John Foster
Married Jane Lindsey at Boston in 1750; their children Samuel, William, Jane and Martha were recorded at Roxbury, and he was dead by July 1760. Possibly the father of Mary (Foster) Thompson, though no Mary is among his recorded children.
Life
- 1722Born1722
Pierce (p. 539), "JOHN, b. in 1722; m. Jane." No Boston birth or baptism found.
compiledpossible - 1750Married Jane Lindsey20 Apr 1750, Boston, Massachusetts
Intention 9 Apr 1750, as "Jane Linsey" (Boston RC 28:344, 28:287, image checked).
documentedproven - by 1760Diedby 6 July 1760, Roxbury, Massachusetts
His daughter Martha's birth, 21 Apr 1760, is entered as "d. John [deceased July 6. C. R. 1.], and Jane." Administration 1760, Suffolk Probate no. 12403. Mollie has June 1760 at Roxbury.
Family
- Father
- Samuel Foster
Rests only on Pierce.
compiledpossibleSources
- Pierce, Foster Genealogy (1899)
- Reasoning:
research/low/Low_Line_Research.md
- Mother
- Rachel Kneelandcompiledpossible
Sources
- Pierce, Foster Genealogy (1899)
- Reasoning:
research/low/Low_Line_Research.md
- Spouse
- Children
Pedigree
Notes
Children recorded at Roxbury (VR 1:134-135): Samuel, 9 May 1751; William, 7 Feb 1753; Jane, 25 Mar 1755; Martha, 21 Apr 1760. Guardians were appointed in 1773 for John, Martha and Jane (Suffolk Probate 15400, 15401, 15599); the son John is not among the Roxbury births. Mollie lists his children as Jane, John, Martha, William and Mary; there is no Mary in the records found. The children married at Roxbury: William to Mary Draper, 11 June 1778; Martha to Paul Dudley, 27 Apr 1779; Jane to Thomas Cheney, 6 Apr 1780 (VR 2:153).
Mollie calls him a cordwainer; that has not been seen in a record.
Open questions
- His parentage. A Samuel Foster will of 1728 (Suffolk no. 5650) may be his father’s and may name him.
- His estate papers (no. 12403) and the division Mollie cites.
Mollie's typescript
Mollie calls him a cordwainer of Roxbury (no record seen shows the trade) who left a widow, Jane, and young children, one of whom married Mary Draper and moved early to Deer Isle.
John Foster (7) was a cordwainer ( a shoemaker) and he resided in Roxbury. He left a widow Jane, and minor children.
p. 119 →
Checked against the records
- PossibleMary Foster was a daughter of John Foster and his wife Jane
Possible only. John Foster married Jane Lindsey at Boston on 20 Apr 1750, about five years after Mary was born, and their children recorded at Roxbury (1751-1760) and in the 1773 guardianships include no Mary. Hosmer calls her a sister of William Foster of Deer Isle, so she may be John's daughter by an earlier wife.
Read it in the book, p. 114 →
Connections
- In his ancestry
- 5 notable connections →
Every notable ancestor and famous relative that John's own ancestors lead to, with the lines drawn down to him.