Richard Foster, of Biddenden

Richard Foster

• Birth: Circa 1595 - Biddenden, Co. Kent, England
• Death: 1639 - Biddenden, Co. Kent, England
• Parents: Thomas Foster, Dorothy Austen
• Wife: Patience Bigge

Richard was born circa 1585 in Biddenden, Kent, England. Richard was the son of Thomas Foster and Dorothy Austen. Richard died 1630 in Biddenden, Kent, England, at 45 years of age. Richard's estate was probated May 3, 1630 in Prerogative Court, Canterbury, England.(39) 

family

Married

1. Patience Bigge,   b. Bef 5 May 1588, Cranbrook, Kent, England, UK ,   d. Aft 1637/1638, Dorchester, Suffolk, MA, USA  (Age > 51 years) Married Abt 1618  Biddenden, Kent, England, UK   [2, 3] 

Children 

•   1. John Foster,   b. Abt 1608, Biddenden, Kent, England, UK ,   d. Jan 1608, Biddenden, Kent, England, UK  (Age ~ 0 years)
•   2. John Foster,   b. Abt 1610, Biddenden, Kent, England, UK ,   d. Dec 1624, Biddenden, Kent, England, UK  (Age ~ 14 years)
•   3. Mary Foster,   b. Abt Dec 1612, Biddenden, Kent, England, UK
•   4. Elizabeth Foster,   b. Abt Oct 1615, Biddenden, Kent, England, UK ,   d. Oct 1615, Biddenden, Kent, England, UK  (Age ~ 0 years)
•   5. Capt. Hopestill Foster,   b. Abt 1620, Biddenden, Kent, England, UK ,   d. 15 Oct 1676, Dorchester, Suffolk, MA, USA  (Age ~ 56 years)

notes

NEHG Register v.47 p.36 says he was son of Thomas Foster and Dorothy Austen, married Patience Bigg, who with son Hopestill went to New England, implying Richard's prior death in England.

Sources

1. NEHGR v 47 (1913) page 33

Links 

• John Bigg of Cranbrook and Family
• http://irving-fam.com/tng/getperson.php?personID=I1113&tree=Irv01