15th Generation  

34. Sir Thomas FORSTER Kt [46822] (Sir Thomas FORSTER Kt²⁹, Joan de ELMEDEN²⁸, Elizabeth d'UMFREVILLE²⁰, Thomas Lord of Riddesdale (Sir)¹⁷, Thomas of Harbottle Castle¹⁴, Robert Baron of Prudhoe & Earl of Angus (Lord)¹⁰, Gilbert of Angus (Earl [1st])⁸, Gilbert⁷, Richard⁶, Gilbert⁵, Robert⁴, Odonel³, Robert², Robert (Sir)¹) was born circa 1394 in Adderstone Northumberland England and died in 1446 aged about 52.

General Notes: In a File of Information received from Marigold [Roberts] Potter in June 2011, she included the following:
Thomas and Elizabeth had 21 Sons and 1 Daughter in Total, including those listed below.
Robert fought under "The Percy Banner" at the Battle of Agincourt, October the 25th, 1415.

Thomas married Elizabeth FITZHUGH-FEATHERSTONEHALGH [46823], daughter of Sir William FEATHERSTONEHALGH [94399], about 1405. Elizabeth was born about 1389 in Stanhope Hall Stanhope Durham England and died in 1487 aged about 98.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 37    i. Sir Thomas FORSTER Kt. [46819] was born in 1418 and died in 1503 in Adderstone Northumberland England at age 85.

+ 38    ii. Elizabeth FORSTER [46857] .

   39    iii. Sir Roger FORSTER Kt. [46853] was born about 1422.

General Notes: The Following INFORMATION on the Forsters and Foster comes from the "Genealogy of the Descendants of Roger Foster of Edreston, Northumberland. With Appendix", compiled by Alkman Henry's son Foster and published in London by Adam and Charles Black, 1897. It has a preface of ix pages and the body of the text runs to 181 pages including the index. There is listed information on a Generation of Forsters with XIX (19) sons of Thomas Forster b: ABT 1485 in of Etherstone, England who married Eliazbeth FEATHERSTONHAUGH b: ABT 1489 in Stanhope Hall, Durham, England. One of the Sons was Roger Forster who used the spelling FOSTER. Roger Foster m: Joan Hussey in 1540. ** This appears to be my Family line. Roger was 17 when he fled from Northumberland, as explained in a letter of Sir John Forster of Bamborough, dated 17 April 1590. This letter was written to Roger's grandson Thomas Foster of Hunsdon, afterwards Judge Sir Thomas Foster.
"COUSIN FORSTER - After righte heartie commendations unto you, ye shall understand I have received your letter wherein you desire to know or your pedigree, for that your grandfather, as ye have learned, descended out of the house of Etherstone, and to know whether he was one elder, second, or third, or fourth brother, and wherefore he fled the countrie of Northumberland, I assure you I can trowhlie [truly] satisfie you therein; for your grandfather, called Roger Foster, was my great uncle, and there were XIX brothers and he was the second brother. His father was called Thomas Forster, and his mother's name was Featherstonehaugh; his eldest son was called Thomas Forster, who was my great-grandfather; and it happened that four of the said bretheren at a hunting, and rideing homeward through a town called Newham, for the bitting of a greyhound they and a companyof Karrs fell out, and there began bloodshed and feuds which continued until there was but one Karr of the greyhound living; during which time my grandfather and yours and another brother of theirs, called Nicholas Forster - mine being twenty years old, yrs 17 years, and Nicholas, a child of 14, being a-hunting- were waited on by one of the Karrs and two of their allyance called Too and King, who sett upon the three brothers and thought well to have slain them at a place besides Branton,where there stands a crosse yet; but the said Two were slain there, and Karr fled, in somuch that after the said slaughter mygrandfather fled to Ridsdale in ye countie, because he was safe there, and yours fled into south parts, of whom I never heard of since yt time till now.... At my house near Alnwick, 17th April 1590, your loving cousin, JOHN FORSTER."

Roger married HUSSEY [94400].

   40    iv. Nicholas FORSTER [46854] was born about 1424.

   41    v. Robert FORSTER [94401] was born about 1426.

Robert married Florence OGLE [94402], daughter of Cuthbert Lord Ogle [94403].

   42    vi. William FORSTER [46855] was born about 1430 in Adderstone Northumberland England.

   43    vii. FORSTER [46856] was born about 1432.

   44    viii. Rowland FORSTER [94404] died in 1524.

35. Rowland FORSTER [46849] (Sir Thomas FORSTER Kt²⁹, Joan de ELMEDEN²⁸, Elizabeth d'UMFREVILLE²⁰, Thomas Lord of Riddesdale (Sir)¹⁷, Thomas of Harbottle Castle¹⁴, Robert Baron of Prudhoe & Earl of Angus (Lord)¹⁰, Gilbert of Angus (Earl [1st])⁸, Gilbert⁷, Richard⁶, Gilbert⁵, Robert⁴, Odonel³, Robert², Robert (Sir)¹) was born about 1410, died in 1497 aged about 87, and was buried in Norham Co. Durham England.

Noted events in his life were:

• Rowland FORSTER lived at Norham Northumberland England

Rowland married someone.

His children were:

   45    i. FORSTER [46858] .

   46    ii. FORSTER [46859] .

36. Thomas FORSTER [46850] (William FORSTER³⁰, Joan de ELMEDEN²⁸, Elizabeth d'UMFREVILLE²⁰, Thomas Lord of Riddesdale (Sir)¹⁷, Thomas of Harbottle Castle¹⁴, Robert Baron of Prudhoe & Earl of Angus (Lord)¹⁰, Gilbert of Angus (Earl [1st])⁸, Gilbert⁷, Richard⁶, Gilbert⁵, Robert⁴, Odonel³, Robert², Robert (Sir)¹) was born about 1430 and died in 1473 aged about 43.

Thomas married someone.

His child was:

   47    i. Thomas FORSTER [46860] was born about 1451.