Pam,I have an Alexander Farris he was born in Kentucky do you know anything about this line? --- Pamela A Seiler <PSeiler@uno.edu> wrote: > Hello Dan, > > Yes, Alexander had a brother James who was also in > Franklin Co TN. > 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. > > Stephanie Harrington was my mom's first cousin. > Unfortunately she > passed away several years ago from a stroke. It was > so sad because > the branches of our families had only just > reconnected. My mom grew > up not knowing her relatives from Charleston, and > through Stephanie's > and my research we found each other. We had a > Farris family reunion > in Charleston, and then another in New Orleans > several years ago. I > think about how thrilled Stephanie would be to get > some real answers > when I wonder what the test results may reveal. > > Thanks for your input, & the good luck wishes. > > Pamela > > > > ________________________________ > > From: farris-bounces@rootsweb.com on behalf of > Daniel B. Troublefield > Sent: Thu 8/16/2007 10:23 PM > To: farris@rootsweb.com > Subject: [FARRIS] Alexander Faris/Farris born 1799 > SC > > > > Hi Pamela, > > Hope you find your DNA match. > > I don't know who your Alexander's parents were, but > he had a brother > James, didn't he? Stephanie Harrington was > interested in this line. > She was a subscriber to this list several years ago. > > Wasn't your Alexander born in South Carolina? That > was the > birthplace recorded in 1850 & 1860 federal censuses, > wasn't it? > > There were two other men named Alexander born in > 1799 in York > County, South Carolina. These other two were first > cousins, sons of > brothers Isaac & Alexander Faries or Feris who moved > to Maury Co., > TN. Isaac & Alexander also had a brother Caleb who > also moved to > Maury. There may have been two other brothers Levi > and John. I don't > know whether Levi married or had children, but John > did. > Unfortunately, > none of John's children were named Alexander or > James. > > Good luck! > Dan > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Pamela A Seiler > To: farris@rootsweb.com > Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 3:59 PM > Subject: Re: [FARRIS] Farris DNA > > > That's great. I'm the one who sent it in, so I > should find out > straightaway. I've been looking at the different > US & UK locations > of > the R1b & I1a people, and I can't predict what > group I'll fall into. > My brick wall is with Alexander Faris (Farris) b. > 1799 in NC. He > moved to TN around 1812, and died there. I am > descended through one > of his sons, Thomas Decatur Farris, who moved to > TX after the Civil > War. His son was born in TX, but moved to TN, > then MD for college, > then wound up in SC. I am descended from one of > his sons. I really > have no idea if our Farris's will have any > connection to the ones > already tested, but I am really excited to find > out soon. If you > think I have a possible connection to any of the > ones in the test, > I'd > love to know what you are thinking. > > Pamela Seiler > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to > FARRIS-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to FARRIS-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message > Patricia A.Irvin