Estate of John Farr of Lynn
Essex Probate Docket # 9260

Administration on the estate of John Farr, intestate, granted 26 : 9 : 1672, to Richard Stower and Joseph Farr, and an inventory brought in. An agreement for the division of the estate among the relations was allowed by the court. Salem Quarterly Court Records, vol. 5, leaf 61.

John Farr of Lin., single man, died Oct. 29, 1672, leaving no will, therefore his mother Elizabeth Farr and two brothers, Joseph and Benjamin, and three sisters Mary, Elizabeth and Sarah, all the sisters married and one of them living at "Grawton," met together the 16 : 9m : and made the following agreement for the division of the estate:
to Nicholas Hutchin, his brother-in-law a pr. of oxen and to discount 50x. which was given his wife by their father's will; to John Holmes, his brother-in-law, 7 li. 10s., 50s. of it to be paid at this mother's death, he promising never to demand that 50s. which was given to his wife in her father Farr's will; to Mary Clarke, a "motherless child & cozen" to the said John Farr, 5 li. of the estate and also 5 li. given her by her uncle Holmes, to be paid by Joseph and Benjamin Farr to have the barn and lands, after the death of their mother, also all the mouable estate, and to pay all the debts; his mother to have the residue of the estate; also Mathias Farnworth, brother-in-law to have one cow.

Signed by Elezebeth (her E mark) Farr, Sr.
Joseph Farr
John Holmes
Nicho. (his S mark) Hutchins
Mathias (his M mark) Farnworth
Richard Stowers guardian of Benjamin Farr

Witness:
Andrew Mansfield
Henry Silsby
Allowed in Salem Court 27 : 9 : 1672

Copy of the inventory of the estate of John ffarr of Lin, deceased Oct. 29, 1672, taken Nov. 15, by Andrew Mansfeild and Henry Selsby:
3 old seithes & one snead fixed, 4s. ; 3 black cowes, 9 li. 10s.; 2 oxen, 10 li. ; calfe, 20s.; 1 2 year old bull, 2 li.; 1 year old heifer, & a yeaare old steer, 3 li. 4s.; 1 long cart with its wheeles, 2 chaines, 2 yoakes fixed with Irons & Irons upon another pr. of wheeles, 2 li. 14s.; Barne with lentoos, 35 li.; 10 acres of land it standeth upon & 2 acres of marsh, 52 li. ; 8 loads of hay, 8 li.; 1 Bushell of ry, 4s.; 1 bushells of oats, 4s.; swine a fatting, 50s., 1 Horse, 1 mare, 9 li.; 1 flowling peece, 25s.; rapier & belt, 25s.; pike, 5s. 6d.; 2 Hatts, 12s.; 1 porringer, 1s; 2 pr. of gloves, 5s.; 2 pr. of stockins, 6s; sickle, 1s.; 1 pr. boots & spurrs, 24s.; woolen cloathes & a pr. of searge breeches, 2 li. 10s.; pr. of drawers & 3s.; 3 bands, 5s.; 1 old bridle & saddle, 10s.; 1 sheepe, 8s.; total, 145 li. 3s.

Attested in Salem court 27 : 9 : 1672 by Richard Stowers and Joseph Frr the administrators, and by the appraisers. Essex County Probate Records, vol. 301, pages 3, 11.

Source: The Probate Records of Essex County 1665 - 1674, vol. 2, page 304-305, published by the Essex Institute

Submitted: Ruth Holmes