OBITUARY: Ethel F. Willaims of Chelsea, age 81, died Sunday, October 11, 1998 at University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor. She was born on December 25, 1916 in Baxter, Kentucky, the daughter of Carter H. and Nancy (Bingham) Farley. Mrs. Willaims moved to Chelsea from Kentucky in 1958. She attended the Baptist Church, was a homemaker, a 50-year member of the Order of the Eastern Star in Loyall, KY, and a member of VFW Post 4076 in Chelsea. She enjoyed bingo, fishing, and the outdoors, and was an avid bowler. She was also a volunteer at the Chelsea Community Hospital. On November 7, 1933, she married Henry H. Williams in Keith, KY, and he preceded her in death on December 20, 1994. Survivors include two sons, Leslie A. Williams of Florida and Larry C. Williams of Chelsea; two daughters, LuRetha (Williams) Hoag of Ann Arbor, Sherry (Williams) Hughes of Cherry Valley, CA; 2 sisters, Wilma Picklesimer of Chelsea and Disa Vickery of Bellville; 11 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. She was also preceded in death by 4 brothers, Hurlen, Curtis, Lawrence and Luther Farley, and 1 sister, Adah Farley. Memorial contributions may be made to V.F.W. Post 4076 in Chelsea or Immanuel Bible Church.

FUNERAL: Wednesday, October 14, 1998 at 11:00 AM Cole Funeral Chapel, Chelsea, MI Clergy Pastor Ronald Clark Organist; Mrs. James Gaunt

BURIAL: Oak Grove East Cemetery, Chelsea, MI

Generation No. 8

70. Francis Marion8 Farley (John B.7, John B.6, Thomas5, Roger4, Reginald3, Richard2, John1) was born Oct 25, 1703 in Bristol Parish, Henrico County, VA, and died Oct 22, 1791 in Indian Creek, Greenbrier County, VA. He married (1) Nancy Whitlow 1723 in Henrico County, Virginia. He married (2) Elizabeth Crostic Abt. 1758 in Chesterfield Co, VA.

Notes for Francis Marion Farley: "Twelve Generations of Farleys" by Jesse Kelso Farley, Driving Back the Frontiers, Chapter IV, page 36: Francis, son of John and Elizabeth Farley, had come to manhood at the beginning of this western expansion. He was young, free and unencumbered by entailed estates. His career and fortune lay before him in the wilderness. Doubtless he cared little for either career or fortune. He was far more interested in satisfying his craving to be out on the frontier answering the challenge of the savage and appeasing his fearless unconquerable spirit.

Direct quotation from "One Ladd's Family" by Ruth Kline Ladd: "Francis Farley, the second son of John, Jr. and Elizabeth Farley, was born 25 October 1703 in Henrico County (later Chesterfield County), Virginia, and died 22 October 1791 at the age of 88 years in Greenbrier County (later Monroe County and still later Summers County), Virginia (now West Virginia). He was married twice, the first time about 1725. The name of his first wife is unknown. Later in Chesterfield County, he married Elizabeth Crostic, who was born 19 April 1718 in lower North Carolina, and died 29 October 1797. Francis and Elizabeth (Crostic) Farley were buried about one mile below the mouth of Indian Creek, on the land then occupied by their only son, Matthew Farley, but later known as the James Dickinson Farm. The old cemetery is now covered by the back flow of the New River from the Bluestone Dam. It has been suggested that perhaps Francis Farley returned to his old home after the death of his father in 1754, and that he met and married his second wife there. The Crostic's were natives of Chesterfield County, and Elizabeth Crostic may have been there a visitor from North Carolina at the time. If this trip did occur, very likely he did not go alone as it may be noted that his son, Thomas Farley, was married in Chesterfield County in 1754 to Judith Clay. In the early 1700s the tide of emigration was to the west and the English Crown began granting land in Virginia east of the Allegheny Mountains for immediate settlement. Indian traders and surveying parties brought back glowing accounts of the West and made its settlement attractive to anyone free to join in the expansion. Francis Farley was young and free of encumbrances. In 1740 he enlisted in a surveying party along with some of his friends and neighbors and advanced to the eastern slopes of the Blue Ridge Mountains where the party entered their claims. This was first in Lunenburg County, then in Bedford County, and now Franklin County, Virginia. They named the river that drained this chosen land Blackwater after the river in Charles City County and Henrico County where they were raised. They went back east to fetch their families, and returned to settle on their new lands. Shortly after 1775, Francis Farley followed his sons to the New River settlement (now West Virginia) and died there in 1791.

Other name found: Francis Thomas Farley.

Records copied from family Bible of James Gore by Joseph Elmer Goar (Gore?), Kansas City, MO. The parentage, marriages and children have not been fully confirmed by public record so far available. (page 55)

CROWN LAND GRANT to FRANCIS FARLEY, Henrico County, Virginia, 1749 Francis Farley, 376 Acres: GEORGE the second by the Grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith + c. TO ALL TO WHOM these Presents shall come Greeting. KNOW YE that for divers good Causes and Considerations but more especially for and in Consideration of the Sum of FORTY SHILLINGS of good and lawful Money for our Use paid to our Receiver General of our Revenues in this our Colony and Dominion of Virginia WE HAVE Given Granted and Confirmed and by the Presents for us our Heirs and Successors DO one certain Tract or Parcel of Land containing three hundred and seventy six Acres lying and being in the County of Henrico and bounded as followeth, to wit, BEGINNING at a Corner Gum in Parish's Branch Thence South eighty and an half Degrees East one hundred and twenty six Poles to a Corner black oak on Lepraids Line on the Piney Fork of Parishes Branch Thence North seventy Degrees West on Lapraids Line fifty eight Poles to a Corner black Oak. Thence North seventy four Saplins cornered between the said Farley Lepraid and Peter Hudson Thence South forty three Degrees East one hundred and eighty Poles to Hudsons Corner white oak Thence on Hudsons Line North forty four Degrees East one hundred and eighty Poles to the Place began at. WITH ALL Woods Underwoods Swamps Marshs Lowgrounds Meadows Feedings and his due share of all Veins Mines and Quarries as well discovered as not discovered within the Bounds aforesaid and being Part of the said Quantity of three hundred and seventy six Acres of Land and the Rivers Waters and WAtercourses therein contained together with the Privileges of Hunting Hawking Fishing Fowling and all other Profits Commodities and hereditaments whatsoever to the same or any Part there of belonging or in any wise appetaining. TO HAVE HOLD possess and enjoy the said Tract or Parcel of Land and all other the before granted Premises and every Part thereof with their and every of their Appurtenances unto the said Francis Farley and to his Heirs and Assigns for ever. TO BE HELD of us our Heirs and Successors as of our Mannor of East Greenwhich in the County of Kent in free and common Soccage and not in Capite or by Knights Service. YIELDING AND PAYING unto us our Heirs and Successors for every fifty Acres of Land and so proportionately for a lesser or greater Quantity than fifty Acres the Fee Rent of one Schilling yearly to be paid upon the Feast of Saint Michael the Arch Angel and also cultivating and improving three Acres Part of every fifty of the Tract above mentioned within three Years after the Date of the Presents PROVIDED always that if three Years of the said Fee Rent shall at any time be in Arrear and unpaid or if the said Francis Farley his Heirs and Assigns do not within the Sopace of three Years next coming after the Date of these Presents cultivate and improve three Acres Part of every fifty of the Trace above mentioned Then the Estate hereby granted shall cease and be utterly determined and thereafter it shall and may be lawful to and for us our Heirs and Successors to grant the same Lands and Premises with Appurtenances unto such other Person or Persons as we our Heirs and Successors shall think fit. IN WITNESS whereof we have caused these our Letters Patent to be made. WITNESS our trusty and welbeloved Thomas Lee Esqr. President of our Council and Commander in Chief or our said Colony and Dominion at Williamsburgh under the Seal of our said Colony the fifth day of September one thousand seven hundred and forty nine In the XXIIId Year of our Reign. THOMAS LEE P.

From Francis Farley b. 1703, d. 1791 State Land Office, Patent Book No. 27, Pages 389-390 Office of Secretary of the Commonwealth, Richmond, Virginia!Source: Suffolk in Virginia c. 1795-1840, A Record of Lots, Lives + Likenesses by Fillmore Norfleet (975.5531 N 762a), page 114/5 [106] Although developemant for commercial purposes of that "horrible desert", the Dismal Swamp, was foreseen by William Byrd in 1728, the idea seems to have remained dormant until 1753, when "Francis Farley, Edward Hack Moseley, Robert Tucker, Francis Miller, Gentleman and Company" were "granted leave...to take up and survey the large Tract of Waste Land...in the Counties of Norfold and Nansemond...known by the name of Dismal Swamp." For this elaborate undertaking they were seven years time...to survey and patent the said lands" (Ex. Jour., V, 425). At this time, about 1753, appeared the map of Joshua Fry and Peter Jefferson showing Dismal Swamp and the "Lake" therein. (see article)

Source: A History of Monroe County, West Virginia by Oren F. Morton, B. Lit. Chapter - Surveys and Patents Page 84, Farley, Francis - 80 - New, about 3 miles below mouth Indian - 1786

Source: Genealogical History of the Hopkins, Farley, Cook, Keaton and Brown Families by A.A. Hopkins, Bluefield, WV self published about 1966. Buried one mile below the mouth of Indian Creek, on the James Dickinson Farm in Greenbrier now Summers County, West Virginia. He lived in Henrico, Chesterfield, Pittsylvania, and Bedford Counties, Virginia, and the New River Settlement now in Summers County, West Virginia.

More About Francis Marion Farley: Fact: Indian Creek, James Dickerson Farm, Monroe, WV Fact: Name: Francis Thomas Farley

Notes for Nancy Whitlow:

Notes for Elizabeth Crostic: In the book "Twelve Generations of Farleys" by Jesse Kelso Farley Jr. He states that Elizabeth Crostic was from the lower part of North Carolina and thats all we know. I guess we'll have to do more research. Source: Genealogical History of the Hopkins, Farley, Cook, Keaton + Brown Families by A.A. Hopkins, Bluefield, WV self published about 1966; She is buried beside her husband on the James Dickinson Farm. The old cemetery in which these pioneers are buried as well as Daniel Cook and his wife is now covered with the black flow of the water of New River from the Bluestone Dam.

More About Elizabeth Crostic: Fact: Indian Creek, Greenbrier Co, WV Fact: Native of Chesterfield as well as Carolina

Children of Francis Farley and Nancy Whitlow are:

82 i. Francis Marion9 FarleyII, born 1726 in Chesterfield County, VA; died 1829 in Shawneetown, Gallatin, IL.

83 ii. John James Farley, born 1728 in Chesterfield County, VA; died Unknown in Monroe County, WV. He married (1) Nancy Blankenship Unknown. He married (2) Mary Kline Unknown.

Notes for John James Farley: Twelve Generations of Farleys (pg 87): Francis and John Farley, brothers of Thomas, Sr., most assuredly continued their service as scouts throughout the war.

(pg. 98): John Farley, brother of Francis, Thomas and half-brother of Matthew Farley, has left us very meager records of his life. He was born in 1728, in what is now (1943) Chesterfield county, migrating with his father to the Blackwater; then to New River, where we find him at the outbreak of the Revolution. He was one of the veteran's of Point Pleasant. He retired to the region of the Big Spring with his family prior to the war, but afterwards returned to his former holdings, now in Monroe County. He evidently died in Monroe. We have no record of his wife's maiden name, no do we know with certainty the names of his children. He may have been the father of John, Matthew, and Booker Farley, one or all of them, while on the other hand, they may been the sons of brother, Francis.Twelve Generations of Farleys (pg 87): Francis and John Farley, brothers of Thomas, Sr., most assuredly continued their service as scouts throughout the war.

Jesse Kelso Farley in his "History of Twelve Generations of Farleys," (pg. 98): John Farley, brother of Francis, Thomas and half-brother of Matthew Farley, has left us very meager records of his life. He was born in 1728, in what is now (1943) Chesterfield county, migrating with his father to the Blackwater; then to New River, where we find him at the outbreak of the Revolution. He was one of the veteran's of Point Pleasant. He retired to the region of the Big Spring with his family prior to the war, but afterwards returned to his former holdings, now in Monroe County. He evidently died in Monroe. We have no record of his wife's maiden name, nor do we know with certainty the names of his children. He may have been the father of John, Matthew, and Booker Farley, one or all of them, while on the other hand, they may been the sons of brother, Francis.

John Farley came to the New River Settlement with his brothers about 1775. He went with his brothers to Walker's Creek in what is now Giles County, Virginia then Montgomery County during the Revolution. After the war Francis and John returned their former holdings on Indian Creek in what is now Monroe County, West Virginia. John Farley spent the residue of his life in that County.

Although John Farley left us meager records of his family and descendants. However they or the most of them lived and died in Monroe County. There are numerous records of Farleys in Monroe County other than those of Thomas, Captain Matt, and Francis. Some of those records most certainly are of John Farley's family. The children of Captain Matt, Thomas and Francis are quite clearly identified but those of John are not so easily learned. Some of the Farleys found in the records of Monroe County of course are the grandchildren and great grandchildren of the above named Farleys.

Direct quotation from "One Ladd's Family" by R. K. Ladd: "John Farley, born in 1728 in Chesterfield County, Virginia. He also married a Nancy Blankenship. The two Nancy's could have been cousins, or more probably niece and aunt, and were thought to be daughter and sister of Drewry Blankenship, the famous Indian scout. John Farley was also an Indian scout, along with his brothers, and also fought in the Battle of Point Pleasant on 10 October 1774. He moved to New River Settlement with his brothers in 1775, and after the Revolution he returned to his land on Indian Creek, now in Monroe County, West Virginia, where he probably died. We have no record of his children."

!Source: Genealogical History of the Hopkins, Farley, Cook, Keaton and Brown Families by A.A. Hopkins, Bluefield, WV self published about 1966. John lived and reared his family in Monroe County. Unknown book reference.

John Farley, brother of Francis and Thomas and the half brother of Matthew Farley has left us very meager records of his life. He was born in Chesterfield County in 1728 and migrated with his father to the Blackwater, then to New River where we find him at the outbreak of the Revolution. He fought in the battle of Point Pleasant, October 10, 1774. He retired, to the region of the Big Spring, Virginia, with his family prior to the Revolution, but later returned to his former holdings now Monroe County. Jesse Kelso Farley in his "History of Twelve Generations of Farleys," makes the statement that John Farley, the brother of Francis, Jr. and Thomas Farley married Nancy Blankenship. He also says that Francis Farley, John's brother married Nancy Blankenship, the daughter of Drewry Blankenship, the famous Indian scout. Both statements may be true. Their wives could have been cousins or they could have been aunt and niece.

John Farley came to the New River Settlement with his brothers about 1775. He went with his brothers to Walker's Creek in what is now Giles Co, Virginia then Montgomery County during the Revolution. After the war Francis and John returned their former holdings on Indian Creek in what is now Monroe Co, WV. John Farley spent the residue of his life in that County.

Although John Farley left us meager records of his family and descendants. However they or the most of them lived and died in Monroe County. There are numerous records of Farleys in Monroe County other than those of Thomas, Captain Matt, and Francis. Some of those records most certainly are of John Farley's family. The children of Captain Matt, Thomas and Francis are quite clearly identified but those of John are not so easily learned. Some of the Farleys found in the records of Monroe County course are the grandchildren and great grandchildren of the above named Farleys.

Direct quotation from "One Ladd's Family" by R. K. Ladd "John Farley, born in 1728 in Chesterfield County, Virginia. He also married a Nancy Blankenship. The two Nancy's could have been cousins, or more probably niece and aunt, and were thought to be daughter and sister of Drewry Blankenship, the famous Indian scout. John Farley was also an Indian scout, along with his brothers, and also fought in the Battle of Point Pleasant on 10 October 1774. He moved to New River Settlement with his brothers in 1775, and after the Revolution he returned to his land on Indian Creek, now in Monroe County, West Virginia, where he probably died. We have no record of his children."

84 iii. Thomas Buery Farley, born Oct 25, 1730 in Henrico County, VA; died May 31, 1796 in Pearisburg, Giles, VA.

85 iv. Booker Farley, born 1733 in Henrico County, VA; died Unknown in Georgia.

Notes for Booker Farley: Source: Genealogical History of the Hopkins, Farley, Cook, Keaton + Brown Families by A.A. Hopkins, Bluefield, WV self published about 1966. Booker migrated to Georgia and founded the Farley Family in that state.

86 v. Nancy Farley, born Abt. 1735; died Unknown.

Children of Francis Farley and Elizabeth Crostic are:

87 i. Matthew9 Farley, born Oct 29, 1759 in Blackwater, Bedford, VA; died Feb 27, 1837 in Franklin Twp, Henry County, IN.

88 ii. Elizabeth Farley, born 1761; died Unknown.

Have a copy of his funeral announcement.

Homepage by Cheryl Ann Harnack (Info taken from page on November 16, 1998) Address: http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/h/a/r/Cheryl-A-Harnack/index.html "Descendants of John Farley" report provided 10 generations of family information. Cheryl Ann Harnack, PO Box 317, Seaside, OR 97138, 503-738-7469 prodesgn@@aone.com

John FARLEY, b. abt 1465 in England into Virginia (my father's line). It also has a report on the descendants of Henry BROOKS from North Carolina into Tennessee and Kentucky (my mother's line).

If you find a connection, please contact me. I am willing to share.

This is the effort of many "cousins" and was last updated on April 20, 1998. Yes, there are errors, of which I would like to be notified of any that you have documented proof or personal knowledge. Hence, the purpose of this page.

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User Home Page Genealogy Report: Descendants of John Farley Generation No. 1

1. John1 Farley was born Abt. 1465 in Bosbury, Herefordshire, England, and died Aft. 1517 in England.

Children of John Farley are: 2 i. Richard2 Farley, born 1485 in Herefordshire County, England; died Unknown in England.

3 ii. Elizabeth Farley, born Abt. 1512; died Unknown.

4 iii. William Farley, born Abt. 1514; died Unknown.

5 iv. John Farley, Jr., born Abt. 1516; died Unknown.

Generation No. 6

42. John B.6 Farley (Thomas5, Roger4, Reginald3, Richard2, John1) was born 1648 in Archer's Hope, James City, VA, and died 1732 in Chesterfield, Bristol Parish, Henrico, VA. He married Mary Willett 1667 in Charles City County, VA, daughter of James Willett.

Notes for John B. Farley: Records of children of John Sr. and Mary Farley are from Randolph W. Farley, (deceased) of Nashua, N. H. and have not been confirmed from other sources. See Appendix "Farley Gleanings" from the book, Twelve Generations of Farleys, for confirmation of John Sr. and Jr. as II and III direct ancestors.

Twelve Generations of Farleys (Colonial Life, Chapter III): John was born in the year 1648, and probably was one of the younger sons of Thomas and Jane Farley. He possibly received his portion of the estate of his father and immediately launched upon the career of a planter. All succeeding records indicate that he followed this gentlemanly calling throughout his long life. The full name of his wife has never been disclosed, except that her given name was Mary. We are positive of his age, for in 1679, in a deposition entered of court record (Court of Charles City County, VA., 1679), he stated that he was then thirty-one years old. The writer does not claim to have proved the parentage of John Farley, Sr., namely that he was a son of Thomas and Jane Farley. The record is clear that he was the father of John Jr., who died and left a will in Chesterfield County, Virginia in 1754. While there were other Farleys in Virginia at that time who could have been his parents, it is probable however that John Farley, Sr., our direct ancestor, who testified that he was thirty-one years old in 1679 was one of the younger sons of Thomas Farley, the immigrant. If we accept Randolph W. Farley's records, that fifteen children of Thomas and Jane were living in Virginia, then Archer could have been the father of John Farley, Sr. His plantations were originally within Charles City county, but upon the erection of Henrico, it appears that the boundary line divided his estate between the two counties. This is evidence by the fact that John Farley made a conveyance to his son John, for a considerable tract of land in Henrico, but recites the fact that he is reserving from the action of the conveyance, a certain portion of seventy-five acres falling within the old county, Charles City, situated upon the Blackwater. Nevertheless, he must have originally resided on the portion that fell to Henrico, as in another grant, made to his daughter Mary, wife of Thomas Baugh, in 1708, he refers to the tract as "my old plantation". A return of the rent rolls for Henrico county has been preserved for the year 1705, and we find both John senior and junior assessed with real estate in the county. John Sr., with 100 acres; and John Jr., with 551 acres. As late as 1732 John Farley, Sr., was conveying land, and in a deed to his son James, he also mentions his wife Mary, and sons Joseph, John, Matthew and William. This has identified these as his children in the most positive manner. We are also inclined to believe there were some others, but we are unable to verify the supposition. It may be that Thomas Farley married twice, or that he returned to England. No record of date of his death has been found. Apparently there is no record of Thomas Farley or his family after 1632, when Thomas was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses, or when a record appears of his "wharf and tobacco," which refers to his "late residence." In 1655, John, Joseph, "Fra" and Joyce "Farly" appear and are mentioned in Surrey County. These were immigrants, as well as Ann "Farly" in 1643, William Farley in 1652, Joice "Farlo" in 1648, and Alexander "Farlow" in 1654 -- so that John Farley, Sr., born 1648, could have been a son or even a grandson of Thomas Farley. In preparing an earlier chart, George Farley, another son of Thomas (instead of John Sr.) was shown as our direct ancestor. This was an error as John Farley, Sr., in a Henrico County deed in 1692, stated that he still owned seventy-five acres in Charles City County, Virginia, from the tract he had formerly granted to his son John, Jr. Extracted by Cheryl Harnack from "Twelve Generations of Farleys": Early Virginia Records, from "The Gulf States Historical Magazine" Vol. 1, No. 6, Whole No. 6, Montgomery, Alabama, May 1903: Farley Gleanings collected mostly from the records in the old court house of Chesterfield County, Virginia and other reliable sources, contributed by Mrs. Wm. C. Stubbs, Audubon Park, New Orleans, LA.; John Farley of Henrico County, Virginia, "Planter" (born 1648) made deposition in Henrico County (now Chesterfield) in 1679, that he was 31 years. John Farley, the same (or his son) was, still, a "planter" in 1684 in Bristol parish, Henrico County, and in a deed, 1692, mentioned that he "still owned 75 acres in Charles City County on the Black water, marked out from the land he had formerly granted to his son John Farley, Jr." He also witnessed a deed, in 1692 from Peter Field and wife, Judith, to Henry Walthall. (This land had been granted to Mrs. Field in 1678 while the widow of Henry Randolpf.) He also appraised the estate of John Stewart, Sr., deceased 1706, in Chesterfield. John Farley, Sr., of Chesterfield County, 1708 (Bristol Parish) a deed of gift of "my old plantation to my daughter Mary, wife of Thomas Baugh, and in 1732, a deed of gift of a plantation to son James Farley in which he mentions his wife Mary, and also sons Joseph, John, Matthew and William. From Bristol parish, which lay in Chesterfield and Surrey Counties (on both sides of the Appomatox) was taken Dale parish in Chesterfield County.

Olivia Farley Anderson Notes: More research needs to be done to see where Randolph W. Farley of Nashua, NH got the names of Samuel and Edward Farley. Their work has been done and they are sealed to this family. I'm sure he had some records to back this information, but I do not have it at this time, February 12, 1994. This work was sent in by Jennis R. Farley in 1945.In 1732, John Farley Sr. of Chesterfield Co. Va. Made a deed of gift of a plantation to son James Farley, in which he mentions his wife Mary, also son's Joseph; John; Matthew and William. Some how son Joseph Farley was not listed as his child, and his work is not done, as far as I can tell.

More About John B. Farley: Fact: Twin to William

Notes for Mary Willett: Mary Farley, Witnessed with Christian Bass, 1767, a deed of gift from Sarah Thompson, widow of Robert Thompson, of Chesterfield county, to her son Drury Thompson, of Amelia County.

Children of John Farley and Mary Willett are:

59 i. Mary7 Farley, born 1668 in Charles City County, VA; died Unknown. She married Thomas Baugh Abt. 1688 in Virginia.

60 ii. John B. FarleyII, born 1670 in Charles City County, VA; died Apr 04, 1754 in Dale Parish, Chesterfield County, VA.

61 iii. Samuel Farley, born 1673 in Henrico Co, VA; died Unknown.

Notes for Samuel Farley: More research needs to be done to see where Randolph W. Farley of Nashua, NH got the name of Samuel and Edward Farley. Their work has been done and they are sealed to this family. I'm sure he had some records to back this information, but I do not have it at this time. 12 Feb 1994. This work was sent in by Jennis R. Farley in 1945.

62 iv. Edward Farley, born 1678 in Henrico County, VA; died Abt. 1678 in Henrico Co, VA.

Notes for Edward Farley: "Twelve Generations of Farleys" by Jesse Kelso Farley, page 29: Edward probably died in infancy.!Died in infancy. !Twin of Archer Farley.

63 v. James Farley, born 1679 in Henrico County, Virginia; died Unknown.

64 vi. Matthew Farley, born 1682 in Henrico Co, VA; died Unknown.

65 vii. Joseph Farley, born Abt. 1683 in Henrico County, Virginia; died 1733 in Bristol Parish, Chesterfield, VA.

Notes for Joseph Farley: Twelve Generations of Farleys: Joseph established himself in Amelia County in this advance. Presence of the progency appear in what is now Cumberland, Prince Edward, Charlotte and Lunenburg, indicating that the other sons of John Farley, Sr., were alert to the prospects of this western and southwestern movement.

Olivia Farley Anderson Notes: Named in a deed in 1732 by his father. Joseph was left out of the book "Twelve Generations of Farleys" by Jesse Kelso Farley, Jr. but he has the reference to Joseph in the deed right before he listed the children.

Will dated 1761Named in a deed in 1732 by his father. Joseph was left out of the book "Twelve Generations of Farley's" by Jesse Kelso Farley Jr., but he has the reference to Joseph in the deed right before he listed the children. I guess it was an over-sight on his part.

More About Joseph Farley: Fact: Planter. Plantations were on boundary of Charles City Co. and Henrico Co, VA.

66 viii. William Farley, born 1685 in Henrico Co, VA; died Unknown.

67 ix. Archer Farley, born 1688 in Henrico County, Virginia; died Unknown.

Generation No. 7

60. John B.7 FarleyII (John B.6, Thomas5, Roger4, Reginald3, Richard2, John1) was born 1670 in Charles City County, VA, and died Apr 04, 1754 in Dale Parish, Chesterfield County, VA. He married Elizabeth Aikens 1700 in Charles City County, VA, daughter of James Aikens and Sarah.

Notes for John B. FarleyII: John Farley, Jr., executed the following will: "In the name of God Amen. I, John Farley of Dale Parish, in the county of Chesterfield, being in perfect health, sound sence, and good memory, thanks given to God, do make and ordain this my last will and testiment in manner and form following: Inprimis I give the use of my plantation and eveything upon the said plantation, as Negroes, stock, etc. to my beloved wife, Elizabeth Farley, during her natural life but my will and desire is that my said wife shall have the choice of all my beds and furniture with two trunks and one iron pot to dispose of to whom she thinks proper after my decease and after my wife's decease I devise my plantation containing three hundred acres, more or less, to my son John Farley and his wife during their natural lives and after my son John and his wife's death, I give and devise the said plantation to my son Peter Farley and his heirs forever. Also I give the use of my Negro Dickboy to my daughter Mary Womack during her life and after her death I give and bequeath the said Negro Dickboy to my son Francis Farley and his heirs forever. Also I give and bequeath to my son John Farley my Negro man Dick to him and his heirs forever also I give and bequeath to my son William Farley and his heirs forever my Negro Nancy and all her increase from this day. Also I give and bequeath to my daughter Sarah Thompson and her heirs forever my Negro boy named Billy. Also I give and bequeath to my son James Farley and his heirs forever my Negro girl Patt and all of her increase also I give and bequeath to my son Joseph Farley and his heirs forever my Negro Wench named Sue with what children she brings from this day. Also I give and bequeath to may son Matthew Farley my Negro boy called Lewis to him and his heirs forever also I give and bequeath to my son Francis Farley my Negro Wench named Lucy and all her increase also I give and bequeath to my son Henry Farley and his heirs forever one Negro boy named Stephen also I give and bequeath to my son Peter Farley and his heirs forever my two Negro fellows named Frank and Tomboy, also my will and desire is that all the remainder of my estate be set up and sold at publick auction to the highest bidder and the money arising on the sale to be equally divided amongst my said children hereby revoking all other wills made by me do constitute and appoint my son John Farley whole and sole executor of this my last Will and Testimony in Witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal this sixth day of April one thousand seven hundred and fifty-four. his John X Farley (LS) mark Signed and sealed, and declared to be my last will and testament in presence of John Archer, James Clay and Rich'd (K) N. Nunnaly." A copy, Teste: Philip the Coqvill, Clerk It will be noted that John Farley, Jr., entailed his estate in his son John and wife for life, then to revert to Peter and his wife and their heirs forever. Will Book One, page 200 Clerk's office, Circuit Court of Chesterfield County, VA.

1761 Chesterfield Co., VA. Elizabeth, wife of John Farley, Inventory of estate May 1761, by Christopher Bass, Henry Walthall and Henry Winfree. !Landowner in Virginia. Left Will - Located in Chesterfield County, VA. "John Farley, of Dale Parish, Chesterfield County, made his will 6 April 1754; named wife Elizabeth, to whom his home plantation; son John Farley and his wife Mary; son Peter, daughter Mrs. Mary Womack; son Francis; son William; daughter Mrs. Sarah Thompson (wife of Robert Thompson); son James; son Joseph; son Matthew, and son Henry Farley (ten children). Sole executor, son John Farley. Teste: John Archer, James Clay, Richard Nunnaley. Inventory by Christopher Bass, Stephen Easley, and Henry Walthall.

More About John B. FarleyII: Fact: Apr 06, 1754, Dale Parish, Chesterfield, VA Fact: Resided in Chesterfield County, VA

Children of John Farley and Elizabeth Aikens are:

69 i. John B.8 FarleyIII, born 1702 in Chesterfield County, VA (Bristol Parish); died Sep 10, 1775 in Dale Parish, Chesterfield, VA. He married (1) Mary Unknown. He married (2) Sarah Unknown.

Notes for John B. FarleyIII: Twelve Generations of Farleys, Page 32: no issue with John and Mary.

Twelve Generations of Farleys; Farley Gleanings, contributed by Mrs. Wm. C. Stubbs, Audubon Park, New Orleans, LA.; from "The Gulf States Historical Magazine" Vol. 1, No. 6, Whole No. 6, Montgomery, Alabama, May 1903: John Farley of Dale Parrish, Chesterfield County, will September 10, 1775. "To loving wife Mary Farley, use of all my estate; and the debt due me from Forrest Farley's estate; to Peter Farley, son of William Farley, son of my brother William Farley, five negroes; to Stewart Farley, three negroes; to Daniel Farley, son of William Farley, nine negroes; and to William and Stewart Farley, all the rest of my estate. Executor, Daniel Farley, Stewart Farley, Joseph Bass. Test: Thomas Sadler, William Beasley, Isham Farmer."

In his will in Chesterfield Co. Va. John Farley of Dale Parish, names his wife, Mary; Peter Farley son of William; William Farley, son of my brother William Farley; to Stewart Farley; to Daniel Farley son of my brother William. To William and Stewart Farley all the rest of my estate.

More About John B. FarleyIII: Fact: Sep 1775, Indian Creek, Monroe County, WV

70 ii. Francis Marion Farley, born Oct 25, 1703 in Bristol Parish, Henrico Co, VA; died Oct 22, 1791 in Indian Creek, Greenbrier County, VA.

71 iii. Mary Elizabeth Farley, born 1707 in Bristol Parish, Henrico Co, VA; died 1757 in Amelia, VA.

72 iv. William Farley, born Abt. 1709 in Bristol Parish, Henrico, VA; died Apr 14, 1784 in Rawleigh Parish, Amelia, VA.

73 v. Sarah Farley, born 1711 in Bristol Parish, Henrico Co, VA; died Aft. 1767.

74 vi. James F. Farley, born 1713 in Bristol Parish, Henrico, VA; died 1779 in Chesterfield County, VA.

75 vii. Joseph Farley, born 1715 in Bristol Parish, Henrico County, VA; died Bef. May 03, 1761 in Chesterfield County, VA.

76 viii. Forrest Farley, born 1717 in Bristol Parish, Henrico Co, VA; died 1767 in Chesterfield County, VA. He married Mary Farley Unknown.

Notes for Forrest Farley: !Not mentioned in father's will. CHECK THIS OUT.

More About Forrest Farley: Fact: Lived on branch of Proctors Creek at "Jeneto"

77 ix. Peter Farley, born Apr 19, 1718 in Bristol Parish, Henrico, VA; died Aug 22, 1756 in Amelia County, VA.

78 x. Matthew Farley, born 1719 in Bristol Parish, Henrico County, VA; died Unknown.

Notes for Matthew Farley: Source: A History of Monroe County, West Virginia by Oren F. Morton, B. Lit. Chapter - Surveys and Patents, Page 84, Farley, Matthew - 157 - East side New, adj. William Lafferty - 1786

79 xi. Henry Farley, born 1721 in Bristol Parish, Henrico, VA; died Aug 23, 1767 in Halifax County, VA.

Met 1/29/98 at Mitchell Pickelsimer's funeral. Spent most of the following weekend together. He is a born again christian. We shared many good stories and prayers together.

Generation No. 3

6. Reginald3 Farley (Richard2, John1) was born 1530 in Towthrope, Yorkshire, England, and died 1622 in Firthshire, England. He married Barbara Hastings Abt. 1562 in Yorkshire, England.

Notes for Reginald Farley: "Twelve Generations of Farleys" by Jesse Kelso Farley, (In The Homeland, Chapter One, page 1): This story has a very ancient setting in the fair land of Normandy. Later it traverses the channel to the shores of England where for centuries, during the Middle Ages, members of the House of Farley contributed to the progress and well-being of the Norman princes who established themselves at the coming of William the Conqueror. It is said that the archives of France and England reveal a connected history of the family down to the founding of the Colony of Virginia; but, we have only seen fragments of the story. Three hundred years of pioneering and achievement in America has left little taste of sentiment in the hearts and minds of the older members of this ancient family for the fanfare of royal courts and princely bounties. Yet, we must not overlook the fact that we have with us, youth, in each generation, who live and thrive upon romantice traditions of the time "when knighthood was in flower". The Farley youth shall always have the satisfaction of associating their early antecedents with this sort of background; with full assurance that all that was good, noble, glamorous and worthy in the feudal age, and was possessed and enjoyed by the Knights and Ladies of Farley. It appears from the meager sources we have at hand, that William De Falaise was a courtier and trusted subject of William the Conqueror. Sir William was of native Norman blood, born within the castle of the Lords De Falaise, who traced their lineage to the ancient vikings. William de Falaise, at the time of the conquest, was the twenty-seventh lord of this castle. He responded instantly to the call of his sovereign to aid in the conquest of Great Britain. He was rewarded for his loyalty and bravery out of the distribution of the spoils of victory; twenty-nine manors and lordships in the County of Devon. In Somersetshire he erected his castle which he named in honor of his ancestral castle in Normandy; anglisizing his name and that of the castle to "Farley". A town sprang up outside the walls, situated on the river Frome, some eight miles from Bath. Sir William is the original ancestor of all the Norman-English Farleys with whom this account is to deal. In the subsequent history of England, we find the House of Farley loyal and faithful to the Norman princes and engaging in the enterprises and wars of these monarchs throughout their long regime. The Lords of Farley continued to enjoy the favor of the crown and were awarded many benefactions for their services. They sat in the councils of state and enjoyed the privileges of the royal court. But at last there came a day when the male line of descent to the castle and estates became extinct in the House of Farley.

Source: Group Sheet, origin unknown, states information as coming from Adriana Langerwerf Farley. When Reginald died he left two sons and two daughters. Have no idea as to validity of this information at this time. (Note from Olivia Farley Anderson

This is a direct quotation from "One Ladd's Family" by Ruth Klein Ladd: "Living in Towthorpe, County of York, England, in the mid 1500's was a man of the Farley descent, Reginald Farley, who with his lady, Barbara (Hastings) Farley, were the parents of several sons and one or more daughters; Fabyan, Thomas, Roger, Humphrey, George, Michael, and Alice. Fabyan Farley - born in the year 1570. He married Jane Hungerford, the daughter of Anthony and Lucy Hungerford, who had inherited the Farley estates. Thus the title was restored to Fabyan's son.

A.A. Hopkins in his "Genealogical History of the Hopkins, Farley, ...Families." published in 1964, states that George and Michael Farley, sons of Reginald and Barbara (Hastings) Farley, are reputed to have been the ancestors of the New England branch of the Farley family." One of them could have been of the George who did make the voyage in the ship "Lion," landing at Charleston or Roxbury, Massachusetts, in 1639. That George was born in 1615." (Cheryl (Farley) Harnack Notes: This George could not have been the son of Reginald and Barbara. According to dates he was born in 1566 and all his siblings of the same time period.)

Children of Reginald Farley and Barbara Hastings are:

9 i. George4 Farley, born 1566 in Kent, England; died Sep 27, 1598 in Massachusetts.

10 ii. Michael Farley, born 1568 in Kent, England; died Jun 15, 1600 in Ipswich, MA. He married Mary Elizabeth Baker Unknown.

More About Michael Farley: Fact: Michael may have been married before Mary. Fact: Ancestor of New England branch of Farley family.

11 iii. Fabyan Farley, born 1570 in Kent, England; died Jun 15, 1659 in Colony of Massachusetts. He married Anne Sims Oct 15, 1610 in Hallow, Worcester, England.

Notes for Fabyan Farley: Fabyan Farley - born in the year 1570. He married Jane Hungerford, the daughter of Anthony and Lucy Hungerford, who had inherited the Farley estates. Thus the title was restored to Fabyan's son. They lived in Bristol, an important maritime city in the west of England, upon the Rivers Frome and Avon, partly in the Counties of Gloucester and Somerset. They had several children, the names of whom are not given. Colony of Massachusetts

12 iv. Alice Farley, born 1572 in England; died Unknown. She married ? Kent Unknown in England.

13 v. Roger Farley, born 1576 in Towthrope, Yorkshire, England; died Sep 25, 1622 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England.

14 vi. Humphrey Farley, born Abt. 1586 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England; died Abt. 1656 in St. Stephens, Coleman St., London.

15 vii. Thomas Farley, born Abt. 1587 in Yorkshire, England; died Unknown.

Generation No. 2

2. Richard2 Farley (John1) was born 1485 in Herefordshire County, England, and died Unknown in England. He married Joan Eausham Abt. 1528 in England.

Notes for Joan Eausham: Joan Eausham, wife of Richard, was named after the town she was from, Eausham in Worchestershire, England.

Children of Richard Farley and Joan Eausham are:

6 i. Reginald3 Farley, born 1530 in Towthrope, Yorkshire, England; died 1622 in Firthshire, England.

7 ii. Humphrey Farley, born Abt. 1532 in (England); died Unknown.

8 iii. Thomas Farley, born Abt. 1531 in (England); died Unknown.

According to Norman Farley, Richard died in 1948 and is buried off of 4 Mile Road. He is said to have been married seven times. (by Norman)

Anna Meissner records show burial in Shoemaker Cem, Four Mile, Harlan County, KY

Generation No. 4

13. Roger4 Farley (Reginald3, Richard2, John1) was born 1576 in Towthrope, Yorkshire, England, and died Sep 25, 1622 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England. He married (1) Isabell Abt. 1594 in England. He married (2) Jane Evans Abt. 1600 in England, daughter of ? Evans.

Notes for Roger Farley: "Twelve Generations of Farleys: Roger remained in his native land and located in the City of Worcester. He acquired large estates and founded many of the leading business enterprises of that city. Among them he became a merchant-clothier and attained great reputation for his product. So much so, that at his death, his cloth-mark was regarded of such value that it was devised to his eldest son, much as our present day trade marks are handed down in commercial establishments. He married a widow, Jane Allen, formerly Jane Evans, and they became the parents of a large family. His will has been preserved and is remarkable for the business insight and the numerous bequests. As one of the sons named in the will became the progenitor of the Farley family of Virginia, we feel that the content of the document will be of interest to the clan. Roger Farley died in September 1622, and as his son Thomas was born about 1600, he had only attained his majority the year before his father's death. During the same year, Thomas sought the hand of Lady Jane Sefton in marriage and was accepted. She was of the line of the Earl of Sefton.

"Roger Farley was the son of Reginald and Barbara (Hastings) Farley and lived in the city of Worchester. He acquired large estates and founded many of the leading business enterprises of that city. He was a merchant-clothier with a highly regarded trademake (trademark), which was of great value and which, upon his death in September 1622, was bequeathed to his eldest son, Robert.

Following is a copy of his will: "Roger Farley of City of Worchester, gentleman. Will, 29 March, 1622: Proved, 25 September, 1622: "To my wife Jane, the tenement my son Robert Farley now dwells in the broadstreete of Worchester and adjoining to the East side of now dwelling house and at her decease to my son Robert. To my son Robert the house in my own occupation and the house in occupation of my sister Alice Kent. To wife Jane, œ300 and all the goods which were her own when I married her. To William Farley my son œ120 and various articles of furniture and the lease of the house John Younger now dwelleth in . To Elliot Farley œ100. To Edward Farley my son œ10 to buy him a cloak and his wife a gown. To son Thomas Farley œ5. To son Humphery Farley œ5. To Ceycill my daughter œ5. To daughter Margaret Broadhurst œ5. To daughter Katherine Barnsley œ5. To wife's son Robert Allen œ40. To sister Alice Kent œ3. To each of my apprentices and servant maids œ10. To poor of Worchester œ7. To Thomas and Edward Evans, my wife's brethern œ20 each. Robert Farley my son to use my Cloth-Mark in any clothes he shall make. I forgive my brother Thomas Farley of all debts he owes to me and also discharge Thomas Rogers, my son-in-law, of all moneys and also my son-in-law William Ceycill. Lands I hold from Corporation of Worchester to Jane my wife. The deed of feoffment to some of my children of lands in Anbury als Avenbury in co. Hereford and of lands in city of Worchester to remain safe custody of my executor. To John Clyman œ 22. Residuary Legatee and executor: son Robert Farley. Overseers: John Watts of City of Worchester gent, and John Breyton of same city, Dyer. If I die in forenoon of any day my body to be buried in the afternoon of the same day and if I die in the afternoon of one day to be buried in the forenoon of next. Witnesses: Edward Waringe, William Allen, Richard Oswald, John Hill. Scr." September 1622: Worchester, Worchestershire, England

More About Roger Farley: Fact: Sep 1622, Worchester, England

More About Isabell: Fact: All Saints, Worcester, England

Notes for Jane Evans: Jane was married previously to someone named Allen. There was at least one child, Robert. She has brothers, Thomas and Edward Evans.

More About Jane Evans: Fact: Widow of Allen

Children of Roger Farley and Jane Evans are:

16 i. Thomas5 Farley, born 1602 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England; died Aft. 1650 in Archer's Hope, James City, VA.

17 ii. Robert Farley, born Abt. 1603 in England; died Unknown.

More About Robert Farley: Fact: Lived in Worchester, England

18 iii. Edward Farley, born Abt. 1604 in England; died Unknown.

19 iv. William Farley, born Abt. 1605 in England; died Unknown.

20 v. Elliot Farley, born Abt. 1606 in England; died Unknown.

21 vi. Jane Farley, born Abt. 1608 in England; died Unknown. She married Thomas Rogers Unknown.

22 vii. Humphrey Farley, born Abt. 1610 in England; died Unknown.

23 viii. Katherine Farley, born Abt. 1611 in England; died Unknown. She married ? Barnsley Unknown.

24 ix. Margaret Farley, born Abt. 1612 in England; died Unknown. She married ? Broadhurst Unknown.

25 x. Susanna Farley, born Abt. 1616 in England; died Unknown. She married William Ceycill Unknown.

Generation No. 5

16. Thomas5 Farley (Roger4, Reginald3, Richard2, John1) was born 1602 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England, and died Aft. 1650 in Archer's Hope, James City, VA. He married Jane Sefton 1622 in Worcester, England, daughter of Richard Molyneux and Frances Gerard.

Notes for Thomas Farley: Farley, Thomas -- He came to Virginia in the Ann in 1623, settled at Archer's Hope and was still there with his daughter, Ann and a servant in 1625. He was a burgess for Archer's Hope in 1631/32. In March 1629-30 he represented the plantations between Harrop and Archer's Hope and Martin's Hundred (Hotten, Lists, pp 180-181, 230, 231; Journal of the House of Burgesses, 1619-1658/9, px;Ency. Va. Biog., I, 232.

The records of children are from Randolph W. Farley, Nashua, N. H. (deceased) and have not been confirmed from any other source.

(There is one reference to children, Richard and John being twins, but it is more commonly thought that John and William were twins. I don't know where the group sheet listing this information came from. (Note from Olivia Farley Anderson.)

Direct quotation from "One Ladd's Family" by Ruth Kline Ladd: "Thomas Farley was born in 1602, son of Roger and Jane (Evans Allen) Farley, and in the year of his father's Death (1622) he married Lady Jane Sefton of the Earl of Sefton line.

Thomas Farley signed the Oath of Supremacy and Allegiance in 1624 as "Thomas Farley of Worchester in Worcestershire, Gent."

THE RICHMOND STANDARD Saturday, July 3, 1880 Notes and Queries. Descendants of Thomas Farley

Thomas Farley came over in the ship Ann and was living at Archer's Hope nearly opposite Jamestown, Va., in February, 1623. He had a daughter, Ann, but no other children at that time. From this time down to 1756 we have no record of his descendants but from 1796 we have a partial record. Francis Farley was born in Bedford County, Va., in 1726. He had three brothers - Thomas, John, and Matthew. Francis married Nancy Blankenship, by whom he had Edward, Francis, Drury, Gideon, Adam (Madison?), Nancy, Polly, and Johanna. Matthew married ____. His children were Matthew, James, Joseph, John, Sarah, Elizabeth, and Esther. Thomas and John (either one or both) had four sons - Thomas, George, John, and Matthew. All the above named Farleys were born in Bedford County, Va. Thomas and John with their four sons were living there in 1803. Francis (1726) carried the express mail between Washington's army and Jamestown, Va., during the Revolution. He was a farmer and trader. Prior to 1793 he removed to New River, Monroe County, Va., and hence to Simm's Creek, (county unknown), Ohio, in 1801, and in 1815 to White County, Illinois, where he died in July or August, 1829, aged 103 years. Matthew (Francis's brother) was a school teacher justice of the peace and noted as an Indian fighter. On one occasion the Indians stole a number of horses, whereupon Captain Matthew and his men followed them to Cole River and killed all the Indians (except one) and recovered the horses. At another time a band of Indians stole the family and all the movable property belonging to one Weeks, and Captain Matthew followed them and was as successful as before - recovering all the prisoners and property, only one Indian escaping. He afterwards removed to Indiana, and all trace of him and his descendants is lost.

The most important officers of the county unit were the justices of the peace. They were appointed and subject to removal by the governor. They came from the landed gentry; usually possessing considerable wealth and social standing. When sitting as a court at "Quarter Sessions", they tried judicial and criminal cases, and at the same time, performed all of the functions fo our present day county courts or boards of commissioners. The business of the county was transacted by them, and they supervised taxation. From among their number was selected a sheriff who upon their recommendation received his commission from the governor. He collected the taxes imposed and was also given police powers. An officer of great importance in that day and up to the time of the Civil War, was, the Lieutenant-Commander of the county, who commanded the militia of the armed forces. He was usually selected for his knowledge of military affairs and for his bearing as an officer. He superintended the training and muster of the militia, and was subject to the call of the governor to put down uprisings and quell Indian insurrections. His subordinates took the various titles among our ancestors. The planters and land owners served a very essential part in the system; electing their assemblymen, sitting upon juries, and performing the duties similar to present day citizens. But another very important feature of the Virginia system, now extinct, was that of the Established Church. The civil government and the church government were dual systems that must be made to function with degree of harmony. The church established its unit in the parish. The wardens and vestrymen were elected at the parish meeting and had complete charge of the spiritual and material welfare of the people. They worked under the direction and supervision of the clergymen appointed by the governor or more often by the king. The church (Episcopal) provided for the spiritual well-being of all the inhabitants. It administered its charities to the poor, provided schools for the parish unit; often taught by the clergyman or a subordinate. Tithes were assessed and collected independently of the civil unit to provide for all of these church functionings, and were just as effective and mandatory as those of the county organization. The social life centered about the church unit, and the caste that appeared among Virginia families!1624 - At Archer's Hope - Thomas Farley; Farley's wife; a child; Nicholas Shotten.(page 41.) 1625 - Archer's Hope, James City.

Muster of the Inhabitants of the Neck-of-Land near James City taken 4 Feb 1624. Thomas came in the ANN 1623. Jane his wife in the Same ship. Ann a child. Servant: Nicholas Shotten aged 40 years in the AN 1623. Corne, 6 bushells; English meale, 1 hogshead; Pease, 3 bushells; Powder, 2 lb; Lead, 10 lb; Peeces, 2; Armour, 1; Swine, 5 and a pigg; House, 1. page 37 + 38. Source:\ Order of First Families of Virginia, 1607-1624/25\

More About Thomas Farley: Fact: Archers' Hope, Chesterfield, Virginia Fact: First Farley family in America; Landed at Archer's Hope on February 23, 1623

Notes for Jane Sefton: LDS Record, AFN: 1CT4-RV: Daughter of Earl of Sefton of England, b. 1576 Laverne Raisch Notes: Lord Sefton as the father of Lady Jane Sefton.

Farley, Mrs. Jane - She came to Virginia in 1623, in the Ann and was at Archer's Hope in 1624 and 1625 (Hottens Lists, pp 180-181, 230-231)

"ANN" 1623; Jane his wife by same ship; Ann, a child; servant Nicholas Shotten, age 40 by "ANN" 1623. (page 58) Source: The Complete Book of Emmigrants\ 1607-1660\

Children of Thomas Farley and Jane Sefton are:

30 i. Ann6 Farley, born 1623 in England; died Unknown.

Notes for Ann Farley: Twelve Generations of Farleys: *Ann the child, was the first born of Thomas and Jane Farley. She is said to have been born aboard ship at sea (or quite soon after her parents arrived on the ship "Ann" from England, evidence that she was sent to England to be educated. Ann, according to an accepted tradition, subsequently accepted the hand of Colonel Richard Lee in marriage, and thus became the maternal ancestor of this distinguished family of Virginia.

One source has Ann married to Richard Lee with six children: Samuel, b. 3 Apr 1640; James, b. abt 1648; John, b. 1 Jan 1655; Rachel, b. 10 Oct 1658; Elizabeth, 5 Mar 1661; and Thomas, b. 11 Mar 1663. Other sources say Richard Henry Lee married Ann Constable. If Ann Farley was married to Richard, where did the children with birthdates come from? Maybe Ann Farley was married previously to a Constable. Documentation is needed for this family.

31 ii. Archer Farley, born 1627 in Archer's Hope, James City, VA; died Unknown. He married Elizabeth Reade Abt. 1645.

Notes for Archer Farley: Twelve Generations of Farleys: Probable husband of Elizabeth Reade, who married Thomas Bushrod as her second husband.

32 iii. Barbara Farley, born 1628 in Archer's Hope, James City, VA; died Unknown in Virginia.

Notes for Barbara Farley: Barbara was killed by Indians. Source: Genealogical History of the Hopkins, Farley, Cook, Keaton and Brown Families by A. A. Hopkins, Bluefield, WV, self published about 1966 page 147 - Killed by the Indians.

33 iv. George Farley, born 1631 in Archer's Hope, James City, Virginia; died 1676 in Virginia. He married Elizabeth Norvell Abt. 1647 in Charles City County, VA.

Notes for George Farley: !Source: Genealogical History of the Hopkins, Farley, Cook, Keaton and Brown Families by A. A. Hopkins, Bluefield, W. VA.self published about 1966 page 147 - Hanged by Gov. Berkley. Twelve Generations of Farleys: George developed into a notable mathmatician and engineer, and after the completion of his education, joined the forces of Oliver Cromwell and became distinguished by his courage and bravery. His position and well-being were established in the homeland under the Cromwells; but, at the restoration of Charles II to the throne, these conditions were reversed, and he was forced to seek refuge in the land of his birth. No sooner had the news of the Restoration reached Virginia, than Governor Berkeley issued a proclamation calling for the election of a new assembly and declaring the acts of the assembly, under the Protectorate, illegal and no longer in force. Berkeley was a willing tool of the new king. Colonial liberty had been struck a death blow. Trade was restricted to English ports, heavy taxes were imposed and the king turned a deaf ear to his Virginia subjects. He immediately indulged in the pastime of making great grants of land to his favorites of the court. Vast domains were given away overnight in Virginia, and the inhabitants of the cultivated portions of the colony sometimes awoke to find themselves and their plantations given away to a courier of the English court under whom they were subjected to a proprietorship. During the confusion and injustice the Susquehanna Indians took the war path. The assembly immediately raised and equipped an army of five hundred men to defend the populace. The governor promptly disbanded this little army without expressing a reason. Volunteers then came forward and offered their services without pay, demanding that the governor appoint a commanding officer. This he refused to do. They then determined to march to the defensless frontiers under a leader of their own selection; this was Roger Bacon. He moved to the defense, and no sooner had they begun the march than Berkeley declared him a rebel and his followers, traitors. The governor then organized a great force and followed the little band under the proclaimed intention of supressing an insurrection. Bacon reach the frontier and defeated the Indians; driving them into the interior, and was returning when he heard of the governor's intentions. He then divided his forces and by forced marches proceeded toward Jamestown, but was made prisoner by one Gardner, and carried before Berkeley. He was humiliated in every possible manner. His soldiers resented the conditions and forced the governor to issue him a commission. He again marched to the frontier and was declared a rebel for the second time. He then returned to the vicinity of Glouchester, where the governor was stationed, and forced Berkeley to retreat to Acomac. Bacon proceeded up the Potomac, and Berkeley returned from across the river to Jamestown. Bacon then returned and attacked the governor at Jamestown and drove aboard the ships in the river. The torch was then applied to the town and it was reduced to ashes. The ravages of disease saved Bacon from death by hanging. Many of his followers were not so fortunate. George Farley was one of the steadfast supporters of Bacon and participated in the armed resistance to the governor. He was captured at the engagement near Acomac and was one of the first martyrs to the cause of liberty in Virginia. There were many others. Their resentment was so intense, that some of these residents of Jamestown, set the torch to their own homes when their leader took the town. It is to be remarked that in that fire the genealogical records of the colony, to that date, were completely reduced to ashes and thus forever lost to suceeding generations. From WILLIAM and MARY Magazine, 1st series, Vol. 14, page 124, the record reads: "Lydia, wife of Major Edmund Chisman (or Cheesman) was a niece of Capt. Farley, another of Bacon's officers, who is described as not only a brave man, but expert in mathematics and engineering. Lydia had the spirit of her uncle, and when Major Chisman was arraigned before Sir William Berkely (Govenor) she took the blame of the (Bacon's) Rebellion upon herself, and desired to be hanged in his stead." Lydia was a daughter of his brother, perhaps Archer Farley. There appears no record of any real estate in the colony belonging to George Farley, and if he had owned real estate and had been married, the Acts of the Virginia Assembly, now recorded in Henning's Statutes at Large, would have referred to the confiscation of his property and precluded his heirs from inheriting his possessions. According to Henning's Statutes, George Farley was convicted of high treason, and after his execution by Governor Berkeley was denied the benefits of an Act of Pardon that also excluded Nathaniel Bacon and others. The burning of Jamestown, and the loss of early Virginia records, apparently prevent disclosure of the much sought-after confirmation.

In 1655, George Farley was witness to a power of attorney in Surrey County. It was in this same year and same county that John, Joseph, "Fra" (Francis?) and Joyce appear as immigrants brought in by Edward Pettaway as redemptioners*. If George, born in America, had traveled to England and had returned from England at this time, he might not have been listed as an immigrant. Some of the children of Thomas might have been educated in England. George was one of Cromwell's soldiers, and he might have returned to America of necessity or to apply his training. also he may have had greater educational opportunities than the others. *See Early Virginia Emigrants, 1623-1660, by George Greer, pg. 10. Cavaliers and Pioneers, 1623-1800, Nell M. Nugent.

"Twelve Generations of Farleys" gives George's birth date as 1631.

Direct quotation from "One Ladd's Family" by Ruth Kline Ladd: "George Farley, born in 1625. He was also sent to England to be educated. He joined forces with Oliver Cromwell; but when Charles the Second came to the throne in 1660, George returned to Virginia where he was a supporter of Nathaniel Bacon (1642-1676) and participated in the armed resistance known as "Bacon's Rebellion." He was one of the force of planters, led by Bacon against Governor Sir William Berkeley, attacking the Governor at Jamestown and subsequently burning the town and destroying all records. Bacon's death left the planters to the mercy of the Governor who had some of the leaders executed, among them George Farley. He died in 1676."

34 v. Philip Farley, born 1633 in Archer's Hope, James City, VA; died Unknown.

35 vi. Thomas Farley, Jr., born 1636 in Archer's Hope, James City, VA; died Unknown.

More About Thomas Farley, Jr.: Fact: Married a Mrs. Thomas in 1666

36 vii. Virginia Farley, born 1637 in Archer's Hope, James City, VA; died Unknown. She married Henry St. John 1665 in Virginia.

37 viii. Fabyan Farley, born 1640 in Archer's Hope, James City, VA; died 1642 in Archer's Hope, James City, VA.

More About Fabyan Farley: Fact: 1642, Archer's Hope, James City, VA Fact: Died in childhood.

38 ix. Bonnie Bell Farley, born 1642 in Archer's Hope, James City, VA; died Unknown.

More About Bonnie Bell Farley: Fact: Died young.

39 x. James Farley, born 1643 in Archer's Hope, James City, VA; died May 10, 1727 in Cowan Precinct, NC.

Notes for James Farley: !Source: Genealogical History of the Hopkins, Farley, Cook, Keaton and Brown Families by A. A. Hopkins, Bluefield, W. VA.self published about 1966, page 147

More About James Farley: Fact: May 1727, Cowan Precinct, NC Fact: Ancestors of this branch of Farleys in N and S Carolina

40 xi. Elizabeth Farley, born 1645 in Archer's Hope, James City, VA; died Unknown.

41 xii. Richard Farley, born 1647 in Archer's Hope, James City, VA; died Unknown.

42 xiii. John B. Farley, born 1648 in Archer's Hope, James City, VA; died 1732 in Chesterfield, Bristol Parish, Henrico, VA.

43 xiv. William Farley, born 1648 in Charles City County, VA; died Unknown.

Notes for William Farley: !Source: Genealogical History of the Hopkins, Farley, Cook, Keaton and Brown Families by A. A. Hopkins, Bluefield, W. VA.self published about 1966 page 147

More About William Farley: Fact: Twin to John

44 xv. Thompson Farley, born 1650 in Charles City, VA; died Unknown.

Info is from Anna Meissner.

According to article in KY Ancestors, William Farley listed Thomas as his father on his Civil War application.

Listed in 1850 KY Census. Age listed at 33 in 1850. Also listed: Deborah Age: 34 Born: TN Catherine 16 KY William 13 KY John 12 KY Martha I 9 KY Jerimiah 7 KY Nancy 6 KY Mary 4 KY George 1 KY

Listed in 1860 KY Census. Age listed at 43 in 1860. Also listed: Deborah Age: 44 Born: TN Jerimiah 17 KY Nancy 14 KY Mary 12 KY George 10 KY Eliza 8 KY Animinta 6 KY Minerva 4 KY

Generation No. 9

84. Thomas Buery9 Farley (Francis Marion8, John B.7, John B.6, Thomas5, Roger4, Reginald3, Richard2, John1) was born Oct 25, 1730 in Henrico County, VA, and died May 31, 1796 in Pearisburg, Giles, VA. He married Judith Clay Sep 07, 1759 in Chesterfield County, VA, daughter of William Clay and Martha Lewis.

Notes for Thomas Buery Farley: Thomas Farley, the Revolutionary ancestor of the branch of the family in the West, especially the states of Illinois and Iowa, was an early visitor on the New River. He came first as a member of the Bedford Militia of fifty men under Captain Thomas Lewis about 1758. This force was mustered from Bedford and other counties and assembled in Albemarle County and was only accredited to Albemarle County. He is erroneously recorded by several historians as having come to the New River from Albemarle County instead of Bedford County, as a member of the forces that assembled and marched from Albemarle County. He was an Indian scout during the French and Indian War, and during the Revolution. He fought in the Battle of Point Pleasant on 10 October 1774, with his older brothers, Francis and John. His military record ends in 1779 as an Indian scout under Captain Henry Patton and Colonel Wm. Preston.

Twelve Generations of Farleys (page 57) startes: "The military records of Thomas Farley (Sr.) the father and Thomas Farley (Jr.) his son, are confused in the literature. Thomas Farley, Sr., died in Montgomery County, Virginia in 1796. His son, Thomas Farley, Jr., was born in 1760 and died in Giles County, 1839. The military record in the Pension and Archives Departments is that of the son (not the father). They both left wills in the above counties."

Before coming to New River, in 1775, Thomas Farley, Sr., was a large land owner in Bedford County. Records show that he owned no less than 543 acres on Blackwater River in that county. The Culbertson Bottom (now Crump's Bottom, Summers County) tract contained 355 acres. His home was about four miles from the mouth of the creek in Rye Valley or Hollow as it is now called. While his claim to Culbertson's Bottom was probably always in doubt or of a dubious character, he in good faith, received a certificate of possession and entered upon the land and built a large log house substantially constructed against Indian attack and in case of necessity capable of serving as a fort. It became known as Farley's Fort. It was constructed about 1775. Some of his children were born on this Bottom including John, born 1776, the direct ancestor of the Western branch of the family. After the massacre of Tabitha and Mitchell Clay, children of Mitchell Clay, friend and neighbor, in 1783 he sold his interest in this land to John Burnside and moved back across the mountain to Montgomery County (now Giles County), Virginia, where he located permanently on large and valuable acreage on Walker's Creek near Pearisburg, Montgomery, Virginia where he remained until his death in 1796 at the age of 66 years. It was sold by his wife Judith, his widow, in 1809. He is buried on Walkers Creek, Mathews Farm (4 miles on Rt. 100), Giles, VA. It is an unmarked site which should be sought out and positively identified and properly marked, as befitting a Revolutionary soldier.

Rev. War Patriot - buried near Bane, Virginia per US Serial Set year 47, serial 11216, Vol. 2.

(Source: Cabell Co. WV 1809-1996 Heritage-page 171) Farley Family - Thomas Farley, Sr. died in Montgomery County Virginia in 1796 in the area that became Giles County in 1806. After his death six of his seven sons left the area.

Rev. War Pension Application # S W7244 - Widows Pension (Patty/Patsey).

DAR Patriotic Index Part 1, Page 988. Private for Virginia.

Member of Virginia Legislature from Logan County before statehood. (Source: WVA Hertiage, page 1525.)

Montgomery Co. Will 1796 (source: Virginia Wills + Administration p. 146)

Notes for Judith Clay: Judith was a cousin to Henry Clay.

From "Twelve Generations of Farleys", page 14, extracted by Cheryl Harnack: Deed of Judith Farley as widow disposing of the property of Thomas Farley, Sr., Giles County, VA, Deed Book A, page 157-8, 1809: This Indenture made this 11th day of March in the year of our Lord 1809 between Judy Farley Relict of Thomas Farley deceased of the County of Giles and State of Virginia of one part and Jacob and John Peck of the county and State aforesaide of the other part Witnessett that the said Judy Farley for and in consideration of an Obligation on the said Jacob and John Peck for two hundred dollars payable on the first day of September next before she gives possession of the premises here after granted, hath granted, bargained and sold to the said Jacob and John Peck all her claims and right of Dower in and to a certain tract of land where on the said Judy Farley and her son Jesse Farley now lives and of which Thomas Farley her husband died seized, Commonly called the home place of the said Thomas Farley in his life time lying in the County of Giles afore said on Walkers Creek a branch of New River (and bounded Walkers Creek on the North West side by a tract of land purchased by the Jacob and John Peck from John Farley on the south, by a line of the Rye hollow Survey to the top of the Grassy Ring from thence down to the top of the second ridge from said Jesse Farley's house toward Caldwell and with a line intended to be run by Archibald Clyburn to Cutt off a piece of land sold by the Jesse Farley to the said Clyburn to Walker's Creek to the said Jacob and John Peck and their heirs or Assigns forever) and the said Judy Farley for herself doth warrant and defend to the said Peck's their heirs and assigns the said Claim or rights of Dower from herself Or any person whatever claiming under her -- Judy Farley Witness: Fleming Triggs, Jesse Farley, Marshall Burton

Judith is buried on Walkers Creek, Mathews Farm (4 miles on Rt. 100), Giles, VA.

Children of Thomas Farley and Judith Clay are:

155 i. Henry10 Farley, born 1760 in Montgomery (Cabell) County, VA; died 1832 in Louisville, Jefferson, KY at the falls of the Ohio River.

156 ii. Thomas Buery FarleyII, born 1762 in Summers Co, VA; died Jun 11, 1839 in Giles County, VA.

157 iii. Rebecca Farley, born Abt. 1763 in Virginia; died Unknown.

158 iv. William "Hopping Bill" Farley, born Abt. 1764 in of, Montgomery, VA; died Unknown in Lee County, VA.

159 v. Chloe Farley, born 1765 in Montgomery, VA; died May 1853 in Franklin Co, VA.

160 vi. Forrest Farley, born 1767 in Bedford, VA; died Unknown.

161 vii. Clay Farley, born 1770 in Montgomery County, VA; died Unknown. He married Lettice "Letty" McCarty May 26, 1789 in Montgomery, VA.

Notes for Clay Farley: In the 1810 census of Barren County, Kentucky, Clay Farley's name was spelled Clay Farlow. Clay was still there on the 1820 census, with his name spelled, Clay Farley. There is a Clay Farlor in the 1812 Bedford County, Tennessee Tax List, with a Jesse Farlor. They could be Thomas Farley's sons.

162 viii. John Farley, born 1776 in Farley Fort; died 1836 in Galena, IL.

163 ix. Jesse Farley, born 1777 in (Bedford, VA); died Unknown. He married Elizabeth "Betsy" Davidson Unknown in Montgomery Co, VA.

164 x. Judith Farley, born Abt. 1778 in Montgomery, VA; died Unknown.

His + his wife's names are originally from Anna Meissner.

Generation No. 10

158. William "Hopping Bill"10 Farley (Thomas Buery9, Francis Marion8, John B.7, John B.6, Thomas5, Roger4, Reginald3,Richard2, John1) was born Abt. 1764 in of, Montgomery, VA, and died Unknown in Lee County, VA. He married (1) Martha Thompson Nov 09, 1770 in Lunenburg Co., Virginia. He married (2) Elizabeth "Betsy" Thompson Sep 11, 1789 in Montgomery County, VA, daughter of William Thompson and Mary Patton.

Notes for William "Hopping Bill" Farley: History of Logan County, W. VA., by Henry Clay Ragland, Chapter XXII: William Farley, a brother of Capt. Henry Farley, of Peach Creek, settled near the mouth of Buffalo. He married a Miss Thompson, of Albemarle County, Va., and was the father of four sons and one daughter. His sons were William - known as "Punch Bill" - who married a Miss Alen, of Boone; Thompson, who married a Miss Chapman; Nimrod (Father of the late Senator Farley, of California), married a Miss Slater, and Henry, who married a Miss Starr. Henry was quite a prominent citizen, and represented the county in the Virginia Legislature.

!Source for marriage data was Vol V of Virginia Marriages.

!Source: Cabell Co., WV 1809-1996 Heritage - page 171) William Farley, the third son of Thomas Sr. arrived in Cabell County in 1817. He had purchased land fron his brother Henry in Lee County in 1804. He lived there until he sold the land in 1816. He settled on Bears Branch which is a tributary of Beech Creek and the Tug River. This now Mingo County, West Virginia. He and wife Elizabeth Thompson, youngest daughter of William and Mary PattonThompson had nine children. [submitted by Mary Elizabeth Ferrer]

More About William "Hopping Bill" Farley: Fact: Settled near the mouth of Buffalo

Children of William Farley and Elizabeth Thompson are:

330 i. Forrest11 Farley-Farler, born 1790 in Montgomery County, VA; died Unknown.

331 ii. Nimrod Farley, born Abt. 1791 in Montgomery County, VA; died 1847.

332 iii. Thomas Farley, born 1794 in Virginia; died Unknown in Harlan County, KY. He married Margaret Farley Abt. 1812 in Kentucky.

Notes for Thomas Farley: Went to Harlan Co, KY, where they appeared in the Harlan Co, 1860 Census. Here they lived and reared their families.

333 iv. Thompson Farley, born 1794 in Montgomery Co, VA; died 1826 in Harlan Co, KY.

334 v. Jesse Farley, born 1795 in Virginia; died Unknown. He married Lavinia Clay.

Notes for Jesse Farley: "Early Adventures on Western Waters" by M. B. and F. B. Kegley (Dreama Farley): "Jesse son of William and Elizabeth Thompson Farley married Lavinia Clay daughter of Henry Clay."

Went to Harlan Co, KY, where they appeared in the Harlan Co, 1860 Census. Here they lived and reared their families.

335 vi. Francis Farley, born Abt. 1797 in Virginia; died Unknown. He married Mahala Allen Unknown.

Notes for Francis Farley: Francis was listed in the Lee Co, 1820 Census with 4 children under the age of 10.

Notes for Mahala Allen: Allen was thought to be her family name.

336 vii. Mary Polly Farley, born Abt. 1799 in Montgomery, VA; died Unknown.

337 viii. Henry Farley, born 1800 in Montgomery County, VA; died Aft. 1830 in (Harland County, KY). He married Mary Polly Starr 1822.

Notes for Henry Farley: Went to Harlan Co, KY, where they appeared in the Harlan Co, 1860 Census. Here they lived and reared their families. Henry was quite a prominent citizen and represented the county in the Virginia Legislature.

338 ix. William S. "Punch Bill" Farley, Jr., born 1802 in Montgomery County, VA; died 1853 in Jonesville, VA.

According to Norman Farley, Wiiliam was called "Red Eye".

According to notes in Kentucky Ancestors (see photocopy), he married three times to Johnson sisters. According to the article, he married Tempee Johnson on July 19, 1857, who was the mother of Richard Amos Farley, my great great grandfather.

William Farley was listed as a Civil War Veteran according to the article.

Listed in 1850 KY Census, Harlan Co, with father Thomas FARLEY. Age listed at 13 in 1850, born between 1836 to 1837.

Death and burial information is from death certificate.