In 1688, during theGlorious Revolution, the Protestant king and queen,William and Mary, took the English throne from Catholic King James II. The bloodless revolution profoundly impacted the American colonies.
Stephen Farr was born about 1640.
Stephen married Mary Taylor on May 25, 1674 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
Thomas served in Captain Davenport's Company in King Phillips War.
Mary and Stephen's children probably included:
Ebenezer Farr (1676),
Stephen Farr, Jr. (1679, married Sarah Stone),
John Farr (1681),
Samuel Farr (1684/5),
Mary Farr (1686 ),
Thomas Farr (1688, married Elizabeth Powers),
Jonathan Farr (1690),
Joseph Farr (1692)
Stephen, Sr. died after 1692 in Massachusetts.
King Philip’s War was a bloody and costly series of raids and skirmishes in 1675 and 1676 between the Native American people and the colonials. King Philip was the Native American leader Metacom.
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts was settled and incorporated in 1655. During King Philip's War, indigenous warriors burned all but four of Groton's garrisons. Survivors fled, but returned two years later to rebuild the town. Groton was again threatened during Queen Anne's War.
Stephen Farr was born in 1679 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts . His parents were Stephen Farr and Mary Taylor.
He married Sarah Stone on September 28 1708 in Concord. Sarah Stone was born in 1688 in Groton. Her parents were Simon Stone and Sarah Farnsworth .
Stephen and Sarah's children may have included:
Stephen Farr (1710, married Sarah Bennett),
Jemima Farr (1713),
Joseph Farr (1718, married Dinah Powers),
Susanna Farr (1724),
Sarah Farr (1726),
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Sarah Farr (1735, married Josiah Whitney),
Olive Farr (1744, married Jonathan Holman),
Simeon Farr (1746), and
Elias Farr (1749).
Middlesex County, Massachusetts was created on May 10, 1643. The county originally included Charlestown, Cambridge, Watertown, Sudbury, Concord, Woburn, Medford, Wayland, and Reading.
Samuel Farr was born in 1684/1685 in Stow, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
Samuel Farr (1700)
Jonathan Farr (1704)
Abraham Farr (1706)
Lydia Farr (1708)
Hannah Farr (1710)
Elizabeth Farr (1712)
Samuel Farr (1712)
Hepsibah Farr (1714)
Lydia Farr (1714),
Daniel Farr (1717)
Jonathan Farr (1723)
Elizabeth Farr (1725)
Abraham Farr (1730)
Hepsibah Farr (1732)
Samuel died on June 7, 1754 in Stow.
Old Style Calendar
Before 1752 the year began on Lady Day, March 25th,. Dates between January 1st and March 24th were at the end of the year. Old Style (O.S.) and New Style (N.S.) are used to indicate whether the year has been adjusted. Often both dates are used.
Jonathan Farr was born on February 4, 1724/25 in Littleton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. His parents were Thomas Farr and Elizabeth Powers.
He married Mary Wells on June 5, 1751 in Hardwick, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
William Farr
Jonathan Farr
In 1754 he was the constable in Hardwick.
He married Mercy Winslow on January 19, 1757 in Hardwick.
In 1768 Jonathan sold his homestead to Isaac Thomas. It was bounded on the East by the Ware River South by the land of Thomas Farr and west by the highway.
