Sarah Foster

1750–1827 (Age 77)
Virginia, United States

The Life Summary of Sarah

When Sarah Foster was born in 1750, in Virginia, United States, her father, Thomas Foster, was 25 and her mother, Dorothy Gatewood, was 35. She married William Gatewood II in 1765, in Amherst, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She died in 1827, in Bedford, Trimble, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Bedford, Trimble, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Gatewood II
1743–1789
Sarah Foster
1750–1827
Marriage: 1765
Nancy Gatewood
1770–1817
Reuben Gatewood
1775–1852
Edmund Gatewood
1778–1805
Judith Gatewood
1782–1816
Dolly Gatewood
1784–1805
William Gatewood III
1776–1840
William Gatewood
1777–1885
Foster Gatewood
1780–1840

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1765Amherst, Virginia, United States
    • Children

    (8)

    +3 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (7)

    +2 More Children

    World Events (7)

    1758 · Mount Vernon
    Age 8
    Mount Vernon Plantation was the home of George Washington. It started off as 2,000 acres and was later expanded to 8,000 acres. The house itself started off as a six room building then got extended to twenty-one rooms.
    1776
    Age 26
    Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
    1780 · Richmond Becomes the Capital
    Age 30
    On April 18, 1780 Richmond became the capital of Virginia. It was the temporary capital from 1780-1788.

    Name Meaning

    English: variant of Forster ‘worker in a forest’.English: perhaps a nickname from Middle English foster ‘foster parent’ (Old English fōstre, a derivative of fōstrian ‘to nourish or rear’). But other explanations are equally or more likely.English: from Old French forcetier ‘maker of scissors’; see Forster 2.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Fewster
    Forster

    Sources (5)

    • Sarah Gatewood in entry for William Layne, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"
    • Sarah Foster Gatewood, "Find A Grave Index"
    • Amherst. Will Books 1786–1810. Will of Wm Gatewood II

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