A Maine Family's History - Davis / McDowell -Farrow

Farrow

John FARROW born 1605 Hingham Norfolk ENG died7/7/1687 Hingham MA, John & Frances sailed from England in 1635.

Spouse: Frances ? born circa1612 of Hingham ENG died 1/28/1689 Hingham MA; married 1632 Hingham ENG

Children: Mary born 9/22/1633 ENG died 10/24/1708 MA married (1) Samuel Stowell 10/25/1649 Hingham, Samuel died 11/9/1683 [AMR] (2) Joshua Beal son of John Beal & Nazareth Hobart circa 1689 - see Beal & Hobart); John born 6/1639 baptized 6/6/1639 died 1/27/1716 married Mary Hilliard; Remember born 7/1642 MA baptized 8/1/1642, died 9/11/1715 age 73, married Henry Ward 2/1/1660; Hannah born 3/1648 MA baptized 4/9/1648, married Nathaniel Foulsham 6/9/1674; Nathan born 9/1654 baptized 9/17/1654 MA died 10/18/1715 married Mary Garnet/Garret 12/5/1683 (2) Joanna May 3/23/1711

John FARROW, Jr. born 6/1639 Hingham MA, baptized 6/6/1639, died 1/27/1716 Hingham age 77; carpenter, constable 1672

Spouse: (1) Mary HILLIARD married 8/14/1664 Hingham, born 6/6/1644 Boston MA, died 9/14/1689 age 45 (2) Frances ?

Children: Abigail born 1/27/1670 Hingham MA died 4/28/1723 age 53 suicide; Mary born 10/25/1665 married Lanix Buerly had 8 children; Hannah born 12/9/1667 died before 1702 age 34, married Joseph Josselyn 3/17/1687 Hingham [AMR] had 3 children; John born 12/8/1672 married Persis Holbrook; (H)Esther born 6/28/1675 died 1/21/1760 Weymouth MA, married Jeremiah Beale had 6 children; William born 11/17/1677 died 12/23/1702 married Patience Tower daughter of Ibrook Tower & Margret Hardin (see Richard Tower below married to Abigail Farrow) had daughter Patience; Priscilla (Percilla) born 4/4/1679, died 8/26/1712 buried Cohasset, married (1) Hezekiah Lincoln had daughter Percilla (2) Hezekiah Lincoln; Remember born 2/3/1682, died circa 1719, married (1) John Terry (2) Thomas Gaige; Sarah born 8/29/1685 married John Studley

Abigail FARROW born 1/27/1670 Hingham MA, died 10/5/1747 Hingham age 53 suicide (see web site below)

Spouse: (1) Richard TOWER married about 1692 Hingham (2) Francis Horswell 10/13/1711 (3) John Orcutt 11/23/1719

Children: Abigail born 3/14/1694; Rachel born 2/24/1697 married John Stephenson; Elisha born 5/22/1700; Obadiah born 3/31/1702; Richard born 9/6/1703; all born in Hingham

Founders & Patriots: Farrar/Farrow, John ( _____ July 7, 1687) m Frances MA

Topographical pg 117: FARROW, John; Hingham Norfolk; Hingham MA; Ref Cushing Mss.

Pioneers MA pg 161: FARRAR, FARROW, John, carpenter, with wife & ch came from Hingham Eng & settled at Hingham in 1635; propr 1636; Wife Frances d 1/28/1688. Ch Mary married Samuel Stowell & Joshua Beal; John bapt 6/6/1639; Remember bapt 8/1642 married Henry Ward; Hannah bapt 4/9/1648 married Nathaniel Foulsham; Nathan bapt 9/17/1654. He d 7/7/1687; will prob 8/17/1687. Mentions all the ch except Hannah; also gr ch John Garret, Frances & Nathaniel Ward. [Reg VI 315]

Gen Reg of the First Settlers of NE: FARROW, JOHN, Hingham 1635. Nathan, son of John Farrow, was b in 1654.

Genealogical Dictionary of New England 146: Farrow, JOHN, Hingham, came from Hingham, Eng. 1635, with w. Frances and one ch. Mary, wh. m. 25 Oct. 1649, Samuel Stowell, and 10 Apr. 1689, Joshua Beal; had here John, b. 6 June 1639; Remember, bapt. Aug. 1642, wh. m. 1 Feb. 1660, Henry Ward; Hannah, 9 Apr. 1648, wh. m. 9 June 1674, Nathaniel Folsom; perhaps one other d.; and Nathan, b. 17 Sept. 1654; d. 7 July 1687, not 1678, as Deane has it, at gr. age. His will of 28 Mar. pro. 17 Aug. 1687, ment. w. and all the ch. exc. Hannah, gr.d. Mary, w. of his gr.s. John Garnett, and gr.ch. Frances, and Nathan, of his d. Remember. His wid. d. 28 Jan. after him. JOHN, Hingham, s. of the preced. m. 16 Nov. 1691, sec. w. but m. 14 Aug. 1664, first, Mary Hilliard, perhaps d. of Anthony, had Mary, b. 25 Oct. 1665; Hannah, 8 Dec. 1667; Abigail, 27 Jan. 1670; John, 8 Dec. 1672; Esther, 28 June 1675; William, 17 Nov. 1677; Priscilla, 1679; Remember, 3 Feb. 1682; and Sarah, 29 Aug. 1685; and he d. 27 Jan. 1716. His will of 10 Feb. 1708, pro. 9 Apr. 1716, names w. Frances, and seven of his ch. all exc. Hannah, and William, wh. were d. gr.ch. Mary Josselyn, d. of Hannah, and Patience, d. of William. NATHAN, Hingham, br. of the preced. m. 5 Dec. 1683, Mary Garnett, had Francis, b. 16 Dec. 1684; Christian, 13 Oct. 1686; Jonathan, 20 June 1689; Benjamin, 1692; Nathan, 29 Apr. 1695; and his w. d. 27 Feb. 1710. He had ano. w. 23 Mar. 1711, Joanna, wid. of Thomas Whiton, wh. was d. of Samuel May of Roxbury, and had been wid. of Francis Gardner of H. and d. 18 Oct. 1715. His will of 7 Oct. 1715, pro. 14 Oct. 1718, names w. and all the ch. It is thot. by some, that this is the same with Farrar, but I do not incline to that opin. while owning that often the spel. of the names is interchange.

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