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and impressive history in the United States as a Captain in the American army
during the Revolutionary War. Many of his descendants later moved to Texas.

All of MARY JACOB's relatives are ancestors of the FOYs who came to Texas
and who are the ancestors of the Cisco Clan.

According to MARY B. JACOB’s research, the name FOY derives from the
French word "foi" which means faith. It was first used as a baptismal or
personal name but was later taken as a patronymic or father's-family name, a
surname.

The name FOY is found in ancient French and English records as well as in
early American records where it appears in various forms; i.e. de-la-FOYE, De
FOYE, FOI, FOYE, and a few other obscure spellings. Earliest records
referring to the FOY name describe a family, though a small one, living in
Dorset and Yorkshire, England, in the 14th century. The family was of

considerable prominence in the British Isles. The earliest records mention the
names WILLELMUS (WILLIAM) FOYE and MAGOTA FOY; both of whom
lived in Yorkshire in the year 1379 AD.

In Dorsetshire (or Dorset, England) WALTER FOYE lived in Duntich Court (a
county) before 1670. There are existing records which name his wife and
children and his children's children.

The FOYs were more numerous in Brittiany and in Normandy, France, in the
17th century. There the name was spelled FOYE or De La FOYE. The FOYs
in France were members of the nobility and had titles like Lord of Malon, Lord

of Beaulieu and Lord of Saint Maurice. As a group this particular family was
referred to as The Foys of Poitou and originated in Flanders. Before Napoleon
made Flanders a part of the French Empire, it was located where parts of
Belgium and the Netherlands are now.

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