North Carolina Lafferty's
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Lafferty's who settled in
North Carolina and later Kentucky:
Sarah Lafferty on the 1790Census North Carolina.Rutherford County, Morgan District, 5th Company: Sarah Lafferty 1 male (16- up), 3 females.
Her sonAlex Lafferty1 male (16-up) male, 1 female.
From John Paul Grady of Spring, Texas who writes:Sarah Lafferty, apparently a widow at the time she purchased land in Rutherford County.I've never discovered the name of her husband, not even any "possibilities/probabilities."She moved to Cumberland Co., Kentucky, by 13 August 1800 (DB A:44).I do not know the arrival date of Alexander Lafferty, he also came to Cumberland Co, Kentucky.The names of Alexander's children as per his will: William Francis, Mary Ann, Samuel, John A., Elizabeth, Anthony, Alexander,Sally, Hyram and Edmund L.Alexander's wife was LyddiaSmith, who in her later years lived with her son Anthony Lafferty in Lawrence, Co., Arkansas.Samuel Lafferty, my ancestor, Alexander's brother, had also married a Smith. I have never known for sure,I believe the two Smith ladies to have been sisters.Anyway, the first wife died shortly after their marriage and he, Samuel, then married on 5 April 1808, Cumberland Co., Kentucky, to Sarah (Sallie) Chandler.They were parents of four children (all born Cumberland Co., Kentucky)1. Thomas Lafferty b 1810 married Elizabeth Smith.2. Frances Lafferty, b 23 Sep 1812 married: (1) about 1828 William Bybee,(2) 19 Aug 1830 Allen Smith. (3) 7 Nov 1846 Thompson Mason.3. Samuel Chandler Lafferty14 May 1818 married 6 Dec 1838 Martha Pedigo.Marriage preformed by William Bybee.4. John E. Lafferty born 1821 married Mary R. ____ ResidedHart Co., Kentucky no children.
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Rutherford Co., North Carolina
Deed Book 24-6, page 20.
Indenture made 25 July 1791 between Robert Cole of Greenville South Carolina for 40 pounds.Cole sells to Sarah Lafferty 50 acres on both sides of Duncans Creek.Witness:Thomas Parks
Alexander Parks
Deed Book 24-6, page 21.
Indenture made 5 December 1806.Sarah Lafferty of Rutherford Co., North Carolina, Sells to William Garrison for $75.00, 50 acre tract on Duncans Creek.
Witness: John Early
Hannah Garrisons/Sarah(X) Lafferty
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John Lafferty
Kentucky, John Lafferty of Mercer County in the state of Kentucky who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Van Schaick of the New York line for the term of three years.Inscribed on the Roll of Kentucky at the rate of 8 dollars per month, to commence on the 6th of July 1818.Certificate of Pension issued the 16th of Feb 1819 and sent to the Hon. V.W. Johnson, House of Representatives U. States.Appears to 4th Sept 1818.$15.76.Semi- anal.all'ce ended 4 Mar 1819 $48. (total) $63.76.Continued.Mercer County.Revolutionary claim.Act 18th March, 1818.He had been in Kentucky for 25 years when he applied for pension.He was 69 at the time and residing in Mercer County, Kentucky.