Captain Sanders Faris Company Muster Roll – November 6, 1837
MUSTER ROLL Of Captain Sanders Faris Company of the Battalion Regiment from the 6th November 1837 at Ross Landing for six months. Two lists virtually the same except the spelling varies between the two lists. One list may be partially torn, but the name can be made out from the second list.
1 ESTILL, Isaac 1st Ltn.
1 WOODS, Spencer 2nd Ltn.
2 HOLDER, Joseph 2nd Ltn.
1 FOSTER, James B. 1st. Sgt.
2 STAMPS, Daniel B.
3 HANDLEY/HANLEY, Alexr. E.
4 STREET, Anthony
1 NEARNS/NARROW, Isiah
2 BOSTICK, John G.
3 WILLIAMS, Sherrod
4 STAMPS, Nathan B.
PRIVATES
1 AILOR, John W.-
2 BENNETT, William-
3 BAGGETT, Abraham-
4 BROWN, Wade C.-
5 BYROM, Milton-
6 BRADLEY, John-
7 BLACK, John F.-
8 BASS, William-
9 BOYD, Francis-
10 BAKER, Samuel-
11 BOSTICK, Littlebury-
12 CAPE/COPE, David-
13 [C]ANE, Hiram H. CRANE-
14 COKER, Joseph-
15 CUSTER, Albert/Elbert W.-
16 CUSTER, John W.-
17 CRATON, James-
18 CLINE, John-
19 DAVIDSON, James-
20 DIXON, Thomas-
21 DARDIS, Wm. T./J.-
22 DAVIDSON, Ransom-
23 DAVIDSON, John-
24 EMBERSON/EMERSON, William-
25 FARRIS, Fletcher B., wid Martha, WC-1355 TN 7 Oct. 1892, FL War. 7 Oct. 1892 – Martha FARIS applied for Widow’s pension, Application No. 1853, certificate No. 1355 on Fletcher Blackburn FARIS who was a private in Capt. Sanders FARIS’ Co., Tenn Vols., Florida War. The papers show she died in apr. 1900. He died 18 Feb. 1879 and they lived at Sewanee, FCT. William HILL of CD 9 of Alto, age 77, gave his affidavit: I am well and personally acquainted with the claimant Martha FARIS who is the widow of Fletcher B. FARIS. I knew Fletcher B. FARIS in the army. I belonged to Capt. Benj. CHERRY’S company and Fletcher belonged to Capt. Sanders FARIS’ Company of same Regiment, Tenn. Mounted Vols. I knew Soldier and claimant nearly all my life, and before they were married to each other. Neither Fletcher B. FARIS nor claimant had been previously married. I do not remember exactly the date of their marriage, but it was sometime about the year 1838 and they lived together as man and wife from date of their marriage until he died sometime in the early part of 1879, near Sewanee, FCT, and claimant has never remarried. These facts are obtained from a long an intimate acquaintance with both claimant and soldier having resided nearly all my life in same neighborhood of them and soldiered with Fletcher B. FARIS husband of Claimant. /S/ William (his X mark) HILL. Affidavit of D.S. LONG, Esqr., aged 78, CD 9, Decherd, TN: I am well and personally acquainted with Martha FARIS, widow of Fletcher B. FARIS of Capt. Sanders FARIS’ Co., Tenn. Mounted Vol. Spies. I know the fact to be true that neither Claimant nor Soldier had been previously married. Claimants name was Miss Martha HENLEY and she was married to Fletcher B. FARIS in my neighborhood on or about July 21, 1838 by Rev. Wm. GUINN, a Methodist preacher and they lived and cohabited together as man and wife from that date until he died at or near Sewanee, Tenn. on or about 18th of Feb. 1879 and claimant has never remarried … having known them from my boyhood, and I am 78 and having resided in the same neighborhood of them nearly all my life, and have been a magistrate of the 9th Dist. of FC for over 30 years. I was present at their marriage and witnessed the ceremony. I visited Fletcher B. FARIS in his last illness, but did not attend his burial, but remember about the time he died and know it to be an accepted fact that he is dead. /S/ D.S. LONG. Another affidavit of D.S. LONG; …. commanded by Sanders FARIS who is now dead and his widow Clementine FARIS has applied for pension…. affidavit of Joseph HOLDER, Cowan, FCT: … We enlisted at Winchester, Tennessee together in Fall of 1837 and Soldiered together and returned to FC together and resided here from date of return up to the date of his death which occurred on or about the early part of 1879 in the 17th dist. of this county near Sewanee, Tenn. I have seen his widow, Martha FARIS several times, but not well acquainted with her, but I am quite sure she is the identical widow… /S/ Joseph HOLDER 2nd Lieut. in Co. commanded by Sanders FARIS. affidavit of Martha FARIS: I am the widow of Fletcher B. FARIS the above named soldier who was a member of Capt. Sanders FARIS’ Company, Tenn. Vols. in the Seminole Indian Florida War of 1837 … he never made application for pension … /S/ Martha (her x mark) FARIS. Wits. S.S. MONTGOMERY; Allen GARNER. Another affidavit of Martha: I am the widow of FBF of Capt. Sanders FARIS’ Comp. Tenn. Mounted Vol. Spies in Seminole Indian War of 1837. In reply to paragraph No. 4 will state the FBF, my husband was about 24 years of age when he enlisted. He was born at Winchester, Tennessee. He was about 6 feet 1 inches high, light complexion light hair and gray eyes and by occupation a farmer. He enlisted at Winchester, Tennessee on or about the 6th of Nov. 1837 and discharged at Baton Rouge, LA in the spring of 1838. I do not know the number of my husband’s land warrant. I believe he received one tho. He was residing in FCT I reckon when he received it, but I cannot tell anything positive about it and do not know who procured it for him. In reply to paragraph No. 9 I will state that neither myself nor soldier had been previously married. I herewith attach to this affidavit a letter written by Soldier in the year 1862. It is all the writing that I am able to furnish which contains his signature. Wits.: W.M. COWAN; W.H. MONTGOMERY, R.J. GILLASPIE, J.P. Declaration made by Martha FARIS 10 Sept. 1890 says she is 73 born 12 Sept. 1819, FCT. Part of letter: … the rest of the boys are well we are all well at this time and hope that you will soon regain your usual health I have nothing strange to write health is very good We hav had the warmest winter so fare that has ever been known in this country before but very little frost as yet times are hard that thare seames to be a good deal of money in the country yet property is verry high corn is worthe three dollars wheat one dollar and fifty cents bacon will be worth 20 or 25 cents hogs and cattle high you state in your letter you wanted me to buy you a sow and pigs which would be money well spent as I think Billey I will give you my best advise and I do not want you to think that I am wanting one cent of your wages which I do not for I think you [torn] … that you may want this is the best stock that a man can have now you wanted me to write who I got my cows of I have bought two one from Thomas PRYER in Winchester I paid him twenty dollars in cash the other from Doctor MORE I paid his twenty five we get plenty of milk and butter I am working at my new ground and think it rather doubtful about getting any of the old lands. I hav a fine stand of wheat in and it looks well you must come home as soon as you can so no more farewell give my respects to John P. & to John Horace & Bell Tom and tell them all to write to me /S/ F.B. FARIS. Billey I want to see you very bad you must try and come home and if you dont come write to me and send your likeness. /S/ Virginia FARIS. Billey you must come home and see us as I cant goe to see you you must send me some of your hare I will take good care of the mule. /S/ John FARIS. Billey I will be a good boy until you come home and you must bring me some candy. /S/ Moore FARIS.
26 FARRIS, Garland-
27 GUNN, Elisha-
28 GIPSON, William L.-
29 GILLIAM, Braddock H.-
30 GOWER, John-
31 GREER, Alexr. C.-
32 GOOLDSBY/GOOSEBURY, Isaac-
33 GUNN, Simpson-
34 GUTHRIE, West-
35 GIPSON, Armon-
36 GILLIAM, Johnson H.-
37 GILLIAM, Charles-
38 HOLT, Jackson-
39 HICKS, Perry G.-
40 HOLDER, Washington-
41 HOLDER, Cornelius-
42 HARDCASTLE, Enoch W.-
43 HOLT, Jacob-
44 IRVIN/IRWIN, Richard-
45 JONES, John H.-
46 JONES, Abner-
47 JONES, Laban-
48 KERSEY, Isaac-
49 LASATER, Richard-
50 LAMBERT, Howel-
51 LEE, James P.-
52 LASATER, John J.-
53 LYNCH, James-
54 LASATER, Thomas J.-
55 LASATER, Robert E.-
56 MCDANIEL, James-
57 MCCOY, William-
58 MORGAN, John-
59 MCLAUGHLIN, Richard-
60 MUSE, Hezekiah-
61 MILLER, John P.-
62 NORWOOD, Theophilus-
63 POE, James-
64 POWELL, Samuel-
65 POE, Lewis S.–
66 POE, John-
67 POSEY, James-
68 POSEY, Bartley-
69 RUNNELS, Dosiea T.-
70 RUNNELS, Barney M.P.-
71 ROWARK, Isal?-
72 RAY, Hiram-
73 RUNNELS, John
74 STEWART, William-
75 STAMPS, John S./T.-
76 SMITH, Andrew J.-
77 SANDRIDGE, Pendleton-
78 STANDIFER, William J.-
79 SWANN, Samuel-
80 STOVEALL, John D.-
81 STRICKLAND, Armon-
82 TANKERSLY, Willis-
83 TANKERSLY/TANKESLEY, William-
84 TAYLOR, Thomas L./S.-
85 WALLACE, Hiram-
86 WILLIAMS, Madison-
87 WILLIFORD, John S.-
88 WILLIAMS, Leonard-
89 WILLIAMS, William-
90 WAGNER, Solomon-
91 WILDER, William S.-
92 WEAVER, John-
93 YATES, William-
Additional names 31 Oct. 1837:
MEDLOCK, James N.
MARSHAL, Daniel
BOYD, George
SIMS, Elisha
STAMPS, James W.
FINNEY, Patton
MORRIS, Wm. F.
JONES, Benj. F.