Foss(e): Stephen Foss b 1602,d 1634, in Paignton, Devonshire, England, m Mary Jackson,b 1615 in Paignton, Devonshire, England, d 1677 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. They had one son John, who emmigrated to the US(Rye, Exeter, NH), married to Mary Berry.

Does anyone any information about Stephen's ancestry? I can trace Mary Jackson's ancestry but not Stephen Fosse. All I do know for sure is the Norway connection is incorrect. That connection was another John Foss(t) who lived in Dover, NH

JOHN FOST VS. JOHN FOSS
They are often confused with one another but John Fost, of Dover, married Mary Chadbourne, not John Foss, of Rye, according to the Chadbourne Family Association Website. "Readers should be careful to distinguish between John Foss of Rye and John Fost of Dover, as the listing of their families have been confused and mistakenly printed in some sources. John Fost was a tailor and attorney of Dover, married Mary Chadbourne. By 1686 he succeeded James Goff in running Quampegan mills. John made his will on 17 Dec 1699 and died the next day"

John Foss, married Mary Berry, was an innkeeper and selectman in Rye, NH. Born in Paignton, Devonshire, England in 1633, died in Rye, NH 1710.

Stephen is my 9th maternal GG. Thanks for your help. Richard Boudreau