Ancestors of Tim Farr and Descendants of Stephen Farr Sr. of Concord, Massachusetts and Lidlington, Bedfordshire, England


Joseph Leyland GRAHAM was born on 28 Sep 1843 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. He was christened on 10 Sep 1683 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom. He died on 30 Jan 1909 in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States. He was buried on 1 Feb 1909 in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States. Joseph married Sarah Ann MITCHELL on 17 Oct 1870 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States.

Sarah Ann MITCHELL [scrapbook] was born on 31 Mar 1851 in Saint Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States. She died on 6 Dec 1928 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. She was buried on 11 Dec 1928 in Wasatch Lawn Cemetary, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah. Sarah married Joseph Leyland GRAHAM on 17 Oct 1870 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States.

Other marriages:
FARR, Winslow Jr

Was first married to Joseph Graham.


Robert GILES. Robert married Margaret ALDOUS on 22 Sep 1709.

Margaret ALDOUS [Parents] was christened on 27 Oct 1676 in Fressingfield, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. She was buried on 14 Apr 1743. Margaret married Robert GILES on 22 Sep 1709.


Jacob HOOKER [scrapbook] 1 was born about 1714 in of Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. He died 2 on 13 Aug 1781 in Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Jacob married Mary FARR 3, 4, 5 about 1742 in of Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

Mary FARR [Parents] [scrapbook] 1, 2, 3 was born 4 about 1716 in Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. She died 5 on 6 Dec 1806 in Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. She was buried in Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Mary married Jacob HOOKER 6 about 1742 in of Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

Children born in Littleton. Mary is proven daughter of Stephen Farr through a land deed where he acknowledges 40 pounds from his daughter Mary Hooker wife of Jacob Hooker. Middlesex Deeds, Vol. 71, p. 299, FHL Film US/CAN #0554041


Robert ALDOUS [Parents] was born about 1535 in of Fressingfield, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. He was buried on 22 Apr 1625 in of Fressingfield, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. Robert married Faith ALDOUS Mrs.

Faith ALDOUS Mrs. Faith married Robert ALDOUS.


William ALDOUS [scrapbook] was born about 1452 in of Fressingfield, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. He died before 15 Jan 1531/1532 in Fressingfield, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. William married Johan WARNER about 1477.

From records in the posession of Tim Farr.

Fressingfield is a large and pleasant village in the county of Suffolk, England.  From ancient deeds, written in latin, we learn that in 1477 William Aldous, whose family had lived in the parish for generations, received a gift of land there from his father-in- law, Thomas Warner, of neighboring Wingfield; from other records we can assume that this was a wedding gift to William and his bride Johan (Joan).  They were deeded more property by Johan's father in the years 14"8, 1500 (four acres), and 1502 (a messuage Fhouse, out- buildings, and yard called Cryktots, with a pightle [small plot] and garden containing three roods [a rood is one fourth acre]. Re- garding the 1478 holding, which was later transmitted to Wilfiam's and Johan's son Thomas, a deed in 1568 reveals that previous to Thomas Warner it had belonged to his father Nicholas Warner; Nicho- las had received it from Thomas Cook by a gift deed dated 15 August 1442; and it came into the possession of Thomas Cook by gift deed from John Balie 7 March 1431.  The 1500 deed pertains to acreage which Thomas Warner had also previously been given by his father. The 1500 and 1502 gifts included William's and Johan's son Robert, and in 1518 the three deeded those acquisitions to son Thomas.

In 1528 were written reciprocal deeds, indicating a mortgage between John Hobard and William Aldous, his son Thomas, and others, regarding four pieces of William's real estate, one called Ferfield, one in Chepenhall hamlet, one in Wittingham hamlet, and a fourth, also in Cheperihall hamlet, called "Impehedgelond." William and Johan had a third son, Richard, involving whom there may have been deeds also, but if there were they probably have not survived the ravages of time, as deeds were private and kept in the possession of the owners, with no public registration required.

In 1524 William and his three sons were listed on the Suffolk Subsidy Return, all living in Fressingfield.  Their last names are spelled Aldowes, Aldhous, and Aldhows.  All four paid their tax "in goodes."

In his will, dated 13 December 1528, William's surname is spelled "Aldows." He and Johan were living in Fressingfield, he "in good and hooll mynde beyng." He commended his "soule to god all- myghtie to our lady saynt Marys and to all the saynts in hevyn," and his "bodye to be buryed in the church yerde of Fresyngfeld." As was customary he bequeathed an amount, in his case three shillings four pence, to the "highs Aulter" of his parish "for my tythes for- goton wtholdyti or ellys negligeictlie paide.11 Son Thomas "shall pays and contrict unto Johan my wyff yerelie as long as she shall lyve xxvj s viij d [twenty-six shillings eight pence] sterling money And also the same Johan to have her choyse whether she will dwells still wt the same Thomas & there she to have hir chamber in the south end of my tent [tenement] or ellys to be att cherch." From this we can assume that William held a lease on some church-owned property.  The will continues, "And yf she be dwellyng still wt Thomas my son than I will that he and his assignes shall fynd hir . . . sufficient mete & drunks and . . . all other thinggs to her nedefull & contment." Additionally, "yf she dwelle att my house at cherch than I will that she shall have yerelie delivred by Thomas my son or his assignes sufficient fuell or firewode And also to deliver there redie ground sufficent whete and malte . . . durying hir lyff." Further on in the will is the notation that "yf my wiff dwelle att the cherch I wyll that she shall have ij mylche ken [two milk cows] to do therwyth what she will." "Thomas my son shall have all suche landes and medowes wt thapprtennces as lye wtin Wytynghm It "Richard my son shall have a pightell called Godbaidys pygh- tell Iveing in Chepynhale. . ." Apparently son Robert had received his full portion of the estate and is only mentioned when "Johan Aldows doughter of Rob-E Aldows" was bequeathed a small amount of money "under this condicion that she be rulyed and guyded Aswele by her beldame [grandmothers as by her godfather [must be her grandfa- ther] and that money to be paid hit att hir daye of mariage but not Wtstandyng I will that hir father shall pay my executor iiij nobyllys [four nobles, a noble being worth ten shillings] which he Auyth me and that to be part of the" original legacy, "or ellys yf hir father pay it not I will she shall have but I s [one shilling]." Before mentioning Johan and her father Robert, William had stated that "The Residue of all my stuffe moveabillys & unmoveabillys I wyll that Thomas my son shall have it under this condicion that he pforme this my last will and testament." The will concludes: "I ordeyn & make Thomas my son ny executor he to pforme this my will & to do for me as he shall se most best to the pleasure of god & profyght of my Soule . . . "and I' bequeth to eny oan of my godchildren iijjd [four pence]." Probate was made 15 January 1531/2.

A commemorative plaque was put on the west wall of Fressingfield church by Robert Aldous in 1876 in memory of William Aldous born circa 1450 Fressingfield, church reve 1476, and his wife Joan born circa 1456 Wingfield, daughter of Thomas Warner, son of Nicholas Warner.

DEATH: Will Probate

Johan WARNER [Parents] was born about 1456 in of Wingfield, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. Johan married William ALDOUS about 1477.

They had the following children.

  M i Richard ALDOUS was born about 1485. He died before 4 Oct 1560.
  M ii Thomas ALDOUS was born about 1495. He was buried on 5 Sep 1569.
  M iii Robert ALDOUS was born about 1479. He was buried on 20 Jan 1559/1560.

Richard ALDOUS [Parents] was born about 1485 in of Fressingfield, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. He died before 4 Oct 1560. Richard married Agnes OWLES.

DEATH: Will Probate

Agnes OWLES was buried on 23 Aug 1559 in Fressingfield, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. Agnes married Richard ALDOUS.


Thomas ALDOUS [Parents] was born about 1495 in of Fressingfield, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. He was buried on 5 Sep 1569 in Fressingfield, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. Thomas married Agnes BARBOR.

Agnes BARBOR [Parents] was born about 1512 in of Fressingfield, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. She was buried on 10 May 1582 in Fressingfield, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. Agnes married Thomas ALDOUS.

They had the following children.

  M i James ALDOUS was born in 1538. He died on 8 Jan 1614/1615.

John KING [Parents] was born on 1 Apr 1677 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. He died on 18 Sep 1723 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States. John married Rebecca.

Other marriages:
, Hannah
KING, Rebekah
, Elizabeth
PERCY, Elizabeth

Hannah and Rebeckah could not possibly both be John's wives because their are vital records of both Hannah and Rebeckah having children during the same period of years.

Rebecca. Rebecca married John KING.

Other marriages:
KING, John


Joseph WHEELER Lt. 1, 2 was christened 3 on 18 Feb 1609 in Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom. He died 4 about 1681 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Joseph married 5 Elizabeth on 19 May 1642 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

Other marriages:
GOLDSTONE, Sarah

Was a Lieutenant

Elizabeth was buried 1 on 19 Jul 1642 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Elizabeth married 2 Joseph WHEELER Lt. on 19 May 1642 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.


Thomas GROSVENOR [Parents] [scrapbook] was born 1 about 1410. Thomas married Isabella PESHALL 2.

Isabella PESHALL [Parents] [scrapbook] 1. Isabella married Thomas GROSVENOR.

PESHALL, OF HORSLEY.
CREATED         DORMANT
25th Nov. 1612.  since Feb. 1712.

Lineage.
RICHARD DE PERSHALL, son of Sir Richard Peshall by Alice Swinnerton, his wife, was a knight and a person of great power in Staffordshire, having been high sheriff, an office in those days of great authority, 7 EDWARD III. and from the 11th to the 15th of the same king. He rn Margaret, daughter and heir of Hugh, lord of Knighton, and thus added that manor to his possessions. He was a. by his son, SIR ADAM DE PESHALL, who was sheriff 15 EDWARD III. and made a similar accession to his estate by marriage with two heiresses, the daughters of John Weston, lord of Weston Lizard, in the county of Salop, and John de Caverswall, of Bishop's Offiey.
By the former he had a son and heir,
SIR ADAM DE PESHALL, of Weston Lizard, whose grandson and heir, another
SIR ADAM PESHALL, left two daughters, his co.heirs, viz.
MARGARRT PESHALL, who rn. Sir Richard Mytton, and conveyed to him the estate of Weston Lizard. (Refer to BURKE'S Commoners, vol. ii. p. 518.)
JOHANNA PESHALL, rn. to W. de Birming­ham.
By the latter he had a son, SIR RICHARD DE PESHALL, who acquired a consider­able fortune with his wife, Johanna, daughter and heir of Reginald Chetwynde, of Chetwynde, and left a son and heir, Sir THOMAS PESHALL, knt. living 4 RICHARD II.
who, by his first wife, Philippa, had two sons,
RICHARD}, who m. temp. HENRY IV. two sisters, the daughters of Hugh Malpas of -
Nicholas} -Checkley, and thus brought great estates into the family. RICHARD, the elder son, left two daughters, rn. in the time of HENRY VII.; the eIder, Isabella, to Sir THOMAS GROSVENOR; and the younger, Jocosa, to W. PIGOTT, of Cheshire. Of NICHOLAS, more presently.

They had the following children.

  M i Randell GROSVENOR was born about 1450. He died on 1 Mar 1521/1522.

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