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Amy \ Amey (Gray) Foster 1779 – 1853 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Sep 1779

Birth Location: Wilkes, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 14 Jul 1853

Death Location: Wilkes, North Carolina, USA

Father: John Gray

Mother: Ann Gray

Spouse(s): George Foster

Children(s): Ann Foster, Nancy Foster, Robert Foster, Matilda Foster

Amy \ Amey (Gray) Foster was born in 1779 in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA, the child of John Gray and Ann Elizabeth (Wells) Gray. Amy \ Amey (Gray) Foster married George Foster, and had children including Ann C Foster, Nancy Emeline Foster, Robert Berton \ Burton Foster, Matilda Foster. Amy \ Amey (Gray) Foster passed away in 1853 in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Amy \ Amey (Gray) Foster was born in 1779 in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA, the child of John Gray and Ann Elizabeth (Wells) Gray.
  • Amy \ Amey (Gray) Foster married George Foster, and had children including Ann C Foster, Nancy Emeline Foster, Robert Berton \ Burton Foster, Matilda Foster.
  • Amy \ Amey (Gray) Foster passed away in 1853 in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Gray
1750 – 1808
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Ann Gray
1750 – 1820
Birth Location: Little Creek, Kent, Delaware, USA
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Spouses(s)

George Foster
1779 – 1858
Birth Location: Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Ann Foster
1809 – 1850
Birth Location: Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
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Nancy Foster
1813 – 1827
Birth Location: Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
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Robert Foster
1816 – 1896
Birth Location: Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
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Matilda Foster
1819 – 1820
Birth Location: Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
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Amy Foster's Ancestors

Self
Amy Foster
1779 – 1853
Birth Place: Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Parents
John Gray
1750 – 1808
Virginia, United States
Ann (Elizabeth (Wells)) Gray
1750 – 1820
Little Creek, Kent, Delaware, USA
Grandparents
James Gray
1734 – 1788
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth ("Betsy" Parks \ Parkes) (Gray)
1733 – 1799
Wight, Colony Of Virginia, British Colonial America
Benjamin (Wells \) Welles
1730 – 1796
Little Creek Hundred, Kent, Delaware, United States
Elizabeth (Ann Bowers \ Bauers (Wells \) Welles)
1730 – 1798
Delaware, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Gray
1717 – 1788
Sarah (Gray)
1715 – 1812
(Captain) Parkes
1706 – 1793
Mary Parkes)
1715 – 1761
John Welles
1705 – 1733
Ann Welles)
1700 – 1733
John Bowers
1686 – 1766
Rachel (Bowers)
1716 – 1804
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Gray
1669 – 1730
Thomas Parks
1670 – 1761
Sarah (Parks)
1684 – 1764
Elias Sharpe
1689 – 1745
Margaret (Sharp)
1693 – 1760
Thomas Welles
1678 – 1732
Ann Welles)
1678 – 1734
George Green
1679 – 1720
Anne (Green)
1690 – 1740
George Bowers
1653 – 1689
Priscilla (Bowers)
1647 – 1721

Amy Foster's Descendants

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Amy (\ Amey (Gray)) Foster (15 Sep 1779 – 14 Jul 1853) m. George Foster (15 Feb 1779 – 18 Jul 1858)
  1. 1. Ann (C) Foster (3 August 1809 – January 1850)
  2. 2. Nancy (Emeline) Foster (18 May 1813 – 1827)
  3. 3. Robert (Berton \ Burton) Foster (15 Feb 1816 – 1896) m. Mary ((Marrie) "Polly" (Church)) Foster (abt 1826 – 5 Nov 1862)
    1. 1. George (Massey) Foster (23 Oct 1852 – 19 Jun 1926) m. Elvira (Sylvania "Viney" Minton) (Foster) (20 May 1858 – 15 March 1917)
      1. 1. David (Lee) Foster (abt 1881 – 16 Sep 1934) m. Sally (Ellen Griffey) (Foster) (21 July 1888 – 1965)
    2. 2. Smith (Ferguson) Foster (31 October 1855 – 17 October 1929) m. Frances (Elizabeth (Isabell) (Minton)) Foster (18 March 1860 – 26 Apr 1903)
      1. 1. Augustus ("Gus" Privette \ Privett) Foster (8 Aug 1882 – 1 Apr 1957) m. Mary (Ettie Griffey) (Foster) (01 Sep 1891 – 18 Jan 1975)
        1. 1. Jesse (Odell) Foster (12 Aug 1910 – 2 Dec 1966)
        2. 2. Connie (Mae Foster) (McCombs) (31 March 1912 – 5 Dec 1988) m. Marvin (Fred) McCombs (30 July 1909 – 10 June 1992)
        3. 3. Walter (Smith) Foster (4 Jan 1922 – 2 Jun 1992) m. Ruby (Elizabeth) Foster (15 January 1918 – 2 July 2005)
        4. 4. Roy (Council) Foster (11 Apr 1917 – 15 Oct 1996)
        5. 5. Paul (Jones) Foster (20 Apr 1918 – 11 Oct 1974)
        6. 6. Isaac (Slate) Foster (04 Jan 1922 – 11 Nov 2011) m. Helen (F) Foster (abt 1927 – )
        7. 7. Ruth (Lee \ "Ruthalee" Foster) (Fink) (6 Feb 1931 – 2 July 2010)
        8. 8. Dewey (Elmo) Foster (29 Jul 1934 – 27 Oct 1940)
        9. 9. Pearl (Elizabeth Foster) (Fullam) (4 Jun 1937 – 11 Sep 2021)
      2. 2. Queenie ((Foster) (Nichols)) Holshouser (30 Oct 1883 – 13 May 1972) m. Moses (Eli) Holshouser (20 Nov 1880 – 9 Jan 1960)
  4. 4. Matilda Foster (15 February 1819 – 1820)

Amy Foster's Timeline

2 Records

1779
15 Sep 1779
Birth of Amy \ Amey (Gray) Foster in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
1853
14 Jul 1853
Age 74
Death of Amy \ Amey (Gray) Foster in Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Wilkes, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1779
    Event Place: Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1310.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JAG
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jul 1853
    Event Place: Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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