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Thomas Farmer

Male 1744 - 1811  (66 years)


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  • Name Thomas Farmer  [1
    Birth 8 Sep 1744  , Halifax, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1782  , Halifax, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Death 20 May 1811  , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I12310  Master
    Last Modified 8 Mar 2013 

    Father James Farmer,   b. 1707, Charles Parish, York, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1761, , Johnston, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years) 
    Relationship Natural 
    Mother Mary,   b. 1711, , Johnston, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1768 (Age 57 years) 
    Relationship Natural 
    Family ID F5211  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Rachel,   b. 1744, , , Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Mar 1768, , , Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 24 years) 
    Marriage 1762  , Halifax, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. William Farmer,   b. 8 Feb 1763, , Campbell, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Sep 1815, , Green, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years)
     2. Mary"moly" Orgust Farmer,   b. 14 Aug 1764, Lynchburg, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    +3. James Farmer,   b. 13 Mar 1768, , Campbell, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1867, , Campbell, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 98 years)
    Family ID F3519  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Jane Baber,   b. 12 May 1752, , Lunenburg, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1810, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years) 
    Marriage 19 Mar 1770  , Bedford, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Sarah Bebbston "sally" Farmer,   b. 5 Apr 1771, , Bedford, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Aug 1815, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 44 years)
    +2. Nancy Susan Farmer,   b. 30 Mar 1773, , Bedford, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1846, See Ree, Breckinridge, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
     3. Jane Farmer,   b. 1775, , Bedford, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1845, , Culpeper, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
     4. Elizabeth "betty" Farmer,   b. 4 Mar 1775, , Bedford, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Oct 1847, , Cumberland, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
     5. Susannah Farmer,   b. 1776, , Bedford, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1854, , Wayne, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)  [Father: Natural]
     6. Annie Farmer,   b. 16 Mar 1776, , Bedford, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 May 1851, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
     7. Daughter Farmer,   b. 1777, , Bedford, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: Natural]
     8. Laban Farmer,   b. 21 Feb 1779, , Bedford, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. , Mason, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. Lucie "luce' Farmer,   b. 7 Apr 1781, , Bedford, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Aug 1815, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 34 years)
     10. John Farmer,   b. 26 Jan 1785, , Bedford, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1817, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 31 years)
     11. Permelia Farmer,   b. 23 Aug 1786, , Bedford, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Sep 1838, , Greenville, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years)
     12. Nancy Susanna Farmer,   b. 29 May 1787, , Bedford, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1850, Wayne, Wayne, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)
     13. Samuel Farmer,   b. 3 Jan 1790, , Bedford, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1817, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 26 years)  [Father: Natural]
     14. Robert Farmer,   b. 3 Jan 1790, , Bedford, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     15. Samuel Farmer,   b. 26 Mar 1791, , Bedford, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F3518  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Mar 2013 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 8 Sep 1744 - , Halifax, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1762 - , Halifax, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 19 Mar 1770 - , Bedford, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1782 - , Halifax, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 20 May 1811 - , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Thomas Farmer was born on 8 Sep 1744 in VA.

      Halifax Co. VA Deed Book 13, Page 62:
      8 Mar 1784 from James Preston of Halifax Co. to William Epperson of the County of Pittsylvania, for 100 £, about 200 acres in Halifax on the north side of the Banister River, and bounded by William Pearman, Runaway Creek. Signed - James Preston. Wit -Wm Weakley, Henry Beard, Thomas (X his mark) Farmer, Richard Royall. Recorded 19 Aug 1784

      He was Appraiser of inventory of John Crawford in 1778. Thomas moved from Campbell Co to Pittsylvania Co in 1784. He died before 20 May 1811 in Pittsylvania Co, VA.

      Thomas bought & sold various properties. Some of them are:
      In 1769 he bought 222 acres on the N side of Otter R. in Bedford Co., VA.
      In 1772 he bought 106 acres on Harvey's Branch [on Otter River], Bedford Co., VA.
      In 1776 in bought 373 acres on Johnson Creek, Bedford Co., VA.
      In 1779 in a list of surveys, Thomas had 174 acres on W branch of Johnson's Creek, Bedford Co., VA.
      In 1791 in with wife Jane, sold 544 acres in Campbell Co., VA.
      In 1799 in sold property to Laban Farmer Pittsylvania Co., VA.

      Thomas moved from Campbell Co. VA to Pittsylvania Co., VA. between 1778 - 1779 His occupation was surveyor & planter.

      NOTES:
      1.: BISHOP, Rachel Parsons Flynn, "FARMER and FIELD Families of Virginia", Wilbur Smith and Associates, Inc., Columbia, South Carolina, 1983:

      p. 7: "Thomas lived in Campbell County when Campbell was part of Bedford County, so some records were Bedford County records. We located him first in County records when he bought land in Bedford County in 1769, just before his second marriage."

      He was married to Rachel UNKNOWN before 1763. Thomas FARMER and Rachel UNKNOWN had the following children:
      i. William FARMER.
      ii. Mary "Molly"Orgust FARMER.
      iii. James FARMER.

      He was married to Jane BABER (daughter of Robert BASER III and Jane PENDLETON) on 19 Mar 1770 in Bedford Co VA. In the 1770 Bedford Co Va marriage records Thomas lists himself as a widower when he applied for the marriage license. The surety bond is signed by William Baber. William is probably a brother of Jane BABER. Jane was born on 12 May 1752 in VA. Thomas FARMER and Jane BABER had the following children:
      i. Sally "Bebbston" FARMER.
      ii. Nancy Susan FARMER.
      iii. Elizabeth "Bety" FARMER.
      iv. Annie FARMER.
      v. Laban FARMER.
      vi. Lucie "Luce" FARMER.
      vii. Jane FARMER.
      viii. John FARMER.
      ix. Susannah FARMER.
      x. Permelia "Permeley" "Mel>" FARMER.
      xi. Robert FARMER.
      xii. Samuel FARMER was born on 26 Mar 1791 in Bedford Co VA. He signed a will on 19 Jun 1815 in Pittsylvania Co VA.

      Nuncupative will of SAMUEL FARMER made whilest he was in the military service and directed if he should die that his negro Sarah, willed to him by his father, in which his mother has a life estate, should at her death go to his brother JOHN FARMER.

      LABAN FARMER, THOMAS DAVIS, ROBERT TANNER

      Court of 19 Jun 1815, the will was presented and ordered recorded.

  • Sources 
    1. [S533] Earle S. Dennis and Jane Estelle Smith, Marriage Bonds of Bedford County, Virginia, 1755-1800 ..., (Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, MD, 2007, Original Date, 1932).
      Residence date: 1755-1800Residence place: Ballard, Kentucky, USA

    2. [S36] Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp., Virginia, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1607-1890, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.).
      Residence date: 1782 Residence place: Halifax County, VA