looking for verification of wedding date of William Caviness born 1781 and Sarah Carr probably Mecklenburg Co Va anything about this family greatly appreciated Pat caviness@conninc.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Bob Farmer <grfarmerjr@aol.com> To: <VAHALIFA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2000 1:49 PM Subject: [VAHALIFA] The Frederick Farmer Mystery > Posted on: HALIFAX CO, VA QUERY FORUM > Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Halifax/2131 > > Surname: Farmer, Carr, Glass, Martin, Nunnally, Reeves, Scurlock, Priddy > ------------------------- > > Please read my Farmer family notes below. Any information that will help > me connect Barnard Farmer to Frederick Farmer would be appreciated. My > e-mail address is grfarmerjr@aol.com. > > The descendents of John F. Farmer and his father Barnard Farmer from Halifax > County, Virginia and Stokes County, North Carolina have been researched > and documented. The birth date and place of Barnard Farmer is unknown. > Barnard married Mary (alias Molly/Polly Carr) on 27 July 1787 in Halifax > Co. Barnard moved to Stokes Co., NC circa 1826 and he died there on 12 > April 1841. John F. was born circa 1799 in Halifax Co., VA. He married > Elizabeth Martin on 17 Dec. 1823 in Halifax, Co. John F. and his family > migrated to Weakley Co., TN circa 1838. John F. visited Stokes Co., NC > several times after 1838 including the following. Multiple times between > 1852 and the years following to participate in a legal case against Samuel > Shackelford, the administrator of the deceased John Carr's will. In 1852 > to sell land which was his part in the estate of John Carr to Fleming Priddy. > In 1854 to give William H. Reves power-of-attorney. John F. died in March > 1881 in Weakley Co., TN. > > The first task is to trace and document the ancestry of John F. and his > father Barnard Farmer. The second task is to specifically determine and > document the relationship between Barnard (alias Barnett, Barnet, Bernard) > Farmer; Frederick Farmer, Sr.; Frederick Farmer, Jr. and at least one other > Frederick Farmer circa the late 1700s and early 1800s in-or-around Halifax > County, Virginia and Stokes County, North Carolina. A Frederick Farmer > sold land to Barnard Farmer in Halifax Co. in 1801. This Frederick Farmer > signed his name using the mark X. It is believed that this Frederick Farmer > is the father of Barnard Farmer. > > The counties of Henry, Patrick, and Pittsylvania, Virginia lie between > Halifax Co., VA and Stokes Co., NC. Halifax County deed records mention > a Frederick Farmer, Sr., a Frederick Farmer, Jr., and a Frederick Farmer > (no suffix) all from Halifax Co. Documented research shows several clues. > First, Halifax Co. deed records show that (one) Frederick Farmer, Sr. was > from Chesterfield Co., VA when he purchased his land in Halifax Co. in > 1772. Second, Virginia land grant and patent records show that a Frederick > Farmer (no suffix) was awarded a land patent on Birch Creek in Halifax > Co. in 1779. Third, Halifax Co. will-records show that a Frederick Farmer > (no suffix) died in 1782. Fourth, Chesterfield Co. deed records show that > Frederick Farmer Jr. was from Halifax County. Halifax Co. records show > that he moved to Randolph County, North Carolina around 1786. Handwriting > analysis (legible and signed "Fredrick") seem to indicate that the Frederick > Jr. from Chesterfield Co., VA; Halifax Co., VA; and Randolph Co., NC are > one-and-the-same (see the Deed Tables on Pages 9 and 12 and the corresponding > notes which follow the tables). The aforementioned should be considered > when establishing the relationships. > > It should be noted that a number of genealogies found on the Internet reference > a Frederick Farmer, Sr. (spouse identified as Martha Hatcher) and a Frederick > Farmer, Jr. (spouse identified as Obedience Adkins) from Chesterfield Co., > VA. The Halifax Co. deeds clearly state that the spouse of Frederick Farmer, > Jr. was Mary Boice (granddaughter of Thomas Finney). Other genealogies > reference a Frederick Farmer from Patrick/Henry Counties (spouse identified > as Elizabeth Metcalf). > > War of 1812 Pay Roll Records for 1814 show that a Bernard Farmer was in > Captain Ben. Goode's Company, Second Regiment of Virginia Militia, First > Brigade, commanded by Col. John Ambler and was from Chesterfield County, > Virginia. Chesterfield County, VA Tithables, 1747-1821 (Library of Virginia > Microfilm #330, Frame #0138) List of Insolvents returned by B Goode List > Bernard Farmer insolvent for the year 1821. However, Halifax Co. deed records > clearly show Barnard Farmer as owning property there from 1801 to 1826. > > Halifax County marriage and deed records outline the sale of property and > offering of surety at weddings which specifically name Frederick Farmer, > Barnard Farmer, and/or John F. Farmer. A Matthew Farmer is identified as > the son of Frederick Farmer in Halifax Co. Deed Book 19, Page 321. Halifax > Co. records, and John F. Farmer genealogy research, tie the aforementioned > to a Matthew Farmer and show a tie between the Farmer, Martin, Carr, and > Glass families of Halifax County. A Matthew Farmer is referenced in the > Genealogical Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files as born in Chesterfield > County, VA a resident of Halifax County, VA and moving to St. Charles County, > MO in 1834. Another noteworthy relationship with Frederick and Barnard > Farmer is that of the Nunnally (alias Nunnallee) family. Harbard Nunnally > is listed in a Halifax County marriage record as marrying Judith Farmer, > daughter of Frederick Farmer and Barnard Farmer offers the surety. Additional > Halifax County records show sale of property by Frederick Farmer (& co.) > to Harbard (alias Herbert) Nunnally. > > > > ==== VAHALIFA Mailing List ==== > HALIFAX COUNTY LIST ADMINISTRATOR > <=<VAHalifa-Admin@rootsweb.com>=> > >