Mary Ann Fouracres

Abt 1738 - Abt 1796  (~ 58 years)

• Name	Mary Ann Fouracres
  Born	Abt 1738	St. Lukes Parish, Queen Anne, Maryland
  Gender	Female
  Died	Abt 1796	, Caswell, North Carolina
  Person ID	I6416	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	12 Jan 2001

  
  

  Father	John Fouracres,   b. Abt 1714, , Delaware ,   d. Abt 1756, St. Lukes Parish, Queen Anne, Maryland  (Age ~ 42 years)
  Mother	Sarah Eleanor Halts,   b. Abt 1715/1720, , Queen Anne, Maryland ,   bur. St. Lukes Parish, Queen Anne, Maryland
  Married	13 Jul 1735	, Queen Anne, Maryland
  Family ID	F1977	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Clemant Trigg,   b. Abt 1735, , Prince George, Maryland ,   d. Abt 1779, , Caswell, North Carolina  (Age ~ 44 years)
  Married	Abt 1757	, Queen Anne, Maryland
  Children	1. Margaret Trigg,   b. Abt 1758, , Prince George, Maryland + 2. Elizabeth Trigg,   b. 1760, Prince George County, Maryland ,   d. Abt 1825/1830, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 70 years)   3. Jemima Trigg,   b. Abt 1762, , Prince George, Maryland   4. William Trigg,   b. 6 May 1763, , Prince George, Maryland ,   d. 12 Jan 1840  (Age 76 years)   5. Drucilla Trigg,   b. Abt 1765, , Prince George, Maryland   6. Joshua Trigg,   b. 10 Apr 1768, St. Johns Parish, Prince George, Maryland   7. Rhoda Trigg,   b. Abt 1770, , Prince George, Maryland   8. Simeon Trigg,   b. 5 Mar 1773, St. Johns Parish, Prince George, Maryland   9. Sarah Trigg,   b. Abt 1775, , Prince George, Maryland   10. Samuel Trigg
  Family ID	F2430	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Thomas Hatsfield
  Married	10 Mar 1782	, Pittsylvania, Virginia
  Family ID	F13499	Group Sheet

  
  

• Notes

  Family tradition handed down for generations tells the story of Mary Ann Foreacres' near escape with a panther when she was a 12 year old girl. The story reads as follows: "When Mary Foreacres was about twelve years old, the lady with whom she lived sent her to the nearest neighbor's, a distance of about three miles. The road led through heavy timber and across a creek. As Mary was returning home, she heard the cry of a panther in the direction from which she was coming and seemingly on the road she had just passed over. Recognizing the sharp, shrill scream to be that of the beast she so much feared, she ran as fast as she could. The oft repeated cry, louder, showed that the panther was gaining on her. Seeing that it would be impossible for her to reach home before being overtaken by the animal, when she came to the creek she waded into the water and down the stream some distance to a tree which was near or in the edge of the water. She climbed the tree and sat in the thickest part of the boughs. Soon she saw the panther come down the road to the creek and cross over. Failing to find her trail on the other side of the creek, he searched in all directions, at the time uttering those fearful, piercing cries. Mary was so situated that she could see his every move. The wind was blowing down the stream and he failed to get the scent. Finally he gave up the search and wandered slowly up the valley, and when his cries were heard of safe distance, Mary climbed down the tree and went home." Mary Ann Foreacres Trigg-Hatsfield was listed as head of the household in the 1786 State Census of Caswell County, North Carolina. There were three sons and one daughter still at home. What had happened to Thomas Hatsfield is not known. January 1796 in Caswell District of Caswell County, North Carolina, William Trigg acted as the administrator of his mother's estate. The location of Mary Ann Foreacres' birth and marriage is not confirmed. ---------- Reference: "Joshua Reagan", Lula F. Shelton, 1982, p 1. "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 395, 396, 397, 398.