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Nancy Hester Foster 1771 – 1802 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Jul 1771

Birth Location: Adams, Mississippi, United States

Death Date: 07 Feb 1802

Death Location: Natchez, Adams, MS, USA

Father: John Foster

Mother: Rachel Gibson

Spouse(s): William Lum

Children(s): William Lum

Nancy Hester Foster was born in 1771 in Adams, Mississippi, United States, the child of John Foster and Rachel Gibson. Nancy Hester Foster married William Lum, and had children including William G Erastus "Ras" Lum. Nancy Hester Foster passed away in 1802 in Natchez, Adams, MS, USA.

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Biography

  • Nancy Hester Foster was born in 1771 in Adams, Mississippi, United States, the child of John Foster and Rachel Gibson.
  • Nancy Hester Foster married William Lum, and had children including William G Erastus "Ras" Lum.
  • Nancy Hester Foster passed away in 1802 in Natchez, Adams, MS, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Foster
1757 – 1837
Birth Location: South Carolina, South Carolina, USA
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Rachel Gibson
1767 – 1851
Birth Location: South Carolina, South Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

William Lum
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

William Lum
1792 – 1837
Birth Location: Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi, United States of America
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Nancy Foster's Ancestors

Self
Nancy Foster
1771 – 1802
Birth Place: Adams, Mississippi, United States
Parents
John Foster
1757 – 1837
South Carolina, South Carolina, USA
Rachel Gibson
1767 – 1851
South Carolina, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
William (James) Foster
1724 – 1782
Salem County, New Jersey, USA
Mary Hill
1727 – 1819
Salem, Salem County, New Jersey, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
John Foster
– 1718
Elizabeth Foster
James Hill
1699 – 1773
Martha Heaton
1700 – 1792
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Hill
1680 – 1734
Joseph Eaton
1679 –
Ann Bennet
1680 – 1752

Nancy Foster's Descendants

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Nancy (Hester) Foster (11 Jul 1771 – 07 Feb 1802) m. William Lum
  1. 1. William (G Erastus "Ras") Lum (14 August 1792 – 9 March 1837) m. Sinai (Amelia) Lum (18 September 1800 – 24 August 1881)
    1. 1. William (J.) Lum (18 October 1821 – 1 September 1881)
    2. 2. Edwin (O) Lum (14 September 1824 – 21 October 1878)
    3. 3. Clinton (Dewitt) Lum (10 February 1826 – 10 December 1866)
    4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) Regan (6 October 1832 – 15 December 1934)
    5. 5. James (Conning) Mcbrier (12/25/1820 – 1868) m. Charlotte McBrier (1818 – 1868)
      1. 1. Mary McBrier (abt 1849 – )
      2. 2. Sinai McBrier (abt 1851 – )
      3. 3. Evan (Shelby) McBrier (1854 – 1885) m. Winnie (Jane) Jameson (Aug 1855 – 24 Aug 1934)
        1. 1. Charlotte (Ann) Thedford (9 October 1876 – 20 March 1940) m. Henry (Madison) Thedford (11 November 1866 – 1931)
        2. 2. Martha (Elizabeth) Cooper (16 April 1880 – 20 May 1927)
        3. 3. Maggie (Mae) Porter (1881 – 17 August 1947)
        4. 4. Willie (Clay) McBrier (20 January 1885 – 5 March 1926)
      4. 4. Sarah McBrier (abt 1855 – )
      5. 5. Martha McBrier (abt 1858 – )

Nancy Foster's Timeline

2 Records

1771
11 Jul 1771
Birth of Nancy Hester Foster in Adams, Mississippi, United States
Adams, Mississippi, United States
1802
07 Feb 1802
Age 31
Death of Nancy Hester Foster in Natchez, Adams, MS, USA
Natchez, Adams, MS, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jul 1771
    Event Place: Adams, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 07 Feb 1802
    Event Place: Natchez, Adams, MS, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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