> Hello, all! > > I am a Fuquay family member living in Indiana and I am trying to research my > known family's ancestors.  The earliest verified information I have about my > family comes from Warrick County, Indiana records from the early 1800's.  I > believe, however, that these Warrick County Fuquays had moved there from > Kentucky. These are the leads we're  tracking. > > We are searching for information about Fuquas/Fuquays that were living in > Western Kentucky and, perhaps in Bullitt County Kentucky in the late 1700's. > Some of these Bullitt county Fuquays we know moved to Warrick County, > Indiana in 1817--A biographical sketch of Warrick County county's early > pioneers (the biography was written in the 1870's) indicated that a man > named John Fuquay had moved to Warrick County, Indiana in 1817 with his > parents and younger brothers and sisters. The family had come from Bullitt > County, Kentucky. > > The biographical sketch goes on to say that after the parents' death, John > was left to care for his younger brothers and sisters.  The names of the > parents or siblings are not given in the account. > > >From further research we've done, we have found that census records of > Warrick County in 1820 shows an Isom Fuguay listed(I believe this name > actually to be Isham Fuquay, but was probably mispelled by the census taker) > with no township given--there is no indication on that census of the number > of people in the household--only Isom's name. I believe that the 1820 census > generally named only the heads of household and did not indicate others > residing in the home. > > By 1830, the census shows a woman named Ruth Fuquay living in Ohio Township, > Warrick County, Indiana as the head of the household with many adolescent > and teenaged boys and girls with her. Whether or not these are her children, > I do not know. > > Also listed on that census and in the same township are two other heads of > households--an Aaron Fuquay and a Stephen Fuquay, both of whom have females > of adult age and young children residing in their respective homes. > > All of the above is information I've found online and through geneaology > resources....now I'm trying to relate it to my own ancestors in Warrick > County, Indiana but that is where my problem comes in. > > I descend from William Fuquay born in the 1830's who was the son of Noah > Fuquay. Noah was born in Kentucky in 1815, (this information we have from a > family bible), but I do not know Noah's father's name. > > Here are some possibilities we are considering....  Noah possibly could be > the son of a Henry Fuquay who married Nancy Allen as that couple's marriage > is recorded in Bullitt County in 1806. > Perhaps this couple came to Warrick County.  Interestingly, this couple had > a firstborn son named John and two other sons and several daughters (found > this information on a query page at Ancestry.com, by a woman who apparently > had much information about this family,  but she has not returned my > e-mail--She does not mention a Noah Fuquay as being a child of Henry and > Nancy.) > > I believe it quite likely that this John is the young man in the > biographical sketch who with his parents had moved to Warrick County and who > took charge of his siblings after the death of his parents.  Whether or not > he is a brother to my Noah or a cousin or even an uncle, I do not know. > > Noah Fuquay could also be the son of an Isham Fuquay.  We know an Isham > Fuquay married a Ruth Lout in Bullitt County in 1800 (found records of that > marriage)...what I don't know is if this couple ever moved to Warrick > County.  The Isham Fuquay who appears on the 1820 census may be another > Fuquay relative of the same name but descending from some other line. > The fact that a Ruth Fuquay (perhaps the Ruth Lout mentioned above?)appears > as a head of household in 1830 makes me think this is a strong > possibility...however, it could be a red herring.) I believe that the John > mentioned earlier had a sister named Ruth.  My Noah named one of his > daughter's Ruth, also. > > Does anyone out there have information that could help us uncover the > parentage of Noah Fuquay. Any information about Fuquays in Western Kentucky > or Indiana might help us narrow our search? > > I'm just sure that my Noah is a descendant of the Guillaume Fouquet line... > names (particularly biblical names) continue to repeat in our family of > Fuquays just as they are seen in those earliest generations. > > I would love to hear from anyone who might be able to add to this. > > Best wishes to all! > > Barb Liffick