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Abigail Foster 1753–1819 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 May 1753

Birth Location: Deep River, Guilford County, North Carolina

Death Date: 27 Apr 1819

Death Location: Guilford County, North Carolina, USA

Father: William Foster

Mother: Martha Piggot

Spouse(s): Charles Canaday

Children(s): Hannah Canaday, Mary Canaday, William Canaday, Dinah Cannaday, Esther Cannaday, John Cannaday, Margaret Cannaday, Margery Cannaday, Nathan Cannaday, Abigail Cannady

Abigail Foster was born in 1753 in Deep River, Guilford County, North Carolina, the child of William Hugh Foster And Martha Abigail Piggot. Abigail Foster married Charles Canaday, and had children including Abigail Cannady, Dinah Cannaday, Esther Cannaday, Hannah Canaday, John Cannaday, Margaret Cannaday, Margery Cannaday, Mary Canaday, Nathan Cannaday, William Canaday. Abigail Foster passed away in 1819 in Guilford County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Abigail Foster was born in 1753 in Deep River, Guilford County, North Carolina, the child of William Hugh Foster And Martha Abigail Piggot.
  • Abigail Foster married Charles Canaday, and had children including Abigail Cannady, Dinah Cannaday, Esther Cannaday, Hannah Canaday, John Cannaday, Margaret Cannaday, Margery Cannaday, Mary Canaday, Nathan Cannaday, William Canaday.
  • Abigail Foster passed away in 1819 in Guilford County, North Carolina, USA.

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Abigail Foster's Ancestors

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Abigail Foster
1753–1819
Birth Place: Deep River, Guilford County, North Carolina
Parents
William Hugh Foster
1715–1780
Cecil, Maryland, United States
Martha (Abigail) Piggot
1721–1785
Saint Maryannes Parish, Cecil, Maryland
Grandparents
John Foster
1680–1727
Cecil County, Maryland, USA
Elizabeth Green
1688–1729
Westminster Parish, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
John Piggot
1680–1738
Pennsylvania, USA
Margery Brown
1691–1737
Marcus Hook, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
John Quaker
1650–1699
Thomas Piggott
1654–1693
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Prudence Cooper
1630–1691

Abigail Foster's Descendants

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Abigail Foster (11 May 1753–27 Apr 1819) m. Charles Canaday (25 Nov 1744–14 JUL 1797)
  1. 1. Hannah Canaday 1786–1890 m. George Rayl 1780–1860
    1. 1. Mahala Rayl 1806–1861 m. Jesse (Payton) Bailey 1798–1870
      1. 1. Charles (Manley) Bailey 1846–1933
      2. 2. Peyton (Randolph) Bailey 1839–1914 m. Maggie (M) Bailey 1843–1893
        1. 1. Anna (Belle) Corbell 1870–1926
        2. 2. Stella (May) Henderson 1882–1971
        3. 3. Ludina (Dura McCoy) Duderstadt 1876–1963
        4. 4. Virginia (Margaret) Mosely 1886–1976
        5. 5. Mary (Emma) Smith 1871–1964
      3. 3. Sally (Ann) Bailey 1843–1880
      4. 4. Eunice ('Una''Unity') Bailey 1835–1900
      5. 5. Edith ((Eda)) Bailey 1825–1880
      6. 6. John (W) Bailey 1830–1901
      7. 7. Alsey Bailey 1829–1895
    2. 2. Charles Rayl 1804–1904
      1. 1. Zadock (Brantley) Rayl 1836– m. Lavicia (Ann) Comer 1843–1919
        1. 1. Ida (Rosalie Lee) Rayl 1867–1929
    3. 3. Zadock (H.) RAYL 1808–1886
    4. 4. Mary Rayl 1803–
  2. 2. Mary Canaday 1782–1848
  3. 3. William Canaday 1791–
  4. 4. Dinah Cannaday 1788–
  5. 5. Esther Cannaday 1776–1847
  6. 6. John Cannaday 1778–1845
  7. 7. Margaret Cannaday 1783–1840
  8. 8. Margery Cannaday 1772–1840
  9. 9. Nathan Cannaday 1774–1839
  10. 10. Abigail Cannady 1794–1857

Abigail Foster's Timeline

2 Records

1753
11 May 1753
Birth of Abigail Foster in Deep River, Guilford County, North Carolina
Deep River, Guilford County, North Carolina
1819
27 Apr 1819
Age 66
Death of Abigail Foster in Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Guilford County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 May 1753
    Event Place: Deep River, Guilford County, North Carolina
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Apr 1819
    Event Place: Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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