Abel Farrar^[1]

Abt 1731 - Abt 1765  (~ 34 years)

• Name	Abel Farrar
  Born	Abt 1731	Gillie's Mill, Henrico Co., Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Died	Abt 1765
  Person ID	I70133	My Reynolds Line
  Last Modified	6 Feb 2014

  
  

  Father	George Farrar,   b. Abt 1695, Henrico Co., Virginia Colony ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Judith Jefferson,   b. 30 Aug 1698, Henrico Co., Virginia ,   d. Abt 1786, Farrar's Island, Henrico Co., Virginia  (Age 87 years)
  Married	c 1717	Henrico Co., Virginia
  Family ID	F518495657	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Histories

  The FARRARS Adventurers of Purse and Person Adv_of_Purse_and_Person-1607-1624.pdf

  
  

• Notes

  Abel Farrar (son of George Farrar and Judith Jefferson) was born Abt. 1731 in Gilly's Mill, Henrico Co. Virginia, and died 1765. Includes NotesNotes for Abel Farrar: Abel Farrar served as a lieutenant in the French and Indian Wars in which he is believed to have died. Estimates of Abel Farrar's birth year range from about 1717 to 1731.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston, http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/m/a/y/Lyndall-J-Mayes/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0065.html. During the time they he lived at Gilly's Mill, George Farrar was active in the community, serving on the jury, acting as appraiser and processionar of land in 1736. In 1759-61 George Farrar sold his land. He and Judith moved to Mecklenburg County, Virginia (formerly Lunenburg County) to be near her brother, Field Jefferson. Judith's brother, had established a large estate on the north side of the Roanoke River near the Howards, where he operated a ferry for years (shown on Peter Jefferson's Map of Virginia). The will of George Farrar, written March 16, 1772, does not name his wife, but researchers have proven she was Judith Jefferson, daughter of Thomas Jefferson II, and aunt of President Thomas Jefferson. Judith is mentioned in her husband's will as follows: WILL OF GEORGE FARRAR OF MECKLENBURG CO & PARISH OF SAINT JAMES, VIRGINIA PROVED OCTOBER 12, 1772: "I give to my WIFE the right to the full use of the remaining part of my estate, both Negroes and movables, during her life. I desire that at the death of my loving WIFE my Negro fellow Dick may choose which he please for his master of those of my sons, THOMAS FARRAR, WILLIAM FARRAR or JOHN FARRAR. ****** Judith was likely a red head like her brother Peter Jefferson, but I have found no evidence saying so. Her red haired descendants, trace their red hair to the Jefferson line, of whom Judith's nephew, President Thomas Jefferson, was the most famous red haired member. The 1782 Census of Heads Of Families in Virginia lists Judith Farrar in Mecklenburg County. Judith Jefferson Farrar, at the age of 84, is listed as the Head of her household and the only white person. She had four slaves. Her son William Farrar and his family lived on the neighboring property, and sons Thomas and John also lived closeby in Mecklenburg County. Judith Jefferson, born 1698, lived long enough to see her nephew, Thomas Jefferson, write the Declaration of Independence and to see the newborn United States win the Revolutionary War gaining independence from England. But she died about 1786 before seeing her nephew elected third President of the United States. Source: Alvahn Holmes book "Some Farrar's Island Descendants" Alvahn Holmes "George Farrar and Judith Jefferson and Their Colonial Ancestors" in Stripes, Vol. XXVI, March 1986. Early Virginia censuses, wills. More About Judith Jefferson and George Farrar: Marriage: Abt. 1717, Henrico Co. Virginia. Children of Judith Jefferson and George Farrar are: William Farrar, b. Abt. 1718, Farrar's Island, Chesterfield Co. Virginia, d. 1788, Granville Co. North Carolina. +George Farrar, Jr., b. Abt. 1720, Farrar's Island, Chesterfield Co. Virginia, d. 1761, Mecklenburg Co. Virginia. Mary Farrar, b. Abt. 1722, Farrar's Island, Chesterfield Co. Virginia, d. 1792, Henrico Co. Virginia. Field Farrar, b. Abt. 1724, Farrar's Island, Chesterfield Co. Virginia, d. Aft. 1772, Tennessee. +Thomas Farrar, b. August 10, 1726, Farrar's Island, Chesterfield Co. Virginia, d. August 20, 1809, Carnesville, Franklin Co. Georgia. John Farrar, b. 1728, Farrar's Island, Chesterfield Co. Virginia, d. February 11, 1808, Wake Co. North Carolina. Priscilla Farrar, b. June 09, 1729, Farrar's Island, Chesterfield Co. Virginia, d. November 08, 1808, Franklin Co. Georgia. Peter Farrar, b. June 06, 1730, Gilly's Mill, Henrico Co. Virginia, d. 1816, Edgefield Co. South Carolina. Abel Farrar, b. Abt. 1731, Gilly's Mill, Henrico Co. Virginia, d. 1765. During the time they he lived at Gilly's Mill, George Farrar was active in the community, serving on the jury, acting as appraiser and processionar of land in 1736. In 1759-61 George Farrar sold his land. He and Judith moved to Mecklenburg County, Virginia (formerly Lunenburg County) to be near her brother, Field Jefferson. Judith's brother, had established a large estate on the north side of the Roanoke River near the Howards, where he operated a ferry for years (shown on Peter Jefferson's Map of Virginia). The will of George Farrar, written March 16, 1772, does not name his wife, but researchers have proven she was Judith Jefferson, daughter of Thomas Jefferson II, and aunt of President Thomas Jefferson. Judith is mentioned in her husband's will as follows: WILL OF GEORGE FARRAR OF MECKLENBURG CO & PARISH OF SAINT JAMES, VIRGINIA PROVED OCTOBER 12, 1772: "I give to my WIFE the right to the full use of the remaining part of my estate, both Negroes and movables, during her life. I desire that at the death of my loving WIFE my Negro fellow Dick may choose which he please for his master of those of my sons, THOMAS FARRAR, WILLIAM FARRAR or JOHN FARRAR. ****** Judith was likely a red head like her brother Peter Jefferson, but I have found no evidence saying so. Her red haired descendants, trace their red hair to the Jefferson line, of whom Judith's nephew, President Thomas Jefferson, was the most famous red haired member. The 1782 Census of Heads Of Families in Virginia lists Judith Farrar in Mecklenburg County. Judith Jefferson Farrar, at the age of 84, is listed as the Head of her household and the only white person. She had four slaves. Her son William Farrar and his family lived on the neighboring property, and sons Thomas and John also lived closeby in Mecklenburg County. Judith Jefferson, born 1698, lived long enough to see her nephew, Thomas Jefferson, write the Declaration of Independence and to see the newborn United States win the Revolutionary War gaining independence from England. But she died about 1786 before seeing her nephew elected third President of the United States. Source: Alvahn Holmes book "Some Farrar's Island Descendants" Alvahn Holmes "George Farrar and Judith Jefferson and Their Colonial Ancestors" in Stripes, Vol. XXVI, March 1986. Early Virginia censuses, wills. More About Judith Jefferson and George Farrar: Marriage: Abt. 1717, Henrico Co. Virginia. Children of Judith Jefferson and George Farrar are: William Farrar, b. Abt. 1718, Farrar's Island, Chesterfield Co. Virginia, d. 1788, Granville Co. North Carolina. +George Farrar, Jr., b. Abt. 1720, Farrar's Island, Chesterfield Co. Virginia, d. 1761, Mecklenburg Co. Virginia. Mary Farrar, b. Abt. 1722, Farrar's Island, Chesterfield Co. Virginia, d. 1792, Henrico Co. Virginia. Field Farrar, b. Abt. 1724, Farrar's Island, Chesterfield Co. Virginia, d. Aft. 1772, Tennessee. +Thomas Farrar, b. August 10, 1726, Farrar's Island, Chesterfield Co. Virginia, d. August 20, 1809, Carnesville, Franklin Co. Georgia. John Farrar, b. 1728, Farrar's Island, Chesterfield Co. Virginia, d. February 11, 1808, Wake Co. North Carolina. Priscilla Farrar, b. June 09, 1729, Farrar's Island, Chesterfield Co. Virginia, d. November 08, 1808, Franklin Co. Georgia. Peter Farrar, b. June 06, 1730, Gilly's Mill, Henrico Co. Virginia, d. 1816, Edgefield Co. South Carolina. Abel Farrar, b. Abt. 1731, Gilly's Mill, Henrico Co. Virginia, d. 1765.