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The Foster
Family of Long Island
Two Corrections to
Foster
Family Errors found on the Internet
1.
Daniel
Foster married Temperance Haines NOT Temperance
Halsey. Apparently this error originated
from the
publication "Thomas Halsey of Hertfordshire, England, and
Southampton, Long Island, 1591-1679," page
54
where it states that Temperance Halsey married Daniel Foster
but offers
no further documentation. Please see her father's Will
below to
help correct this.
Page
19.--In the name of God, Amen, September 21, 1754. I,
DAVID HAINES,
of the town of Southampton, wheelwright, being sick. I leave
to my wife
Abigail the best room in my house and the great chamber, and
the use
of 1/3 of lands and meadows so long as she remains my widow,
and 1/3 of
my movable estate during her life, also 1/3 of my barn. I
leave to my
daughter Lydia my west room and the chamber over it and the
bedroom
"during her single life," also a cow so long as she remains
single. I
leave to
my grand son, David Haines Foster, all my real estate, houses,
lands,
and meadows, and rights of Commonage, "all that is called mine
or can
be found to be mine," subject as above. But if my daughter,
Abigail
Dayton, or my daughter, Lydia Haines, or my daughter, Puah
Clark,
should have a
male heir "born of their own bodies," the said male heirs are
to have
an
equal share with my grand son, David Haines Foster. I leave to
my
daughter
Lydia all my wearing clothes and ?40. I leave to my nephew,
Anthony
Haines,
a cow and calf. I leave to Rev. Mr. Silvanus White ?5. All the
rest of
my
personal estate I leave to my three daughters, "and all my
personal
estate
is to be sold at vendue in plain and open manner." I make
David Rose,
Jr.,
and Anthony Haines, executors. Witnesses, James Rogers,
William
Trapp,
Joseph Goldsmith, blacksmith. Proved, May 11, 1756.
[NOTE.--David Haines married Abigail, daughter of
Christopher
Foster, who was for many
years Town Clerk of Southampton. His daughter Temperance
married Daniel
Foster (nephew of Christopher), who lived at West Hampton, and
died
there
in 1791. Their son, David Haines Foster, was the first man in
Southampton who had a middle name. His homestead was at North
Sea, on
the west side
of the road that runs north from the Cedar Swamp, and was
lately owned
by
Emma Rose. He was afterward one of the Colony from Southampton
who
settled
the town of Palmyra, in Wayne County, N. Y.--W. S. P.]
2. Daniel
Sayre's
first wife, Sarah, was NOT Sarah Foster daughter of
Benjamin
Foster and Lydia.
Benjamin's daughter
must have been born after 1682 which cetainly would not align
with the
Sarah (who married Daniel's) tombstone at Mecox Cemetery
(1666-1733)! In Benjamin's Will he makes provision for his
underage daughter.
Page 339.--BENJAMIN
FOSTER.
In
the name of God, Amen. I, Benjamin Foster, of Southampton,
in
Suffolk County, being at the present sick and weak. I leave to
my son,
Benjamin
Foster, a certain parcel of land lying on the south side of the
way of
my
new dwelling house, to begin at the east end of the place where
my old
dwelling
house is, and to run upon a due south line to the bay. Bounded
north by
the highway, east by the land of Nathaniel Halsey. I leave to my
son,
Jonathan
Foster, that other certain parcel of land lying on the south
side of
the
highway by my now dwelling house, bounded east by the line afore
mentioned.
I set for Benjamin's line, north by the highway, west by the
swamp, as
it
is now fenced; Also one half of my meadow at Cooper's neck. I
leave to
my
son, Isaac Foster, 7 acres of land to be laid out to him
adjoining to
the
highway by the Beech tree. I leave to my son, David Foster, at
Cutchogue, 20 shillings. I leave to my daughter, Mary Chatfield,
10
shillings. To my daughter Deborah 10 shillings when eighteen,
and to my
daughter Sarah ?8 when
eighteen. Leaves to wife Lydia all rest of estate for life, and
makes
her
executor.
Dated January
25, 1704/5. Witnesses, John Sayre, Peter White, Samuel Cooper.
Proved
before
Giles Sylvester, June 28, 1706.
Descendants
and
Ancestors
of Thomas Foster
George
Washington, fourth son of David Earl and Susenett (Dieter)
Foster, was
born
in a log house on his father's farm, on which he settled when
coming
into
the county in the early
days. This
farm was located near the place now called Lewis Run,
PA. He was
reared
on this farm and at an early age took an active part in
clearing some
to
render it fit for producing the crops which supplied almost
the entire
food
supply for the family. He was given the benefit of a
common
school
education, the schools at that time being of a very primitive
nature,
but
he being a studious mind and having a strong determination to
succeed
in
whatever he undertook, acquired more than an ordinary
education under
these
conditions, not having an opportunity for school exceeding
three months
in
any one year, and this during the winter season. At the
age of
twenty
he was planning to go to the western country to seek his
fortune, but
on
account of the oil excitement breaking out in Bradford at this
time,
which
offered good opportunities to young men both for labor and
investment
he
gave up his plans for the west and went to work in the oil
fields.
In a short time, he became interested as a producer and was
quite
successful
in this line of business. In 1893, George W. and Charles
E.
Foster
engaged in business together and as their first venture
organized the
Tuna
Valley Pressed Brick Company, capitalized at $80,000.00.
This
company
was brought to perfection and put on a paying basis in the
year 1894,
Charles
E. being the vice-president and G.W. Foster, treasurer of the
company.
Since that time these two brothers have operated together in
the brick
business,
in which they have been very successful, having successfully
organized
and
established the following companies: Olean Pressed Brick
Company,
Olean, NY; Allegany Valley Brick Company, Olean, NY;
Kittanning Clay
Products
Company, Kittanning, PA; Upper Kittanning Brick Company, East
Brady,
PA;
Youngsville Brick and Tile Company, Youngsville, PA; Pearl
Clay
Products
Company, Kushequa, PA; Binghamton Paving Block Company,
Binghamton, NY;
and
the Foster Paving Block Company, Bradford, PA. In all of
these
companies
George W. and Charles E. Foster have held positions of
president,
general
manager, treasurer and secretary, which offices they still
hold in
several
of these companies, and in which compnanies they are
directors.
Besides
these brick interests Messrs ???. Fosters also own quite
valuable
oil
and gas interests, as well as being interested in other
manufacturing
industries.
They have their general office in the Auerhaim Bldg.,
Bradford,
PA.
It is through these offices that they conduct most of their
business.
George
W. for a number of years has been quite active in religious
work, and
is
an active member of the United Brethern Church of Lewis Run,
PA, and
also
an active worker in the Hill Memorial United Brethern Church
of
Bradford,
PA, being a teacher of the men's class. He has built up
for
himself
a strong reputation as a religious worker, and is a man of
sterling
quality
and integrity along business lines.
For information on the Foster family try contacting Gary Foster, who has
graciously contributed to this file.
Additional thanks to Barbara
Van Vlack for the
information provide on the Van Vlack section. You can view
her
homepage at http://www.vanvlack.net
