Thomas Forster (abt. 1440)

Born about 1440 in Adderstone, Northumberland, England

Ancestors

Descendants

Died [date unknown] in Adderstone, Northumberland, England

Sir Thomas Forster of Etherstone.^[1]

Biography

Thomas is the son of Sir Thomas Forster and a daughter of Featherstonehaugh of Stanhope. He married [-- Jane -- ?], dau. of William Hilton & ... Stapleton.^[2]

Parents

• Sir Thomas Forster, Knt. of Etherstone, co. Northumb.^[3] (fl. 25 Oct 1415)^{[citation needed][4]}
• ... dau. of Featherstonehaugh of Stanhope.^[3]

Siblings

• Roger^[1] m. Jane Hussey of co. Sussex
• Nicholas^[1]

Marriage

m. [Jane] Hilton (b. aft. 1439), dau. of:^[5][6]

• William Hilton (b. bef. 1408 or 1418 - d. 13 Oct 1457)
• and [--Mariotta--?] Stapleton.^[7]

children

• Sir Thomas (b. c. 1466 - d. shortly after 1526)

m. Dorothy Ogle (b. c. 1488)^[8][6][9]

• Patrick^[6]
• Roger ^[6]
• Reginald^[6]
• Robert of Cold Hesledon (living Henry VII: btw 1485 - 1509).[6]^[10][11]
• Constance

m. Thomas (James?) Gower of Stainsby^[10]

• Isabel

m. Mr. Turpin.[7]

• Eleanor

m. Lionel Grey, Esq.^[10]

• (disputed) UNKNOWN "Margaret"

m. Gawen Mitford (living 1518; d.1550)^[10][12]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Tomlinson, W. W. (1897). Life in Northumberland during the sixteenth century, 20, p. 118-120. Walter Scott. Google Books.
2. ↑ Foster, 1871, p. 12.[1]; also see: Lewis, M. (n.d.). "Jane Hilton #78689, b. circa 1455, d. after 1511," (no citation). ORTNCA. Web.[2]
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Weis, F.L., Sheppard, W.L. & Beall, W.R. (1999). The Magna Charta Sureties, 1215, 5th ed. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Google Books.
4. ↑ CAUTION: Pierce, F.C. (1899). (pp.14). Foster Genealogy Part 1. Chicago: Press of W.B. Conkey Co. Google Books.
   see: Category: Frederick Clifton Pierce Fraud^{unreliable source}
5. ↑ Bateson, E. (1893). "Forster of Adderstone," in a History of Northumberland, 1, pp. 228. Google Books.[3]
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4} Collins, A. (1720). The Baronettage of England, 2, p.120 - 121. London: W. Taylor. Google Books.
7. ↑ Hilton's mother was either Mariota or her sis. Jane Stapleton, (see bio at Stapleton-61).
8. ↑ Dorothy's father d. before 09 Sep 1513 (see Ralph Ogle).
9. ↑ Welford, R. (1895). Men of Mark 'Twixt Tyne and Tweed, (pp.254). Google Books.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3} Foster, J. (1871). A Pedigree of the Forsters and Fosters of the North of England and Some of the Families Connected with them, pp. 12. Archive.org.[4]
11. ↑ Robert received land in Cold Hesledon from his father during the reign of Hen. VII (1485-1509). He is the direct ancestor of Thomas Forster (b. 10 May 1662 Hawthorn - d. 24 Sep 1728 Hawthorn), and the slave-trader, Dodshon Foster (1730 - 1793) of Lancashire.
    see Forsters of Cold Hesledon (Foster-Barnham, 1897, p. 12 - citing Foster, 1871, p. 27;[5])
12. ↑ Colburn, 1847, p.872

See Also...

• Lewis, M. (n.d.). "Thomas Forster #78688, b. circa 1465," (no citation). ORTNCA. Web.[8]
• Lundy, D. (2007, June 14). "Thomas Forster #234204," citing: Pine (1972). The Peerage. Web.[9]