* Griselda Handley FOSTER, 1776 VA - ? (married James FOSTER in 1797) - to Butler County, OH ca 1810

CHILDREN:

Archibald Handley Foster 1799- ? Hamilton Co, OH

Griselda Jane Foster ?- ? Butler Co, OH

Joshua Foster 1802- ? Hamilton Co, OH

Esom (Isom) Foster 1803- ? Rush Co, IN drowned

Isom Foster, by bobdmiller

Griselda Handley Foster was one of the daughters of Archibald and Jean (Henderson) HANDLEY of Monroe/Greenbrier Co WV, born about 1776 when that area was still part of Virginia. Soon after her father's death in 1796 and just before James turned 27, Griselda married James Foster on March 25, 1797 in Monroe Co, VA. James was born 28 March 1770 in Southhampton, Long Island, NY.

1810: In the Monroe Co VA (now WV) census, James FOSTER is listed with

The FOSTER family left Monroe County VA/WV soon after the 1810 census, first going to Montgomery County, KY, then on to Hamilton and Butler Counties, OH. Later (after 1836?) they moved west again to Jefferson and Jackson Counties, IN. Thanks to Bob MILLER who supplied this information.

1836: Archibald H. and Joshua FOSTER were listed together in Butler County, Ohio on the McBrides' 1836 property owner township map for northwestern Morgan Township, see section #17. West of there, Archibald FOSTER owned land in section #18 south of the DeARMONDS. (Archibald H. FOSTER and Archibald FOSTER seem to be two different people, or the same.) Joshua GEORGE had lived due east of Archibald H. and Joshua FOSTER, and the old George Burying Ground and Archy HANDLEY's land was east of Joshua GEORGE, section 17.