Christopher Lynn Foster

1603 - 1687  (~ 84 years)

• Name	Christopher Lynn Foster
  Birth	Jul 1603	Surrey England
  Gender	Male
  Death	24 Dec 1687	Southampton NY
  Person ID	I121	Godfrey Rhodes
  Last Modified	6 Jan 2011

  
  

  Father	Thomas (Sir) Foster,   b. 10 Aug 1548, Hunsden, Hertford England d. 18 May 1612, London (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Susanna Forster,   b. 1581, Hunsden, Hertford England d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F33	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Frances Glover Stevens,   b. 1610, London d. 1643, Southampton NY (Age 33 years)
  Children	1. George Foster,   b. 1627   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Hannah Foster,   b. 1628   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Rebecca Foster,   b. 1630   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Nathaniel Foster,   b. 1632   d. Yes, date unknown   5. John Foster,   b. 1633   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Benjamin Foster,   b. 1636   d. Yes, date unknown + 7. Joseph Foster,   b. 1638   d. 30 Jan 1708 (Age 70 years)   8. Sarah Foster,   b. 1643   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	6 Jan 2011
  Family ID	F31	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Christopher Foster was born {Ewell Parish , Surrey , England} in July 1603; married there Frances ______, born ca 1610. Christopher Foster styled himself a farmer on his shipping, embarked in London, June 17, 1635 in the "Abigail." He was thirty-two years of age, with wife Frances, twenty-five and children Rebecca five, Nathaniel two, and John one. "June 1635. In the Abigail pr'ed Ser Certificate from the minister of their conformities and from the justices that they are no subsidy men. Christopher ffoster, ae thirty-two; ffrances ffoster, ae twenty-five; children, Rebecca ffoster, ae five; Nathaniel ffoster, ae two; Jo. ffoster, ae one." "Abigail" 1635 He was made freeman at Boston [or Lynn ] April 17 1637. In the same year he was resident of Lynn where in 1638 (according to Lewis History of Lynn) sixty acres were allotted to him. At one time, the Fosters lived in Nahant St., Lynn. He may have been part of original Lynn group that settled Southhampton, LI; Christopher first appears in records of Southampton in 1651 and he was living there in 1670. His son Nathaniel removed to Huntington LI and there resided. Christopher Foster died 1687; he resided Lynn, Mass and Southampton, LI information found on page 877 Foster Geneaology by Foster c1900 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Children of Christopher Foster and wife Frances: 1. George Foster c1625 married ? 2. Rebecca Foster 1630 3. Nathaniel Foster 1633 rem to Huntington, LI married ? 4. John Foster 1634 married ? 5. Benjamin Foster -1704 married Lydia ? 6. Hannah Foster married Daniel Sayre -1708 son of Thomas Sayre who was from Bedfordshire, England 7. Joseph Foster 1638 Lynn, Mass - 1708 Southampton, LI married 1664 Abigail ? Child of Christopher and second wife: ? [ ? Sarah (c1640-3 Oct 1692) m. Samuel Johnes?] 1. Sarah Foster ca 1683? married Oct 2 1715 Samuel Johns his children born 1716-1733 (Sally Moore Koestler Webpage) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ref#253: I. Christopher Foster (1603-87) & Frances ? (1610-) emigrated from Lond 17 Jun 1635 on the Abigail. They travelled with their three oldest children. Christopher was recorded as a farmer. They settled at Lynn, MA, where Christopher became a freeman in 1637. In 1638, he was granted 60 acres. At one point, the Fosters lived in Nahant St., Lynn. Christopher may have been part of original Lynn group that settled Southhampton, LI; Christopher first appears in records there in 1651. Chidren: Rebecca (1630-); Nathaniel (1633-) who moved to Huntington, Long Island; John (1634-); Benjamin; Hannah m. Daniel Sayre; Ancestor Joseph; and Sarah (c1640-3 Oct 1692) m. Samuel Johnes. (History of Lynn, Essex Co, MA 1865)