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Margaret "Peggy" FARR 1776 – 1852 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 October 1776

Birth Location: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 2 September 1852

Death Location: Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States

Father: Ephraim Farr

Mother: Margaret Dickson

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Samuel Morton, Samuel Morton, Daniel Martin, William Morton, David Morton, James Morton, Silas Morton, Silas Morton, Anna Morton, Archibald Morton, Samuel Morton, Joseph Morton, Nancy Morton, Mary Morton, Henry Morton, Jane None, Joseph Morton

In 1776, Margaret "Peggy" FARR entered the world in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America, born to Ephraim Phair Farr and Margaret Dickson. Margaret "Peggy" FARR had children including Samuel Paul Morton, Samuel Morton, Daniel James Martin, William Morton, David Morton, James Marton Morton, Silas Lazarus Morton, Silas Lazarus Morton, Anna Morton, Archibald Houston Morton, Samuel Greenberry Morton, Joseph Morton, Nancy Elizabeth Morton, Mary Morton, Henry Harvey Morton, Jane, Joseph M. Morton Morton. Margaret "Peggy" FARR passed away in 1852 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1776, Margaret "Peggy" FARR entered the world in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America, born to Ephraim Phair Farr and Margaret Dickson.
  • Margaret "Peggy" FARR had children including Samuel Paul Morton, Samuel Morton, Daniel James Martin, William Morton, David Morton, James Marton Morton, Silas Lazarus Morton, Silas Lazarus Morton, Anna Morton, Archibald Houston Morton, Samuel Greenberry Morton, Joseph Morton, Nancy Elizabeth Morton, Mary Morton, Henry Harvey Morton, Jane, Joseph M. Morton Morton.
  • Margaret "Peggy" FARR passed away in 1852 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ephraim Farr
1741 – 1781
Birth Location: Antrim, Northern Ireland
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Margaret Dickson
1728 – 1795
Birth Location: York, Pennsylvania, United States
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Samuel Morton
1796 – 1867
Birth Location: Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA
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Samuel Morton
1797 – 1850
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Daniel Martin
1798 – 1847
Birth Location: Richland, Oconee, South Carolina, United States
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William Morton
1800 – 1850
Birth Location: Buncombe County North Carolina
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David Morton
1800 – 1838
Birth Location: Buncombe, North Carolina
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James Morton
1800 – 1859
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Silas Morton
1801 – 1862
Birth Location: Blount County, Tennessee, USA
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Silas Morton
1801 – 1862
Birth Location: Blount County, Tennessee, USA
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Anna Morton
1802 – 1860
Birth Location: Blount County, Tennessee, USA
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Archibald Morton
1803 – 1884
Birth Location: Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
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Samuel Morton
1804 – 1880
Birth Location: ,Montgomery,North Carolina,USA
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Joseph Morton
1804 – 1897
Birth Location: Cabarrus County, North Carolina
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Nancy Morton
1810 – 1880
Birth Location: Blount, Tennessee, United States
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Mary Morton
1814 – 1853
Birth Location: Blount County, Tennessee, United States of America
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Henry Morton
1819 – 1892
Birth Location: Blount, Tennessee, USA
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Jane None
1825 –
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Joseph Morton
Birth Location: –
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Margaret FARR's Ancestors

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Margaret FARR
1776 – 1852
Birth Place: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Ephraim Phair Farr
1741 – 1781
Antrim, Northern Ireland
Margaret Dickson
1728 – 1795
York, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret FARR's Descendants

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Margaret ("Peggy") FARR (19 October 1776 – 2 September 1852)
  1. 1. Samuel (Paul) Morton (October 1796 – Oct 1867)
  2. 2. Samuel Morton (BET 1797 AND 1798 – AFT 1 JUN 1850)
  3. 3. Daniel (James) Martin (1798 – 3 Jun 1847)
  4. 4. William Morton (1800 – 1850)
  5. 5. David Morton (1800 – May 1838)
  6. 6. James (Marton) Morton (9 Feb 1800 – 6 Jul 1859)
  7. 7. Silas (Lazarus) Morton (1 Jan 1801 – 16 Sep 1862)
  8. 8. Silas (Lazarus) Morton (1 Jan 1801 – 16 Sep 1862)
  9. 9. Anna Morton (about 1802 – May 1860)
  10. 10. Archibald (Houston) Morton (1803 – 8 Feb 1884)
  11. 11. Samuel (Greenberry) Morton (1804 – abt 1880)
  12. 12. Joseph Morton (1804 – 1897)
  13. 13. Nancy (Elizabeth) Morton (21 Sep 1810 – Jan 1880)
  14. 14. Mary Morton (1814 – 1853) m. Martin Best (22 November 1816 – 29 Dec 1883)
    1. 1. Polly (Jane) Best (25 January 1840 – 30 September 1918)
      1. 1. Thomas (Selby) Hammer (27 May 1866 – 5 October 1960)
      2. 2. Ellen (Eliza) Hammer (11 May 1869 – 30 Dec 1958)
      3. 3. David (Wallace) Hammer (5 May 1875 – 18 Oct 1911)
    2. 2. Celia (Caroline "Scealy") Best (12 Dec 1850 – 27 November 1928) m. Joshua (Katis "JK") Dobbins (15 Jan 1851 – 29 January 1934)
      1. 1. John (Daniel) Dobbins (19 September 1869 – 9 January 1948)
        1. 1. Hadley (Dean) Dobbins (6 Dec 1908 – Jul 1978)
      2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth Belle) Dobbins (17 Apr 1872 – 3 Aug 1956)
        1. 1. Pearl Rodman (abt 1893 – 20 April 1978)
        2. 2. Sally (Jewell) Box (21 Dec 1895 – 8 Oct 1979)
        3. 3. Otis (Cecil) Box (15 August 1906 – 27 February 2004)
      3. 3. Joseph (Fred) Dobbins (1880 – 25 November 1962)
        1. 1. Raymond (Fredrick) Dobbins (4 Mar 1910 – 30 May 1993)
      4. 4. Arthur (B) Dobbins (1 March 1883 – 29 June 1960)
      5. 5. Deed (Benton) Dobbins (2 April 1888 – 4 October 1974)
        1. 1. Edith (Louise) Dobbins (17 July 1917 – 11 July 2013)
      6. 6. Floyd (Warren) Dobbins (28 Jun 1892 – 18 Nov 1987) m. Bertha Sivia (abt 1894 – 1957) m. Florence Snelson (abt 1903 – 13 Sep 1960)
        1. 1. Theodore (W) Dobbins (abt 1913 – 24 December 1986)
        2. 2. Viola (E) Dobbins (23 Oct 1915 – 14 Nov 2002) m. William (J) Lyons
        3. 3. F. (W.) Dobbins (16 August 1927 – 10 August 1997)
        4. 4. Doyle (Lavon) Dobbins (abt 1930 – 27 August 2004) m. Pauline (J) Dobbins (4 Sep 1923 – 10 Jul 2013)
        5. 5. Thelma (Shirley) Dobbins (24 Nov 1930 – 17 Mar 2003) m. Billy (Ray) Cole (9 Jul 1928 – 8 Jun 2002)
        6. 6. Alma (Florice) Dobbins (26 Oct 1932 – 16 Jul 1992) m. Carrel (Larence) Thomas (abt 1929 – )
        7. 7. Fariene Dobbins (abt 1934 – )
        8. 8. Maxine (Fairene) Dobbins\Ford (27 Mar 1934 – 3 May 2018)
        9. 9. Bernice Dobbins (abt 1936 – )
        10. 10. Daniel (Ray) Dobbins (1937 – 1937)
        11. 11. Floyd (Warren) Dobbins (10 Oct 1938 – 6 Apr 2013) m. Joyce (Suelene) Hartness (15 Jul 1940 – )
        12. 12. Charles (David) Dobbins (abt 1944 – ) m. Betty (Elizabeth) Dillingham (abt 1945 – )
        13. 13. Eugene Pittman (abt 1922 – )
    3. 3. America (Lucretia Alice Isobel) Best (7 May 1862 – 9 August 1947)
      1. 1. Nomah (Malinda) Stokes (15 August 1898 – 9 January 1985)
        1. 1. Wandah (Marie) Tharp (31 Jul 1919 – 24 Mar 2016)
  15. 15. Henry (Harvey) Morton (4 May 1819 – 21 Jun 1892)
  16. 16. Jane (abt 1825 – )
  17. 17. Joseph (M. Morton) Morton

Margaret FARR's Timeline

2 Records

1776
19 October 1776
Birth of Margaret "Peggy" FARR in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America
1852
2 September 1852
Age 76
Death of Margaret "Peggy" FARR in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States
Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 October 1776
    Event Place: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 September 1852
    Event Place: Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States
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