Willis, Prince William Co., VA, b.1780
I have a book entitled "Prince William County" A Pictorial History by D'Anne Evans.
On page 30 are several pictures - one of a man named "Willis Foley, born in 1780, bought Mount atlas and its surrounding 897 acre plantation in 1836."Another photo is of a woman "Mrs. Willis Foley, born Nancy Randolph Mallory in 1786.Another photo is of an old frame home "Mount Atlas" a plantation home in the foothills of the Bull Run Mountains, is thought to have been built atout 1795.(In another book I read that this home has been destroyed.)
Page 31 - "Antioch Baptist Church, built in 1837 on land given by William Foley, father of Willis Foley, from his Poplar Hall Plantation."
Page 33 has a picture which includes a woman named Annie Foley Smith. I don't know if she was related to these others.
I am not a member of this family, but just thought this might help someone.I did not see any further listings on this surname in
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