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James Richard Foster http://www.surnames.com/jamesriver/descendants/james_richard_foster/... Modified Register format for James Richard FOSTER (Approximately 14 generations in America) This genealogy file submitted by Gary L. Foster email [email protected] First Generation 1. James Richard FOSTER was born in 1619 in Essex, Durham, England. He was christened on 7 Oct 1619 in Alverstoke, Hampshire, England. He died in 1691 in Elizabeth City, Gloucester, Virginia, USA. Notes for RICHARD FOSTER: SOURCES: The Colonial Virginia Register A list of Governors, Councilors and Other Higher Officials, and also of Members of the House of Burgesses, and the Revolutionary Conventions of the Colony of Virginia --- Compiled by William Glover and Mary Newton Standard, published by Joel Munsell's Sons, Publishers, Albany, New York, 1902. 1) Served in Virginia House of Burgesses, Norfolk County, Assembly of 1655-1656_This Assembly first met in March 1654-5, and, by adjournments, on March 10, 1655-56, and December 1st, 1656 (Hening I, 407, 414), His name is listed as "Captain" Richard Foster. 2) Served as member of King's Council 3) Member of Governor Carteret's Council 1670. SOURCES: Pedigree Resource File Submitter: Robert L. Jackson, 203 E. Wayne St., Ironton, MO 63650 PRF Disc #19 Pin #669648 Richard PRF Disc #23 Pin #975507 Sussanah PRF Disc #24 Pin #977422 Sussanah PRF Disc #23 Pin #975506 Richard PRF Disc #24 Pin #977421 Richard Also see: Submitter: Johnny MIZE _32850 Vista Del Monte, Temecula, CA, 92591,United States of America PRF Disc #18 Pin #384283 HISTORY: From this time on (1635) Richard is spelling his surname as FOSTER. He is considered the Father of most Foster's in the Southern United States today (2001). Other Foster's also came to East Coast and started their lineage in America. Some Foster's went to the northern Colonies and for the most part their descendents stayed north. Richard came to Virginia and his descendents are the beginning of the Southern States Foster's through his son Robert. However, all Foster's relate back to Richard of Flanders in 1066 AD who came from Flanders (northern France) to England. Richard came to America at the age of 16. His rank in his father's family in England must not have been as the first or second son or he would have remained in England to inherit his father's estate. He was probably a 2nd child and saw adventure in sailing to America and getting a fresh start. Available records do not indicate that he came as an indentured servant to anyone. We do believe his passage was provided by a Bartholomew Hoskins. His father (Robert) in England was living the life of a Knight in the good section of society as had all his 1 of 320 4/7/2007 9:27 AM James Richard Foster http://www.surnames.com/jamesriver/descendants/james_richard_foster/... progenitors since the Battle of Hastings in the year 1066 when William the Conqueror took over England. The brother-in-law of William was named Richard of Flanders. Richard was the son of Baldwin V. Soon after the battle he became known as Richard De Foriester. One of Richard Foriester's sons was Sir Hugo Foirester. He fought with King Henry I, as General of the English Army. Sir Hugo was Governor of Etherstone by right of inheritance. After successfully defeating the Norwegian King Magnus in 1101 AD Sir Hugo Forrester was appointed Chief Lord of the Royal Forest. Sir Hugo was a person of great eminence during the reign of King Stephen. In the Battle of Hastings Richard of Flanders was only age 16 but was knighted for his valliant services to William the Conqueror and received large land holdings in northern England and Scotland (Northumberland County, Bamborough (Bambough, Bamburgh) in Northumberland; land also known as Adderston (Henderston). The Forster's lived here for 12 generations in a position of honor as many were Knights to the Kings of England. Our Richard Forster (Foster) was a descendant of King Henry I of England. The descendants of Forster, Forrester or Foster had privileges, education and opportunities. And thus the Forster lineage lived for the next 500 years. HISTORY: James Richard Forster/ Foster (b. 1619) came to America on 10 August 1635 from England on the ship "HMS Safety". Recent research has caused most descendants to now believe though most records call him Richard Foster some records refer to him as James Foster. Se we now call him James Richard Foster. WEBSITE: See Sources (End Notes) on website: http://www.joanrodenberger2000.com/foster_lideric_deflanders.html_Endnotes:_1. [email protected]://www.gendex.com/users/Enf_Bry/Enf_Bry/i567.html#I21936. _2. Alice Raven <[email protected]>http://genweb.net/~raven/html/raven.htm. _3. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Ut, Film # 0823704. _4. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Ut, Film # 0823704. _5. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Ut, Film # 0823704. _6. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Ut, Film # 0823704. _7. Book H-35 Page 144, Joan Rodenbarger ([email protected]) has found the death certificate for Thomas Martin Foster which included the information about Zenus FOSTER and Isaac Hilery FOSTER.8. From Billy G Foster <[email protected]>. _9. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Ut, Film # 0823704. _10. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Ut, Film # 0823704. _11. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Film # 0823704. _12. American Quaker Genealogy by William Wade Hinshaw - Volume I via Kathleen Baxter <[email protected]>. _13. RJBarnard<[email protected]>. _14. Bob Stockberger <[email protected]>. _15. Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 1, Ed. 5, Social Security Death Index: U.S., Date of Import: Sep 16, 1997, Internal Ref. #1.111.5.50109.88 _16. Mary Beth Heronemus <[email protected]>. at: http://www.genealogy.com refer to World Family Tree Volume 24, Tree 852 WEBSITE: http://www.geocities.com/lunalaniz2000/DescendantsofRichardForster.htm Says he was granted 250 acres of land in Lynhaven Parish in Lower Norfolk County, Virginia on November 26, 1653. In Gloucester County, Virginia he received 200 more acres. He was the first to spell his last name as Foster. WEBSITE: See website as it says that this Richard is a possible Junior to the immigrant ancestor Richard Foster / Forster: http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgiop=GET&db=:493189&id=I16336#s1 SOURCES: Title: World Family Tree Vol. 4, Ed. 1_Author: Brøderbund Software, Inc._Publication: Release date: August 23, 1996_Note: Customer pedigree. Repository: _Call Number: _Media: Family Archive CD_Page: Tree #1222_Text: Date of Import: Aug 19, 1997 WEBSITE: (16 Oct 2002): www.genealogy.com World Family Tree Volume 5, Tree 1266_This source links Richard Foster Jr to his father Richard Forster/Foster (born in England,1619 immigrant ancestor). WEBSITE: (10 Dec 8002) http://www.geocities.com/lunalaniz2000/DescendantsofRichardForster.htm Says that Richard was born about 1643 in Hampton or Gloucester County, Virginia and died in Abbington Parish, Gloucester County, Virginia. WEBSITE: (15 Aug 2005) 2 of 320 4/7/2007 9:27 AM James Richard Foster http://www.surnames.com/jamesriver/descendants/james_richard_foster/... http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:aCCD7PPONl8J:www.geocities.com/Athens/Atlantis/5481/kenner/d0001 Information received from Wayne Dunn ([email protected]) 29 Oct 1997. Our immigrant Foster's father was Sir Robert Forster, who was born in 1587 Durham, England. His only son was Richard Forster, born 1619. Forster was changed to Foster upon reaching America, a more English spelling of the name. The following is an account of Richard with his journey to the New World. Richard Foster Immigrated to Virginia in the ship "Safety". The ship sailed from England on the 1st day of August 1635. He was 16 years old when he came to Virginia. Susan Garnett, who later married Richard Foster, was found living in Elizabeth Cittie in Virginia on 16th day of February 1623, with her parents, Thomas and Elizabeth Garnett. In 1624/25 a muster was taken of the Inhabitants of Virginia. In "Thomas Garnett and his Muster" show Thomas aged 40 and Immigrated to America in the "Swann" in 1610. His wife Elizabeth was aged 26 and came to America in the "Neptune" in 1618. Their daughter Susan was aged 3 and was born in Virginia. Ambrose Griffith and Joyce Griffith were on the muster with the Garnett Family. _Ambrose Griffith was aged 33 and came to Virginia in the "Bona Nova" 1619 and Joyce Griffith aged 20 came in the "Jacob". Richard Foster settled in Elizabeth Cittie County, Virginia and married there and was granted 250 acres of land in Lynhaven Parish in Lower Norfolk Co., Va. on 26 Nov 1653 beginning at the neck of the broad Creek running South, South West near a swamp, thense West etc., for transport of Dorcas Foster Senior, and Dorcas Foster Junior, Richard Foster, Richard Street, and Henry Williams. Later In 1655 the family removed to Gloucester County, Virginia where Richard Foster received 200 more acres for transport of four more persons: Ellen Foster, Mary Foster, Sarah Davis, Robert Bynum, Fra. Bignall. This land was at the head of Southard Creek on the Severne, in Mackajack Bay, in Gloucester Co., Va. Robert Coleman was granted land that adjoined Richard Fosters land on 18 March, 1662. As the nation grew, the Foster descendants migrated south into the Carolinas, Alabama, Georgia, and finally Texas; as well as East into Tennessee, and from there, launching themselves to the wind. Says that Richard Foster was born in 1619, Essex, Durham, England. That he served in the House of Burgesses 1655-56. He also stated that he married three times: Susan (Elizabeth?) Garnett, Abt 1652 in Hampton County, Virginia.