NORTHERN NEW YORK
Genealogical and family history of northern New York: a record of the achievements of her people
in the making of a commonwealth and the founding of a nation.
New York: Lewis Historical Pub. Co. 1910.
FOSTER
Transcribed by Coralynn Brown
(I) Reginald Foster, of an ancient family in the west part of England, which is traced back to 837, was born in Brunton, England. He came to America about 1638 and with his wife Judith, five sons and four daughters, settled at Ipswich, Mass. Judith, his wife, who ws the mother of all his children, died in Oct. 1664. He married (second) in Sept. 1665, Sarah Martin of Ipswich, Mass.
Children, born in England:
Sarah, 1620, married William Storey.
Abraham, 1622, married Lydia Burbank.
Isaac, 1630, married three times.
William, 1633, married Mary Jackson.
Jacob, see forward.
Mary.
(II) Jacob, son of Reginald and Judith Foster, was born in England, 1635. He married Martha Kinsman and Abigail Lord. He was the father of fourteen children, among whom were the following:
Mary, Sarah, Abraham, Jacob, Amos, Abigail, Nathaniel, Samuel, Joseph (see forward), James, Mary.
(III) Joseph, son of Jacob Foster, ws born in Ipswich, Mass. Sept. 14, 1680. He married Elizabeth Goodwin, Mary Cressy and Sarah Brown. He was the father of eleven children:
Eliza, Samuel, Joseph (see forward), James, Nathan, Sarah, Isaac, Sarah, Jacob, Ebenezer, Abraham.
(IV) Joseph (2), son of Joseph (1) Foster, was born in Ipswich, Mass., Feb. 14, 1714. He married Hannah Trask.
Children:
Thomas, Joseph, Mary, Hannah, Daniel (see forward), Eliza, Sarah, Ezra Trask, Mercy, Jeremiah, Lydia and James.
(V) Daniel, son of Joseph (2) and Hannah (Trask) Foster, was born in Beverly, Mass. Feb. 14, 1745. He married Judith Woodberry.
Children:
Daniel, Ezra Trask, Fanny (see forward), Israel, James, Seth, Betsey, Joseph, Augustus.
(VI) Fanny, daughter of Daniel and Judith (Woodberry) Foster, was born in Beverly, Mass. March 25, 1779. She married, Dec. 13, 1798, Bartholomew Wallis Jr.
Children:
Lydia, born April 30, 1800.
Augusta, Oct. 26, 1801.
Mary, Jan. 10, 1804, died Sept. 14, 1805.
Mary, see forward.
Edward, April 17, 1811.
Luther, Nov. 25, 1814.
(VII) Mary, daughter of Bartholomew Jr. and Fanny (Foster) Wallis, was born in Beverly, Mass. May 9, 1809. She married, in 1833, Charles Woodberry McLellan. (see McLellan IV).
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