Mary Buchanan1

b. circa 1810
FatherJoseph Buchanan1,3,2 b. say 1775, d. bef 19 Mar 1822
MotherElizabeth Barrick1,2 b. abt 1784
BirthCircacirca 1810 Mary Buchanan was born in Virginia circa 1810.4,5 
Marriage She married James Faris.6 
Cens-185012 Jul 1850  James appears to have died before 1850 as Mary was enumerated that year as the head of her own household in Smyth County, Virginia. She was 40 and owned land worth $300. Recorded with her were Elizabeth (21), Samuel A. (16), Ann C. [Catherine?] (12) and James T. (10).4 
  Elizabeth married William Faddis on 27 Sept. 1855 and Samuel married E.V. Goodpasture on 15 Nov. 1860.7,8 

Family

James Faris
Children
  • Elizabeth Faris4 (circa 1829 - )
  • Samuel A. Faris4,8 (circa 1834 - )
  • Ann C. Faris4 (circa 1838 - )
  • James T. Faris4 (circa 1840 - )
Last Edited4 Dec 2013

Citations

  1. [S2148] Jack Hockett, Washington Co. VA Will Book 11 1848-1850, abstracting Will Bk 11: 280; will of Soloman Barrick dated 6 Nov. 1848 identified his mother Elizabeth Buchanan and half siblings Mary Faires, Catherine Buchanan, David Buchanan and John Buchanan; also niece Catherine Faires and nephew Soloman Barrick Buchanan, son of David.
  2. [S2526] Jack Hockett, Washington Co., Virginia Deed Book 17, 1844-1846, abstracting Deed Bk 17: 26 whereby on 8 April 1843 James Faris & Mary, his wife, of Smyth Co., VA, for $95, sold to Solomon G. Barrick, their 1/8th interest in 131 acres on the Middle Fork of the Holston River which land was deeded to Mary Faris' father, Joseph Buchanan, dec'd, by his father, Joseph Buchanan dec'd and on which tract Mary Faris' mother, Elizabeth Buchanan resides; rec'd 13 Sept. 1844.
  3. [S28] Gerald H. Clark, Guardian Bonds Washington Co., VA, p. 18. Elizabeth Buchanan named guardian of Mary, David, John and Catherine Buchanan, orphans of Joseph Buchanan, dec'd; bond: $600 with Philip Barrack surety; 19 Mar 1822.
  4. [S465] Mary Farris household, 1850 U.S. cens, Smyth Co., VA, pop. sched., District 60, p. 319 (added script), dwelling 56, family 58, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Nov. 2013. Household includes: Mary Farris, 40, owns land worth $300, b. VA; Elizabeth, 21; Samuel A., 16; Ann C., 12; James T., 10; all b. VA.
  5. [S576] Mary Faris household, 1860 U.S. cens, Smyth Co., Virginia, pop. sched., p. 8 (original script), dwelling 45, family 45, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Oct. 2013. Household includes: Mary Faris, 50, owns land worth $500; Samuel, 27, farmer, owns personal property woth $400; Ann C., 22; James T., 21; all b. VA.
  6. [S3273] Jack Hockett, Washington Co. VA Will Book 17 1844-1846, abstracting Deed Bk 17: 26 whereby on 8 April 1843 James Faris & Mary, his wife, of Smyth Co., VA, for $95, sold to Solomon G. Barrick, their 1/8th interest in 131 acres on the Middle Fork of the Holston River which land was deeded to Mary Faris' father, Joseph Buchanan, dec'd, by his father, Joseph Buchanan dec'd and on which tract Mary Faris' mother, Elizabeth Buchanan resides; rec'd 13 Sept. 1844.
  7. [S60] Thomas Hockett and Shelia Steele Hunt, Smyth Co. VA Marriages 1851-1891 & 1860 Census, p. 56. Wm G. Faddis, 18, s/o James & Charlotte AND Elizabeth Farris, 27, d/o James; 27 Sept. 1855.
  8. [S60] Thomas Hockett and Shelia Steele Hunt, Smyth Co. VA Marriages 1851-1891 & 1860 Census, p. 57. Samuel A. Farris, 28, s/o James & Mary, AND E.V. Goodpasture, 21, d/o Abram H. & Sarah M.; 15 Nov. 1860.