Elisha Foster

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name
Elisha Foster
sex
male
access
public
summary
Son of Capt. Hopestill Foster of Dorchester, Massachusetts, probably the Elisha baptized there in 1653. In King Philip's War he was very probably the Elisha Foster credited in August 1676 for service in Capt. Thomas Brattle's troop and Capt. John Jacob's company. In 1678 he married Sarah Payson, probably a sister of his brother Hopestill's wife; he died at Dorchester in 1682.
born
date
bp. 24 Aug 1653
place
Dorchester, Massachusetts
basis
documented
confidence
probable
sources
[church-records-first-church-dorchester]
note
"Elisha ffoster 24 (6) 53" among the Dorchester baptisms (Records of the First Church at Dorchester, p. 163). The entry names no parent; no other Elisha Foster is known at Dorchester.
died
date
16 Oct 1682
place
Dorchester, Massachusetts
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[vital-records-dorchester]
note
"Elisha Foster Died Oct. 16. 82" (Dorchester deaths, Record Commissioners vol. 21, p. 30).
father
id
hopestill-foster-1620
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[will-hopestill-foster-1676]
mother
id
mary-bate-1618
basis
inferred
confidence
probable
sources
[will-hopestill-foster-1676]
spouses
name
Sarah Payson
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[vital-records-dorchester, book-savage-genealogical-dictionary]
note
Probably the daughter of Deacon Giles Payson baptized at Roxbury on 16 July 1648; Savage makes her Giles's daughter. She married next Ebenezer Wiswall, 26 Mar 1685, and died 21 June 1714 (Savage 3:373).
married
date
10 Apr 1678
place
Dorchester, Massachusetts
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[vital-records-dorchester]
note
"Elisha Foster & Sarah Payson were Married ... April 10. 78" (Dorchester marriages, Record Commissioners vol. 21, p. 24).

Son of Capt. Hopestill Foster of Dorchester, named in his father's will of 1676, and brother of Ensign Hopestill Foster and of John Foster, the printer. He was baptized at Dorchester on 24 Aug 1653 (Records of the First Church at Dorchester, p. 163), so he was about twenty-two when the war came.

King Philip's War. Elisha very probably rode with Capt. Thomas Brattle's troop of horse. On 27 Apr 1676 Brattle's was one of three troops sent out with the foot companies of Capts. Sill, Cutler and John Holbrook "to range the Woods towards Hassanamesit"; on 6 May the horse "killed and took of the Enemy about sixteen," and the men were released on 10 May (Hubbard, Narrative, Drake's ed. 1:224-226). Elisha was probably with them, or rode with Brattle later that spring. On 24 Aug 1676 "Elisha Foster" was credited £1 4s 8d for his service under Brattle, and 10s 2d under Capt. John Jacob of Hingham, who commanded the company of the late Capt. Isaac Johnson, in Medfield when the town was burned on 21 Feb 1676 (Soldiers in King Philip's War, pp. 264, 285).

On 5 Mar 1676/7, when the Dorchester church renewed its covenant, "Elisha ffoster" and his brother "Comfort ffoster" were among the children of the church who gave their assent, with Consider Atherton and Richard Mather (Dorchester church records, pp. 73-74). He married Sarah Payson at Dorchester on 10 Apr 1678 (Dorchester records, vol. 21, p. 24). She was probably the "Sarah, d. Giles, bp. July 16, 1648" of the Roxbury records (Roxbury VR 1:269), Deacon Giles Payson's daughter (Savage 3:373), so two Foster brothers married two Payson sisters: Ensign Hopestill had married Elizabeth Payson in 1666/7. Elisha died at Dorchester on 16 Oct 1682, and "Sarah ye Widdow of Elisha ffoster" was admitted to full communion on 3 (6) 1684. She married Ebenezer Wiswall in 1685 (Savage).

Open questions

  • His children, if any, and his probate (Suffolk, 1682).
  1. ---
  2. name: Elisha Foster
  3. sex: male
  4. access: public
  5. summary: >-
  6. Son of Capt. Hopestill Foster of Dorchester, Massachusetts, probably the Elisha baptized there in
  7. 1653. In King Philip's War he was very probably the Elisha Foster credited in August 1676 for
  8. service in Capt. Thomas Brattle's troop and Capt. John Jacob's company. In 1678 he married Sarah
  9. Payson, probably a sister of his brother Hopestill's wife; he died at Dorchester in 1682.
  10. born:
  11. date: bp. 24 Aug 1653
  12. place: Dorchester, Massachusetts
  13. basis: documented
  14. confidence: probable
  15. sources: [church-records-first-church-dorchester]
  16. note: '"Elisha ffoster 24 (6) 53" among the Dorchester baptisms (Records of the First Church at Dorchester, p. 163). The entry names no parent; no other Elisha Foster is known at Dorchester.'
  17. died:
  18. date: 16 Oct 1682
  19. place: Dorchester, Massachusetts
  20. basis: documented
  21. confidence: proven
  22. sources: [vital-records-dorchester]
  23. note: '"Elisha Foster Died Oct. 16. 82" (Dorchester deaths, Record Commissioners vol. 21, p. 30).'
  24. father:
  25. id: hopestill-foster-1620
  26. basis: documented
  27. confidence: proven
  28. sources: [will-hopestill-foster-1676]
  29. mother:
  30. id: mary-bate-1618
  31. basis: inferred
  32. confidence: probable
  33. sources: [will-hopestill-foster-1676]
  34. spouses:
  35. - name: Sarah Payson
  36. basis: documented
  37. confidence: proven
  38. sources: [vital-records-dorchester, book-savage-genealogical-dictionary]
  39. note: Probably the daughter of Deacon Giles Payson baptized at Roxbury on 16 July 1648; Savage makes her Giles's daughter. She married next Ebenezer Wiswall, 26 Mar 1685, and died 21 June 1714 (Savage 3:373).
  40. married:
  41. date: 10 Apr 1678
  42. place: Dorchester, Massachusetts
  43. basis: documented
  44. confidence: proven
  45. sources: [vital-records-dorchester]
  46. note: '"Elisha Foster & Sarah Payson were Married ... April 10. 78" (Dorchester marriages, Record Commissioners vol. 21, p. 24).'
  47. ---
  49. Son of [Capt. Hopestill Foster](/people/hopestill-foster-1620/) of Dorchester, named in his father's
  50. will of 1676, and brother of [Ensign Hopestill Foster](/people/hopestill-foster-1645/) and of
  51. [John Foster](/people/john-foster-1648/), the printer. He was baptized at Dorchester on 24 Aug 1653
  52. ([Records of the First Church at Dorchester](/files/sources/church-records-first-church-dorchester/), p. 163),
  53. so he was about twenty-two when the war came.
  55. **King Philip's War.** Elisha very probably rode with Capt. Thomas Brattle's troop of horse. On 27 Apr
  56. 1676 Brattle's was one of three troops sent out with the foot companies of Capts. Sill, Cutler and
  57. [John Holbrook](/people/john-holbrook-1618/) "to range the Woods towards Hassanamesit"; on 6 May the
  58. horse "killed and took of the Enemy about sixteen," and the men were released on 10 May ([Hubbard,
  59. *Narrative*](/files/sources/book-hubbard-1677-narrative/), Drake's ed. 1:224-226). Elisha was probably with
  60. them, or rode with Brattle later that spring. On 24 Aug 1676 "Elisha Foster" was credited £1 4s 8d
  61. for his service under Brattle, and 10s 2d under Capt. John Jacob of Hingham, who commanded the company
  62. of the late Capt. Isaac Johnson, in Medfield when the town was burned on 21 Feb 1676 ([*Soldiers in
  63. King Philip's War*](/files/sources/book-bodge-1906-soldiers-king-philips-war/), pp. 264, 285).
  65. On 5 Mar 1676/7, when the Dorchester church renewed its covenant, "Elisha ffoster" and his brother
  66. "Comfort ffoster" were among the children of the church who gave their assent, with Consider Atherton
  67. and Richard Mather (Dorchester church records, pp. 73-74). He married Sarah Payson at Dorchester on 10 Apr
  68. 1678 ([Dorchester records](/files/sources/vital-records-dorchester/), vol. 21, p. 24). She was probably the
  69. "Sarah, d. Giles, bp. July 16, 1648" of the Roxbury records ([Roxbury VR](/files/sources/vital-records-roxbury/)
  70. 1:269), Deacon Giles Payson's daughter ([Savage](/files/sources/book-savage-genealogical-dictionary/)
  71. 3:373), so two Foster brothers married two Payson sisters: Ensign Hopestill had married
  72. [Elizabeth Payson](/people/elizabeth-payson-1645/) in 1666/7. Elisha died at Dorchester on 16 Oct 1682,
  73. and "Sarah ye Widdow of Elisha ffoster" was admitted to full communion on 3 (6) 1684. She married
  74. Ebenezer Wiswall in 1685 (Savage).
  76. ## Open questions
  78. - His children, if any, and his probate (Suffolk, 1682).
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