Thomas Foster and Abigail Wimes: Sea captain, and master of Dolphin in 1669. Some of the sites I visited &use areAncestry.com ; Rootsweb, Genealogy .com and FamilyTreeMaker ; all sites that I have Published my Research on line ! In 1820, Williamis at least50. Children of Tilman Foster & Francis "Fannie " Tucker were : ( i ) SARAH ANN FOSTER b: 25 SEP 1827 in Fork / Mocksville area became the wife of Henry B Casper : They lived in Salisbury ,N.C Sarah Foster Casper and her Children are buried in the Old Lutheran Church CemeteryShe diedNov. 1, 1860 in Salisbury ,N.C. ( ii ) William b: abt 1828 (He is mentioned in Tilman's will), ( iii ) NANCY " JANE" FOSTER b:1830 mentionedin Azariah's will--d: 12 OCT 1874 she first married John R Henderson 14 May 1858, John Henderson was b:18 JUN1823. My Mother was Sarah Braswell she was born and raised in McFarlan NC at the homeher father had built . (Also Charleston South Carolina.) My Research is aGENEALOGY QUEST -DEDICATED TO MY PIONEER ANCESTORS Who Immigrated to a New World then settled this Great Place we call America ! Let the family know you are thinking of them. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 4 daughters. 40 reparations bill, laying the foundation for future reparations and reconciliation in America. From http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:William_Foster_(112)_. "Last Slaver from U.S. to Africa." SSPENCER H.4 RICE (JOSEPH3, WILLIAM2, WILLIAM1) was born October 20, 1845 in Yancey County, NC, and died March 28, 1920. Jeremy Ellis is a sixth generation descendant of Pollee Allen and Rose Allen who were both enslaved Africans on the Clotilda - the last known slave ship to bring enslaved Africans to America. We put the mates and crew on steamer and sent them to Montgomery on their way to the northern states. (CSA) William Kellam Foster, Death of Capt. In Africatown, the Union Baptist Church has the Cudjo Lewis Memorial Statue. for, Roster of 31st Regiment,- Co. B, 31st Regt. On Jul 08, 1860: Ship Carrying Over 100 Enslaved Africans Arrives Sarah (Sallie)Virginia Markland b: 16 Jan 1866 & d: 23 Apr 1941 Statesville, N.C. My Markland family descends fromImmigrantMatthew Markland who was born about 1690 in Wiggin, Lancaster, England and died in Prince George's County, MD, June 18, 1744. ***************************************************************************************************************. Will of "William Foster of Charlestown", dated 7 May 1696, proved 7 Jul 1698, mentions "beloved wife Ann", daughter Mary Phillips, granddaughter Ann Foster when she marries with consent of her parents and her "Unckle and Aunt Stanley", other grandchildren not named, "Kinswoman Eleanor Davis in England and her Daughter Mary Davis", "divided amongst my Children" not named, sons Richard and John and wife Executors. )], I think the above was written by Mrs. [Mr.? Eleanorwas first married to Edward Hall and William & Eleanor were allowed to live on the Hall families Estate until her Death. He has built Musical Instruments such as a harpsichord and a Viola da gamba. Troops (the "O.K. As CNN tells it, in 1860, Meaher bet that he could sneak slaves past Federal authorities and into the country. He is a Genetic Cousin of this author ( fellow descendant of Tilman Foster via Giles Nelson Foster brother of my Grt Grt Grandfather John Murphy Foster). My "Dunn" Family is via my Grt Grt Grandfather John n Richard Dunn of Anson County.N.C. He is buried @ North Primative Baptist Cemetery Mocksville, Davie Co.,N.C. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement (updated 4/4/2023), Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (updated 1/26/2023). Comfort Annwas called Ann. They endured a terrifying and inhumane three-month journey back to Mobile across the Middle Passage. Foster, H.S. VIRGINIA "JENNIE" DAVIS b: 11 APR 1874 in RUSSELL CO VA she m: William "Will" Minnick son of Jacob Minnick. Taken aback, Kamau Sadiki then replies, A good master or bad master is equal in my book. The uncomfortable tension and passionate frustration of Sadiki are palpable. REFER TO: Familytreemaker:genealogy.com/users/f/o/s/Charles-C-Foster/Gene3-0001.htm http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/f/o/s/Charles-C-Foster/GENE3-0003.html#CHILD8. 3. Next day passed Tortugas and two men of war in sight, but took no notice of us, as we disguised our vessel by taking down square sail yards, and fore topmast; appearing as a common coaster and sailed for Mobile, coming through Prilaboy [?? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________, *******************-My North Carolina Foster Family Genearation (VI) JOHN MURPHY FOSTER *************************, _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________, Tilman and Francis' son "JOHN MURPHY FOSTER"b: 03APR 1836-d: 16 NOV 1919 is my Grt Grt Grandfatherwho married Comfort Ann Orrell Wood ( 17 JAN 1859) in DAVIE CO NC Granddaughter of Daniel Orrell and Susannah Tucker. The story of the Clotilda inspired me the most initially all the complicated layers of it, Brown said when asked about the films impetus. 9 ) ELIZA C FOSTER (b:-15 May 1844 d: 20-FEB 1879) 04 AUG 1864 m: Thomas Harvey Deadmon ( Deadman or Dedmon )b: 18 May 1845 --they moved to Tenn.Eliza is found in the 1850 Census house hold of her parents Tilman & Francis Foster. The land grant joined William Pratt's original 300 acres and was just east of William Ratliff with land on both sides of Jones Creek. The investigative report lays out the case for how the U.S. government turned a blind eye to the Meahers, Fosters and all parties involved. ( iii ) Mary FOSTER b: 1837married ThomasP Tutterow son of David Tutterow and Ruth Bradley. A.D. 1860. Since the Clotildas discovery, aspirations for what could be loom large. This high-profile support ensures the film will reach national and international audiences. Davie County 1850 Census list Tilman as "Tiglman" Foster (His headstone reads Tilman) ---In Old Rowan Co My Foster Family met my Orrell, Markland, Tucker, Zimmerman, and other related families who Homesteaded the area after immigrating from Colonial Maryland and Pennsylvania. Item. Mary was the daughter of Stephen Boyette and a Granddaughter of John Keene . The math behind all this is mind-numbing. Foster (Pictured in Dhttp://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18698289avidson Co Heritage Book Article ), Marriage License: 23 NOV 1881 in Davidson County, Burial : Reeds Baptist Church http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18698289. This iswhere and how he met & married Sarah Lay in Caswell Co ( She was the daughter of Obediah Lay and Granddaughter of John & Martha Slade Lay). After WWII he returned to his College Studies and graduated from NC State . DNA points to this line ! 4 ) THOMAS M FOSTER (02FEB1833-18APR1877) m:1859 Sarah Banks his step sister ( Sarah's father John Banks a widower m: Widow Francis Fannie Foster after Tilman's death.) Learn more. With the Help of the research of Clarence Ratcliff , Marion Ratliff , May B. MacCallum ( Eva Mae Britts notes ),Howard Hazlewood , Betty Carson ,and Ed Ratliff I have Foundmy Colonial Ratcliff Line started after Ratliffs/Radcliffes/Ratcliffs Immigrated to Colonial Talbot Maryland area from England (Immigrant ) Richard Ratcliff . d: 1892 m: Nancy Ann Lenone b: ABT 1832 d: 13 JUL 1895. Dr Foster's writings and thoughts must be read then reread and read again. [suffering?] As the major landlord in Africatown, he worried his tenants wouldnt pay their rent and water bills, too. Cotton Mather, vol. It is in this form that the British flag exists today. Members of this family are said to have had links to Cole Younger and Jesse & Frank James. Rev Bracewell was elected to the House of Burgesses of Virginia, but since it was not considered proper that a minister hold a political officebut was suspended "It is ordered by this present Grand Assembly, that Mr. Robert Bracewell, Clark, be suspended . ( i )FRANK JAMESRATLIFF b: 1869 in ANSON CO NC he movedWEST to Texas, Uncle James "Frank " Ratcliff & His wife 1941 He favors his father, Charles ( Charlie ) 23 1 Frank Jr 21 2 Emma 17 3 Evelyn 15 4 Nelson 12, ( ii ) CHARLES W RATLIFF b: 22 JUL 1874 in ANSON CO NCd: 30 Oct 1945he m: Margaret Dunn b: 1870 daughter of JohnDunnandSusan RMartin. Thomas' Half brothe Jame's Descendants became the "Up The Kuntry Ratliffs " sincethey Settledin The Cason Old Field / Gulledge Counmunity of Anson Co. Quaker meeting organized, 1755 -- 1840s. Thanks to my mother in-law Ella Sue Franklin -Rice's excellant memory my research grew with help also from my wife's Cousins ( Sharon Rice Honea; Helen Norman& Locella Rice Velthouse) . In the settlement of his estate, dated 12 Jan 1789, distribution of his property is made among his widow, ELIZABETH the manor plantation, except for 30 acres, during her natural life); son RICHARD, JR. (the "plantation tract of land whereon he now lives," and another tract his father purchased from JOHN YELVERTON); son SHADRACK (part of "the manor plantation after the death of his mother," and 1/2 of a 30-acre tract of pine woods patented by ELIAS FORT); son DAVID ("part of the manor plantation after the death of his mother," and 1/2 of the pine woods. Thomasmoved with his Father & Stepmother to NorthCarolina . His widow, Penelope Blow, applied July 25, 1840 in Anson County, North Carolina. Cicerone presented me to the ebony Prince, a man of 250 lbs avoirdupois [weight]. When the ship was found it gave the community a way to validate the stories theyd been telling among themselves for generations, Brown adds. Guy co-authored a book with Judith Braswell Yandle "Proud Members of The Braswell Family" (a book for listing & filling in data for the Allied families of Richard & Penelop Blow Braswell of Wayne County,North Carolina and Rev Robert Braswell of London,England who immigrated to Isle of Wight,Virginia". I would transfer my cargo to him, to which he agreed. Enguerrand, son of Lyderic II, named Forester and titled Count of Flanders and Harlebeck. There are Y Chromozone and mtDNA . My Pioneer Families used the Great Philadelphia Colonial Wagon Road to travel South from Pennsyvania ; Maryland ; Virginia to Reach the Guildford Co / Rowan Co /Forsyth "Wachovia "Settlement Area. WebWhen Capt Francis William Hatton was born on 26 March 1685, in Norfolk, Virginia, United States, his father, Robert Hatton Jr., was 31 and his mother, Eleanor Lane, was 27. Pictured ( William Foster SR & Sarah Braswell ), After Commission William L Foster Sr ( 1922-2008 ), He served during WWII aboard The USS ELLYSON DD454 1944 CREDITED WITH SINKING A GERMAN SUB May 1944. My mothers side of the family tree starts in Colonial Virginia America during the 1600s after The Rev Robert Bracewell (Braswell) immigrated from England and settled in the Isle of Wight area of Virginia / North Carolina. We are left with a Research " Quest "to find the descendants who may have immigrated to The American English Colonies. They are buried in the Morven Cemetery. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=casper&GSiman=1&GScid=1449392&GRid=23962094&, http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=iba43fanwnc&id=I9760, Children of Sarah Foster Casper & Henry B Casper. DNA Testing to help determine Genealogy Pedigree & Descendant Lines. Captain Foster evaded Foster then burned the Clotilda. Other genetic research terms related to the testing are Haplo Grouping R1b1; G group H group etc. Including my Families of Shady Grove Township (Advance),N.C. Researching my Foster-Markland-Orrell-Zimmerman-Knauss Heritage I found and visit regularly Faye Moran's site: Listing over 200 families who live and lived in the Area Counties around Winston Salem-Clemmons- Davie County- Surry County-Davidson County -Rowan County. **Researchers who visited the Original Orrell Family site could view scanned Bible records of Orrell Etchison that document my family line for the Orrell, Rumbly, Tucker , & Etchison Branches (all Families who settled the North Carolina Area now known as Davie-Davidson-Forsyth Counties.) During the 1200s we know Surnames were not Common and at the time of the Magna Carta 1215 many family genealogist claim We Fosters -Forsters - Foresters recieved our Surname in the first line of the Magna Carta's Preamble ( I quote below text of the Magna Carta found @ TheYale Law School Web Sitehttp://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/medieval/magframe.htm). Research shows Joe Payne's report is correct. The BRASWELL / BRACEWELL Family of America: ORIGINATED IN THE YORKSHIRE AREA OF ENGLAND originally as Scottish family called Braegds or Breadsall. CEMETERY ANSON COUNTY; BETHAL METHODIST CHURCH CEMETERY (HIGHWAY 742 @ BETHAL RD ANSON COUNTY). He was the son of Benjamin F Doty & Charity Idol, --(H)SALLIE BET FOSTER (b: 03 Jun 1880- d: 31 Jan 1966 Winston Salem)m: Mr David Spencer she is buried in the Waughtown Cemetery Winston Salem NC(Find A Grave Site # 40478945, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Spencer&GSmid=47029276&GRid=40478945&, --( I) CHARLES M FOSTER (1882-1934) m: BERTIE ELIZABETH MYERS (1886-1972) daughter of Albert Lindsey Myers and Sarah Park, http://www.genealogy.com/users/m/o/n/Charles-R-Money-sr/TREE/0002tree.html, --(J ) LOY TILMAN FOSTER b: 15 MAY 1885 DIED 1885, --( K )ROBERT LEARY FOSTER (b: 16 Mar 1887- d: 19 Oct 1934)mCorrie Rosalee Ferguson Foster (1889 1966 THEY AREWaughtown Cemetery FORSYTH CO ,N C. Picture of some of the above children of John M Foster and Ann Orrell Foster later in life ! Thomas Ratliff(1756-1830) married (06 Mar 1779 ) Sarah Degge/Diggs daughter of William Degge and Judith Haley. My Grt Grt Grt Grandfather Tilman nmn Foster b: 18 May 1800. Thomas Foster, of Ipswich in Suffolk Thomas, his wife Abigail, their children Eleazer, Benjamin, Richard all died in 1638 - 1639 Probably from the Plague that was an epidemic in England at the time. In 1860, Alabama slaveholder Timothy Meaher chartered the Clotilda, bettingcorrectlythat they wouldnt be caught or tried for breaking the law. Death: 16 OCT 1871 Elijah was a Quaker and up to 1811 he was a member of Piney Grove - Marlborough Co SC Meeting House. Sarah , Nancy Jane , John Murphy , and Azariahstayed in Davie County/ Davidson Co & Rowan County area. Descendant - mobilebaymag.com Later after the death of Tilman Francis married widower John Banks and they lived briefly in the Jerusalem area of Davie Cobeforethey moved to Gibson County, Tennessee, Grt Grt Grt Grandmother Fannie Tucker Foster Banks was buried 1874 far away from her first husband Tilman & their children who where buried at Fork Baptist Church. They worked to find a way back to their beloved homeland, but eventually gave up that hope due to lack of resources and availability of return passage. Living with him were 2 females over 45, 1 female and 1 male (probably Tilman) 16-26, and 1 male 10-16. On March 2, 1865, he was married to Margaret Hadley, of Houston, Tex., daughter of T. B. J. Hadley and Piety L. (2) FamilyTreeMaker Genealogy . Geni requires JavaScript! It totaled $138.66. Thomas is buried @ New Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery Gibson Co Tenn. In the Doomsday Book (1140-1150) the name and family is Braisnelle (Norman French "Braucille). http://braswellgenealogy.blogspot.com/2007/10/rev-robert-bracewells-ancestry-by.html, # 1.EDMUND BRACEWELL OF LONDON ENGLAND SON OF ROBERT BRACEWELL, # 2. casks of Rice, 80 casks of augident [maybe aguardiente, meaning contains 29%-60% alcohol?] Sandoz, A. *** I "William Foster" believe this is why when comparing Our Foster / Forster DNA there is a variety of different Foster Lines who don't even match Haplo Group much less test markers. Commenced taking on cargo of negroes, successfully securing on board one hundred and ten. Mary Elizabeth HORNE b: 5 Jul 1879 d: 7 Oct 1955 Wadesboro, Anson, N C, 4. Rev Bracewell's descendants moved South to Anson County, N.C. after the name changed to Braswell. The discovery of Clotilda and the findings highlighted in the Search Inc. report call for congress to investigate the role of the federal and state governments in aiding this crime making the story of the 110 a solid case study for reparations. According to Smithsonian Magazine, 100 of the residents that still live in this area are descendants of the individuals that were forced onto the Clotilda. My Minnick line is the Russell County,VA. Publisher. Also in 1635 there was a Francis Foster on the "The George". A multipurpose building, the site of a former credit union, will include a business center for community groups and entrepreneurs as well as a food pantry. William Ratcliff (1727-1777/78) migrated from Maryland to Anson County,N.C. son of WILLIAM, ( viii )ELIZABETH (BETSY) RATLIFF b: 7 JUL 1825 in ANSON CO m: 1845ELI MARSHALL DIGGS son, ( ix ) THOMAS J RATLIFF b: 1827 in ANSON CO NCm: MARY HELEN RATLIFF daughter of. My Fosters , Orrell , Ratcliff and Braswell Families started out in the 1600s under this flag below to the new world ! (2.) This project taught me how to collaborate deeply with the subjects of the film. "Richard was the son of Thomas Foster of Hempshire, England. As the, http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/f/o/s/Charles-C-Foster/GENE3-0002.html?Welcome=103460982, http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=ahnentafel01, Family Genealogy Pages of William LFoster, http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/f/o/s/William-L-Foster-McFarlan-NC1/, http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~smokymtnman/shelton/pafg11.htm#5, http://members.tripod.com/~verlee/sheltonlaurel.htm, http://www.pddoc.com/skedaddle/events/shelton-laurel.htm, http://www.familytreedna.com/default.aspx, http://www.familytreedna.com/public/foster/, http://gerryforster.netfirms.com/History/Forster_History_1.htm, http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/medieval/magframe.htm, http://www.uk-genealogy.org.uk/england/Hertfordshire/visitations/index.html, http://www.sallysfamilyplace.com/Wheeler/foster-england.htm, http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/s/e/e/Sylvia-See-AB/FILE/0052page.html, http://www.geocities.com/~pamreid/immigrant2.html, http://www.familytreedna.com/public/foster/default.aspx, http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/3627/, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=sidden&GSiman=1&GScid=2259100&GRid=66945523, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=foster&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=29&GScnty=1705&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=26397622&df=all, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=31020691, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=38579603, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=34124781, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=28040544, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=casper&GSiman=1&GScid=1449392&GRid=23962094, http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/f/o/s/Charles-C-Foster/GENE3-0003.html#CHILD8, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=18698289, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=foster&GSfn=wade&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=29&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=22986255&df=all, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=33562639, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Spencer&GSmid=47029276&GRid=40478945, http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~guyzimmerman/b319.htm#P24749, http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=prsjr&id=I8760, The Jarvis Family & Other Relatives of Historic Old Salem NC, http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=iba43fanwnc&id=I4314, http://www.braswell-genealogy.com/Military/Military%20Pensions/richard_braswell.htm, http://www.tamu.edu/ccbn/dewitt/mckstmerrframe.htm, Foy Braswell has a good reference WEB site for our family! The idea of creating a life-size replica of the ship has also garnered considerable interest. Martha Orrell's father was Daniel Orrell Jr born 2 May 1801 in Rowan (became Davie) County. Schr Clotilda built in Mobile, Ala., by Wm Foster A.D. 1856. (22) Patti Smith Lamb 's Genealogy pages on line "Journey Through The Ages": Information on our Ratliff and related Anson Co NC Families. There Definately weremore than two Richard Fosters. Once there, Foster purchased 110 captive Africans who were then forced into the cargo hold of the ship. Around March 1860, Foster set sail for Africa. _______Bill & Sarah Foster visiting with Grt Grandmother Virginia Davis Minnick, mother of Etta Minnick Foster __________________________________________________________________________________________________________, *************-My Foster Family Generation**( IX ) WILLIAM LINDSAY FOSTER SR **************************. Explore the worlds largest collection of free family trees, genealogy records and resources. WebCaptain William Foster commanded the boat and was later said to be working for Timothy Meaher, a white Mobile shipyard owner who built the Clotilde. My Next Ratliff Generation is My Grt Grt Grandfather William (b:1814-d: bef 1873) who married Mary Henson ( b:1814-d:aft 1873 her father wasElijah Clay Hinson / Henson. 1880 Anson Co Census list Hiram Brown Braswell as a Buggy Maker. On March 2, 1865, he was married to Margaret Hadley, of Houston, Tex., daughter of T. B. J. Hadley and Piety L. Smith, and first cousin of Col B. F. Terry. 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 brotherof theirs, called Nicholas Forster - mine being twenty yearsold, yrs 17 years, and Nicholas, a child of 14, being a-hunting- were waited on by one of the Karrs and two of their allyancecalled 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." ( D-Day June 6 1944 )aboard The Ellyson covered Ranger's assault on Pointe de Hoc to knock out the heavy gun emplacements reported there. New England marriages prior to 1700 indicates he married Anne/Susanna Brackenbury. REF Sources:Ancestral File (TM) Author: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publication: June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998, The Following INFORMATION on the Forsters and Foster comes from the "Genealogy of the Descendants of Roger Foster of Ederston,Northumberland. There was a James Foster on "The America" in 1635 the same year Richard Foster arrived on the "The Safety ". Wayne Co. is close to Edgecombe Co., NC. Francis had a Twin brother named Aaron. Richard Foster was granted a patent of 200 acres in Gloucester County, VA near what is now Glass Post Office on 1 April 1655. In the 10-year span after learning of their freedom, they would become U.S. citizens, purchase their own land, build homes, grow their own crops, form their own governing body, organize their first church, educate themselves and vote in the presidential election.