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Katherine Foster

Female 1577 - Abt 1636  (59 years)


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  • Name Katherine Foster 
    Born 1577  Wendover, Buckingham, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Notable sailed to America on ship Truelove 1635 with husband, Ralph Tompkins 
    _UID 5E1EB90B4C83ED47AD1B2F7BBFB873973688 
    Died Abt 1636  , , MA, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I842  Irving Genealogy
    Last Modified 29 Mar 2012 

    Family Ralph Tompkins,   b. 1585, Monnington, Hereford, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1666, Bridgewater, Plymouth, MA, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 6 Nov 1608  Wendover, Buckingham, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4
    _STAT MARRIED 
    _UID 4292D5F8B72EA044BB4A1B967E682CB5E7C9 
    Notes 
    • This was his first marriage.
      His daughter Martha on various records is listed as being mothered by either wife.
      Need to determine Katherine's date of death and Martha's date of birth to determine which is mother
    Children 
    +1. John Tompkins,   b. Jan 1608, Edlesborough, Buckingham, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jun 1684, Salem, Essex, MA, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 76 years)
     2. Nathaniel Tompkins,   b. 1612, Edlesborough, Buckingham, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Sep 1684, Salem, Essex, MA, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     3. Samuel Tompkins,   b. 1613, , , England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1676, Bridgewater, Plymouth, MA, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
     4. Micah Tompkins,   b. 1616, Edlesborough, Buckingham, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Dec 1640, Newark, Essex, NJ, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 24 years)
     5. Elizabeth Tompkins,   b. 1617, Edlesborough, Buckingham, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Ralph Tompkins,   b. 1623, Edlesborough, Buckingham, England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location
    +7. Martha Tompkins,   b. Abt 1627, , , England, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1688, Salem, Essex, MA, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 62 years)
    Last Modified 27 Mar 2016 
    Family ID F265  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1577 - Wendover, Buckingham, England, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 6 Nov 1608 - Wendover, Buckingham, England, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Abt 1636 - , , MA, USA Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • She sailed to America on ship Truelove 1635 with husband, Ralph Tompkins

      DEATH: Unsure of date. Date assumed because husband, Ralph, remarried about 1636.

      BIRTH: Birth location is presumed to be where she married Ralph Tompkins. Also RALPH TOMPKINS married first KATHERINE FOSTER, daughter of PETER FOSTER and ELLEN, on 6 Nov 1608 in Wendover, Buckinghamshire, England. This suggests a marriage location and probably birth place, or region, as well as her parents' names.

  • Sources 
    1. [S288] New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Torrey, Clarence Almon, (Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc.), 5-056.doc., Pg 747, and 2nd Sup Pg 63 (Reliability: 2).
      TOMPKINS, Ralph (1585-1660) & 1/wf Katherine FOSTER (1577- ); In Eng. (Wendover, Bucks) 6 Nov 1608
      Root source - Buckinghamshire Parish Registers: Marriages; Vol ii.

    2. [S259] CD-New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Torrey, Clarence A., Record No. 33,164 (Reliability: 2).
      TOMPKINS, Ralph (1585-1666) & 1/wf Katharine FOSTER (1577-); in Eng, 6 Nov 1608; Dorchester/Bridgewater/Salem {EIHC 57:261; Randall Anc. 440; Farr Anc. 282; Dorchester Hist. 135; Dedham Hist. Reg. 10:97; Silsbee 7; Reg. 14:323; Foster 694; Bond Anc. 140}

    3. [S288] New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Torrey, Clarence Almon, (Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc.), 5-056.doc., Pg 747 (Reliability: 2).
      TOMPKINS, Ralph (1585-1660) & 2/wf Hannah [ABORNE]; aft 1635; Salem

    4. [S289] Third Supplement To Torrey, Sanborn, Melinde Lutz, (Genelaogical Publishing Co. Inc. Baltimore Maryland. Copyright 2003, Second printing (2005)), Pg 256 (Reliability: 2).
      TOMPKINS, Ralph & Katherine FOSTER; m Wendover, Bucks (England) 6 Nov 1608 [TAG 68:19]