A Whole Lotta Family - Person Sheet
A Whole Lotta Family - Person Sheet
NameMathew Farrington Sr 
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13Birth1623, Olney, Buckinghamshire, England
Immigration1635, New England, British Colonial America Age: 12
DeathJan 1699, Lynn, Essex Co, Province of Massachusetts Bay, BCA Age: 76
Occupationowned tidemill in Lynn, miller
FatherEdmund Farrington (1588-1670)
MotherElizabeth Newhall (1586-1678)
Spouses
Birth1628, Olney, Buckinghamshire, England
Death15 Dec 1678, Lynn, Essex Co, Massachusetts Bay Colony, BCA Age: 50
BurialUnknown
FatherHenry Sisley (1598-1650)
MotherMargaret Beale (1605-1628)
ChildrenSarah (1663-1752)
Notes for Mathew Farrington Sr
Mathew Farrington was born in 1623 in Olney, Buckinghamshire, England, a son of Edmund and Elizabeth (Newhall) Farrington; Mathew migrated to New England with his parents, brother and two sisters aboard the ship, Hopewell in 1635; he married Elizabeth Sisley in the year 1648 in Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts.
After the death of his father in 1670, he became the owner of the "well known tidemill in Lynn" and inherited his father's business as Miller.
He inherited his father's homestead, and became a trusted member of the Lynn, Massachusetts community. Mathew, along with John Fuller, Thomas Couldum, Nathaniel Kirtland and Jonathan Hudson, witnessed Anthony Newhall's will on 14 January 1656. Mathew and John Fuller proved it in court on 31 March 1657. On that same day, Richard Hood was granted administration on the will and Mathew, John Fuller & Nathaniel Kirtland were appointed overseers. In addition, Mathew, John Burrill and Nathaniel Kirtland, Sr. were appointed overseers of John Witt, Sr. of Lynn's will of 12 September 1675.
Mathew died in January 1699/1700 in Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, but his gravesite has not been discovered.
Children of Mathew and Elizabeth (Sisley) Farrington are:
1- Mathew Farrington, Jr.
2- John Farrington
3- Sarah Farrington
4- William Farrington
5- Sarah Farrington
6- Theophilis Farrington11
After the death of his father in 1670, he became the owner of the "well known tidemill in Lynn" and inherited his father's business as Miller.
He inherited his father's homestead, and became a trusted member of the Lynn, Massachusetts community. Mathew, along with John Fuller, Thomas Couldum, Nathaniel Kirtland and Jonathan Hudson, witnessed Anthony Newhall's will on 14 January 1656. Mathew and John Fuller proved it in court on 31 March 1657. On that same day, Richard Hood was granted administration on the will and Mathew, John Fuller & Nathaniel Kirtland were appointed overseers. In addition, Mathew, John Burrill and Nathaniel Kirtland, Sr. were appointed overseers of John Witt, Sr. of Lynn's will of 12 September 1675.
Mathew died in January 1699/1700 in Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, but his gravesite has not been discovered.
Children of Mathew and Elizabeth (Sisley) Farrington are:
1- Mathew Farrington, Jr.
2- John Farrington
3- Sarah Farrington
4- William Farrington
5- Sarah Farrington
6- Theophilis Farrington11