Mary Farr would have been born about 1624, if we base her age on the oldest Farnsworth child. However, it appears both Mathias and Mary were previously married. Some have claimed she was born Jan 1623/24 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts. But a more likely date of birth is 1637: "Mary (Farr), b. say 1637; m. (1) Braintree 11 December 1657 James Mycall [BrVr 716]; m. (2) Matthias Farnsworth of Groton."[1] (Based on this chronology, Mary could not have been the mother of all the children of Matthias Farnsworth).
Mary died 7 January 1717.[2] She is buried in the Old Burying Ground, Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA.[3]
Samuel Farnsworth - Samuel, s. Matthias and Mary, Oct. 8, 1669. CT. R.
Abigail Farnsworth - Abigail, d. Mathyas, Jan. 17, 1671. CT. R.
Joseph Farnsworth - DIED Joseph, s. Mathias, Feb. 20, [16]86-7. CT. R.
Josiah Farnswirth - Josiah, s. Mathias and Sarah, Feb. 24, 1687. CT. R.
Disputed Relations
In Great Migration Begins, Charles Anderson claimed that the Mary Farr, daughter of George Farr, married first James Mycall, then second Matthias Farnsworth. [7]
However, more recent research has pointed out that George Farr's daughter Mary was having children by Matthias Farnsworth during the same period of time that Mary Farr was having children with James Mycall, then Joseph Niles, in another town, so therefore they could not be the same woman.[8] This more recent article points out that the parents and origins of Mary Farr who m2 James Mycall, then second Joseph Niles, remains unknown.
Therefore, James Mycall (and his children) are being detached as spouse and children from this profile.
Sources
↑ George Farr, in Anderson, Robert Charles. The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995), 3:2078-79.
↑ Farnsworth, M. F. (Moses Franklin), and R. Glen (Robert Glen) Nye. Farnsworth memorial II: second edition of the "Farnsworth memorial" published 1897. (Salt Lake City, Utah?: R.G. Farnsworth, 1974), 45: "Mary, daut. of George Farr of Lynn, Mass. … d 1717."
↑ Lynn. Vital Records of Lynn, Massachusetts to the End f the Year 1849, volume 1: Births. (Salem: The Essex Institute, 1905).
↑ Groton. 'Vital Records of Groton, Massachusetts to the End f the Year 1849, volume 1: Births. (Salem: The Essex Institute, 1926).
↑ Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633, 3 vols., (Boston, MA: NEHGS 1995), 3:2078-79: "iii. Mary, b. say 1637; m. (1) Braintree 11 December 1657 James Mycall [BrVR 716]; m. (2) Matthias Farnsworth of Groton. (Based on this chronology, Mary could not have been mother of all the children of Matthias Farnsworth.)"
↑ Nathan J. Rogers, "Mary (Farr) (Mycalls) Niles of Braintree, Massachusetts, and Mary (Farr) Farnsworth of Lynn and Groton, Massachusetts," in The American Genealogist, 75(2000):149-150
See also:
Vital Records of Bellingham Massachusetts to the Year 1850. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1904.
Vital Records of Granville Massachusetts to the Yea...
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Farr-2264 and Farr-125 appear to represent the same person because: The original match or Farr-2264 was to the first wife listed as UNKNOWN-74570 and were clearly not a match and should have been rejected these profiles Farr-2264 and Farr-125 appear to be the same person
UNKNOWN-74570 and Farr-125 appear to represent the same person because: Farr is father. Exact same parents on both profiles. exact same spouse on both profiles. Same find a grave on both profiles.
Farr-698 and Farr-125 appear to represent the same person because: This is the same person per information from "The Great Migration" showing that Mary Farr, daughter of George Farr, married James Mycall on 11 Dec 1657 and then Matthias Farnsworth 2nd.
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