When Mary Faris was born about 1798, in South Carolina, United States, her father, John Farris, was 30 and her mother, Margaret Morgan, was 26. She married Vardeman Shelby on 2 March 1820, in Maury, Tennessee, United States. She died before 1850, in Maury, Tennessee, United States.
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While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Irish and Scottish: variant of Ferris .
English: variant of Faires .
Muslim: from a personal name based on Arabic fāris ‘horseman, knight’. Compare Fares .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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