Foy, Robert Lee.
The Foy family settled in southeastern North Carolina prior to the American Revolution, and James Foy, Jr., purchased Poplar Grove Plantation at Scott's Hill in 1795. Poplar Grove was owned originally by Cornelius Harnett. The Foy home was built by Joseph Montford Foy around 1850.
From the description of Robert Lee Foy collection, 1762-1894 [manuscript]. (East Carolina University). WorldCat record id: 268954372
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| creatorOf | Robert Lee Foy Collection, 1762-1894 | East Carolina University. J.Y. Joyner Library |
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| associatedWith | Foy family. | family |
| associatedWith | Harnett, Cornelius, 1723-1781. | person |
| associatedWith | Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. | person |
| associatedWith | Moore, James. | person |
| associatedWith | Pickett, John. | person |
| associatedWith | Poplar Grove Plantation (New Hanover County, N.C.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Wilmington and Topsail Sound Plank Road Company. | corporateBody |
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