Richard Foster: Irving Genealogy

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Abt 1595 - 1630 (~ 35 years)

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Generation: 1

Richard Foster was born Abt 1595, Biddenden, Kent, England, UK; died 1630, Biddenden, Kent, England, UK.

Other Events:

_UID: A14C832B56E7DE47BBE7F097571104992BE9
Baptism: 11 Nov 1606, Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK

Notes:

Refer to Pierce's Foster Genealogy page 486. However, we believe Pierce has the wrong parents for this Richard.

Estate Administration in Prerogative Court of Canterbury 3 May 1630. He died Intestate (without a will) and the care of his minor children was assigned to his brother-in-law (John Bigge). The children named were: Mary, John, and Hopestill. relic (widow) Patience renounced the court findings. Richard and Patience had two male children named John both died young (before 1630). There is no baptism record in Biddenden for a third son John. However, Richard's brother Thomas had a son John (b. 1610) and Thomas died in 1626.

SPECULATION: It is possible that Thomas' son John was taken in by Richard - thus there would be a minor child John in Richard's household when Richard died in 1630.

Richard married Patience Bigge Abt 1618, Biddenden, Kent, England, UK. Patience (daughter of John Bigge and Rachel Martin) was born Bef 5 May 1588, Cranbrook, Kent, England, UK; died Aft 1637/1638, Dorchester, Suffolk, MA, USA. [Group Sheet]

Children:

2. John Foster was born Abt 1608, Biddenden, Kent, England, UK; died Jan 1608, Biddenden, Kent, England, UK; was buried 11 Jan 1608, Biddenden, Kent, England, UK.
3. John Foster was born Abt 1610, Biddenden, Kent, England, UK; died Dec 1624, Biddenden, Kent, England, UK; was buried 12 Dec 1624, Biddenden, Kent, England, UK.
4. Mary Foster was born Abt Dec 1612, Biddenden, Kent, England, UK.
5. Elizabeth Foster was born Abt Oct 1615, Biddenden, Kent, England, UK; died Oct 1615, Biddenden, Kent, England, UK; was buried 28 Oct 1615, Biddenden, Kent, England, UK.
6. Capt. Hopestill Foster was born Abt 1620, Biddenden, Kent, England, UK; died 15 Oct 1676, Dorchester, Suffolk, MA, USA.

Generation: 2

2.	John Foster (1.Richard¹) was born Abt 1608, Biddenden, Kent, England, UK; died Jan 1608, Biddenden, Kent, England, UK; was buried 11 Jan 1608, Biddenden, Kent, England, UK. Other Events: _UID: CBF62DBE92983A42948C08E43127F645F1AE Baptism: 8 Jan 1608, Biddenden, Kent, England, UK

3.	John Foster (1.Richard¹) was born Abt 1610, Biddenden, Kent, England, UK; died Dec 1624, Biddenden, Kent, England, UK; was buried 12 Dec 1624, Biddenden, Kent, England, UK. Other Events: _UID: E744426910549947B226B27B9D42B9651C70 Baptism: 2 Sep 1610, Biddenden, Kent, England, UK

4.
Mary Foster (1.Richard¹) was born Abt Dec 1612, Biddenden, Kent, England, UK.
Other Events:
_UID: 07350EAEA7254140921C37A3F6D374A1AB01

Baptism: 20 Dec 1612, Biddenden, Kent, England, UK

5.	Elizabeth Foster (1.Richard¹) was born Abt Oct 1615, Biddenden, Kent, England, UK; died Oct 1615, Biddenden, Kent, England, UK; was buried 28 Oct 1615, Biddenden, Kent, England, UK. Other Events: _UID: CDA20B6216EC5A44877D05302D816D5A2A12 Baptism: 8 Oct 1615, Biddenden, Kent, England, UK

Capt. Hopestill Foster

(1.Richard¹) was born Abt 1620, Biddenden, Kent, England, UK; died 15 Oct 1676, Dorchester, Suffolk, MA, USA.

Other Events:

Notable: sailed to America on ship Elizabeth (1635), with his widowed Mother
_UID: FA86FECF9408054BB64EF7C3FA15E2270F7B
Baptism: 30 Jul 1620, Biddenden, Kent, England, UK

Notes:

Sailed to America on ship Elizabeth (1635), with his Mother, Age 14 (age questionable)

Refer to Peirce's Foster Genealogy page 492.

Hopestill married Mary Bate Bef 1640, Dorchester, Suffolk, MA, USA. Mary (daughter of James Bate and Alice Glover) was born 21 Nov 1619, , Kent, England, UK; died 5 Jan 1703, Dorchester, Suffolk, MA, USA. [Group Sheet]