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1. Foster, John
   1. Hoskins, Ruth
      1. Foster, John
      2. Foster, Robert
      3. Foster, Joseph
      4. Foster, Ambrose
         1. Link, Margaret “Peggy”
            1. Foster, John
            2. Foster, Frances Fanny
            3. Foster, Ambrose
            4. Foster, Mildred
            5. Foster, Patsy
            6. Foster, Peggy
            7. Foster, Sally
      5. Foster, Richard
      6. Foster, James

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Source References

1. WLFoster: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=iwasa43fan&id=I2894&style=TABLE William L Foster's Families & Related Families
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        ID: I2894
        Name: John Foster 1 2 3
        Sex: M
        Birth: 1660 in Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States 2
        PROP: Mat 1705 Bought more property in bought additional land on May 8, 1705 in South Essex Co
        Will: Per Dr Foster Hi will left his entire estate to his wife, Ruth, during the remainder of her lifetime. In case of her death or remarriage, the estate was to be divided between his youngest sons, Ambrose and James, and if they died, to his son, Joseph. 08 JAN 1733 Essex Co
        Occupation: Farmer Essex Co VA
        Death: 1734 in Essex, Virginia, United States 3
        PROP: He and his brother Robert John?s land was near Occupacia Creekbordering on Gilson?s Run Latitude: 38-01'20'' N Longitude: 076-55'30'' W 1692 200 acres each of Land Sittenburne Parish in Essex County
        Occupation: Inventoried and appraised Estates Essex Co VA
        Note: WILL OF JOHN FOSTER, SR. In the name of God, Amen. I, John Foster of the Parish of St. Ann and the Court of Essex County being sick and weak but of sound and perfect senses and memory thanks be to the Almighty God. Do make this my last Will and Testament as follows The first) I lend to my beloved wife my land during her widowhood and afterwards I desire it to be divided between my two youngest sons, Ambrose and James, the land on the north most side of a branch which heads on the Said Smothers land on the other the widow Hinds and I give unto my son Ambrose all the other part with tall the (appurtenance?) there unto belonging I give unto my son James to them and their heirs lawfully begotten and if either or both of them should die without heirs his or their parts to fall to my son Joseph Secondly) Lend to my wife during her widowhood all of the personal effects and afterwards to be equally divided amongst all of her present children and I do constitute and appoint my beloved wife my soul executrix on this my last Will and Testament as witnessed my hand and seal this eight (8) day of January 1733 Signed and sealed in presence of Wm Upshaw and Edward (X) Webb
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        Father: James Richard Foster b: 18 JUL 1619 in Durham, England
        Mother: Susannah "Susan" or " Anne" Garnett b: 1622 in Old Elizabeth City Virginia

        Marriage 1 Ruth Hoskins Haskins b: 1662 in England
        Married: 1697 in Essex, Virginia, United States
        Children
        Has Children Robert Foster b: 1700 in Essex, Virginia, United States
        Has Children Ambrose Foster b: 1720 in Essex County, Virginia
        Has Children James Foster b: 1725 in Essex County, Virginia, USA
        Has No Children Joseph Foster b: 1710 in Essex Co VA
        Has No Children John Foster
        Has Children Richard Foster b: 1723 in Gloucester County, VA

        Sources:
        Title: Ancestry Family Trees
        Publication: Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Originaldata: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;;
        Repository:
        Name: Ancestry.com

        Note:
        This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created.
        Page: Ancestry Family Trees
        Author: Edmund West, comp.
        Title: Family Data Collection - Births
        Publication: Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network,Inc., 2001.;;
        Repository:
        Name: Ancestry.com

        Text: Birth date: 1665
        Birth place: VA, USA
        Author: Edmund West, comp.
        Title: Family Data Collection - Deaths
        Publication: Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network,Inc., 2001.;;
        Repository:
        Name: Ancestry.com

        Text: Death date: 1734
        Death place: Essex, VA, USA

      • Citation:

        e-mail: wlfgenealogy@yahoo.com

   2. • Source text:

         

        ID: I2894
        Name: John Foster 1 2 3
        Sex: M
        Birth: 1660 in Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States 2
        PROP: Mat 1705 Bought more property in bought additional land on May 8, 1705 in South Essex Co
        Will: Per Dr Foster Hi will left his entire estate to his wife, Ruth, during the remainder of her lifetime. In case of her death or remarriage, the estate was to be divided between his youngest sons, Ambrose and James, and if they died, to his son, Joseph. 08 JAN 1733 Essex Co
        Occupation: Farmer Essex Co VA
        Death: 1734 in Essex, Virginia, United States 3
        PROP: He and his brother Robert John?s land was near Occupacia Creekbordering on Gilson?s Run Latitude: 38-01'20'' N Longitude: 076-55'30'' W 1692 200 acres each of Land Sittenburne Parish in Essex County
        Occupation: Inventoried and appraised Estates Essex Co VA
        Note: WILL OF JOHN FOSTER, SR. In the name of God, Amen. I, John Foster of the Parish of St. Ann and the Court of Essex County being sick and weak but of sound and perfect senses and memory thanks be to the Almighty God. Do make this my last Will and Testament as follows The first) I lend to my beloved wife my land during her widowhood and afterwards I desire it to be divided between my two youngest sons, Ambrose and James, the land on the north most side of a branch which heads on the Said Smothers land on the other the widow Hinds and I give unto my son Ambrose all the other part with tall the (appurtenance?) there unto belonging I give unto my son James to them and their heirs lawfully begotten and if either or both of them should die without heirs his or their parts to fall to my son Joseph Secondly) Lend to my wife during her widowhood all of the personal effects and afterwards to be equally divided amongst all of her present children and I do constitute and appoint my beloved wife my soul executrix on this my last Will and Testament as witnessed my hand and seal this eight (8) day of January 1733 Signed and sealed in presence of Wm Upshaw and Edward (X) Webb
        _PHOTO:

         

         

        Father: James Richard Foster b: 18 JUL 1619 in Durham, England
        Mother: Susannah "Susan" or " Anne" Garnett b: 1622 in Old Elizabeth City Virginia

        Marriage 1 Ruth Hoskins Haskins b: 1662 in England
        Married: 1697 in Essex, Virginia, United States
        Children
        Has Children Robert Foster b: 1700 in Essex, Virginia, United States
        Has Children Ambrose Foster b: 1720 in Essex County, Virginia
        Has Children James Foster b: 1725 in Essex County, Virginia, USA
        Has No Children Joseph Foster b: 1710 in Essex Co VA
        Has No Children John Foster
        Has Children Richard Foster b: 1723 in Gloucester County, VA

        Sources:
        Title: Ancestry Family Trees
        Publication: Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Originaldata: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;;
        Repository:
        Name: Ancestry.com

        Note:
        This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created.
        Page: Ancestry Family Trees
        Author: Edmund West, comp.
        Title: Family Data Collection - Births
        Publication: Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network,Inc., 2001.;;
        Repository:
        Name: Ancestry.com

        Text: Birth date: 1665
        Birth place: VA, USA
        Author: Edmund West, comp.
        Title: Family Data Collection - Deaths
        Publication: Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network,Inc., 2001.;;
        Repository:
        Name: Ancestry.com

        Text: Death date: 1734
        Death place: Essex, VA, USA

      • Citation:

        e-mail: wlfgenealogy@yahoo.com

2. WLFoster: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=iwasa43fan&id=I8785 William L Foster's Families & Related Families
   1. • Source text:

         

        ID: I8785
        Name: Ambrose Foster 1 2 3
        Sex: M
        Birth: 1720 in Essex County, Virginia 2 3
        Will: 1802 Halifax Co Va
        Death: 07 AUG 1802 in Halifax County, Virginia
        Note: Will of AMBROSE FOSTER of Halifax Co, VA dated 28 Feb 1802 wife, Peggy - land where they live. Daughter Sally Foster and 2 grandsons FOSTER MOORE and John Moore to have land in PERSON CO., NC purchased of Thomas ROBERTSON; Grandaughter Peggy Moore. Daughter Mildred Hudson; son Ambrose Foster to have plantation after wife's death purchased from Ferguson. 5 daughters: Sally, Peggy, Betsy, Patsy Bran(Brown?), Fanny Foster; son John Foster. Exec: friends Thomas WATKINS and HERNDON HARRELSON. Wit: Thomas BRANDON Jr, John MITCHELL, Henry MITCHELL, Clement LIPSCOMB. Proved Halifax Co, VA July 1802 ___ Spotsylvania Co. Deeds May 10, 1791, JOHN SHIRLEY, JR. and Frances, his wife, of Spots Co. to Jonathon Clark of same county, 105 pounds currency, 120 acres in Spots. Co., conveyed to said JOHN SHIRLEY, SR. etc...wit: Thomas TURNER, Edmund Clark, James Wilson, JOHN SHIRLEY, SR., William ARNOLD. ref: deeds 11791-1794 page 444 Oct 27, 1788, James Crawford Sr. and JOHN SHERLEY, SR. of Spots. Co. , for the natural love and affection they have for John Crawford and Phebe, his wife, of same county, deed of gift, 70 acres in Spots. Co., and two slaves, etc. Wit: John WALLER, Thomas TURNER, William ARNOLD, ***Thomas HICKS***, JOHN SHIRLEY, JR. and James Crawford Jr. ref: Deed book M page 424 Dec 14, 1752, Benjamin Hubbard and Mary, his wife, of Spots. Co to Mary Hall, widow of Robert Hall, deceased, and Robert, John, Ann, Margaret, Elizabeth and Mary, children of said Robert Hall, deceased of Caroline Co. 15 pounds currency, 100 acres in Spots. Co. which was devised the said Benjamin by his father, Thomas Hubbard, deceased. Wit: William WALLER, John TEMPLE, AMBROSE Foster, JOHN SHIRLEYS, and Jonathon GIBSON. ref: Deed book E page 192 Jan 29, 1793, JAMES ARNOLD and Nancy, his wife, of spots. Co., to THOMAS SHIRLEY, of same county, 22 pounds 8 shillings currency, 108n acres, part of tract conveyed by John Arnold to the said James in Spots. Co etc... Wit: John C. WALLER, Clement Boroughes, James Wiglesworth Sr., James Sams and Phillip YOUNG.

         

         

        Father: John Foster b: 1660 in Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
        Mother: Ruth Hoskins Haskins b: 1662 in England

        Marriage 1 Margaret "Peggy" Link b: ABT 1742 in Halifax, VA
        Married: 1765 in Orange, Virginia, United States
        Children
        Has No Children Ambrose Foster b: 1794
        Has No Children Frances Fanny Foster b: 1755
        Has No Children Peggy Foster
        Has No Children Patsy Foster
        Has No Children Sally Foster
        Has No Children Mildred Foster
        Has Children John Foster b: 1750 in Caswell, North Carolina, United States

        Sources:
        Title: Ancestry Family Trees
        Publication: Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Originaldata: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;;
        Repository:
        Name: Ancestry.com

        Note:
        This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created.
        Page: Ancestry Family Trees
        Author: Edmund West, comp.
        Title: Family Data Collection - Individual Records
        Publication: Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com OperationsInc, 2000.;;
        Repository:
        Name: Ancestry.com

        Page: Birth year: 1720; Birth city: Essex Co; Birth state: VA.
        Text: Birth date: 1720
        Birth place: Essex Co, VA
        Author: Edmund West, comp.
        Title: Family Data Collection - Births
        Publication: Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network,Inc., 2001.;;
        Repository:
        Name: Ancestry.com

        Text: Birth date: 1720
        Birth place: Essex, VA, USA

      • Citation:

        e-mail: wlfgenealogy@yahoo.com