The earliest surviving record of Alexander Faries the elder is his claim for a debt owed him by the estate of William Faries who died in 1755. Although his wife's name is unknown, Alexander was the father of six sons John (married Ann Zelefrew), James (married Jean Adair), Samuel, William (married unknown), Robert (married Hannah Faries) and Alexander (married Janet James), and one daughter Jennet (married Robert McMurphey).
Alex the elder has often been confused with his youngest son Alexander the younger. Early D.A.R. applicants confused the Revolutionary War service and the wife of the son with the father who was too old to be in active service.
Alexander was a close neighbor of other Faries families in Pencader as shown by deed records, but his kinship to them is unknown. A series of Delaware deeds from 1771 through 1844 name "Alexander Fearis the Elder" as a neighboring land owner (even long after his death) and some of them mention other Faries, also.
Alexander signed his will on Sep. 12, 1783 and it was proved on Aug. 19, 1785. (Neither the will date nor the probate date was the date of his death. He died sometime between the two dates.)
There is no immigration record for this Alexander Faries the elder. His birthplace was either Ireland, Scotland, or England. He was likely born between 1694 and 1705 based on his number of children and the known birth years of his sons John and Alexander the younger.
There is no documentation * proving that Alex who died in 1785 in Delaware was the same person as Alexander Phares born 21 Oct 1697 in Edinburgh although the two were possibly of similar ages. Nor is there proof that he was the same person as Alexander Farras who married Margaret Gilchrist 2 Nov 1727 in Keith, Banff, Scotland. But it is unlikely that Alexander Phares of Edinburgh married in Keith as the two places are 181 miles apart.
* Unsourced family trees and other online posts are not original records.
Alex the elder has often been confused with his youngest son Alexander the younger. Early D.A.R. applicants confused the Revolutionary War service and the wife of the son with the father who was too old to be in active service.
Alexander was a close neighbor of other Faries families in Pencader as shown by deed records, but his kinship to them is unknown. A series of Delaware deeds from 1771 through 1844 name "Alexander Fearis the Elder" as a neighboring land owner (even long after his death) and some of them mention other Faries, also.
Alexander signed his will on Sep. 12, 1783 and it was proved on Aug. 19, 1785. (Neither the will date nor the probate date was the date of his death. He died sometime between the two dates.)
There is no immigration record for this Alexander Faries the elder. His birthplace was either Ireland, Scotland, or England. He was likely born between 1694 and 1705 based on his number of children and the known birth years of his sons John and Alexander the younger.
There is no documentation * proving that Alex who died in 1785 in Delaware was the same person as Alexander Phares born 21 Oct 1697 in Edinburgh although the two were possibly of similar ages. Nor is there proof that he was the same person as Alexander Farras who married Margaret Gilchrist 2 Nov 1727 in Keith, Banff, Scotland. But it is unlikely that Alexander Phares of Edinburgh married in Keith as the two places are 181 miles apart.
* Unsourced family trees and other online posts are not original records.
The earliest surviving record of Alexander Faries the elder is his claim for a debt owed him by the estate of William Faries who died in 1755. Although his wife's name is unknown, Alexander was the father of six sons John (married Ann Zelefrew), James (married Jean Adair), Samuel, William (married unknown), Robert (married Hannah Faries) and Alexander (married Janet James), and one daughter Jennet (married Robert McMurphey).
Alex the elder has often been confused with his youngest son Alexander the younger. Early D.A.R. applicants confused the Revolutionary War service and the wife of the son with the father who was too old to be in active service.
Alexander was a close neighbor of other Faries families in Pencader as shown by deed records, but his kinship to them is unknown. A series of Delaware deeds from 1771 through 1844 name "Alexander Fearis the Elder" as a neighboring land owner (even long after his death) and some of them mention other Faries, also.
Alexander signed his will on Sep. 12, 1783 and it was proved on Aug. 19, 1785. (Neither the will date nor the probate date was the date of his death. He died sometime between the two dates.)
There is no immigration record for this Alexander Faries the elder. His birthplace was either Ireland, Scotland, or England. He was likely born between 1694 and 1705 based on his number of children and the known birth years of his sons John and Alexander the younger.
There is no documentation * proving that Alex who died in 1785 in Delaware was the same person as Alexander Phares born 21 Oct 1697 in Edinburgh although the two were possibly of similar ages. Nor is there proof that he was the same person as Alexander Farras who married Margaret Gilchrist 2 Nov 1727 in Keith, Banff, Scotland. But it is unlikely that Alexander Phares of Edinburgh married in Keith as the two places are 181 miles apart.
* Unsourced family trees and other online posts are not original records.
Alex the elder has often been confused with his youngest son Alexander the younger. Early D.A.R. applicants confused the Revolutionary War service and the wife of the son with the father who was too old to be in active service.
Alexander was a close neighbor of other Faries families in Pencader as shown by deed records, but his kinship to them is unknown. A series of Delaware deeds from 1771 through 1844 name "Alexander Fearis the Elder" as a neighboring land owner (even long after his death) and some of them mention other Faries, also.
Alexander signed his will on Sep. 12, 1783 and it was proved on Aug. 19, 1785. (Neither the will date nor the probate date was the date of his death. He died sometime between the two dates.)
There is no immigration record for this Alexander Faries the elder. His birthplace was either Ireland, Scotland, or England. He was likely born between 1694 and 1705 based on his number of children and the known birth years of his sons John and Alexander the younger.
There is no documentation * proving that Alex who died in 1785 in Delaware was the same person as Alexander Phares born 21 Oct 1697 in Edinburgh although the two were possibly of similar ages. Nor is there proof that he was the same person as Alexander Farras who married Margaret Gilchrist 2 Nov 1727 in Keith, Banff, Scotland. But it is unlikely that Alexander Phares of Edinburgh married in Keith as the two places are 181 miles apart.
* Unsourced family trees and other online posts are not original records.
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