William
Farris
Born in Richmond, Wise, Virginia
Ancestors 
Son of Henry Farris
and [mother unknown]
Brother of
Thomas Farris [half], William Farris [half], Judith (Farris) Edmondson [half], James Esom Farris Sr [half], Joseph Farris [half], Charles Farris [half], Elisha Farris and Jacob Farris [half]
Husband of
Avis (Amos) Farris
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
William Pharis
Died
at about age 85
in Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Dec 2014
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Contents |
Biography
Military
- Virginia’s Colonial Soldiers:
- William Pharis (uncle)
- Under Command of Capt. Daniel Smith 13 Aug 1774[1]
- At the Glade Hollow Fort[2]
- William Pharis[1]
- Under command of William Edmiston, 29 Aug 1774.
- At the Big Crab Orchard, Tazewell, VA[3]
Revolutionary War Pensioners, 1801-1815, 1818-1872
- Last Payment: Sept 1852[4]
- Note: This could be paid to the soldier or his survivors.
- Also in this record: Martin Fairs (sp)
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hamilton, Emery L.; Historical Sketches of Southwest Virginia, Number 4, 1968, The 7 Original Forts, pages 1 to 26.
- ↑ Bockstruck, p. 154
- ↑ Bockstruck, p. 155
- ↑ The National Archives; Washington, D.C.; Ledgers of Payments, 1818-1872, to U.S. Pensioners Under Acts of 1818 Through 1858. (database online). From Records of the Office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury; Record Group Title: Records of the Accounting Officers of the Department of the Treasury; Record Group Number: 217; Series Number: T718; Roll Number: 9. Accessed 28 October 2018, amb
- Bockstruck, Lloyd DeWitt ; Virginia's Colonial Soldiers Page: 155. Edition: reprint. Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com, 1988. amb 28 October 2018
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~0.78%
Keith Clifford
:
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~0.39%
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Farris-635 and Farris-636 are not ready to be merged because: Agree these are most likely the same person, but need to check dates of birth & death before merging.
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Unmerged matches › William Farris (abt.1714-abt.1754)
Rejected matches › William Ferguson (1728-) › William Faires (abt.1732-)
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