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John Foster

Born Apr 1791 in Berkeley, James, Virginia, USA

Ancestors

Son of Thomas Foster

and Nancy Ann (Trigg) Laughlin

Brother of Elenor (Foster) Kain, Elizabeth (Foster) Everhart, Isaac Foster, Thomas Foster, Israel Foster, Matthew Laughlin [half] and Mary (Laughlin) Patten [half]

Husband of Rachel Amanda (Applegate) Foster — married [date unknown] (to after 1854) [location unknown]

Husband of Catharine (Fry) Foster — married 5 May 1810 in Bourbon, Kentucky, United States

Descendants

Father of Elizabeth Foster, Thomas Foster, Israel Foster, Eleanor (Foster) Dennis, Roxanna Foster, William Foster, John Foster, Ludwell G Foster and Henry Middleton Foster

Died about 30 Apr 1860 at about age 69 in Williamsburg, Clermont, Ohio, USA

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Biography

John was born in 1791. He was the son of Thomas Foster and Nancy Trigg. He passed away about 1860.

In February 1840, John purchased a tract of land in the counties of Clermont (35 acres) and Brown (165 acres) for $3,500 from his son-in-law, Daniel Everhart. The land was originally surveyed under the name of Charles Lee, No. 3345. (See attached image.)

Sources

1820 United States Federal Census
1830 United States Federal Census
1840 United States Federal Census
1850 United States Federal Census
Ohio, Wills and Probate Records, 1786-1998
Ohio, Wills and Probate Records, 1786-1998
U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885
Paternal and maternal relationships are confirmed by:
- A triangulated group between third cousin once removed Jack Foster GEDmatch A869846 and first cousins June Foster GEDmatch A019231 and Joyce Haden GEDmatch A726682.
  - Chromosome 5:
    - June and Joyce share 17.372 cM from 109,409,482 to 127,179,875.
    - June and Jack share 27.112 cM from 115,992,399 to 146,560,432.
    - And all three share 10.457 cM from 115,987,552 to 127,191,807.
  - Chromosome 14:
    - June and Joyce share 37.7687 cM from 18,397,823 to 36,397,263.
    - June and Jack share 9.3298 cM from 32,097,721 to 36,586,466.
    - And all three share 9.204 cM from 32,051,235 to 36,308,326.
- A triangulated group between first cousins Melissa Fetter GEDmatch A798497, Clyde Hurley GEDmatch A642517, and Carole Foster GEDmatch A711938 who are each third cousins thrice removed with first cousins June Foster GEDmatch A019231 and Joyce Haden GEDmatch A726682.
  - Chromosome 21:
    - June and Joyce share 37.7451 cM 13,591,802 to 33,538,415.
    - And all share 7.94119 cM from 16,583,289 to 19,839,646.
- A match between Jack Foster GEDmatch A869846 and his third cousin once removed Joyce Haden GEDmatch A726682 who additionally match 38.0462 cM on Chromosome 17 from 63,638,953 to 78,625,057 and all together with the above totalling 57.6 cM over 3 segments.
- A match between Jack Foster GEDmatch A869846 and his third cousin once removed June Foster GEDmatch A019231 who additionally match 9.254 cM on Chromosome 6 from 154,658,111 to 161,326,229 and all together with the above totalling 45.7 cM over 3 segments.

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:

William Foster : Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 838 markers, haplogroup I-Y60814, FTDNA kit #B49727, MitoYDNA ID T10816 [compare]
Anonymous Foster : Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup I-FGC22162, FTDNA kit #514952
John Foster : Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 780 markers, haplogroup I-FGC22162, FTDNA kit #558561, MitoYDNA ID Y10107 [compare]

It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:

~12.50% Joyce (Frey) Haden : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A726682 [compare], Ancestry member joycehaden70 + Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A726682 [compare], FTDNA kit #B149347
~3.12% Anonymous Foster : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch UD9584004 [compare], Ancestry member William_K_F + Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch UD9584004 [compare], FTDNA kit #514952
~1.56% Joyce (Dial) Ubl : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A342747 [compare], Ancestry member jdubl + Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A342747 [compare], FTDNA kit #B100662
~1.56% John Foster : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch UL6179535 [compare], Ancestry member jandmfoster45 + Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch UL6179535 [compare], FTDNA kit #558561
~1.56% Robert Wood : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch WZ6314593 [compare]
~1.56% Bill Foster : Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch LL066551 [compare]
~1.56% Katherine (Foster) Galloway : Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch LL217522 [compare]
~1.56% Robert Foster : Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch LL238875 [compare]
~0.78% William Foster : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch FV8739260 [compare], yourDNAportal WIL5a0a4916, Ancestry member William_K_F + Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch FV8739260 [compare], yourDNAportal WIL5a0a4916, FTDNA kit #B49727
~0.78% Melissa (Foster) Fetter : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch BL4160822 [compare], Ancestry member William_K_F + Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch BL4160822 [compare], FTDNA kit #B61850
~0.78% Foster Hurley : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch KX5199885 [compare], Ancestry member William_K_F + Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch KX5199885 [compare], FTDNA kit #B61955
~0.78% Beth (Foster) Honeycutt : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A256246 [compare], Ancestry member William_K_F + Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A256246 [compare], FTDNA kit #B149214
~0.78% Carole Foster : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch RV6267711 [compare], Ancestry member William_K_F + Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch RV6267711 [compare], FTDNA kit #B70419
~0.78% Lance Hurley : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A642517 [compare], Ancestry member William_K_F + Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A642517 [compare], FTDNA kit #B72462