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William Farrar (farrar1001)

Father: George Farrar, Sr. (farrar201)
Mother: Judith Jefferson

bc. 1724 on Farrar's Island, Henrico/Chesterfield County, Virginia [Poet]

d. between April 24, 1788 and August 1788 in Granville County, North Carolina [will]

m. 1750 in Brunswick County, Virginia, Winifred Clark, b. 1724, d. 1777 [Erath]

Issue [Campbel]

John William Farrar, b. August 1, 1758 in Goochland County, Virginia, d. July 1830 in Cyruston, Lincoln County, Tennessee [Hughes]

m. May 3, 1783 in Lincoln County, North Carolina, Elizabeth Abenathy, b. 1766, d. 1801 in Perry County, Missouri, [Poet]
m2. 1804, Elizabeth Williams

Abel Farrar (farrar2001), b. 1760, d. 1849

Richardson Farrar, b. 1763 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia

m. June 12, 1810 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, Susannah Baskerville [VAmarr]

Chesley Farrar, b. 1765 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia. d. December 8, 1830 in Abbeville District, South Carolina [Hughes]

m. Elizabeth Key
m2. Elizabeth Martin

Peter Field Farrar, bc. 1766 in Virginia, d. 1806 in Granville County, North Carolina

m. September 20, 1795 in Granville County, North Carolina, Temperance Hays [NCmarr]

William Farrar, b. 1748 in Goochland, Virginia, d. 1828 in Warren County, North Carolina [Hughes]

m. 1763 in Goochland County, Virginia, Mary Williams [Poet]

m2. July 24, 1780 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, Lucy Medley, b. 1737 [VAmarr]

Issue [Campbel]

George Farrar, b. 1780 in Virginia

m. Mary Williams

Suzanna Farrar, b. 1782 in Virginia

m. January 31, 1789 in Granville County, North Carolina, Solomon Whitlow, b. April 28, 1762, d. 1838 [Poet]

Sarah Farrar, b. 1784 , d. June 1827 buried in Goshen Grove Cemetery, Gaston County, North Carolina

m. September 21, 1814 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, John Butch Rankin, b. February 1, 1792 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, d. October 25, 1876 buried in Goshen Grove Cemetery Gaston County, North Carolina

Judith Farrar, b. 1786 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, d. 1828 in Warren County, North Carolina

m. 1765 in Mecklenberg, Virginia, John Bowdoin, b. June 10, 1739 in Granville County, North Carolina, d. 1822 in Warren County, North Carolina
m2. 1796, Jesse Hays

Duancy Tolar Farrar, 1788 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia

m. Jeremiah Holden

Tater Farrar, b. 1790 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia

Lucy Jefferson Farrar, b. 1792 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia

m. Sam Smith

Information:

William was a Sergeant in the French and Indian War from Mecklenburg County under Major William Caldwell. [Erath]

August 5, 1760:
William bought 100 acres on the north side of Allens Creek, Mechlenburg County, Virginia very near his brother Thomas Farrar and James Clark. [Lassiter]

1764:
William was listed as a tythable in the St. James Parish of Mecklenburg - 1 person, 450 acres. [Lassiter]

1782:
William is listed in the Virginia Census in Mecklenburg County, Virginia in the same district as his mother, Judith Farrar, as head of a family of 11 and 7 slaves. [Lassiter]

May 10, 1781:
William sold his land in Mecklenburg County, Virginia [Lassiter]

1784:
William bought 500 acres in Granville, North Carolina. [Lassiter]

January 3, 1788, codicil April 24, 1788, proved August 1788:
William Farrar wills to wife Lucy the land I now live on for her life and a negro man and choice of 2 others; my estate kept together for 8 years under management of my wife Lucy Farrar, at which time she takes over possession; to son George Farrar after death of wife his choice of negros left her; to my five daughters - Susanna, Judith, Quantsy, Totter and Lucy Jefferson Farrar - at end of 8 years from this date all the other negros not lent to my wife to divide equally to them or their survivors and, at my wife's death, to them forever; to sons John, Abel, Ricaason, Chesley, Peter Field, George, all land at death of wife to be sold and divided among them; to wife, all moveable property for her lifetime and then to all my children. Exrs; wife Lucy Farrar, son Richason Farrar, John Smith, hatter, John Allison. Wts: William Fowler, Carter Hedspath, Nimrod Brommit Codicil - land whereon Lewis Ppage lives sold to pay my debts. [abstracts]

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