Saturday, November 19, 2011

Surname Saturday Folk/Foulk Cousin Visited.

Folk Relatives

Foulk Relatives

Yes, and their are other variants of this surname. We basically follow these two lines but have some variants even within our lines.

John Folk dcd 1793 Greenwich, Berks Co. PA
I have his Will.

It has been recently stated ?? Peter FOLK was his father, There was much sourcing but I have not done  it myself yet.


Name:
John Folk
Birth Date:
1740
Birthplace:
Pennsylvania
Volume:
56
Page Number:
89
Reference:
Ten "Series" of "Pennsylvnia Archives" have been so far published in from 5 to 31v. Ea. Philadelphia and Harrisburg. 1852- ( We have indexed Series 2, v.2 and v.8 ( early Pa. marriage recds.) And all the v. of SeriesV. Which contain nearly complete Pa. Rev. War recds.)s.2, v.2:90

Name:
John Folk
Death Date:
Apr 1793
City:
Greenwich
County:
Berks
State:
PA
Country:
USA


Peter ?  AGBI b 1770 PA
Margaret AGBI 1770
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name:
Jno Folk
[Jns Folk] 
Township:
Greenwich
County:
Berks
State:
Pennsylvania
Number of Free White Males 16 and Over:
1
Number of Free White Females:
2
Number of Household Members:
3

According to records he served in the Revolutionary War from Bucks Co. PA.
His widow went to live near her brother after his death. Cumberland County region

Children were many, when I started this line I did not record all children in my program.

I do have their names in the Will.


Peter FOLK b 29 June 1773 Lancaster PA ? died 4 April 1823 Rye Township, Perry Co., PA  Have picture of tombstones and cemetery behind church. Jean shared with me.
Peter Foulk Sr same person, Cumberland Co PA. Land records, Will  Book  pg 97 Vol A Perry Co. PA., census and Land Warrant and other data.

Peter's mother was Mary Magdeline Strock Armstrong.  so she was previously married we believe. Have Wedding Information also.

Peter's wife was Catherine  probably Ohlinger and she is known to be Indian. b 12 July 1774 Bucks Co. PA d 7 June 1844 Rye Township, Perry Co. PA

Now the fun begins:

We descend from two of his children one male one female. Peter and Sarah Elizabeth (jane). and there were 9 more siblings.

Peter  JR. was born 25 Jan 1803 Perry Co., PA  d 13  Aug  1885 Blackhawk Co. IA marries Susanah (Susan Martin Showalter.
have more data

Sarah Jane ( ELizabeth) FOULK b 28 July 1813 Perry Co PA  died 21 March 1860

Peter and Susanah(Susan Foulk JR son {William Henry Foulk} b Somerset Co PA 22  Feb 1846, d 4 Jan Cedar Twp Blackhawk Co. IA

Sarah Elizabeth (Jane) Foulk Myers and John  Myers had{ Katherine Myers} b 30 May 1845 Perry Co. PA d 7 June 1922 Cedar Township, Blackhawk Co. IA . 

WILLIAM HENRY FOULK AND KATHERINE MYERS  wed and had 11 children, Harvey Edward b 18 Oct 1867 wed 19 Oct 1892 Blackhawk Co. IA  whom mar Margaret Mae EASTMAN whom had my Grandmother. Victoria Mae (IDA) FOULK

Back in this  family is a link to Nancy Meiring's FOLK lineage. I met Nancy and her husband with my son in Ohio 
2 November 2011. 

WE shared much information. It was a joy and pleasure to meet this lady who has put out Hugs and Mugs for many years and worked as a cohost with me  on AOL many years ago in the Golden Gate Forum.

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