Jacob FARRAR married ca. 1640 at England to Ann --?--. They had children:
Jacob FARRAR, b. c.1642 England, m. Hannah HAYWARD, dau of George HAYWARD;
Henry FARRAR, b. England;
John FARRAR, b. England;
Mary FARRAR, b. England, married John HOUGHTON, Jr.;
Joseph FARRAR, born 6 Aug 1660, at Lancaster, MA, New England.
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Lancaster, Massachusetts was incorporated in 1653. Among the original proprietors were two brothers by the name of John and Jacob FARRAR. All who became inhabitants signed what they called a "Covenant" for the better preserving "of the purity of religion, and ourselves from the infection of error, not to distribute allotments or receive into the plantation as inhabitants, any excommunicant or otherwise profane and scandalous (known so to be) or any one notoriously erring against the doctrine and discipline of the churches, and the state and government of this Commonwealth." This was signed by John and Jacob FARRAR, 21 Sept. 1653, and subsequently by those who were afterwards permitted to settle there. --- See NEW ENGLAND GENEALOGICAL REGISTER, v.16, p.320-326; Willard's HISTORY OF LANCASTER; Holman, Alfred L. BLACKMAN AND ALLIED FAMILIES (1928), pp.66-67,86; EARLY RECORDS OF LANCASTER (1884), p.27.
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A valuation of estates as made in 1654, at Lancaster, Mass., for the purpose of regulating the proportion of the inhabitants in subsequent divisions of the common land. To this the following note succeeds: "The estate of several entered since 1655," and among these is "Jacob FARRAR added when his wife came 168 pounds---"
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The Lancaster, Massachusetts records state that "young Jacob FARRAR was appointed to assist in marking the bounds of the town" in 1659. (probably referring to Jacob Farrar, Jr., born ca.1642, who would have been abt. 17 years old.)
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Jacob FARRAR (1669-1722), son of Jacob FARRAR, Jr., was born 29 April 1669 at Lancaster, Mass.
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During King Phillip's War, the town of Lancaster, Mass. was taken 10 Feb. 1675/6, and most of the property destroyed by the Indians. Two sons of Jacob FARRAR lost their lives in this war. The "Humble Petition of the distressed people of Lancaster" to the Government for assistance, in this emergency, dated March 11, 1675/76, is now on record in the Secretary's Office. It is signed by Jacob FARRAR, John HOUGHTON, sen., John MOOR, John WHITCOMB, John PRESCOTT, John HOUGHTON, Jr., Thomas SAWYER, Thomas WILDER, and others, nineteen in all.
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Henry FARRAR, son of Jacob and Ann FARRAR, died 10 Feb 1675/6 in King Phillip's War.
Jacob FARRAR, son of Jacob and Ann FARRAR, died 22 August 1675 in King Phillip's War. Lancaster Vital Records, p.16.
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After the death of two of his son's in King Phillip's War, Jacob FARRAR, Sr. with his wife, his remaining son Joseph, and his daughter with her husband, John HOUGHTON, went to Woburn, Mass., where he died 14 August 1677. Holman, Alfred L. BLACKMAN AND ALLIED FAMILIES (1928), pp.66-67,86.
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Hannah FARRAR, widow of Jacob FARRAR, took administration of his estate 3 October 1677, and at the same time returned an inventory, dated 27th 7th mo. 1677. She then took the children to Concord.
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In 1678. Lieut. John WYMAN was appointed guardian of Joseph FARRAR, son of Jacob FARRAR (Sr.), deceased. The widow, Ann FARRAR, and her son-in-law, John HOUGHTON, were appointed Administrators of her husband's estate, which was divided between the widow, the "two children now surviving," who must have been Mary and Joseph, and the children of his son, Jacob FARRAR (Jr.). John HOUGHTON filed his administration bond, 27 March 1682, and John SEARS was his surety. NEW ENGLAND GENEALOGICAL REGISTER, v.16, p.320-326.
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Ann FARRAR, widow of Jacob FARRAR, Sr., married second 2 November 1680 to John SEARS of Woburn, Mass. as his third wife.
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Hannah (HAYWARD) FARRAR, widow of Jacob FARRAR, Jr., married 2nd 5 March 1681 to Adam HOLAWAY of Marlborough. She married third 2 Jan. 1705/6 to Jonathan FURBUSH.
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Jacob FARRAR, eldest son of Jacob Farrar, Jr. (1643c-1675), chose Edward WIGLEY, of Concord, for his guardian, in 1684.
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On 6 October 1697, Jacob, George, John, and Henry FARRAR, sons of Jacob FARRAR (1643c.-1675) united in a deed of all the real estate in Lancaster, inherited from their grandfather Jacob, Sr., to their uncle, John HOUGHTON.
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[The following two suggested edits and additions were received on 09 Jun 2019 from Sara Kennedy, FAG contributor #48459472:
1) Jacob [the youngest son of Jacob & Mary (Houghton) Farrar] married 1st to Grace Deane on 28 Nov 1640 Halifax and at some point after the baptism of their first and only child, Jacob, born 3 Sep 1641, Grace died. Jacob then married 2nd to Ann unknown. This information from the English Ancestry of Jacob Farrar; The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Jan 1941, contributed by Lilian K.P. Farrar. “Grace Dean may possibly have died shortly after the birth of her only child, named Jacob. The record of her burial has not been found in the local registers.” Sue Farrar Thorne’s book Descendants of Jacob Farrar Jr and Hannah Hayward of Lancaster, Massachusetts to 1825 states “A bequest of L40 from Grace Deane’s guardian in England, her uncle Robert Birron of Barron, to the child Jacob provided the money [for Jacob] to purchase property in Lancaster.”
2) Jacob [youngest son of Jacob & Mary (Houghton) Farrar]was baptized on 14 Aug 1614 at Heptonstall Church, Halifax Parish, England. His brother John was the one baptized 28 Jul 1611. Jacob’s birth info should be correctly edited on the memorial. ]
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