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From: <Tbone2028@aol.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2002 8:04 AM
Subject: Descendants of Pleasant James M. Foy

 I am the 3rd Great-Grandaughter of Pleasant.  I have done the work on this line that brings it up to current time, through the Wright family of Rockingham County in North Carolina.

Terry Woodall Ramsbotham
 

Descendants of Pleasant James M. (Nichols) Foy

Generation No. 1

1.  PLEASANT JAMES M. (NICHOLS)1 FOY  (JOHNA) was born Abt. 1845.  He married MARTHA WILKINS BASON.

Notes for PLEASANT JAMES M. (NICHOLS) FOY:
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"Copied from data of Mrs. Sara E. Wright Dunbar of Bason Rockingham County May 8, 1932 by Nancy Watkins relative to 1932 Charles Dalton place early owned and operated as tobacco center by Pleasant Foy later "acquired" by his (?) hand whose descendant (d.) was mother of Dalton Story of Mrs... Foy Wright at County Home of Rockingham}
Mary Ann Rebecca Foy d. of Pleasant Nichols and Marth Wilkins (Bason) Foy of Rockingham County to [ (County Home) Searcy Mill] William David Wright son of Bas(?) Graves and ______Webb Wright of Guilford County by pastor of the Madison Methodist Church at the Pleasant Foy home 1868, Aug. 8 south east of Madison near Sande's (?) Church known as Dalton Place.
Attendants= Margaret Melissa Foy
                    John Minor, Jr.
                          (Corinna Black) (1) (2)Foy (3)
1868      <    Mary Kenna^Jones M. Flinn
                             (Kina)
     William Franklin Foy
 
 
 

Children of PLEASANT FOY and MARTHA BASON are:
2. i. MARY ANN REBECCA2 FOY, b. 1840; d. Wright family cemetery,, Webb Rd. off 65 by Bethany School.
 ii. MARTHA JANE FOY, m. GRIFFIN.
 iii. SUSAN HORTENSE FOY, m. JONES.
 iv. MARY ELIZABETH FOY, m. MINOR.
 v. LUCY ADELINE FOY, m. (1) SIMPSON.
 vi. MARGARET MELISSA FOY, m. (2) SIMPSON.
 vii. SAMUEL FREDERICK FOY.
 viii. JOE BENN FOY, m. IDA MASON.
 ix. WILLIAM FRANKLIN FOY, m. (1) SUSAN GOOLSBY; m. (2) MARTHA ALLEY.
 

Generation No. 2

2.  MARY ANN REBECCA2 FOY (PLEASANT JAMES M. (NICHOLS)1, JOHNA) was born 1840, and died in Wright family cemetery,, Webb Rd. off 65 by Bethany School.  She married (1) BASLEY GRAVES WILSON.  She married (2) WILLIAM DAVID WRIGHT Aug 30, 1866 in Home of Pleasant Foy, son of BASLEY/BAZELLIA/BARZILLAI WRIGHT and UNITY WEBB.

Notes for MARY ANN REBECCA FOY:
Mary had one child die with diptheria and 2 drown at the mill. When William David got sick, they moved to a cottage on County Home (Poor House) grounds and she cleaned at the home.  When William David died, the children were put out to be raised, except for Pattie who stayed with Mary Elizabeth. Later on Mary Elizabeth worked for Sam Fels as house keeper. At her death she wanted to be buried with William David Wright, the only man she said she ever loved, but her son, Edwin, couldn't be certain where his grave was so he brought her to the Wright Family Cemetery, now on Webb Road off 65, On Webb Loop Rd., Pleasantville Community, NC.   There is no marker except a boxwood at head of the grave rooted from Pleas yard by Edwin.

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"Copied from data of Mrs. Sara E. Wright Dunbar of Bason...

Mary Ann Rebecca Foy d. of Pleasant Nichols and Martha Wilkins (Bason) Foy of Rockingham County was married to [(county home) Searsy Mill] William David Wright son of Bas (?) Graves and ______Webb Wright fo Guilford County by Pastor of the Madison Methodist Church at the Pleasant Foy home 1868, Aug 8,...."

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According to Rockingham Co. NC Marriage bonds:
Wright, W(illiam) D. M. Mary A Foy, 27 Aug. 1866, Bondsman Wmsson, M. Edwards, witness - A.P. Smith, Clk., m. 30 Aug, 1866 by C. C. Dobson, M.G
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"Wright Data...

Mrs. Mary Foy Wright widow of David W. chose as her second husband Basulis [Basley] Graves Wilson She was 70 yrs. June 26, 1910. (Don't know if this means she was married on that date? TWT)

see folder
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Notes for WILLIAM DAVID WRIGHT:
William David and his father, Basley Grave Wright, both were millers by trade and they got a petition to keep one out of war but it didn't work and they both went.  William David was shot in the spine during the war but was not crippled.  He and Mary Elizabeth married soon after the war. William David Got sick so they moved a cottage on County Home ( the home for the poor)  grounds and she (Mary Elizabeth?) cleaned at Home.

According to Anna Lee Wright, William David's Grandaughter, the truth of the exemption from the war was that Basley told William David that he would take care of getting William David's Exemption for him, but when it came Basley decided to keep the exemption for himself and send William David on to the war!

According to "North Carolina Troops, 1861-1865 A Roster, Vol. V, Infantry" pg. 384

WRIGHT, WILLIAM D., Private

Resided in Rockingham County and was by occupation a farmer prior to enlisting in Rockingham County at age 20, May 22, 1861.  Present or accounted for until wounded at Seven Pines, Virginia, on or about June 1, 1862.  Rejoined the company prior to November 1, 1862, and present or accounted for until wounded at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 1-3, 1863.  Rejoined the company prior to March 1,1864 and present or accounted for through October, 1864.  Paroled at Greensboro on May 18, 1865.

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"Copied from data of Mrs. Sara E. Wright Dunbar...

Mary Ann Rebecca Foy d. of Pleasant Nichols and Martha Wilkins (Bason) Foy of Rockingham County was married to [(county home) Searcy Mill] William David Wright son of Bas (?) Graves and ------- Webb Wright of Guilford County by Pastor of the Madison Methodists Church at the Pleasant Foy home 1868, Aug 8, south east of Madison near Sande's (?) Church known as Dalton Place.

Attendants = Margaret Melissa Foy
                     John Minor, Jr.
                              Corinna Black   (1) (2)Foy (3)
1868     <      Mary Kenna ^ Janes M. Flinn
                               (Kina)
                      William Franklin Foy

Invisted Guest = Richard Webster and wife Ellen
present ------- Black (?) Webster - Mrs Pleasant Black, Rufus Friffing and wife Jane Foy Griffin, John Minor and wife, Elizabeth Foy Minor

(see file)
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According to Rockingham County Marriage Bonds, page 293 -

Wright, W(illiam) D.,  Mary A. Foy,  date of bond 27 Aug. 1866, Bondsman and Witness - Wmsson, M. Edwards (w) A. P. Smith, Clk. m. 30 Aug. 1866 by C. C. Dobson, M.G.

Children of MARY FOY and WILLIAM WRIGHT are:
3. i. EMMA DORENA3 WRIGHT, b. Jul 30, 1872; d. May 12, 1954, Forest Lawn Greensboro, N.C..
4. ii. EDWIN SEARSY WRIGHT.
5. iii. PATTIE ELIZABETH WRIGHT.
 iv. IDA WRIGHT, d. buried at Searsy Mill off 220 (no markers).

More About IDA WRIGHT:
Cause of Death: Diptheria

 v. LIZZIE (2) WRIGHT, d. Buried at Searsy Mill Cemetery, off Hyw. 220 N. (NC) (no marker).

More About LIZZIE (2) WRIGHT:
Cause of Death: Drowned at mill trace, where water goes into mill

 vi. JOE WRIGHT, d. buried at Searsy Mill Cemetery, off Hyw. 220 N. (NC) (no markers).

More About JOE WRIGHT:
Cause of Death: Drowned at mill trace, where water goes into mill

6. vii. PLEAS BASLEY WRIGHT, b. Jun 06, 1874; d. 1942, Wright Family Cemetary, off Webb Road off 65 by Bethany School (Greensboro?).
 

Generation No. 3

3.  EMMA DORENA3 WRIGHT (MARY ANN REBECCA2 FOY, PLEASANT JAMES M. (NICHOLS)1, JOHNA) was born Jul 30, 1872, and died May 12, 1954 in Forest Lawn Greensboro, N.C..  She married FRANCIS MARION WESTBROOKS.

Notes for EMMA DORENA WRIGHT:
   When Emma Dorena's father died, she went to live with and was raised by the Garants (Garrants?) of Garants Mill.

Children of EMMA WRIGHT and FRANCIS WESTBROOKS are:
7. i. ALLIE VERONA4 WESTBROOKS, b. Jul 14, 1891; d. Sep 12, 1971, Lakeview (Hyw 29 N).
8. ii. ROYAL "ROY" LEONIDAS WESTBROOK, SR., b. Dec 14, 1892; d. Oct 30, 1965, Forsyth Memorial Gardens, Old 421 (Yadkinville Hyw.), Winston-Salem, NC.
 iii. WILLIAM ARTHUR WESTBROOKS, b. Jan 25, 1895; d. Sep 30, 1942, Forest Lawn Greensboro, N.C..

Notes for WILLIAM ARTHUR WESTBROOKS:
According to Arthur's niece, Millicent Westbrook Woodall, " Arthur was a boot legger.  He owned a restaraunt (nightclub?) with a lake that you could swim in outside of Greensboro. He never married and he kept 2 cats at his mother, Emma Dorena's house. He came to her house almost ever day for lunch and played with those cats. He was a quite person. He is remembered as having a new car often.  They found him one morning in a wrecked car, dead and the assumption is that he was running liquor and the police were chasing him when he wrecked."

 iv. JAMES JASPER WALKER WESTBROOK, b. Sep 11, 1896; d. Mar 23, 1955, Forest Lawn Greensboro, N.C..

Notes for JAMES JASPER WALKER WESTBROOK:
According to Millicent Westbrook Woodall, his niece, James was tall and she does't think he was ever married.

 v. PLEAS MAUDANT WESTBROOK, b. Aug 28, 1900; d. Jan 14, 1964, Forest Lawn Greensboro, N.C..

Notes for PLEAS MAUDANT WESTBROOK:
According to Millicent Westbrook Woodall, his niece, Maudant he married but divorced.  He had worked in the mills - Proximity(?) or Pamona(?) Mill in Greensboro, NC -  and then he moved and possibly became a train engineer.  He was very pigeon toed and very fun to be with. He was ver smart, had a slide rule.

 vi. EDWARD MARION WESTBROOK, b. Jun 13, 1912; d. Apr 07, 1980, Forest Lawn Greensboro, N.C.; m. FRANCIS.

Notes for EDWARD MARION WESTBROOK:
According to Millicent Westbrook Woodall, He liked opera.  He and his wife Francis were sophisticated.  He worked for one of the mills, but he was something like a cotton Broker for the mill(?).  He is the one that said the correct name was not WESTBROOK but was WESTBROOKS.

4.  EDWIN SEARSY3 WRIGHT (MARY ANN REBECCA2 FOY, PLEASANT JAMES M. (NICHOLS)1, JOHNA).  He married CARA PURGASON.

Notes for EDWIN SEARSY WRIGHT:
When Edwin's father died, he went to live with and be raised by Potham McCollum.

Child of EDWIN WRIGHT and CARA PURGASON is:
 i. WILLIAM PICKNEY4 WRIGHT, m. CARRIE NEAL.

5.  PATTIE ELIZABETH3 WRIGHT (MARY ANN REBECCA2 FOY, PLEASANT JAMES M. (NICHOLS)1, JOHNA).  She married WILSON.

Children of PATTIE WRIGHT and WILSON are:
 i. RUBY PAYNE4 WILSON, m. (1) DELBERT CAYTON; m. (2) THOMAS PAYNE.
9. ii. FLORENCE BINFORD WILSON.

6.  PLEAS BASLEY3 WRIGHT (MARY ANN REBECCA2 FOY, PLEASANT JAMES M. (NICHOLS)1, JOHNA) was born Jun 06, 1874, and died 1942 in Wright Family Cemetary, off Webb Road off 65 by Bethany School (Greensboro?).  He married MARTHA JANE "JENNIE" SNEAD, daughter of WILLIAM SNEAD and SALLIE COMBS.

Notes for PLEAS BASLEY WRIGHT:
When his father died, Pleas went to live with and was raised by John Elija Ellington and his wife, Julia Carter Ellington (They had no children).  They gave Pleas a big farm that his daughter, Anna Lee still owns (as of 1997). John Elija Ellington is buried at Pleasantville Friendly Baptist Church.
 

Children of PLEAS WRIGHT and MARTHA SNEAD are:
 i. SALLIE/SARAH ELLINGTON4 WRIGHT, b. 1900; d. Apr 28, 1955, Wright Family Cemetary, off Webb Road off 65 by Bethany School (Greensboro?); m. (1) DUNBAR; m. (2) BAKER; m. (3) BOWLING.
 ii. JOHN WILLIAM "BUCK" WRIGHT, b. 1901; d. 1971, Wright Family Cemetary, off Webb Road off 65 by Bethany School (Greensboro?).
 iii. MARY GARRET WRIGHT, b. Nov 07, 1902; d. Dec 17, 1917, Buried  - Wright Family Cemetery, on Webb Rd. off 65 by Bethany School.

Notes for MARY GARRET WRIGHT:
Mary Garret's tombstone in the Wright Cemetary says "Gone but not forgotten".  Her's is the only tombstone in the cemetary.

 iv. ANNA LEE WRIGHT, b. Mar 23, 1906.
 

Generation No. 4

7.  ALLIE VERONA4 WESTBROOKS (EMMA DORENA3 WRIGHT, MARY ANN REBECCA2 FOY, PLEASANT JAMES M. (NICHOLS)1, JOHNA) was born Jul 14, 1891, and died Sep 12, 1971 in Lakeview (Hyw 29 N).  She married ERNEST E. WHITESELL, son of LAURANCE WHITESELL and NANNIE ELIZABETH.

Notes for ALLIE VERONA WESTBROOKS:
According to her niece, Millicent Westbrook Woodall, Because of living with all those boys she knew how to take care of herself.

Child of ALLIE WESTBROOKS and ERNEST WHITESELL is:
10. i. FRANCIS LUCILLE5 WHITESELL, b. Sep 06, 1929.

8.  ROYAL "ROY" LEONIDAS4 WESTBROOK, SR. (EMMA DORENA3 WRIGHT, MARY ANN REBECCA2 FOY, PLEASANT JAMES M. (NICHOLS)1, JOHNA) was born Dec 14, 1892 (Source: Brøderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2, Ed. 3, Social Security Records: U.S., SS Death Benefit Records, Surnames Beginning with W, Date of Import: Apr 19, 1996, Internal Ref. #1.112.3.98435.117), and died Oct 30, 1965 in Forsyth Memorial Gardens, Old 421 (Yadkinville Hyw.), Winston-Salem, NC (Source: Brøderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2, Ed. 3, Social Security Records: U.S., SS Death Benefit Records, Surnames Beginning with W, Date of Import: Apr 19, 1996, Internal Ref. #1.112.3.98435.117).  He married LORENA MOZELLE WHITESELL May 24, 1924 in Home of Rev. Edgar E. White, Greensboro, NC?, daughter of SIMPSON WHITESELL and DEBBIE FERGUSON.

Notes for ROYAL "ROY" LEONIDAS WESTBROOK, SR.:
Newspaper Article (Date unknown)

"STATIC JUICE CAUSES EXPLOSION

Man Burned Taking Silk Dress Out of Gasoline-Static Electricity Explodes Gas

An explosion, beleived to have been caused by static electritcy, burned R. L. Westbrook, in charge of the dry cleaning department of the Columbia Laundry, painfully about the hands and arms yesterday morning.
Mr Westbrook, it is stated, was taking some silk dresses out of a gasoline washing machine.  He had taken out one dress, and in removing the second, friction, in some manner, was developed, and the static electricity in the sink coused the gasoline to explode.
While Mr. Westbrook's burns are very painful, it is not beleived that they aarea serious, and he is up and about today, although his arms are bandaged."

Notes for LORENA MOZELLE WHITESELL:
Linda Karen Lewallen Watts says of her Grandmother, Lorena Mozelle Whitsell Westbrook;

"My fondest remembrance of Grandmother is when she helped me cook my first meal.  Mom was in the hospital and Grandmother was staying with us.  She spent alot of time teaching me to be a homemaker.  I had a "Betty Crocker Boys and Girls Cookbook".  She taught me how to read a recipe and make a grocery list.  My first meal was : Ovenfried Drumsticks
                                                     Macaroni and Cheese
                                                     Green Peas
                                                     Cornbread
                                                     Applesauce
Grandmother once told me what she loved most about her Mother was she taught her to cook and sew.  Her cooking and sewing skills were a inspiration to me.  I could always look ford to Christmas morning.  She always made me a warm flannel gown.
My favorite foods were always make on my birthday - pound cake and chocolare bread pudding.  When Dale and I were married she would have us over for lunch.  She always had: breaded baked chicken breast, broccoli casserole and of course, pound cake"

Alvis Thad Lewallen III says of his grandmother, Mozelle;

"My fondest memory of Grandmother was being at her apartment, of many years, on a Saturday morning and cooking with her and just sitting around talking.  I was her first born grandchild and all through the years it was quite obvious that I was her favorite.  By no doing of my own, she would always do special things for me but the time spent around the kitchen in her apartment talking is the best memory of all.

Our family always congregated around food and Grandmother was an excellent cook.  She never used recipes and because of that many of her recipes have tried to be duplicated but never quite as good as I remember them tasting.  My three favorite foods she made were her pound cake, her rice pudding and her dressing around holidays."

Robin Ann Wesstbrooks says of her Grandmother, Mozelle;

"My favorite memories of my Grandmother were staying with her and talking with her.  She would go for walks, visit neighbors.  My Grandmother loved me and I really loved her.

My favorite foods are Grandmother's turkey dressing and coconut cake."

Carolyn Kinley Westbrook says of her mother-in-law;

"My memories of my Mother-in-law, Mozelle W. Westbrook whom I called Grandmother in her later years, are many.  From the first time we met she was always kind and good to me.  Grandmother loved to cook and have good meals and have her family eat with her.  Christmas was the high time of the year for her.  She usually made by hand something for each person.  When the grandchildren came along she would make beautiful clothing for them.

My life was much enriched by this wonderful person.  She always had time for me.

Grandmother was the example of person living the way the Lord Jesus would have us all to live.
 
 

Grandmother was the best cook, she could boil water and make it taste better.  She had a special talent for cooking and my favorite foods were many but the one I loved best was her turkey dressing."

Roy L. Westbrook, Jr. says of his mother, Mozelle:

"My favorite memory of my mother was coming home at midnight from service.  Mom came to the door and turned on the light on the porch and called back to Dad that there was a black sailor on the front porch.  The reason I was so black was I had been in the South Pacific for two years and the sun had bleached my hair to blonde.

My favorite food was turkey dressing."

Children of ROYAL WESTBROOK and LORENA WHITESELL are:
11. i. ROYAL "ROY"  LEONIDAS5 WESTBROOK, JR., b. Apr 13, 1925.
12. ii. MILLICENT ROSE WESTBROOK, b. Jan 31, 1927.
13. iii. MARY LOUISE WESTBROOK, b. Nov 20, 1928; d. Dec 14, 1964, Salem Cemetery, Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co., NC.

9.  FLORENCE BINFORD4 WILSON (PATTIE ELIZABETH3 WRIGHT, MARY ANN REBECCA2 FOY, PLEASANT JAMES M. (NICHOLS)1, JOHNA).  She married FLOY? PETTY.

Child of FLORENCE WILSON and FLOY? PETTY is:
 i. KENNETH WILSON-5 PETTY.
 

Generation No. 5

10.  FRANCIS LUCILLE5 WHITESELL (ALLIE VERONA4 WESTBROOKS, EMMA DORENA3 WRIGHT, MARY ANN REBECCA2 FOY, PLEASANT JAMES M. (NICHOLS)1, JOHNA) was born Sep 06, 1929.  She married CLYDE ROSS WHITLEY.

Child of FRANCIS WHITESELL and CLYDE WHITLEY is:
 i. TIMOTHY KIPP6 WHITLEY.

11.  ROYAL "ROY"  LEONIDAS5 WESTBROOK, JR. (ROYAL "ROY" LEONIDAS4, EMMA DORENA3 WRIGHT, MARY ANN REBECCA2 FOY, PLEASANT JAMES M. (NICHOLS)1, JOHNA) was born Apr 13, 1925.  He married VIRGINA CAROLYN KINLEY Feb 16, 1951 in 8pm, 820 Watson Ave, Winston-Salem,Forsyth Co., NC, daughter of ODELL KINLEY and MARGARET GLASCO.

Children of ROYAL WESTBROOK and VIRGINA KINLEY are:
 i. ROBIN ANN6 WESTBROOK, b. Jul 01, 1954.
 ii. SCOTT LINVILLE WESTBROOK, b. Feb 16, 1962.

12.  MILLICENT ROSE5 WESTBROOK (ROYAL "ROY" LEONIDAS4, EMMA DORENA3 WRIGHT, MARY ANN REBECCA2 FOY, PLEASANT JAMES M. (NICHOLS)1, JOHNA) was born Jan 31, 1927.  She married JOHN HARRIS WOODALL Mar 17, 1948, son of BASIL WOODALL and MARY BALL.

Child of MILLICENT WESTBROOK and JOHN WOODALL is:
 i. MILLICENT TERRY6 WOODALL, b. Jul 23, 1953, NC Baptist Hosp., Forsyth Co., NC; m. HOWARD CRAIG THARPE, Feb 16, 1974, Ardmore Baptist Church, Winston-Salem, N.C. at 3:00 pm.

13.  MARY LOUISE5 WESTBROOK (ROYAL "ROY" LEONIDAS4, EMMA DORENA3 WRIGHT, MARY ANN REBECCA2 FOY, PLEASANT JAMES M. (NICHOLS)1, JOHNA) was born Nov 20, 1928, and died Dec 14, 1964 in Salem Cemetery, Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co., NC.  She married ALVIS THAD LEWALLENII 1950, son of ALVIS LEWALLEN and NELL SHIPPY.

Children of MARY WESTBROOK and ALVIS LEWALLEN are:
 i. ALVIS THAD6 LEWALLENIII, b. Mar 31, 1953, Forsyth Co., NC; m. MARGARET ANN WORSTELL, Jan 27, 1979, Indianapolis, Ill.
 ii. LINDA KAREN LEWALLEN, b. Jul 26, 1955, Winston-Salem, NC; m. BILLY DALE WATTS, Jun 12, 1977.
 iii. MARK WESTBROOK LEWALLEN, b. Oct 25, 1956, Forsyth Co., NC; m. (1) TONI SALVATO; m. (2) TERESA, Jun 26, 1983.

Onslow cty 1880 Census lists 3 kids Delilah abt bn 1871, Della bn abt 1875 and Enoch G. bn abt 1879. Take care Scotty

Onslow Cty 1920 census lists two kids Beatrice 2 and Walter F. 5 mos Ada's parents are Burrel Dixon and Lorena Deal. Take care, Scotty

HI I AM LOOKING FOR A HARVEY JAMES FOY. BORNED 8-1-1885, PARENTS J.L. & HENIETTA M. FOY,  SIS LENNA, ANNIE, BRO. CLEM  THEN SADIE MEADOWS DAUG, IN LAW.

DOES ANYONE HAVE MORE ON THIS FAMILY WHO WAS J.L. PARENTS ?

A VERY KIND LADY [ KAY ]   LOOKED THIS UP FOR ME
  THANK ANYONE FOR SHARING
   MARY;;;

P.S. HARVEY JAMES FOY M. BEULAH  HARRELL, FRIST CHILD A BOY THEN JULIA M. IN 1924; THEY HAD ABOUT 9 CHILDERN

From: "Frederick P. Atchley" <lillis-fred@juno.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 9:32 PM
Subject: John Harrell who md Ann Whitty

Nancy,
I found your Foy information on the internet.
My name is Frederick P. Atchley, my mother was Mattie Pendleton Harrell, her father was Alfred Gaines Harrell. Alfred Gaines Harrell's father was James Dawson Harrell. James Dawson Harrell's father was Alfred Gatlin  Harrell the son of John Harrell who married Ann Whitty. I am not listed dates because I want to know that you have received this information
first. I own a book entitled THE HARRELLS OF NORTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE,
ALABAMA AND GEORGIA.
Waiting for your reply.
Fred

Hi,I was reading your page and can not find any mention of the Foy that I am related but I am sure that since there was not many Foy's in Mississippi that we are all related, one way or another.My ggrandmother was Eliza Foy Wactor. They referred to her as Lizer. I have not been able to locate anything about her family except that in the 1870 census for Franklin County Mississippi she was with an A. Foy. I have not been able to locate anything other than that information. I would appreciate any information that you may have. I do have a picture of her and my ggrandfather. My grandfather had it hanging over his bed before he passed away. He told me that it was the only one that he knew that existed. My aunt took it after he died and put it behind a TV so it has a little discolor to it, but you can still make it out. It is in the original frame that he had it in at the time.I would appreciate any information that you could share with me.

Regards,
Sunni Larssonemail: sunni@datawest.net

 I am the granddaughter of James Tempe Foy (female) named for her father James Martin Foy. Would like to find out if there is any connection to your James Foy.  James Martin was born 25 November 1844 the son of John B. Foy born 1817. That is as far back as my records go.

Look forward to hearing from you.
Etola Franks - Gdaughter of James Tempe (Foy) Stamper

From: "Dana Carrier" <carrierd@digitaldune.net>
Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2002 7:24 PM
Subject: RE: New Foy info

Joseph Henry Foy
        / James Foy (1772 - 1823)
       / Hiram W Foy (1810 - 1860)
        \ Henrietta Rhodes (1776 - 1840)
      Joseph Henry Foy (1838 - ?)
        /Unknown
       \ Susannah Westbrook (1809 - 1859)
        \Unknown

Gender: M
Born 12 Sep 1838 in New Hanover Co., Nc
Died in

Spouse: Kate Battle

Children of Joseph Henry Foy:
No Children Found

The children of Joseph Henry are from Joseph Henry’s Bible...with some additions to Maud Madeline’s line.

Children of Joseph Henry Foy
Paul McKoy (or McKay) Foy, born June 28, 1865 in Wilson, NC
Maud Madeline Foy, Born February 19, 1868 in Wilson, NC (would be my great-grandmother)
Children of Maud M.
Gilbert Eustace Foy, born October 15, 1886 (my grandfather)
He Married Lovena Manly (my grandmother), they had two daughters:
Mary Elizabeth (my mom)
 Helen Baldwin (my aunt)
Jesse (female) Birth date unknown
Jesse married a man named Gelzer and had two sons, Philip and Jay
Philip Battle Foy, born November 11, 1870 in Wilson, NC
Josephine Scott Foy, birth date and place unknown

I AM LOOKING FOR A HARVEY FOY FAMILY THAT LIVED IN ONSLOW CO. HARVEY FOY WAS B. ABT 1890, MARRIIED BEULAH HARRELLIN 1924 HE WAS 34-- SHE WAS21, I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHERE TO START ON THIS FAMILY THEY WERE MY HUSBANDS GRAND PARENTS.

THANKS MARY

Nancy,
I've been surfing your Foy genealogy site.  My ggg grandmother was Frances "Ophelia" O'Hara, daughter of James "William" O'Hara and Rebecca Louisa Foy.  Ophelia was born July 14, 1806 and died June 28, 1847.  She is buried in outside of Imac in Meriwether County, Georgia.  Ophelia married Arthur H. Watson (1807 - 1880).  Arthur is buried at the Concord Methodist Church Cemetery outside of Woodbury, Meriwether County, Georgia.  I'm a descendant of their child, Allen Hezekiah Watson (1835 - 1882), who married Martha Anna "Mat" Anderson (1840 - 1910).

Lyn Clements
Lyn.clements@dot.state.ga.us

 Nancy

 I just found your website from posting on GenForum.

 I noticed you have a Hester Fontaine married to Pleasant Webster. Do you know if this is documented. This is my direct line and have been going crazy with it. We show that Pleasant was married to a Hester Foy, but the name of Fontaine or Fountaine, appears in their descendants often. I have pictures of graves with this name. It has been in my thoughts that she could be a
 Fontaine and not a Foy or that one name or the other might be a married name and then she married Pleasant Webster.

 Would appreciate any help you can give me. I have more on this line if you would like the information. It feels in some of the blanks on Pleasant's  line.

 Rebecca Rhyne
 Greensboro, NC

James Henry Webster, the son of Pleasant Webster and Hester Foy/Fountain?, was my g-g-grandfather.  If you would like information on this branch of the family please contact me and let me know what and in what format.  I can give dates and burial information on several Webster's if you are interested.  I do not believe Hester's last name was Fountain.  I think it was Foy.  That is according to information printed in the "Henry Co., Missouri History" which most likely would have been provided by her son since he was still living at that time.  I know the name Fountain appears as a middle name, and I wonder if it wasn't a surname of another ancestor.  I'm thinking Hester was most likely a sister or cousin of John Foy who married Pleasant's sister, Rebecca. Do you have any proof that her name was Fountain that would disprove the information above?

I look forward to hearing from you.

Jane Bailey

I found the following census record while researching my Willard Line...

Yadkin County, North Carolina 1870 Page 718

Foy, Mials age 55 Minister of Gospel ----all born NC
Foy, Mary age 55
Foy, May (or Mary) age 27
Foy, Emes? age 18 F
Foy, Edw age 9 M
Foy, May age __ domestic servant (Cannot read age)

He lives very close to our Miles Foy Willard indicated below.  I am trying to find Matilda's lineage and thought she just might be a Foy.

My reason for taking note of this record is as follows....

1. William WILLARD. Born in 1800 in North Carolina. William died in Yadkin Co., North Carolina aft 1860.
(I believe William to be the son of Augustin and Fanny Willard)
1830 Surry County, North Carolina Census, Page 151
1840 Surry County, North Carolina Census, Roll:  M704_371 , Page 125
1850 Surry County, North Carolina Census, Page 187A
1860 Yadkin County, North Carolina Census, Hamptonville - Page 663, Image 163 of 237 online

William married Matilda. Born in 1803 in Virginia. Matilda died in Yadkin Co., North Carolina aft 1870,

1850 Surry County, North Carolina Census, Page 187A
1860 Yadkin County, North Carolina Census, Hamptonville - Page 663, Image 163 of 237 online
1870 Yadkin County, North Carolina Census, Hamptonville -Page 642, Image 58 of 276 online

They had the following children:
2 i. Allen J. (1821->1912)
3 ii. Miles Foy (1840-)
Census:  1870 Yadkin County, North Carolina, Knoles Township Page: 725 , Image 223 of 276 online
iii. Lucinda. Born in 1842 in North Carolina.
iv. Sarah.

Family of William WILLARD (1) & Matilda
2. Allen J. WILLARD. Born in 1821 in North Carolina. Allen J. died aft 1912, he was 91.
abt 1848 when Allen J. was 27, he married Mary, daughter of Catherine (1810-), in Surry County, North Carolina. Born in 1830 in North Carolina.
They had the following children:
i. John Calvin (1849-1940)
ii. Henry S. (1853-)
iii. Martha (Jane) (1854-)
iv. Charles F. (1857-)
v. William (1863-)
vi. Allen Crockett (1865-)

3. Miles Foy WILLARD. Born in 1840 in Surry County, North Carolina. (Known as Foy Willard)
On 6 Oct 1865 when Miles Foy was 25, he married Tabitha, in Yadkin County, North Carolina. Born in 1840 in North Carolina.

They had the following children:
i. Lury E. (1867-)
ii. Cary J. (1869-)

Please keep me in mind if you find any Foy/Willard Connections.

Thank you,
Paula Roehrig

 Nancy,

I have been trying for some time to research the Foy side of my family. My great grandfather was Pleasant Nicholas Foy of Franklin Cty MS.  He and his brother Lewis Stevenson Foy were both married to my great grandmother Pemmie Emfinger. I have been unable to find out who there father and mother were. I believe they may have came from NC also I heard they had a sister named Catherine. Please let me know if you have any information that might help me. I have found in the Census where
there was also an A. Foy in 1870 in Franklin Cty., MS I believe I have also seen this in the 1850 census also. In the 1850 census it listed a PN of 7/12 I assume this to mean Pleasant was approximately 7 month old. I have that Lewis Stevenson was born in 1853 and think Pleasant was born in 1849/50. I saw where there as a Pleasant Nicholas Foy in NC but he was older and married to two other women and doesn't list any children by these names. From what I have seen of the descendents of Lewis and Pleas they named their children in some cases after an uncle rather than name it Junior.

Possibly Pleasant Nicholas in NC had a brother named A? Please see if you can help me. I live in
 Louisiana right across the bridge from Natchez MS. You can reach me at JCARROLL55@HOTMAIL.COM. This is so interesting to me. In some ways I would  have loved to live in the olden days. My husband laughs and says I wouldn't have lasted very long there. I'm sorta lazy.

Thanks again,
 Judy Carroll

There are three Foy Bibles posted in Onslow County, NC at these addresses:

http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nc/onslow/bibles/foy01.txt

http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nc/onslow/bibles/foy02.txt

http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nc/onslow/bibles/foy03.txt

Fran Henderson

If you could help me in any way it would be greatly apperciated.
Sincerly,
Sara Foy

Dear Nancy,
In the process of researching my family history, I came across your page on Joseph H. Foy and I may have some additional information for your Foy Pages. I have a photocopy of the family record of Joseph H. Foy (married to Kate Battle) that lists three children and one grandchild. I know of one other grandchild (maybe?). The grandchild I am sure about, Gilbert Eustace Foy, was my grandfather. I also have some historical data regarding J. H. Foy. If you are interested or have any other information, I would love to hear from you.

Thank you,
Dana Carrier
carrierd@digitaldune.net (home) or
dana.carrier@usmc-mccs.org (work)

     Reginald Elmer Foy's son, R. Edwin Foy(1907-1997), had 1 child with Margaret Simmons, Susan Kennerly Foy(F)(1942-), and two children with Martha Darden (F)(918-1999), R. Edwin Foy Jr. (M)(1953-) and William Franklin Foy (M)(1955-).

      R. Ewin Foy Jr. married Jennifer Campbell (F)(1953-) and had three sons, James Edward Foy (M) (1979-), Charles Campbell Foy (M)(1981-), and Philip Darden Foy (M) (1984-)

      William Franklin Foy married Sally Hoffmaster (F)(1955-) and they had four children.  William Franklin Foy Jr. (M) (1981-), Kelly Caldwell Foy (F) (1982-), Ashley Christian Foy (F) (1986-), and Thomas Darden Foy (M) (1989-)

      I am Ashley Christian Foy, so R. Edwin Foy and Martha Darden were my grandparents.  I hope this helped you out!

Nancy -
I am a Foy with Jones Co. roots.  I can help fill in some of the gaps you have in your family tree, if it would help.  I am William Franklin Foy, Sr.  Please email if this would be of some help.

Bill
bfoy@wric.com