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William Farris 1678–1766 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1678

Birth Location: Albermarle County (near Little Roanoke River, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1766

Death Location: New Hanover, British Colonial America, North Carolina, USA

Father: Ian FARIS

Mother: Emily Cameron*

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The story of William Farris began in 1678 in Albermarle County (near Little Roanoke River, North Carolina, USA. William Farris passed away in 1766 in New Hanover, British Colonial America, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Farris began in 1678 in Albermarle County (near Little Roanoke River, North Carolina, USA.
  • William Farris passed away in 1766 in New Hanover, British Colonial America, North Carolina, USA.

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William Farris's Ancestors

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William Farris
1678–1766
Birth Place: Albermarle County (near Little Roanoke River, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Ian Esom FARIS
1640–1679
Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland
Emily (Jane) Cameron*
1643–1695
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Daniel Cameron
1620–1700
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Allison (Elsine) Chalmers
1621–
Scotland, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Farris's Timeline

2 Records

1678
1678
Birth of William Farris in Albermarle County (near Little Roanoke River, North Carolina, USA
Albermarle County (near Little Roanoke River, North Carolina, USA
1766
1766
Age 88
Death of William Farris in New Hanover, British Colonial America, North Carolina, USA
New Hanover, British Colonial America, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1678
    Event Place: Albermarle County (near Little Roanoke River, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1766
    Event Place: New Hanover, British Colonial America, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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