787 – 9 Apr 1867)
  57. 57. Thomas Foster (1790 – 1850)
  58. 58. Thomas Foster (Abt. 1790 – Abt. 1850)
  59. 59. Thomas Foster (abt 1790 – abt 1850)
  60. 60. Hugh Foster (1791 – )
  61. 61. Hugh Foster (1791 – )
  62. 62. Benjamin Foster (14 Sep 1792 – abt 1860)
  63. 63. Benjamin Foster (14 Sep 1792 – 1860)
  64. 64. Benjamin Foster (14 Sep 1792 – Abt. 1860)
  65. 65. Benjamin Foster (14 Sep 1792 – 4 Dec 1816)
  66. 66. Benjamin (Penn) Foster (14 Sep 1792 – 1860)
  67. 67. Hoyt Foster (1794 – )
  68. 68. Edmund ((hugh?)) Foster (23 Nov 1795 – abt 1860)
  69. 69. Hugh (Edmond) Foster (23 Nov 1795 – 1860)
  70. 70. Hugh (Edmond) Foster (23 Nov 1795 – 1860)
  71. 71. Edmund ((hugh?)) Foster (23 Nov 1795 – Abt. 1860)
  72. 72. John Foster
  73. 73. Eleanor Foster (14 Mar 1782 – 25 Jul 1842)
  74. 74. Elizabeth Foster (1784 – 17 Feb 1860)
  75. 75. Isaac Foster (1787 – )
  76. 76. John Foster (1791 – 19 Apr 1860)
  77. 77. Israel Foster (23 Sep 1793 – )
  78. 78. Matthew Foster (1800 – )
  79. 79. Ambrose Foster (28 Nov 1787 – Sep 1832)
  80. 80. Ambrose Foster (28 Nov 1787 – 9 Apr 1867)

Thomas Foster's Timeline

7 Records

1750
4 Jul 1750
Birth of Thomas Foster in St Thomas Parish, Orange, Virginia, United States
St Thomas Parish, Orange, Virginia, United States
1780
1780
Age 30
Thomas Foster resided here in Rowan County, North Carolina, United States
Rowan County, North Carolina, United States
1782
1782
Age 32
Thomas Foster resided here in 05 02, Orange County, VA
05 02, Orange County, VA
1790
1790
Age 40
Thomas Foster resided here in Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
1810
1810
Age 60
Thomas Foster resided here in Wilkesborough, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Wilkesborough, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
1811
21 Mar 1811
Age 61
Death of Thomas Foster in Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States
Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States
1811
1811
Age 61
Thomas Foster - Probate in Rowan, North Carolina, USA
Rowan, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Jul 1750
    Event Place: St Thomas Parish, Orange, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1780
    Event Place: Rowan County, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820, Document: Tax List - 1779 [NC State Archives]; Call Number: C.R. 085.701.5; Page Number: 49; Family Number: 2

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1782
    Event Place: 05 02, Orange County, VA
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1607-1890

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, Year: 1790; Census Place: Abbeville, South Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 11; Page: 464; Image: 277; Family History Library Film: 0568151

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: Wilkesborough, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census, Year: 1810; Census Place: Wilkesborough, Wilkes, North Carolina; Roll: 43; Page: 893; Image: 00542; Family History Library Film: 0337916

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Mar 1811
    Event Place: Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1811
    Event Place: Rowan, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998, Wills and Estate Papers (Rowan County), 1663-1978; Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History (Raleigh, North Carolina); Probate Place: Rowan, North Carolina

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