Accorging to this site, I am a member of the 15th generation. My great-grandparents were Maggie M. Weatherford (born 1890, West Virginia) and Allen Young.
Drewry Farley was a famous Indian scout.
SUMMERS COUNTY WV MARRIAGES YEAR OF 1874
"OCT. 14--Thomas H. Lilly, 20, born Mercer Co., son of Thomas and Rebecca Lilly; Sarah A. Farley, no age listed, born Mercer Co., daughter of Melvin and Cynthia Farley. Married by William C. Dobbins."
Summers County, West Virginia - Marriages: Aug - Dec, 1877
20 NOV 1877 Groom: Massin? D. NEELEY [first name unclear] Age: 21, -- [unclear] Born: Mercer Co. Residence: Summers Co. Parents: ? M. & Rebecca Neely [father's first name unclear] Occupation: Farmer Bride: Mary Z. FARLEY Age: 18, Single Born: Mercer Co. Residence: Summers Co. Parents: ? & Cynthia Farley [father's name unclear] Married by: John J. Meador
See also: Genealogy Data for Sterling Price Weatheford m. Nancy Farley
"Thomas sailed in ship Ann to Archers Hope, VA, and est. a tobacco plantation at Jamestown. He and Jane had 15 children. Barbara was killed by indians; George was executed for his role in "Bacon's Rebellion."
"...Thomas and Lady Jane were the 2nd great grandparents of Matthew Farley whose daughter Sarah married James, son of Henry Gore and Ann Catherine Keller..." Henry Gore and Ann Catherine Keller are the 7x great-grandparents of former Vice-President Al Gore.
Francis was a pioneer and indian fighter.
Drewry was the first settler in Pipestem District of what is now West Virginia.
"The first and only military service of Drewry was with the militia of Capt. Hugh Caperton's company of New River men against the Indians in 1793 in KANAWHA Valley on the mouth of the Elk River."
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