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- Birth: Feb. 7, 1782
Falkland
Pitt County
North Carolina, USA
Death: 1832
Falkland
Pitt County
North Carolina, USA
Ivey Foreman was 36 years old when he inherited Greenwreath Plantation in 1818 upon the death of his father, John Foreman.
Ivey had married Louise/Louisa Sherrod of Pitt County in 1806 when he was about 24 years old, and she perhaps age 18. They would become parents to 5 known children before his father died in 1818:
* John Lawrence Foreman (1808-1844)
* William Sherrod Foreman (1806-1836)
* Mary Eliza Foreman Lewis (1810-1840)
* John Foreman (1812-1816)
* Robert Foreman (1812-1816)
Louise Sherrod Foreman died in about 1812, leaving Ivey a 30-year old widower with 5 children. Sometime afterward, Ivey married Rebecca (surname unknown) and by her would have one more child: Mary Ann Louisa Foreman (ca. 1823)
Ivey continued to expand operations at "Greenwreath", adding even more land and slaves to the plantation. By 1830, the plantation had grown to hold 148 slaves.
Ivey Foreman died in 1832 at age 50. Upon his death, the plantation passed to his eldest son, John Lawrence Foreman. It is believed that both his wives are buried here, as are all 4 of his sons. It is not known what became of his daughter from the 2nd marriage.
His daughter, Mary Eliza Foreman, married wealthy planter and attorney Richard Henry Lewis (1806-1857) of "Mt. Prospect" Plantation in Edgecombe County. Richard Henry Lewis had plantations in several southern states, and Mary Eliza died in 1840 near Greensboro, Alabama. She is buried there at the Stokes Cemetery. [Memorial #63902076.] Following her death, her husband Richard H. Lewis married Martha Elizabeth Hoskins, the widow of her brother, John Lawrence Foreman.
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Parents:
John Foreman (1755 - 1818)
Mary Lawrence Foreman (1755 - 1811)
Spouse:
Louise Sherrod Foreman (1788 - 1812)
Children:
William Sherrod Foreman (1806 - 1836)*
John Lawrence Foreman (1808 - 1844)*
Mary Eliza Foreman Lewis (1810 - 1840)*
John Foreman (1812 - 1816)*
Robert Foreman (1812 - 1816)*
Sibling:
Robert Richard Foreman (1779 - 1809)*
Ivey Foreman (1782 - 1832)
Burial:
Foreman Cemetery at Greenwreath Plantation
Falkland
Pitt County
North Carolina, USA
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