Isaac Farnum (1742 - 1823)

Born 19 Dec 1742 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 8 Sep 1823 at age 80 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

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ISAAC FARNUM, b. at Andover, 19 Dec 1742^[1] son of John and Sarah (Frye) Farnum; d. at Andover, 8 Sep 1823; m. by 1771, MARY OSGOOD, b. at Andover, 30 Sep 1753 daughter of John and Martha (Carleton) Osgood;^[2] Mary d. at Andover, 22 May 1820.^[3]

Isaac Farnum was a farmer in Andover. In his will written 5 September 1823 (probate 30 September 1823), Isaac Farnum bequeathed to daughter Sally wife of Timothy Osgood, Esquire, one dollar which completes her full portion. Daughter Susannah wife of Doctor Daniel Berry also receives one dollar. Daughters Mary and Martha receive the north part of the dwelling house from the cellar to the garret, the garden, and a piece of land before the barn. They are to have space in the barn to keep a horse and two cows. Mary and Martha are to have the pew in the meeting house. Daughter Charlotte wife of Henry P. Oxnard receives one dollar. The residue of the estate goes to son Isaac Farnum who is named executor.^[4]

Children

Isaac Farnum and Mary Osgood were parents of eight children born at Andover.

i SARAH “SALLY” FARNUM, b. 10 Mar 1771; d. at Andover, 13 Jan 1854; m. at Andover, 13 Nov 1788, TIMOTHY OSGOOD, b. at Andover, 17 Mar 1763 son of Peter and Sarah (Johnson) Osgood; Timothy d. at Andover, 16 Dec 1849.

ii ISAAC FARNUM, b. 3 Mar 1773; d. at Andover, 16 Mar 1839; m. at Andover, 11 Jan 1798, his fourth cousin, PERSIS STEVENS, b. at Andover, 1 Dec 1773 daughter of Daniel and Susanna (Abbott) Stevens; Persis d. at Andover, 20 Jul 1853.

iii MARY FARNHAM, b. 24 Feb 1775; d. at Andover, 25 Jun 1836. Mary did not marry.

iv MARTHA FARNUM, b. 12 Mar 1779; d. at Andover, 11 Apr 1869; Martha did not marry. In her will written 28 October 1865, Martha made bequests to her sister Charlotte Oxnard, Horace Berry of Philadelphia, Dorcas Freeman, Susan Osgood and sisters, Isaac Farnham of Groton, Sarah Maria Farnham the daughter of Isaac, Mary A. Rugg, Susan Woods, Louisa Hamilton, Adeline Berry, a daughter of Charles Berry. Personal estate was $5,500, all money in a trust through Massachusetts Hospital Life Insurance Company.^[5]

v JOHN OSGOOD FARNUM, b. 24 Mar 1781; d. near Montreal in 1813 during the War of 1812.

vi SUSANNA FARNUM, b. 2 Jan 1784; d. at St. Louis, MO, 3 Jul 1851; Susanna m. at Andover, 8 Aug 1809, Dr. DANIEL BERRY, b. Feb 1777 son of Benjamin and Ruth (-) Berry; Daniel d. at St. Louis, 2 Sep 1851.

vii CHARLES FARNUM, b. 21 Sep 1787; d. at Andover, 7 Sep 1822.

viii CHARLOTTE FARNUM, b. 22 Feb 1793; d. at Boston, 10 Aug 1873; m. at Roxbury, MA< 5 May 1819, HENRY OXNARD, b. at Portland, ME, 6 Jan 1789 son of Thomas and Mary (Preble) Oxnard; Henry d. at Boston, 15 Dec 1843.

Sources

1. ↑ Farnum, Isaac, s. John, jr. and Sarah, Dec. 19, 1742. Andover Vital Records, volume 1, p 137
2. ↑ Osgood, Mary, d. John, jr. and Martha, Sept. 30, 1753. Andover Vital Records
3. ↑ Farnum, Mary, w. Isaac, May 22, 1820, a. 66 y. Andover Vital Records
4. ↑ Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. Case 9236
5. ↑ Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. Case 38767