FOUNDERS OF FORT NO. 4, CHARLESTOWN, NH
From:	Farns10th@aol.com - Janice Farnsworth

Surname:  FARWELL
Source:   History of Charlestown, NY Fort No. 4 by Rev. H. H. Saunderson.

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William Farwell b. Dec 28, l7l2 at Mansfield, CT. d. at Charlestown
NH Dec. ll, l80l.  His wife, Bethiah Farwell b. l726 and d. at 
Charlestown, NH in l8l2.  Their children:
l. William Farwell, Jr. b. l749 at Mansfield, CT. m. Phebe
   Crosby Oct 2l, l77l
l. Gladen Farwell b. Oct l, l772
   William Farwell Jr. and Phebe Crosby had other children
           but they were unknow to this author.  William Farwell Jr.
   buried two children at Charlestown, NH and the author says
   his descendants were quite numerous in Barre, Vt. where he
   removed late inlife and d. Dec. ll, l823.
           He had res. at Charlestown over 40 yrs then removed to 
   Barre sometime between l790 and l795. He made preaching
   tours to Canada, Maine, NH and NY.  He was a pioneer of
           Universalism at Charlestown
2. Elizabeth Farwell b. l75l at Mansfield, CT
3. Bethiah Farwell b. ___m. Joel Holton of Westminster, VT
           He b. l738.  Their children:
l. Joel Holton b. l769
2. William Holton b. l77l
3. Zoheth Holton b. l773.
4. Jemima Holton b. l775 d. l777.
5. John Holton b. l777
6. Alexander Holton b. l779
7. Erastus Holton b. l78l
8. Bethiah Holton b. l782.
9. Erastus Holton 2d b. l784 d. l800
               l0. Jemima Holton 2d b. l786 d. l865
       ll. Elisha Holton b. l788 d. l790
       l2. Isaac Holton b. l790.
4. Joseph Farwell b. ___ m. Polly___
l. Joseph Farwell Jr. b. l78l
2. Ira Farwell b. l786 
3. Polly Farwell b. l792
   Joseph Farwell (senior) fougt at Bunker Hill.
5. Isaac Farwell b. l763 at Walpole, NH m. Prudence
   Allen dau of Benjamin and Peggy Allen.  She b.
   l769.
6. David Farwell b. at Westminister, VT l766.
7. Jesse Farwell b. l768 at Charlestown, NH m. Abigail
   Allen dau of Benjamin and Peggy Allen.  She b. l784.
1. Bethiah Farwell b.l793 d.l874
2. Peggy Farwell b.l795 m. Asa Meacham.
3. William Farwell b.l797 d. in Buffalo, NY
   l862 m. l822 Sophia Putnam b.l800, He is
   buried at Charlestown, NH.
l. Caroline Farwell b. l823 d. at
     Buffalo, NY l863. m. l852 George
           Meachem
     l. Henry F. Meachem b. l853.
2. Henry Delano Farwell b. Elmore Vt.
   l826 m. Lucy A. Pierce of Buffalo
   NY
      l. William Farwell b. l853 d.l853.
      2. Carrie Farwell b.l854.
      3. Julia Farwell b. l862
      4. Jennie Farwell b.l864 d. l866
                              5. Lucy Farwell b.l87l
           
4. Malinda Farwell b. l799 d. l803.
5. Horace Farwell b. l802 d. l834 at Rochester NY
6. George Farwell b. l804  m. l827 Aurilla Brown-
           ell b. Little Compton, R.I. l804.  He d. l875.
l. John Howland Farwell b. l830 m. l865
   Jennie L. Eaton of Chicago b. in Canada
   l843
l. Harry Farwell b. Detroit, MI
   l867 l867 at Grand Rapids d.
   l875
2. John Farwell b. l870
2. James Farwell b. l832 m. l868 Henrietta
   Kuhl of Stockton, CA (3 children)
3. Jesse H. Farwell b. l834 m. l859 Emer J.
   Godfrey of Detroit.
4. Sarah Farwell b. l836 d. l858.
5. Martha Farwell b. l84l d. l843.
6. David E. Farwell b. l845 m. l869 Etta
   M. Barker b. l847.
7. Lewis Farwell b. l806 m. l833 Sylvia Sturtevant
   b. l806 He d. at Acapulco, Mexico l852.
l. Abby Farwell b. l834 m. Thomas Howes
   l853 and d. at Mattapoisett, MA l854.
2. William E. Farwell b.l836 m. l859 
   Rebecca Chase of New Bedford, MA.
(three daughters)
3. George L. Farwell b.l838 Res Buffalo.
4. Mary Ann Farwell b. l84l m. l866 Rev.
   Charles J. Shrimpton of Stillwater, NH
           (three children)
5. Georgeanna Farwell b. l843 m. Levi
   Blossom of Mattapoisett, MA
6. Ellen Farwell b. l846 m. Henry Hamlin
   of Charlestown, NH
8. Melinda Farwell b. l809 d. l848 m. Joseph Denison
   of Leyden, MA.  (one son: Andrew Denison of Chicago)

9. Eldrige Farwell b.l8l2 m. (l) Lucy Borden.  He m. 
   (2) Nancy Hathaway  He d. at Buffalo, NY l864.
       l0. Matilda Farwell b. l8l4 m. Seth Meacham l836.

8. Eldridge Farwell (son of Wm and Bethiah Farwell. He b. l770

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Col. Isaac Farwell, son of Daniel and Mary Farwell b. at Groton, MA
l744 Was lst Lieut Co. No. 1, John March, Captain 3rd NH Reg. comm-
anded by Col. James Reed - at the Battle of Bunker Hill. (see also
vol.VII, NH Provincial Records p. 597) Was made captain l777 of Co. 
No. l First NH Reg under Col. Joseph Cilley of Nottingham, serving
until l782.   He was later a colonel in the militia.  His tombstone
at Charlestown NH cemetery reads:  "In memory of Col. Isaac Farwell
who, having in an eight years vigorous war bravely combatted the 
enemies of his country fell a victim to the last of enemies to whom 
bravest and weakest must finally submit, on the 3lst of Dec. l79l in 
the 47th year of his age.

Col. Isaac Farwell m. Abigail Wetherbe 3d child of Capt. Ephraim
and Joanna (Bellows) Wetherbe and the widow of James Nutting Willard
son of Lieut Moses Willard and his wife, Susanna (Hastings) Willard.
l. Sophia Farwell b. l775 m. Jason Wetherbe.
2. Merriam Farwell b. l780 d. unm.
3. Eliza Farwell b. l782 m. Levi Moore of Montreal (2 dau's)

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Josiah and Lydia Farwell came from Chester, Vt. in l766  Their child-
ren: l. Lydia 2. Josiah who m. Mary Lathan l795. 3. Mary, 4. Joseph,
5. Anna, 6. Oliver, 7. Deborah.

Elisha and Sarah Farwell had six children:
l. Sally b.l776
2. Elisha Jr. b.l777
3. Isaac b. l780
4. Polly b. l782
5. John b. l785 at Springfield Vt.
6. William b. l787 at Springfield, Vt.

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