John Foster
1647 - 1672 (25 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
1. John Foster was born in 1647 in Ipswich, Essex County, MA; was christened on 3 Apr 1655 in Salem, Essex County, MA (son of John Foster and Martha Mary Tompkins); died on 18 Mar 1672 in Salem, Essex County, MA. John married Mary (Pomeroy) Cowes on 12 Jul 1692 in Salem, Essex County, MA. Mary (daughter of Giles Cowes and Mary Dutch) was born about 1671 in Salem, Essex County, MA; died in 1714. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- James Foster was born on 14 Apr 1693 in Salem, Essex County, MA.
- Ruth Foster was born on 19 Jun 1694 in Salem, Essex County, MA; died on 23 Feb 1767 in Mendon, Worcester County, MA; was buried in Verry cemetery, Blackstone, Worcester County, MA.
- Patience Foster was born on 20 Dec 1696 in Salem, Essex County, MA; died in 1696-1697.
- Patience Foster was born on 6 Dec 1697 in Salem, Essex County, MA; died after 1741.
- Nathan Foster was born on 5 Jul 1702 in Salem, Essex County, MA; died after 1768 in Boston, Suffolk County, MA.
2. John Foster was born in 1626 in England; died on 16 Nov 1687 in Salem, Essex County, MA. John married Martha Mary Tompkins in 1648 in Salem, Essex County, MA. Martha (daughter of Ralph Tompkins and Katherine (Mrs. Foster) Aborne) was born in 1630 in Edlesborough, Buckinghamshire, England; died on 16 Nov 1688 in Salem, Essex County, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Martha Mary Tompkins was born in 1630 in Edlesborough, Buckinghamshire, England (daughter of Ralph Tompkins and Katherine (Mrs. Foster) Aborne); died on 16 Nov 1688 in Salem, Essex County, MA. Children:
- 1. John Foster was born in 1647 in Ipswich, Essex County, MA; was christened on 3 Apr 1655 in Salem, Essex County, MA; died on 18 Mar 1672 in Salem, Essex County, MA.
- Ebenezer Foster was born on 5 Aug 1677 in Salem, Essex County, MA; died on 23 Mar 1718 in Salem, Essex County, MA.
Generation: 3
6. Ralph Tompkins was born in 1585 in Monington, Herefordshire, England; died in 1666 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, MA. Ralph married Katherine (Mrs. Foster) Aborne on 6 Nov 1608 in Edlesborough, Buckinghamshire, England. Katherine was born in 1577 in England; died in 1635-1636 in Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Katherine (Mrs. Foster) Aborne was born in 1577 in England; died in 1635-1636 in Massachusetts. Children:
- 3. Martha Mary Tompkins was born in 1630 in Edlesborough, Buckinghamshire, England; died on 16 Nov 1688 in Salem, Essex County, MA.