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Virginia Jane Sawyer 1801–1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1801

Birth Location: Giles County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 8 Dec 1885

Death Location: Summers Co., WV, USA

Father: John Sawyers

Mother: Anne Robinson

Spouse(s): William Farley

Children(s): William Sr., JAMES FARLEY, Thomas Farley, Martha Farley, John Farley

The story of Virginia Jane Sawyer began in 1801 in Giles County, Virginia, USA. Virginia Jane Sawyer married William Rebel Bill Farley, and had children including James Hiram Farley, John Henry Farley, Martha Jane Farley, Thomas Nelson Farley, William Jackson Farley Sr. Virginia Jane Sawyer passed away in 1885 in Summers Co., WV, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Virginia Jane Sawyer began in 1801 in Giles County, Virginia, USA.
  • Virginia Jane Sawyer married William Rebel Bill Farley, and had children including James Hiram Farley, John Henry Farley, Martha Jane Farley, Thomas Nelson Farley, William Jackson Farley Sr.
  • Virginia Jane Sawyer passed away in 1885 in Summers Co., WV, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Sawyers
1764–1816
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Anne Robinson
1770–1802
Birth Location: Greenbrier, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

William Farley
1799–1832
Birth Location: Monroe, Amherst, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

William Sr.
1831–1884
Birth Location: Mercer, Co, Virginia, USA
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JAMES FARLEY
1822–1916
Birth Location: Monroe, Amherst, Virginia, United States
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Thomas Farley
1824–1869
Birth Location: Monroe, Amherst, Virginia, USA
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Martha Farley
1824–1887
Birth Location: Summers County, West Virginia, USA
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John Farley
1822–1916
Birth Location: Giles County, Virginia, United States of America
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Virginia Sawyer's Ancestors

Self
Virginia Sawyer
1801–1885
Birth Place: Giles County, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Sawyers
1764–1816
Virginia, United States
Anne Robinson
1770–1802
Greenbrier, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Sampson Sawyers
1748–1817
Came, Augusta, Virginia, United States
Agnes McGray
1742–1788
County Clare Ireland
James Robinson
1758–1805
Greenbrier County, Virginia, now West Virginia
Agnes (Mary) Boone
1754–1849
Greenbriar, Fairfax, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Rebecca Ball
1728–1776
Rebecca Boone
1739–1813
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Bryan
1719–1805
Alice founder
1722–1807

Virginia Sawyer's Descendants

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Virginia (Jane) Sawyer (1801–8 Dec 1885) m. William ("Rebel Bill") Farley (1799–21 Apr 1832)
  1. 1. William (Jackson Farley) Sr. 1831–1884 m. Lucia (ann "lucy") Clark 1831–1907
    1. 1. Nancy (Adaline "Allie") Farley 1855–1891 m. William (Peck) Harvey 1852–1932
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann) Harvey 1880–1954 m. James (Shannon) Holmes 1879–1945
        1. 1. Eula (Eliza) Holmes 1912–2002 m. John (Henry) Jones 1906–1985
        2. 2. Eitha (Sydney (Dudding)) Holmes 1919–1995 m. Owen (Clayton) Moye 1911–1935 m. Charles (Watson) Dudding 1913–1962
        3. 3. James (Edward) Holmes 1913–1981 m. Virginia (Reba) Albert 1913–1963
        4. 4. Hubert (William) Holmes 1908–2000 m. Jessie (Gladys) Holmes 1912–1993
        5. 5. Edna (Pauline Holmes) Mckinney 1906–1983
        6. 6. Evelyn (Geneva) Holmes 1903–1972 m. Ernest (Echols) Spangler 1895–1957
        7. 7. Joseph (C) Holmes 1900–1938 m. Rachel Smith 1902–1975
      2. 2. Eliza (Jane) Harvey 1882–1976 m. Randolph (Andrew "Ronnie") Flint 1874–1948
        1. 1. Goldie (Clinton) Adams 1913–1990
        2. 2. Della (Mae) Flint 1904–2000
      3. 3. William (Joseph) Harvey 1885–1896
      4. 4. Samuel (E.) Harvey 1889–1891
      5. 5. Lloyd (Dow) Harvey 1874–1953 m. Emma (A.) Cummings 1874–1959
        1. 1. Auda (M) Harvey 1911–
      6. 6. Henry (Marshall) Harvey 1880–1962 m. Amanda (E.) Cummins 1876–1940
        1. 1. India (F) Harvey 1906–1975
      7. 7. Geneva (Ernestine) Harvey 1876–1944
    2. 2. Robert (L.) Farley 1871–
    3. 3. Christopher (C.) Farley 1873–
    4. 4. John (Q. G. V.) Farley 1874–
    5. 5. William (J.) Farley 1864–
    6. 6. Louisa Farley 1861–
    7. 7. Henry Farley 1858–
  2. 2. JAMES (HIRAM) FARLEY 1822–1916
  3. 3. Thomas (Nelson) Farley 1824–1869
  4. 4. Martha (Jane) Farley 1824–1887
  5. 5. John (Henry) Farley 1822–1916

Virginia Sawyer's Timeline

3 Records

1801
1801
Birth of Virginia Jane Sawyer in Giles County, Virginia, USA
Giles County, Virginia, USA
1845
3 February 1845
Age 44
Virginia Jane Sawyer was married in Giles County, Virginia, USA
Giles County, Virginia, USA
1885
8 Dec 1885
Age 84
Death of Virginia Jane Sawyer in Summers Co., WV, USA
Summers Co., WV, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1801
    Event Place: Giles County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 3 February 1845
    Event Place: Giles County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Dec 1885
    Event Place: Summers Co., WV, USA
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