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From: Charla Jensen <>
Subject: RE: Ebenezer FOSTER b. 1677
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1998 06:41:52 -0500


I believe there are others on the list that have more information:

Vital Records of Salem, Massachusetts, vol. I, page 316 -
FOSTER, Ebenezer, s. John and Martha, Aug. 5, 1677. CT.R.

Vital Records of Salem, Massachusetts, vol. III, page 376 -
FOSTER, [E]benezer, and Anna Wilkins, Dec. 19, 1700.

I am a descendant of his brother David Foster who was a little older born in
1665. It is hard to tell the age of the mother, but age 47 is not too old
to have children - especially if she were having children every other year
as the record shows.

Here's a note about the Tompkins family. Marie and Martha are probably not
the same person. Martha might have been born to Ralph's second wife Hannah
Abourne and be much younger than Marie. Does anyone have more information?

The Pioneers of Massachusetts by Pope, page 457 -
TOMPLINS, TOMKIN, TOMKINS, Ralph, husbandman, ae. 50, with wife Katharine,
aea. 58, and ch. Samuel, ae. 22, Elizabeth, ae. 18, and Marie, ae. 14, came
in the Truelove in Sept. 1635. Res. at Dorchester in 1637 and later. Frm.
May 2, 1638. Rem. to Salem. Planter. Sold house, lands and common rights 2
(4) 1648, to John Farnham of Dorch. Wife Katharine adm. chh. e (2) 1642;
Martha, (m. John Foster,) John bapt. 16 (12) 1644, (he deposed in 1670, ae.
about 25 years). He expressed his mind about disposing of his estate to his
Bro. Samuel Eborne and Nathaniel Felton just after the burial of his wife,
before he removed to Bridgewater to his son Samuel. He would carry out
agreement made with his wife at marriage; would talk with his son Foster.
Admin. gr. 12 (9) 1666, to son John, who had the land; rest to Mary, dau. of
John Foster.

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> Subject:Ebenezer FOSTER b. 1677
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> I would like any information to prove or disprove the parents of Ebenezer
> FOSTER b. 1677, d. 1718; m. 19 Dec 1700 in Salem, MA to Anna WILKINS, b.
> 31
> Oct 1681. Most genealogies have Ebenezer parents as John FOSTER, b. 1626,
> d.
> 1687; m. 1649 in Salem, MA to Marie Tompkins, b. 1630. If this is true,
> Ebenezer's mother would have been 47 years old when he was born. I
> suppose it
> is possible, but not very likely. Does anyone have any information on
> this?
> It's been troubling me for years.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Janna
>

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