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FOSTER, George, 2nd Sgt., of Kingston Parish. (Gwathmey,
p. 283; Heads of Families- Virginia, 1783-84, pp. 54, 68).
Appendix B.
FOSTER, Isaac, Capt. Buried in Foster Cemetery.
(Mathews Pen.).
FOSTER, Joel, Pvt. 3 years, b. August 15, 1762,
Gloucester Co., Kingston Parish; d. August 12, 1851, St. Helena Parish,
La., m. in North Carolina on November 4, 1810, Mary Staples. He removed
from Virginia to North Carolina, then to Georgia and lastly to
Louisiana. His depositions of his war service, Pen. application, was
made November 12, 1834, in Louisiana. (Gwathmey, p. 283; National
Archives).
FOSTER, John, Lt., Gloucester Mil. (Eck.; Brumbaugh,
p. 96; Gwathmey, 283). Appendices A and H.
FOSTER, John, Jr., Lt., Gloucester Mil., June 24,
1807; BW obtained for war; awarded 2,666 2/3 acres. (Eck., Gwathmey, p.
283). Appendices A and H.
FOSTER, John, served as a surgeon in war; had a
brother who went to Louisiana and a sister who m. Mr. Brownley, a
Methodist minister and shipbuilder. (Daily Press, Aug. 17, 1958).
FOSTER, Joshua, of Kingston Parish, Pvt. 3 years, Pen
5602, WD.(Gwathmey, p. 283; Heads of Families-Virginia, 1783, p.
53).
FOSTER, Josiah, Ensign in 1775; Capt. 1775-76
Gloucester Mil. War 23. (Eck., Gwathmey, p. 283). Appendices A and H.
FOSTER, Peter, Midshipman and carpenter's mate;
Kingston Parish; enlisted as midshipman on the Henry ; received
BW as a carpenter. (Gwathmey, p. 294; Stewart, p. 188).
FOSTER, Robert, Pvt. Appendix B.
FOSTER, William, (Gwathmey, p. 284).
FOX, John, Capt. Gloucester Mil. in 1777; Lt. in
1775. In April 1776 he was a member of a court with M. Throckmorton, M.
Cooke, John Seawell and others to examine John Walker, a Tory; member of
Petsworth Parish Vestry in 1770; awarded 4,000 acres and 9 lots in
Botetourt Towne, War 23 (1777). (Eck., Gwathmey, p. 285; Stubbs'-Cooke
and Booth, p. 235).
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Key to above Revolutionary War
Abbreviations and Symbols: |
*National Society Daughters of the American
Revolution Approved.
ACS - Accounts of the Committee of Safety.
Aud. Acct. - Auditor's Account Book.
b. - born.
BW - Bounty Warrant.
ca. - circa (about).
CJV - Council Journals of Virginia.
CL - Preceded by a numeral - 2 CL refers to
the 2nd Virginia Regiment Continental Line.
CoS - Committee of Safety.
d. - died.
DAR - Daughters of the American Revolution
Patriot Index.
Eck. - "Index of the Revolutionary War
records in the Virginia State Archives" compiled by Dr. H. J.
Eckenrode in 1912 and 1914.
Glo. Pets. - Petitions presented to the
Legislature from Gloucester County.
JHD - Journals of the House of Delegates.
m. - married.
Pen. - A pensioner according to the report of
the Secretary of War in 1835, "Pensions", Vol. 11 found in the
State Archives.
Pen. S. - followed by a numeral refers to
pension application of survivor.
Pen. R. - followed by a numeral refers to
pension application rejected.
Pen. W. - followed by a numeral refers to
pension application of widow.
SAR - Sons of the American Revolution.
SoW - Secretary of War.
VG - Virginia Gazette.
War - followed by a numeral refers to a
collection of manuscripts bearing on military establishment of
the State during and after the Revolution. (War 23).
WD - War Department.
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Gloucester County Cemeteries:
- Abingdon Church Cemetery
- Ark Cemeteries
- Bellamy Methodist Church Cemetery
- Chapman Cemetery
- Dr. Walker Jones' Cemetery
- Glen Roy Cemetery
- Goshen Farm Cemetery
- R.F. Heywood Cemetery
- Highgate Cemeteries
- Hill Cemetery
- The Island Cemetery
- Jarvis Cemetery
- Jerusalem Cemetery
- Little England Cemetery
- Marlfield Cemetery
- Newington Baptist Church Cemetery
- Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
- Robins Cemetery
- Rosewell Cemetery
- Seawell Cemeteries
- Shackelford's Farm Cemetery
- Sinclair Cemetery
- Smart Cemetery
- Springfield Cemetery
- Timberneck Cemetery
- Violet Bank Cemetery
- Ware Episcopal Church Cemetery
- Wareham Cemetery
- Warner Hall Cemetery
- White Marsh Farm Cemetery
- Wiatt Cemetery
- Wicomico Cemetery
- Hudnall Cemetery
- Sadler's Neck Cemetery
- Valley Front Cemetery
- Petsworth (Poplar Springs)
Churchyard
- Mount Zion Cemetery
- Spring Valley Cemetery
Other Burying Grounds
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