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First Generation
It has been accepted for years by most Foster researchers that the immigrant of the southern Fosters was a Richard Foster, son of Sir. Robert Foster and Miss Isham of England, who sailed from London on the ship Safety in 1535, arriving in Virginia in the fall. That he first married an Ann and then a Sussan Garnett and became the father of at least two sons, Robert and John. New information has conclusively shown that this Richard Foster was transported by his step-father, Bartholomew Hoskins, ancient planter. Bartholomew had married Richard's mother, Mrs. Dorcus Foster, widow of two children, in England. We do not know the first husband of Dorcus Foster Hoskins, but was not Sir Robert Foster.
If the immigrant is a Richard Foster it had to be the one who patented land in Gloucester County, Virginia and renewed this patent in 1662 and married Sussan Garnett ca. 1642. We have no proof or indication that this Richard Foster is our immigrant or that he married Sussan Garnett.
Some researchers believe our immigrant was a James Foster who was living in 1678 in Kingston Parish, Gloucester County, Virginia and was a close neighbor of the Garnetts. We know that the Fosters and Garnetts intermarried. It is also intriguing that Robert named his first two sons, Robert and James, and not Robert and Richard, which is English tradition. Until there is more documentation, it is best to leave our immigrant as Richard or James Foster. For a detailed review of the possible candidates for our immigrant, read Our Foster Immigrant , written by Dr. B.G. Foster. Dr. Foster is a dedicated FOSTER researcher and the author of The Foster Family of Flanders, England, and America.
Second Generation
Children of Richard/James Foster
Robert Foster born in Gloucester Co., VA ca. 1651 and died 1716 in Essex Co., VA. He married Elizabeth (Garnett?) ca. 1683 in Gloucester Co., VA.
John Foster born in Gloucester Co., VA ca. 1665 and died 1735 in Essex Co., VA. He married Ruth ca. 1683 in Gloucester Co., VA
Richard Foster?
Third Generation
Children of Robert and Elizabeth (Garnett?) Foster Robert Foster, Jr. born ca. 1685 in Gloucester Co., VA and died ca. 1720 Essex Co., VA. He married Ann Lloyd before 1720 in Essex Co., Va. They had no children
James Foster born ca. 1787 in Gloucester Co., VA and died ca. 1719 in Essex Co., VA. No record a of marriage
John Foster born ca. 1689 in Gloucester Co., VA and died after 1760 in an unknown location. He married Isabella Golding ca.1711 in Essex Co., VA
Barbara Foster born ca. 1691 in Gloucester Co., VA and died after 1763 in Amelia Co., VA. She married Richard Loving ca. 1710 in Essex Co., VA
Richard Foster born ca. 1693 in Essex Co., VA and died 1783 in Louisa Co., VA. He married Sarah "Sally" (Fox?) ca. 1733
George Foster born ca. 1695 in Essex Co., VA and died 1789 in Charlotte Co., VA. He married Mary Singleton ca. 1724 in Lunenburg Co., VA
Thomas Foster born ca. 1696 in Essex Co., VA and died ca. 1769 in Carvin Co., SC. He married (1) Elizabeth Meadors ca. 1718 in Essex Co., VA (2) Carolyn Rogers
William "The Elder" Foster born ca. 1698 in Essex Co., VA and died ca. 1767 in Amelia Co., VA. He married Mary Singleton
Anthony Foster born before 1699 in Essex Co., VA and died February 4, 1763 in Spotsylvania Co., VA. He married (1) Martha Taliaferro and (2) Mrs. Sarah Sparks
Margaret Foster born ca. 1701 in Essex Co., VA and died ca. 1716 in Essex Co., VA
Elizabeth Foster born ca. 1703 in Essex Co., VA and died before 1777 in the Ninety-Six District, SC. She married William Golding, ca. 1728.
Fourth Generation
Children of John and Isabella Golding Foster
Sarah Foster was born ca. 1713 in Essex Co., VA and died ca. 1801 in Nelson Co., KY. She married Thomas Crutcher, Jr. ca. 1730 in Essex Co., VA
Thomas Foster was born ca. 1716 in Essex Co., VA and died 1791 in Orange Co., VA. He married Ann Garnett ca. 1741 in Essex Co., VA
John Foster, Jr. was born ca. 1719 Essex Co., VA and died ca. 1764 in Albermarle Co., VA. He married Averilla Haskew ca. 1742 in Orange Co., VA
Philadelphia Foster was born ca. 1722 in Essex Co., VA and died ca. 1786 in Scott Co., KY. She married John Snell, Jr. in 1739 in Orange Co., VA
Anthony Foster was born ca. 1727 Spotsylvania Co., VA and died April 9, 1812 in Spartanburg Co., SC. He married (1) (Sarah?) Tinsley ca. 1750 in Orange Co., VA, and (2) Sarah Golding
Judith Foster was born ca. 1731 in Spotsylvania Co., VA and died after 1830 in SC. She married Spencer Bobo
Fifth Generation
Children of Thomas Foster and Ann Garnett
Sarah Foster was born ca. 1743 in Orange Co., VA and died ca. 1830 in Wilkes Co., NC. She married William Kendall ca. 1765 Orange Co., VA
Nancy Ann Foster was born ca. 1745 in Orange Co., VA and died June 14, 1833 Wilkes Co., VA. She married William Robbins ca. 1764 in Orange Co., VA
Mary Foster was born ca. 1748 in Orange Co., VA and died after 1833 in TN. She married Thomas Robbins December 24, 1775 in Orange Co., VA
Thomas Foster, Jr. was born July 4, 1750 in Orange Co., VA and died March 21, 1831 in Wilkes Co., VA. He married (1) Mary Sawyer October 8, 1774 in Orange Co., VA and (2) Frances Jones February 25, 1777 in Orange Co., VA
Frances Foster was born ca. 1752 in Orange Co., VA and died April 15, 1844 in Coffee Co., TN. She married Morton Jones November 13, 1766 in Orange CO., VA
Phoebe Foster was born ca. 1754 in Orange Co., VA and died December 3, 1827 in Wilkes Co., NC. She married George Garnett Jones January 1769 in Orange Co., VA
Elizabeth Foster was born ca. 1756 in Orange Co., VA and died September 13, 1848 in Coffee Co., TN. She married Benjamin Jones April 4, 1776 in Orange Co., VA
Lucy Foster was born ca. 1760 in Orange Co., VA and died ca. 1831 in Wilkes Co., NC. She was unmarried
Mildred Foster was born ca. 1761 in Orange Co., VA and died Ca. 1855 in Wilkes Co., NC. She married Thomas Goforth September 9, 1788 in Orange Co., VA
John Foster was born ca. 1763 in Orange Co., VA and died December 15, 1824 in Wilkes Co., NC. He was unmarried.
Sixth Generation
Children of Thomas and Frances Jones Foster, Jr.
Anthony "Jack" Foster was born in 1781 in Orange Co., VA and died April 30, 1813 in Wilkes Co., NC. He married Lucy Goforth January 8, 1813 in Wilkes Co., NC.
John Foster was born July 9. 1782 in Orange Co., VA and died June 14, 1860 in Wilkes Co., VA. He married Ann Vannoy January 8, 1809 in an unknown location
Achilles Foster was born September 28, 1784 in Orange Co., VA and died ca. 1843 in Wilkes Co., NC. He married Lavina Goforth June 12, 1830 in Wilkes Co., NC
Mary Foster was born August 19, 1786 in Orange Co., VA and died in a time and place that is unknown. She married Joseph Dyke Jones December 5, 1814 in Wilkes Co., NC Ambrose Foster was born November 28, 1787 in Orange Co., VA and died September 1832 in Camden District, SC. He married (1) Frances Jones October 27, 1814 in Wilkes Co., NC and (2) Mary Ellen Miller December 16, 1816 in Wilkes Co., VA
Thomas Foster, III was born ca. 1790 in Wilkes Co., NC and died after 1850 in Jefferson Co., TN. He married Nancy Case March 21, 1813 in Wilkes Co., NC
Benjamin Foster was born September 14, 1792 in Wilkes Co., NC and died before 1860. He married Phoebe Case December 4, 1816 in Wilkes Co., NC
Hugh Edmond Foster was born November 23, 1795 in Wilkes Co., NC and died in a time and location unknown. He married Sarah in a time and place unknown
Seventh Generation
The children of Ambrose and Frances Jones Foster
Frances "Fanny" Foster was born 1815 in Wilkes Co., NC and died before 1890 in Denton Co., TX. She married Lindsay Triplett December 5, 1833 in Wilkes Co., NC.
The children of Ambrose and Mary Ellen Miller Foster
Alfred Miller Foster was born September 22, 1817 in Wilkes Co., NC and died April 9, 1867 in Wilkes Co., NC. He married Elizabeth Foster January 2, 1843 in Wilkes Co., NC
Rebecca Foster was born April 12, 1820 in Wilkes Co., NC and died August 1, 1865 in Caldwell Co., NC. She married Andrew Jackson Jones June 1, 1839 in Wilkes Co., NC
John J. Foster was born April 12, 1822 in Wilkes Co., NC and died March 4, 1892 in Van Zandt Co., TX. He married Sarah Jane Foster January 4, 1849 in Wilkes Co., NC
William M. Foster was born January 13, 1824 in Wilkes Co., NC and died October 25, 1876 in Van Zandt Co., TX. He married Paulina Wages March 18, 1861 in Van Zandt Co., TX
Thomas Jones Foster was born June 15, 1826 in Wilkes Co., NC and died August 6, 1906 in Canton, TX. He married Frances Ann Tate December 20, 1860 in Van Zandt Co., TX
Edmund Franklin Foster was born January 2, 1829 in Wilkes Co., NC and died February 10, 1910 in Ashe Co., NC. He married Ellen Coreen Murchison March 26, 1857 in Jefferson, NC
Maryan Elizabeth Foster was born August 6, 1832 in Wilkes Co., NC and died July 20, 1889 in Van Zandt Co., TX. She married (1) Hezekiah Thurman Dyer June 10, 1851 in Wilkes Co., NC (2) Boliver Hubbard in Van Zandt Co., TX at an unknown time and (3) Mr. Herren in Van Zandt Co., TX at an unknown time.
Eighth Generation
Children of Thomas Jones and Frances Ann Tate Foster
Mary Ellen Foster was born September 12, 1861 in Van Zandt Co., TX and died June 24, 1877 in Van Zandt Co., TX. She was unmarried
Thomas Jones Foster, Jr. was born June 30, 1863 in Van Zandt Co., TX and died February 21, 1905 in Van Zandt Co., TX. He married (1) Margaret Jane Walker ca. 1882 in Canton, TX (2) Eliza Willet Dowdle ca. 1893 in Canton, TX
William Edmund Foster was born September 20, 1865 in Van Zandt Co., TX and died February 2, 1936 in Houston, TX. He married Minnie Pulliam ca. 1895 in an unknown location.
John Calvin Foster was born March 18, 1867 in Van Zandt Co., TX and died February 2, 1936 in Edom, TX. He married Minnie Ella Hanson May 5, 1892 in Edom, TX
Marcus Columbus Foster was born January 15, 1869 in Van Zandt Co., TX and died May 12, 1946 in Canton, TX. He married Jeffie Lona Thompson November 13, 1890 in Canton, TX
Jerome Kearby Foster was born September 7, 1871 in Canton, TX and died November 16, 1956 in Houston, TX. He married Mattie Lee Downs January 15, 1900 in Canton, TX
Marshall Alexander Foster was born November 22, 1873 in Van Zandt Co., TX and died March 5, 1881 in Van Zandt Co., TX.
Alfred Matthew Foster was born January 28, 1876 in Van Zandt Co., TX and died December 9, 1968 in Santa Cruz, CA. He married Irene Cargill in Yuma, AZ
Robert Lee Foster was born August 17, 1878 in Van Zandt Co., TX and died June 6, 1880 in Van Zandt Co., TX
Jesse Miller Foster was born May 15, 1881 and died January 17, 1964 in McKinney, TX. He married Roxie Olivia Farmer December 24, 1905 in Grand Saline, TX
Grover Blount Foster was born March 14, 1884 in Canton, TX and died December 30, 1960 in Dallas, TX. He married Allatia Flake ca. 1908 in Dallas, TX
Tate Ross Foster was born September 7, 1886 in Canton, TX and died December 26, 1919 in San Antonio, TX. He married Annie Velma Bolin March 22, 1911 in Van Zandt Co., TX.
Ninth Generation
Children of Marcus Columbus and Jeffie Lona Thompson Foster
Oscar Thompson Foster was born February 6, 1892 in Canton, TX and died August 18, 1892 in Canton, TX
Frances Merle Foster was born August 28, 1893 in Canton, TX and died November 11, 1963 in Grand Saline, TX. She married Jesse Pinkney Simpson June 6, 1912 in Canton, TX
Bessie Foster was born August 7, 1895 in Canton, TX and died April 16, 1907 in Canton, TX
Marcus Homer Foster was born June 1, 1898 in Canton, TX and died August 30, 1900 in Canton, TX
Mary Mildred Foster was born June 4, 1900 in Canton, TX and died April 19, 1985 in Canton, TX. She married (1) Raymond Burrage October 22, 1919 in Canton, TX and (2) Rebel Eugene Blackwell, Sr. June 25, 1832 in Canton, TX
Jessie Lona Foster was born October 9, 1902 in Canton, TX and died December 27, 1991 in Canton, TX. She married Shirley F. Cooper October 6, 1927 in Canton, TX
Marcus Glen Foster was born October 24, 1904 in Canton, TX and died October 18, 1986 in Tyler, TX. He was married to Mary Christine Mills October 6, 1928 in Canton, TX
Tenth Generation
Children of Marcus Glen and Mary Christine Mills Foster
Theda Jean Foster was born January 3, 1930 in Canton, TX. She married Joe Randell Dove September 18, 1949 in Canton, TX
Billy Glen Foster was born March 6, 1932 in Canton, TX. He married Betty Carolyn Clements June 6, 1954 in Denton, TX.
Bryant Travis Foster was born February 15, 1938 in Canton, TX. He married (1) Sandra Whitton July 10, 1963 and (2) Judy Eskew October 6, 1980 in Van, TX
Joe Mark Foster was born May 6, 1946 in Terrell, TX. He married (1) Carolyn Grace Beggs May 22, 1965 in Canton, TX and (2) Kimberly Marie Claeson June 6, 1981 in Dallas, TX
Eleventh Generation
Children of Billy Glen and Betty Carolyn Clements Foster
Daniel Marcus Foster was born September 22, 1955 in Denton, TX. He married Christine Mary Palumbo May 21, 1983 in St. Louis, MO
David Glen Foster was born January 25, 1958 in Tyler, TX
Bryan Latimer Foster was born August 2, 1961 in Denton, TX. He married Ann O'Neill June 4, 1988 in Flossmore, IL
Mary Carolyn Foster was born Mary 15, 1966 in Bryan, TX
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