Thomas Forster, Esq. of Brunton

Not the father of Reginald 'Renold' Foster, of Ipswich

Thomas "of Brunton" Forster, Esq.

• AKA Foster
• Born 1570 in Low Brunton, Northumberland, England
• Died after 19 Jun 1648 after age 78 in Low Brunton, Northumberland, England
• Son of Cuthbert (Forster) of Brunton and Elizabeth (Bradford) Forster
• Brother of Samuel Forster, Jane Forster and Grace Forster
• Husband of Margaret Forster — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
• Husband of Jane (Carr) Forster — married 20 Sep 1591 [location unknown]
• Father of Reginald (Forster) of Brunton, Ephraim Forster, John Forster and Matthew (Forster) of Lucker

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Family

m.1. Elizabeth "Jane" Carr, dau. of William Carr, esq. of Ford. Issue:[1][2]

children

1. 1. Ephraim (b. 1591).[3]
2. 2. John (b. 1593)
3. 3. Reginald Forster of Brunton (bur. 16 Oct 1656)[3][4] m. Ann (bur. 03 Sep 1676; widow of Mr. Reynold Forster of Brumpton). Pierce (1899), confuses Reginald Forster of Brunton with Mass. immigrant, Reginald Foster who married Judith.
4. Edmund[3]

m.2 Margaret Forster, dau. of Richard Forster, Esq. of Tuggal Hall.[1]

children

1. Elizabeth (b. 1606).[1]

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• Thomas Forster of Brunton, son of Cuthbert Forster of Brunton and Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Bradford of Bradford.
• Husband of Margaret, daughter of Richard Forster of Tuggalhall, by whom having one daughter, Elizabeth.
• Husband of Jane, daughter of William Carr of Ford.
• Brother of Samuel, Grace and Jane.
• Father of Ephraim, John, Matthew and Edmund.
• Father of Reginald Forster of Brunton, buried 16 Oct 1656

pedigree from "Visitations of Northumberland," ... little info on Marg's. dau. Elizabeth and Jane Carr's kids: Ephraim, John and Reginald

Forster of Etherstone & Brunton, (Vis. of Northumb., 1615 & 66)

Source: https://www.wikitree.com/photo/png/Forster-33-1

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From https://minerdescent.com/2011/09/29/thomas-forster-1555/

Thomas  Forster (5) Esquire was born about 1555 in Gisburne, Yorkshire, England and was christened in  Brunton, Northumberland. His parents were Cuthbert FORSTER and Elizabeth BRADFORD.  Many sources say he was born in 1570, but that would mean he married at the age of ten.  He married first Margaret Forster on 22 Jan 1580 in Gisburne, Yorkshire, England.  He married second  Elizabeth CARR.   Thomas died 19 Jun 1648 in Brunton, Northumberland.  Many sources say Thomas died in Braunton, Devon, England.   The Forsters always lived in Northumberland, it not likely that Thomas would have moved to a similar sounding village on the other side of the country.

Margaret Forester was the daughter of Richard Forester of Tuggall,  Esq.  Thomas and Margaret had one daughter Elizabeth.

Elizabeth Carr  was born about 1570 in Gisburne, Yorkshire, England, she was too young to marry in 1580.   Her parents were  William CARR (Carre) Esq.  and Ursula BRANDLING.  Elizabeth died in  20 Sep 1594 in Gisburne, Yorkshire, England.  Some sources show children born later, maybe Thomas remarried.

References

1. WikiTree contributors, "Thomas (Foster) Forster Esq (1570-aft.1648)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Foster-2782 : accessed 12 June 2024). Cites
   1. Bateson, 1895. A History of Northumberland. Issued Under the Direction of the ..., Volume 2 By Northumberland county history committee. < GoogleBooks >
   2. Thomas Foster, born in 1570, married Elizabeth Carr, born in 1570 in England, in 1580, (U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Ancestry.com.[2][citation needed]
   3. excerpt from Thomas Forster of Brunton's will (Bateson, 1895).[3]
   4. Pierce (1899), confuses Reginald Forster of Brunton with Mass. immigrant, Reginald Foster who married Judith.
   5. Pierce, F.C. (1899). Foster genealogy, Part 1, pp.14 - 15. Chicago: W.B. Conkey Co.[4].
   6. Category: Frederick Clifton Pierce Fraud