Mary Fost

Mary Chadbourne

• Gender: Female
• Birth: December 1644 Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
• Death: before January 25, 1687 Dover, Strafford County, New Hampshire, Colonial America
• Daughter of William Chadbourne, Il and Mary Chadbourne
• Wife of John Fost, of Dover

Biography

http://www.chadbourne.org/Gen3.html#17

17. MARY3 CHADBOURNE (4. William2-1), born Boston Dec 1644 (Boston Record Commissioners' Report 9:18); died Dover, Stafford Co, NH before 25 Jan 1686/7 (husband's remarriage); married "at the home of the Chadbournes" (LND, 241) by 1666 (daughter's birth) JOHN1 FOST, who died 18 Dec 1699 (ibid). John married second 25 Jan 1686/7 Elizabeth (Crawford) Goffe, widow of James, with whom John had more children, Samuel and Lydia. Elizabeth married third James Emery Jr.

Mary, as the child of William Chadbourne, received a small sum in the will of her uncle Humphrey written in 1667.

Readers should be careful to distinguish between John Foss of Rye and our John Fost of Dover, as the listing of their families have been confused and mistakenly printed in some sources. John was an English immigrant, a tailor and attorney of Dover. By 1686 he succeeded James Goff in running

Quampegan mills (LND, 221). John made his will on 17 Dec 1699 and died the next day (LND, 241).

1699 Will of John Fost

           In the Name of god Amen

           I John fost of dover being week and in expectaion of my chainge...

           I will and bequeath to my loveing wife ye one half of my housing and homested for hur maitainece and bringing up of my two youngest Children

           I will and bequeath to my S Humphry half of my housing and lands for his one use and benephit requesting and appointing my Son in law James warrin to be his over sar counseler lest he be ronged of a comfortabel maintainence-

           I will and bequeath to my Son william one Shilling and also fourty acers of land that was granted me by the towne of dover

           I will and bequeath unto my daughter mary one Shilling

           I will and bequeath unto my daughter Jeminah one shilling

           I will and bequeath unto my daughter Elizabeth one Shilling

           I will and bequath unto my Son Samuel the half of this which i left with my wife when he comes of age

           I will and constitute my wife Sole Executrix of this my last will and testement and for considertion of all the above Saide I have heare unto seat my hand and seale this sevententh day of desember one thousand six hundred ninty and nine

Signed sealed and delvered as John Fost his last will and testament In presence of us John Wade James Emery Alse Abbot NHPP 3:163)

Children, born probably Dover NH, surname FOST:

1. MARY4, b 1666.
2. HUMPHREY, apparently d before 1761 or removed.
3. WILLIAM, b 1 Mar 1673.
4. JEMIMA, alive in 1702.
5. ELIZABETH, b ca 1670's.

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http://www.jeaniesgenealogy.com/2012/07/john-foss-and-mary-berry.html

In The Collection of the Dover Historical Society, Vol 1, Births and Marriages, are found the following births: William Fost, son of John and Mary born March 11th 1673. Mary Fost, the daughter of William and his wife Mary, born June 24 1728 and Chadbourne Fost, son of William and his wife Mary born March 26 1731. [3] The first wife of John Fost was Mary Chadbourne. She was said to be the daughter of William Chadbourne and his wife Elizabeth. [4]