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Moses Foley 1750 – 1824 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1750

Birth Location: Virginia, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1824

Death Location: Knox County, Kentucky, USA

Father: John Foley

Mother: Mary Young

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Green

Children(s): Rachel Foley

The story of Moses Foley Sr began in 1750 in Virginia, Virginia, USA. Moses Foley Sr married Elizabeth Lauderdale Green, and had children including Rachel Leah Foley. Moses Foley Sr passed away in 1824 in Knox County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Moses Foley Sr began in 1750 in Virginia, Virginia, USA.
  • Moses Foley Sr married Elizabeth Lauderdale Green, and had children including Rachel Leah Foley.
  • Moses Foley Sr passed away in 1824 in Knox County, Kentucky, USA.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Moses Foley's Ancestors

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Moses Foley
1750 – 1824
Birth Place: Virginia, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Foley
1707 – 1761
Virginia, British, Colonial, America
Mary Young
1715 – 1786
Prince William County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
JOHN FOLEY
1677 – 1761
Stafford, Virginia, USA
Margaret (Ursley) Mann
1672 – 1742
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Bryan Young
1691 – 1727
Fauquier, Virginia, United States
Ann, (M1 Young 1708, M2 W1 Peyton 1727,) Waye
1691 – 1747
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Martha 2
1651 – 1726
Mary (Mann)
1647 – 1704
Michael Young
1650 – 1699
John Waye
1670 – 1716
Martha Vandegasteel
1661 – 1701
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Waye
1650 – 1682
Martha Parsons
1640 – 1741
Johnathan Vandegasteel
1643 – 1694

Moses Foley's Descendants

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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)
        1. 1. Nancy (Jane) Lay (25 May 1887 – 17 June 1978) m. Lonzo (D) Pennington (25 Nov 1883 – 27 Mar 1936)
    9. 9. Thomas Lay (18 December 1832 – 19 October 1870)

Moses Foley's Timeline

2 Records

1750
1750
Birth of Moses Foley Sr in Virginia, Virginia, USA
Virginia, Virginia, USA
1824
1824
Age 74
Death of Moses Foley Sr in Knox County, Kentucky, USA
Knox County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1750
    Event Place: Virginia, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1824
    Event Place: Knox County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Barbourville, Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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