Mr. William K. Foster Jr
Born 1960s.
Ancestors 
and Brother of
Melissa (Foster) Fetter
Father of
[private son (1980s - unknown)], [private son (1990s - unknown)] and [private daughter (1990s - unknown)]
Died 2020s.
Profile last modified
| Created 28 May 2010
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In Memoriam: William Foster Jr was an active and generous member of WikiTree. Their presence in our community will be missed. However, their many contributions will live on as part of our shared family tree. This is a gift they gave to family members, distant cousins, and future generations, and is now a permanent part of their legacy.
Biography
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DNA
- Paternal relationship is confirmed through Y-chromosome DNA testing. William Foster, his second cousin twice removed Jack Foster, and his fourth cousin once removed John D Foster (Jack and John are third cousins once removed) match on 111 out of 111 markers (see YSearch IDs VSVCW, P2G7G, and EQSZU) thereby confirming their direct paternal lines back to their MRCA Isaac Foster.
- Maternal relationship is confirmed by 23 matching segments totalling 3,584.5 cM between Margaret Kovach GEDmatch A951428 and her son William Foster GEDmatch A613283.
Sources
- First-hand information. Entered by William Foster at registration.
- To aid WikiTree in the administration of my account should I be incapacitated, or in the event of my death, I hereby give permission for all private profiles I'm managing to be transferred to the following WikiTreers, whether or not they are currently on the Trusted Lists: Roberta Scott, Melissa Fetter, Lilah Foster, Davin Foster, Andrin Foster, Melissa Pierce, Brian Pierce, Holly Fetter, and/or Witt Fetter.
Only the Trusted List can access the following:
- William's formal name
- full middle name (K.)
- exact birthdate
- birth location
- exact deathdate
- death location
- images (33)
- private siblings' names
- private children's names (3)
- spouse's name and marriage information
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships by comparing test results with William or other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships by comparing test results with William or 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]
- Margaret (Kovach) Foster :
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup K2b1b, FTDNA kit #411036, MitoYDNA ID T10815 [compare]
-
100.00%
100.00%
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
-
50.00%
100.00%
Margaret (Kovach) Foster :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch RP5618888 [compare], Ancestry member William_K_F
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch RP5618888 [compare], FTDNA kit #411036
-
50.00%
50.00%
Melissa (Foster) Fetter :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch BL4160822 [compare], Ancestry member William_K_F
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch BL4160822 [compare], FTDNA kit #B61850
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50.00%
Bill Foster :
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch LL066551 [compare]
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~25.00%
Katherine (Foster) Galloway :
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch LL217522 [compare]
-
~25.00%
Robert Foster :
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch LL238875 [compare]
-
~12.50%
Foster Hurley :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch KX5199885 [compare], Ancestry member William_K_F
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch KX5199885 [compare], FTDNA kit #B61955
-
~12.50%
Beth (Foster) Honeycutt :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A256246 [compare], Ancestry member William_K_F
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A256246 [compare], FTDNA kit #B149214
-
~12.50%
Carole Foster :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch RV6267711 [compare], Ancestry member William_K_F
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch RV6267711 [compare], FTDNA kit #B70419
-
~12.50%
Lance Hurley :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A642517 [compare], Ancestry member William_K_F
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A642517 [compare], FTDNA kit #B72462
-
~6.25%
~12.50%
Carol (Parsons) Meier :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A199622 [compare], Ancestry member William_K_F
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A199622 [compare], FTDNA kit #449748
-
~6.25%
Samantha (Ford) Cox :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch HL9783077 [compare], Ancestry member William_K_F
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch HL9783077 [compare], FTDNA kit #B149138
-
~6.25%
~25.00%
Russell Davis :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A272948 [compare], Ancestry member Russell_Davis
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A272948 [compare], FTDNA kit #B121578
-
~6.25%
Tammy (Ain) Willson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A384478 [compare], Ancestry member TammyAin
-
~3.12%
Murph Thorp :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch WV8595354 [compare], Ancestry member William_K_F
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch WV8595354 [compare], FTDNA kit #473670
-
~3.12%
Jenny Cox :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Jenny_Cox
-
~3.12%
Linda (Ford) Cornwall :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch HQ4064958 [compare], Ancestry member William_K_F
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch HQ4064958 [compare], FTDNA kit #B149165
-
~3.12%
Frank Ford :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch DP4776896 [compare], Ancestry member William_K_F
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch DP4776896 [compare], FTDNA kit #B149195
-
~1.56%
Bob (Gregorčič) Gregory :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch TG4885355 [compare], FTDNA kit #538440
-
~0.78%
Martha Jacobs :
23andMe, GEDmatch M948423 [compare]
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~0.78%
~6.25%
John Bradley :
23andMe
-
~0.78%
~3.12%
Sandy (Palmer) Johansen :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member sandj601
-
~0.78%
Anonymous Foster :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch UD9584004 [compare], Ancestry member William_K_F
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch UD9584004 [compare], FTDNA kit #514952
-
~0.78%
~3.12%
Phyllis Mitchell :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch FQ8908224 [compare], Ancestry member Cindy_Vasque
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch FQ8908224 [compare], FTDNA kit #B121390
-
~0.78%
Tom Gregory :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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Genealogist-to-Genealogist (G2G) Forum posts:
- William Foster is a Wonderful WikiTreer Dec 26, 2021.
- William Foster is a Wonderful WikiTreer Dec 20, 2021.
- William Foster is a Wonderful WikiTreer Jul 24, 2021.
- William K Foster is a wonderful Wikitreer!!! Jul 1, 2021.
- William Foster is a Wonderful WikiTreer Jun 14, 2021.
- William Foster is a Wonderful WikiTreer May 30, 2021.
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Categories: Virginia Project | DNA Painter Users | US Southern Colonies Project Members
Thanks
William Foster is on leave. I will have someone get in touch with you…ok?
Lynn Robinson McCurdy-322
Is there a way I can manage her account after the merge, since it's my mom? I'm New-2242. We don't share any dna, maybe because the possible connection is 17 steps? away.... Thanks!
I sent you a check-in message 18 days ago about the US Southern Colonies Project to ask you about your continued involvement but have not yet heard back from you. Do you still want to be in the Southern Colonies project? If I don’t hear from you by the same time next week I’ll assume that you’ve moved on to other things but you’re most welcome to re-join the project at any time.
Looking forward to hearing from you,
Best wishes,
Mary~ Project Coordinator, Membership, US Southern Colonies
This is the time for the 2023 annual check in with members of the US Southern Colonies Project. Have you been active during the last six months in this Project? Note that it is a Wikitree requirement to respond to the US Southern Colonies Check-ins. Please reply to this message by clicking the reply button below this message, to post your answer. I look forward to hearing from you..
Many thanks,
Mary~ Project Coordinator, Membership, US Southern Colonies
edited by Mary Richardson
It is time for the semi-annual check in for June, 2022 with members of the US Southern Colonies Project. Have you been active during the last six months? Note that it is a requirement to respond to the US Southern Colonies Check-ins. Please respond to this message by clicking the reply button below this message, to post your answer. I look forward to hearing from you..
William this is your check in, but I have seen your activity on other profiles.
Many thanks,
Mary~ Project Coordinator, Membership, US Southern Colonies
Mary
Thank you for your participation on Team Virginia in the April 2022 Connect-A-Thon. You helped bring Team Virginia to an amazing 1st place finish. We could not have done it without you! This year's Thon members added over 84,000k new Profiles to the Global Shared Tree!!
Mindy and & Sandy ~ Team Virginia
Next Thon: Connect-A-Thon in July (tbd)
edited by Sandy (Craig) Patak
We're doing our semi-annual check-in with members to see if you have been active in the last six months? Please note that it is a requirement for membership in the 1776 Project that you respond to these check-ins.
Please post your reply as a reply to this message here on your page, for convenience of our record keeping.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Mary Richardson ~ Project Coordinator,1776 Project
The 1776 Project regrets to remove your badge. We appreciate all of the contributions you have made.
Please remember at any time you are most welcome to reapply for membership on g2g by answering the post with an Answer. https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1354303/would-you-like-join-the-american-revolutionary-1776-project
Mary
As always, thank you for your participation with Team Virginia in the January 2022 Connect-A-Thon. You helped bring Team Virginia to an amazing 2nd place finish. We could not have done it without you! This year's Thon members added over 85,000k new Profiles to the Global Shared Tree!!
Mindy and & Sandy ~ Team Virginia
P.S. Our Discord Channel is also active all year, not only during Thons. Drop in and say hi!
edited by Sandy (Craig) Patak
Whew, the teaching was awesome and his generosity of time outstanding. William should be awarded the Super Star, I guess thats awarded differently. I was unable to give an award badge! Thank you, William!
edited by Celeste Yamamoto
Registration for the 1st 2022 Connect-A-Thon is open. Can't have a Team Virginia Thon without ya... you are Mr. Virginia! :)
We couldn't do it without you & look forward to you joining us on the 2022 Clean-A-Thon!
Mindy & Sandy - Team Virginia Co Captains
...see ya around "the Colonies"
I am checking in on behalf of the 1776 Project to announce the new project membership requirements and to verify that you are still interested in being a member of the project. All project members are being asked to join one of the project teams and also to make at least one project contribution every 6 months. We are also asking all project members to join the project's Google Group for project communications.
If you are interested in remaining with the Project, please reply to this comment or send me a message, request to join the Google Group, and let us know what team you would like to participate on.
We really appreciate your contributions on WikiTree, and thank you for all your hard work. If you have any questions, please ask. We would also love to hear any feedback you may have for the project.
If we don't hear back from you we will assume that you no longer wish to participate in the project and if so, you could rejoin at any time as is convenient for you.
We look forward to hearing from you soon!
SJ - 1776 Project Leader
Hello William, Sorry, I did not mean to imply another merger for there is none. I had just reviewed the Joel Knight profile and since He has the same birthday thought it could happen. Maybe I should stop looking. : > ) Do you mind if I write a biography for Joel King? Lula Tuttle Sinnott
Yes, please work on the biography for Joel King.
Thanks.
-William
Hi again, William Foster,
I looked at the Joel Knight profile and I believe it to be a legitimate person, with all the right information. Just that the Joels got mixed up but haven’t figured how yet. I hope a further merger is not pursued. This concerns me. Lula Tuttle Sinnott
Thank you for your participation on Team Virginia in the July 2021 Connect-A-Thon. You helped bring Team Virginia to an amazing 2nd place finish. We could not have done it without you! This year's Thon members added over 74,000k new Profiles to the Global Shared Tree. Team Virginia is always great with you on the team!!
Mindy and & Sandy ~ Team Virginia
Save the Date: October 1st through 4th, Source-A-Thon (with amazing prizes!)
You will notice that Amy Lynn Hunt has just joined your project. She joined Wikitree "hoping to learn something new" (I have no idea what). The instruction to new members is "start with your own family," so she has been painstakingly adding her family, which is now on FamilySearch. And not surprisingly got very frustrated. It would be nice if you coud take a look at her profile and her family, and then send her some encouraging words. Familysearch is a lot easier if I all want to do is create a family tree, but Wikitree is a lot friendlier, a lot more interesting, and a lot more fun. --Thank you.
Thank you for your participation in October 2020’s Source-a-thon. Your contributions helped us to clear over 57,000 profiles that needed sourcing. This makes our Shared Tree all that much better.
Keep up the great work!
Pippin Sheppard WikiTree’s Appreciation Team
Thanks for your participation during our Connect-A-Thon 2020. It is amazing how many more profiles were created and added to our Shared Tree over the weekend. I hope you’ll join us for the Source-a-thon this fall.
Kind regards,
Pippin Sheppard ~ WikiTree’s Appreciation Team
Billie
edited by William Foster Jr
Billie
Billie
Cheers, Liz
Your mentorship is much, much appreciated, and I look forward to contributing!
Cheers, Mark
Just wanted to tell you how much I appreciate your patience with my utter confusion coming into Wikitree. You are the BEST!!!
We had a lot of fun during the 2019 Spring Clean-a-Thon!! I'm excited to co-captain with you for the first ever Connect-a-Thon where we will be adding new profiles to our Global Tree. I know you are just as excited and will be joining me in cheering on Team Virginia!! I'll see you there!
Mindy Co-Captain of Team Virginia
Am a descendant of many earlier West Virginia settlers who came during the time of the creation of the state--late 1700's to 1863. This creates problems because of the way it was create from part of Virginia, then it was broken down into counties overtime. What this did had settlers who lived in the same area but birth/death/married/events as location changed across creation time of the state until 1863. Catherine Hardman-881 is and example. Is there a way we could created a subcategory to help folks in research since the West Virginia records are kept in the final location of the person. Here are sources with the date of county formation after the breakup of the District of West Augusta in 1784 which became Monongalia, Ohio and Youghany which was the parent counties https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_counties_in_West_Virginia.