Extracts from the Sedgley Manorial Rolls
for the surname FOSTER
kindly supplied by Janet Rowley

1619 Aug 16 William EMSWORTH v. William FOSTER of Darlaston the executor of Thomas FOSTER defunct in a plea of trespass upon the case
1627 Jul 24 Thomas FOSTER v. John ECCLESHALL in a plea of debt
1629 Nov 10 John FOSTER nailer made Aletaster for Darlaston
1629 Dec 1 Colbourn BRYNLEY v. Thomas FOSTER of Darlaston in a plea of debt
1630 Feb 1 Jane BAYLISS v. Elizabeth FOSTER in a plea of debt
1630 Feb 22 William YATE v. Isabel FOSTER in a plea of debt
1630 May 18 John FOSTER v. Richard YATE in a plea of debt
1631 Dec 6 Richard FOSTER v. Isabel FOSTER in a plea of debt
1631 Dec 6 Richard FOSTER v. John FOSTER in a plea of debt
1632 Sep 4 Colbourn BRYNLEY v. John FOSTER bucklemaker of Darlaston in a plea of debt
1632 Sep 25 Colbourn BRYNLEY v. Thomas FOSTER senior in a plea of debt
1634 Aug 19 William HAYES v. Isabel FOSTER in a plea of debt
1635 Jan 13 Oliver SMITH v. John FOSTER in a plea of trespass upon the case
1647 Apr 24 [Homage] Richard FOSTER of Darlaston
1647 May 25 Richard TUNKS v. John FOSTER of Darlaston in a plea of debt
1651 Oct 17 Richard FOSTER to be constable for Darlaston for the next year
1651 Joseph FOSTER for not making a stile - 10d.
1651 Joseph FOSTER for the [like?] - 1/-
1656 Oct 14 [Homage] Joseph & Samuel FOSTER of Darlaston
1654 Jan 24 William HARPER of Darlaston boxmaker[?] v. James FOSTER in a plea of debt
1654 Apr 13 Joseph FOSTER of Darlaston presented for default of making and keeping open of
four gaps in the [?] fields - 4/-
1654 Apr 13 Richard FOSTER of Darlaston for two gaps kept open in the Nether field - 2/-
1654 Apr 13 Samuel FOSTER of Darlaston for oppressing the common fields with sheep - 6/8d.
1654 May 30 Joseph PERRY v. Richard FOSTER in a plea of debt
1654 Jul 11 Henry FINCH v. Richard FOSTER in a plea of debt
1655 Apr 26 Joseph FOSTER presented for not making a stile - 1/-
1655 Apr 26 Richard FOSTER presented for one gap - 4d.
1655 May 22 Henry FINCH v.Richard FOSTER in a plea of debt
1655 Oct 16 [At the court baron are listed] Richard & Samuel FOSTER of Darlaston both nailers
1655 Dec 18 Henry FINCH v. Richard FOSTER of Darlaston in a plea of debt
1655 Dec 18 Joshua FOSTER v. Edmund ASHENHURST in a plea of debt
1656 May 13 Joshua FOSTER v. Edmund ASHENHURST gent in a plea of debt
1656 Jun 24 John NORRIS v. James FOSTER of Darlaston in a plea of debt
1656 Sep 16 Joseph FOSTER v. Margaret HAKLEY widow in a plea of debt
1656 Oct 14 [Homage] Joseph & Samuel FOSTER
1657 Feb 10 Joseph FOSTER v. Moses NASH in a plea of debt
1658 Apr 15 Samuel FOSTER presented for making a new highway over the cornfield - 1/-
1659 Oct 4 Joseph FOSTER of Darlaston presented for one gap - 4d.
1660 Mar 20 Edward PROUD v. Richard FOSTER of Darlaston in a plea of debt
1660 May 10 Presented Richard FOSTER bucklemaker of Darlaston for making an affray on
Edward BRODHURST - amerced 3/4d.
1660 Oct 16 John FINCH v. Richard FOSTER of Darlaston in a plea of debt
1660 Oct 25 Darlaston - John BLAKEMORE to act as constable and Samuel FOSTER as deputy
1668 Oct 13 Thomas BAYLEY collier v. Edward FOSTER of Darlaston in a plea of debt
1671 Nov 21 Henry PEARSON v. James FOSTER of Darlaston in a plea of debt
1672 Feb 13 William RUSSELL v. Daniel FOSTER of Darlaston in a plea of debt
1672 Mar 5 Daniel FOSTER v. Thomas STOREY of Darlaston in a plea of debt
1674 Feb 17 James FOSTER junior v. Richard COLLINS alias PARKER in a plea of debt
1675 Apr 13 [Homage] Richard FOSTER of Darlaston
1675 Aug 17 Elizabeth BARTON widow v. James FOSTER senior in a plea of debt
1676 Aug 29 Thomas GIBBONS of Wolverhampton v. Joseph FOSTER of Darlaston in a plea of
debt
1676 Sep 19 Daniel COX v. James FOSTER senior and James FOSTER junior of Darlaston in a
plea of debt
1678 Jan 7 Henry PEARSON v. Jacob FOSTER of Darlaston in a plea of debt
1678 Jan 7 Thomas GIBBONS of Wolverhampton v. Jacob FOSTER of Darlaston in a plea of
debt
1680 Sep 28 Ann BERESFORD widow v. Thomas FOSTER of Darlaston in a plea of debt
1682 Jan 24 Daniel FINNEY v. James FOSTER of Darlaston in a plea of debt
1682 Feb 14 Jane FOSTER widow v. Samuel NASH in a plea of debt
1682 Apr 18 John FOSTER junior v. against John TRANTER locksmith of Darlaston in a plea of
debt
1682 May 9 Job HICKMANS v. John FOSTER of Darlaston in a plea of debt
1682 Jul 12 William PERRY v. Joseph FOSTER of Darlaston in a plea of debt
1682 Oct 3 [Homage] Richard FOSTER of Darlaston
1683 Apr 27 [Homage] Joseph FOSTER of Darlaston
1684 Apr 3 John FOSTER v. Richard COOPER of Darlaston in a plea of debt
1684 Apr 3 John FOSTER v. William DAY of Darlaston in a plea of debt
1684 Dec 30 Henry WIGGIN v. John FOSTER collier of Darlaston in a plea of debt
1685 Feb 10 John FOSTER v. Richard BIRD in a plea of debt
1685 Apr 30 [Homage] Richard FOSTER of Darlaston
1686 Jan 12 John FOSTER v. John COOPER of Darlaston in a plea of debt
1686 Apr 7 John FOSTER v. Richard BIRD of Darlaston in a plea of debt
1687 Apr 29 [Homage] Richard FOSTER
1687 Jul 18 John FOSTER v. Thomas WILKINSON of Darlaston in a plea of debt
1688 May 1 [Homage] Joseph FOSTER
1688 May 22 John FOSTER v. John DUFFIELD of Darlaston in a plea of debt
1688 Oct 11 John FOSTER v. William DAY in a plea of debt
1689 Jan 8 John FOSTER v. John TURLEY in a plea of debt
1689 Feb 19 John FOSTER v. John DUFFIELD of Darlaston in a plea of debt
1689 Feb 19 John FOSTER v. John BAYLEY of Darlaston in a plea of debt
1689 Apr 23 [Homage] Richard FOSTER
1689 Apr 23 John PENNELL v. John FOSTER of Darlaston in a plea of debt
1689 Aug 27 John FOSTER v. Thomas WILKINSON of Darlaston in a plea of debt
1689 Aug 27 John FOSTER v. William WILKES in a plea of debt
1690 May 27 Thomas PERRY v. Robert FOSTER of Darlaston in a plea of debt
1690 May 27 John FOSTER v. Edward HARPER of Darlaston in a plea of debt
1690 May 27 John FOSTER butcher v. Richard WOOD of Darlaston in a plea of debt
1690 Jul 8 Jacobus FOSTER v. William PERRY of Darlaston in a plea of trespass upon the
case
1690 Aug 5 Joseph MASON v. Robert FOSTER in a plea of debt
1691 May 7 [Homage] Richard FOSTER of Darlaston
1691 Sep 22 [Homage] James FOSTER of Darlaston
1692 Apr 19 [Homage] Joseph, Jacobus & John FOSTER of Darlaston
1692 Aug 23 John FOSTER v. Humphrey TATLOR of Darlaston in a plea of debt
1692 Oct 4 [Homage] Richard FOSTER of Darlaston
1693 Jan 7 John FOSTER v. Humphrey LINGARD in a plea of debt
1693 Jan 7 John FOSTER v. Samuel NASH in a plea of debt
1693 Jan 7 John FOSTER v. John LINGARD in a plea of debt
1693 May 2 [Homage] Joseph FOSTER of Darlaston
1693 Nov 28 John FOSTER v. William WILKES in a plea of debt
1694 Apr 23 Daniel PARTRIDGE v. Joseph FOSTER in a plea of debt
1694 Oct 9 [Homage] Richard & Joseph FOSTER of Darlaston
1695 Apr 16 [Homage] Jacob FOSTER of Darlaston
1696 Oct 13 [Homage] Joseph FOSTER of Darlaston
Between 1710 &1724 Thomas FOSTER & William GORTON granted a licence to get coal [p312]
1707 Apr 22 [Homage] John FOSTER of Darlaston
1707 Oct ? [Homage] John FOSTER of Darlaston
1708 Apr 30 [Homage] Henry FOSTER of Darlaston
1710 May 9 John FOSTER - witness to a surrender by Henry ADDENBROOK of Over Gornal to Henry MARSH
1710 Oct 4 John FOSTER of Darlaston v. John DAVIS of Darlaston in a plea of debt 1710 Oct 4 John FOSTER of Darlaston v. Joshua MALLORY prd [meaning of this uncertain]
1712 Jan 29 [Homage] Henry FOSTER of Darlaston
1712 Oct 7 Thomas FOSTER v. Richard ASTON prd
1712 Oct 21 [Homage] John FOSTER of Darlaston
1714 Apr 15 [Homage] John FOSTER of Darlaston
1715 Oct 5 [Homage] Henry FOSTER of Darlaston
1716 Dec 18 Richard TURNER of Willenhall v. Thomas FOSTER of Sedgley in a plea of debt
1717 Oct 15 [Homage] Joseph & Henry FOSTER of Darlaston
1778 Oct 20 [Homage] Josiah FOSTER of Darlaston
1784 May 18 [Homage] Thomas FOSTER of Darlaston
1786 May 30 [Homage] Josiah FOSTER of Darlaston
1787 Nov 20 [Homage] James FOSTER of Darlaston