Elizabeth (McKillip) Fair (abt. 1766 - bef. 1802)

Born about 1766 in Surry County, Colony of North Carolina

Ancestors

Wife of Michael Fair Sr. — married 1786 in Surry, North Carolina, United States

Died before 1802 before about age 36 in Stokes, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Elizabeth (McKillip) Fair was born in Appalachia, in North Carolina.

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Elizabeth (McKillip) Fehr was born about 1766 in Surry County, Colony of North Carolina. She was the daughter of John Hugh McKillip (~1728 - ~1802) and Agnes Hanna (~1729 - ~1820).

Her siblings were:

1. Andrew W. McKillip (~1756 - ~1810)
2. Hannah McKillip (~1776 - aft. 1802)
3. John McKillip (1782 - 1876)
4. Mary (McKillip) Gamel (1756-1802) m. David Gamel (?-bef. 1802)

Before 1786, Elizabeth married Michael Fehr/Fair, Sr. in Surry County, North Carolina. This date is based on the birth of their first child. Their children included:

1. Jenny Fehr (1786 - 1850)
2. Michael Fehr, Jr. (1792 - 1876)
3. Mary Fehr (1794 - 1823)
4. John Fehr (1795 - ?)
5. Robert Crawford Fehr (1800 - 1880)

Elizabeth passed away before 1802 in Stokes County, North Carolina, aged ~36. The date of her death is estimated from her father's will. J. Hugh McKillip mentioned that she was his "late daughter" and left an inheritance to her children in his will, dated 1802.^[1] Her burial location in Stokes County is unknown.

Sources

1. ↑ Wills 1792-1865; Author: North Carolina. County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions (Stokes County); Probate Place: Stokes, North Carolina. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/2367007:9061?ssrc=pt&tid=53902387&pid=13585165567