Hi Pamela, My condolences on Stephanie's passing. And I don't whether York Co. was the South Carolina county in which your Alexander and James, brothers, were born. Yes, there were three men named Alexander Faries who lived in York Co., SC, and all three served in the local militias during the Revolutionary War. All three had sons named Alexander, Jr., but all three sons are accounted for along with their siblings. My Alexander Faries (1740-1824) came here from Delaware and remained till his death. His nephews named Alexander both left here for Tennessee. Alexander Faries (born 1758) moved to Obion Co., TN, and died in Scott or Mississippi Co., MO, in the 1840's (1841 or 1846 per different sources). Alexander Feris (a lieutenant in the militia)(born 1755) moved here with his parents and at least two brothers Isaac and Caleb in the 1760's. Then the three brothers moved to Tennessee shortly after 1800. (Caleb in 1804 to Davidson Co., TN, in 1805 to Kentucky, and in 1808 to Maury Co., TN). (Isaac in 1806 to Maury Co., TN.) Don't know when Alexander Feris moved to Maury Co., but it was after 1801 when his youngest child was born. There have been several researchers on this list who researched these Maury Co., TN, Faris/Feris/Farris families in the past. Susan Hurt is one. Also, Billie Brem. As I wrote earlier, Isaac's and Alexander Feris's children are accounted for. Caleb's, also. The children of these men did intermarry with each other in Maury Co., TN. I can't find out what happened to Levi after he made claims for his Revolutionary War service in the 1780's. I don't know whether he married or had children. There was a Levi Faris in Greenville Co., SC, between 1792-1807. But I have no idea if that was the same man or not. That is interesting that Eveline Farris married into the Ian Esom Farris line. One of my Faris women married into another Faris line here (Sarah Ann Faries married Edward "Edgar" Theodore Faris) and her husband's first wife had been my relative, also. Her husband's family came over from Ireland directly to South Carolina, whereas my Faries families came down from Delaware, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. I should start talking to my closer Faris cousins about joining the DNA testing. My Alexander (1740) had 10 children: Mary, John, James, Thomas, Ann, William, Samuel, Jennet, Alexander (1785), and Jessee. Alexander (1758) had 8 children: Benjamin Strain, Catherine, Isaiah, David White, James, Alexander (1797), Mary B., and Richard. Alexander Feris (1755) had 10 children: Thomas C., Moses A., Mary Ann, Rhody E., Sarah, John M., Caleb, Adam B., Alexander (1799-1801), and Leah Jane. Isaac Feris (1757) also had a son Alexander (born 1799 too), but he married his cousin Mary Faris. Dee Self of this list has researched this line. Don't know if anyone from any of these lines has joined the DNA testing group yet, but don't think so. Dan Pamela wrote: They were born in York Co. SC, & by 1812 were apparently in TN. I know there were three Alexander Faris/Farris's in York Co SC at the same time. This does not make things easy! My line seems to come from the mystery third line. There seems to be lots of info on the other two. Yesterday I read that apparently Eveline, a daughter of Alexander and Oney, married a Thomas D. Farris, who descends from Ian Esom Farris. They died in Arkansas. I descend from a son of Alexander, who was also named Thomas D Farris. (D for Decatur) So perhaps my Alexander is some kind of relative of the other two Alexanders. I am very hopeful the DNA test will answer some of these questions.