Thomas
Farrar
III
Born about in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas Farrar II
and Elizabeth (Unknown) Farrar
Brother of
Hannah (Farrar) Berry, Elizabeth Farrar, Sarah (Farrar) Lothrop, Susanna (Farrar) Simonds, Peleg Farr and Mehitable Farrar
Husband of
Elizabeth (Hood) Farrar
— married
6 Dec 1682 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died
at about age 82
in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts
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Contents |
Biography
Origins
- The father of Thomas Farrar (1651-1733), also named Thomas Farrar (1614-1694), was born in 1614 in Burnley, Lancashire, England to Thomas Farrar (1576-1621) and Athelred Unknown. Thomas Farrar (1614-1694) immigrated to Boston, Massachusetts by 1645, and removed to Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts by 1649. By about 1640, he married Elizabeth (Unknown), and they had three daughters, and one son, named Thomas Farrar (1651-1733), the subject of this profile.
Birth
- Thomas Farrar was born the third child of four - and the only son - to Thomas and Elizabeth Farrar of Lynn, Massachusetts, in 1651.[1] His father was a farmer with a house on Nahant Street, among neighbors Willilam Basset and Richard Hood.[2] Thomas Farrar married the daughter of one of those neighbors - Richard Hood's daughter Elizabeth.
Marriage to Elizabeth Hood
- Thomas Farrar married Elizabeth Hood at Lynn, on 6 Dec 1682.[1] Thomas and Elizabeth Hood Farrar had no children.[1] In his will, Thomas Farrar left the whole of his moveable estate (with noted exceptions) to his beloved wife Elizabeth.[1] The exceptions listed were his kinsmen, no children were listed in his will.[1]
Converted to Quaker Religion
- Thomas Farrar was listed as "of the orthodox religion" on 24 April 1690, and had his property seized in 1689/9 for refusing to pay the ministerial dues because he was a Quaker.[1] His wife's brother, Richard Hood of Lynn, and his wife Hannah Berry Hood (who was a niece of Thomas Farrar) were also Quakers.[3] Thomas Farrar and John Hood were imprisoned for nearly a month at Salem for refusing to pay ministerial dues.[4]
Beneficiary of Father's Will in 1694
- Thomas Farrar is named in the will of his father Thomas Farrar, Sr. of Lynn:[5]
Will and Death of Thomas Farrar (1651-1733)
- His will does not show any descendants.[6] Thomas and Elizabeth Farrar were childless, and he left his moveable estate to his wife Elizabeth, and his property to his kinsman Richard Hood and nephew Samuel Newhall.[6]
- Thomas Farrar died 29 Dec 1733 at Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, age 82.[1]
Death of widow Elizabeth Farrar
- The widow Elizabeth (Hood) Farrar died 26 Jan 1748 at Lynn, Essex Massachusetts.[1]
Research Notes
Comments on Three Generations Named Thomas Farrar
Much of the confusion with the Thomas Farrars and their wives comes from the fact that there were three generations named Thomas Farrar.
- The first is Thomas Farrar I born and died in England and married to Athelred.
- Their son Thomas (II/Jr.) is referred to in Massachusetts records as Thomas or Thomas Sr.
- His son Thomas (III) is referred to as Thomas Jr. in records.
- Their son Thomas (II/Jr.) is referred to in Massachusetts records as Thomas or Thomas Sr.
Both Thomas Sr. (II/Jr.) and Thomas Jr. (III) married women by the name of Elizabeth -- Thomas Sr. (II/Jr.) married Elizabeth of unknown last name and their son Thomas Jr. (III) married Elizabeth Hood, daughter of Richard Hood Sr. who moved to Massachusetts with them in 1640. All of the people mentioned here were born in England. Those who immigrated did so in 1640.Marland-3 12:12, 10 September 2014 (EDT)
Disputed wife - Abigail (Johnson) Collins
- A few genealogies published about 1906 show Thomas Farrar (1651-733) as having married Abigail (Johnson) (Collins) Farrar for his first wife - and so there are family trees that reflect the published error. In fact, said Abigail was the second wife of Thomas Farrar (1614-1694), father of the man profiled here. Later genealogies have corrected the relationship.[7][1]
Savage makes Thomas Farrar (1614-1694) m. (2), Mar. 3 1681, Abigail Collins. Thomas married Elizabeth Hood, daughter of Richard Hood, Sr who arrived with the Farrar Family when they immigrated to Massachusetts.
Disputed Wife - Mary Barrow
- This* Thomas Farrar was not the husband of Mary Barrow. She died in 1690 in VIRGINIA.
Disputed daughter Sarah Lothrop
Sarah Farrar Lothrop was not the daughter of Thomas Farrar (1651-1733) -as shown in some family trees. She was his sister.
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Thomas Farrar of Lynn, by Rebecca Berry, TEG Vol 17 (1997), pages 171-173
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Early Lewis, Broad and Nahant Streets, by John Breed Newhall (1905), pages 60-62, 64
- ↑ The Hood Family of Lynn, by Hannah Bartlett Drew, TEG Vol 18, page 53
- ↑ Quaker Meetings in Essex County], TEG Vol 18 (1998), page 11
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Thomas Farrar, Sr., Probate Record #9263,(5 pages), 3 Apr 1694, Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, publisher: TAG, Essex Cases 8000-9999, Pages 9263:1 through 9263:5
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Essex County Probate No. 9264 (12 pages) Thomas Farrar, signed 11 Jan 1733
- ↑ Some of the Descendants of RICHARD HOOD, WILLIAM BASSET AND THOMAS FARRAR who lived on Nahant, Broad and Lewis Streets 1700 - 1840, pages 86-87
See Also:
- Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.) Thomas Farrar, Sr., Probate Record #9263,(5 pages), 3 Apr 1694, Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Will & inventory of Thomas Farrar, Sr [named his son Thomas Farrar in his will, bequeathed him all housing and lands]
- Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.) No. 9264 (12 pages) Thomas Farrar, Probate 11 Jan 1734, Essex County, Massachusetts, Wills and Probate. Digital images of hand written will of Thomas Farrar signed 11 Jan 1733
- The Essex Genealogist. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.) Thomas Farrar of Lynn, by Rebecca Berry, TEG Vol 17 (1997), pages 171-173
- The Essex Genealogist. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.) The Hood Family of Lynn, by Hannah Bartlett Drew, TEG Vol 18, page 53
- The Essex Genealogist. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.) Quaker Meetings in Essex County, TEG Vol 18 (1998), page 11
- Early Lewis, Broad and Nahant Streets, Published in The Register of the Lynn Historical Society, Volumes 10-12 By Lynn Historical Society, Author: Mr. John Breed Newhall (1905), pages 60-62, 64
- Some of the Descendants of RICHARD HOOD, WILLIAM BASSET AND THOMAS FARRAR who lived on Nahant, Broad and Lewis Streets 1700 - 1840, Published in The Register of the Lynn Historical Society, Volumes 10-12 By Lynn Historical Society, (1905), pages 86-87
- John Hood of Lynn, Mass. and some of his descendants, by Mrs. Jennie Hood Bosson, Published by the Essex Institute, Salem, Mass, 1909.
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For instance,"Savage makes him m. (2), Mar. 3 1681, Abigail Collins, but she was the wife of his son Thomas. On page 87 of The Register of the Lynn Historical Society, Volumes 10-12, a brief entry shows the following:[1]
"Thomas Farrar, Sr., d. Feb. 23, 1693/4: m. 1st, Elizabeth ____, d. Jan. 8 1680; 2nd March 3 1680-1 Abigail Collins; their children were [blank - no children of that marriage]"