The Foy's of Craven, Jones & Onslow Counties, NC, and Their Descendants.
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Francis Foy

(About 1650 - After 1690)

 Francis Foy was born about. 1650 possibly in France, and died Aft. 1690  probably in MD. He married SERENA MILES.

Children of FRANCIS FOY and SERENA MILES are:

  1. THOMAS FOY , Abt. 1690, Baltimore Co., MD; d. 1761, Craven Co., NC.
  2. MARY  FOY, b. MD.    Mary was named in her brother Miles' will in 1751 as Mary Foy, indicating that she was unmarried.
  3. PETER FOY, b. MD. (At least one researcher believes Peter was really the son of Thomas listed above. Click here for more.)
  4. MILES FOY, b. 1675, MD; d. Bef. Dec. 27, 1751, Baltimore Co., MD; 0 (Source: Robert Barnes, Baltimore County Families 1659 - 1759.); m. FRANCES, October 27, 1736, Baltimore Co., MD; Quality: 0 (Source: Robert Barnes, Baltimore County Marriage Records 1659-1746, Special Publication #1; Baltimore County Genealogical Society, April 1986.).
  5. JOSHUA FOY, b. Baltimore Co., MD; d. Aft. 1779, probably Jones Co., NC.
Children of FRANCIS FOY and SERENA MILES are:

Notes for FRANCIS FOY:

The name of this ancestor of Amos Simmons Foy is found in THE HERITAGE OF ONSLOW COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA (Book 975.600), Article #191 by Roger Kammerer.  Subsequent articles #192 " James Foy Sr", #193 "Enoch Foy",#194 "Frederick Foy" (of Onslow County, not Jones County), #195" Joshua Foy", #196 "Morris Foy" and #530 "Mumford Family" also provide some of the data regarding those persons between Francis Foy and Amos Simmons Foy.Article # 191 states:

"Francis Foy, a native of Normandy, France ...was a French Hugenot who travelled from France to England to escape persecution. He was married in Yorkshire, England to Serena Miles.  Francis Foy indentured himself to gain passage to America, settling in  Baltimore County, Maryland about 1673. Their known children were: Mary Foy, Peter Foy, Miles Foy (1675- 1751), Joshua Foy  Thomas Foy, Sr. "
 
The documentation on the existance and facts pertaining to Francis are far from certain. To learn more click here.

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