Re: William Foster "The Elder" Northumberland Co.,Virginia
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Re: William Foster "The Elder" Northumberland Co.,Virginia
Clarence Lee 6/09/08
Following is info on Isaac Foster from "Seedlings of William Foster," by Flavius Foster, Bk I, pg. 9:
"Isaac, 3rd son of William (the Elder) & Hannah Foster, born in Northumberland Co., Va., went with his parents to the Broadrun estate.Here he grew to manhood, met and married Sarah, daughter of Edward & Elizabeth (Grigsby) Hughes.Isaac inheriited 150 acres of land from his father, which he later sold to his brother, Robert.
Apr. 10, 1775, Isaac bought land from John Jones.This land lay at the junction of South Run and Broad Run, and is now under the waters of man-made lake Manassas.(Note pgs. I & II, Grigsby-FosterConnection chapter).
In 1790 Isaac & Sarah sold this land to Snowden Horton, in a "twig & turf" ceremony, and immigrated to Monroe Co., W. Va., where they took up land on Swopes Knob.Seven years later Isaac gave this later land to his son, Nathaniel, and made his last move to Nicholas County,West Virginia.
During the latter part of the Revolutionary War, Thomas Hughes, Sarah's brother had built a fort on Laurel Creek, in Nicholas Co., near where Isaac & Sarah Foster now took up land,Isaac & Sarah's son, Nathaniel sold the Swopes Knob land a year later, in 1798, and erected a cabin near the one Isaac had built, and took over the running of the farm.A short time later, Isaac & Sarah's son Nimrod, also joined them in the area.
All of Isaac & Sarah Foster's children were born in Prince William Co., Virginia, and most of them joined Isaac in West Virginia.here at Bend of Gauley, W.Va., Isaac & Sarah (Hughes) Foster are buried."
Isaac Foster b. 2 Jul 1719 Northumberland, Virginia d. 1814, married Sarah Hughes 1752 Prince William, Virginia.Sarah b. 21 Jun 1739 Prince William, Virginia d. 10 Apr 1822 Nicholas, Virginia.
Children:
Nimrod Foster b. 2 Mar 1754
Joshua b. 26 Dec 1755
Mary b. 17 Feb 1758
Isaac Jr. b. 28 Dec 1760
Elizabeth b. 16 Feb 1764
George b. 6 Apr 1767
William b. 31 May 1768
James b. 28 Mar 1770
Nathaniel b. 10 Mar 1772 d. 18 Mar 1854
Nancy b. 19 Feb 1774
Enoch b. 12 Feb 1776 d. 1852
Matty b. 8 Feb 1778
Lindsy b. 5 Mar 1780
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