Foss(e): Stephen Foss b 1602,d 1634, in Paignton, Devonshire, England
Foss(e): Stephen Foss b 1602,d 1634, in Paignton, Devonshire, England, m Mary Jackson,b 1615 in Paignton, Devonshire, England, d 1677 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. They had one son John, who emmigrated to the US(Rye, Exeter, NH), married to Mary Berry.
Does anyone any information about Stephen's ancestry? I can trace Mary Jackson's ancestry but not Stephen Fosse. All I do know for sure is the Norway connection is incorrect. That connection was another John Foss(t) who lived in Dover, NH
JOHN FOST VS. JOHN FOSS
They are often confused with one another but John Fost, of Dover, married Mary Chadbourne, not John Foss, of Rye, according to the Chadbourne Family Association Website. "Readers should be careful to distinguish between John Foss of Rye and John Fost of Dover, as the listing of their families have been confused and mistakenly printed in some sources. John Fost was a tailor and attorney of Dover, married Mary Chadbourne. By 1686 he succeeded James Goff in running Quampegan mills. John made his will on 17 Dec 1699 and died the next day"
John Foss, married Mary Berry, was an innkeeper and selectman in Rye, NH. Born in Paignton, Devonshire, England in 1633, died in Rye, NH 1710.
Stephen is my 9th maternal GG. Thanks for your help. Richard Boudreau
Answers
Dick,
I did a search on Ancestry.com for you. What I found was this same basic info for a Stephen Foss (sometimes Fosse). He was listed on six different family trees. Same wife and son same basic years. What I didn't find was any source documents. Hope this helps.
Ray
Thanks Ray,
Yeah, I did all the research I could do on Ancestry.com. I hoped someone else may have found more info at another source. There is plenty of info about Mary Jackson's ancestry. Just boggles my mind that I cannot seem to track Stephen Fosse back any further.
Thanks again for the info........ Dick
When you can't find ANY info, sometimes means there given name is incorrect. I found John's father as David Lauritzen Foss (Norway) married to Mary Jackson. David's father is Lauritz also of Norway. I don't do research in Europe so my search stop here. Hope this helps.___ Martha Ann
Martha,
I updated some info above that may be helpful to you.
Richard