Persis (Holbrook) Farrow (1676 - 1758)

Born 11 Oct 1676 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Wife of John Farrow III — married 1696 in Weymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 12 May 1758 at age 81 in Windham Hill, Windham, Cumberland, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Persis Holbrook was born 11 October, 1676, at Weymouth, Massachusetts. She is the daughter of Samuel Holbrook Sr. and Mary (Pierce) Holbrook^[1]

Timeline

• 1696 Marriage: "John Farrow of Hingham and Persis Holbrooke of Scituate were married Aprill 30th, 1696" Persis was 21 and John was 24. ^[2]
• 1718 Will of father, Samuel Holbrook Sr.: I give and bequeath to my daughter Persis Farrow the sum of twenty pounds in money or lawful bills of credit on this proving to be paid her by my executor hereafter named within one year after my decease, and also one third part of my household goods, and moveable estate within doors (viz) of what shall remain thereof after my dear wife's decease, and to be delivered to her imediately after my dear wife's decease." ^[3] NOTE: Also mentioned in Samuel's will was his grandson, John Farrow, age 9, to whom he left his cat, Cash.
• 1719 Son John Farrow IV died in February of 1919. In September 1719, Persis gave birth to another son, also named John, who died in February of 1720..
• 1758 Death of Persis (Holbrook) Farrow, age 81, on May 12, 1758, in Windham Hill, Cumberland County, Province of Massachusetts Bay. She was buried in Old Smith Burying Ground there. Find A Grave: Memorial #150074313 ^[4] NOTE: In 1758, when Persis died, all of modern Maine was part of the Province of Massachusetts Bay. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts Town Births Index, ca. 1630-1905", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F45T-TL7 : 22 October 2020), Persis Holbrook, 1676.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-9979-7FJT?cc=2061550&wc=Q4D4-449%3A353350201%2C353448301%2C353448302 : 22 October 2020), Plymouth > Scituate > Births, marriages, deaths 1640-1801 > image 25 of 264; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L97D-FNJY?cc=2018320&wc=M6BX-W68%3A337879301 : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1717-1724 and 1854-1862 vol 4-4Q > image 117 of 485; State Archives, Boston.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/150074313/perses-farrow: accessed 12 October 2023), memorial page for Perses Holbrook Farrow (11 Oct 1676–12 May 1758), Find a Grave Memorial ID 150074313, citing Old Smith Burying Ground, Windham, Cumberland County, Maine, USA; Maintained by Eugenia Bonnie (Brown) Ruff (contributor 47172128).
5. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Province of Massachusetts Bay," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Province_of_Massachusetts_Bay&oldid=1188906943 (accessed December 16, 2023).

Notes;

• The Farrow family immigrated from Norfolk Co., England to Hingham, Massachusetts, and the surname was changed to Farrar by fifth- generation descendants