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JACOB FARRAR (bp. 1614–1677)
ANN UNKNOWN (d. aft. 1680)
English Ancestry of Jacob Farrar [1]
Generation 1
Henry Ferror of Ewood in Midgley in Halifax, Yorkshire died between 25 June 1548, when he made his will, and 26 November 1549 when it was proved. He had a wife named Agnes.
Generation 2
Henry Farrer of Hollinhey in Sowerby in Halifax died before 15 April 1586.
Generation 3
William Farrer of Errengden, Halifax was buried on 12 December 1575 in Halifax. He married Margaret Bannister on 12 December 1575 in Halifax. She died between 19 May 11624, when she made her will, and 2 September 1624, when it was proved.
William was a clothier.
Generation 4
Jacob Farrer of Sowerby died between 31 March 1639, when he made his will, and 2 May 1639, when it was proved. He married Mary Haughton on 21 April 1609. She was living on 31 March 1639.
Children:
i. John Farrar was baptized on 28 July 1611 in Heptonstall. He had a wife Joanna.
ii. Jacob Farrar was baptized on 21 August 1614 in Heptonstall.
Jacob, the son of Jacob and Mary (Haughton) Farrar was baptized on 21 August 1614 in Heptonstall, Yorkshire. [1] He died on 14 August 1677 in Woburn. [2][3][4] He married first Grace Deane on 28 November 1640 in Halifax, Yorkshire. [1] He married second Ann ___.
Hunt [5] discusses Grace's English ancestry.
Ann married second as his third wife John Sears of Woburn on 2 November 1680. [6, 292][7]
Brothers John and Jacob migrated in 1652 and settled in Dedham. [1] On 18 (1) 1653 the town employed Jacob to keep school, beginning on 28 (1) 1653 at 20 pounds per year. [1]
Jacob came to Lancaster from Woburn with his older brother John in 1653. [6, 292]
Jacob's brother John lived in briefly Lancaster, before transferring his land allotments to Jacob and returning to Woburn. He was admitted an inhabitant of Woburn in 1656 and died there, "very old," in 1690. [6, 257, 292]
John and Jacob Farrar were two of the early signers of the articles of agreement of Lancaster on 24 September 1653. [6, 35]
Jacob's wife Ann join him in Lancaster in 1658, bringing their four children: Jacob, John, Henry, and Mary. [6, 292]
The town listed estates in 1654 for purposes of dividing land and they ranged from about 78 pounds for Henry K6ey to about 380 pounds for John White. Jacob Farrar's estate was about 107 pounds, which increased to about 168 pounds after his wife arrived. [6, 39] He received about four acres in the 1654 division of meadow, which was increased to about six acres after his wife arrived. He also received four acres for John Farrar. [6, 40] He is on a 9 March 1654 list of townsmen. [6, 41] John and Jacob received lots in the 3 February 1659 division of meadowland. [6, 71]
Jacob was the constable in Lancaster in 1659. [8]
Jacob signed a 11 March 1675/6 petition describing the state of Lancaster after the Indian massacre. It said many had fled, but those left were encompassed by Indians in just two garrisons and unable to leave; they were running out of food. It requested a guard of men. [6, 108]
The inventory of Jacob's estate was presented on 28 October 1677 and amounted to £171-05-00. Administration was granted to Ann Farrar and John Houghton. [4]
On 30 March 1678 John Hayward wrote to Thomas Danforth. He says the last county court had granted his request to defer settlement of Jacob Farrar Sr.'s estate until the next county court, which he planned to attend. He explains he is unavoidably detained and asks a favor for Jacob's daughter-in-law. He complains that Jacob's widow undervalued land in his inventory with the presumed intent of defrauding the daughter-in-law, whom John called his cousin, and her children. He says it was Jacob's wish that his eldest son Jacob have his house and houselot. Also, he asks for consideration to be given to money intended for son Jacob that was delivered to Jacob, Sr. in England. He says that a brother of Jacob Sr.'s first wife, who lived in Long Island, could testify to this. The letter makes it clear that Jacob had two wives and Jacob, at least, was undoubtedly the son of the first wife. [9]
Jacob's estate was divided between his widow, his two surviving children (presumably Mary and Joseph), and the children of his son Jacob. [7]
Children of Jacob Farrar and Grace Deane: [1]
i. Jacob Farrar was killed in an Indian raid on Lancaster on Sunday, 22 August 1675. [2][6, 99] He married Hannah Hayward on 11 November 1668 in Lancaster. [2] Hannah was the daughter of George Hayward of Concord. [7] She married second Adam Holaway of Marlborough on 5 March 1681. [7] She married third Jonathan Furbush on 2 January 1705/6. [7]
On 7 (1) 1658(9?) the town of Lancaster planned to lay out the bounds and Job Whitcomb and young Jacob Farrar were to carry the chain. [6, 64]
Children of Jacob and Ann Farrar: [1]
ii. John Farrar died on 3 November 1669 in Lancaster. [2] He married Mary Hillard on 30 June 1667 in Lancaster. [2][6, 292]
ii. Henry Farrar was killed in an Indian massacre on 10 February 1676 in Lancaster. [2][6, 106]
iii. Mary Farrar was born between 1640 and 1650 in England. She died on 7 or 9 April 1724 in Lancaster. She married John Houghton.
iv. Joseph Farrar was born on 6 August 1660 in Lancaster. [2]
References:
1. Lillian K.P. Farrar, "The English Ancestry of Jacob Farrer of Lancaster, Mass.," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 95 (1941): 3–13.
2. Nourse, Henry S., Birth, Marriage and Death Register, Church Records and Epitaphs of Lancaster, Massachusetts, 1643–1850 (Clinton, MA, W. J. Coulter, Printer, 1890).
13 Joseph of Jacob & Ann ffarrer (sic) 6 . 6 . 60
13 John & Mary farrer were maryed June, 30. 1667
13 Jacob farrer & Hannah [Hayward] his wife were maryed Novem. 11, 1668
13 John farrer died Novemb. Novem. 3. 1669
16 Jacob Farrar, Junior. [Monoco's Raid August 22, 1675]
16 Henry Farrar, son of Jacob, Senior. [Massacre of February 10, 1676.]
19 Jacob Farrar, Sen., at Woburn, August 14, 1677.
"from sundry sources supposed reliable":
452 Joseph, son of Jacob and Ann Farrar, August 6, 1660.
3. Edward Francis Johnson, Woburn Records of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, Part 1 (births), Part 2, (deaths) Part 3 (marriages) (Woburn: Andrew Cutlery & Co., 1890).
2: 65 Jacob, Sen., s. of ____, Aug. 14, 1677.
2: 65 Jacob, s. of ____, of small-pox, 1678 or 1678-9.
4. "Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648–1871," database with images, AmericanAncestors.org, case 7290.
5. John G. Hunt, "Notes on Families of the Parish of Halifax, Yorkshire," The American Genealogist 40 (1964): 22–29.
6. Henry S. Nourse, The Earliest Records of Lancaster, Massachusetts, 1643–1725 (Lancaster: J. Coulter, 1884).
7. A Member of the NEHGS, "Memoir of the Farrar Family," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 6 (1852): 313–28.
8. "Middlesex County, MA: Abstracts of Court Records, 1643–1674," database with images, AmericanAncestors.org, 1: 107.
9. "Letter Concerning Jacob Farrar, Sr., Written by John Hayword to Thomas Danforth," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 107 (1952): 232.
Last revised: 10-Jan-2024