Dicy Farris was 75 years old at the time of the 1850 Census, so her estimated birth date is 1775. She was born in Virginia.
1850 U.S. Census
In 1850, Dicy Faris lived in Laurel County, Kentucky. She was 75 years old. She said she was born in Virginia. She was head of the household, and owned real estate worth $300. Dicy Faris was a midwife. Household members were:
Dicy Faris, age 75, born in Virginia
Thomas Faris, age 33, born in Kentucky [Was he Dicy's son or grandson? Original document did not record relationships.]
Mary Faris, age 31, born in Kentucky
John Faris, age 6, born in Kentucky
Sources
"United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M658-QY2 : accessed 7 June 2015), Dicy Faris, Laurel county, part of, Laurel, Kentucky, United States; citing family 465, NARA
Acknowledgments
Farris-557 was created by Ken Parman through the import of Parman Family Tree(small)_2014-12-07.ged on Dec 7, 2014.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Dicey by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Dicey: