Person:Eliajah Farris (1)

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Elijah Farris
b.Abt 1761 Halifax County, Virginia
d.23 Jun 1851 Washington County, Kentucky
Parents and Siblings
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m. 1745
  1. Elisha Farris1745 - 1791
  2. James FarrisAbt 1747 -
  3. Isham Farris1750/51 - 1848
  4. Nathan FarrisAbt 1753 - 1788
  5. John Esom FarrisAbt 1755 - Abt 1826
  6. Isaac FarrisAbt 1757 - 1788
  7. Moses Farris, Sr.1759 - 1841
  8. Elijah FarrisAbt 1761 - 1851
  9. Johnson FarrisAbt 1768 -
  10. Maj. Washington FarrisAbt 1770 -
  11. William FarrisAbt 1772 -
  12. Micajah FarrisAbt 1774 -
  13. Bedy FarrisAbt 1776 -
  14. Susanna FarrisAbt 1778 -
  15. Elizabeth Farris
Spouse and Children
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m. 25 Feb 1789
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Facts and Events
Name Elijah Farris
Gender Male
Birth? Abt 1761 Halifax County, Virginia
Marriage 25 Feb 1789 Kentuckyto Martha Colter
Death? 23 Jun 1851 Washington County, Kentucky
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Revolutionary War Pension Information

Information from “Virginia/West Virginia Genealogical Data from Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Records”, Vol. 2, compiled by Patrick G. Wardell, Lt. Col. U.S. Army Ret. :

Faris, Elijah - born in Halifax County, Virginia, father moved when soldier was child to Pittsylvania County, Virginia, where soldier entered service in 1779; granted Pension age 71 in Washington County, Kentucky, 1832; died there 6/23/1851; married 2/25/1789 to Martha Colter/Coulter at house of her father in Kentucky; widow granted Pension age 84 in Washington County, Kentucky 1853 when her brother Isaiah made affidavit there age 77; no mention of any children; query letter in file states soldier's last will & testament probated Springfield, Washington County, Kentucky. F-W7239, R952.
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