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Thomas Forster (1528 - 1571)

Thomas "of Swantons, Yeoman of the Great Chamber" Forster
Born in Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, Englandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 20 Jul 1545 in Chelmsford, Essex, Englandmap
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Died at age 43 in Hundsdon, Hertfordshire, Englandmap
Profile last modified | Created 9 Aug 2011
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Thomas Forster was born in Hertfordshire, England.

Thomas Forster of Hunsdon (fl.1547; d. 1571 or 11 Oct 1599; bur. 15 Nov 1571).[1][2]

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Biography

Thomas is the second son of Sir Roger Forster and a woman from the Hussey family in Sussex. Her name is unknown but she's commonly referred to as, "Joan".[1]

Marriage

m. Margaret Browning of Chelmsford, Essex. Issue:[17][1]

  • Joyce (bp. 13 Feb 1547 Hunsdon).[3]
m. (24 Oct 1568) Henry Hunsdon.
  • Sir Thomas Forster, Knt (b.1548 - d.1612). Justice of the Court of Common Pleas.
m. 1575 Susan Foster (d. 03 Apr 1625), dau. of Thomas Foster of Iden, Sussex).[1]
  • Richard (bp. 09 Nov 1549 Hunsdon).[4][5]
  • William (bp. 08 May 1551 Hunsdon).[4][6]
  • Anne (bp. 06 Jun 1553 Hunsdon).[7]
  • Elizabeth (bp. 23 May 1556 Hunsdon).[8]
  • James (bap. 17 Feb 1561 Hunsdon).[4][9]
  • Michell (bap. 02 Jul 1563 Hunsdon).[4][10]
  • Henry (bp. 27 Apr 1567 Hunsdon - bur. 25 Sep 1571 Hunsdon).[11]
  • Humfry "Humphrey" (bp. 10 Feb 1559/60 Hunsdon).[12][13]
  • (unproven) Andrew Foster of Gilston[citation needed][18][14]

Occupation

  • Elizabeth I: Yeoman of the Great Chamber.[19][15]

Property

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Weis, Sheppard, & Beall, 1999; Note: Weis, et. al. is contradicted by the parish registers (Gibbs, 1915, p. 62).[1]
  2. d.1571 (Pierce, 1899); [2] Hunsdon Parish Churchyard, Hunsdon, East Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire. Find A Grave: Memorial #81903113
  3. Joyce, 13 Feb 1547. England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. FamilySearch citing Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, ref. 2:KFJJB2; FHL microfilm 991,316.[3]
    "Henry Hunsdon and Joyce Foster, 1568." England Marriages, 1538–1973. FamilySearch: citing Hunsdon, Hertford, ref. 2:R0K3ZX; FHL microfilm 991,316.[4]
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Metcalfe, 1866
  5. Richard, 09 Nov 1549. England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. FamilySearch citing Hunsdon, Hertfordshire; ref. 2:KFJJZB; FHL microfilm 991,316.[5]
  6. William Foster, 08 May 1551. England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. FamilySearch citing Hunsdon, Hertford, ref. 6-13; FHL microfilm 991,316.[6]Note: does not name parents - better citation needed.
  7. Anne Foster, 06 Jun 1553. England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. FamilySearch citing Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, ref. 2:KFJL2X; FHL microfilm 991,316.[7] Note: does not name parents - better citation needed.
  8. "Elizabeth Foster, 23 May 1556." England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. FamilySearch citing Hunsdon, Hertfordshire; FHL microfilm 0496822 IT 2.[8]
  9. James Foster, 17 Feb 1561. England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. FamilySearch: citing Hunsdon, Hertford, ref. 6-13; FHL microfilm 991,316. [9]
  10. Mychaell Foster, 02 Jul 1563." England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. FamilySearch citing Hunsdon, Hertford; FHL microfilm 0496822 IT 2.[10]
    note: Foster (1871), states that there were only 5 children. He is also the only one to mention Humphrey, and omit Michell.
  11. Henry Foster, 27 Apr 1567. England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. FamilySearch: citing Hunsdon, Hertford, ref. 6-13; FHL microfilm 991,316.[11]
  12. Foster, n.d.
  13. Humfry Foster, 10 Feb 1559. England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. FamilySearch citing Hunsdon, Hertford, ref. 6-13; FHL microfilm 991,316.[12]
  14. Andrew's alleged parentage hinges on proving relations to Michell (Michael).[13][citation needed]
  15. Gibbs, 1915; Pierce, 1899; read about the job description of a yeoman of the great chamber.[14][15]
  16. Gibbs, 1915, p. 26.[16]
Bibliography

  • Foster, J. (1871). A pedigree of the Forsters and Fosters, of the north of England and some of the families connected with them, pp. 11. Archive.org.[20](mirror at FamilySearch.org. PDF[21])
  • Gibbs, H. C. (1915). The parish registers of Hunsdon Co., Hertford, 1546-1837: with some account of the church and parish. London: St Catherine Press, (pp. 26, 62). FamilySearch title no. 215603. eBook.[22][23]
  • Metcalfe, W.C. (1866). "Forster of Hunsdon." The visitations of Hertfordshire Made by Robert Cooke, Esq. Clarencieux in 1572, and Sir Richard St. George, Kt., Clarencieux in 1634, with Hertfordshire Pedigrees from Harleian MSS 6147 and 1546, (pp.143) . London. Google Books.
  • The Roll of the Royal College Physicians of London, (1830). County Genealogies: Pedigrees of the Families in the County of Sussex, (pp.192). London: W. Marchant. Google Books.
  • Weis, F.L., Sheppard, W.L. & Beall, W.R. (1999). The Magna Charta Sureties, 1215: The Barons Named in the Magna Charta, 1215, and Some of Their Descendants who Settled in America During the Early Colonial Years, (5th ed, pp.144). Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Google Books.
Notes

See Also...

  • Pierce, F.C. (1899). Foster Genealogy: Part I, (pp.48). W.B. Conkey Co. Google Books.CAUTION: Pierce (1899) is unreliable.
  • Benolte, Thomas; Philipot, John; & Owen, George. The Visitations of the County of Sussex: 1530 and 1633-4. London: The Harleian Society, 1905. Vol LIII, pp 89, Forster & 183, Forster.




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Forster-115 and Forster-1326 appear to represent the same person because: I didn't find him until I went to enter his wifes name and a duplicate came up. Need to merge these to clean up my error and have only one profile.
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Forster-455 and Forster-115 appear to represent the same person because: These appear to be the same person. Could you merge them?

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