Researching this line is Vera Main Robinson at Veramrob@aol.com

1. 2. Jonathan FOSTER, III   b. Abt 1770, Watch Hill,, Rhode Island; d. Aft 1840, of Pennsylvania.
2. 3. Thomas FOSTER   b. Abt 1775.

RESIDENCES: Moved to Pennsylvania.

Married a woman named York and moved to Pennsylvania. Was probably still alive about 1840-1845 as he is said to have visited his relatives in Brooklyn, Ohio about 40 years previous to a written account of the family's history by Ebenezer Foster.

The Ancestry WorldTree has a couple of enteries for a Thomas Foster marrying Nabby York in Westerly, Rhode Island. She was born in 1766. It's not certain if this is the same Thomas Foster, however, Ebenezer Foster wrote in 1880, in his book "Early Days of the Pioneers", that his uncle Jonathan (Thomas' brother) married a YORK, so it isn't too hard to imagine that the two brothers could have married sisters or cousins.

The details given on WorldTree were as follows, in case there is ever enough convincing evidence that these were one in the same Thomas'es:

Name: Thomas FOSTER Sex: M
Death: 14 MAY 1844 in Brookfield,Madison Co.,New York
Burial: Brookfield Cemetery,Brookfield,Madison Co.,New York
Marriage 1 Nabby YORK b: 4 APR 1766 in Stonington,New London Co.,Connecticut
Married: 4 SEP 1791 in Westerly,Washington Co.,Rhode Island
Children
Sally FOSTER b: 30 JAN 1794 in Westerly,Washington Co.,Rhode Island
Thomas FOSTER b: 17 OCT 1797 in Brookfield,Madison Co.,New York
Charles FOSTER b: 27 OCT 1805 in Brookfield,Madison Co.,New York

Her data:
Name: Nabby York
Sex: F
Birth: 4 APR 1766 in Stonington, New London County, CT
Death: 12 AUG 1860 in Brookfield, Madison County, NY
Father: Bell York , Sr b: 1725 in Stonington, New London County, CT
Mother: Ruth Main b: 12 DEC 1729 in Stonington, New London County, CT

Her father's data:
Name: Bell York , Sr
Sex: M
Birth: 1725 in Stonington, New London County, CT
Death: 23 MAY 1798 in North Stonington, New London County, CT
Reference Number: 33855
Father: Thomas York , Sr b: 14 OCT 1676 in Stonington, New London County, CT
Mother: Mary Brown b: 26 MAY 1683 in North Stonington, New London County, CT