John² (2) of Ansley had,
(10) I. JOHN,³ b. ----, who m. Sarah Daws of Tamworth, and lived
(18) at Nuneaton, England.
EDWARD²
(4) had by his wife Mary,
(11) I. SARAH,³ who was b. ab. 1669, and m. Thomas Pollard, Nov.,
(19) 1692, who was son of William Pollard of Coventry,
England, and had issue 10 sons and 5 daughters. Thomas
Pollard d. at Billerica, Ms. April 4, 1724. She d. May 3,
1725.
(12) II. JOHN,³ who was b. Aug. 19, 1671, and m. Abigail ----. He
(34) resided in Billerica, where he d. Sept. 9, 1736, a.
65. She d. at Tewksbury, Ms., March 20, 1754, a. 75.
(13) III. EDWARD,³ who was b. March 22, 1674, and m. Mary, dau.
(42) of Thomas Richardson, who was b. Feb. 17, 1673, d.
May 15, 1746, a. 73. He lived in Billerica, where he d.
Dec. 17, 1752, a. 78.
(14) IV. MARY,³ who was b. Nov. 3, 1675, and m. ---- Dean, and
had a number of children.
(15) V. BARBARY,³ who was b. at Woburn, Jan. 26, 1677, and d. at
Billerica, Feb. 1, 1681, a. 4 years.
(16) VI. ELIZABETH,³ who was b. May 17, 1680, and m. William
(45) Green of Malden, May 29, 1707. She d. Dec. 26, 1761,
a. 82. He d. May 19, 1761, a. 87, both at Reading, Ms.
(17) VII. THOMAS,³ who was b. June 8, 1683, and m. Sarah Hunt.
(50) They both d. at Hollis, N. H., about 1767, a. ab. 84
years each, and were both buried in the same grave.
(18) VIII. OLIVER,³ who was b. Feb. 2, 1686, and m. Abigail, dau. of
(59) Ebenezer Johnson of Woburn, where she was b., June
13, 1697. Her father was son of Hon. William Johnson,
for many years Representative to the General Court from
Woburn; elected in 1684, an Assistant under the old colony
charter of Massachusetts, and who d. May 22, 1704. William
was son of Capt. EDWARD JOHNSON, the author of the well
known History of New England, printed at London, 1654, in
small quarto, commonly called "Wonder-working Providence."
He came in 1630, from Herne Hill, a parish in Kent, in
England, and settled at Woburn, Ms., which he represented
in the General Court twenty-eight years in succession, from
1643 to 1671, except in the year 1648, and was once Speaker
of the House of Representatives. He d. April 23, 1672,
leaving 5 sons and 2 daughters.
Oliver Farmer, from whom we have digressed, resided on the
paternal farm in Billerica, where he d., Feb. 23, 1761, a.
75. His widow m. 2ndly, Capt. James Lane, of Bedford, Ms.,
and d. there, Feb. 25, 1773, a. 75.
JOHN,³ (10) who m. Sarah Daws, had
(19) I. RICHARD,⁴ who was bapt. Sept. 15, 1698, and m. Hannah
(69) Knibb of Brinklow, Jan. 4, 1733.
SARAH,³ (11) who m. Thomas Pollard, had,
(20) I. Mary,
(21) II. Edward,
(22) III. Barbary,
(23) IV. Thomas,
(24) V. William,
(25) VI. John,
(26) VII. Sarah,
(27) VIII. Joseph,
(28) IX. Oliver,
(29) X. Sarah 2nd,
(30) XI. Nathaniel,
(31) XII. James,
(32) XIII. Walter,
(33) XIV. Elizabeth,
(34) XV. Benjamin, (nearly all of whom married and had families.)
JOHN,³ (12) who m. Abigail ----, had, (35) I. DOROTHY,⁴
(36) II. BARBARY,⁴
(37) III. JOHN,⁴
(38) IV. DANIEL,⁴
(39) V. RICHARD,⁴
(40) VI. EDWARD,⁴
(41) VII. JACOB,⁴
(42) VIII. WILLIAM.⁴
EDWARD,³ (13) who m. Mary Richardson, had, (43) I. MARY,⁴
(44) II. ANDREW,⁴ b. March 27, 1709.
(45) III. ELIZABETH.⁴
ELIZABETH,³ (16) who m. William Green of Malden, had,
(46) I. Elizabeth,⁴
(47) II. Eunice,⁴
(48) III. William,⁴
(49) IV. William 2nd,⁴
(50) V. Nathan.⁴
THOMAS,³ (17) who m. Sarah Hunt, had,
(51) I. THOMAS,⁴
(52) II. JOSEPH,⁴
(53) III. JOSEPH 2nd,⁴
(54) IV. SUSANNA,⁴
(55) V. JOSIAH,⁴
(56) VI. ELIZABETH,⁴
(57) VII. JOSHUA,⁴
(58) VIII. SAMUEL,⁴
(59) IX. BENJAMIN.⁴
OLIVER,³ (18) who m. Abigail Johnson, had,
(60) I. ABIGAIL,⁴ b. Dec. 22, 1717, d. Jan. 11, 1718.
(61) II. ABIGAIL 2nd,⁴ b. Jan. 14, 1719, m. Jonathan Richardson of
(112) Billerica, Feb. 14, 1740. He was b. Feb. 7, 1716, d.
March 14, 1791, a. 75. She d. Jan. 13, 1790, a. 71. They
had 6 children.
(62) III. MARY,⁴ b. Aug. 26, 1721, m. William Baldwin of Billerica,
(118) Sept. 23, 1741. He was b. Sept. 15, 1710, d. Dec
21, 1762, a. 52. She d. Sept. 25, 1803, a. 72. They had 8
children.
(63) IV. SARAH,⁴ b. Dec. 14, 1723, m. Edward Jewett of Rowley,
(126) 1741, d. at Berlin, Ms., Dec. 8, 1819, a. 96. He was
b. Aug. 11, 1714, d. Dec. 20, 1790, a. 77. They had 10
children.
(64) V. BETTY,⁴ b. May 31, 1726, m. Zebadiah Rogers of Billerica,
(134) April 11, 1751, d. Sept. 17, 1805, a. 80. He was b.
Feb. 23, 1721, d. June 25, 1803, a. 82. They had 7 children.
(65) VI. REBECCA,⁴ (a twin) b. May 31, 1726, m. Samuel Rogers of
(141) Billerica, April 18, 1751, d. Aug. 30, 1809. He was
brother of Zebadiah just named, and was b. Feb. 2, 1723, d.
April 21, 1788, a. 66. They had 7 children.
(66) VII. OLIVER,⁴ b. July 31, 1728, m. Rachel, dau. of John Shed of
(76) Pepperell, Ms., April 5, 1757. She was b. Jan. 29,
1733, d. Sept. 23, 1764, a. 31. He m. 2dly, July 3, 1766,
Hannah, dau. of Jeremiah Abbot, b. Oct. 10, 1735, d. Sept.
13, 1819, a. 84. He d. on the paternal farm, Feb. 24, 1814,
a. 85.
(67) VIII. ISABELLA,⁴ b. March 2, 1731, m. Benjamin Warren of
(148) Chelmsford, Jan. 10, 1754, d. Dec. 26, 1793, a. 63.
He d. at Hollis, N. H., Aug. 20, 1800, a. 71. They had 6
children.
(68) IX. EDWARD,⁴ ESQ., b. Feb. 24, 1734, m. Sarah, dau. of Samuel
(82) Brown, d. Aug. 4, 1804, a. 70. She was b. Feb.
20, 1736, d. Aug. 19, 1811, a. 75.
The following obituary notice of this gentleman appeared
in the Boston Repertory of Aug. 10, 1804. "Died at
Billerica, on the 4th inst., in the 71st year of his age,
EDWARD FARMER, Esq., who many years represented that town
in the General Court. He ever combatted the enemies to
the Laws and Constitution of his Country, both foreign
and domestic. He was a firm patriot in our Revolutionary
war, and commanded a party of militia at the capture of
Burgoyne, and cheerfully obeyed the call of Government, in
the insurrection of 1786. On the 6th his body was carried
to the meeting-house, preceded by a volunteer company
completely uniformed, and followed by a long train of the
citizens of Billerica and the towns adjacent. Appropriate
hymns were sung, a suitable lesson was read from the
scriptures, and after a well adapted prayer by the Rev. Dr.
Cumings, his remains, as attended above, were escorted to
the mansions of the dead, and deposited with his fathers,
with military honors. He left a numerous family to bemoan
his loss."
(69) X. JOHN,⁴ Lieut., b. Dec. 7, 1737, m. 1st, June 5, 1764, Hannah
(87) Davis, b. Sept. 7, 1741; 2ndly, widow Sarah Adams,
originally Russell, b. Jan. 18, 1751. His first wife d.
Feb. 12, 1787, a. 45. He d. at Billerica, Jan. 9, 1806, in
his 70th year.
RICHARD,⁴ (19) who m. Hannah Knibb, had,
(70) I. RICHARD,⁵ Master of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, b.
May 4, 1735, d. Sept. 8, 1797, a. 62.
(71) II. JOHN,⁵ in holy orders.
(72) III. THOMAS,⁵ b. May 10, 1744, d. at Leicester, England,
1824, a. 80.
(73) IV. JOSEPH,⁵ of Leicester, a Lieut. Colonel.
(74) V. HANNAH,⁵
(75) VI. SARAH,⁵
(76) VII. MARY,⁵ who m. Rev. and Hon. Richard Byron, at one time
heir apparent to the baronial honors of the Byron family.
OLIVER,⁴ (66) who m. 1st, Rachel Shed, had,
(77) I. RACHEL,⁵ b. April 29, 1758, m. Nicholas French, Sept. 28,
(95) 1779. He d. at Merrimack, July 21, 1823, a. 73.
(78) II. OLIVER,⁵ b. June 12, 1760, m. Hannah Sprague, Nov. 30,
(101) 1786. She was b. March 14, 1764.
(79) III. JOHN,⁵ b. Dec 1, 1762, m. Lydia, dau. of Josiah
Richardson[21] of
(107) Chelmsford, Jan. 24, 1788. She was b. Dec. 7, 1763.
He was a deacon, and resided in Chelmsford, (where all
of his children were born) until Sept, 1803, when he
removed to Lyndeborough, N. H., where he remained until
Nov. 18, 1806, at which time he removed to Merrimack, and
died there, Nov. 17, 1814, a. 52. By his 2nd wife, Hannah
Abbott, he had,
(80) IV. HANNAH,⁵ b. Sept. 17, 1767, m. William Rogers of Billerica,
(154) (her cousin) Dec. 10, 1789. She was b. May 25, 1759.
(81) V. REBECCA,⁵ b. Nov. 29, 1768, d. Jan. 8, 1792, a. 23. A
poem on her death was written by Dr. Timothy Danforth of
Billerica.
(82) VI. JEREMIAH,⁵ b. April 10, 1771, m. Clarissa, dau. of Timothy
(172) Foster, Oct. 13, 1816. She was b. April 16, 1785.
EDWARD,⁴ (68) who m. Sarah Brown, had,
(83) I. EDWARD,⁵ b. Dec 1, 1760, d. Aug. 23, 1802. He m. Rizpah
(176) Baldwin, March 25, 1784. She d. July 29, 1791. He m.
2ndly, Elizabeth Brown, of Concord.
(84) II. SARAH,⁵ b. March 6, 1763, d. Jan. 28, 1766.
(85) III. JONATHAN,⁵ b. May 28, 1764, d. Oct. 11, 1798.
(86) IV. SARAH,⁵ b. Oct. 3, 1767, m. Reuben Baldwin, Nov. 13,
1787. He was drowned, May 13, 1807, leaving 8 children.
(87) V. JESSE,⁵ b. Oct. 18, 1770, d. in Boston, Feb. 6, 1815, a. 44.
(181) He m. Margaret Franksford, July 26, 1803. She was b.
Aug. 26, 1781.
JOHN,⁴ (69) who m. 1st, Hannah Davis, had,
(88) I. HANNAH,⁵ b. Sept. 26, 1764.
(89) II. REBECCA,⁵ b. Dec. 2, 1766, d. May 29, 1788.
(90) III. ABIGAIL,⁵ b. Dec 22, 1768.
(91) IV. POLLY,⁵ b. Jan. 14, 1775.
(92) V. JOHN,⁵ b. Dec 4, 1776, d. Sept. 1, 1778.
(93) VI. LUCY,⁵ b. Oct. 4, 1780. By his 2nd wife, (Mrs. Adams,)
he had,
(94) VII. JOHN,⁵ b. Dec 11, 1791, m. Susan, dau. of Deacon Moses
Gerrish, and resided [in 1824] in Boscawen, and was Lieut.
Colonel of the 21st regiment of N. H. militia.
(95) VIII. HANNAH,⁵ b. Dec. 15, 1794, m., and lived in Boscawen,
in 1824.
RACHEL,⁵ (77) who m. Nicholas French, had,
(96) I. Oliver Farmer,⁶ b. Jan. 1, 1780, d. July 25, 1803,
a. 23.
(97) II. John,⁶ b. May 27, 1783.
(98) III. Nicholas,⁶ b. Sept. 7, 1785.
(99) IV. Rachel,⁶ b. Sept. 10, 1788, d. July 14, 1792.
(100) V. Hannah,⁶ b. Aug. 4, 1791.
(101) VI. Rachel 2nd,⁶ b. June 25, 1795.
OLIVER,⁵ (78) who m. Hannah Sprague, had,
(102) I. OLIVER,⁶ b. May 12, 1788.
(103) II. ASA,⁶ b. Dec 13, 1793.
(104) III. HANNAH,⁶ b. May 17, 1795.
(105) IV. ZADOCK,⁶ b. Oct. 28, 1796.
(106) V. REBECCA,⁶ b. March 30, 1798.
(107) VI. RACHEL,⁶ b. Sept. 13, 1804.
JOHN,⁵ (79) who m. Lydia Richardson, had,
(108) I. JOHN,⁶ b. June 12, 1789, d. at Concord, N. H.,
where he had long resided, Aug. 13, 1838, a. 49. [This was
the eminent Genealogist and Antiquary, the original author
of this Genealogical Memoir of the family, to whom all New
England is so deeply indebted for his labors.]
(109) II. MILES,⁶ b. Jan. 18, 1791, m. Sophia H., dau. of Major
(188) Turner Crooker, July 4, 1816. She was of Amherst, N. H.
(110) III. CHARLOTTE,⁶ b. July 20, 1792, m. Capt. James Riddle of
(174) Merrimack, Aug. 3, 1815. She d. Aug. 6, 1825, a. 33,
while on a visit at Quincy for her health, and was interred
at Bedford, N. H.
(111) IV. MARY,⁶ b. Aug. 31, 1794.
(112) V. JEDIDIAH,⁶ b. April 5, 1802.
ABIGAIL,⁴ (61) who m. Jonathan Richardson, had,
(113) I. Abigail,⁵ b. April 14, 1741.
(114) II. Jonathan,⁵ b. June 3, 1743, d. July 2, 1743.
(115) III. Jonathan,⁵ b. Nov. 25, 1744.
(116) IV. Thomas,⁵ b. Sept. 3, 1747.
(117) V. Oliver,⁵ b. Feb. 15, 1750.
(118) VI. Benjamin,⁵ b. March 3, 1753, d. Feb. 23, 1773.
MARY,⁴ (62) who m. William Baldwin, had,
(119) I. Sarah,⁵ b. July 5, 1742.
(120) II. John,⁵ b. Jan. 13, 1744.
(121) III. William,⁵ b. April 12, 1748.
(122) IV. Thomas,⁵ b. Feb. 27, 1751, d. June 12, 1796.
(123) V. Micah,⁵ b. Oct. 1, 1753.
(124) VI. Mary,⁵ b. April 15, 1756.
(125) VII. Nahum,⁵ b. May 16, 1759.
(126) VIII. Oliver,⁵ b. Feb. 12, 1762.
SARAH,⁴ (63) who m. Edward Jewett, had,
(127) I. Edward,⁵ b. Nov. 29, 1741, lived in Rindge, N. H.
(128) II. Sarah,⁵ b. May 29, 1744.
(129) III. Oliver,⁵ b. March 24, 1747.
(130) IV. John,⁵ b. Nov. 6, 1749, d. Feb., 1802.
(131) V. Jesse,⁵ b. Nov. 17, 1752.
(132) VI. Abigail,⁵ b. Oct. 11, 1755.
(133) VII. Isabel,⁵ b. Sept. 29, 1758.
(134) VIII. Joseph,⁵ b. May 10, 1761, m. Sarah Woods, sister of Rev.
(166) Dr. Woods of Andover. He resided in Ashburnham, Ms.
[See (164) onward.]
BETTY,⁴ (64) who m. Zebadiah Rogers, had,
(135) I. Betty,⁵ b. May 1, 1752.
(136) II. Zebadiah,⁵ b. March 18, 1754.
(137) III. John,⁵ b. Oct. 15, 1756.
(138) IV. Josiah,⁵ b. April 28, 1759.
(139) V. Lucy,⁵ b. April 21, 1761.
(140) VI. Sybil,⁵ b. Nov. 4, 1763, d. Nov. 15, 1770.
(141) VII. Micajah,⁵ b. Nov. 15, 1770.
REBECCA,⁴ (65) who m. Samuel Rogers, had,
(142) I. Rebecca,⁵ b. Feb. 11, 1752.
(143) II. Samuel,⁵ b. March 5, 1754, died in Virginia, in the
service of the U. States, Oct. 18, 1781.
(144) III. Abigail,⁵ b. July 31, 1756.
(145) IV. William,⁵ b. May 25, 1759.
(146) V. Thomas,⁵ b. Aug. 12, 1762, d. May 1, 1804. a. 41.
(147) VI. Rachel,⁵ b. May 23, 1765, m. Samuel Whiting, Esq., Jan.
(193) 22, 1789.
(148) VII. Ezra,⁵ b. May 9, 1768.
ISABELLA,⁴ (67) who m. Benjamin Warren, had,
(149) I. Isabella,⁵ b. Oct. 15, 1754.
(150) II. Benjamin,⁵ b. March 12, 1758.
(151) III. Tabitha,⁵ b. Jan. 2, 1763.
(152) IV. Abigail,⁵ b. May 16, 1765.
(153) V. Sarah,⁵ b. Sept. 28, 1767.
(154) VI. Rebecca,⁵ b. Feb. 14, 1773.
HANNAH,⁵ (80) who m. William Rogers of Billerica, had,
(155) I. William,⁶ b. Dec. 23, 1790.
(156) II. Jeremiah,⁶ b. Oct. 26, 1792.
(157) III. Calvin,⁶ b. Aug. 30, 1794.
(158) IV. Hannah,⁶ b. May 11, 1796.
(159) V. Charles,⁶ b. May 25, 1798, d. May 28, 1799.
(160) VI. Rebecca,⁶ b. May 18, 1800.
(161) VII. Sukey,⁶ b. April 1, 1802.
(162) VIII. Harriet,⁶ b. April 17, 1805.
(163) IX. Louisa,⁶ b. Aug. 23, 1808.
(164) X. Elvira,⁶ b. Aug. 5, 1810.
SARAH,⁴ (63)--[In giving her children at
(126) the following children were accidentally omitted.]
(165) IX. Rachel,⁵ b. Jan. 8, 1765, d. Feb., 1766.
(166) X. Josiah,⁵ b. April, 1767, d. Sept., 1775.
Joseph Jewett,⁵ (134) son of Sarah
(63) by Edward Jewett, had,
(167) I. Ivers,⁶ of Ashburnham, now [1823] Major General of
the 6th division of the Massachusetts militia.
(168) II. Joseph,⁶ of Baltimore, Md.
(169) III. Milton,⁶ who died in 1817.
(170) IV. Polly G.,⁶ wife of Rev. Otis C. Whiton.
(171) V. Merrick A.,⁶ grad. Dart. Coll. in 1823.
(172) VI. Sarah Farmer,⁶ m. Aaron Hobart of Boston
JEREMIAH,⁵ (82) who m. Clarissa Foster, had,
(173) I. SARAH CLARISSA,⁶ b. Feb. 27, 1818.
(174) II. TIMOTHY FOSTER,⁶ b. Aug. 10, 1824.
CHARLOTTE,⁶ (110) who m. Capt. James Riddle, had,
(175) I. Charlotte Margaret,⁷ b. Feb. 20, 1817.
(176) II. Mary Ann Lincoln,⁷ b. ---- 1823.
EDWARD,⁵ (83) who m. 1st, Rizpah Baldwin, had,
(177) I. JOHN,⁶ b. July 27, 1786, d. March 6, 1808, a. 22,
a worthy and promising young man.
By his 2nd wife, Elizabeth Brown, he had,
(178) II. ELIZABETH,⁶ b. June 20, 179-.
(179) III. EDWARD,⁶ b. Sept. 26, 1795.
(180) IV. RIZPAH,⁶ twin with Edward.
(181) V. JACOB B.,⁶ b. Oct. 30, 1801.
JESSE,⁵ (87) who m. Margaret Franksford, had,
(182) I. MARGARET,⁶ b. Nov. 11, 1804.
(183) II. HARRIET,⁶ b. Feb. 17, 1806.
(184) III. HENRY,⁶ b. Aug. 17, 1807.
(185) IV. JESSE,⁶ b. Nov. 9, 1809.
(186) V. WILLIAM,⁶ b. Aug. 11, 1811.
(187) VI. GEORGE WASHINGTON,⁶ b. Sept. 25, 1812.
(188) VII. CATHARINE SMITH,⁶ b. Jan. 13, 1814.
MILES,⁶ (109) who m. Sophia Crooker, had,
(189) I. CHARLES AUGUSTUS,⁷ b. July 9, 1817, d. June 4, 1818.
(190) II. SARAH,⁷ b. at Salem, Sept. 22, 1820.
(191) III. MARY JANE,⁷ b. at Dover, Ms. Jan. 20, 1823.
(192) IV. CAROLINE VALENTINE,⁷ b. at Dover, Feb. 4, 1825.
(193) V. CHARLOTTE RIDDLE,⁷ b. at Boston.
Rachel,⁵ (147) who m. Samuel Whiting, Esq., had,
(194) I. Harriet,⁶ b. Oct. 20, 1789.
(195) II. Ann,⁶ b. Oct. 20, 17--.
(196) III. Catherine,⁶ twin with Ann.
(197) IV. Augustus,⁶ b. March 2, 1795, grad. II. C. 1816.
(198) V. Mary Ann,⁶ b. May 25, 1800.
APPENDIX.
_Extracts of Letters from_ Rev. Thomas Farmer, _Rector of Aspley-Guise,
in Bedfordshire, England_, _to_ John Farmer _of Concord, N. H._ Dated
July, 1822.
* * * * *
DEAR SIR,--Having lately been to visit my relations at Leicester, my
native place, I saw for the first time a letter from you, desiring an
account of your Genealogy; and, being satisfied of our consanguinity,
you will allow me to hope that you may cross the Atlantic, and visit
this village, of which I am the Rector, and which is situated but
little more than 40 miles from London, and near the Duke of Bedford's
magnificent Park and Palace.
I am possessed of the papers which formerly belonged to my uncle,
Dr. Richard Farmer, who certainly was a most ingenious and classical
scholar, and perhaps the best annotator on England's immortal bard.
You may know that he was Master of Emmanuel College in the University
of Cambridge. There I was educated, and there I saw him die, after a
very long protracted illness, on the 8th of September, 1797. The loose
papers, from which I shall send you extracts, are in Dr. Farmer's
hand-writing.
My father, Thomas Farmer, is now at Leicester, and is the only male
issue of his generation. He was born on the 10th of May, 1744. I was
born on the 21st of August, 1771, and am the only issue left, and I am
in possession of land in the vicinity of Nuneaton, sharing it equally
with Mr. Arnold of Ashley, no great distance from Daventry, in the
County of Northampton.
Of the present owner of Ancely, or Astly, I know nothing; but in the
old papers, I find John Farmer of Ancely, in the County of Warwick,
passes a time, Sept. 1st, 1604, and that a John Farmer, in 1663,
[1633?] contracts marriage with Isabel Barbage of Great Packington, in
the County of Warwick, and that Isabel, in after marriage articles, is
stiled "_now of New England_;" that John Farmer of Nuneaton married
Sarah Daws of Tamworth, and settles the estate at Ancely upon her.
Richard F., son of John and Sarah, was baptized at Nuneaton, Sept. 15,
1698, and married Hannah Knibb of Brinklow, in the County of Warwick,
Jan. 4, 1732-3. Their eldest son, Richard, born May 4, 1735, was the
person whom you have rightly named of such extensive literary fame and
acquirements.
I shall seal this with the seal[22] which Dr. Farmer wore and used, and
the Arms I read, "He beareth Sable, Chevron between three Lamps Argent,
with Fire Proper, by the name of Farmer." This coat was assigned to
George Farmer, Esq., 1663, second son of Bartholomew Farmer, Gent.[23]
of Radcliffe, near Atherstone, Warwickshire. The patent was to _alter_
the Chevron of the family, though it mentions not what anciently were
the Arms of the family.
* * * * *
_From the same to the same, dated Aspley-Guise, Dec. 1, 1823._
Sir,--The family of Farmers from which we are descended, were living
about the year of our Lord, 1500, at a village called Ratcliffe-Cuiley,
which is in Leicestershire, and adjoining the Counties of Warwick
and Stafford. One of them was a Judge in the Court of Common Pleas,
and you observe by the scrap enclosed, another of them, Chancellor of
the Cathedral Church of Salisbury, which scrap is the hand-writing
of the author on the learning of Shakspeare. Most of them are buried
in a vault belonging to the family, in the church of Witherly, (near
Ratcliffe) in the County of Leicester. My grandfather's name was
_Richard_, who married a Miss Knibb, and their family consisted
of Richard, [b. May 4, 1735,] the annotator on our immortal bard,
Prebendary of Canterbury, then a Canon Residentiary of St. Paul's,
London, the Master of Emmanuel College in Cambridge, and principal
Librarian of that University; _John_, in holy Orders; _Thomas_, my
father, [b. May 10, 1744,] who married the 3rd dau. of John Andrew,
Esq., of Harlestone-Park in the County of Northampton; _Joseph_, Lieut.
Col. of the Royal Leicester volunteers; _Hannah_, unmarried; _Sarah_
married Allen Brown, Esq., of Cosby, near Leicester, and afterwards
Richard Jervis, a surgeon of Latterworth; _Mary_ married [in 1768,]
the Hon. Richard Byron, [b. Oct. 28, 1724,] brother of the late Lord
[William] Byron.
FOOTNOTES:
[4] See Camden's Remains, 4to, London, 1603.
[5] Skinner's Etymologicon Linguæ Anglicanæ. Spelman's Glossarium
Archæologicum.
[6] MS. Letter. See Appendix.
[7] Dodson's Memoirs.
[8] Wood's Athenæ Oxon. ii. 618.--Burnet's Own Times, ii.
699.--Salmon's Geog. Gram.--Hume.--Goldsmith, &c.
[9] Wood's Athenæ Oxonienses.
[10] Guillim's Heraldry, 310.
[11] Guillim's Heraldry, 186.
[12] Calamy, Ejected Ministers, ii. 437.
[13] Douglass' Summary, i. 135.
[14] See Monthly Review.
[15] Calamy, ii. 609.
[16] London Magazine, xli. 268.
[17] Watt's Bibliotheca Britannica.
[18] Wood's Athenæ Oxonienses.
[19] At this place is the Hermitage, in which is the well known
inscription written by Thomas Warton, D. D., beginning with,
"Beneath this stony roof reclined,
I soothe to peace my pensive mind."
[20] From a deposition, taken July 21, 1691, before Richard Hopkins,
relating to the last will and testament of Mr. John Farmer of Ansley,
signed by EDWARD FARMER, son of the said John, it appears that EDWARD,
the deponent, was an inhabitant of Ansley at that time. It is, however,
evident, that within a few years after, he had become settled in New
England. The birth of his eldest son, in 1671, is inserted in the
Records of Billerica, although it is doubtful whether he settled there
before 1673.
[21] The genealogy of the Chelmsford Richardsons has been traced to
Capt. Josiah R., living in that place in 1659, supposed to have been
son of Samuel of Woburn, who d. March 23, 1658. Josiah, mentioned in
the text, was b. May 8, 1734, d. April 15, 1801, a. 66. His father,
Capt. Zachariah R., was b. Feb., 1696, d. March 22, 1776, a. 80.
Josiah, his father, was b. May 18, 1665, d. Oct. 17, 1711, a. 45. The
father of the last Josiah was Capt. Josiah, first mentioned in this
note, who d. July 22, 1695.
[22] The impression of this seal is deposited in the cabinet of the
American Antiquarian Society, at Worcester.
[23] Bartholomew was the son of John Farmer of Leicester, and grandson
of Bartholomew of the same place, as appears by the [Herald's]
visitation of that county in 1619.
MEMOIRS OF GRADUATES OF HARVARD COLLEGE.
Commencing with the year 1670.
BY THE LATE JOHN FARMER, ESQ.
NOTE. The year they were graduated is prefixed to the name of
each person, in the several Memoirs.
NATHANIEL HIGGINSON.
1670. NATHANIEL HIGGINSON, son of Rev. John Higginson, pastor of the
first church in Salem, was born at Guilford, Ct., Oct. 11, 1652. After
receiving his second degree in 1673, he made preparation to go to
England, where an uncle of his had been settled as a clergyman, and
where he had a number of relations. He went thither the following year,
and was soon introduced to Lord Wharton, with whom he remained about
seven years, in the capacity of steward and tutor to his children. He
was employed in the mint of the Tower in 1681, and went in 1683 in the
East India Company's service to Fort St. George in the East Indies; was
a member and secretary of the council, and afterwards governor of the
factory at said fort. He married Elizabeth Richards, 1692; returned
to England with his wife and four children in 1700, and established
himself as a merchant in London, and did considerable business with his
New England friends.