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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 County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Seth 7X

Mother: Sarah Crafton

Spouse(s): Mary Wood

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

Robert Atkinson Farley was born in 1802 in Lunenburg Co., Virginia, USA, the child of Seth Farley War For Independence Battle Of Guilford Courthouse Slaveowner 7X And Sarah Sally Burnette Crafton. Robert Atkinson Farley married Mary Martha Wood, and had children including Charles Henry Jackson Farley, James Thomas Coleman Farley, John William Seth Farley, Lucy Ella Farley Love, Martha Jane Susan Farley, Mary Cornelia Farley Crafton, Permelia Francis Elizabeth Farley Crafton, Robert Edward Green Farley, Sarah Ann Mildred Farley, Sterling Austin Decatur Farley. Robert Atkinson Farley passed away in 1886 in Henderson County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Robert Atkinson Farley was born in 1802 in Lunenburg Co., Virginia, USA, the child of Seth Farley War For Independence Battle Of Guilford Courthouse Slaveowner 7X And Sarah Sally Burnette Crafton.
  • Robert Atkinson Farley married Mary Martha Wood, and had children including Charles Henry Jackson Farley, James Thomas Coleman Farley, John William Seth Farley, Lucy Ella Farley Love, Martha Jane Susan Farley, Mary Cornelia Farley Crafton, Permelia Francis Elizabeth Farley Crafton, Robert Edward Green Farley, Sarah Ann Mildred Farley, Sterling Austin Decatur Farley.
  • Robert Atkinson Farley passed away in 1886 in Henderson County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Seth 7X
1755–1844
Birth Location: Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
S7
Sarah Crafton
1761–1844
Birth Location: King William Co, Virginia, USA
SC

Spouses(s)

Mary Wood
1806–1886
Birth Location: Lunenburg County, Virginia, USA
MW

Children(s)

Permelia (Crafton)
1842–1925
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Mary (Crafton)
1849–1881
Birth Location: Henderson, Kentucky
M(
Sarah Farley
1829–1867
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
SF
John Farley
1831–1897
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
JF
Martha Farley
1835–1888
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
MF
Charles Farley
1837–1895
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
CF
James Farley
1839–1917
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
JF
Sterling Farley
1845–1915
Birth Location: Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky, United States
SF
Robert Farley
1833–
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
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Lucy (Love)
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, War for Independence, Battle of Guilford Courthouse, slaveowner 7X
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,) Quaker
1733–1792
Virginia, USA
William ('The Prayerful Planter' Crafton Sr, slaveowner) 11x
1735–1828
King William, King William, Virginia, USA
Sarah Tatum
1737–1813
King William Co, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Maj Independence
1710–1797
Mary Ellington
1712–1786
Thomas Atkinson
1710–1760
Pvt Regt
1710–1779
Kerrenhappuck Aubrey
1718–1815
Benjamin Tatum
1730–1813
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Jr
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. Permelia (Francis Elizabeth Farley) (Crafton) 1842–1925 m. Madison (Jerome) Crafton 1837–1903
    1. 1. Waverlie (D) Crafton 1870–1892
    2. 2. Charles (Milton) Crafton 1866–1941
    3. 3. John (R) Crafton 1874–1876
    4. 4. Halcyon (M) Crafton 1871–1871
    5. 5. Mary (Lee Crafton) (Inge) 1863–1944
  2. 2. Mary (Cornelia Farley) (Crafton) 1849–1881 m. Lucius (Milton) Crafton 1839–1908
    1. 1. Clarence (Cooksey) Crafton 1873–1958
    2. 2. Mary (W) Crafton 1876–1877
    3. 3. William ("Willie") Crafton 1868–1903
    4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth Crafton) (Overton) 1881–1942 m. Fletcher Overton 1892–1970
      1. 1. Permelia (Christine) Overton 1915–1972
      2. 2. Robert (Edward) Overton 1923–1994
    5. 5. Cora (Lee Crafton) (Miller) 1880–1920 m. Martin (E) Miller 1879–1953
      1. 1. Mary (Louise) Miller 1909–1909
    6. 6. Robert (Farley) Crafton 1878–1957
    7. 7. Floyd (L.) Crafton 1870–1945
  3. 3. Sarah (Ann Mildred) Farley 1829–1867
  4. 4. John (William Seth) Farley 1831–1897
  5. 5. Martha (Jane Susan) Farley 1835–1888
  6. 6. Charles (Henry Jackson) Farley 1837–1895
  7. 7. James (Thomas Coleman) Farley 1839–1917 m. Adelaide (Henrietta) Maloney 1846–1918
    1. 1. Letcher (Stuard) Farley 1891–1973
    2. 2. Julius (Hickman) Farley 1873–1935
    3. 3. Edwin (D) Farley 1870–1874
    4. 4. Edgar (R) Farley 1870–1874
    5. 5. James (Emmett) Farley 1869–1896
    6. 6. Carrie (Dale) Farley 1876–1941
    7. 7. Lydia (Ellen) Farley 1866–1951 m. Samuel (Z) Griffin 1860–1934
      1. 1. Eunice (Augusta) Griffin 1885–1961 m. James (Thomas) Freeman 1884–1928
        1. 1. Annie Freeman 1908–1991
        2. 2. Thomas (J) Freeman 1909–1987 m. Evelyn (Erle) Robards 1913–2001
        3. 3. Blanche (Lorene) Freeman 1911–1996 m. Barney (Eugene) Melton 1906–1992
        4. 4. Annie (Henrietta) Freeman 1907–1992
        5. 5. Sallie (Ellen) Freeman 1915–1983
      2. 2. Chester (H) Griffin 1891–1957
      3. 3. James (Kitchell) Griffin 1894–1957 m. Ethel (Mary) Duncan 1892–1986
        1. 1. Mary (Donna) Griffin 1934–1999
      4. 4. Dade (Hugh) Griffin 1899–1978 m. Johanna Wanternhennis 1898–2001
      5. 5. Wert Griffin 1900–1952 m. Willa Cheaney 1904–1980
        1. 1. Wert (Griffin,) Jr 1924–1979 m. Gladys (Marie) Dodson 1924–1995
      6. 6. Blanch (A) Griffin 1886–1972
      7. 7. Posey (O) Griffin 1891–
    8. 8. Herbert (Hope) Farley 1883–1884
    9. 9. Seth (Thomas Farley) Sr 1878–1961 m. Georgia Nelson 1882–1957
      1. 1. Thomas (Harris) Farley 1909–2002
      2. 2. Seth (Thomas Farley) Jr 1917–1999 m. Jeanette Farley 1920–
        1. 1. Gene (Cameron) Farley 1942–2015
      3. 3. Joseph (Hickman) Farley 1912–1995 m. Cecil Butler 1915–2001
        1. 1. Joseph (Earl 'Joe') Farley 1936–2001
    10. 10. William (Jesse) Farley 1878–1963
  8. 8. Sterling (Austin Decatur) Farley 1845–1915 m. Roberta (Lucille) Farley 1854–1901
    1. 1. Harry (Farley,) farmer 1887–1964 m. Virginia (R) Farley 1892–1928
    2. 2. Walter (Earl) Farley 1872–1937
    3. 3. Artie (Atkinson) Farley 1875–1934
  9. 9. Robert (Edward Green) Farley 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–
  10. 10. Lucy (Ella Farley) (Love) 1852–1861

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, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, 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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