Elizabeth (Newhall) Farrington (abt. 1586 - 1678)

Born about 1586 in Olney, Buckinghamshire, England

Ancestors

Wife of Edmund Farrington — married 29 Nov 1613 (to 20 Jan 1671) in Sherrington, Buckinghamshire, England

Descendants

Died 15 Dec 1678 at about age 92 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

Elizabeth Newhall was born in England about 1586^[1] (or 1587 in Sherington, Buckinghamshire, England). Whether she was born in Sherington or Olney is uncertain, since family events for the Newhalls seemed to happen in both villages.

She was sister of Thomas Newhall (1638, Lynn) and Anthony Newhall (1638, Lynn).

She was married to Edmund/Edward Farrington on November 29, 1613 at Sherington, Buckinghamshire.^[2]

Elizabeth (Newhall) Farrington died at Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony on December 15, 1678 (15 : 10mo : 1678). ^[3]

Their children were:

1. Edward Farrington, mentioned in Edmund's will
2. Thomas
3. Sarah Farrington, baptized 5 Sep 1619, a passenger on the Hopewell^[2]
4. Matthew Farrington, baptized 12 Feb 1620/21, a passenger on the Hopewell^[2]
5. John Farrington, baptized 1622, a passenger on the Hopewell^[2]
6. Elizabeth Farrington, baptized 19 Sep 1624, possibly the same individual as Elizabeth, below.
7. Elizabeth Farrington, born about 1627, a passenger on the Hopewell^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Elizabeth (Newhall) Farrington's birth year of about 1586 is calculated based on her age being given as 49 when she emigrated to New England on the Hopewell in 1635.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} The American Genealogist, Volume 65, page 67, citing Sherington and Olney Bishop's Transcripts: "Edward Farryngton and Elizabeth Nuall warr maryed the 29th of November 1613."
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1K-QRFB : 18 October 2022), Elizabeth Farrington, 15 Oct 1678; citing Death, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011200.
4. ↑ Elizabeth Farrington's birth year of about 1627 is calculated based on her age being given as 8 when she emigrated to New England on the Hopewell in 1635.

See also:

• Ullmann, Helen S., Elizabeth New(h)all, Wife of Edmund¹ Farrington of Lynn, Massachusetts, The American Genealogist (The American Genealogist, Barrington, RI, 1991) Vol. 66, Page 9. Link by $ubscription.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36827930/elizabeth-farrington: accessed 03 July 2023), memorial page for Elizabeth Newhall Farrington (1586–15 Dec 1678), Find A Grave: Memorial #36827930; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Linda Mac (contributor 47062703). (No gravestone, no burial information known.)