Chipmonk2

[chipmonk2]

Why was Foster March buried in the West Cloisters on 04 June 1760 in Westminster Abbey

[ChuckFickens]

I'd assume because he had died.

[chipmonk2]

Very funny

[paddywak]

Probably he was associated with the abbey in some way as at one time the right to buried in the cloisters was granted to the monks and to persons such as masons, carpenters, glaziers etc who had been prominent in the up keep of the abbey etc, nobles were interred in the various side chapels and royalty in the main body of the abbey, I had a quick google and found nothing as to who March was

[craft1948]

There was a Foster March born 1688 in Holy Trinity The Less, London.....wonder if it's the same guy.

[Rose Maybud]

http://www.archive.or...924021197011_djvu.txt

96.
{Ab) MRS. ANN MARCH, WIFE OF FOSTER MARCH ESQ %iC
— OB 1739 AET 47 — MRS SARAH SPENCER, WIFE OF MR. JOHN
SPENCER DAUGHTER OF AFORESAID FOSTER MARCH OB 174O
AET 21 MISS ANN SPENCER DAUGHTER OF JOHN AND SARAH
SPENCER OB 1724 AET 35.

George March, a merchant, had a pass in 1652, to transport

himself and family, to the Island of St. Christopher. — C.S.P. m. Mont. Arms, Argent,
The family of Foster March was of some local distinction, a cross moUne between four

•^ lions heads erased gules, a

The name was originally Foster, March having been subsequently mullet for difference.
assumed. This family was related to that of Barham, as already shown.

Perhaps he paid for a family vault?

[chipmonk2]

Thank you all for your answers, they all sound very interesting. I know they were in Jamaica, He was a John March who then went to Boston, he left a will. He Mentioned Foster March in his will.

They were Merchants in London maily Turkeys and printing and a few other things.

Thank you

Chipmonk2

[dothawkes31]

the blazon rose quotes is abit disjointed but they must have been a family bestowed the right to bear arms by the Royal College of Heralds and so i would check there