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This surname FARRAR is an old West Riding surname. Its origin is uncertain. Fayriher occurs in Cambridgeshire in the 13th century, whilst de Ferar or de Ferrar is found in Devonshire, Derbyshire and Oxfordshire. Other spellings of the name include FARRIER, FERRER, FARRER, FARROW, VAREY, VARROW, VAIROW and VARROW, to name but a few. The name was brought into England in the wake of the Norman Conquest of 1066, and Rogero Pharaone who was documented in the year 1158, appears to be the first of the name on record. Hugo Farrour of Yorkshire, was listed in the Yorkshire Poll Tax of 1379. John Farra was recorded in County Yorkshire in the year 1400. William Farar, was chaplain and charter witness in 1491, Scotland. John Farar was recorded in Inverness in 1559. During the Middle Ages, when people were unable to read or write, signs were needed for all visual identification. For several centuries city streets in Britain were filled with signs of all kinds, public houses, tradesmen and even private householders found them necessary. This was an age when there were no numbered houses, and an address was a descriptive phrase that made use of a convenient landmark. At this time, coats of arms came into being, for the practical reason that men went into battle heavily armed and were difficult to recognise. It became the custom for them to adorn their helmets with distinctive crests, and to paint their shields with animals and the like. Coats of arms accompanied the development of surnames, becoming hereditary in the same way. Thomas Fayrhar was documented as having had lease of part of the lands of Craigmakeran in 1585. At Hoxne in County Suffolk, a Dinah Farrer signed the marriage register in 1835. Originally the coat of arms identified the wearer, either in battle or in tournaments. Completely covered in body and facial armour the knight could be spotted and known by the insignia painted on his shield, and embroidered on his surcoat, the draped garment which enveloped him. In many parts of central and western Europe, hereditary surnames began to become fixed at around the 12th century, and have developed and changed slowly over the years. As society became more complex, and such matters as the management of tenure, and in particular the collection of taxes were delegated to special functionaries, it became imperative to distinguish a more complex system of nomenclature to differentiate one individual from another.

Source for above COA and verbiage is: http://www.4crests.com/farrar-coat-of-arms.html

The records indicate that there were at least five different Farrar's that migrated to the colonies and the subsequent United States of America between 1618 and 1820. The earliest was William Farrar who arrivedboard the Neptune in 1618.

There was a Robert Farrar who arrived in Virginia aboard the Transport of London in 1635. There are records of a John Farrar who arrived in New York just before 1820 and there are the New England Farrar'sdescendants of Jacob and George Farrar, scions of the Yorkshire Farrar's, and a cousin line to the Virginia Farrar's. Both of these lines (New England and Virginia) had a patriarch name of Henry who marriedan Agnes. There was Henry Farrar who married Agnes Barcroft, he left a will in 1541 that named his son Brian as beneficiary to his clothier business and his booth at St Bartholemew's Fair in London. Brian married a Margaret Lacy and the descendants of this Henry migrated to Massachussetts before 1700.

Then there was

The Farrow's of the south were mostly found in the coastal counties of North Carolina, like Currituck and Chowan. Farrow is a common name amongst the Lumbee's of North Carolina and is a name that is eligible, along with a historical prescence in the coastal counties for membership in the Lost Colonies DNA project. While apparently the modal DNA is R1a1, aka Kurgan (so named for it's origin in the kurgans of Russia, the burial tumuli of the Scythians located between the Caspian and Black Sea, it is also known as Viking DNA because it was spread around the British Isles, France and the low lands by the Vikings.

However there are many origins for the name, including derivatives of iron worker from the latin ferre. And there is even a Glen Strathfarrar (Farrar River) in the highlands of Scotland. A short winding river. The name is derived from the Pictish Var -"to wind", which the Romans called Varrar. However Pictish/Celtic DNA is R1b1b2, not R1a1.

There are two Viking versions of the DNA. One is Norwegian, the other Swedish/Danish, The Norwegian DNA continued to mutate after the split. The Norwegian DNA is marked by DNA Y Segments (DYS) of YCAII a and b of 19 and 21, the Danish, Swedish (and Slavic) is YCAII a and b of 19 /23

Most of the Farrar participants Lineage 1a and 1b, are 19 and 23, thus indicating a Danish Viking origin which could denote Norman Ancestry, see the Wiki article on Rollo, or descent from the Danish Vikingsich settled in England before the Norman invasion. However Aethelred the Unready wiped out the Danes living in the Daneslaw, when he unleashed the St Brices Day Massacre in 1002, 64 years before the Viking Conquest.

Another option is, since R1a1, is also prominent amongst Serbs and other Slavs is that these Farrar's are descendants of Sarmatian or Batavian cavalry men who served as auxillaries in the 9th RomanLegion.

 

There are, of course,DNA mismatches, Farrar's with DNA other than R1a1 and non Farrars with "Farrar DNA" This can happen for many reasons such as an adoption or false paternity event, or the surname itself may have been changed, just to name a few possibilities as well as arbitrary surname designations dictated by the Norman enumerators in the Domesday book (1070).

 

Y-DNA also can come in handy if a surname has changed through adoption or the assimilation process (for instance,Italian ancestors changed their last name from Colucci to Colucy). "There are people who do share a common DNA origin, but they don’t share a surname," says Scott Woodward, executive director of the Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation. Say your great-grandfather was adopted. If you found someone whose Y-DNA matched the Y-DNA of your great-grandfather’s male descendants, then you might make some headway in identifying your great-grandfather’s biological parents.

Since a woman doesn’t have a Y chromosome, she must turn to someone with the same Y-DNA as her biological father to trace her paternal lineage. That means her father, brother, uncle (on her father’s side) or male cousin (the son of the father’s brother) would need to take the test. My mothers maiden name is Markland If I wanted to participate in a Markland surname study, I’d have to find a known Markland male relative, to take the Y-DNA test. I’d then compare the results to those of men in the study. Unfortunately that option no longer exists, as my uncle Harry Markland died a few years ago, and his two sons preceeded him, and I know of no other males related to my grandfather Holmes Kurn Markland.

 

To assist those interested in the origin of their surname and its distriubtion in the British Isles

I recommend http://www.nationaltrustnames.org.uk be sure to choose the 1881 census map for a more accurate distribution of your surname.

Boots [ftskc012 AT yahoo.com]

William FARRAR b. 28 Dec 1571 m. Margaret Lacey

o .John FARRAR b. 2 Dec 1550, Croxton, Lincoln, England d. bef 28 May 1628 m. Sissely KELKE

..William FARRAR b 28 Apr 1583, Yorkshire, England d 11 Jun 1637, Henrico, VA m Cecily JORDAN

...William FARRAR II, b 1627, VA d 11 Feb 1678 m Mary Pigott WILLIAMS

....William FARRAR III b 1657, Farrar's Island, VA d 1721, VA m Priscilla BAUGH

o .....William Farrar IV, b 1682 Farrar's Island, Va d 1743 married cousin Sarah Farrar dtr of Thomas Farrar (son of Maj William III)

......Richard FARRAR .. b abt 1721 Goochland Va D. aft 1782 m. Elizabeth Sanders

.......Stephen FARRAR b. 20 Mar 1757 Goochland Va D bet 1797-1800 m. Catherine Lansford

.........Thomas Jefferson FARRAR r b. 1 Mar 1793, SC d 24 Oc 1857 Perry Co Ala m.

Judith Webb 31 Jul 1814, Jasper Co. Ga

............William Thomas FARRAR , b. 10 Jul 1816,in Ga d between Jun 1880 and Dec

in Ashley Co, AR, m Jerusha Bass b. abt 1827 on 27 Aug 1843, Perry Co Ala.

..............Andrew Bass FARRAR b. 1850 Union Parish, LA d 1931 Ashley Co, AR m.

Matury Jane Neal b. 1859 Ashley Co d 1940 Ashley Co

...............William Thomas FARRAR Sr, born l Dec 1883 Ashley Co, AR d.Jan 23, 1972 m

Minnie Lucinda Whitehead b. 17 Apr 1882 Kosciusco Attala Co, MS, d 24

Apr 1976 Bastrop, Morehouse, La

...................William Thomas FARRAR , Jr b 1917, Crossett Ark, d. 1962 Camp

Pendleton, Ca.

 

markfarrar at googlemail.com

Isaac Farrar, b1693-1696 d 1755 in Soyland, Halifax, UK, m Sarah Brooke in 1690
-John Farrar, b1723 Soyland, Halifax, m Grace Whitehead
--John Farrar, b1758 Soyland, Halifax, m Sally/Sarah Hopkinson
---John Farrar, b1779 Soyland, Halifax, m Sarah Crawshaw
----James Farrar, b1809 Soyland, Halifax, m Mary Farrar
-----Luke Crawshaw Farrar, b 1841 Soyland, Halifax, m Sarah Mason
------Mason Farrar, b1882 Hebden Bridge, m Elizabeth Armstrong

 

 

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Daniel Farrar [daniel.a.farrar AT gmail.com]

John Farrow d c1811 Person Co., NC m Sabina Sarratt

o Polly Farrar b c1794 NC m Hansford

o John Farrar b c1797 NC

o William F. Farrar b 1798 NC d c1865 Benton Co., TN m Mary Campbell

+ James Madison Farrar b c1829 TN d 1907 TN m1 Crutchfield m2 Griggs

# Nancy Jane Farrar b 1854

# William H. Farrar b c1856 TN d 1941 Obion Co., TN m Fredona Phelps

* Elbert King Farrar b 1879 Carroll Co., TN d 1953 MI m Dora Alexander

o Imer Farrar b 1905 TN d 1981

o Eunice A. Farrar b 1913 TN d 1986 TN m Hill

o James Harold Farrar b 1916 TN d 1996 MI

o Joe Neal Farrar b 1919 Obion Co., TN d 1972 MI m Irene Polley

* Lucreta Farrar b 1882 TN

* Tina Farrar b 1885 TN

* Willie Farrar b 1887 TN

* Mattie Farrar b 1890 TN

* Neal Farrar b 1895 TN

# Mary Farrar b 1857 TN

# Margarett Farrar b 1859 TN

# H.C. Farrar b 1860 TN m H. M. Bell

# E.A. Farrar b 1862 TN

# M.C. Farrar b 1865 TN

# Ada B. Farrar b 1867 TN

+ Emailine Farrar b c1832 TN

+ Catharine Farrar b c1834 TN

+ Henderson Farrar b c1836 TN

+ Mary Ann Farrar b c1838 TN

+ Caroline Farrar b c1840 TN

+ Maranda Farrar b c 1842 TN

o Benjamin N. Farrar b c1802 NC d TN

o Betsy Farrar b c1803 NC

o Thomas Farrar b c1805 NC d TN

+ Allen Farrar b 1845 TN d 1922 TN m Mitchell F-7

o Elisha Farrar b c1807 NC

 

Barto Farrar -Virginia Tschanz [vtschanz AT me.com]

John FARRAR b. 2 Dec 1550, Broxton, Lincoln, England d. bef 28 May 1628 m. Sissely KELKE

.William FARRAR b 25 Apr 1583, Yorkshire, England d 11 Jun 1637, Henrico, VA m Cecily JORDAN

..William FARRAR II, b 1627, VA d 11 Feb 1678 m Mary Piogtt WILLIAMS

...William FARRAR III b 1657, James River, VA d 1721, VA m Priscilla BAUGH

....George FARRAR b abt 1695, James River VA d aft 16 Mar 1772, Mecklenburg Co. VA m Judith JEFFERSON

.....William FARRAR b abt 1728, VA d bef Aug 1788, NC m Winifred CLARK

.......John FARRAR b 1750, VA d 8 Oct 1830, Lincoln Co, TN m Elizabeth "Betsy" ABERNATHY

........James FARRAR b 1790, Lincoln Co, NC d 1841, Shelby Co, TX m Jane BOWDON

.........Simon Bowdon FARRAR Sr. b 10 May 1827, Chester SC d 17 Oct 1897, Palmer, TX m Leila SMITH

..........Simon Bowdon FARRAR Jr. b 26 Dec 1866, Palmer, TX d 9 Jun 1933, Waxahachie, TX m Nettie JOHNSTON

............Simon Bowdon Farrar III b 6 May 1904, Waxahachie, TX d 17 June 1963. M. Moreland Smith b 1 Jan 1909, Mansfield, TX d 27 Dec 1985

 

James Farrar [tammiefarrar AT hotmail.com]

William Farrar b c1500 d 03 Apr 1573-Halifax, Yorkshire, England m Margaret Lacy

.John Farrar b 2 Dec 1550 d c1628, England, m Cecily Kelke

..William Farrar b 25 Apr 1583-England,d 11 Jun 1637 Farrars Island mCecily Reynolds

...William Farrar b c1627, Farrars Island, 1 Feb 1678, Charles City, VA m Mary Piggot

.....William Farrar b c1657 d c1721, Farrars Island, m Priscillia Baugh

......George Farrar b abt 1695, Farrars Island d c1772, Mecklenburg Co. VA m Judith Jefferson

.......Thomas Farrar b 10 Aug 1726, VA. d 20 Aug 1809, GA, m Elizabeth Howard

........Abner Farrar b 16 Sept 1768, VA. d 27 Mar 1841, GA, m Catherine Carter

.........William M Farrar b 12 May 1809, GA, d 2 May 1883, MS, m Mary Elizabeth Micou

..........Alexander T Farrar b 15 Nov 1842, MS, d 14 Nov 1922, TX, m Mary E Hill

.............James E Farrar b 25 Sep 1880, TX, d 31 Dec 1955, TX, m Minnie Batson

...............Dan H Farrar b c1911, TX, d c1979, TX, m Jessie Mae Hicks

 

Edwin Farrar [mofarrar AT yahoo.com]

Henry Ferror <1460 - ~1548

.Henrie Ferror ~1494 - 1548 m Agnes Horsfall

..William Ferror (Yeoman) ~1514 - 4/3/1573 m Margaret Lacey

...John Farrer (Esquire) ~1550 - >1627 m 1.Cecily Kelke 2. Thomasyn Skeron

...William (Councillor) 4/25/1583 - ~1637 m Cecily widow of Sam Jordan

....William 'Colonel' ~1626/7 - 5/6/1676 m Mary Piggott widow Williams

.....Thomas ~1665 - 6/15/1742 m Katherine Perrin

.......John Farrar ~ d. 1766/69- m Mary Wardlow or Sarah G Farmer

........Peter ???? - 1802 m Trephanah LaForce

..........William Franklin 6/1781 - 11/7/1841 m Elizabeth Brecken/Brecheen/Brekeen

...........Greene Washington 1800 - 1865/1870 m Laura Sinclair

............George Washington 9/20/1825 - 11/18/1852 m Dilla Stiles

.............William Franklin 9/17/1857 - 2/13/1926 m Christine Sophia Caroline Diesel

..............William Franklin Jr. 1/7/1879 - 4/26/1933 m Pamelia Bell Mamie Walker

................Milton Clifford 10/24/1902 - 9/8/1997 m Elizabeth Alice Potts

 

Chris Farrar [farrar74 AT bellsouth.net]

William M Farrar b c1796 NC d 01 Sep 1846

.John Marion Farrar b 02 Jul 1827, Chester Co, SC d 16 Apr 1895, DeKalb Co, GA m Epsie T Cooper

..Marion Cooper Farrar b 12 Jan 1884, Fulton Co, GA d 09 Jun 1950, DeKalb Co, GA m Lula B Lee

...Marion C Farrar II b 19 Jul 1916, DeKalb Co, GA d 12 Oct 1944, Chamberlain, LA m Magaret O Prikle

....Marion C Farrar III b 11 May 1943, Fulton Co, GA d 06 Feb 2003, Durham, NC m Alyson M MacLeod

 

Charles O. Farrar [tmikeob AT yahoo.com]

William Farrar, b 25 Apr 1583, Croxton, Lincolnshire, England, m Sisley Reynolds

.William Farrar II, B c 1627, Farrar's Island, Henrico Co, VA, m Mary Piogtt Williams

..William Farrar III, b 656, Farrar's Island, Henrico Co, VA, m Priscilla Baugh

...George Farrar, b 1692, Farrar's Island, Henrico Co, VA, m Judith Jefferson

....George Farrar, Jr, b 1720, Farrar's Island, Henrico, VA, m Dianah Hillsman

......William Farrar, b 19 Mar 1751, Mecklenburg Co, VA, m Amediah Whitworth

.......William F Farrar, b 22 Dec 1796, Madison, Rockingham Co, NC, m Mary "Polly" Kirkland

.........John L Farrar, b 17 Jan 1826, Noah, Coffee Co, TN, m Santafee Elizabeth Stephens

...........Orville Farrar, b 16 Feb 1864, Noah, Coffee Co, TN, m Lydia Ann Cochran

.............Stephen Merton Farrar, b 05 Aug 1885, Noah, Coffee Co, TN, Bertha Talbot

 

John P Farrar [bintern AT worldfamilies.net]

William Ferrar b c1500 Yorkshire, UK m Margaret Lacy

.John Farrar b 2 Dec 1550 Yorkshire, UK m Cicily Kelke

..Capt William Farrar b Apr 1593 Lincolnshire, UK m Cicely Reynolds

...Col. William Farrar II b c1627 Farrar's Is., Henrico Co., VA m Mary Pigott

.....Maj William Farrar III b 1657 Farrar's Is., Henrico Co., VA m Pricilla Baugh

......George Farrar b 30 Aug 1695 Farrar's Is., Chesterfield Co., VA m Judith Jefferson

........Maj. Thomas Farrar b 10 Aug 1726 Farrar's Is., Chesterfield Co., VA m Elizabeth Howard

.........Abner Farrar b 16 Sep 1768 Mecklenburg Co., VA m Cathrine Carter

..........Rev. William Malone Farrar b 12 May 1809 Carnesville, VA m Mary Elizabeth Micou

............Rev. Alexander Travis Farrar b 15 Nov 1842 Ackerman, MS m Mary Elizabeth Hill

.............James Erwin Farrar b 25 Sep 1880 Madison Co., TX m Minnie Gertrude Gustavus Batson

...............Eli Jackson Farrar b 18 Oct 1916 Madison Co., TX m Mary Suzanne Hug

 

William H. Houston [awhouston1 AT comcast.net]

Richard Farrow b c1782, NC; d. 1868 AL; m Hannah Warren

.Ruben Farrow b. 1823, SC; d. 1883 TN; m Martha Ann Cox

..Amos R. Farrow (aka Andrew Jackson Houston) b. 1857, AL; d 1925 LA m (1) Mary Jane Miles (2) Annie Woods

....Andrew Jackson Houston Jr. b. 1898 MS; d. 1964 LA

.....Andrew Warren Houston b. 1925 LA; d. 2004 CA

.......William Henry Houston (living)

 

Clyde Barnett [clyde AT aeneas.net]

Dual ancestry

Richard Farrow b c1782, NC m Hannah Warren

.Susannah Farrow b 03 Sep 1818, Spartanburg, SC m Hiram Haynes

..Martha Elizabeth Haynes : 16 Sep 1846 ,Cherokee CO, GA m Henry Weaver

....Emma Caroline Weaver b 22 Nov 1884, Delmar, Winston CO, AL m Alonzo *Barnett

 

 

William Farrar b 1594 Lincolnshire, England m Cecily Baley Jordan

.William II Farrar b 1627 Charles City CO, Virginia m Mary Piggot

..Thomas Farrar b Abt. 1662 Farrar's Island, Henrico CO, Virginia m Katherine Perrin

....Katherine Farrar b 1700 Henrico CO Virginia m John *Barnett

.....Joseph Barnett b 03 Oct 1731 Goochland CO, Virginia m Lucy * Wade

.......Joseph Royal (JoRoyal) Barnett b 10 Oct 1758 Goochland, Virginia m Agnes Glenn

........John Barnett b Abt. 1792 Spartanburg, South Carolina m Elizabeth L. Lewis

.........Thomas Barnett b 1822 Spartanburg, SC m Sibby Hughey

...........Lewis Barnett b 16 Aug 1852 Coosa Co., AL. m Sophia Elizabeth Smith

............Alonzo Barnett b 07 Oct 1878 Larissa, Winston CO, AL m Emma Caroline Weaver

 

Terry Farr [t_farr AT sky.com]

John Farr d 1731 Thursley Surrey England m Ann Numan

.Thomas Farr b 1705 Thursley Surrey England m Mary Gamlin

..William Farr b 1731 Bramshott Hampshire England m Ann Lee

...William Farr b 1757 Witley Surrey England m Elizabeth Bromfield

......George Farr b 1794 Witley m Hannah Attfield

........John Farr b 1829 Witley m Emma Hall

..........Thomas Farr b 1874 Witley m Rose Pellett

 

Darryl Keller [dkeller999 AT sbcglobal.net]

William Farrar, b. 25 Apr 1583, d. 11 Jun 1637 m. Cicely "Reynolds" Bailey Jordan Farrar, b. 1601, d. 1677.

.William Farrar, b. 1626, d. 11 Feb 1678 m. Mary Williams, b. 1627, d. 1676.

..Thomas Farrar, b. 1665, d. 1742 m. Katherine Perrin, b. 1667, d. 16 May 1748.

...Joseph Watkins, b. 1700, d. 1734 m. Mary Farrar, b. 1694, d. 1746.

....Henry Willis, b. 1732, d. 1810 m. Mary Isabelle Watkins, b. 1733.

.....Benjamin Willis, b. 1765, d. 1850 m. Ana Galis, b. 1772, d. 1830.

......David H. Hoyle, b. 11 Sep 1797, d. after 1870, m. Elizabeth Betsey Willis, b. 1793.

.......John Hoyle, b. 27 Sep 1824, d. 1900 m. Mary McNeeley, b. 22 Jun 1826, d. May 1896.

........David Hoyle, b. 14 Jan 1847, d. 02 Feb 1933 m. Elizabeth Boyles, b. 10 Dec 1838, d. 25 Apr 1905.

.........Sarah "Sallie" Elizabeth Hoyle, b. 31 Jul 1875, d. 27 Aug 1964.

..........Roland Gilbert Hoyle, b. 26 Feb 1896, d. 18 Apr 1958 m. Minnie A. Chapman, b. 01 Dec 1895, d. 12 Aug 1972. [dlkeller999ATsbcglobal.net]

 

Frank Dean [fedean59 AT gmail.com]

Henry Farrar Ewood Manor, Yorkshire, England 1490-1549 m Agnes Horsfall

.Henry Farrar 1520 -1585 Yorkshire, England m Ann Barcroft

..William Farrar b 1550 Farengdon, , England d. 1606, Heponstall Engliand, married Margaret Bannister

...Jacob Farrar 1584-1639 Sowerby, England m Mary Houghton in 1609,

....Jacob Farrar Jr 1614 Heptonstall, England d. 1677 Woburn, Mass m Grace Dean (2d wife) Jun 1640

.....Jacob Farrar III, b Sep 3, 1641, Halifax, Aug 22, 1675, d Lancaster Mass,., m. Hannah Hayward

......George Farrar, born Aug 16, 1670 m 1692 Mary Howe

.......Joseph Farrar 1694 m Mary

.........Isaac Farrar 1719 - 1807 m Sarah Brooks

...........George Farrar 1776 - 1825 m Rebecca Price

............Otis Farrar 1795 -1875 m Polly Chandler

..............Otis Farrar Jr 1822 - Charlotte Kimpton

................Josiah Burton Farrar 1868-1943 m Cora Able Ober

.................John Edwin Price 1894-1973 m Lillian Minola Farrar

...................Orville Frank Dean 1919-1980 m Paul Estella Price

 

Leslie Adams [leslieadams AT starband.net]

Conrad Fehr b c1852 Bern, Switzerland m Ida May Stanley

Joseph Ulrich Fehr b 1904 Desha Co., AR m Edna Belle Simpson

Jack Fehr b 1866 Germany m. Ella Chandler

Franklin Fehr b 1895 m. Ruby Mae Thompson

 

 

 

 

Thomas Farrar, 1620 sentence to Virginia by the court of Bridewell. 1624 Dead at Elizabeth City, John Farrar. Then there are stories like Finding Thomas Farrar

 

Then there was Henry Farrar who married Agnes Horsfall and left his will proved in 1549, naming his wife,
daughters and sons. His son William also married a Margaret Lacy. The Farrar's, Lacy's, Horsfalls, Barcrofts,
Stothalls were ubiquitous in Yorkshire and the midland counties of Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Leicestershire,
Lincolnshire, Lancastershire and Rutlan. This Henry was the grandfather of Councillor William Farrar who
migrated to Virginia in 1618

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