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Matthew Farley 1759–1837 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 October 1759

Birth Location: On The Blacwater, Bedford, Virginia (Now) Monroe Co., WV

Death Date: 27 Feb 1837

Death Location: Franklin Twp., Henry, Indiana, USA

Father: Francis Farley

Mother: Elizabeth Crostic

Spouse(s): Esther McMullen

Children(s): Thomas Farley, Elizabeth Farley, Sarah Farley, Esther Farley, Matthew Farley, James Farley, Joseph Farley, John Farley, Nancy Farley, Jane Farley, Matilda Farley, Molly Farley, Mary Farley, William Farley

Matthew Farley was born in 1759 in On The Blacwater, Bedford, Virginia (Now) Monroe Co., WV, the child of Francis Marion Farley And Elizabeth Crostic. Matthew Farley married Esther Mcmullen, and had children including Elizabeth Farley, Esther Farley, James Farley, Jane Farley, John Farley, Joseph Farley, Mary Polly Farley, Matilda Farley, Matthew Farley, Molly Farley, Nancy Farley, Sarah Farley, Thomas Farley, William Farley. Matthew Farley passed away in 1837 in Franklin Twp., Henry, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Matthew Farley was born in 1759 in On The Blacwater, Bedford, Virginia (Now) Monroe Co., WV, the child of Francis Marion Farley And Elizabeth Crostic.
  • Matthew Farley married Esther Mcmullen, and had children including Elizabeth Farley, Esther Farley, James Farley, Jane Farley, John Farley, Joseph Farley, Mary Polly Farley, Matilda Farley, Matthew Farley, Molly Farley, Nancy Farley, Sarah Farley, Thomas Farley, William Farley.
  • Matthew Farley passed away in 1837 in Franklin Twp., Henry, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Francis Farley
1703–1791
Birth Location: Henrico, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth Crostic
1718–1797
Birth Location: Southern, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Esther McMullen
1764–1838
Birth Location: Sweet Springs, Botetourt, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Thomas Farley
1787–1870
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth Farley
1786–1850
Birth Location: , Monroe, West Virginia, USA
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Sarah Farley
1788–1862
Birth Location: Monroe, West Virginia, United States
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Esther Farley
1790–1831
Birth Location: , Monroe, West Virginia, USA
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Matthew Farley
1792–1849
Birth Location: , Monroe, West Virginia, USA
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James Farley
1795–1855
Birth Location: , Monroe, West Virginia, USA
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Joseph Farley
1797–1861
Birth Location: , Monroe, West Virginia, USA
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John Farley
1800–1844
Birth Location: , Monroe, West Virginia, USA
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Nancy Farley
1803–1834
Birth Location: , Monroe, West Virginia, USA
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Jane Farley
1806–1874
Birth Location: , Monroe, West Virginia, USA
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Matilda Farley
1798–1870
Birth Location: Monroe, West Virginia, United States
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Molly Farley
1782–1850
Birth Location: –
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Mary Farley
1763–1832
Birth Location: Monroe, West Virginia, United States
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William Farley
1799–1821
Birth Location: Monroe, West Virginia, United States
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Matthew Farley's Ancestors

Self
Matthew Farley
1759–1837
Birth Place: On The Blacwater, Bedford, Virginia (Now) Monroe Co., WV
Parents
Francis Marion Farley
1703–1791
Henrico, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Crostic
1718–1797
Southern, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
John (Francis) Farley
1670–1754
Henrico, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Archer
1674–1761
Henrico, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Farley
1648–1732
Mary Willett
1651–1732
John Archer
1644–1695
Elizabeth Royall
1648–1704
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Farley
1600–1650
Jane Sefton
1605–1665
James Willett
1620–1679
Bridget Clutterbuck
1620–1685
Robert Archer
1624–
Rose Yeardley
1623–1750
Joseph Royall
1625–1711
Mary Lupo
1625–1689

Matthew Farley's Descendants

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Matthew Farley (29 October 1759–27 Feb 1837) m. Esther McMullen (14 Feb 1764–3 Apr 1838)
  1. 1. Thomas Farley 1787–1870 m. Jane Pack 1788–1865
    1. 1. Marinda Farley 1828–1896 m. Jonathan (C) Bass 1799–1877 m. George Thomas 1820–1882
      1. 1. James (Wesley) Bass 1850–1921 m. Mary (M) Post 1855– m. Nancy (Jane) Butcher 1836–1884 m. Eliza (Ellen) Russell 1855–
        1. 1. Rusha (J) Bass 1876–1932 m. Benjamin (Franklin) Stanley 1875–1947
        2. 2. William (E.) Bass 1876–
        3. 3. Mary (M.) Bass 1879–
        4. 4. Lena (Belle) Bass 1881–1947 m. Michael Bentz 1872–1906 m. Charles (W) Lee 1881– m. John Donnally 1870–1935
        5. 5. James (R) Bass 1898–
        6. 6. Etta (C) Post 1892–
        7. 7. Eva (Melivine) Bass 1883–1939
        8. 8. Seensha Bass 1875–
        9. 9. Cora (Bell) Bass 1873–1873
      2. 2. Hanson (Dennis) Bass 1858– m. Ruth Dailey 1859–1951
        1. 1. Isaiah (Gilbert "Bert") Bass 1893–1943 m. Elzada Bowlin 1898–1972
        2. 2. Francis (Marion) Bass 1879–1956
        3. 3. Flora Bass 1885–1934
        4. 4. Albert (Theodore) Bass 1897–1967
        5. 5. Lewis (E) Bass 1887–
        6. 6. Solomon (C "Tot") Bass 1882–1952
      3. 3. Obediah Bass 1854–1855
      4. 4. Huldy (Ann) Bass 1852–1855
      5. 5. Flora (Ann) Bass 1856–1939 m. William (James) Hemsley 1857–1939
        1. 1. John (Robert) Hemsley 1876–1966 m. Virginia (Jenny) Jenkins 1880–1957
        2. 2. William (Rosdale) Hemsley 1874–1943
        3. 3. Fanny (Jane) Hemsley 1879–1943 m. John Johnson 1874–1910 m. Marten Gallager 1878–
        4. 4. Marinda (Ellen) Hemsley 1881–1969
        5. 5. Charles (Edward) Hemsley 1887–1929 m. Ella Robey 1892–1958
        6. 6. Wanda (Beulah) Hemsley 1891–1975
        7. 7. Blanche Hemsley 1894–1976
      6. 6. Susan (Jane) Bass 1863–1923
      7. 7. William (H) Bass 1869–1947 m. Mary (Jane) Hess 1870–1947
        1. 1. Jesse (Marcellus) Bass 1888–1960 m. Amy (Ethel) Waugh 1882–1972
        2. 2. Boyd (Gilbert) Bass 1893–1943
        3. 3. Holly Bass 1891–1891
      8. 8. Francis (Segel (Frandegal)) Bass 1861–1935 m. Ella (Susannah Rebcca) Parkins 1864–1941
        1. 1. Charles ("Charley" W) Bass 1884–1953 m. Margaret ("Maggie" H.) Mann 1888–1969
        2. 2. Cordelia (Ann "Cordie") Bass 1887–1953 m. Maurice (Edward) Wetnight 1883–1977
        3. 3. Emily (L) Bass 1889–1918
        4. 4. Fannie (M) Bass 1892–1911
        5. 5. Theadore (M) Bass 1894–1931
        6. 6. Edith (A) Bass 1896–1896
        7. 7. G. (W.) Bass 1899–1899
        8. 8. Homer (Otmer) Bass 1902–1903
      9. 9. Francis (D) Bass 1864–1934
      10. 10. Mahala (P.) Thomas 1869–
      11. 11. George (W.) Thomas 1867–
      12. 12. Enoch Thomas 1850–
      13. 13. Sam Bass 1850–
      14. 14. Lewis (E) Bass 1865–1870
    2. 2. Martha (Jane "Jane") Farley 1829–1898
    3. 3. Silas Farley 1812–1876
    4. 4. Italey ("Dicey") Farley 1813–1882
    5. 5. Sarah (A) Farley 1820–1902
    6. 6. Henry Farley 1822–1847
    7. 7. Isaac Farley 1810–1888
    8. 8. John Farley 1813–
  2. 2. Elizabeth Farley 1786–1850
  3. 3. Sarah Farley 1788–1862
  4. 4. Esther Farley 1790–1831
  5. 5. Matthew Farley 1792–1849
  6. 6. James Farley 1795–1855
  7. 7. Joseph Farley 1797–1861
  8. 8. John Farley 1800–1844
  9. 9. Nancy Farley 1803–1834
  10. 10. Jane Farley 1806–1874
  11. 11. Matilda Farley 1798–1870
  12. 12. Molly Farley 1782–1850
  13. 13. Mary (Polly) Farley 1763–1832 m. Samuel Pack 1760–1833
    1. 1. Virginia (Jane) Pack 1800–1868
  14. 14. William Farley 1799–1821

Matthew Farley's Timeline

2 Records

1759
29 October 1759
Birth of Matthew Farley in On The Blacwater, Bedford, Virginia (Now) Monroe Co., WV
On The Blacwater, Bedford, Virginia (Now) Monroe Co., WV
1837
27 Feb 1837
Age 78
Death of Matthew Farley in Franklin Twp., Henry, Indiana, USA
Franklin Twp., Henry, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 October 1759
    Event Place: On The Blacwater, Bedford, Virginia (Now) Monroe Co., WV

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Feb 1837
    Event Place: Franklin Twp., Henry, Indiana, USA
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