William Fosdick - Different William Fosdick?

Started by Victor Prince on Tuesday, March 1, 2016
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3/1/2016 at 8:34 AM

I contacted the Mayflower Society to confirm this line, since it goes all the way to William Brewster, who came on the Mayflower, and it would have qualified my family for inclusion in the Mayflower Society. They said the William Fosdick who was the son of James Fosdick and Elizabeth Fosdick (Darling) does not appear to have had children. They said this was probably a different William Fosdick. I dug a bit deeper and saw that there is indeed a William Fosdick in the 1810 US Census in Hebron NY area, but his age was listed at 26-45, which means he would have been born in 1765-1784, further suggesting this is a different William Fosdick. Google this to see the 1810 Census entry - "william fosdick" census f232.

If anyone has any other primary sources (e.g., land records, marriage certificates, etc.) to show this is the same William Fosdick it would be great to see, as that is what the Mayflower Society would require to link this line.

10/26/2021 at 8:28 PM

Thanks Victor. It does seem we hit a road block. I show Elizabeth Darling and James Fosdick in my family too.

11/5/2021 at 11:38 AM

Dear Victor,

Here are some sources that support the current tree:

(links to a PDF file) https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=...

Search on Darling: https://archive.org/stream/annalsoffosdickf00fosd/annalsoffosdickf0...

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44468289/james-fosdick

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH25-64K

Link that is used to support this version of the tree in Familysearch, but lists the mother as Abigail instead of Elizabeth: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCPP-G8R

Check these out and let me know what you think.

Jessie

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