Nathaniel Foster (bef. 1632 - abt. 1705)

Born before 4 May 1632 in Ewell, Surrey, England

Ancestors

Descendants

Died about 1705 after about age 72 in Huntington, Suffolk, New York Colony [uncertain]

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Biography

Nathaniel Foster immigrated to New England as a child during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640).

Nathaniel Foster immigrated to New England between 1621 and 1640 and later departed for Long Island

Nathaniel Foster, son of Christopher, early immigrant (age 2) to Boston with his family in 1635 on the "Abigail"

Birth & Baptism

Christened 4 May 1632 at Ewell, Surrey^[1] as son of Christopher. Parish register image at findmypast.co.uk.^[2]

Immigration

Christopher Foster (b. c.1603) and Frances (b. c.1610), dau. of Alice Stevens of Ewell, Surrey on the Abigail, enrolled to travel July 1635.^[3][4]

Marriage & Children

A marriage record has not yet been found but per Anderson citing "Southampton History" p. 247 he had two sons Samuel and Nathaniel^[3] supported by the appearance of Nathaniel "Sr" and "Jr" in town records and a deed showing Samuel Foster buying land from his father Nathaniel.

Regarding a possible spouse "Sarah Vail", a woman of that name was supposedly shown by Torrey as marrying a Nathaniel Moore but later research based on her appearance in a will seems to indicate that the marriage was recorded in error. In any case, Torrey currently shows her first and last name as unknown.^[5]

Colonial Life

Nathaniel likely lived in South Hampton, New York when mentioned in his father's will dated 8 Aug 1684 as that was his father Christopher's residence and he left "my furniture and the bed I lie on" along with livestock to Nathaniel. Nathaniel's children were not mentioned by name; Christopher bequeathed to other grandchildren but mentioned none in Nathaniel's case.^[3]

He appears twice in Huntington land deeds where he apparently acquired land from "Indians" on 12 Jul 1689 (an area now know as Santapogue Neck) and 2 Dec 1697. He was still alive as of 18 Sep 1694 when his son Samuel bought land from Nathaniel.^[6]

Early history of Southampton, Long Island says nothing of Nathaniel other than that he resided in Huntington.^[7]

Death & Estate

Nathaniel supposedly died May 1705 at Suffolk, Long Island, New York. Age: 72-73 ^{[citation needed]}

Research Notes

Needs Relationship check: son Josiah and LNAB of wife (and therefore parents attached to her as well)

Sources

1. ↑ Ewell : St Mary the Virgin : : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/58181931e93790eca377f209 : viewed 21 Feb 2021) baptism Nathaniel Foster 04 May 1632
2. ↑ Ewell Parish Registers at findmypast $subscription
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Great Migration 1634-1635, C-F. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume II, C-F, by Robert Charles Anderson, George F. Sanborn, Jr., and Melinde Lutz Sanborn. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001. Sketch of Christopher Foster. pp 551 - 554.Subscription Site
4. ↑ Pope, C.H. (2010). The Pioneers of Massachusetts: A Descriptive List, Drawn from Records of the Colonies, Towns, and Churches, and Other Contemporaneous Documents, (pp.172). Google Books.
5. ↑ New England Marriages to 1700. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. $subscription
6. ↑ Huntington town records : including Babylon, Long Island, N.Y. Vol II. Reverse index of deeds $subscription public image
7. ↑ The early history of Southampton, L. I., New York, with genealogies by Howell, George Rogers, 1833-1899 Publication date 1866 p. 221

See Also

• Nathaniel Foster on myheritage.com https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10109-30600433/nathaniel-foster-in-wikitree?s=227732421