Joel Foster said to have married Edith Amos 1788. Multiple online sources say in Amelia Co., VA. Need confirmation. Another possibility is Albemarle Co., VA. Joel and Eady moved from VA to old Warren Co., KY before 1818. Warren Co. was subdivided into Allen Co. Joel died in Allen Co. before the 1840 census. Eady moved to Giles Co., TN and lived with her son James A. Foster. They are on the 1850 census. By 1860 she has moved on to Pope Co., AR with her son-in-law Stith Wilson and daughter Nancy. I believe my ancestor Henry Foster, b. 1790 in VA, is Joel and Eady's oldest son. He was living in Giles Co. in 1830-1845. He moved to Searcy Co., AR by 1850. Joel and Eady's children (some of it speculative) Henry + ?Morrow or Melton or Holman? Elizabeth + Samuel Stalcup Joel + Elizabeth Hicks/Hix, John Jackson + Elizabeth Gilmore Mastin or Marstin + Jane Gibson James A. + Martha Gilmore Nancy + Stith M. Wilson Price + Nancy Harston Mary Jane + Robert Gibson (There are likely many more. I have some ideas on who they might be, but am reluctant to post their names in the event I am proved wrong. I've learned that the internet can be an unforgiving place when it comes to bad ideas.) Another early group of Fosters that came to Warren/Allen Co were: Askew (also Haskew) Foster + Jane Neighbors Simpson Westberry Foster + Mary Williams Rachel Foster + John Andrew Hightower They are all children of Henry Foster and Elizabeth Turk of Albemarle Co., Virginia. I know of three other children of Henry's -- John Davis Foster, Joel Foster, and Anthony Foster, but I'm not sure where they went. My guess is Tennessee. These names are very common in early Tennessee history. Could this Joel actually be the one who married Edith Amos? Does anyone connect? Bob Foster

Bob,   This may help or it may muddy the waters even further, but for what it's worth  -   Abstracted from Barren County Deed Book T   Page 465: 19 February 1846 Heirs of Sarah Foster - Solomon Foster, Price Foster, John D Foster by atty, John Lewis, James M Hammet and Robert Gibson - to John T Rogers. Wit: J H Lewis, Charles Lewis, Philip T Lewis and A T Lewis --- On Sat, 3/7/09, Bob Foster <rfoster37@cox.net> wrote: From: Bob Foster <rfoster37@cox.net> Subject: [KYALLEN] Joel Foster m. Edith (Edy, Eady) Amos, VA to KY To: KYALLEN@rootsweb.com Date: Saturday, March 7, 2009, 11:19 AM Joel Foster said to have married Edith Amos 1788. Multiple online sources say in Amelia Co., VA. Need confirmation. Another possibility is Albemarle Co., VA. Joel and Eady moved from VA to old Warren Co., KY before 1818. Warren Co. was subdivided into Allen Co. Joel died in Allen Co. before the 1840 census. Eady moved to Giles Co., TN and lived with her son James A. Foster. They are on the 1850 census. By 1860 she has moved on to Pope Co., AR with her son-in-law Stith Wilson and daughter Nancy. I believe my ancestor Henry Foster, b. 1790 in VA, is Joel and Eady's oldest son. He was living in Giles Co. in 1830-1845. He moved to Searcy Co., AR by 1850. Joel and Eady's children (some of it speculative) Henry + ?Morrow or Melton or Holman? Elizabeth + Samuel Stalcup Joel + Elizabeth Hicks/Hix, John Jackson + Elizabeth Gilmore Mastin or Marstin + Jane Gibson James A. + Martha Gilmore Nancy + Stith M. Wilson Price + Nancy Harston Mary Jane + Robert Gibson (There are likely many more. I have some ideas on who they might be, but am reluctant to post their names in the event I am proved wrong. I've learned that the internet can be an unforgiving place when it comes to bad ideas.) Another early group of Fosters that came to Warren/Allen Co were: Askew (also Haskew) Foster + Jane Neighbors Simpson Westberry Foster + Mary Williams Rachel Foster + John Andrew Hightower They are all children of Henry Foster and Elizabeth Turk of Albemarle Co., Virginia. I know of three other children of Henry's -- John Davis Foster, Joel Foster, and Anthony Foster, but I'm not sure where they went. My guess is Tennessee. These names are very common in early Tennessee history. Could this Joel actually be the one who married Edith Amos? Does anyone connect? Bob Foster ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to KYALLEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message