Andrew Foy

GEDCOM Note

It is not known that the descendants listed below are actually descendants of Andrew Foy, but census records indicate it is possible. For the purpose of this report, I am listing them together.

According to census records, Andrew Foy was listed in Stokes County census in 1800 and in the Rockingham County censuses in 1810 and 1820. He was age 26-44 in the 1800 census and over 45 years of age in both Rockingham County census records. In the 1820 census, Andrew lived with a female over 45 (probably his wife), seven males ranging in age from infant to 25 years of age, one female age 0-9, and other female age 16-25. There is a record of Andrew Foy in the 1790 Montgomery County, PA, census. Abel Amos' will from 1823 Montgomery County lists Hannah, wife of Andrew Foy, as the sister of Abel. Abel Amos' death is confirmed by a burial record of Merion Meeting, Montgomery County, PA. There is a Pleasant Amos living near Andrew Foy in the 1810 census and John Amos living near him in 1820. John Amos is living near the younger Andrew Foy on the 1830 census records. According to Abel Amos' will, he had a son named John, who would be Hannah's nephew.

In the 1830 census, John Foy and a much younger Andrew Foy appear in the Rockingham County census. They lived near each other so it is possible that they were both sons of the Andrew Foy from Stokes County. By 1840 in Rockingham County, John Foy is listed and nearby is a Richard Foy, possibly another son to the elder Andrew.

By 1850, there are three Foy families in Rockingham County. They were John and Rebecca Foy, each 46 years old, and four children; and Pleasant Foy, age 36, his wife, Martha, age 38, and their seven children. A third Foy in that census was Samuel Foy, age 30, who was living with William Carter, age 40, and his wife, Elizabeth, age 30, and their son, Pleasant Carter, age 6. Elizabeth Carter was Hester Foy's daughter, so Samuel would have been Elizabeth's uncle on her mother's side.

Because the name "Pleasant" reappears later in these families, it is possible that John Foy, B. 1804, Pleasant Foy, B. about 1814, and Samuel Foy, B. about 1820, were siblings, possibly all children of the Andrew Foy from Stokes County. There are also records that Elizabeth Foy, B. about 1820 married Thomas Southern in Rockinghmam County and that family is listed in the 1850 census there. Elizabeth could also be a child of Andrew Foy from Stokes County. Hester Foy, B. 1797, married Pleasant Webster in Rockingham County. She is also possibly a child of Andrew.

In 1860, census records show only four Foy families living in central North Carolina. They were John Foy, age 56, and his family; William H. Foy, age 25, (one of John's sons) and his family; and Pleasant Foy, age 46, and his family. Neither Samuel, the younger Andrew, nor Richard Foy appear in the 1860 census in this area. Samuel, Andrew and Richard are listed in later census records in GA, MS, and IL, respectively.

Andrew's birth date is estimated based on the 1810 and 1820 Rockingham County census records. His death date is estimated because he does not show up in the 1830 census. A younger Andrew Foy is listed in the 1830 census, but it is probably the other Andrew Foy, B. 1812, who may be his son. An older female appears in that listing, who may be the elder Andrew's wife.