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

Nelly was born in , Greenbrier, Virginia.  Nelly's father was Bedford Addison Foster and her mother was Elizabeth Lisay Cornwell.  Her paternal grandfather was Robert Foster and her paternal grandmother is Sarah UNKNOWN; her maternal grandfather was John Edward Cornwell and her maternal grandmother is Frances Wolfe. She had a brother named John Alexander.  She died in VA.


Nelly's family with Fortunatus Legg

‌Nelly and Fortunatus were married in a religious ceremony on March 14th, 1822 in , Monroe, Virginia.  They had two sons named Achilles Anderson and Calvary M.


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