Thomas (Forster) of Adderstone (bef. 1413)

Born before 20 Mar 1413 in Northumberland, England

Ancestors

Descendants

Biography

Sir Thomas Forster, Esq. of Etherstone,^[1][2][3] (fl. 25 Oct 1415), lived during the reign of Henry V, (20 Mar 1413 – 31 Aug 1422).^[4]

He's the son of:

• Thomas Forster (d. Henry IV 30 Sep 1399/20 Mar 1413)
• and Elizabeth de Etherstone. Issue:^[4].

He was probably born during the late 1300s ... if his father died during the reign of Henry IV (30 Sep 1399 - 20 Mar 1413), and he lived during the reign of Henry V (20 Mar 1413 – 31 Aug 1422).^[4]

Siblings

• Robert (living 1490)^[4]
• Rowland Forster of Norham (d.1497). Issue: 2 sons^[4]

Marriage

Thomas married a daughter of Fetherstonhaugh, who supposedly had 22 children. While some pedigrees do not state her given name Foster (1871), calls her "Elizabeth. " It's unclear as to how he arrived at this conclusion.

m. [--Elizabeth--?], dau. of ... Fetherstonhaugh or Featherstonhaug of Stanhope. Issue: 22^{[5][1][2][3][6]}

children

• Thomas of Adderstone, co. Northumb. - ancestor of Forsters of Adderstone & Brunton in co. Northumb.

m. ..., dau. of Baron Hilton.^[5]

• Roger -- ancestor Forsters of Hundson, co. Herts.; Battle, co. Sussex & Jamaica

m. [--Jane?--] Hussey of Sussex.^[1]

• Nicholas^[7] -- ancestor of Forsters of Newham & Low Buston in co. Northumb.

• and 19 more sons ...[2]
• (dau) UNKNOWN [Elizabeth?].^[8]

m. Gerard Shaftoe (Shafto) of Bavington.

Military

Foster (1871), states that Thomas also fought at the Battle of Agincourt (25 Oct 1415), under Percy ... but he does not say which one. Hotspur died at Shrewsbury in 1403,^[9] so he could have been a contemporary of his son, Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland (03 Feb 1393 – 22 May 1455).

• 25 Oct 1415: Battle of Agincourt

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} CAUTION Weis, F.L., Sheppard, W.L. & Beall, W.R. (1999). The Magna Charta Sureties, 1215, 5th ed. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Google Books.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Foster-Chapman families," (1920). Americana, 14, p. 402). National Americana Society. Google Books.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} CAUTION Sir Richard Forester of Flanders, (2011, September 2011). Miner Descent. Weblog.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4} Foster, J. (1871). A Pedigree of the Forsters and Fosters of the North of England and Some of the Families Connected with them. Archive.org. [1].
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Collins, A. (1720). The Baronettage of England, 2, p.120 - 121. London: W. Taylor. Google Books.
6. ↑ "Forster was knighted, and married the daughter of Fetherstonhaugh, of Stanhope Hall, Durham, Chief of the Fetherston clan. This family is of Saxon origin. He was the father of 19 sons (Pierce, 1899)
7. ↑ see letter from John Forster of Bamburgh to Thomas Forster, grandson of Roger.
8. ↑ Foster (1871), names her Elizabeth, but the pedigree of Forster of Adderstone published in Bateson (1893), says she's UNKNOWN.
9. ↑ Foster (1871), made an error in stating that the dead Hotspur was at Agincourt.

See Also...

• Bateson, E. (1893). "Forster of Adderstone," in a Hist. of Northumb, 1, p. 228. Google Books.[3]
• The Peearge. Web.[4]