John Pleasant Farmer (abt. 1786 - 1839)

Born about 1786 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Descendants

Died Jan 1839 at about age 53 in Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States

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Biography

John Pleasant was born in about 1786 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. He was the son of Isham Farmer and Elizabeth (Johnson) Farmer.^[1]

John Pleasant married on 24 May 1804 in Halifax, Virginia.^[1]

In the 1820 census John Pleasant was living in Meadsville, Halifax, Virginia.^[2]

When John Pleasant was about 36 he married in May 1822, in Halifax, Virginia.^[3]

In the 1830 census John Pleasant was living in Franklin, Virginia.^[4]

Pleasant's will was written and submitted to probate in Halifax County in January 1839.^[5]

Names of Slaves

In his 1839 will, Pleasant named the following enslaved persons:
Lewis, Lively, Coleman, Harnett, Molly, Celia & child Charlotte; Jim, Isaac, Tom, Charlott (woman), Davy, Jesse, Thornton, Alfred, Mary

Research Notes

Sources

• Will of Pleasant Farmer, 7 January 1839, Halifax County Will Book v. 19 p. 77ff; image scan available at familysearch.org, FHL Film # 007676119, image 49 of 714.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Marriage: Author: Ancestry.com Title: Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940 Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
   Ancestry Record fs1virginiamarriages #5733161,
   Record for Pleasant Farmer.
2. ↑ 1820 Census: Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1820 United States Federal Census Date: 2009,
   Page: 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Meadsville, Halifax, Virginia; Page: 70; NARA Roll: M33_131; Image: 87.
   Ancestry Record 1820usfedcenancestry #147296,
   Record for Pleasant Farmer
3. ↑ Marriage: Author: Ancestry.com Title: Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940 NOTEVirginia, Marriages, 1785-1940. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
   Ancestry Record fs1virginiamarriages #1238287,
   Record for Sarah Wimbish.
4. ↑ 1830 Census: Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1830 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004; NOTEUnited States of America, Bureau of the Census, Fifth Census of the United States, 1830, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1830,
   Page: 1830 US Census; Census Place: Franklin, Virginia; Page: 61; NARA Series: M19; Roll Number: 192; Family History Film: 0029671.
   Ancestry Record 1830usfedcenancestry #850753,
   Record for Pleasant Farmer.
5. ↑ Halifax County, Will Book v. 19.

See also:

• Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com.
• Yates Publishing Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Publication: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004, Page: Source number: 614.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: GKH. Ancestry Record worldmarr_ga #398636, Record for John Pleasant Farmer
• Farmer-1530 was created by Charles Bostian through the import of C_W_Bostian Family Tree Rev 12-13-2012_2014-03-30.ged on Mar 30, 2014