I am tied to both t he Gannt and Faires names. As you can tell, both names are spelled different from yours but wonder if we are connected somewhere down the line. My GGG Grandmother was Jean Faires b. 1765 to James Faires and Jean Adair in York Co. SC. Jean Faires also became an Adair when she married my GGG Grandfather, John Adair. My G Grandmother was named Frances Gannt. She married Andrew Jackson Adair in Marshall Co. MS in 1857. Contact me if we have connections. Nell Adair Lewis nalew@tisd.net -----Original Message----- From: Morganspel@aol.com <Morganspel@aol.com> To: FARRIS-L@rootsweb.com <FARRIS-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, August 27, 1999 3:53 PM Subject: Re: [FARRIS-L] Welcome new subscribers >You never told me Gantt!!! My main lines are Farris,Riggins and Gantt. we >need to talk.....Maryellen > > >==== FARRIS Mailing List ==== >Your Support Keeps RootsWeb Free! >http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html >

I think you both have Farris/Gant names in you list. Nell, I sent your note on to both Farris and Gant people. Wanda? Maryellen

At 09:29 AM 8/27/99 EDT, you wrote: >Am new to this list, but I am probably not the first to ask about the >following: > >Ancestry of Mary(Faris)Neely, b. 17 Jan 1820 Hagerstown, MD, dau. of Wm >Faris and Jane(Ross)Faris. Mary married James White Neely in 1838 in >Maury Co. TN and d. in 1877-8 in Jonesboro, Union Co. IL. > >Mary had the following siblings: Robert L, Betsey, Mary, James Ross, >Jefferson, William, John B., & David(possibly others?). According to the >research of others, all of these children were b. in or near Hagerstown, >MD. > >Have speculated that Wm Faris Sr. may have been the son or grandson of a >Joseph Faris of either Frederick or Washington Cos. MD, and that Jane >Ross may have been the dau. of a John Ross(who may have come from >Lancaster PA to MD). > >I sure would like to talk to anyone who has Faris/Farris lines in this >part of MD. > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Larry D. Hamilton Coats >P.O. Box 823 >Aspermont, TX 79502 >(940)989-3489 >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > >==== FARRIS Mailing List ==== >Your Support Keeps RootsWeb Free! >http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > Hi Larry, The Joseph Faris you mention is probably mine. His estate was probated 7 March 1771 in Frederick Co, and his wife, Isabella, outlived him. Among his children were two sons mentioned as Administrators of his Estate: John Faris and Thomas Faris. Now I don't know anything about Thomas yet, but John continued to live in Frederick Co near Emmitsburg, was in the Rev. War and is buried in the Presbyterian Cemetery (the old one) near Emmitsburg. John was b 1744 and died 1832. I havn't gotten John Faris' will yet, but am going to Frederick Co soon and will get a copy (or in Annapolis), so I don't know the names of his children - I do know who he married. I am interested in whatever you have discovered about Joseph Faris - I have quite a bit on him and his other children. Can we exchange? Marlene Marlene DiGiovanni MarleneDiGi@prodigy.net

You never told me Gantt!!! My main lines are Farris,Riggins and Gantt. we need to talk.....Maryellen

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Am new to this list, but I am probably not the first to ask about the following: Ancestry of Mary(Faris)Neely, b. 17 Jan 1820 Hagerstown, MD, dau. of Wm Faris and Jane(Ross)Faris. Mary married James White Neely in 1838 in Maury Co. TN and d. in 1877-8 in Jonesboro, Union Co. IL. Mary had the following siblings: Robert L, Betsey, Mary, James Ross, Jefferson, William, John B., & David(possibly others?). According to the research of others, all of these children were b. in or near Hagerstown, MD. Have speculated that Wm Faris Sr. may have been the son or grandson of a Joseph Faris of either Frederick or Washington Cos. MD, and that Jane Ross may have been the dau. of a John Ross(who may have come from Lancaster PA to MD). I sure would like to talk to anyone who has Faris/Farris lines in this part of MD. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Larry D. Hamilton Coats P.O. Box 823 Aspermont, TX 79502 (940)989-3489 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------

Hi, Not sure if this helps but I had the following information in my files: 1880 South Carolina Census Soundex: Marion Fairis from Beaufort County, Bluffton Twp. age 30 b. SC wife: Julia age 26 b. SC; Son: Samuel age 7 b. SC; Daughter Allice age 4 b. SC 1860 Gillisonville, South Carolina census: James E. Farris age 29 wife Eliz. Farris age 25, Mary E. Farris age 3, William B. Farris age 1, Ann Farris age 33, and Marion Farris age 16, Male, Apprentice Wheelwright. all born in South Carolina I believe this Marion to be the same one. He would also be my grandfather's brother Pam

Hi Patty, In a book I have written by Betsy Farris I found the following: DAR Patriot Index --- Centennial Edition Page 987 Part 1 Faris: Faires, Fairis, Farish, Farris William: b. 1748 PA. d. 7-16-1798 PA. m. Ann Biddle 2Lt. Matr. PA I copied this word-for-word. Sorry I do not know wat 2Lt. Matr. PA means. This is the only time the name Biddle is mentioned in the book. Best Wishes, Sharon Fariespl@aol.com wrote: > Does anyone have info on William Fairis (spelled) and Ann Biddle of Philly > married 3/4/1777? > Could this possibly be the same William Faries(spelled) in 1830 age 60-70 on > N.Mulberry in Philly? > I would love anyone's help on connecting these to the right families. > Patty trying to stay cool in Texas > > ==== FARRIS Mailing List ==== > Submit your "Most Wanted Farris" to me and I will place your query on the "FARRIS MOST WANTED" web site at http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Cottage/1882/FMW.html

Does anyone have info on William Fairis (spelled) and Ann Biddle of Philly married 3/4/1777? Could this possibly be the same William Faries(spelled) in 1830 age 60-70 on N.Mulberry in Philly? I would love anyone's help on connecting these to the right families. Patty trying to stay cool in Texas

James Faris was b in berkeley WV They moved to Ohio in 1806. He married Mary Biggs in Warren Co in 1809. His sister Charity is my ancestor She was b in 1789. They moved to Indiana and then to Edgar Co Illinois. His wife in the Ill census is Nancy. If u think this could be a match i will look up the edgar co census for his kids. Reba -----Original Message----- From: Arkivemom@aol.com <Arkivemom@aol.com> To: FARRIS-L@rootsweb.com <FARRIS-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, August 24, 1999 10:01 PM Subject: Re: [FARRIS-L] FARRIS 1820 IN >Would you know about when your James was born or the name of any of his sons? > >Charmaine > > >==== FARRIS Mailing List ==== >Your Support Keeps RootsWeb Free! >http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > >

There goes my computer again. Anyway no, mine were out of KY around 1810 so we would not be working on the same lines. Thanks anyway, Charmaine

No, these would not be my FARRISes - mi

Rick, Thanks Rick, you are a doll. I'll write my letter today to Mrs. Kitson. Happy hunting! Remember, you ancestors are just dying to have you did them up. Claudetta

Claudetta, My experience has been that there were three distinctly different branches of the Ferris family that arrived in the American colonies prior to 1650. The first was Richard Ferris who was in Henrico Co., VA by 1610. Jeffrey Ferris arrived second, made a Freeman in 1635 at Boston and moved on to CT. Zachariah Ferriss arrived in Boston shortly behind Jeffrey and also settled in CT and a generation or two later his descendants dropped the second s from the end of their name, making it very difficult to keep the Jeffrey and Zachariah Ferris lines straight. Both families grew and followed the same general migration patterns from CT to NY, the Midwest and nationwide. Mrs. Phyllis Kitson (snail mail only), 711 Kensington Ave., Flint, MI 48503, is a recognized expert on the Zachariah Ferriss line. Hope she is able to help you. Rick -----Original Message----- From: Detta301@aol.com <Detta301@aol.com> To: FARRIS-L@rootsweb.com <FARRIS-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, August 24, 1999 2:25 AM Subject: Re: [FARRIS-L] FARRIS-L Caleb Ferris >Rick, > >Just checked your other message. Who is Mrs. Kitson and how do I get in >touch with her. > >I'm nesw to the internet and I need all the help I can get. > >Claudetta > > >==== FARRIS Mailing List ==== >Your Support Keeps RootsWeb Free! >http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > >

I have a James Farris who moved from Indiana to Illinois. His wife's name was nancy. Reba -----Original Message----- From: Arkivemom@aol.com <Arkivemom@aol.com> To: FARRIS-L@rootsweb.com <FARRIS-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, August 24, 1999 9:12 PM Subject: [FARRIS-L] FARRIS 1820 IN >Anyone have John and/or James FARRIS in Clark Co. IN in 1820? >Charmaine Riley Holley >arkivemom@aol.com > > >==== FARRIS Mailing List ==== >Your Support Keeps RootsWeb Free! >http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > >

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------7C7C6FF43359 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Let's see if I can do it right this time. Here is my family info. Alli --------------7C7C6FF43359 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 21:27:49 MDT Message-Id: <9908232127.AA00222@fastnet.magiclink.com> From: "Postmaster" <postmaster@fastnet.magiclink.com> Reply-To: <postmaster@fastnet.magiclink.com> To: <aka2@magiclink.com> Subject: Undeliverable Mail X-Mailer: <SMTP32 v980922> X-UIDL: 892758854 Status: U X-Mozilla-Status: 0001 Unknown user: Fariss-l@rootsweb.com Original message follows. Received: from Default [207.14.200.99] by fastnet.magiclink.com (SMTPD32-4.07) id A12F12A5012C; Mon, 23 Aug 1999 21:27:43 MDT Message-ID: <37C21D3C.5D09@magiclink.com> Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 21:19:08 -0700 From: Alli <aka2@magiclink.com> Organization: MagicNet X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.02 (Win95; I; 16bit) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Fariss-l@rootsweb.com Subject: Samuel Phariss 1824 Tn. Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi, its been a long time since I posted anything. With all the new members, maybe I can find more cousins :) Here goes--I'll start with what I have & know & then list what I haven't had documented. :) Samuel Phariss 1824 Tn. d. June 6, 1889 Chouteau, Okla. m. Martha Malinda Adams b.28 Feb. 1838 Tn. d. Sept. 26, 1918 Chouteau, Okla. Children: James Adams Phariss b. 1857 d.? Geo W. Phariss b. 29 Dec. 1859 John R. Phariss b. Oct. 21, 1861 d. 1868 Jesse Newton "Newt" Phariss b. Apr. 1, 1864 d. Oct. 18, 1848 m. Rosa M.B. Rodden William T. Phariss b. July 26, 1866 d. Apr. 1900 Mira/Marie P./E. Phariss b. Dec. 8, 1869 d. 1872 Farley P. Phariss May 11, 1873 d. 1877 Martha Jane "Mattie" Phariss b. Apr. 5, 1883 Prarie Grove/Fayettville, Ark. d. Mar. 9, 1972 Chelsea, Okla. m. July 23, 1899 Pryor Creek, Okla. to James Jefferson Johnson b. 1865 Tipton, Moniteau Co., Mo. d. Feb. 13, 1943 Chelsea, Okla. Mary E. Phariss b. Nov. 7, 1885 Prarie Grove, Ark. d. ? m. W.T. Scotten Samuel Franklin Phariss b. 1878 d.? Now for Samuel's 1824 parents: John Phariss 1795-1892? Tn. m. Mary Polly Brady John's parents: Robert W. Phariss 1773--1857 Tn. m. Nancy Dyer 1775--1844 Tn Robert's parents: Samuel M. Phariss 1742--1836 Va. m. Elizabeth? 1741--1828 Va. Hope to find more cousin's. My line is Samuel 1824 then Martha "Mattie" Alli --------------7C7C6FF43359--

Would you know about when your James was born or the name of any of his sons? Charmaine

Anyone have John and/or James FARRIS in Clark Co. IN in 1820? Charmaine Riley Holley arkivemom@aol.com

Rick, Just checked your other message. Who is Mrs. Kitson and how do I get in touch with her. I'm nesw to the internet and I need all the help I can get. Claudetta

Aloha Sandy, Thanks for the tip. Have been in contact with Mrs. Kitson on and off over the years. She is convinced my family is descended from the Jeffrey Ferris line, while she specializes in the Zachariah Ferriss line. Rick -----Original Message----- From: SandyMc620@aol.com <SandyMc620@aol.com> To: FARRIS-L@rootsweb.com <FARRIS-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, August 23, 1999 7:48 AM Subject: Re: [FARRIS-L] FARRIS-L Caleb Ferris >Rick, > You might want to send your query to Phyllis Kitson, 711 Kensington >Ave., Flint, MI 48503. She used to edit a newsletter on FERRIS from the New >England lines and might have information you seek. Good Luck. > >Sandy > > >==== FARRIS Mailing List ==== >Your Support Keeps RootsWeb Free! >http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > >