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Dr Benjamin Farrar (1773-1826) - Natchez Planter - "he had removed from South Carolina during the Revolution. Governor Miró described him, in 1790, as the largest planter in the province of Louisiana, and stated that he owned 290 slaves. In view of Moultrie's letter to him, reproduced herewith, it is interesting to note that Farrar sought and, in September, 1790, obtained permission to visit the United States on the pretext of purchasing tools and clothing for his slaves and spying on James Wilkinson."{{Cite journal |last=Whitaker |first=Arthur P. |date=1929 |title=The South Carolina Yazoo Company |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/1895065 |journal=The Mississippi Valley Historical Review |volume=16 |issue=3 |pages=383–394 |issn=0161-391X}}{{Rp|pages=385–386}}

Son Capt Benj Farrar

Richard Ellis of Ellis Cliffs

Ellis Cliffs Richard Ellis has son Abraham Ellis

>> Abraham Ellis

>>>> Ann Ellis m Thomas Butler

>>>> Margaret Ellis m Stephen Duncan

Mary Margaret Farrar married Richard Butler son of William Butler

>> Martha Ellis m. Steven Minor

ELLIS FARRAR papers - https://lib.lsu.edu/sites/default/files/sc/findaid/1000.pdf