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William John Foster 1760–1818 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1760

Birth Location: Amelia County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 9 March 1818

Death Location: Mt Zion, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

Father: William Foster

Mother: Elizabeth League

Spouse(s): Sarah Trump

Children(s): Moses FOSTER, William Foster, Anna Foster, Festus Foster, Jones Foster, James Foster, Samuel Foster, Moses Foster, Andrew Foster, Nancy Foster, Malden Foster, Elijah Foster, Sarah Foster, Calvin Foster, Garland Foster, David Foster, Elizabeth Foster, Margaret Foster, Benjamin Foster

The story of William John Foster began in 1760 in Amelia County, Virginia, USA. William John Foster married Sarah Ann Trump, and had children including Andrew Foster, Anna Foster, Benjamin Foster, Calvin Foster, David Foster, Elijah Foster, Elizabeth Foster, Festus Flavius Foster, Garland Foster, James O Foster, Jones Foster, Malden Foster, Margaret Foster, Moses Foster, Moses Pacolet Foster, Nancy Foster, Samuel Foster, Sarah Foster, William Foster. William John Foster passed away in 1818 in Mt Zion, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of William John Foster began in 1760 in Amelia County, Virginia, USA.
  • William John Foster married Sarah Ann Trump, and had children including Andrew Foster, Anna Foster, Benjamin Foster, Calvin Foster, David Foster, Elijah Foster, Elizabeth Foster, Festus Flavius Foster, Garland Foster, James O Foster, Jones Foster, Malden Foster, Margaret Foster, Moses Foster, Moses Pacolet Foster, Nancy Foster, Samuel Foster, Sarah Foster, William Foster.
  • William John Foster passed away in 1818 in Mt Zion, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States.

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Children(s)

William Foster's Ancestors

Self
William Foster
1760–1818
Birth Place: Amelia County, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Foster
1734–1830
Hanover, Amelia County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth League
1738–1844
Amelia, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (E) Foster
1698–1767
Essex, Virginia, United States
Ann (Booker Foster Clough) Overton
1720–1790
Virginia, Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Robert Sr.
1651–1715
Elizabeth Garnett
1660–
Edmund BOOKER
1693–1758
Jane Davis
1689–1768
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Foster
1619–1681
Gary Davis
1673–1689

William Foster's Descendants

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William (John) Foster (1760–9 March 1818) m. Sarah (Ann) Trump (1767–March 1817)
  1. 1. Moses FOSTER 1790–1827 m. Hannah Randles 1800–1864
    1. 1. Martha Foster 1820–1887 m. Davis Lowary 1819–1895
      1. 1. James (M.) Lowary 1842–1928 m. Emma Roberts 1846–1908
        1. 1. Flo Lowery 1888–1955 m. Claude (Turpin) Johnston 1884–1960
        2. 2. Lyman Lowery 1878–
        3. 3. Charlie Lowery 1878–1949
        4. 4. Fay Lowery 1884–1924
        5. 5. Pearl Lowary 1877–1960
        6. 6. Garfield Lowary 1882–
        7. 7. C. (Salina) Lowary 1872–
        8. 8. Martha Lowery 1869–
        9. 9. Minnie Lowery 1868–1954
        10. 10. Aquilla (Martin) Lowery 1866–1948
    2. 2. Jonas Foster 1818–1900
    3. 3. Isaac Foster 1826–1851
  2. 2. William Foster 1796–1878
  3. 3. Anna Foster 1783–1817
  4. 4. Festus (Flavius) Foster 1784–1785
  5. 5. Jones Foster 1784–1867
  6. 6. James (O) Foster 1786–1863
  7. 7. Samuel Foster 1787–1873
  8. 8. Moses (Pacolet) Foster 1787–1881
  9. 9. Andrew Foster 1789–1865
  10. 10. Nancy Foster 1790–1819
  11. 11. Malden Foster 1790–1804
  12. 12. Elijah Foster 1791–1850
  13. 13. Sarah Foster 1793–1874
  14. 14. Calvin Foster 1798–1871
  15. 15. Garland Foster 1798–1877
  16. 16. David Foster 1799–1850
  17. 17. Elizabeth Foster 1800–1850
  18. 18. Margaret Foster 1800–
  19. 19. Benjamin Foster 1805–1842

William Foster's Timeline

3 Records

1760
1760
Birth of William John Foster in Amelia County, Virginia, USA
Amelia County, Virginia, USA
1815
January 1815
Age 55
Death of William John Foster in Harrison, Ohio, USA
Harrison, Ohio, USA
1818
9 March 1818
Age 58
Death of William John Foster in Mt Zion, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Mt Zion, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1760
    Event Place: Amelia County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: January 1815
    Event Place: Harrison, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 March 1818
    Event Place: Mt Zion, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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