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


Martin HARRIS [Parents] [scrapbook] was born 1, 2 on 18 May 1783 in Easttown, Saratoga, New York, United States. He died 3 on 10 Jul 1875 in Clarkston, Cache, Utah, United States. He was buried on 12 Jul 1875 in Clarkston, Cache, Utah, United States. Martin married Lucy HARRIS. The marriage ended in divorce.

Martin resided 4 in 1810 in Palmyra, Wayne, New York, United States. He resided 7 in 1860 in Kirtland, Lake, Ohio, United States. He resided 8 in 1870 in Kirtland, Lake, Ohio, United States.

Other marriages:
YOUNG, Caroline

From the 12th day of April [1828] until the 14th day of June [1828] he said he had written 116 pages foolscap of the translation. He said at this period of the translation, a circumstance happened. He was the cause of the 116 pages that he had written being lost and never found. He said he believed his wife burned it up, as she was very bitter against him having anything to do with Joseph Smith.

It was caused through her insisting that he bring the manuscript home and letting her and the rest of the family handle and see it. His family then consisted of his first wife, his father and mother, his brother Preserved Harris and his wife's sister, a Mrs. Cobb.  "I promised Joseph that I would not let anyone else see it."  Joseph inquired of the Lord through the Urim and Thummim if Harris should be permitted to take them, and was forbidden twice, but the third time he was permitted to take them after promising Joseph that he would not let any more see it.  But he said when he arrived home, there were more people in the house besides the five and his wife took the manuscript and he never saw it anymore.

(William Pilkington Affidavit, 3 Apr 1934, BYU-A 3, 1)
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(William Pilkington Affidavit, 3 Apr 1934, BYU-A 3, 2)

I am the only one alive today of his immediate family that knows anything pertaining to his testimony, as taken from his own lips.  In his talks with me, he would say, "Now,Willie, I am not going to live very long; and after I am dead, I want you to tell the people what I have told you.  For it is all true."  And he would hold up his right hand and swear himself that he was telling the truth.  I would invariably tell him: "Yes, Grandpa, I will sure tell the people what you have told me, for I know you have told me the truth.

On the 9th day of July 1875, while he was dying, I knelt by his cot, as he was lying on a cot in the southwest corner of the room in a house owned by a man by the name of Carbine, it was situated on the north side of Clarkston, Cache County, Utah.  I wanted to get what I thought would be his last words, but he could not talk audibly.  I could not understand what he wanted to tell me.  He tried hard to tell me.  So I stroked his hair back on his forehead and knelt down and prayed to the Lord and asked him in the name of Jesus to strengthen his servant's voice so that I could understand his last words, but I could get no response.  He was lying on his left side, facing in the room and as I knelt down I placed my hands on his right arm.  As I moved to stand up, I was in the act of moving my hands and he shook his head as if he did not want me to move.  I then knelt down again and prayed to the Lord as before, and I was inspired by the Lord to ask Grandpa if he wanted me to hold up his right hand so that he could bear his testimony.  I asked him and his answer came clear, "Yes." While I held his right hand up, strength was given to him and he bore his testimony as he had done many times before and I understood every word.

He then bore the same testimony to the whole world and then laid back exhausted. There were two other men standing in the room and heard him bear his testimony.  One of them was Thomas Godfery of Clarkston who just recently died.

Martin Harris' spirit departed the next day, the 10th day of July, 1875, in Clarkston, Cache County, Utah, aged 92 years.  I attended his funeral and assisted in his burial in the Clarkston cemetery.

Signed, William Pilkington       Smithfield, Utah

(William Pilkington Affidavit, 3 Apr 1934, BYU-A 6, 6)
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(William Pilkington Affidavit, 3 Apr 1934, BYU-A 8, 3)

At last night came, supper was over, and after having family prayer, they all retired to bed.  The old gentleman then sat down in his arm chair, put his elbow on the arm of the chair and crooked his finger as he did scores of times afterward, and that was a signal for me to bring another chair alongside of his.  He again asked me what my name was.  I told him.  "Oh yes, I am going to call you Willie." He had already found out that I was a Mormon.  He then said, "Willie, did you ever go to Sunday School?"  I promptly told him, "Yes, sir." "What class were you in?"  I promptly told him the Book of Mormon class. His eyes sparkled and his whole body seemed to reverberate. He seemed like a changed being.  He was very excited, trembling as I gazed in his eyes.  He said, "Did you ever read the Book of Mormon?" "Yes, sir, " was the reply.  "Well, if you have read the Book of Mormon, what is the first reading in the preface of the book that we find?"  After a little thinking, I said, "the first reading in the Book of Mormon is the testimony of the three men testifying to the whole world that they  saw an angel come down from heaven. That they saw the gold plates from which the Book of Mormon was translated, and the angel told them that the translation was correct and we bear record that Joseph Smith is a true prophet of God, and that their names will forever go before the world testifying that the Book of Mormon is true."

He then said, "I know, now, Willie, that you have read that glorious book.
Willie, I am going to ask you one more question.  What were those three men's names?"  I told him they were Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer, and Martin Harris.
This little, old man, then ninety- two (91) years of age, of whom in my mind I had likened to Rip Van Winkle, whose whole being at this time was wonderful to behold, all lit up with the Spirit of God, whose eyes now were sparkling, whose whole being was transformed, stood up before me on the memorable occasion, and putting his walking cane in his left hand, straightened up and striking his breast with his right hand, exclaimed, "I am Martin Harris, one of the three witnesses to the authenticity of the Book of Mormon."   A man who had the privilege of standing before angels, a man whose eyes beheld the golden plates, a man whose ears heard the voice of God from heaven declare that the Book was translated correctly, and that commanded him to testify to all the world that it was correct.  I say again, can you imagine me, a mere boy not yet fourteen years of age until the next month, November, as this was October of the year 1874.

(William Pilkington Auto in Gunnell, "Harris" 72, 3)
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(William Pilkington Auto in Gunnell, "Harris" 72, 4)

RESIDENCE: A Mormon preacher age 77 in househole of George Harris.

RESIDENCE: Age 88 born in NY.

Lucy HARRIS. Lucy married Martin HARRIS. The marriage ended in divorce.

Mrs. Harris then said, "I have been walking round in the woods to look at the situation of your place, and as I turned round to come home, a tremendous black snake stuck up his head before me, and commenced hissing at me."

p3 The woman was so perplexed and disappointed in all her undertakings, that she left the house and took lodgings during her stay in Pennsylvania with a near neighbor, to

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p1 whom she stated that the day previous she had been hunting for the plates, and that, after a tedious search, she at length came to a spot where she judged, from the appearance of things, they must be buried; but upon stooping down to scrape away the snow and leaves, in order to ascertain the fact, she encountered a horrible black snake which gave her a terrible fright, and she ran with all possible speed to the house.

p2 While this woman remained in the neighborhood, she did all that lay in her power to injure Joseph in the estimation of his neighbors--telling them that he was a grand imposter, and, that by his specious pretensions, he had seduced her husband into the belief that he (Joseph Smith) was some great one, merely through a design upon her husband's property.

(Lucy Smith History of Joseph Smith (1958) 121, 2)
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(Lucy Smith History of Joseph Smith (1958) 122, 2)

p2 Footnote: 123.1 In 1831, when Martin Harris moved to Kirtland, he made a settlement with his wife and left her. He subsequently married a daughter of John Young.

(Lucy Smith History of Joseph Smith (1958) 123, 2)


Thomas RICE [Parents] was christened 1 on 26 Jan 1625/1626 in Stanstead, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. He died 2, 3 on 16 Nov 1681 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Thomas married 4 Mary KING in 1654 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

Mary KING was born 1 on 12 Apr 1630 in Shaftesbury, Dorset, England, United Kingdom. She died 2, 3 on 22 Mar 1714/1715 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Mary married 4 Thomas RICE in 1654 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.


Hugh DRURY was born 1 about 1616 in England, United Kingdom. He died 2 on 6 Jul 1689 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. He was buried 3 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. Hugh married 4 Lydia RICE in BY 1646 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

Hugh had a will 5 on 1 Nov 1687 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. His will was probated 6 on 30 Jul 1689 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

His first wife was Lydia Rice Drury, and his second wife was Mary ____ Fletcher Drury, the widow of Rev.Edward Fletcher.

His parents are not known at this time, but he is said to have arrived in New England on the "Abigail" in 1635 - apparently under the name of George Drury.

Children: John Drury, Thomas Drury, Mary Drury.

The following information was submitted by Tammy Chance:
His mother memorial is 169418793 . Also I have the book passage connecting him to his father. 
John Drury was born in London in 1616, son of Obed Drury of London, a descendant of John de Drury, whose father came with William the Conqueror. He came with Governor Win-throp Company, 1635. He called himself George, and was aged 19 years. He went with Dr. Elliott's Company to the mouth of the Connecticut, but, later, returned and settled in Sudbury, where he received a grant of land in 1641. In 1646, he went to Boston, where he engaged extensively in mercantile business, was very successful, and left a large property. He was a member of the First Church, Lieutenant of Artillery in 1659, Proprietor of Castle Tavern, and had lands near Mill Bridge. He married, 1645, Lydia Rice. He died in July, 1689. His wife died April 5, 1675. Both were buried in King's Chapel Ground, Tremont Street, Boston.
Morton, Arabella Lyman Gamage. Descendants of John Gamage of Ipswich, Mass (Kindle Locations 1230-1237). Worcester, Mass. : Press of C.R. Stobbs. Kindle Edition.

Lydia RICE [Parents] [scrapbook] was christened 1 on 9 Mar 1627/1628 in Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom. She died 2 on 5 Apr 1675 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. She was buried in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. Lydia married 3 Hugh DRURY in BY 1646 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.


Matthew RICE [Parents] was christened 1 on 28 Feb 1629/1630 in Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom. He died in 1717 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Matthew married 2, 3 Martha LAMSON on 7 Jul 1654 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

Matthew had a will 4 on 14 Oct 1716 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

Martha LAMSON. Martha married 1, 2 Matthew RICE on 7 Jul 1654 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.


Samuel RICE [Parents] was christened 1 on 12 Nov 1634 in Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom. He died on 25 Feb 1685 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Samuel married 2, 3 Elizabeth KING on 8 Nov 1655 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

Other marriages:
DIX, Mary
WHITE, Sarah

Elizabeth KING. Elizabeth married 1, 2 Samuel RICE on 8 Nov 1655 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.


Samuel RICE [Parents] was christened 1 on 12 Nov 1634 in Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom. He died on 25 Feb 1685 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Samuel married 2 Mary DIX in Sep 1668 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

Other marriages:
KING, Elizabeth
WHITE, Sarah

Mary DIX [Parents] was born 1 on 2 May 1639 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. She died on 18 Jun 1678 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Mary married 2 Samuel RICE in Sep 1668 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

Other marriages:
BROWNE, Abraham


Samuel RICE [Parents] was christened 1 on 12 Nov 1634 in Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom. He died on 25 Feb 1685 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Samuel married 2 Sarah WHITE on 13 Dec 1676 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

Other marriages:
KING, Elizabeth
DIX, Mary

Sarah WHITE. Sarah married 1 Samuel RICE on 13 Dec 1676 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.


James ALDOUS [Parents] [scrapbook] was born on 22 Jun 1777 in of Kelsale, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. He was christened on 22 Jun 1777 in Laxfield, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. He died on 14 Jun 1862 in Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire, England, United Kingdom. James married 1 Mary Ann PAGE on 4 Jun 1805 in Kelsale, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.

Other marriages:
BURTON, Lydia

James Aldous was born in the village of Laxfield, Suffolk, England, and christened in the parish church on 22 June 1777. Within a few years after this his parents, Samuel and Margaret, moved their family to the nearby town of Cratfield. James grew up in this vicinity, and in the process learned the carpenters trade from his father.

At Kelsale, a village about seven miles from Cratfield and Laxfield, on an early summer day (4 June) in the year 1805, James and his sweetheart, Mary Page, a Kelsale girl, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth, were married. James was twenty-eight years of age and Mary was twenty-four.

This marriage was blessed with fourteen children: eight boys and six girls. Seven of these children died before they were five months old. Four others passed away at the ages of eight, thirteen, twenty, and fifteen, leaving three of the fourteen children. Only these three Robert, Angelina, and George, lived to marry, both of the Sons learning the carpenter's trade from their father.

James had received no formal education (at least we may assume this, as he signed his name with a mark), but was able to send his sons to school, and they received all the education that the common schools of the vicinity offered.

James and Mary Aldous were in good financial circumstances, James occupying, as a carpenter, the position of chief steward to the Reverend L. R. Brown, this being the responsibility for the church owned lands, the products of which provided for the poor of the parish. (O. F. Whitney, in his “History of Utah,” Vol. 4, p. 433, says that James held this position after his move to Huntingdonshire, but the Vicar at Kelsale while the Aldous family was there was “L. Brown,” so James probably did this at Kelsale.)

James was an excellent craftsman, a “Carpenter Master,” and an even better position than the one he held beckoned him to Fenstanton, in Huntingdonshire, approximately eighty-five miles distant from Kelsale, and the family moved in about 1828 or 29. Here Robert and George continued to work with their father, even after their marriages, Robert's in 1835 and George's in 1845.

In 1841 Mary died, and was taken back to Kelsale for burial. James remained a widower until 14 March 1847, when he married again at the age of sixty, this new wife being a local widow and fifty years of age.

James continued to be active as a carpenter for several more years, but in about 1855 became increasingly troubled by an “asthma” condition, and after seven more years, died at the age of 85, and is buried at Kelsale.

(References: Laxfield, Cratfield, and Kelsale, Suffolk, Parish Registers; Death and Marriage certificates; 1851 census Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire; “History of Utah,” by Orson F. Whitney, Vol. 4, p.433.)

Mary Ann PAGE [Parents] was born in 1781 in Kelsale, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. She was christened on 8 Jul 1781 in Kelsale, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. She died on 17 Sep 1844 in of Fenstanton, Huntingdon, England, United Kingdom. She was buried on 17 Sep 1844 in Kelsale, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. Mary married 1 James ALDOUS on 4 Jun 1805 in Kelsale, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.

Orson F. Whitney, History of Utah, Vol. 4, p.433

They had the following children.

  F i
Charlotte Ann ALDOUS was born on 22 Jul 1805 in Kelsale, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. She was buried on 15 Oct 1818.
  M ii
Charles William ALDOUS was born on 27 Jul 1806 in Kelsale, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. He died on 9 Oct 1806.
  M iii
John Henry ALDOUS was born on 16 Aug 1807 in Kelsale, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. He was christened on 16 Aug 1807 in Kelsale, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. He died on 2 Dec 1807. He was buried on 2 Dec 1807.
  F iv
Betsy Marie ALDOUS was born on 19 May 1809 in Kelsale, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. She was buried on 30 Aug 1829.
  F v
Sarah Dodd ALDOUS was born on 22 May 1810 in Kelsale, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. She was buried on 24 Aug 1818.
  M vi
John Page ALDOUS was born on 15 May 1811 in Kelsale, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. He was buried on 4 Sep 1811.
  M vii Robert Frederick ALDOUS was born on 17 Jul 1812. He died on 24 Aug 1896.
  M viii
William ALDOUS was born on 22 Aug 1813 in Kelsale, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. He was buried on 27 Feb 1829.
  F ix
Mary Matilda ALDOUS was born on 5 Oct 1814 in Kelsale, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. She was buried on 27 Nov 1814.
  F x
Mary Ann ALDOUS was born on 15 Oct 1815 in Kelsale, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. She was buried on 12 Nov 1815.
  M xi
Edward ALDOUS was born on 14 Sep 1817 in Kelsale, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. He was buried on 3 Nov 1817.
  M xii
Edgar ALDOUS was born on 29 Jul 1819 in Kelsale, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. He was buried on 18 Aug 1819.
  F xiii Angelina ALDOUS was born on 8 Feb 1821.
  M xiv George ALDOUS was born on 18 Sep 1822. He died on 1 Feb 1905.

Benjamin RICE [Parents] was christened 1, 2 on 31 May 1640 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. He died 3 on 19 Dec 1713 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Benjamin married 4 Mary BROWN on 2 Jun 1661 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

Other marriages:
CHAMBERLAIN, Mary
BEERS, Mary

Mary BROWN. Mary married 1 Benjamin RICE on 2 Jun 1661 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.


Benjamin RICE [Parents] was christened 1, 2 on 31 May 1640 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. He died 3 on 19 Dec 1713 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Benjamin married 4 Mary CHAMBERLAIN on 1 Apr 1691 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

Other marriages:
BROWN, Mary
BEERS, Mary

Mary CHAMBERLAIN. Mary married 1 Benjamin RICE on 1 Apr 1691 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

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