The initial purpose of this page was to record research performed in connection with the family and descendants of Daniel Farr, Sr. (abt1717-1774) of Boylston/Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. He was son of Samuel B. Farr (abt1684-1754) and Hannah Whitney and grandson of Stephen Farr (1649-1696) and Mary Taylor (1649-1699). But I have now expanded it somewhat to include all Farr surname lines.
Quintessential documentation of some of the earliest Farr families in the USA by a prolific genealogy writer. This was a type-written manuscript. It was very rare, housed in only a few libraries. The microfilm copy from the Family History Library is very difficult to read and reproduce from. I have been able to recreate this document for download here:
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Thomas Farr (1), was of Lynn and Boston, and thought to be the brother of George Farr of Lynn, the shipwright. He m. Elizabeth -- (Thomas was, according to a power of attorney executed in Boston on 2 Feb., 1645, known as the son of Thomas Farrar (or Farr) , from near Lancashire and Burnley, England, and brother of Henry Farr, a mariner) He died at Lynn, 23 Feb., 1693/4. Elizabeth died 8 Jan., 1680/1
Children
1. Stephen, b Eng., ca. 1647/9 d. 1696; m. Mary Taylor (1649-1699) 2. Thomas, b. Eng., m. 1st 3 March, 1682 Abigail Collins; m. 2nd Elizabeth--,d. ca. 1733 3. Sarah, b. Eng., m. 20 May, 1667 Melitiah Lothrop 4. Hannah, b. Eng. 5. Susanna, b. 26 March, 1659 6. Peleg, b. 6 Oct., 1660, d.y. 7. Mehitable, b. Oct., 1660, d.y. 8. Elizabeth, b.--, d.y.
Stephen Farr (2) [Thomas(1)], was probably born 14 September 1649 in Haynes, Bedfordshire, England [citation TBF]. He came to America with his father, and settled at Concord, Mass. He married 25 May 1674 in Stowe, Mass. to Mary Taylor (b. 12 Sept, 1649, daugher of William & Mary (Merriam) Taylor). [William Taylor was of Concord, Mass. ca. 1640, where he was owner of a large farm on the East Bedford Road. He died at Concord, 6 Dec., 1696. He m. Mary, daughter of Joseph & Sarah (Stone) Merriam of Concord. Mary died at Concord, 10 Dec., 1699). Joseph Merriam was born at Kent County, England, ca. 1600, son of William Merriam. He settled at Concord, Mass, coming in June, 1638. He was a clothier, and m. in Kent Co. England Sarah, dau. of John & Frances (Jeffries) Goldstone) and d. at Concord, Mass. in 1640.]
Stephen Farr was a soldier of King Philip's War, serving under Capt. Nathaniel Davenport in the Narragansett Campaign of 1675. This group of foot soldiers attacked the Narragansett Indian fort at Kingston, Rhode Island and attempted to wipe out the Narragansett Indian tribe in a battle known as "The Great Swamp Fight." The Narragansett Indians were believed to be allies with the Wampanoag Indians under King Philip's leadership who had attacked many English settlements and killed a great many English settlers and their families.
Children
1. Ebenezer, b. Concord 10 Nov., 1676, d.y. 2. Stephen, b. Stowe, Mass. 2 Nov., 1679, m. Concord 28 Sept., 1708 Sarah Stone (b. 1688, dau. of Simon & Sarah (Farnsworth) Stone of Groton. He d. 22 Jan., 1772 3. John, b. 1681, m. Watertown, 11 May, 1703 Hannah Applin (dau. of John & Sarah Applin of Littleton). He died at Littleton 14 Jan., 1724 (age 43). He lived in Stow and Littleton: 4. Mary, b. Billerica 14 May, 1686, m. 1713 Jacob Hooker of Stow 5. Thomas, b. ca. 1691, m. Groton 16 March, 1713/14 Elizabeth Powers (b. Littleton, 1693, dau. of Thomas & Elizabeth Powers of Littleton). They removed to Hardwick [Nashoba] in 1743 6. Jonathan, b.--1680 7. Joseph, b.-- 1682 8. Samuel, b. 1684
The Farr Genealogy; Rev. Chas. N. Sinnett; Carthage South Dakota; 1927; pages 9, 10-12. (Following pages continue with subsequent descendants, then other lines not known to be related.)
Ancestors of Tim Farr and Descendants of Stephen Farr Sr. of Concord, Massachusetts and Lidington, Bedfordshire, England : TBR - Seems to be the same Stephen but key differences; Contains some detailed research notes, findings and discussion of a DNA project.Descendants of Thomas Farr of Harpswell, Maine and misc.
This page was located at
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which web host has disappeared;
the above is from its last 03 February 1999 capture at Archive.org.
Unfortunately, the primary content was images of pages from a book
which the Wayback Machine did not capture.
The reference is "Descendants of Thomas Farr of Harpswell, Maine, and
Ninety Allied Families" complied by Edit Bartlett Summer.
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