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Nancy Ann Foster 1720–1812 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1720

Birth Location: Virginia Colony

Death Date: 1812

Death Location: Berkeley, West Virginia

Father: John Wood

Mother: Elizabeth Woods

Spouse(s): Phillip Briscoe

Children(s): Captain Briscoe, Philip Briscoe

Nancy Ann Foster was born in 1720 in Virginia Colony, the child of John William Wood And Elizabeth Woods. Nancy Ann Foster married Phillip Briscoe, and had children including Captain William Honner Briscoe, Philip J Briscoe. Nancy Ann Foster passed away in 1812 in Berkeley, West Virginia.

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Biography

  • Nancy Ann Foster was born in 1720 in Virginia Colony, the child of John William Wood And Elizabeth Woods.
  • Nancy Ann Foster married Phillip Briscoe, and had children including Captain William Honner Briscoe, Philip J Briscoe.
  • Nancy Ann Foster passed away in 1812 in Berkeley, West Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Wood
1701–1749
Birth Location: Saint James Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland
JW
Elizabeth Woods
1703–1790
Birth Location: Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Phillip Briscoe
1719–1796
Birth Location: Port Tobacco, Charles, Maryland, USA
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Children(s)

Captain Briscoe
1750–1829
Birth Location: Albemarle, Virginia, United States
CB
Philip Briscoe
1745–1835
Birth Location: Maryland
PB

Nancy Foster's Ancestors

Self
Nancy Foster
1720–1812
Birth Place: Virginia Colony
Parents
John William Wood
1701–1749
Saint James Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland
Elizabeth Woods
1703–1790
Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Nancy Foster's Descendants

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Nancy (Ann) Foster (abt 1720–1812) m. Phillip Briscoe (1719–1796)
  1. 1. Captain (William Honner) Briscoe 1750–1829 m. Elizabeth Wallace 1735–1785
    1. 1. William (Greensberry) Briscoe 1781–1857 m. Rosannah Briscoe 1785–1825 m. Elizabeth Bruin 1782–1857
      1. 1. Maria 1810– m. William (Dozier) Sexton 1815–1870
        1. 1. Louisa Sexton 1836–1898 m. David Crouch 1838–1915
        2. 2. Joshua (David) Sexson 1840–1895
        3. 3. John Sexton 1847–
        4. 4. James Sexton 1852–
        5. 5. Sarah (Almira) Sexton 1854–1932 m. Alfred (Cain) Terrill 1832–1916
        6. 6. William Sexton 1852–1912 m. Amanda (J Acuff) Saunders 1855– m. Susan (A.) Ferrell 1862–1912
      2. 2. Claiborne Briscoe 1829–
      3. 3. Thomas (Warren) Briscoe 1832–1871 m. Mary (Margaret) Scott 1834– m. Elizabeth Humphries 1840–1864
        1. 1. Thomas (Warren Briscoe) Jr 1861–1938 m. Laura (Thornton) Knowles 1862–1932
        2. 2. Flora Briscoe 1869–1959 m. Anderson (M. Waddill) Jr 1869–1899
    2. 2. Philip Briscoe 1781–1831
    3. 3. Capt (Andrew Logan) Briscoe 1776–1858 m. Ann Kavanaugh 1780–1858
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Wallace) Best 1802–1871 m. Thomas Best 1792–1847
      2. 2. Mary (Ann "Pop") Briscoe 1823–1903 m. Joseph Peake 1826–1885
      3. 3. Margaret ("Peggy" Logan) Briscoe 1799–1853 m. Russell (" Bean" Bushnell) Smallwood 1794–1850
      4. 4. Susannah ("Susan" Kavanaugh) Briscoe 1810–1865 m. William (Mercer) Taylor 1806–1870
      5. 5. William (Kavanaugh) Briscoe 1800–1837 m. Frances W. 1808–1851
    4. 4. Margaret ("Peggy") Briscoe 1779–1843 m. Samuel Logan 1770–
      1. 1. Samuel Logan 1801–
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Wallace) Logan 1803–1838
      3. 3. Sarah Logan 1809–1826
      4. 4. Margaret (S) Logan 1816–1843
  2. 2. Philip (J) Briscoe 1745–1835 m. Elizabeth Mason 1767–1819
    1. 1. Rosannah Briscoe 1785–1825 m. William (Greensberry) Briscoe 1781–1857
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Wallace) Briscoe 1808–1898 m. James (Paulding) Clark 1804–1891

Nancy Foster's Timeline

3 Records

1720
1720
Birth of Nancy Ann Foster in Virginia, United States
Virginia, United States
1720
abt 1720
Birth of Nancy Ann Foster in Virginia Colony
Virginia Colony
1812
1812
Age 92
Death of Nancy Ann Foster in Berkeley, West Virginia
Berkeley, West Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Virginia, United States
    Record Source: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1720
    Event Place: Virginia Colony

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1812
    Event Place: Berkeley, West Virginia
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