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Lt. Col. John Farrar[1, 2, 3]

Male Aft 1632 - Yes, date unknown


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  • Name John Farrar 
    Title Lt. Col. 
    Born Aft 1632  Farrar's Island Henrico Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID I70151  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2015 

    Father William Farrar,   b. 28 Apr 1583, Born Before Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Before Oct 1636  (Age 53 years) 
    Mother Cecily Phippen Reynolds,   b. Abt 1600, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Sep 1660, Charles City, Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 60 years) 
    Family ID F518495665  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    John Farrar Property Map
    John Farrar Property Map
    70151JohnFarrar.jpg

    Documents
    Virginia Historical Magazine
The Farrar Family of England and Virginia
    Virginia Historical Magazine The Farrar Family of England and Virginia
    farrar.pdf

    Histories
    The FARRARS
Adventurers of Purse and Person
    The FARRARS Adventurers of Purse and Person
    Adv_of_Purse_and_Person-1607-1624.pdf
    Virginia Heraldica - A Registry of Virginia Gentry Entitled to Coat Armor with Genealogical Notes of the Families Edited by William Armstrong Crozier, F.R.S., F.G.S.A. Virginia County Record Series Volume V. 1908
    Virginia Heraldica - A Registry of Virginia Gentry Entitled to Coat Armor with Genealogical Notes of the Families Edited by William Armstrong Crozier, F.R.S., F.G.S.A. Virginia County Record Series Volume V. 1908
    virginiaheraldic00croz.pdf

  • Sources 
    1. [S48] Ancestry Link, http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/b/u/c/Ardath-L-Buckaway/GENE2-0005.html.
      Children of WILLIAM FARRAR and CECILY REYNOLDS(?) are:
      i. CECILY6 FARRAR, b. 1625 (Source: Listed on IGI - no Film #.).
      ii. WILLIAM (COL.) II * FARRAR, b. 1627, Farrar's Island, Virginia; d. 1 February 1677/78, Charles Citie, Henrico, Virginia.
      iii. JOHN (LT. COL.) FARRAR, b. 1633 (Source: IGI Batch # 5015576, Virginia Only one with 1631, # 1903556 , & # 1903934 give 1633..).

    2. [S3] Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston, http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/m/a/y/Lyndall-J-Mayes/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0108.html.
      Capt. William Farrar (b. Bef. April 28, 1583, d. Bef. October 1636)

    3. [S3] Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=110932103.
      John Farrar
      Birth: 1631, Henrico County, Virginia, USA
      Death: 1685, Henrico County, Virginia, USA

      John Farrar, son of William and Cecily (Bailey-Jordan) Farrar was born on Farrar's island, Henrico Co., VA (see accompanying map for location and historical marker). He was born after September 1631, the date of sale of his father's inheritance in England.

      He was referred to as Lieutenant Colonel John Farrar. At an early age, in Oct 1649, he was deeded 200 acres of land by his brother, Col. William Farrar II. The land was called "Coald's Field" next to glebeland of Varina. His brother's, William Farrar II, will gave him another 500 acres. He also operated a 200 acre tract on the Appomattox River purchased from Mr. Thomas Batte Sr. whose widow, Temperance, married his nephew, John Farrar. Lt. Colonel John Farrar, along with his nephew, Major William Farrar III, was appointed executor of his brother's (William Farrar II) will in 1678.

      Unmarried, childless and long a prominent citizen of Henrico County, he held a number of important offices. He was very active in the militia, a coroner, a burgess in 1680, 1683 and 1684; Justice of the Peace of Henrico County and at the time of his death in 1685, held the prestigious high office of sheriff of the county.

      He received 5,500 lb. of tobacco in 1683 as salary for the office of Burgess. This remuneration covered not only his salary but the cost "boats and rowers, ferryage (ferriage) for his horse and all expenses while in Jamestown". In addition to his public service, records show (noted above) he also operated two separate plantations.

      His will was probated 01 Apr 1685 and his nephews, William and Thomas Farrar, were the executors.

      He was buried on Farrar's Island, Henrico Co., VA. Although the site is unknown presently, there was probably a marker originally.

      Sources:
      1) "The Farrar's Island Family" by Alvahn Holmes, 1972, p137.
      2) "Adventurers of Purse and Person, Virginia, 1607-1624/5" by John Frederick Dorman, Vol. I, 4th Ed., 2004, p928.

      Bio by Gresham Farrar.

      Family links:
      Parents:
      Cecily Bailey Jordan Farrar (1600 - 1637)

      Sibling:
      Temperance Bailey Cocke (1617 - 1652)*
      John Farrar (1631 - 1685)

      Created by: Gresham Farrar
      Record added: May 21, 2013
      Find A Grave Memorial# 110932103