Mary Jane "Polly" Asbury

1822 - 1893  (71 years)

• Name	Mary Jane "Polly" Asbury
  Birth	ABT. 1822
  Gender	Female
  Death	1893	Comfort, Boone Co., WV
  Person ID	I0923	forneyclark
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family	Seth Foster,   b. 1802, Adams Co., OH d. 11 Sep 1862, Boone Co., (West) VA (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	14 Dec 1844	Kanawha Co., (West) VA
  Children	1. Virginia Minerva "Jane" Foster,   b. Feb 1843, Kanawha Co., (West) VA d. AFT. 1900, Kanawha Co., WV (Age > 58 years)   2. Martha Foster,   b. ABT. 1845, Kanawha Co., (West) VA d. 19 Aug 1855, Boone Co., (West) VA (Age 10 years)   3. Noah Foster,   b. 5 Jan 1847, Comfort, Kanawha Co., (West) VA d. 22 Aug 1913, Lapoint, Uintah Co., UT (Age 66 years)   4. Thomas Foster,   b. ABT. 1851, Comfort, Boone Co., (West) VA   5. Minervia L. Foster,   b. 5 Jul 1855, Boone Co., (West) VA d. 14 Feb 1928, Coopertown, Boone Co.,WV; burial:FosterCem., DawesMountain, Boone/Kanawha Co.,WV (Age 72 years)   6. Seth Allen Foster,   b. Oct 1859, Comfort, Sherman Dist., Boone Co., WV d. 1 Dec 1918 (Age 59 years)
  Family ID	F0292	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Source: SEE SHEILA ADKINS POWELL'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=poki00&id=I106765 Adkins/Spence/Perry/Smith Connections: Sheila Adkins Powell: ID: I106765 Name: Mary Jane 'Polly' Asbury Sex: F Birth: ABT 1822 in Bedford County, Virginia Death: 1893 in Comfort, Boone County, West Virginia Father: William Asbury b: ABT 1798 in Bedford County, Virginia Mother: Naomi Simmons b: ABT 1799 Marriage 1 Seth Foster b: ABT 1802 in Adams County, Ohio Married: 14 DEC 1844 in Kanawha County, (West) Virginia Children Jane M. Foster b: ABT 1843 in Kanawha County, (West) Virginia Martha Foster b: ABT 1845 in Kanawha County, (West) Virginia Noah Foster b: 5 JAN 1847 in Comfort, Kanawha County, (West) Virginia Thomas Foster b: ABT 1851 in Comfort, Boone County, (West) Virginia Minerva L. Foster b: 5 JUL 1855 in Boone County, (West) Virginia Seth Allen Foster b: OCT 1860 in Comfort, Boone County, West Virginia Source: Billy G. Foster: Foster Line: Seth Foster (1802] / Thomas Foster/ Mark Foster/ Orrin Foster/ Billy G. Foster/ Living Foster/ Living Foster/ Living Foster Source: SEE JOEL HAGER'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=REG&db=hagerj&id=I218697 Joel Hager's Southern West Virginia Research: Joel Hager: Descendant Register, Generation No. 1 1. Seth Foster (Thomas Foster2, Thomas Foster1) was born Abt 1802 in Adams County, Ohio, and died 11 Sep 1862 in Comfort, Sherman Dist., Boone County, West Virginia. He married Mary 'Polly' Jane Asbury 14 Dec 1844 in Kanawha County, (West) Virginia, daughter of William Asbury and Naomi Simmons. She was born Abt 1822 in Bedford County, Virginia, and died Abt 1893 in Comfort, Sherman Dist., Boone County, West Virginia. Children of Seth Foster and Mary 'Polly' Jane Asbury are: 2 i. Virginia 'Jane' Minerva Foster was born Feb 1843 in Kanawha County, (West) Virginia, and died Aft 1900 in Kanawha County, West Virginia. She married John Moore Eskins 22 Oct 1872, son of George C. Eskins and Eliza Morehead. He was born Jan 1850 in Coal River, Marsh Fork Dist., Raleigh County, (West) Virginia, and died 11 Oct 1911 in Kanawha County, West Virginia. 3 ii. Martha Foster was born Abt 1845 in Kanawha County, (West) Virginia, and died 19 Aug 1855 in Boone County, (West) Virginia. + 4 iii. Noah Foster was born 5 Jan 1847 in Comfort, Kanawha County, (West) Virginia, and died 22 Aug 1913 in Lapoint, Utah. + 5 iv. Thomas Foster was born Abt 1851 in Comfort, Boone County, (West) Virginia. + 6 v. Minervia L. Foster was born 5 Jul 1855 in Boone County, (West) Virginia, and died 14 Feb 1928 in Boone County, West Virginia. + 7 vi. Seth Allen Foster was born Oct 1859 in Comfort, Sherman Dist., Boone County, West Virginia, and died 1 Dec 1918.