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brother Francis and his heirs male. Francis died March 1740, and 

 was succeeded by his son Francis, who attained the age of 21 on 2iid 

 Nov. 1744. A sait was commenced in 1725 by Alex. Anderson and 

 others, bond creditors of Ralph Forster, when it was decreed that 

 Robert Forster' s legacies and debts and the costs of suit, amounting 

 together to £2947 8s. 2d., should be paid out of the estate, and for 

 that purpose Hartlaw was sold to John Bacon for £2400.' 



[Page 343, line 7.] Francis Forster, Mayor of Newcastle 1769, 1779 pur- 

 chased Seaton Burn. By his wife Eleanor, daughter of Robert Greave 

 of Newcastle, saddler and hardwareman, he was father to four sons 

 and one daughter. Joseph (1) the eldest son, an alderman of New- 

 castle and a Receiver for Greenwich Hospital Estates, married first 

 Elizabeth, daughter of John Wardle of Bumper Hal!, Whitburn ; and 

 second, Mary only daughter of Henry Scott, brother to Lords Eldon and 

 Stowell. Of her witty sayings one is remembered, and may yet be 

 enjoyed by those who knew the individuals. The occasion was after 

 a visitation charge in St. Nicholas by Archdeacon Singleton, who had 

 referred to the two parties in the Established Church in Newcastle. 

 " He's snuffed Mr Dodd's candles for him, but he has extinguished Mr 

 Clayton." [Mr Dodd was the perpetual curate of St. Andrews, and 

 had introduced candles and candlesticks on the communion table. Mr 

 Richard Clayton was the beloved Master of St. Mary's Hospital.] 

 Joseph Forster died 7th April 1821, aged 59, and has M.I. at St. 

 Nicholas. 



The next son (2) John, took orders and became Rector of Ryther 

 and Kirksandel. His marriage with Ann, daughter of the Rev. H. 

 Latton, vicar of Woodhorn and Felton, occasioned the following 

 couplet : — 



" In Latin long versed, both by Study and Art, 

 To retain it for life He's now got it by Heart ! " 



P. Davidson, Esq., Bell GoUerfinn. 



The third son Francis (3) was a Lieutenant in the 31st Foot, served 

 under the Duke of York in Holland, and was killed in action. " Poor 

 F. Forster was one of the first who fell; — a musket ball took him iu 

 the breast and he did not live a moment." — Lp.tter J. Htithwaite to his 

 mother dated ' Egmont op Zee, 7th Oct. 1799,' in the Rev. E. H. 

 Adamson's Collection. 



George Forster, (4) fourth son of Alderman Francis Forster. was of 

 Lincoln College, Oxon., matriculated 6th June 1791, aged 17, M.A. 

 1798, barrister-at-law Inner Temple 1801. 



[Page 343, note 55.] For Sir David read Sir Daniel Colling wood. 



1782, Apr. 25. — Ten young freemen went through the well [Alnwick] 

 amongst the number Mr George Forster of High Buston. 



N. Brown's Diary. 



