When Sally Farris was born about 1770, in Virginia, United States, her father, Elisha Farris, was 26 and her mother, Mary Rebecca Vaughan, was 27. She lived in Cumberland, Kentucky, United States in 1850. She died on 27 August 1791, in Virginia, United States, at the age of 22.
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Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
On April 18, 1780 Richmond became the capital of Virginia. It was the temporary capital from 1780-1788.
The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.
Scottish and Irish: variant of Fergus , in which the Gaelic gh sound has been dropped rather than being altered to g. Compare Farrish , Ferris .
Probably also English: variant of Farrar . The name is quite common in southeastern England.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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