William Farley

1799–1832 (Age 33)
Monroe, West Virginia, United States

The Life Summary of William

When William Farley was born in 1799, in Monroe, West Virginia, United States, his father, Gideon Farley, was 24 and his mother, Mary Polly West, was 13. He married Virginia Jane Sawyers on 24 April 1821, in Giles, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He died in 1832, in Monroe, Virginia, United States, at the age of 33, and was buried in Camp Creek, Mercer, West Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Farley
1799–1832
Virginia Jane Sawyers
1801–1885
Marriage: 24 April 1821
John Henry Farley
1822–1916
Farley
1824–1830
Nelson Farley
1825–1870
James Hiram Farley
1826–1917
William Jackson Farley
1831–1884

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    24 April 1821Giles, Virginia, United States
    • Children

    (5)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (10)

    +5 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
    Age 1
    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.
    1803
    Age 4
    France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
    1812
    Age 13
    War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

    Name Meaning

    English: habitational name from any of various places called Farley, of which there are examples in Berkshire, Derbyshire, Hampshire, Kent, Somerset, Gloucestershire, Staffordshire, Surrey, Wiltshire, Shropshire, and Sussex. From Old English fearn ‘fern’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’. See also Farleigh , Fairley , Fairlie .Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Fearghaile (see Farrelly ).

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Farleigh
    Farlow
    Fearnley
    Farlee

    Sources (8)

    • Legacy NFS Source: William Farley - birth-name: William Farley
    • 1830 United States Federal Census
    • William Farley, "Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940"

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