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“I thought to have complied with your request before this but have been in
bed with LaGrippe, and did not get the idea from your letter that you wanted
it right away, an knowing it to be a matter that could not be written up in a
hurry, I have been a little careless perhaps, which I hope will not give you
any trouble and that you will excuse me with apology and I will give you the
facts as I have received them.

Our ancestor, JOHN FOY, came to this country from France during the
persecution of the Huguenots, and it seems he came alone, so far as we
know, of the name, which is a matter of history-- but in company with others
fleeing for the same cause. Among the families that came over was a family
by the name of MILES, who settled in Maryland. He, JOHN FOY, came
down here and settled on Rocky Run and went back to Maryland and
married MISS SERENA MILES who came from France with him. They
came and lived just up the hill to the left of the road coming this way from
New Bern, where they raised a large family of children, five boys, I think
there were, they died and were buried under a bunch of cedars near the main
roads. Among the boys names were PETER, THOMAS, JACOB,
FREDERICK and JAMES. The last named was my grandfather, who settled
on New River, Onslow County, NC, a place called Sugar Maple. He married,
as well I recollect, a MISS WARD by whom he raised JOSHUA,
FREDERICK, ENOCH, MORRIS, LOUIS, PETER, JOSEPH, JAMES and
two daughters, ELIZABETH and SERENA. ENOCH was my father.

Grandfather JAMES FOY served in the revolution and was in the Battle at
Moore’s Creek. I have heard it said that it was he who shot and killed the
British officer whose death caused the Americans to gain the battle.”

So, you see, one hundred years ago, FRANKLIN FOY believed that JOHN FOY
was the first FOY to come to American shores in the 1600s and in his letter he
makes reference to several other FOYs, namely JAMES, JOSHUA, PETER,
THOMAS, JACOB, and FREDERICK. Again, all these names are the names
of some of our early FOY relatives. The confusion of it all comes in trying to

determine who is the son of whom and who is married to whom.

Continuing the discussion about how theories of family relationships develop,
consider the following:

TAB 2 Pg. 5