Foster, Jonathan

Notes:

BIRTH: "Ashford Births, Marriages, Deaths, 1710-1851," Barbour Collection (typescript, 1921; Conn. State Library, Hartford), 71 (FHL #002967).
MAR #1: VITAL RECORDS OF DOUGLAS (Worcester, MA, 1906), 106 (FHL #974.43/D1 V29v). This is a mar intention; actual mar rec not found.
MAR #2: Reg of the 1st Trinitarian Congregational Church of Brooklyn, Conn., 1:316 (FHL #003810). Also see mar intention, 19 Jun 1769, VITAL RECORDS OF DOUGLAS, 106.
MAR #3: VITAL RECORDS OF PETERSHAM (Worcester, MA, 1904), 94 (FHL #974.43/P2 V29p). Husband was "of New Salem."
DEATH: No death rec found. Jonathan was living in New Salem, Mass. as late as 17 Jan 1823, when he sold land to Parna Foster (Franklin Co. Deeds, 52:158 [FHL #893940]). Jonathan was then over 80 years old.
OCC: Yeoman, Revolutionary War soldier.

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Jonathan married Hill, Bethiah in (int) 21 May 1764 in Douglas,Worcester,MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jonathan married Cady, Patience on 22 Jun 1769 in Brooklyn,Windham,CT. Patience (daughter of Cady, Nehemiah and Clough, Lydia) was born on 20 Jan 1749/1750 in Pomfret,Windham,CT; was christened on 22 Apr 1750 in 1st Cong'l Church,Brooklyn,Windham,CT; died before 23 Nov 1794. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Foster, Betsey was born on 3 Dec 1769 in Douglas,Worcester,MA; died on 9 Mar 1848 in Sharon,Windsor,VT; was buried in Pine Hill Cemetery,Sharon,Windsor,VT.
2. Foster, Samuel was born on 27 Jan 1772 in Douglas,Worcester,MA.
3. Foster, Bethiah was born on 7 Mar 1774 in Douglas,Worcester,MA.
4. Foster, Painly Repent was christened on 1 Jun 1777 in Douglas,Worcester,MA.
5. Foster, Lois was born on 16 Feb 1779 in Douglas,Worcester,MA.
6. Foster, Lot was born on 5 May 1781 in Douglas,Worcester,MA.
7. Foster, Jonathan was born on 4 Aug 1783 in Douglas,Worcester,MA; died in (adm) 14 Oct 1818 in New Salem,Franklin,MA.
8. Foster, Philena was christened on 10 Sep 1786 in Sutton,Worcester,MA.

Jonathan married Bosworth, Elizabeth on 23 Nov 1794 in Petersham,Worcester,MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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BIRTH: No birth rec found. Samuel is identified in the will of his father, Samuel Foster of Reading, 6 Feb 1762, proved 22 Feb 1762, Middlesex Co. Probate Files, 1st series, #8257 (FHL #397064). Evidence that Samuel Foster of Ashford, Conn. came from Reading is shown by a Middlesex Co. deed: Samuel Foster, Jr, "late of Reading, now of Ashford...the eldest son of my Honored Father Samuel Foster of Reading," to his brother Abraham Foster of Reading, 7 Jan 1725/6 (Middlesex Co. Deeds, 46:227 [FHL #554025]). As eldest son, Samuel was born between his parents mar in 1701 and the birth of his brother Abraham in 1704 at Lynn.
MAR #1: "Ashford Births, Marriages, Deaths, 1710-1851," Barbour Collection (typescript, 1921; Conn. State Library, Hartford), 72 (FHL #002967).
MAR #2: Reg of the 1st Trinitarian Congregational Church of Brooklyn, Conn., 1:313 (FHL #003810). Also see mar intention, 13 Apr 1758, VITAL RECORDS OF DOUGLAS (Worcester, MA, 1906), 106 (FHL #974.43/D1 V29v).
DEATH: No death rec found. See the estate recs of Samuel Foster of Douglas, Worcester Co. Probate: inv 6 Mar 1771 (12:32 [FHL #856281]), adm 20 Mar 1771 (110:266 [FHL #859340]), adm bond 20 Mar 1771 (216:3000 [FHL #863513]), Lois Foster, widow, relinquished adm to Jonathan Foster 20 Mar1771 (224:238 [FHL #863517]).
OCC: Turner, miller, physician.

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Samuel married Snow, Ruth on 3 Dec 1724 in Ashford,Windham,CT. Ruth (daughter of Snow, Samuel and Jones, Abigail) was born on 8 May 1700 in Woburn,Middlesex,MA; died on 17 Nov 1753 in Ashford,Windham,CT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

BIRTH: Edward F. Johnson, ed, WOBURN RECORDS, 8 vols. (Boston, 1890-1916), 1:243 (FHL #974.44/W3 V2j).
MAR: "Ashford Births, Marriages, Deaths, 1710-1851," Barbour Collection (typescript, 1921; Conn. State Library, Hartford), 72 (FHL #002967).
DEATH: Ibid, 71.

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BIRTH: VITAL RECORDS OF SALEM, 6 vols. (Salem, MA, 1916-25), 1:319 (FHL #974.45/S1 V2e).
MAR: Thomas W. Baldwin, comp, VITAL RECORDS OF READING (Boston, 1912), 346 (FHL #974.44/R1 V2b).
DEATH: No death rec found. See the will of Samuel Foster of Reading, 6 Feb 1762, proved 22 Feb 1762, Middlesex Co. Probate Files, 1st series, #8257 (FHL #397064).
OCC: Husbandman, yeoman.
NOTE: There were several Samuel Fosters in the area about the same age as this one. That Samuel Foster of Reading is identical to the Samuel Foster born in Salem in 1680 is suggested by the fact that the Reading Samuel Foster was earlier of Lynn, which borders Salem on the south. He apparently moved to Reading after Samuel Foster of Lynn purchased land there from John Brown, 22 Aug 1709 (Middlesex Co. Deeds, 15:347 [FHL #554005]). Other Samuel Fosters identified in Essex County have been disqualified, and it is known from his father's will that the Samuel Foster born in Salem was living in 1728. It is presumed, therefore, that the ancestor is the Lynn/Reading Samuel Foster.

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Samuel married Roberts, Sarah on 13 Oct 1701 in Reading,Middlesex,MA. Sarah (daughter of Roberts, Abraham and Burnap, Sarah) was born about 1679 in of Reading,Middlesex,MA; died before 6 Feb 1762 in Reading,Middlesex,MA(?). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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BIRTH: No birth rec found. Sarah is identified in the agreement of heirs of her father, Abraham Roberts of Reading, 22 Oct 1731, Middlesex Co. Probate Files, 1st series, #19343 (FHL #421508). Date and place of birth are approximations.
MAR: Thomas W. Baldwin, comp, VITAL RECORDS OF READING (Boston, 1912), 346 (FHL #974.44/R1 V2b).
DEATH: No death rec found. Sarah is not mentioned in her husband's will, 6 Feb 1762.

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BIRTH: Edward F. Johnson, ed, WOBURN RECORDS, 8 vols. (Boston, 1890-1916), 1:243 (FHL #974.44/W3 V2j).
MAR: No mar rec found. Children were born to Samuel Snow and wife Abigail in Woburn, 1692-1713. That Abigail is a dau of Hugh Jones of Salem is suggested by Woburn town recs, 7 May 1694, in which Samuel Snow and William Butter posted a 150 pound bond to free the town of Woburn from any liability in the settlement of Mary Jones, widow of Hugh Jones, and her children John, Sarah, Hugh, and Rachel. William Butter, whose wife was Rebecca is believed to have married Rebecca Jones (Woburn Town Records, 4:26 [FHL #893878]).
DEATH: "Ashford Births, Marriages, Deaths, 1710-1851," Barbour Collection (typescript, 1921; Conn. State Library, Hartford), 156 (FHL #002967).
BUR: "Headstone Inscriptions Town of Ashford," Charles R. Hale Collection (typescript, 1937; Conn. State Library, Hartford), Snow Cemetery, #501-2, p.13 (FHL #003319).
OCC: Husbandman, Lt. of militia for town of Woburn.
NOTE: Evidence that Samuel Snow of Woburn is identical to Samuel Snow of Ashford, Conn. is found in an Ashford deed, 10 Mar 1723/4, Joseph Kindall of Ashford to Lt. Samuel Snow of Woburn (Ashford Deeds, E:166-67 [FHL #003679]).

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Samuel married Jones, Abigail about 1691. Abigail (daughter of Jones, Hugh and Foster, Mary) was born on 7 Jan 1674 in Salem,Essex,MA; died on 12 Jan 1747/1748 in Ashford,Windham,CT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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BIRTH: VITAL RECORDS OF SALEM, 6 vols. (Salem, MA, 1916-25), 1:474 (FHL #974.45/S1 V2s).
MAR: No mar rec found. Children were born to Samuel Snow and wife Abigail in Woburn, 1692-1713. That Abigail is a dau of Hugh Jones of Salem is suggested by Woburn town recs, 7 May 1694, in which Samuel Snow and William Butter posted a 150 pound bond to free the town of Woburn from any liability in the settlement of Mary Jones, widow of Hugh Jones, and her children John, Sarah, Hugh, and Rachel. William Butter, whose wife was Rebecca is believed to have married Rebecca Jones (Woburn Town Records, 4:26 [FHL #893878]).
DEATH: "Ashford Births, Marriages, Deaths, 1710-1851," Barbour Collection (typescript, 1921; Conn. State Library, Hartford), 152 (FHL #002967).

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BIRTH: VITAL RECORDS OF SALEM, 6 vols. (Salem, MA, 1916-25), 1:319 (FHL #974.45/S1 V2e).
MAR #1: Ibid, 3:379.
MAR #2: No mar rec found. On 30 Dec 1692 Samuel Foster was charged with fornication with widow Margery Pitts, whom he later married (Essex Co. Court of General Sessions of the Peace, vol. 1, unpaginated, [p. 17] [FHL #877466 item 2]). As this charge came shortly after the birth of their first child, it is almost certain that Samuel and Margery were married in 1692. The identity of Margery and her previous husband Pitts have not been determined.
DEATH: No death rec found. See the will of Samuel Foster of Walpole, 22 Jul 1728, proved 19 Aug 1728, Suffolk Co. Probate, #5650, (o.s.) 26:391-92 (FHL #584137).
OCC: Husbandman

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Samuel married Steward, Sarah on 14 May 1676 in Salem,Essex,MA. Sarah died before 1692 in Salem,Essex,MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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MAR: VITAL RECORDS OF SALEM, 6 vols. (Salem, MA, 1916-25), 3:379 (FHL #974.45/S1 V2e).
DEATH: No death rec found. Sarah was dead by 1692 when Samuel Foster married his 2nd wife. Sarah was almost certainly a resident of Salem when she died.

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BIRTH: No birth rec found. Abraham is apparently one of the five children mentioned, but not named, in the will of Giles Roberts of Black Point (Scarborough), Maine, 25 Jan 1666/7, proved 26 Jul 1667 (PROVINCE AND COURT RECORDS OF MAINE, 6 vols. [Portland, ME, 1928-75], 1:323-24 [FHL #974.1 P2p]). Accompanying estate documents show that Arthur Alger, brother-in-law of Giles Roberts, was guardian of the children. The inv of estate of Arthur Alger of Scarborough, Maine, 26 Jun 1676, names three of the children including Abraham Roberts (Essex Co., Mass. Probate, 301:81-82 [FHL #860485]). Also see the deposition of Abraham Roberts of Reading and David Roberts of Woburn, 31 Dec 1716, who affirm they lived with Arthur Alger, late of Scarborough, for 9 or 10 years (Middlesex Co. Deeds, 26:488-89 [FHL #554014]). Date and place of birth are approximations.
MAR #1: No mar rec found. The death of Sarah, wife of Abraham Roberts, 4 Apr 1696, is recorded in Thomas W. Baldwin, comp, VITAL RECORDS OF READING (Boston, 1912), 562 (FHL #974.44/R1 V2b). Sarah Roberts is identified in the will of her father, Robert Burnap of Reading, 4 Oct 1695, proved 11 Nov 1695, Middlesex Co. Probate Files, 1st series, #3609 (FHL #386046).
MAR #2: Edward F. Johnson, ed, WOBURN RECORDS, 8 vols. (Boston, 1890-1916), 3:242 (FHL #974.44/W3 V2j). Husband was "of Reading." Susannah died at Reading, 27 Feb 1725/6.
MAR #3: VITAL RECORDS OF READING, 435. The wife is called Elizabeth Pierce in this entry, but she was no doubt a widow when she married Abraham Roberts. In a deed to the children of Abraham Roberts, 14 Oct 1731, the widow Elizabeth mentions the household stuff she brought into her marriage with Abraham (Middlesex Co. Deeds, 31:539 [FHL #554017]). This phrase usually denotes a previous marriage of the wife.
DEATH: VITAL RECORDS OF READING, 562.

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Abraham married Burnap, Sarah about 1679. Sarah (daughter of Burnap, Robert and Ann) was born on 6 Nov 1653 in Reading,Middlesex,MA; died on 4 Apr 1696 in Reading,Middlesex,MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

BIRTH: Thomas W. Baldwin, comp, VITAL RECORDS OF READING (Boston, 1912), 46 (FHL #974.44/R1 V2b).
MAR: No mar rec found. The death of Sarah, wife of Abraham Roberts, 4 Apr 1696, is recorded in Baldwin, VITAL RECORDS OF READING, 562. Sarah Roberts is identified in the will of her father, Robert Burnap of Reading, 4 Oct 1695, proved 11 Nov 1695, Middlesex Co. Probate Files, 1st series, #3609 (FHL #386046).
DEATH: VITAL RECORDS OF READING, 562.

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BIRTH: Edward F. Johnson, ed, WOBURN RECORDS, 8 vols. (Boston, 1890-1916), 1:243 (FHL #974.44/W3 V2j).
MAR #1: Original unrecorded deed, John Wilson, Sr, of Billerica and Samuel Snow, Sr, of Woburn sold to William Locke, Jr, of Woburn, 12 Feb 1704/5, land in Woburn, "formerly belonging to our Honored father John Wilson late of Woburn deceased" (photocopy of original document from Woburn, Mass. Public Library, 12 Mar 1996). Hence, Samuel Snow's 1st wife, Sarah, who died at Woburn, 15 Jun 1686, was a dau of John Wilson of Woburn.
MAR: #2: Johnson, WOBURN RECORDS, 3:259. Wife was "of New Cambridge" (Newton).
DEATH: Ibid, 2:180 (FHL #476929 item 2). Also see the adm of estate of Samuel Snow of Woburn, 16 Dec 1717, inv 18 Dec 1717, Middlesex Co. Probate Files, 1st series, #20835 (FHL #421522).
OCC: Yeoman

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Samuel married Wilson, Sarah about 1669. Sarah (daughter of Wilson, John and Hannah) was born about 1648 in of Salem,Essex,MA; died on 15 Jun 1686 in Woburn,Middlesex,MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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BIRTH: Original unrecorded deed from John Wilson, Sr, of Billerica and Samuel Snow, Sr, of Woburn to William Locke, Jr, of Woburn, 12 Feb 1704/5, land in Woburn, "formerly belonging to our Honored father John Wilson late of Woburn deceased" (photocopy of original doc, Woburn Public Library, 12 Mar 1996). Hence, Samuel Snow's 1st wife, Sarah, was a dau of John Wilson. Date and place of birth are approximations based on family history and chronology.
MAR: No mar rec found. See discussion above.
DEATH: Edward F. Johnson, ed, WOBURN RECORDS, 8 vols. (Boston, 1890-1916), 2:180 (FHL #476929 item 2).

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CHR: Wincanton par reg (FHL #1526792 item 19). Thomas Cromwell and John Cromwell, both of Salem, testified on 27 Jun 1682 that they came on the same ship with Hugh Jones about 1651, and that he and others were from Wincanton, Bucks (Essex Co. Deeds, 6:168 [FHL #866017]).
MAR #1: VITAL RECORDS OF SALEM, 6 vols. (Salem, MA, 1916-25), 3:548 (FHL #974.45/S1 V2e).
MAR #2: Ibid.
DEATH: No death rec found. See the adm of estate of Hugh Jones of Salem, 12 Dec 1688, Essex Co. Court of Common Pleas, 1688-89, p. 12 (FHL #877465).
OCC: Husbandman

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Hugh married Foster, Mary on 31 Dec 1672 in Salem,Essex,MA. Mary (daughter of Foster, John and Tomkins, Mary) was christened on 24 Mar 1650 in 1st Church,Salem,Essex,MA; died on 29 May 1717 in Woburn,Middlesex,MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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CHR: VITAL RECORDS OF SALEM, 6 vols. (Salem, MA, 1916-25), 1:318 (FHL #974.45/S1 V2e). Chr entry does no include names of parents. However, Mary is identified in the will of her father, John Foster of Salem, 16 Nov 1687, proved 14 Mar 1687/8, Suffolk Co. Probate, #1625, (o.s.) 10:266-68 (FHL #584130).
MAR: VITAL RECORDS OF SALEM, 3:378.
DEATH: Edward F. Johnson, ed, WOBURN RECORDS, 8 vols. (Boston, 1890-1916), 2:102 (FHL #476929 item 2).

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