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Families covered: Forster of Aldermaston, Forster of Harpden

                               
BEB1841 indicates that this family orginated in Northumberland. It may therefore be a cadet of the Forsters of Bamborough reported in Forster01. The first of this family mentioned was ...
Anthony Forster
m. Thomasine Bray (dau of Sir Edward Bray)
1. Thomas Forster (younger son) father or grandfather of ...
A. ?? Forster
  m. _ Harpden (dau/heir of _ Harpden of Harpden)

Descended from the above was ...
Humphrey Forster of Harpden, Oxfordshire
m. Alice Honor (dau of Thomas Honor of Honor)
1. Sir Humphrey Forster of Harpden (d 1500)
  m. Alice Popham (dau of Sir Stephen Popham)
  A. Sir George Forster of Aldermaston, Sheriff of Berkshire (d 1533)
  m. Elizabeth Delamere (d 07.12.1526, dau of John Delmare of Aldermaston, son of Sir Thomas)
  i. Sir Humphrey Forster of Aldermaston, Sheriff of Berkshire (d 1555)
  m. Elizabeth Sandys (dau of William, Lord Sandys of the Vine)
a. William Forster of Aldermaston, Sheriff of Berkshire (d 10.01.1574)
  m. Jane Hungerford (dau of Sir Anthony Hungerford of Down Ampney)
  (1) Sir Humphrey Forster of Aldermaston, Sheriff of Berkshire (d 1601)
  m. Margaret Barrett (dau of John Barrett of Stanford Dingley)
(A) Sir William Forster of Aldermaston, Sheriff of Berkshire (d 1618)
  m. (1594) Mary Stewart (d 1661, dau of Sir Mark Stewart of the Isle of Ely)
(i) Sir Humphrey Forster, 1st Bart of Aldermaston, Sheriff of Berkshire (b c1595, d 1663)
  m. Anne Kingsmill (d 12.10.1673, dau of Sir William Kingsmill of Sidmanton)
  (a) Wiliam Forster (dvp 1660, 2nd son)
  m. Elizabeth Tyrrell (dau of Sir John Tyrrell of Heron)
  ((1)) Sir Humphrey Forster, 2nd Bart of Aldermaston, Sheriff of Berkshire (d 1711)
  m. Judith Winch (d 1720, dau of Sir Humphrey Winch, Bart of Haines)
  ((A))+ issue (dvpsp) - Humphrey (d 1682), William (b c1676, d 1683), Rebecca (b c1674, d 1676)
((2)) Elizabeth Forster
  m1. William Pert 'of Arnolds Hall', Essex
  m2. (sp?) Henry Kelsey
  ((3))+ other issue - William (b c1652, d 1677), John (b c1658, d 1683), Anne (d 12.01.1664)
  (b) Stewart Forster 'of Aldermaston' (b c1635, d1680)
  m1. _ Wilde
  ((1))+ issue (dsp) - Stewart (d 1687), Humphry of Yardly Bury (d before 1693)
  m2. (sp) Elizabeth Paulett (dau of Henry Paulett of Amport)
  (c) Margaret Forster (bpt 1626)
  m. Sir George Pratt of Coleshill
  (d) Sophia Forster (bpt 1632)
  m. Laurence Halstead
(e)+ other issue - Humphrey (dvpsp), Edward (dsp), John (dsp 1674), George (bpt 1630), Charles (bpt 1631, d 1698), Philip (bpt 1634, dsp), Frances (bpt 1600), Anne (bpt 1610, d 16.05.1638), Bridget (d 29.05.1637), Margery (bpt 1623)
  (ii) Mary Forster
  m1. Sir Edward Stafford of Bradfield
  m2. Thomas Hamlyn Bursuivant
  m3. Sir Thomas Mainwaring
  m4. Elias Ashmole (antiquary)
  (B) Daniel Forster (bpt 1598, 6th son)
  m. Margaret Elmes (dau of _ Elmes of Bowlneday, relict of Richard Spire)
(C) Mabel Forster (bpt 1589)
  m. Sir Robert Dillington of Knighton
  (D) Jane Forster (bpt 1581)
  m. Cuthbert Bacon of Hampshire
  (E)+ other issue - Thomas (bpt 1579), Richard (bpt 1580), Matthew (bpt 1584), Roger (bpt 1586), Mary (bpt 1596)
  b. Elizabeth Forster
  m. George Covert of Sussex
  c. Anne Forster
  m. Edward Bryanston
  d. Margaret Forster
  m. Anthony Elmes of Bowlneday
  B. Anne Forster possibly of this generation
  m. William Anne of North Aston (d 1508)
  C. Jane Forster possibly of this generation
  m. John Greville of Drayton & Milcote (a 1500)

Main source(s): BEB1841 (Forster of Aldermaston)
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