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researcher or family member writing a letter depends upon which records are
available at any given place and time but, more importantly, what has been
verbally passed down by other family members.

You will quickly discover that family history passed down over the decades is
also not dependable, so far as accuracy is concerned, for many reasons. The
inaccuracy is not an intentional or devious thing. It is just a normal happening
in human existence. Memory is a tricky thing as is the interpretation of
whatever it is someone told us in the long ago. After some time has gone by
things have a way of changing in our minds.

THEORIES EXAMINED; FRANCIS OR JOHN?

Let’s look at the theory and the case for the existence of FRANCIS FOY,

supposedly the first American FOY in our FOY family tree and whom was
fictionally discussed at length in Volume One.

A genealogist researching the early American FOYs will find a letter on file
written February 3, 1891 by FRANKLIN FOY to CLAUDIUS E. FOY. Both of
these individuals are known relatives of the Cisco Clan and both, more than one
hundred years ago, were interested in determining all they could about the early
FOYs in America.

FRANKLIN FOY, the writer of this letter , lived in Jones County, North
Carolina at the time this letter was written. FRANKLIN’s father was ENOCH
FOY. ENOCH FOY was one of the sons of JAMES FOY, a relative you will hear

a lot about in later parts of this work.

CLAUDIUS E. FOY, the person who received FRANKLIN’s letter, lived in New
Bern, Craven County, North Carolina. He was a grandson of ENOCH FOY.
[Test question: What is the relationship between FRANKLIN, the writer, and
CLAUDIUS, the recipient ?]

In his letter, FRANKLIN writes to CLAUDIUS:

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