Forster Family Genealogy

Forster Family




                          Generation One

1.  Gilbert de Buckton; d. 1342.
     He was also known as Gilbert Forster. He was forester and
gamekeeper to the Bishop of Durham. He resided at Buckton, Parish of
Holy Island, co. Durham, England.

     Known children of Gilbert de Buckton include:
     2.          i. John Forster, b. circa 1316.


                          Generation Two

2.  John Forster (Gilbert1de Buckton); b. circa 1316.
     He was forester and gamekeeper to the Bishop of Durham.

     Known children of John Forster include:
     3.          i. John Forster, m. Elizabeth Orde.
                ii. Robert Forster.


                          Generation Three

3.  John Forster (John2, Gilbert1de Buckton); m. Elizabeth Orde,
daughter of Simon de Orde.
     He resided at Buckton, Parish of Holy Island, co. Durham,
England.

     Known children of John Forster and Elizabeth Orde were:
     4.          i. Thomas Forster, m. Joan de Elmeden.


                          Generation Four

4.  Thomas Forster (John3, John2, Gilbert1de Buckton); m. Joan de
Elmeden, daughter of Sir William Elmeden and Elizabeth de Umfreville.
     He resided at Buckton, Parish of Holy Island, Durham, England.

     Known children of Thomas Forster and Joan de Elmeden were as
follows:
     5.          i. Thomas Forster, m. Elizabeth de Etherstone.
                ii. William Forster; d. Palm Sunday, 1461 at
                    Towtonfield, England.


                          Generation Five

5.  Thomas Forster (Thomas4, John3, John2, Gilbert1de Buckton); m.
Elizabeth de Etherstone, daughter of ___ de Etherstone.
     He resided at Etherstone, England.

     Known children of Thomas Forster and Elizabeth de Etherstone were
as follows:
     6.          i. Thomas Forster, m. Elizabeth.
                ii. Robert Forster was living in 1490.
               iii. Rowland Forster; d. 1497.
                    He resided at Norham, England.


                          Generation Six

6.  Thomas Forster (Thomas5, Thomas4, John3, John2, Gilbert1de
Buckton); m. Elizabeth, daughter of ___ Featherstonhalgh.
     He resided at Etherston, co. Northumberland, England.

     Known children of Thomas Forster and Elizabeth were as follows:
     7.          i. Sir Roger Forster, m. Joan Hussey.
                ii. Thomas Forster; m. Jane de Hilton, daughter of Sir
                    William de Hilton.
                    He resided at Etherstone, England.
               iii. Nicholas Forster resided at Newham, England.
                iv. Elizabeth Forster; m. Gerard Shaftoe.


                          Generation Seven

7.  Sir Roger Forster (Thomas6, Thomas5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Gilbert1de Buckton); m. Joan Hussey.

     Joan Hussey was born circa 1502 at Sussex, England. She resided
at Sussex, England.
     Known children of Sir Roger Forster and Joan Hussey were as
follows:
     8.          i. Thomas Forster, m. Margaret Browning.
                ii. John Forster.
               iii. Roger Forster.
                iv. Richard Forster was Gentleman-Usher to Queen Mary.
                 v. Robert Forster; d.s.p.
                vi. Emilie Forster.


                          Generation Eight

8.  Thomas Forster (Roger7, Thomas6, Thomas5, Thomas4, John3, John2,
Gilbert1de Buckton); m. Margaret Browning circa 1545; d. 11 Oct 1599.
     He resided at Hunsden, co. Hertford, England.

     Margaret Browning was born circa 1530. She resided at Chelmsford,
Essex, England. She died on 3 Apr 1625.
     Known children of Thomas Forster and Margaret Browning were as
follows:
     9.          i. Sir Thomas Forster, b. 10 Aug 1548 at Hunsdon,
                    Herts, England; m. Susan Foster.
                ii. Richard Forster.
               iii. William Forster.
                iv. Humphrey Forster.
                 v. James Forster.


                          Generation Nine

9.  Sir Thomas Forster (Thomas8, Roger7, Thomas6, Thomas5, Thomas4,
John3, John2, Gilbert1de Buckton); b. 10 Aug 1548 at Hunsdon, Herts,
England; m. Susan Foster, daughter of Thomas Foster Esq. and Margery
Hopkins, 1575; d. 18 May 1612 at London, England, at age 63.
     He resided at Hunsdon, Herts, England. He was Justice of the
Court of Common Pleas.

     Susan Foster died on 3 Apr 1625.
     Known children of Sir Thomas Forster and Susan Foster were as
follows:
    10.          i. Susan Forster, m. Thomas Brooke.
                ii. Robert Forster; d. 1663.
                    He was Chief Justice of the Kings Bench.
               iii. Thomas Forster.
                iv. Mary Katherine Forster.


                           Generation Ten

10.  Susan Forster (Thomas9, Thomas8, Roger7, Thomas6, Thomas5,
Thomas4, John3, John2, Gilbert1de Buckton); m. Thomas Brooke, son of
Richard Brooke and Elizabeth Twyne; bur. 18 Sep 1612 at Whitchurch,
Hampshire, England.

     Thomas Brooke was born in 1561. He resided at Whitchurch, co.
Northampton, England. He was educated on 4 May 1584 at New College,
Oxford, England. He was a barrister at Inner Temple. He was a Member
of Parliament between 1604 and 1611 at Whitchurch, Hampshire, England.
He left a will on 11 Sep 1612; proved 30 Nov 1612. He died on 13 Sep
1612. He was buried on 17 Sep 1612 at Whitchurch, Hampshire, England.

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