Foo Genealogy MOCA 2016

Foo Genealogy
presented in Museum of Chinese American 2016

Chinese American Genealogy Conference , MOCA 2016

Please click the following  to view the presentation in Chinese or English.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvplq7lbTJ8  English
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbTpCaq-b_s&t=21s Chinese

You may also click here for the PDF file

Foo, Fu (符)is a common last name you may not have heard of in the United States. It is at the top 1% of the US surnames (last names).

Hainan, Hunan 海南，湖南 Fu's  population account  for 72% of Foo in China. Hainan Island 海南 alone accounts for 49%.

According to the survey data in 2006, China's Foo (Fu) population is about one million, accounting for 0.075% of the China's population. It  is the the first 142 of China's 4100 surnames (ranks top 3.4%).

25% of Foo live overseas, that  population is  about 300,000, accounting for 1% of the oversea Chinese. It is 13 times more than the domestic Foo concentration.The total world Foo population is about 1.4 million .

The chinese surnames 符、苻、傅、伏's translation to English can be Fu, Foo, Phu, Pho, Pou, Pu. Because of simplification of the Chinese language, the domestic, 符、苻、傅 can be written as「付」 in China. 

In 2015 the top ten  ranking  surnames in Hainan Province  are: Chen, Wang, Li, Wu, Fu, Lin, Huang, Zhang, Zhou, Zheng. 陈、王、李、吴、符、林、黄、张、周、郑。 

Foo (Fu) Clan Origin 符氏来源

Origin of Foo 符 as presented  in 2013 broadcast. Foo is #251 last name in Sung's Edition of " BaiJia Xing 百家”It is actually the 144th  most frequent last name in the 2006 national survey and 222nd  in the 1995 survey. Following is the link to the origin of Fu with English caption. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKciJcxwqvM

YouChen 有辰 and his direct ancestry。 有辰譜系

This is the pedigree of YouChen 有辰, 43rd generation from Ya 雅

above is from http://www.fooclan.org.sg/ 

you may click on the ytube video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKciJcxwqvM

Origin of Foo 義陽堂·符氏源流 (pps)

E-mail: fushiwenhua@163.com Web site:   www.fuclanweb.org

please click on the following for more slides:

http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/32357612

Fu Lin符璘石刻

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Dear Sun Hoo clansman,

>
> The attachment is all in Chinese, I am sorry it is not come in English, we
> will get volunteer to translate it for the sake of the wholly English
> educated clansman.
>
> Fu Lin 符璘 is the loyal general of Tang dynasty in 8th centuary, there is a
> stone tablet carving describing a warfare in Jun county, historians are
> disputing whether the scripts do refer to Fu Lin, this stone carving is
> situated in a hill at northern Henan according to the archives.
>
> There is another piece believe to be in Shanxi, the stone charactor is from

> one of the great calligrapher, Liu Gongquan 柳公权, I have tried to seek

> assistance from China clansmen to find out where exactly about it.
>
> Anyway, Fu Lin is the ancestor of all Hainanese Fu clan. There were 5
> important known migrant figures, that is Fu Yuansheng符元生 of Tang era, Fu
> Meng 符盟 of Song era, Fu Youchen符有辰 of Song era, Fu Zhu 符渚 of Song
> era, Fu Daben 符大本 of Yuan era, all are the offsprings of Fu Lin!
>
> Thus Fu Lin is the important figure in Fu clan, he was bestowed with a title
> of Lord Yiyang for his contribution to the country, we believe this is the
> reason for all branches of Hainanese Fu clan is using the name of "Hall of
> Yiyang"义阳堂" to memorise the ancestor.
>
So Fu clan is famous in Tang dynasty.FuClanHhJx

1st, 2nd and 6th daughter of 魏王wei4wang2, 彥卿 yan4qing1(0-40)

from " History of Song 宋史"

周 宣 懿 皇 后 符 氏 傳

zhou1 xuan1 yi4 huang2 hou4 fu2 shi4 chuan2

synopsis of the Biography of Queen xuan1 yi4 周 宣 懿 皇 后 符 氏 傳of Later Zhou (951-960 CE)

She is the eldest daughter of wei4 wang2 yan4 qing1(魏 王 彥 卿). She initially married to chong2 xun4 崇 訓, the son of Mid River military governor, shou3 zhen1守 貞, who had disloyal thought. A fortunet taller heard her voice and was astonish to comment,"that is the voice of an empress." So shou3 zhen1守 貞 had no doubt and rebelled. Later Han dynasty( 947-950 CE) sent zhou1 tai4 zu3 周 太 祖 to counter attack. A year later, he conquered rebellion's castle. Chong2 xun4 崇 訓 knew what would happen to them and started killing his family so they woludn't be disgraced. xuan1 yi4 hid and saved her live from the execution. Later, she was able to sit on the hall and calmly convince the soldiers not to disgrace/hurt her.

zhou1 tai4 zu3 周 太 祖 was amazed by her grace, so spared and returned her to her father,wei4 wang2 yan4 qing1(魏 王 彥 卿). She then became zhou1 tai4 zu3 周 太 祖 's daughter for his kindness. His son, shi4 zong1 世 宗 admired her demeaner.So when his wife, Madam Liew died, he married her, and later the Queen of Later Zhou (951-960 CE). shi4 zong1 世 宗 had a quick and bad temper, and she was always able to calm him down and he treasured her more.---After she died, she was buried at yi4 ling2 懿 陵. He then married her 2nd sister as his queen.

The 2^nd and 6^th daughter of 魏王wei4wang2,彥卿 yan4qing1(0-40)

符氏族譜 (Fu2Shi4Zu2pu3) Volume 2, page 14

Biography of Emperor Mother of the West Palace ( 西宮太后 符氏傳 Xi1 gong1 tai4 hou4 )

Emperor Mother of the West Palace (西宮太后 Xi1 gong1 tai4 hou4) was second daughter of the king of wei4 wang2 魏王彥卿 yan4qing1(0-40). She was big, strong, vigilant and sharp (魁偉警悟) at her young age.She was the wife of 世宗shi4zong1, the emperor of 後周hou4zhou1 (951-960 CE). When he died, her son 宗 zong1 xun4,became the emperor gong1di4恭帝, who was seven years old at the time.She therefore help him governed the country behind the dropping curtain. At that time the country was peaceful and ministers abused their power. Emperor恭帝gong1di4 was too young to be effective. His general 宋太 祖Song4 tai4 zu3 gradually gained power, and soon there was plot to elect him as the Monarch.On the January of 庚子year,two provinces (鎮,定) jointly reported the invasion of joined army of Liao and Han. So 恭帝gong1 di4 ordered his general 宋太 祖Song4 tai4 zu3 to defend against the invasion. Three years (癸卯) later, with the soldiers under his control, the army reached the Chan Bridge Post 陳橋 驛, he crowned himself (自立而還) and led his soldiers to the capitol. Two years later (乙巳) Zhou emperor 恭帝 gong1di4 was abdicated and 宋太祖Song4 tai4zu3 became the Emperor and change the dynasty to Song. He then proclaimed (封) 恭帝gong1di4 to be the king of Zheng4 (鄭 王 Zheng4 wang2) and his mother (the Fooempress zhou1 ), Emperor mother of Zhou1,and moved to live in the west Palace, so she was named Emperor Mother of the West Palace (西宮太后 Xi1gong1tai4hou4 ). She died during the reign of 2^nd Song Emperor 太宗 (淳化四年 994 CE), the calendar year of 癸巳 and buried in the north west of imperial yi4 tomb (懿陵)of her sister.

Empress of exemplary virtue (宋 懿德皇后 符氏傳 Song4 yi4 de2 Huang2 hou4 )

yi4de2 Fu2Huang2hou4 懿德符皇后 was the native of Chen2 province (陳州宛邸). She was the 6^th daughter of the king of Wei (魏王wei4wang2, 彥卿 yan4qing1(0-40)). During the Later Zhou dynasty, she was married to宋太 祖 tai4 zu3‘s son 太宗 tai4 zong1. When 太宗 became king of 晉jin4, she was name the lady of yue4 guo2 (越國夫人). She died at the age 34 on the year (開寶八年 976 CE) under the reign of first Song emperor, 宋太 祖 tai4 zu3 .She was buried at the north west of 安陵. When her husband太宗 tai4 zong1 became the 2^nd Song Emperor, she was honored post-humorously as queen, and was decreed the Empress of exemplary virtue ( 懿德皇后 yi4de2 Huang2hou4 ).

Edit & translate by Sun-Hoo Foo 符傳孝 (32-74-109)

The beginning of Foo 符(Fu2) in Hainan

YOU3 CHEN2
 

The beginning of Foo in Hainan

by Artist ChitFu Yu ( www.cfyu.com )

You3Chen2 went across Hainan Island

A painting with synopsis of the origin of Hainan’ Foo Hong’s Family by CF Yu 1992

The Foo family begins with Ya3雅.

Ya3 is the grandson of qing3, who was the resident of Lu3。

Originally his Family name was ji2姬. He served the Qing2 dynasty as fu2 xi3 ling4 (minister governing the royal seal), therefore he was given Foo (fu) as his family name.

During North-Sung dynasty (960-1126 CE), his offspring, You3 Chen2 有辰, lived in He2 Nan2 province。You3 Chen2 is Ya’s 43rd (generation) descendant. You3chen2 is also the descendant of Ling2, who was the king Of yi4yang2 and was the country grand protector general in the Tang dynasty (618-906 CE) 。

You3 Chen2 is the great grandson of Yan4 Qing1(897-975 CE) 彦卿, who was the King of Wei4 of the Five dynasty (906-960 CE) 。Due to You3 Chen2’s military achievement, he was awarded the duke served by ten thousand household. Later, Foo, in essence, became the king of the zhu1ya2 (pearl cliff, i.e. .Hainan island) 。You3 Chen2 was one of the 4 founding Foo fathers going across the sea to Qiong2 (i.e. Hainan) during that era that Foo in Hainan can trace their origin to.

All You3 Chen2's four sons had his talents. They all followed and inherited his position. His grandson Ren2 Huan4 and the following several generations were all in the military service, some as inspecting envoys. They Lived in Na3Yong1, which later becomes the Foo village.

Zheng4 Fang1, the 18th generation from You3 Chen2 moved and lived in what is now called wen2 tang2 cun1. Thirty first generation, Da4 Huan4 (Foo Hong) migrated to Malaysia and Brunei. Thirty second generation, Sun-Hoo Foo (32-74-109) moves to USA.

-1992 New spring by artist Chitfu Wanchun

In Summary, FOO (FU) adopted the Family Name (Surname) in 221BCE because of Ya3’s official position. Fortys three generations later, You3 Chen2 moved to the current Hainan Province.Eighteen generations later, Zheng4Fang1, moved to a small Wen2Tang2 Village and established another temple. My father, the 13th generation after that moves to Malaysia and Brunei, and I am now in USA.

Thus I am the 43-1+18+14 = 74 th generation from Ya3. One cannot describe ROOT or Ancestry without using a reference. In this example my artist friend ChitFu in 1992 painted this picture depicts the general You3Chen2 with his army crossing over the sea to Hainan, this is the critical point of reference of Foo from Hainan. He mentions my father and myself to exemplify how one can use new temple, dividing path as reference to trace our roots,and so Da4 Huan4 (Foo Hong) (31-73-108): the three numbers in the bracket means he is the 31st generation from You3 Chen2 who moved to govern Hainan, 73rd generation from Ya3, who adopted the surname, and 108th generation from Huang2Di4, 94th generation from Zhou1Gong1周公. How remarkable!! we can actually name the 73 direct Foo ancestors from the book,i.e. all 2230 years.

It is easy for those who descend from the wen2 tang2 cun1文塘村 to trace their ancestry if they know some of their relatives ,for my father has published a genealogy of that village to cover the Foo who lived there for 14th generations after Zheng4 Fang1正方 moved in. To cover the whole Hainan Foo population is a bigger task, and so I mention earlier that this blog is specific for those who are linked to Foo Hong' s wen2 tang2 cun1文塘村, nonetheless it is important for all those Foo from Hainan because they are most likely the descendents from one of the big 4 Foo ancestor who moved to Hainan during Sung dynasty.

--Sun-Hoo Foo 符傳孝 (32-74-109) 17 October 2009

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Chronology of Chinese History & Foo Genealogy

A Chronology of Chinese History & Foo Genealogy

~{中國歷史和符氏年表~}

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The War History of Tang carved in Rock石刻上的唐代戰爭

The War History of Tang carved in Rock

石刻上的唐代戰爭

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和缺年月唐魏博軍將校勒功銘

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http://foogeneology.blogspot.com/