Hi Mary All this is very interestingm all the different spellings..Mine is Phariss, and I have come upo against a brick wall with mine,,,Do yoiu have any thing with a Samuel Phariss 1842 VA m to Elizabeth...unk,,,have no other family for him, except for his children,,,no parents or brothers and sisters,,,,i have been close, I thyought in finding something, but then it became another brick wall on him....any help if you can would be greatly appreciated, or leads to others.,,,thank you for listening to me ,,jenell