Aquila Farmer (1767 - 1851)

Born 1767 in South Carolina

Descendants

Died 1851 at about age 84 in Johnson, Arkansas, United States

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Biography

Name

Name: Aquilar /Farmer/^[1][2]

Name: Farmer, Equila^[3]

Name: Aquilla /Farmer/^[4]

Found multiple versions of NAME. Using Aquilar /Farmer/.

Birth

Birth:

Date: 1767

Place: South Carolina, United States^[5]

Residence

Residence:

Date: 1839

Place: Arkansas Territory, Johnson County, AR^[6]

Residence: Age: 80

Date: 1850

Place: Mulberry, Johnson, Arkansas^[7]

Residence:

Date: 1840

Place: Johnson, Arkansas^[8]

It is believed that Aquila Farmer was the oldest child of William Farmer and Polly Burch ... but not confirmed.

Aquila Farmer is believed to have been born about 1767 at South Carolina, maybe around Spartanburg? The earliest documentation of Aquila Farmer is on an 1830 Census at Bledsoe, Tennessee. The family consisted of 1 boy under age 5, one boy between 10 - 14, male 50 - 59 = 1; one female 10 - 14; 2 females 15 - 19 and one female 40 - 49. Total of 7 persons in the home. We believe the elder female was Mary Nail, spouse to Aquila.

The 1840 U.S. Census Aquila Farmer's household consisted of: Males 20 < 29 = 1; Males 60 < 69 = 1; Females 20 < 29 = 1; and Females 60 < 69 = 1, total 4 persons, 2 in agriculture.

Aquila Farmer was a Farmer ... was his Surname created because it was convenient? Because it was his fathers Surname or because of what his ancestors had done for generations?

October 1850 U.S. Census at Mulberry, Johnson, Arkansas, Aquila and Mary lived with daughter Sally's Morgan family, the household consisted of: James Morgan, son in law, Sally Morgan, daughter of Aquila + Mary Farmer, 3 children of Sally + James, and Aquila Farmer, age 80 and Mary (Nail) Farmer age 78.

Aquila Farmer and Mary Nail Farmers' daughter Sarah, born January of 1811, Sarah lived next door ... a blessing. Sarah was a recent widow, she had 6 children aged 4 to 17 in the year 1850.

Other than being a farmer, a land owner, a husband, father and grandfather, we know not of Aquila Farmers life. Some records spelled his first name Aquila, others Aguillar and also Aquilla.

It is believed that Aquila Farmer died some time around 1851 at Johnson Co., Arkansas. It was the October 1850 U.S. Federal Census at Mulberry, Johnson Co. Arkansas where we most recently find Aquila and Mary Farmer living with daughter Sally Farmer Morgan and recently widowed daughter Sarah Farmer Turrentine next door. Son Samuel Farmer, age 41 in 1850 lives a few farms away and son Thomas M. Farmer, age 44 lives adjacent to Samuel. No death or burial information found for Aquila.

Marriage

Husband: Aquilar Farmer

Wife: Mary Nail

Marriage:

Date: 1804

Place: Lincoln, Georgia, United States

Child: Sally Farmer

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: William Nail Farmer

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Samuel Anderson Farmer

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Thomas N Farmer

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Sarah Farmer

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Narcissa Jane Farmer

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Rhoda Farmer

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Pernina Farmer

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: John Farmer

Relationship to Father: unknown if Natural or Adopted

Relationship to Mother: unknown if Natural or Adopted

Child: Mary Ann Farmer

Relationship to Father: unknown if Natural or Adopted

Relationship to Mother: unknown if Natural or Adopted

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S-1097263108 Page: Year: 1850; Census Place: Mulberry, Johnson, Arkansas; Roll: M432_27; Page: 129B; Image: 263 APID: 1,8054::20048836
2. ↑ Source: #S-1097262168 APID: 1,3534::932170
3. ↑ Source: #S-1097262188 APID: 1,3117::3679
4. ↑ Source: #S-1097262589 APID: 1,1169::2642636
5. ↑ Source: #S-1097263108 Page: Year: 1850; Census Place: Mulberry, Johnson, Arkansas; Roll: M432_27; Page: 129B; Image: 263 APID: 1,8054::20048836
6. ↑ Source: #S-1097262168 APID: 1,3534::932170
7. ↑ Source: #S-1097263108 Page: Year: 1850; Census Place: Mulberry, Johnson, Arkansas; Roll: M432_27; Page: 129B; Image: 263 APID: 1,8054::20048836
8. ↑ Source: #S-1097262188 APID: 1,3117::3679

• Source: S-1097262168 Repository: #R-1399874731 Title: Arkansas, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1819-1870 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc APID: 1,3534::0
• Repository: R-1399874731 Name: Ancestry.com
• Source: S-1097262188 Repository: #R-1399874731 Title: Arkansas Census, 1840 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: The Generations Network, Inc. APID: 1,3117::0
• Source: S-1097262589 Repository: #R-1399874731 Title: Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc APID: 1,1169::0
• Source: S-1097263108 Repository: #R-1399874731 Title: 1850 United States Federal Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. APID: 1,8054::0
• Source: S-1097264543 Repository: #R-1399874731 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Page: Ancestry Family Tree Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=8761172&pid=58
• daughter Sarah's name originally found in the George Ruford Turrentine Family Book. Shown as 'Sarah' wife of Absalom Turrentine. Via Ancestry.com, records were found on Sarah Farmer (1811 - 1890) leading to Aquila Farmer with DNA confirmation, name also found in the G. R. Turrentine book.

1830 U.S. Federal Census at Bledsoe Co, Tennessee, 16th name from top, transcription reads: Prencer Farmer when it is clearly written Aquilla Farmer, name adjacent to 'Bledsoe County' written at left column. Thomas Farmer is third line from bottom [1]

1840 U.S. Agricultural Federal Census at Johnson Co., Arkansas, he is # 7 from the top, transcription reads: Ezila Farmer: [2]

1850 U.S. Federal Census: [3]