Johan (John) Foss married
Mary Berry, daughter of
William Berry and
Jane (?), Bef ORE 1660 at
Rye Beach, New Hampshire, USA. Johan (John) Foss Following taken from Foss genealogy by Rix, published 1917, found in New Hampshire Historical Society Library, 27Nov92:
'Johan (John) Foss, son of Lauritz Davidson Foss, (see page 3), was born in Ribe, Denmark, July 23, 1638. He went to England with his brother Peter, and thence came to New England. A tradition exists that he came to Boston in a British war vessel, landing in Boston by jumping overboard; swimming ashore, and escaping further service.'
'He lived for a short time, at a place called Reid's Temple, near Boston. The first authentic record of him was when he was granted lands in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 24-Feb-1657. The next record we know of was when he was witness to a deed in Dover, 14-May-1669. He was a petit juror at Dover court, 27-Jun-1667, and again, 19-Jun-1659, and grand juror, 27-Jun-1671. He was admitted an inhabitant of Dover, 1-Jan-1665/6, and took the Oath of Allegiance on 21-jun-1669. He married first, Mary Berry' (following is lined through: Mary Chadbourn, born in Boston in 1644, daughter of William and Mary C. and further writings about the Chadbourns).
In Savage's GDNE, Foss is listed as being of Dover 1665 on grand jury in 1688 and dying 1699. He was born on 23 July 1638 at
Ribe, Denmark. He was the son of
Lauritz Davidson Foss. Johan (John) Foss died in 1699.