See also

Richard FOSTER's parents: Thomas + FOSTER (1566-1638) and Abigail + WIMES (1573-1638)
Richard FOSTER's brother: Thomas FOSTER (1600- )
Richard FOSTER's parents (family 2): Cuthbert + FOSTER (1540-1589) and Dorothy + AUSTIN (c. 1550-1619)
Richard FOSTER's brother (family 2): Thomas + FOSTER (1566-1638)
Patience BIGGE's parents: John + BIGGE (1560-1605) and Rachel + MARTIN (1565-1647)
Patience BIGGE's sister: Elizabeth BIGGE f ( - )

Family of Richard + FOSTER and Patience + BIGGE

Husband:	Richard + FOSTER (1585-1630)
Wife:	Patience + BIGGE (1589-1646)
Children:	John FOSTER (1608- )
	Mary FOSTER (1612- )
	Elizabeth FOSTER (1615- )
	John + FOSTER (1618-1685)
	Hopestill FOSTER (1620-1676)
Marriage	1609	Biddenden, Kent, England^1,2

Husband: Richard + FOSTER

Name:	Richard + FOSTER
Sex:	Male
Father:	Thomas + FOSTER (1566-1638)
Mother:	Abigail + WIMES (1573-1638)
Father (2):	Cuthbert + FOSTER (1540-1589)
Mother (2):	Dorothy + AUSTIN (c. 1550-1619)
Birth	1585	Biddenden, Kent, England
Death	3 May 1630 (age 44-45)	Biddenden, Kent, England³

Wife: Patience + BIGGE

Name:	Patience + BIGGE
Sex:	Female
Father:	John + BIGGE (1560-1605)
Mother:	Rachel + MARTIN (1565-1647)
Birth	5 May 1589	Cranbrook, Kent, England
Immigration	1635 (age 45-46)⁴
Death	17 Nov 1646 (age 57)	Dorchester, Suffolk, MA, US

Child 1: John FOSTER

Name:	John FOSTER
Sex:	Male
Birth	1608

Child 2: Mary FOSTER

Name:	Mary FOSTER
Sex:	Female
Birth	Nov 1612

Child 3: Elizabeth FOSTER

Name:	Elizabeth FOSTER
Sex:	Female
Birth	28 Oct 1615

Child 4: John + FOSTER

Name:	John + FOSTER
Sex:	Male
Spouse:	Martha + TOMPKINS (1627-1688)
Birth	1618	Edlesborough, Buckinghamshire, England
Immigration	1635 (age 16-17)	to Boston, Middlesex, MA, US⁴
Occupation		farmer
Death	12 Nov 1685 (age 66-67)	Salem, Essex, MA, US⁵
	Cause: accidental shooting Killed by Joseph Small

Child 5: Hopestill FOSTER

Hopestill FOSTER

Name:	Hopestill FOSTER
Sex:	Male
Spouse:	Mary BATES (1619-1703)
Birth	25 Jul 1620	Biddenden, Kent, England
Immigration	1635 (age 14-15)^4,6
	Vessel: Elizabeth
Census	1641 (age 20-21)	Norfolk County, MA, US⁷
Will	19 Jul 1676 (age 55)
Death	15 Oct 1676 (age 56)	Dorchester, Suffolk, MA, US^5,6
Probate	2 Nov 1676⁶
	beq to wife Mary; to son Hopestill and fr ch Hopestill; to sons John, James, Elisha, Comfort and Standfast; daus Thankful Baker, Patience Brown, Mary (unmarried); to pastor Flint; to the free school; to the military company.
Burial		Dorchester North Burying Ground⁸
	Dorchester, Suffolk, MA, US Inscription: Here Lie Interr'd the Remains of Cap'tn Hopestill Foster Who Departed this Life October the 14th Anno Domini 1676 Aged 56 Years

Sources

1	"US and International Marriage Records, 1550-1900" (on-line, Yates Publishing, Provo, UT).

2	"US New England Marriages prior to 1700".

3	"London England - Baptisms Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812".

4	"US and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500-1900".

5	"MA Town Death Records".

6	Charles Henry Pope, "Pioneers of Massachusetts, 1620-1650" (Genealogical Publishing Co, 1998).

7	"MA Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Indes, 17990-1890 Record".

8	"Find a Grave".