Ancestors of Tim Farr and Descendants of Stephen Farr Sr. of Concord, Massachusetts and Lidlington, Bedfordshire, England


Thomas HARTE was born about 1676 in of Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom. Thomas married Elizabeth FARR before 1711 in of Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

Elizabeth FARR [Parents] was christened 1 on 11 Jan 1678 in Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom. Elizabeth married Thomas HARTE before 1711 in of Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom.


George FARR [Parents] was christened 1 on 7 Oct 1683 in Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom. He was buried 2 on 25 Jun 1758 in Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom. George married Mary about 1720 in of Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

Mary was born about 1685 in of Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom. She was buried 1 on 14 Dec 1775 in Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom. Mary married George FARR about 1720 in of Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

They had the following children.

  F i
Mary FARR was buried 1 on 8 Oct 1727 in Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom.
  F ii
Elizabeth FARR was buried 1 on 13 Feb 1728 in Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom.
  M iii
George FARR Jr. was buried 1 on 1 Feb 1753 in Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

William FARRE [Parents] was christened 1 on 31 Aug 1606 in Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom. He was buried 2, 3 on 21 Mar 1660/1661 in Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom. William married Ann about 1631 in of Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

William's will was probated 4 in 1660/1661 in Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

Other marriages:
GREENE, Etheldred


PRO E 115/158/41
We his ma(jesty) or ma(gestrate) commissioners here under named doe certifie and declare unto the Right Honorable, the lord High Treasurer of England and to all others to whom in this behalf it may apartaine, that William ffarr is taxed and accessed towards the payment of the *fyft ((fifth)) Subsedie, granted to his ma(jesty)or ma(gestrate) at fower pounds goodes in Bedford where he hath bene dwellinge and resident, for the most part of the yeare now last past, in witness whereof wee have hereunto set our handes and seales: dated this 19th day of Jun: in the yeare of our lord god 1629

                                                                    William ffarrer
                                                                     John Spenser Maior (probably “Major”)
                                     4 pounds 10 shillings 8 pence
                                                                       Jo: (hn) Wank
                                                                        William Hawkes

I looked up the surnames Maior and Wank on Ancestry and they appear to be of German origin. The majority of Wank surnames in England are in London and the Maior surname is in Wales.  But where “i” and “j” were interchangeable during this time period then the surname could be Major.  There are “Major surnames all over England.

* I'm not positive this is “fyft”.  The scribe is making his f's and s's the same with a slight variance so it could be “fyst” meaning “first”.

William is mentioned in the will of his father-in-law Robert Greene. Etheldred's christening is in Salford next to Wavendon. This Robert Green would be the one mentioned in the Wavendon title deeds found by Dean Hunter on one of his trips to England. This William, however, is not one of the William's mentioned in the title deeds. This William is, however, the grandson of our William Farre Sr. of Aspley.


Name spelled in Latin on births of two children Ralph and William.

Abstract of the Will of William ffarre
Bedford Probate Records
Film #1066815

On twentie of March one thousand six hundred & sixty
Will of Will ffarre Aspley Guies in Bed husbandman
Anne wife
Ralph son [not yet twenty one]
Will ffarre sone
John Collins
Anne ffarre daughter
Mary daughter
???? [witness]
Tho: Arkesorn [witness]
Robert Byworth [witness]
[Probate]


The following record references show that the Farr, Green, Claver and Dennett Families were living close together. In the records they have intermarried. Thomas Dennett is Elizabeth Farr's (sister of our Stephen Farr in Concord) father-in-law. Robert Green married a Faire the grandniece of our John Fayre of Aspley. Robert Green's daughter Etheldred married William Farr the grandson of our Wiliam Farre Sr. Arthur Claver is the father-in-law of two daughters of Robert Green. Robert Green and his wife___ Faire (grandniece of our John Fayre) had a daughter Mary who married Thomas Dennett.

Copies of these records need to be aquired on one of our cousin's trips to England!

Assignment of term of years D168/7/2 1 June 1640

These documents are held at Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies

Contents:
(1) Robert Smyth
(2) William Farr
Recital: Mortgage 25 Nov. 1638 whereby Sir John Thomson of Husborne Crawley, Beds., conveyed to Sir Thomas Hyde of Aldbury, Herts., the reversion of a lease of the manor of Wavendon, the manor house (occup. Thomas Dennett), a messuage and appurts. (occup. Robert Greene) and 3 cottages (occup. George Gostley, Thomas Norris and Thomas Savage), 3½a. and Abbots grove and Little grove
Recital: 15 Feb. 1640. Assignment by Thomas Hyde of the reversion of the lease to (1) [Thos. Hyde in full possession due to failure of re payment by Sir Jn. Thomson]
NOW (1) to (2) for the remainder of years, of the farmhouse, 3 closes and 1 pightle in the occupation of Robert Greene


Feoffment D168/7/1 14 April 1640

These documents are held at Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies

Contents:
(1) Arthur Claver of Buckingham, gent
Robert Smyth of Buckingham, gent. and son, William
(2) William Farr of Akeley, gent
Messuage or farmhouse in Wavendon and appurtenant lands (occup. Robert Greene; formerly in occup. Sir John Thomson, Knt.)
Consideration: £400

Feoffment [no ref.] 18 Mar. 1653/4

These documents are held at Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies

Contents:
(1) John Worrald of Kempston, Beds., yeoman
(2) William Farr of Wavendon, gent
Cottage called Nixons in Wavendon and 2 pightles
Consideration: £30

Purchases etc. by the Farr family [no ref. or date]

These documents are held at Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
Messuage, 3 closes, 1 pightle (occup. Robert Greene) D168/7 [n.d.]

Various Pieces of Land in the common fields (occup. Thomas Dennett) D168/8

The Grange and Lands in the common fields D168/9 [n.d.]

Cottage called Nixons D168/10 [n.d.]

Various pieces of the common fields of Wavendon D168/11 [n.d.]

1 Messuage, 2 cottages and 116a. in common fields D168/12 [n.d.]

20a. on Wood Leys D168/13 [n.d.]

Normans Spinney or Grove, Wavendon D168/14 [n.d.]

Messuage, cottage and malthouse in Green End, Wavendon and c.123a. land D168/15 [n.d.]

Ann was born about 1608 in of Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom. She died about 1634 in Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom. Ann married William FARRE about 1631 in of Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

They had the following children.

  F i
Maria FARRE was born about 1632 in of Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom. She was buried 1 on 23 Dec 1633 in Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

Ralph FARR [Parents] 1 was born about 1688 in Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom. He was buried 2, 3 on 1 Apr 1756 in Lidlington, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom. Ralph married 4 Mary STONEBRIDGE on 29 Sep 1717 in Lidlington, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

Other marriages:
NATTON, Mary

May be the husband of Mary Stonebridge of Lidlington.

Mary STONEBRIDGE was buried 1, 2 on 4 Apr 1743 in Lidlington, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom. Mary married 3 Ralph FARR on 29 Sep 1717 in Lidlington, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

They had the following children.

  M i
John FARR was christened 1 on 21 Dec 1718 in Lidlington, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom.
  F ii
Elizabeth FARR was christened 1 on 13 Mar 1720 in Lidlington, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom.
  F iii
Mary FARR was christened 1 on 3 Mar 1723 in Lidlington, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom.
  M iv
Ralph FUR was christened 1 on 22 Sep 1728 in Lidlington, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

Ralph FARR [Parents] 1 was born about 1688 in Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom. He was buried 2, 3 on 1 Apr 1756 in Lidlington, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom. Ralph married 4 Mary NATTON on 13 Oct 1754 in Lidlington, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

Other marriages:
STONEBRIDGE, Mary

May be the husband of Mary Stonebridge of Lidlington.

Mary NATTON was born about 1720 in of Eversholt, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom. Mary married 1 Ralph FARR on 13 Oct 1754 in Lidlington, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

Other marriages:
COGGEN, John

They had the following children.

  M i John FARR was christened on 30 Nov 1755. He was buried on 2 Mar 1821.

Edward WALLYS 1 was born about 1531 in of Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom. Edward married daughter FAYRE about 1551 in of Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

daughter FAYRE [Parents] 1 was born about 1530 in Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom. She died after 1552. daughter married Edward WALLYS about 1551 in of Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom.


Thomas WARD was born about 1532 in of Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom. He was buried 1 on 23 Jun 1585 in Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom. Thomas married Johan FAYRE about 1551 in Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

Thomas had a will 2 on 10 Jun 1585 in Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom. His will was probated 3 in Oct 1585 in Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

Will of Thomas Ward
Archdeaconry of Bedfordshire
10 Jun 1585
Probated Oct 1585
FHL British Film #1066795 Pg. 44

Hi Tim,
I'm done with this one.  Thomas Ward's wife is Johan as you mentioned.  His son in law is Thomas Pottz, spelled also Pottes.  Roger Pottes is Thomas' father.  Thomas Ward gives to an Edmund Tylcockz and to Roger Pottes son of Thomas Pottz, and Francys and Mzry daughters of Thomas Pottz.  Thomas also gives to  Rose Norrise  his maid servant who has a brother named Willm.  He gives to another servant named Marrice Jeffery and Brockes Pottes son of Thomas.   He gives two shillings apiece to Edmund Harding and Willm Farre.  Willm Stone, Edmund Harding and Willm Farre are witnesses.  The will was written  10 June 1585.  The probate is in Latin dated Oct 1585.  It has the name William Smith in it and at the bottom of the will is written, 19 pounds, 7 shillings, and  2 pence.
Pam

Johan FAYRE [Parents] was born about 1532 in Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom. She was buried 1 on 7 Apr 1596 in Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom. Johan married Thomas WARD about 1551 in Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

Mentioned in husband's will along with her brother William who is William Farre.


Edward FARRE [Parents] 1 was christened 2 on 22 Aug 1666 in Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom. He died after 1709 in of Bow Brickhill, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom. Edward married Mrs. Edward FARRE about 1690 in of Bow Brickhill, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom.

Mrs. Edward FARRE was born about 1668 in of Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom. Mrs. married Edward FARRE about 1690 in of Bow Brickhill, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom.

They had the following children.

  F i
Elizabeth FARRE 1 was christened on 16 Aug 1690 in Bletchley, Buckingham, England, United Kingdom.
  F ii
Mary FARRE 1 was christened on 29 Oct 1693 in Bletchley, Buckingham, England, United Kingdom.
  F iii
Anne FARRE 1 was christened on 14 Jun 1701 in Bletchley, Buckingham, England, United Kingdom.

William FARR [Parents] 1 was christened 2 on 22 Feb 1667 in Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom. William married 3 Joan WEELLAR on 15 Jan 1692 in Bow Brickhill, Buckingham, England, United Kingdom.

Joan WEELLAR. Joan married 1 William FARR on 15 Jan 1692 in Bow Brickhill, Buckingham, England, United Kingdom.

They had the following children.

  M i Ralph FARR was christened on 21 Jan 1694.
  F ii
Joane FARR was christened 1 on 23 Aug 1696 in Bow Brickhill, Buckingham, England, United Kingdom.
  M iii
William FARR was christened 1 on 25 Jun 1699 in Bow Brickhill, Buckingham, England, United Kingdom. He died on 4 Jun 1711. He was buried 2 on 4 Jun 1711 in Bow Brickhill, Buckingham, England, United Kingdom.
  F iv
Sarah FARR was christened 1 on 25 May 1701 in Bow Brickhill, Buckingham, England, United Kingdom. She died before 1706 in Bow Brickhill, Buckingham, England, United Kingdom.
  M v John FARR was christened on 7 Nov 1703.
  F vi
Sarah FARR was christened 1 on 15 Sep 1706 in Bow Brickhill, Buckingham, England, United Kingdom.
  M vii Edward FARR was christened on 24 Apr 1709.
  F viii
Elizabeth FARR was christened 1 on 13 Jul 1712 in Bow Brickhill, Buckingham, England, United Kingdom.

Nathaniel DUNHAM was born about 1705 in of Haynes, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom. Nathaniel married Mary FARR on 7 Oct 1731 in Haynes, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

Mary FARR [Parents] was christened 1 on 4 Oct 1707 in Wilshamstead, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom. Mary married Nathaniel DUNHAM on 7 Oct 1731 in Haynes, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

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