Isaac (Foster), b. about 1630 (aged about 62 in 1692); m. (1) May 5, 1658, Mary Jackson who d. Nov. 27, 1677; m. (2) Nov. 25,1678, Hannah Downing; m. (3) March 16, 1679, Martha Hale; d. in Ipswich Feb. 6, 1691/2. His undated will was proved on March 29, 1692, To his wife Martha he left the bedding and other things she brought with her and £12 in corn, one-half in English corn and one-half in Indian corn, to be paid when she leaves his house or within four years. If she dies before payment, his sons Jacob and Daniel are to make payment to her children. She was to have the use of the lower room at the east end of his house, a cow, firewood and £5 a year. To his three sons Jacob, Daniel and Eleazer (under age), all of his lands. To each of his seven daughters, £20 at the age of eighteen. His "three little children" were to be brought up by his executors, his sons Jacob and Daniel Foster. Witnesses: John Peabody, Sr,, Thomas Dorman, Sr. When he signed his will he stated that the house where Jacob lived was his own, but that the house where he [the testator] lived was the one given to Daniel. [Essex Probate, 304:420.]
