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• Birth	Abt 1725	Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
  Gender	Male
  Died	Bef 2 Sep 1777	New Salem, Franklin, Massachusetts
  Person ID	I16391	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	14 Dec 2002 00:00:00
  Father	Samuel FOSTER, b. 24 Dec 1692, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
  Mother	Sarah SMALL, b. May 1695, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
  Family ID	F7694	Group Sheet
  Family	Mary WHEELER, c. 6 Aug 1732, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts
  Married	27 Jun 1751	Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
  Notes	_UID016316260D038047ADEFC351DBFD0BABB577
  Children	> 1. Mary FOSTER, b. 22 Aug 1756, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts > 2. Sarah FOSTER, b. 20 Jun 1756, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts   3. Hannah FOSTER, c. 22 Aug 1756, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts   4. Rebeckah FOSTER, c. 23 Oct 1757, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts   5. Joseph FOSTER, c. 26 Aug 1759, Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts   6. Lydia FOSTER, c. 3 May 1761, Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts > 7. Mehitable FOSTER, b. 29 May 1763, Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts   8. Samuel FOSTER, b. 21 Jun 1764, Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts   9. Daniel FOSTER, b. 21 Jun 1764, Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts > 10. Ruth FOSTER, b. 17 Nov 1771, New Salem, Franklin, Massachusetts
  Family ID	F7702	Group Sheet

• Notes

  Ancestral File Number: 4MW0-WV !RESEARCH NOTE: Danvers Congregational Church records, 1680-1885, good condition, parish records, 1672-1735, good condition !IGI: Batch #: 7134219, Sheet #: 66, Source Call #: 539037, Batch#: A537527,Sheet#:,Source Call#:537527,537528,537538,537539 !MARRIAGE: Town Recordsof Salem, Massachusetts, page 377, FOSTER Joseph, and Mary Wheeler, June 27,1751. * Intention also recorded. !IGI MARRIAGE:Batch #: 7134219, Sheet #: 66, Source Call #: 539037; work also done 5 Jan 1969 SLAKE wife Mary or Molly Batch #: A537527, Sheet #: , Source Call #: 537527,537528,537538,537539 !POSSIBLE DEATH: Vital Records of Danvers, Massachusetts, page 371, FOSTER, Joseph, suddenly, Oct. --, 1776. P.R.10. !DEATH: Vital Records of New Salem, Massachusetts, page 135, FOSTER Joseph, ____, 1777. H.P. !DESCENDANT: csrook@webtv.net !PROBATE: Registry of Probates, Hampshire County, Northampton, Massachusetts, 6/29/98 in person - Joseph Foster New Salem 1777, Box 57, No. 32. DOCUMENT - (will registered 5 July 1777) DOCUMENT - (inventory men appointed) Amos Foster, Benjamin Southwik Junr, Samuel Wheeler appeared and took oath to handle the inventory DOCUMENT - Sep 1777 Mary Foster Administrator gave list of Debts DOCUMENT - 2 Sep 1777 administrators Mary Foster, widow Jeremiah Meachamof New Salem, and Asa Powers of Shutesbury in the County of Hampshire . . . (authorized) Ten hundred Pounds (to) Samuel Mather Esq. (judge) DOCUMENT - 2 Sep1777 Mary Foster nominated guardian unto Joseph Foster, Saml Foster, Daniel Foster, Lydia Foster, Mehitabel Foster, and Ruth Foster children and heirs of Joseph Foster late of New Salem, (signed) Mary Foster her mark, Jeremiah Meacham,Eleazr Cook, Jonathan Halden, Asa Powers. DOCUMENT- 12 Sep 1777 Assigned lotsto heirs (see copy of the map) Colony of the Massachusetts Bay, Hampshire, ToMessrs Amos Foster, Benjamin Southwick Junr and Samuel Wheeler all of New Salem. Pursuant to the Within Warrant we have made a Division of the Real Estate ofJoseph Foster Late of of New Salem. Dupl to the Widow and his Lawfull Heir inmanner folloing viz. to the Widow 57 acres with the Buildings and to Joseph Foster the Eldest son Number 4 & No. 5, to Samll Foster No. 7, to Daniel Foster No. 2, to Ruth Foster No. 3, to Hannah Meacham No. 6, to Sarah Hascall No. 7, toLydia Foster No. 8, to Mehitable Foster No. 9, to Sarah Andrews No. 10 as Willappear from a Plan from the Surveyor New Salem Sept ye 12 1778 (signed) Amos Foster, Benjn Southwick Jun., Samuel Wheeler, Committee' DOCUMENT - (15 Sep 1777 Lot assignment approved) DOCUMENT - 16 Sep 1777 Assigned guardian for Lydia, Joseph, Mehitable who are at least 14 years according to their choice of ' Honrd Mother Mary Foster' DOCUMENT - 7 Oct 1777 Lot assignment recorded in court-'Settlement of the Estate of Joseph Foster late of New Salem in the County ofHampshire deceased Intestate is as follows viz. the Whole Estate both real andPersonal amounts to the Sum of four hundred and twenty six Pounds twelve shillings and four pence of which three hundred Pounds is Real Estate and one hundred and twenty six Pound twelve shillings and four Pence is Personal Estate, outof which must be subducted the Sum of Twenty two Pounds five Shillings Debts due from said Estate and the Admt, her aut. allowed which being subducted there remains of the Personal Estate one hundred and four Pounds seven shillings and four pence of which Mary Foster the Widow of said Demand is to have one third Part forever being Thirty four Pounds fifteen shillings and nine pence 1/3 of a penny and of the Real Esate one Third Part During her Natural Life being one hundred Pounds. The remaindr of the Estate both Real & Personal is to be dividedto and amongst Joseph Mary Hannah Sarah Lydia Mehitabel Samuel Daniel and RuthFoster Children & Heirs of said Deceased in Manner following (viz.) To Joseph Foster the eldest son two tenth Parts or a double