Joshua Foy
(Before 1763 - After 1779)
JOSHUA FOY, b. Baltimore Co., MD; d. Aft. 1779, probably Jones Co., NC.
Notes for JOSHUA FOY:
A deed abstract dated 19 May 1763 for Craven County refers to Joshua Foy's Creek at the confluence of Squirrel Branch and Mill Creek.
The RECORDS OF CRAVEN COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA by Elizabeth Moore, Vol 1, 929.3 N8CR:
This property was located in Jones County. Joshua was an established landowner by 1763. He probably moved from Maryland to North Carolina at the same time his brother Thomas did in 1749. The North Carolina State Records called TAXABLE PROPERTY OF 1779 listed Joshua as living in Jones County and being taxed the sum of 5218 pounds for 200 acres in Jones Co., and 100 acres in Craven Co. His nephew Thomas was taxed 17395 pounds; his nephew Jacob, 4617 pounds; his nephew Frederick, 738 pounds. There is also listed a William Foy who was taxed 1753 pounds. William could have been a son of Joshua."1763, May 19. John Granade conveys to John Sanderson, land containing 60 acres, at Mill Creek, at the mouth of Squirrel Branch, near Joshua Foy's Creek. (Edward Whitty and William Griffith, witnesses.) B.3/183"
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