The FOY family, to which Mrs. William F.(Daisy D Foy) Long belongs, came to Northumberland county from New Jersey, and was early settled in what was originally Augusta (now Rockefeller and Upper and Lower Augusta) township. The first of the name to come hither was Samuel Foy, who was born in New Jersey in 1751 and died in Rockefeller township, Pennsylvania in 1826. His wife, Osila, died July 5, 1851, aged seventy-three years, eight months, four days. These pioneers are buried side by side at the stone church at Augustaville. They had nine children, among whom were sons Charles and John. John Foy, son of Samuel, owned and cultivated his own farm in Rockefeller township. He and his wife are buried there, at the Ebenezer Methodist Church, of which they were members. (We have record of John Foye, died April 6, 1883, aged seventy-seven years, five months, twenty-two days, and wife Hannah, died July 7, 1886, aged eighty years, seven months, twenty-eight days, buried at the Ebenezer Methodist Church in Rockefeller township.) Their children were: Samuel G.; Catharine, who married Samuel Shipman; Mary, who married Jonathan Harman and (second) Samuel Reeder; Daniel B.; and Harriet, who married Jacob S. Snyder. Samuel G. Foye (as be wrote his name), son of John, learned the carpenter's trade in his early life and followed it for a number of years. For some years he was mine boss at Bear Valley colliery. Later in life he was a farmer in Lower Augusta township where he owned a large farm. His first wife was Dinah Bloom, daughter of William Bloom, and they are buried at Malick's United Brethren Church, of which they were consistent members. Among their children was a son Isaac F., who lives in Rockefeller township; he married Lydia Hassinger, and they have five children, William H., Lizzie G., Peter, Daisy and Grace I. By his second wife, E----, Samuel G. Foye had these children: John Wesley, born March 22, 1855, who died in West Virginia Dec. 18, 1897; Raymond; and several others. Daniel B. Foy, son of John, lived and died in Rockefeller township. He was twice married, his first wife, Maria (Conrad), being the mother of five children: Fannie; John; William; Mrs. Eister; and Daisy D. who married William E. Long. For his second wife he married Sallie M. Rebuck, by whom he had six children: Katie, wife of Charles H. Brosious; Harry, who married Daisy Foy; Andrew C.; Lean; Paul, and Dona V. 513(Genealogical and Biographical Annals of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, by J. L.\ Floyd Published Chicago, Ill., 1911. pg. 513; Transcribed by Tammy L. Clark)

History of Foys dating back to the 17th century is contained here.This picture of Samuel Foy, 1881-1936, demonstrates well the conditions of coal miners of his era. The photo was taken likely between 1910 and 192O. Samuel was fatally injured when slate fell upon him in a mining accident in Matoka, West Virgina. He died later at Bluefield Sanitarium in Bluefield, West Virgina. Samuel was 54 years old when he passed. He worked over 35 years in the mines. Samuel was born in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. John Wesley Foy (1855-1897), father of Samuel Foy(1881-1936)was also killed in the coal mines. He was age 42. He married Mary Ann Carl. It is assumed Mary Ann moved to Davey, West Virginia sometime after John Wesleys death. Of course the children, Emmanuel Truman, Samuel William, Talmadege, Hiram Bundy, Ruby and Daisy accompanied her. Samuel Giles Foye (1829-1899) the father of John Wesley Foy, married Catherine Elizabeth Bundy. He was a farmer, carperter and also worked in the coal mines. He owned a large farm in Lower Augusta Township in Pennsylvania. It is likely his farm was located near what is now referred to as Foye Road. Samuel Giles Foye was a soldier in the Civil War(Company D, 172nd Infantry of The Pennsylvania Volunteers). Samuel Giles Foye and his son John Wesley Foy are buried next to one another in Malick Cemetery in Lower Augusta Township along with as many as 20 other Foy(e)s. John Foye (1804-1883) the father of Samuel Giles Foye, married Hannah Keiser. They are both buried at Ebeneezer Methodist(possibly Lutheran) Cemetery. John Foye was well known in the area and built many of the homes in Treverton, Pennsylvania (Very close to Lower Augusta and Rockefeller Townships). Samuel Foy(1751-1826), father of John Foye, married Osila Wolverton. They are buried at Zion Lutheran and Reformed Church. Samuel fought in the War of 1812, the Black Hawk War, and there is some evidence he fought in the Revolutionary War. He was the first to move to Northumberland, Pennsylvania from Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Samuel and Osila had 7 or 8 children. In sum, the family line (while in Northumberland) begins with Samuel and Osila Wolverton followed by John Foye and Hannah Keiser followed by Samuel Giles Foye and Catherine Elizabeth Bundy followed by John Weslsy Foy and Mary Ann Carl. There are other Foy(e) family lines mentioned and all are related to Samuel Foy (1751-1822) and Osila Wolverton. Beyond Samuel Foy's (1751-1826) his father was William Foye Jr. from New Jersey and Salem, MA. He lived from 1700-1760. William Foye Jr.'s father was William Foye Sr. William Foye Sr. lived from 1654 to 1714. He also was from Salem, MA. William Foye Sr.'s father was Captain John Foye (1609-1684). Captain Foye could have been from Guernsey Island (Channel Isles) or from Scotland. The notes indicate his father only as Mr. Foy born in 1588 and being from Scotland.