Matthias (Mathias)
FARNSWORTH (FARNWORTH)
(b.
20 July 1612
,
England
d.
21 January 1689
,
Groton, Massachusetts, Dominion of New England
)
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Matthias (Mathias) FARNSWORTH (FARNWORTH) was born 20 July 1612 in England
Matthias (Mathias) FARNSWORTH (FARNWORTH) was the child of ? and ?Matthias (Mathias) was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1652.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Matthias (Mathias) married Mary Abigail UNKNOWN abt. 1647 in England . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Mary Abigail UNKNOWN was born abt. 1620 in England (United Kingdom). Mary Abigail died abt. 1652 in Lynn, Massachusetts, USA.
Matthias (Mathias) married (2) Mary FARR abt. 1657 in Massachusetts Bay Colony . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Mary FARR was born 6 January 1635 in Lynn, Massachusetts, USA. Mary died 7 January 1717 in Groton, Massachusetts, USA. Mary was the child of George FARR and Elizabeth STOWERS.
Matthias (Mathias) FARNSWORTH (FARNWORTH) died 21 January 1689 in Groton, Massachusetts, Dominion of New England.
NOTE: See this very good book about Matthias Farnsworth and his family.
Matthias Farnsworth and his Descendants in Amercia by Claudius Buchanan Farnsworth, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, 1891
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Family and Children of Matthias (Mathias) FARNSWORTH (FARNWORTH)
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Mary Abigail UNKNOWN-- Date: abt. 1647 Place: , England
Children of Matthias (Mathias) FARNSWORTH (FARNWORTH) and Mary Abigail UNKNOWN:
Elizabeth FARNSWORTH (b.abt. 1647, , England d. 22 December 1729, Groton, Province of Massachusetts Bay)
m. James ROBERSON (ROBINSON) 16 January 1667 in Groton, Massachusetts, USA
Matthias FARNSWORTH (b.abt. 1649, , England d. 8 November 1693, Groton, Province of Massachusetts Bay)
m. Sarah NUTTING 1 March 1681 in Groton, Massachusetts, USA
John FARNSWORTH (b.1 June 1651, Lynn, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 17 October 1729, Groton, Province of Massachusetts Bay)
m. Hannah ALDIS 8 December 1686 in Groton, Massachusetts, USA
Matthias (Mathias) FARNSWORTH (FARNWORTH) married Mary FARR-- Date: abt. 1657 Place: , Massachusetts Bay Colony
Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700.
(Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.
Mary FARR was the child of George FARR and Elizabeth STOWERS
"Matthias1 (1612-1689) & Mary [FARR] (-1717 by 1647?, by 1657 Lynn-Groton {Thom Anc. Chart 6 Reg. 5:96, 78:286 LBDF&P 4:125 Farnsworth 27, 28, 45 Guilford 31 Gilson 253 Chute xliii Fallass 127 Stone (,7) 60 White Fam. Quar. 3:125 Gen. Bulletin 7:100}"
"The Farnsworth family arrived in America about 1628. In 1655, we find Mathias Farnsworth, the ancestor who concerns us, living at Lynn, near Boston. Protestant by religion and a weaver by trade, he married for a second time, to Mary Farr, who gave him eight children. Later on they moved to Groton in Maine, where he was one of the pioneer settlers."
Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume II, Page 194
Children of Matthias (Mathias) FARNSWORTH (FARNWORTH) and Mary FARR:
Joseph FARNSWORTH (b.16 November 1657, Lynn, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 31 October 1674, Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony)
Mary FARNSWORTH (b.11 October 1660, Lynn, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 16 August 1725, Watertown, Province of Massachusetts Bay)
m. Samuel THATCHER 11 April 1676 in Lynn, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah FARNSWORTH (b.29 May 1663, Groton, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 16 September 1731, Groton, Province of Massachusetts Bay)
m. Simon STONE 1681 in Watertown, Massachusetts, USA
Benjamin FARNSWORTH (b.6 November 1667, Lynn, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 15 August 1733, Groton, Province of Massachusetts Bay)
m. Mary PRESCOTT 1695 in Groton, Massachusetts, USA
Samuel FARNSWORTH (b.8 October 1669, Groton, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. abt. 1727, Lunenburg, Province of Massachusetts Bay)
m. Mary WHITCOMB 12 December 1706 in Groton, Massachusetts, USA
Abigail FARNSWORTH (b.17 January 1671, Groton, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. abt. 1705, Groton, Province of Massachusetts Bay)
m. John HUTCHINS 1691 in , Massachusetts, USA
Jonathan FARNSWORTH (b.10 June 1675, Groton, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 16 June 1748, Harvard, Province of Massachusetts Bay)
m. Ruth SHATTUCK 1698 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Joseph FARNSWORTH (b.abt. 1677, Groton, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 20 February 1687, Groton, Massachusetts, Dominion of New England)
Mary Abigail UNKNOWN-- Date: abt. 1647 Place: , England Children of Matthias (Mathias) FARNSWORTH (FARNWORTH) and Mary Abigail UNKNOWN:
Elizabeth FARNSWORTH (b.abt. 1647, , England d. 22 December 1729, Groton, Province of Massachusetts Bay)m. James ROBERSON (ROBINSON) 16 January 1667 in Groton, Massachusetts, USA
Matthias FARNSWORTH (b.abt. 1649, , England d. 8 November 1693, Groton, Province of Massachusetts Bay)m. Sarah NUTTING 1 March 1681 in Groton, Massachusetts, USA
John FARNSWORTH (b.1 June 1651, Lynn, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 17 October 1729, Groton, Province of Massachusetts Bay)m. Hannah ALDIS 8 December 1686 in Groton, Massachusetts, USA
Matthias (Mathias) FARNSWORTH (FARNWORTH) married
Mary FARR-- Date: abt. 1657 Place: , Massachusetts Bay ColonyTorrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700.
(Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.
Mary FARR was the child of George FARR and Elizabeth STOWERS
"Matthias1 (1612-1689) & Mary [FARR] (-1717 by 1647?, by 1657 Lynn-Groton {Thom Anc. Chart 6 Reg. 5:96, 78:286 LBDF&P 4:125 Farnsworth 27, 28, 45 Guilford 31 Gilson 253 Chute xliii Fallass 127 Stone (,7) 60 White Fam. Quar. 3:125 Gen. Bulletin 7:100}"
"The Farnsworth family arrived in America about 1628. In 1655, we find Mathias Farnsworth, the ancestor who concerns us, living at Lynn, near Boston. Protestant by religion and a weaver by trade, he married for a second time, to Mary Farr, who gave him eight children. Later on they moved to Groton in Maine, where he was one of the pioneer settlers."
Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume II, Page 194
Children of Matthias (Mathias) FARNSWORTH (FARNWORTH) and Mary FARR:
Joseph FARNSWORTH (b.16 November 1657, Lynn, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 31 October 1674, Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony) Mary FARNSWORTH (b.11 October 1660, Lynn, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 16 August 1725, Watertown, Province of Massachusetts Bay)m. Samuel THATCHER 11 April 1676 in Lynn, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah FARNSWORTH (b.29 May 1663, Groton, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 16 September 1731, Groton, Province of Massachusetts Bay)m. Simon STONE 1681 in Watertown, Massachusetts, USA
Benjamin FARNSWORTH (b.6 November 1667, Lynn, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 15 August 1733, Groton, Province of Massachusetts Bay)m. Mary PRESCOTT 1695 in Groton, Massachusetts, USA
Samuel FARNSWORTH (b.8 October 1669, Groton, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. abt. 1727, Lunenburg, Province of Massachusetts Bay)m. Mary WHITCOMB 12 December 1706 in Groton, Massachusetts, USA
Abigail FARNSWORTH (b.17 January 1671, Groton, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. abt. 1705, Groton, Province of Massachusetts Bay)m. John HUTCHINS 1691 in , Massachusetts, USA
Jonathan FARNSWORTH (b.10 June 1675, Groton, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 16 June 1748, Harvard, Province of Massachusetts Bay)m. Ruth SHATTUCK 1698 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Joseph FARNSWORTH (b.abt. 1677, Groton, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 20 February 1687, Groton, Massachusetts, Dominion of New England)
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1612 Birth 20 July 1612
England
 FARNSWORTH (FARNWORTH) - Title A history of northwest Ohio: a narrative account of its historical progress and development from the first European exploration of the Maumee and Sandusky valleys and the adjacent shores of lake Erie, down to the present time
A History of Northwest Ohio: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress and Development from the First European Exploration of the Maumee and Sandusky Valleys and the Adjacent Shores of Lake Erie, Down to the Present Time, Nevin Otto Winter
Volume 2 of A History of Northwest Ohio, Nevin Otto Winter
Author Nevin Otto Winter
Publisher The Lewis Publishing Company, 1917
Original from the University of Michigan
Digitized Sep 24, 2008
Length 660 pages){kind=small}
Title A history of northwest Ohio: a narrative account of its historical progress and development from the first European exploration of the Maumee and Sandusky valleys and the adjacent shores of lake Erie, down to the present time
A History of Northwest Ohio: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress and Development from the First European Exploration of the Maumee and Sandusky Valleys and the Adjacent Shores of Lake Erie, Down to the Present Time, Nevin Otto Winter
Volume 2 of A History of Northwest Ohio, Nevin Otto Winter
Author Nevin Otto Winter
Publisher The Lewis Publishing Company, 1917
Original from the University of Michigan
Digitized Sep 24, 2008
Length 660 pages
 FARNSWORTH (FARNWORTH) - Title The Guilford family in America: pedigrees and genealogical notes of the Guilford and allied families
Author Nathan Guilford
Publisher Privately printed, 1898
Original from the University of Wisconsin - Madison
Digitized Nov 7, 2007
Length 69 pages
Pages 36-37){kind=small}
Title The Guilford family in America: pedigrees and genealogical notes of the Guilford and allied families
Author Nathan Guilford
Publisher Privately printed, 1898
Original from the University of Wisconsin - Madison
Digitized Nov 7, 2007
Length 69 pages
Pages 36-37
 FARNSWORTH (FARNWORTH) - Title The Guilford family in America: pedigrees and genealogical notes of the Guilford and allied families
Author Nathan Guilford
Publisher Privately printed, 1898
Original from the University of Wisconsin - Madison
Digitized Nov 7, 2007
Length 69 pages
Pages 36-37){kind=small}
Title The Guilford family in America: pedigrees and genealogical notes of the Guilford and allied families
Author Nathan Guilford
Publisher Privately printed, 1898
Original from the University of Wisconsin - Madison
Digitized Nov 7, 2007
Length 69 pages
Pages 36-37
1651 Birth of ChildJohn FARNSWORTH was born 1 June 1651, Lynn, Massachusetts, USA
Matthias (Mathias) was 38 years old.
1657 Birth of ChildJoseph FARNSWORTH was born 16 November 1657, Lynn, Massachusetts, USA
Matthias (Mathias) was 45 years old.
1660 Birth of ChildMary FARNSWORTH was born 11 October 1660, Lynn, Massachusetts, USA
Matthias (Mathias) was 48 years old.
1663 Birth of ChildSarah FARNSWORTH was born 29 May 1663, Groton, Massachusetts, USA
Matthias (Mathias) was 50 years old.
1667 Marriage of ChildElizabeth FARNSWORTH married 16 January 1667, Groton, Massachusetts, USA to James ROBERSON (ROBINSON)
1667 Birth of ChildBenjamin FARNSWORTH was born 6 November 1667, Lynn, Massachusetts, USA
Matthias (Mathias) was 55 years old.
1669 Birth of ChildSamuel FARNSWORTH was born 8 October 1669, Groton, Massachusetts, USA
Matthias (Mathias) was 57 years old.
1671 Birth of ChildAbigail FARNSWORTH was born 17 January 1671, Groton, Massachusetts, USA
Matthias (Mathias) was 58 years old.
1674 Death of ChildJoseph FARNSWORTH died 31 October 1674, Salem, Massachusetts, USA
Matthias (Mathias) was 62 years old.
1675 Birth of ChildJonathan FARNSWORTH was born 10 June 1675, Groton, Massachusetts, USA
Matthias (Mathias) was 62 years old.
1676 Marriage of ChildMary FARNSWORTH married 11 April 1676, Lynn, Massachusetts, USA to Samuel THATCHER
1681 Marriage of ChildMatthias FARNSWORTH married 1 March 1681, Groton, Massachusetts, USA to Sarah NUTTING
1686 Marriage of ChildJohn FARNSWORTH married 8 December 1686, Groton, Massachusetts, USA to Hannah ALDIS
1687 Death of ChildJoseph FARNSWORTH died 20 February 1687, Groton, Massachusetts, USA
Matthias (Mathias) was 74 years old.
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1689 Death 21 January 1689
Groton, Massachusetts, Dominion of New England
He died at the age of 76.
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