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Sarah Hughes 1738–1822 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Jun 1738

Birth Location: Prince William, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 10 Apr 1822

Death Location: Keslers Cross Lanes, Nicholas County, West Virginia, USA

Father: Edward Hughes

Mother: Elizabeth Grigsby

Spouse(s): Isaac Sr

Children(s): Joshua Foster, Mary Foster, Isaac Jr, Elizabeth Foster, William Foster, Nathaniel Foster, Melinda Eagles, Nancy Foster, George Foster, Nimrod Foster

Sarah Hughes was born in 1738 in Prince William, Virginia, United States, the child of Edward Thomas Hughes And Elizabeth Grigsby. Sarah Hughes married Isaac Foster Sr, and had children including Elizabeth Foster, George Foster, Isaac Foster Jr, Joshua Foster, Mary Polly Foster, Melinda Eagles, Nancy Foster, Nathaniel Foster, Nimrod Foster, William Foster. Sarah Hughes passed away in 1822 in Keslers Cross Lanes, Nicholas County, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Sarah Hughes was born in 1738 in Prince William, Virginia, United States, the child of Edward Thomas Hughes And Elizabeth Grigsby.
  • Sarah Hughes married Isaac Foster Sr, and had children including Elizabeth Foster, George Foster, Isaac Foster Jr, Joshua Foster, Mary Polly Foster, Melinda Eagles, Nancy Foster, Nathaniel Foster, Nimrod Foster, William Foster.
  • Sarah Hughes passed away in 1822 in Keslers Cross Lanes, Nicholas County, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Hughes
1710–1752
Birth Location: Northumberland County, Virginia
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Elizabeth Grigsby
1710–1783
Birth Location: St Pauls, Stafford County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Isaac Sr
1719–1814
Birth Location: St Stephen's Parish, Northumberland County, Virginia
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Children(s)

Joshua Foster
1755–1840
Birth Location: Prince William County, Virginia
JF
Mary Foster
1758–1839
Birth Location: Prince William County, Virginia
MF
Isaac Jr
1760–1850
Birth Location: Prince William County, Virginia
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Elizabeth Foster
1764–1850
Birth Location: Prince William County, Virginia
EF
William Foster
1768–
Birth Location: Prince William County, Virginia
WF
Nathaniel Foster
1772–1854
Birth Location: Prince William County, Virginia
NF
Melinda Eagles
1780–1814
Birth Location: Prince William, Virginia, United States
ME
Nancy Foster
1774–1839
Birth Location: Prince William, Virginia, United States
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George Foster
1767–1860
Birth Location: Greenbrier, Virginia, United States
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Nimrod Foster
1754–1818
Birth Location: Prince William County, Virginia, USA
NF

Sarah Hughes's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Hughes
1738–1822
Birth Place: Prince William, Virginia, United States
Parents
Edward Thomas Hughes
1710–1752
Northumberland County, Virginia
Elizabeth Grigsby
1710–1783
St Pauls, Stafford County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
James (Redmond Grigsby) II
1700–1752
Stafford County, Virginia, United States of America
Susannah Redmond
1703–1783
Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Sr
1622–1730
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sarah Hughes's Descendants

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Sarah Hughes (21 Jun 1738–10 Apr 1822) m. Isaac (Foster) Sr (2 Jul 1719–1814)
  1. 1. Joshua Foster 1755–1840
  2. 2. Mary (Polly) Foster 1758–1839
  3. 3. Isaac (Foster) Jr 1760–1850
    1. 1. Mary (Polly) Foster 1786–1839 m. Alexander (Brown) I 1784–1858
      1. 1. Elizabeth Brown 1807–1874 m. William (Newton) Hamrick 1798–1876
        1. 1. Alexander (Brown) Hamrick 1849–1926 m. Lidda (J) Hamrick 1847–1921
      2. 2. Edward (D) Brown 1816–
      3. 3. Virginia (Jane Brown -) Backus 1803–1872
      4. 4. Sarah (A Brown -) Backus 1809–1872
  4. 4. Elizabeth Foster 1764–1850
  5. 5. William Foster 1768–
  6. 6. Nathaniel Foster 1772–1854 m. Mary Commerill 1786–1812 m. Margaret Miller 1786–1878
    1. 1. Isaac Foster 1810–
    2. 2. Nellie Foster 1812–
    3. 3. Susan Foster 1818–
    4. 4. Sarah Foster 1822–
    5. 5. James (Allen) Foster 1826–1895 m. Susan Dotson 1833–1889 m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Alderson 1838–1908
    6. 6. Redmond (Grigsby) Foster 1824–1898 m. Mary (J) King 1827–
    7. 7. Andrew (B) Foster 1819–1896 m. Edna Campbell 1827–1903
      1. 1. Norvel (Luther) Foster 1875–1952 m. Martha (Jane) Brock 1877– m. Tina L 1881–
        1. 1. Andrew (Clyde) Foster 1904–1964 m. Gladys (M) George 1905–
        2. 2. Opal (Mae) Foster 1905–2001 m. Carl (Lindsay) McCord 1903–1980
        3. 3. Gertrude (Melinda) Foster 1910–1997 m. James (Daniel) Light 1901–
      2. 2. Creed (Vaughan) Foster 1855–1942 m. Eliza (Susan) Bays 1864–1952
        1. 1. Albert (Campbell) Foster 1886–1974 m. Isie Foster 1896–1993
        2. 2. Newman (B) Foster 1888–
        3. 3. Ada (Belle) Foster 1891–1972 m. Joseph (Augustus) Hughes 1892–
      3. 3. Mary Foster 1871–1939
      4. 4. Sarah (M) Foster 1853–
      5. 5. John (A) Foster 1866–
      6. 6. James Foster 1869–
      7. 7. Mildred (Jane) Foster 1851–1898 m. Noah (Franklin) Sparks 1851–1922
        1. 1. Melvin (E) Sparks 1875–1897
        2. 2. Lumina Sparks 1877–
        3. 3. Loyuna Sparks 1880–
        4. 4. Bettie (J) Sparks 1886–1899
        5. 5. Isaac (Franklin) Sparks 1884–1960 m. Georgia (Kansas) Crookshanks 1885–
        6. 6. Ida (Lea Foster -) Keener 1893–1990
    8. 8. John (S) Foster 1809–1885
  7. 7. Melinda Eagles 1780–1814 m. George Fitzwater 1760–1828 m. Edward Eagle 1778–1804
    1. 1. Enoch (Eagle) Sr 1802–1880 m. Cynthia Lilly 1811–1894
      1. 1. Enoch (Eagle) Jr 1855–1945 m. Mahalah Wilson 1858–1938
        1. 1. George (Columbus) Eagle 1881–1945 m. Effie (Mae) Clemens 1898–
        2. 2. Nathan Eagle 1886–1975
        3. 3. Charles (Ira) Eagle 1890–1974 m. Bertie (Marie) Doddrill 1892–1973
        4. 4. Rosy Eagle 1892–1981 m. William (Edward) Butler 1865–1942
        5. 5. Alma Eagle 1894–1991
        6. 6. Bertha Eagle 1897–1968 m. Frederick Simmons 1877–
        7. 7. Dellia Eagle 1897–
        8. 8. Princie Eagle 1900–1969
        9. 9. Missouri Eagle 1902–1936 m. Gilbert (Edward) Beckett 1888–
      2. 2. Rhoda Eagle 1851–
  8. 8. Nancy Foster 1774–1839 m. Edward Hughes 1755–
  9. 9. George Foster 1767–1860
  10. 10. Nimrod Foster 1754–1818 m. Elizabeth Brown 1756–1840
    1. 1. Mary (Molly) Foster 1804–
    2. 2. Joshua Foster 1802–1867
    3. 3. Issac Foster 1798–1837
    4. 4. Presley (L) Foster 1796–1873 m. Lucretia Bales 1805–
      1. 1. Martha (J) Foster 1847–
      2. 2. James (T) Foster 1850–
      3. 3. Elizabeth Foster 1839–
      4. 4. Rebecca (A) Foster 1844–
    5. 5. Payton Foster 1793–1885
    6. 6. Gyspy Foster 1793–1890
    7. 7. John (B) Foster 1794–1855 m. Martha Bradshaw –1821 m. Sarah (Catherine) Culp 1807–1903
      1. 1. Catherine (M) Foster –1857
      2. 2. Cornelius Foster 1827–1913
      3. 3. Isaac (William Foster) Sr 1828–1893 m. Mary (Francis) Collins 1832–1917
        1. 1. Ella (F) Foster 1854–1932
        2. 2. Charles (Daniel) Foster 1863–1932
        3. 3. Virginia (Alice) Vastine 1859–1926 m. William (Alison) Vastine 1860–1909
        4. 4. Ida (G.) Foster 1868–
        5. 5. Lois (I) Foster 1871–
        6. 6. Isaac (William Foster) Jr 1873–1966 m. Lena Masterson 1881–
        7. 7. James (R) Foster 1862–
        8. 8. Olive (B) Foster 1856–
    8. 8. Michael (Miles) Foster 1788–1830
    9. 9. Elizabeth Foster 1789–1839
    10. 10. Nicholas Foster 1782–
    11. 11. Alexander ("Sandy") Foster 1793–1860
    12. 12. Grigsby Foster 1798–
      1. 1. Foster 1795–
      2. 2. Foster 1795–
      3. 3. Foster 1800–
      4. 4. Foster 1800–
      5. 5. Foster 1800–
      6. 6. Foster 1800–
    13. 13. Turley Foster 1796–1890 m. Annie Johnson 1796–1859
      1. 1. Miriam Foster 1837–
      2. 2. Isabelle FOSTER 1834–
      3. 3. Rachel Foster 1832–
      4. 4. Nancy Foster 1822–1873 m. Benjamin Darlington 1819–1899
        1. 1. Alice (Rebecca) Darlington 1862–
        2. 2. Benjamin (S) Darlington 1864–
        3. 3. William (A) Darlington 1840–
        4. 4. Mary (Jane) Darlington 1845–1872
        5. 5. Amanda Darlington 1846–1900 m. Henry (C) Hawkins 1842–
        6. 6. Andrew (Dickson) Darlington 1849– m. Durinda (E) Ford 1856–
        7. 7. Nancy (E) Darlington 1854–
        8. 8. Margaret Darlington 1852–
        9. 9. Virginia (P) Darlington 1857–
      5. 5. Andrew Foster 1836–
      6. 6. Isaac (R) Foster 1826– m. Mary E. 1836–
        1. 1. Joseph Foster 1855–
        2. 2. Rebecca (A) Foster 1858–
        3. 3. Charles Foster 1860–
        4. 4. Julia (E) Foster 1862–
        5. 5. S. (Henry) Foster 1864–
        6. 6. Ida (May) Foster 1865–
        7. 7. Benjamin Foster 1866–
        8. 8. Flora Foster 1868–
        9. 9. Samuel (L) Foster 1870–
        10. 10. Isabell Foster 1872– m. Charles (R) Herndon 1868–1907
        11. 11. Isaac (Holland) Foster 1872–
        12. 12. Laura (A) Foster 1874–
        13. 13. Martha (J. Foster -) Rorabaugh 1876–
      7. 7. Alexander Foster 1817–1894 m. Sarah (Frances) Settle 1823–1909
        1. 1. George (Alexander) Foster 1864–1948
        2. 2. James (W) Foster 1850–1933 m. Mandy Foster 1858–1937
        3. 3. Mary (Frances) Foster 1856–
        4. 4. Sarah (Frances) Foster 1854–
        5. 5. Elizabeth (Jane) Foster 1852–1938 m. Richard Carter 1855–
        6. 6. Rachel (Manerva) Foster 1850–1927 m. Charles (L) Ford 1850–
        7. 7. Harlow (H) Foster 1849–1850
        8. 8. Emily (J) Foster 1848–1930
        9. 9. Mary (Margaret) Foster 1846–
        10. 10. Almira Foster 1841–1867 m. George (Perry) Poff 1838–

Sarah Hughes's Timeline

2 Records

1738
21 Jun 1738
Birth of Sarah Hughes in Prince William, Virginia, United States
Prince William, Virginia, United States
1822
10 Apr 1822
Age 84
Death of Sarah Hughes in Nicholas, West Virginia, United States
Nicholas, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Jun 1738
    Event Place: Prince William, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1822
    Event Place: Nicholas, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Keslers Cross Lanes, Nicholas County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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