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John Foley 1707 – 1761 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1707

Birth Location: Virginia, British, Colonial, America

Death Date: May 1761

Death Location: Virginia, British, Colonial, America

Father: JOHN FOLEY

Mother: Margaret Mann

Spouse(s): Mary Young

Children(s): Moses Foley

The story of John Foley Jr began in 1707 in Virginia, British, Colonial, America. John Foley Jr married Mary Young, and had children including Moses Foley. John Foley Jr passed away in 1761 in Virginia, British, Colonial, America.

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Biography

  • The story of John Foley Jr began in 1707 in Virginia, British, Colonial, America.
  • John Foley Jr married Mary Young, and had children including Moses Foley.
  • John Foley Jr passed away in 1761 in Virginia, British, Colonial, America.

Immediate Family

Parents

JOHN FOLEY
1677 – 1761
Birth Location: Stafford, Virginia, USA
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Margaret Mann
1672 – 1742
Birth Location: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Young
1715 – 1786
Birth Location: Prince William County, Virginia, USA
MY

Children(s)

Moses Foley
1750 – 1824
Birth Location: Virginia, Virginia, USA
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John Foley's Ancestors

Self
John Foley
1707 – 1761
Birth Place: Virginia, British, Colonial, America
Parents
JOHN FOLEY
1677 – 1761
Stafford, Virginia, USA
Margaret (Ursley) Mann
1672 – 1742
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Martha (Bryant*) 2
1651 – 1726
Scituate, Plymouth, MA
Mary (Malinda Linley) (Mann)
1647 – 1704
Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Foley's Descendants

1.
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John Foley (1707 – May 1761) m. Mary Young (1715 – August 1786)
  1. 1. Moses Foley (1750 – 1824) m. Elizabeth (Lauderdale) Green (1753 – 7 July 1795)
    1. 1. Rachel (Leah) Foley (5 February 1789 – 3 November 1879) m. John (Michael) Lay (10 September 1790 – Sep 1874)
      1. 1. Spencer Lay (10 November 1811 – 29 October 1883)
      2. 2. Rebecca Wilhite (1812 – 1850)
      3. 3. Jane Willhite (12 March 1816 – 28 July 1889)
      4. 4. Moses Lay (6 December 1818 – 3 May 1886)
      5. 5. James (A) Lay (20 February 1821 – 9 January 1905)
      6. 6. Michael Lay (25 December 1823 – 14 December 1879)
      7. 7. Winifred (Elizabeth) Croley (5 August 1826 – 17 February 1930)
      8. 8. William (Dandy) LAY (20 February 1828 – 17 January 1902) m. Nancy (Ann Croley) (Crowley) (7 Sep 1830 – 15 Dec 1914)
        1. 1. John (D) Lay (11 Apr 1860 – 11 Apr 1923) m. Margaret Stanfill (7 November 1872 – 3 October 1955)
      9. 9. Thomas Lay (18 December 1832 – 19 October 1870)

John Foley's Timeline

2 Records

1707
1707
Birth of John Foley Jr in Virginia, British, Colonial, America
Virginia, British, Colonial, America
1761
May 1761
Age 54
Death of John Foley Jr in Virginia, British, Colonial, America
Virginia, British, Colonial, America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1707
    Event Place: Virginia, British, Colonial, America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1761
    Event Place: Virginia, British, Colonial, America
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