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Name: John Foster
Sex: M
Birth: 1719 in Essex Co., VA
Death: 1764 in Albemarle Co., VA
Note:
John Foster, Jr. and his family lived along the Orange and Louisa County line and is recorded as buying and selling several tracts of land and possibly living on both sides of the county line. He was living in Orange County on August 22, 1745 in the vicinity of his father, John Foster, Sr. and his brother-in-law, John Snell, as indicated in the Orange County road construction and repair records. On March 18, 1749, John, Jr. bought 150 acres of land in Louisa County which is in present day Albermarle County, from Benjamin Henson which bordered George Homes, on the Orange County line and on both sides of the main road, known as Durrett’s Ordinary. He later sold this land to Hugh Boyle.
During the early 1760s John Foster, Jr. was a prominent member of Fredericksville Parish in Louisa County. This was the part of Louisa County, along the Orange County borderline, which was later to be a part of Albermarle County. In October of 1760 he was appointed as a reader at the Upper Church in the parish and was paid for previous service. He was elected vestryman of the newly created Frederickville Parish that was divided in 1762. He continued to serve as a vestryman, clerk, and reader until his death in 1764.
In 1747 John Coffee bought land patents #164 and #203 from John Foster and John Haskew.
Land Office Patents No. 32, 1752-1756 (v.1 & 2 p.1-715), p. 216
Aug 13, 1753, John Foster received a patent for 1080 acres of land on both sides of Tossakia Creek, in Amelia Co., VA.
Land Office Patents No. 32, 1752-1756 (v.1 & 2 p.1-715), p. 587
Jun 13, 1755, John Foster received a patent for 24 acres of land on the north side of the north fork of James River adjoining the land of David Watts, in Louisa Co., VA.
Albemarle Co., VA Will Book 2, Page 163, Will of John Foster, Jr., made Feb 17, 1764
In his will John names his wife Averilla and his eleven children, Henry Foster, Haskew, Foster, John Foster, Sarah Garnett Foster, Simpson
Westberry Foster, Rachel Foster, Joel Foster, Edmund Foster, Philadelphia Foster, Anthony Foster, and Mary Foster. He appointed David Watts, John Herndon, Thomas Perry and Joseph Blaybrook to settle his affairs.
Father: John Foster b: 1689 in Glouchester Co., VA
Mother: Isabella Golding b: 1695 in VA
Marriage 1 Averilla Haskew b: 1725 in Spotsylvania Co., VA
Married: 1742 in Orange Co., VA
Children
Henry Foster b: 1741 in VA
Haskew Foster b: 1743 in VA
John Foster b: 1746 in VA
Sarah Garnett Foster b: 1748 in VA
Simpson Westberry Foster b: 1750 in VA
Rachel Foster b: 1752 in VA
Joel Foster b: 1754 in VA
Edmond Foster b: 1756 in VA
Anthony Foster b: 1761 in VA
Mary Foster b: 1764 in VA
Philadelphia Foster b: 1760 in VA
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