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Subject: Re: [GM-L] Joseph Farnsworth d. 1659
Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2001 11:33:22 EDT
Surname: FARNSWORTH
Source: Farnsworth Memorial by Moses Farnsworth pub.1897
p.749
Joseph Farnsworth of Dorchester, MA the 1st person bearing the name Farnsworth
known in this country. He is first heard of there abt 1632 but prob. came
over with
the Dorchester company in 1628 tho perhaps not in the 1st vessel. He was
admitted freeman Mar 14, 1638/9. The name is spelled in the records as
"ffarnworth". He d. Jan 12, 1659 and his will was proved and is recorded in
Suffolk
Registry of Wills, vol. 1, folio 327 and printed in the NEHGS General
Register, vol 9
page 140. Joseph's 1st wife Elizabeth, surname unknown. His 2nd wife was
Mary,
widow of John Long. After Joseph's death his widow soon m. John Wilcox then a
resident of Dorchester. She was executor of her husband, Joseph Farnsworth's
will.
Joining her husband Wilcox she made a deed of part of Joseph's land, April 20,
1660 to William Pond (see Suffolk Deeds, B.VII, folio 296) She died 1671 in
Middletown, CT.
Joseph Farnsworth and his 1st wife, Elizabeth had issue:
1. Joseph Farnsworth Jr. b. 1628 in England
2. Elizabeth Farnsworth b. 1630 in England m. 1654 John Mansfield, res:
Hingham,
MA.
3. Esther Farnsworth b. 1632 in ENG.
4. Mary Farnsworth b. Mar 30, 1637 at Dorchester, MA m. (1) 1668 Abraham
Ripley, res: Hingham and she m. (2) Edward Jenkins, res: Scituate, MA
5. Hannah Farnsworth b. Dec 14, 1638 at Dorchester; died Apr. 16, 1659. She
m.
Simon Peck son of Joseph Peck who came from Suffolk, England to Hingham
in
1638.
6. Rebecca Farnsworth b. Jan 2, 1639 m. John Ruggles b. Dec. 21, 1637 and d.
Nov 1707/9 poss. at Braintree, MA son of George and Elizabeth Ruggles.
1. John Ruggles
2. Joseph Ruggles
3. Elizabeth Ruggles b. Dec 26, 1669 prob. at Boston, MA d.
Nov 22,
1748 m. Mar 25, 1690 at Milton, MA Deacon Gregory
Belcher b.
Dec 28, 1664 at Braintree d. there July 4, 1727 son of
Samuel and
Mary (Billings) Belcher.
1. Gregory Belcher b. July 13, 1691 d. Jan 20
17__ m. Aug 6,
1719 Abigail Brackett.
2. Elizabeth Belcher b. Sep 5, 1693 d. Dec
30, 1693
3. Rebekah Belcher b. Aug 5, 1695 m. (1) Aug
14, 1720
Henry Carley and (2) July 1, 1727 Dr.
Jacob Ealmanthrop.
4. Elizabeth Belcher 2nd b. Nov 31, 1696/7;
m. Feb. 12,
1724/5 David Bass.
5. Samuel Belcher b. June 11, 1699
6. Ruth Belcher b. Jan 22, 1702 m. Oct 10,
1728 Joseph
Eddy.
7. Catherine Belcher b. Oct 29, 1706 m. (1)
Nov 30, 1732
William Clough and (2) Dec. 5. 1734 Rev.
Elisha Eaton
8. Benjamin Belcher b. May 22, 1709 d. at
Braintree June 5,
1709
9. Abigail Belcher b. May 24, 1711 m. Aug 2,
1733 James
Brackett
7. Leonora Farnsworth b. Nov 1639 at Dorchester, d. young.
8. Ruth Farnsworth b. April 3, 1642 m. Jan 12, 1682 at Braintree, William
Puffer
9. Rachel Farnsworth b.___m. Jan 12, 1682 at Braintree, Matthias Puffer res:
Braintree. Rachel and Rebecca married the same day. Rachel and her
eldest
son were killed by Indians July 10, 1675 at Mendon, MA
1. Joseph Puffer b. Mar 17, 1663 d. 1675.
2. John Puffer b. Oct 10, 1665 m. Mary Holbrook, res: Dorchester
(now
Canton) MA
10. Samuel Farnsworth b. Aug 27, 1644 at Dorchester d. young
11. Samuel Farnsworth 2d b. Mar 30, 1647 at Dorchester d. young
Joseph1 Farnsworth by his 2nd wife, Mary (Lane) Long had issue:
12. Samuel Farnsworth b. July 14, 1656 at Dorchester m. (1) June 3, 1667 Mary
Stoughton dau of Thomas Stoughton Jr.; d. Aug 28, 1684 at Windsor, CT
She m. (2) Nov. 1685 Mary Moses.
p.752
Note: William Lane father-in-law of Joseph Farnsworth was born ca 1600 in ENG
and d. ca 1650 at Dorchester, MA All his children were born in
England viz;
1. George Lane d. June 4, 1689
2. Andrew Lane d. May 1, 1675.
3. Elizabeth Lane m. Thomas Rider
4. Mary Lane m. (1) Joseph Long and (2) Joseph Farnsworth and (3)
John Wilcox
5. Sarah Lane d. Aug 19, 1695 m. Nathaniel Baker
6. Anis or Avis Lane d. Feb 13, 1682 m. Thomas Lincoln.
p.753
Samuel Farnsworth and his wife, Mary Stoughton had issue at Windsor, CT
l. Mary Farnsworth b. May 17, 1678 d. 1678 at Windsor. The monument
of her tomb was standing in the old cemetery at Windsor 1863.
By his 2nd wife, Mary Moses, Samuel Farnsworth had
2. Joseph Farnsworth b. June 16, 1694 d. 1740 at Hartford, CT m. Mary
Olcot b. Aug 1, 1698 at Hartford and d. there 1734 - 1740.
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