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Robert Atkinson Farley 1802 – 1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 05 Aug 1802

Birth Location: Lunenburg Co., Virginia, USA

Death Date: 10 Apr 1886

Death Location: Henderson, Henderson Co., Kentucky, USA

Father: Seth Farley,

Mother: Sarah Crafton

Spouse(s): Mary Wood

Children(s): Sarah Farley, John Farley, Robert Farley, Martha Farley, Charles Farley, James Farley, Permelia Farley, Sterling Farley, Mary Farley, Lucy Farley

In 1802, Robert Atkinson Farley entered the world in Lunenburg Co., Virginia, USA, born to Seth Farley, and Sarah "Sally" Burnette Crafton. Robert Atkinson Farley married Mary Martha Wood, and had children including Sarah Ann Mildred Farley, John William Seth Farley, Robert Edward Green Farley, Martha Jane Susan Farley, Charles Henry Jackson Farley, James Thomas Coleman Farley, Permelia Francis Elizabeth Farley, Sterling Austin Decatur Farley, Mary Cornelia Farley, Lucy Ella Farley. Robert Atkinson Farley passed away in 1886 in Henderson, Henderson Co., Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1802, Robert Atkinson Farley entered the world in Lunenburg Co., Virginia, USA, born to Seth Farley, and Sarah "Sally" Burnette Crafton.
  • Robert Atkinson Farley married Mary Martha Wood, and had children including Sarah Ann Mildred Farley, John William Seth Farley, Robert Edward Green Farley, Martha Jane Susan Farley, Charles Henry Jackson Farley, James Thomas Coleman Farley, Permelia Francis Elizabeth Farley, Sterling Austin Decatur Farley, Mary Cornelia Farley, Lucy Ella Farley.
  • Robert Atkinson Farley passed away in 1886 in Henderson, Henderson Co., Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Seth Farley,
1755 – 1844
Birth Location: Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
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Sarah Crafton
1761 – 1844
Birth Location: King William Co, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Wood
1806 – 1886
Birth Location: Lunenburg County, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Sarah Farley
1829 – 1867
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
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John Farley
1831 – 1897
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
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Robert Farley
1833 –
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
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Martha Farley
1835 – 1888
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
MF
Charles Farley
1837 – 1895
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
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James Farley
1839 – 1917
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
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Permelia Farley
1842 – 1925
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Sterling Farley
1845 – 1915
Birth Location: Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky, United States
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Mary Farley
1849 – 1881
Birth Location: Henderson, Kentucky
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Lucy Farley
1852 – 1861
Birth Location: Henderson, Kentucky, USA
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Robert Farley's Ancestors

Self
Robert Farley
1802 – 1886
Birth Place: Lunenburg Co., Virginia, USA
Parents
Seth Farley,
1755 – 1844
Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
Sarah ("Sally" Burnette) Crafton
1761 – 1844
King William Co, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Henry Farley
1730 – 1784
Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
Anne Atkinson,
1733 – 1792
Virginia, USA
William ('The Prayerful Planter' Crafton) Sr,
1735 – 1828
King William, King William, Virginia, USA
Sarah Tatum
1737 – 1813
King William Co, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Maj Farley,
1710 – 1797
Mary Ellington
1712 – 1786
Thomas Atkinson
1710 – 1760
Pvt Sr,
1710 – 1779
Kerrenhappuck Aubrey
1718 – 1815
Benjamin Tatum
1730 – 1813
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Farley
1670 – 1754
Elizabeth Archer
1674 – 1761
Bennett Crafton
1670 – 1779
Elizabeth (Abbott)
1685 – 1770

Robert Farley's Descendants

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Robert (Atkinson) Farley (05 Aug 1802 – 10 Apr 1886) m. Mary (Martha) Wood (21 Oct 1806 – 21 April 1886)
  1. 1. Sarah (Ann Mildred) Farley (7 Oct 1829 – 17 Nov 1867)
  2. 2. John (William Seth) Farley (22 Jun 1831 – 15 October 1897)
  3. 3. Robert (Edward Green) Farley (27 Mar 1833 – ) m. Martha Farley (1834 – )
    1. 1. Virginia Farley (1857 – )
    2. 2. Martha Farley (1861 – )
    3. 3. Alvin Farley (1867 – )
    4. 4. Fred Farley (1877 – )
  4. 4. Martha (Jane Susan) Farley (2 December 1835 – 6 Oct 1888)
  5. 5. Charles (Henry Jackson) Farley (5 Oct 1837 – 4 Dec 1895)
  6. 6. James (Thomas Coleman) Farley (15 Oct 1839 – 4 Dec 1917) m. Adelaide (Henrietta) Maloney (1 Dec 1846 – 2 December 1918)
    1. 1. Lydia (Ellen) Farley (07 Oct 1866 – 22 Sep 1951) m. Samuel (Z) Griffin (23 March 1860 – Sep 05, 1934)
      1. 1. Eunice (Augusta) Griffin (25 Aug 1885 – 4 Aug 1961) m. James (Thomas) Freeman (09 Oct 1884 – 21 Feb 1928)
        1. 1. Annie (Henrietta) Freeman (July 18 1907 – August 22 1992)
        2. 2. Annie Freeman (21 Mar 1908 – 22 Apr 1991)
        3. 3. Thomas (J) Freeman (25 July 1909 – 23 Jan 1987) m. Evelyn (Erle) Robards (8 Sept 1913 – 14 Sep 2001)
        4. 4. Blanche (Lorene) Freeman (04 Sep 1911 – 28 Feb 1996) m. Barney (Eugene) Melton (23 Apr 1906 – 22 Oct 1992)
        5. 5. Sallie (Ellen) Freeman (May 29 1915 – 24 February 1983)
      2. 2. Blanch (A) Griffin (16 Dec 1886 – 16 Feb 1972)
      3. 3. Chester (H) Griffin (11 Mar 1891 – 5 Jan 1957)
      4. 4. Posey (O) Griffin (05 Aug 1891 – )
      5. 5. James (Kitchell) Griffin (11 Jun 1894 – 14 January 1957) m. Ethel (Mary) Duncan (20 Oct 1892 – 12 Jan 1986)
        1. 1. Mary (Donna) Griffin (20 Jan 1934 – 13 Mar 1999)
      6. 6. Dade (Hugh) Griffin (25 Feb 1899 – 17 January 1978) m. Johanna Wanternhennis (29 Oct 1898 – 24 Apr 2001)
      7. 7. Wert Griffin (Nov 15, 1900 – 24 Dec 1952) m. Willa Cheaney (29 Jun 1904 – 1980)
        1. 1. Wert Griffin, (21 May 1924 – 27 Mar 1979) m. Gladys (Marie) Dodson (10 Oct 1924 – 22 Dec 1995)
    2. 2. James (Emmett) Farley (22 Jun 1869 – 07 Nov 1896)
    3. 3. Edwin (D) Farley (02 Sep 1870 – 14 Oct 1874)
    4. 4. Edgar (R) Farley (02 Sep 1870 – 21 Oct 1874)
    5. 5. Julius (Hickman) Farley (22 Aug 1873 – 14 Feb 1935)
    6. 6. Carrie (Dale) Farley (12 Jan 1876 – 13 Jun 1941)
    7. 7. William (Jesse) Farley (18 Nov 1878 – 18 Feb 1963)
    8. 8. Seth (Thomas) Farley (31 Dec 1878 – 3 Oct 1961) m. Georgia Nelson (Aug 1882 – 26 Aug 1957)
      1. 1. Thomas (Harris) Farley (05 Nov 1909 – 16 Nov 2002)
      2. 2. Joseph (Hickman) Farley (03 Aug 1912 – 23 Sep 1995) m. Cecil Butler (3 Dec 1915 – 11 July 2001)
        1. 1. Joseph (Earl 'Joe') Farley (2 Oct 1936 – 24 Nov 2001)
        2. 2. Nancy Farley (abt. 1939 – )
        3. 3. Judith (E) Farley (Mar 23, 1941 – )
      3. 3. Seth (Thomas) Farley (14 Aug 1917 – 09 May 1999) m. Jeanette Farley (5 Nov 1920 – )
        1. 1. Gene (Cameron) Farley (11 Nov 1942 – 14 Aug 2015)
    9. 9. Herbert (Hope) Farley (15 Mar 1883 – 19 Sep 1884)
    10. 10. Letcher (Stuard) Farley (18 Nov 1891 – 29 Jun 1973)
  7. 7. Permelia (Francis Elizabeth) Farley (25 Dec 1842 – 22 Mar 1925) m. Madison (Jerome) Crafton (24 Aug 1837 – 11 Jul 1903)
    1. 1. Mary (Lee Crafton) (Inge) (9 Nov 1863 – 31 Jan 1944)
    2. 2. Charles (Milton) Crafton (7 May 1866 – 23 Feb 1941)
    3. 3. Waverlie (D) Crafton (27 Aug 1870 – 3 Sep 1892)
    4. 4. Halcyon (M) Crafton (24 July 1871 – 9 Sep 1871)
    5. 5. John (R) Crafton (28 Aug 1874 – 10 Aug 1876)
  8. 8. Sterling (Austin Decatur) Farley (6 Jan 1845 – 8 Apr 1915) m. Roberta (A Lucille) Farley (7 Jul 1854 – 22 Aug 1901)
    1. 1. Walter (Earl) Farley (29 Sep 1872 – 18 July 1937)
    2. 2. Artie (Atkinson) Farley (12 Aug 1875 – 4 Sep 1934)
    3. 3. Harry Farley, (13 Jan 1887 – 10 Jan 1964) m. Virginia (R) Farley (14 Feb 1892 – 18 Sep 1928)
  9. 9. Mary (Cornelia) Farley (17 May 1849 – 25 December 1881) m. Lucius (Milton) Crafton (27 May 1839 – 5 Aug 1908)
    1. 1. William ("Willie") Crafton (31 Mar 1868 – 27 Jan 1903)
    2. 2. Floyd (L.) Crafton (10 Oct 1870 – 2 February 1945)
    3. 3. Clarence (Cooksey) Crafton (27 Dec 1873 – 11 Apr 1958)
    4. 4. Mary (W) Crafton (31 May 1876 – 18 May 1877)
    5. 5. Robert (Farley) Crafton (27 Mar 1878 – 21 Dec 1957)
    6. 6. Cora (Lee) Crafton (4 Feb 1880 – 23 Feb 1920) m. Martin (E) Miller (4 Jan 1879 – 15 Jul 1953)
      1. 1. Mary (Louise) Miller (30 Oct 1909 – 4 Nov 1909)
    7. 7. Mary (Elizabeth) Crafton (13 Dec 1881 – 25 Jan 1942) m. Fletcher Overton (18 Jan 1892 – 5 Feb 1970)
      1. 1. Permelia (Christine) Overton (6 Jul 1915 – 18 Oct 1972)
      2. 2. Robert (Edward) Overton (21 Jun 1923 – 4 Sep 1994)
  10. 10. Lucy (Ella) Farley (3 Mar 1852 – 07 Jun 1861)

Robert Farley's Timeline

2 Records

1802
05 Aug 1802
Birth of Robert Atkinson Farley in Lunenburg Co., Virginia, USA
Lunenburg Co., Virginia, USA
1886
10 Apr 1886
Age 84
Death of Robert Atkinson Farley in Henderson, Henderson Co., Kentucky, USA
Henderson, Henderson Co., Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 Aug 1802
    Event Place: Lunenburg Co., Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1963, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1886
    Event Place: Henderson, Henderson Co., Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Henderson County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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