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Samuel Foster Sr. (abt. 1619 - 1702)

Samuel Foster Sr.
Born about in St. Lawrence, York, Yorkshire, Englandmap
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Son of and
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 15 Sep 1648 in Dedham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , and
Died at about age 83 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Baymap
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Biography

Samuel Foster was born in 1619 in Yorkshire, He was baptized on February 2, 1619 in St. Lawrence, York, Yorkshire. His parents are unknown.[1][2]

He was married in Dedham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, on 15 Sept 15, 1648 to Esther Kemp, daughter of Edward Kemp and Ann (Unknown) Kemp. [3][4]

The family family removed to Wenham about 1650, and again, to Chelmsford in 1655,

Chelmsford records show that Samuel and his wife Hester had at least the following children:[5]

  • Hannah, b. ca. 1648; m. Samuel Fletcher; d. 11 Dec 1697
  • Samuel, b. ca. 1650
  • Eli, b. ca. 1653
  • Edward, b. 29/30 April 1657
  • Ester, b. 1 Nov 1659
  • Andrew, b. [torn] 30, 1662; d. 20 Dec 1671
  • Abram, b. 27 Oct 1664; d. 7 Dec 1671
  • Nathaniel, b. 14 Oct 1667
  • John, b. "28 : 7 mo. : 16[71]"; d. 13 Dec 1671
  • Andrew, d. 13 Aug 1676

Samuel's Will was admitted to Probate on 14 July 1702. In it, Samuel disposed on lands, a house and farm products. Samuel mentioned:[6]

  • sons: Samuel, Eli, Nathaniel, Edward
  • "nephew Mehitobel Kemp ... upon her marriage day"
  • daughter Esther Foster
  • "dear wife"
  • witnesses: Nathan Hill, Steven Peirce, John Hill

"Samu[e]ll, Dea., July 10, 1702 [a. 83 y. G.R.1.] died at Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts.[5]

Sources

  1. ↑ Massachusetts Town Death Records; NEHGS Vital Records of Chelmsford to the Year 1849 database
  2. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #18168458
  3. ↑ New England Marriages prior to 1700; page 278
  4. ↑ Massachusetts Town & Vital Records 1620-1988; Dedham Marriages 1648
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Vital records of Chelmsford, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849, Chelmsford (Mass.); Essex Institute, 1914. Death: Page 395; Children's births: Pages 68-70. Accessed on 9 Dec 2017 at Archive.org. Page 68, Page 395
  6. ↑ Middlesex County, Massachusetts: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized images provided by FamilySearch.org) Case 8256. Accessed on 9 Dec 2017 at AmericanAncestors.org Will$
  • Lawson, Harvey Merrill. The History of Union, Conn. (Price, Lee & Adkins Co., New Haven, 1893) Page 342
  • Massachusetts Town & Vital Records, Chelmsford, page 346
  • Worcester County Memoirs: The Foster Family; page 176
  • Pope, Charles Henry: "Pioneers of Massachusetts"; page 173 (Foster)
  • Savage, James: "Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England"; Volume 2, page 162 (Foster)
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  • Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized images provided by FamilySearch.org); case 8256




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Watt-266 Vic Watt
Foster-11794 and Foster-4098 appear to represent the same person because: Same birth, same death. Wife's name is just a variation. Please merge. Thanks.
posted by Vic Watt
Watt-266 Vic Watt
Hi Melinda,

Middle names were extremely uncommon during Samuel's life. Do you have evidence that he was given or ever used the middle name Eli? In his will, Samuel mentions sons Samuel and Eli, but I have found no evidence that Samuel's middle name was Eli. I believe that it should be removed. Vic

posted by Vic Watt

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