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William Farrar, I

William Farrar, I

Male 1583 - 1637  (54 years)

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  • Name William Farrar 
    Suffix I 
    Birth 25 Apr 1583  Croxton, Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Immigration 14 Aug 1618  Jamestown, James City County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Came from England aboard the Neptune 
    Ship Neptune    		 Ship Neptune
    Occupation Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Farrar was a subscriber to the Third Charter of the Virginia Company 
    Seal-Virginia Company    		 Seal-Virginia Company
    _ELEC 14 Mar 1625  Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    William Farrar was appointed councillor to the Council of Virginia by Charles I of England 
    Death 11 Jun 1637  Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I6059  A Tree Called Smith
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2023 

    Father John Farrar,   b. 2 Dec 1548, Halifax, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Feb 1629, Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Cicely Kelke,   b. 1550, Puddletown, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 May 1628, Barnetby le Wold, Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F1577  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Cecily Reynolds,   b. 21 Jan 1600, Burnham, Buckinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1677, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Marriage 2 May 1625  Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • After Samuel Jordan’s death, Reverend Grivell Pooley claimed to have proposed marriage to Cecily. Cecily instead chose William Farrar. Pooley initiated the first first breach of promise suit in America. After two years of litigation, she won.
    Children 
     1. Colonel William Farrar, II,   b. Aug 1626, Henrico County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Feb 1678, Henrico County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years)  [natural]
    Family ID F1915  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 25 Apr 1583 - Croxton, Lincolnshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - Came from England aboard the Neptune - 14 Aug 1618 - Jamestown, James City County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farrar was a subscriber to the Third Charter of the Virginia Company - - Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps_ELEC - William Farrar was appointed councillor to the Council of Virginia by Charles I of England - 14 Mar 1625 - Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 2 May 1625 - Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 11 Jun 1637 - Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Arms and Icons
    Seal-Virginia Company    		Seal-Virginia Company

  • Sources 
    1. [S521] Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, Vol. I.
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FLHG-VABiographyI&h=249513&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, Vol. I      		 Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, Vol. I



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