Andrew Foster, (II)

Born 1579 in Wickham, Suffolk, England, d. 7 MAY 1685 in Andover, Essex, MA. married to Ann ALCOCK who was born 7 MAY 1617 in England, arrived in New England on the ship Abigail at age 18 the 10th of July 1635/36 and died in Salem Jail as a condemned witch on 3 DEC 1692. Ann ALCOCK was the daughter of Georg ALCOCK b. 1587 in Impington, Cambridge, England. Note: Annis /Ann Alcock's parents are not proven.

Andrew Foster lived to be 106! Wrong! Andrew Foster II died at age 100, town record mistaken for 106 because the third digit was not closed and therefore looked like the numeral 6, when it was actually a 0. Therefore, Andrew Foster II was born at Hunsdon, Herts, England during the year 1584. He died 7 May 1685 at Andover, but also remember in those years the year began in March, not January. Therefore, 7 May 1684/85. Due to a sizable body of circumstantial evidence, we can conclude Ann Foster who died 3 December 1692 in Salem Jail due to witchcraft accusations was actually also Ann, or Annis Alcock. Whether she was also a daughter of George Alcock is not proven, but again a sizeable body of circumstantial evidence also points to Ann Foster [Alcock] as either having been a daughter of George Alcock, or at the least a very close relative. After digging deeply into every genealogical evidence and circumstance available have come to the conclusion that both individuals, Andrew Foster II and Annis Alcock having arrived in the Mass. Colony during 1635, that they were eventually married during 1639/40, Andrew Foster III born Gloucester, Mass.1640 and that she was likely either the daughter of George Alcock and Ann Hooker, a relative of Rev. Thomas Hooker, or at the very least a close relative of both families... Unfortunately, the original Will of George Alcock is missing and what now exists is a rewritten and reinterpreted version. So therefore, important details now missing will forever prevent us from solid evidence to prove without further doubt this case. Edson Foster [Myers]

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Life Story

   Birth

   1579 Wickham, Suffolk, , England

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Marriage

   1640 Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

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Death

   1685 Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

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Family Members

   Father

   Andrew Foster 1552-1685

Mother

   Margery Elliott 1556-

Wife

   Ann Alcock 1617-1692

Daughter

   Hannah Foster 1633-1703

Son

   Andrew Foster 1640-1697

Daughter

   Sarah Foster 1642-1683

Daughter

   Fifth Foster 1647-

Son

   Abraham Foster 1648-1723

Daughter

   Hannah Foster 1650-1689

Daughter

   Mary Foster 1652-1707

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   Birth year: 1617; Birth city: Andover; Birth state: MA. (Marriage)

   Birth year: 1617; Birth city: Andover; Birth state: MA. (Marriage)

U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900

   Source number: 907.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: DH1. (Name)

   Source number: 907.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: DH1. (Birth)

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Birth: 1579 Wickham Market Suffolk, England Death: May 7, 1685 Andover Essex County Massachusetts, USA

Andrew Foster immigrated to America in 1636. His parents were Andrew Foster Sr. and Margery Elliott from Suffolk England. Andrew married Ann Alcock. Ann was one of the first women accused of witchcraft in Salem Mass. She was sentenced to death but died prior to her execution. Andrew and Ann had 5 children.

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Spouse:

 Ann Alcock Foster (1617 - 1692)

Children:

 Hannah Foster Remick (1633 - 1703)*

 Sarah Foster Kemp (1642 - 1697)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial: Old Graveyard Essex Essex County Massachusetts, USA

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