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Female Nancy Foster Click to view Nancy Foster in the family tree

Nancy was born on February 19th, 1774 in Prince William, Virginia.  Nancy's father was Isaac Foster and her mother was Sarah Hughes.  Her paternal grandfather was William Foster and her paternal grandmother is Elizabeth Hanna; her maternal grandparents are Edward Hughes and Elizabeth Grigsby. She had eight brothers and two sisters, named Nimrod, Josua, Isaac, George, William, James, Nathaniel, Enoch, Mary and Elizabeth.  She was the second youngest of the eleven children.  She died about 1822 in Nicholas, West Virginia.  She was buried in Cross Lane, Nicholas, Old Hughes Cem.


Nancy's family with Edward Hughes

‌Nancy and Edward were married in a religious ceremony on October 1st, 1793 in Greenbrier, West Virginia.  They had four sons and three daughters, named Esquire Alexander or Squire, William or Billy, Madison, Nathaniel, Cythia or Cyntha, Melinda or Malindy and Sarah or Sally.


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