Samuel FARNSWORTH

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FARNSWORTH MEMORIAL P..45, 295
NHC5 HIST. OF CHARLESTOWN P335
                  

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FARNSWORTH MEMORIAL P.45,295
NHC5 HIST. OF CHARLESTOWN P335
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An Historical Sketch of Groton, MA l655 - l890 by Dr. Samuel A. Green Groton: l894 p. 66, 67 and 68 provided by Janice Farnsworth email farns10th@aol.com Jan 27, l998 
The lst settlement of Charlestown, NH - then known as No. 4, was made in the year l740 by three brothers; Samuel, David and Stephen Farnsworth natives of Groton, MA; and they were soon followed by Isaac Parker and his sons, and Obadiah Sawtell, also of Groton. The Farns- worths were leading men at Charlestown and they dist- inguished themselves on several occasions in fights with the Indians. Samuel Farnsworth, the eldest broth- er, was killed in a skirmish on May 2, l746. David was taken prisoner by a party of French and Indians on April 20, l757 and carried to Canada. He managed to escape and reached home not a long time probably after his capture. Stephen, the youngest brother, had also his bitter experience with the enemy. He was captured April l9, l746 and taken to Montreal, where he re- mained seventeen long months before he was exchanged. His health was so broken down by the hardships of his captivity that he never fully regained it. He died Sep. 6, l77l leaving behind the reputation of a brave man and a good citizen. 

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Researched by Eleanor Law Johnson, 530 S. 4th St.,Las Vegas, NV 89101  elliejohn@yahoo.com
Cemetery Record:
Personal visit to Charlestown,New Hampshire on September 26, 2000 1)Information Center  2)Reconstructed Old Fort #4  3)Forest Hills Cemetery on East Street and Briggs Hill.....Section #11  (Information Center gave us a handout that pinpointed the graves of our ancestors)...Go up Briggs Hill to end of cemetery...walk down row past Phineau Stevens and Moses Weeler is buried next to him on left.  Left of Moses Wheeler is Stephen Farnsworth's grave:  
"Here lies buried Mr. Stephen Farnsworth who died Sept. 6, 1771  aged 57"
All notes, xerox pages from information center about the cemetery and layout of the graves are in my Farnsworth Notebook....unpublished as yet but in the process of compilation.

    see internet site on Old Fort No.4  Charlestown,N.H.  
www.fortat4.com
(click on camera icons to view additional pictures)
   In 1735, the General Court of Massachusetts  chartered "plantations" along the Upper  Connecticut River Valley in what are now the  states of Vermont and New Hampshire.  These "plantations" were areas laid out for
   settlements and farming. No. 1 became  Chesterfield; No. 2,Westmoreland; No.3,  Walpole; and No. 4, Charlestown, all now in  New Hampshire.

   Massachusetts identified these "plantations" solely by number; they were not given
   names until much later. Original owners of the land under these grants were called
   proprietors. Many of the men who bought proprietorships for No. 4 in January 1735 sold
   them because of the uncertainty over whether Massachusetts or New Hampshire actually
   had the right to the land.

                                       Later in the year 1740, Stephen Farnsworth,
                                       one of the original proprietors, and his brothers,
                                       Samuel, and David, came to No. 4. Other
                                       settlers followed, and by 1743, ten families
                                       appeared in the proprietors book.

          At this time, No. 4 was the northernmost British settlement, thirty miles from its
   nearest neighbor. An uneasy peace existed between England and France and the new
   settlement, in its vulnerable position, would be in peril if the peace should end. The
   proprietors prepared for this eventuality by raising 300 pounds old tenor to build a fort in
   1743. The fort was actually a fortified village, created by pulling together five existing
   province houses, building a sixth one, and connecting them with leantos, and a large
   two-story building containing the only entry gate into the fort. Captain Phineas Stevens
   was chosen captain of the fortþs garrison. etc....

Archive record for Samuel Farnsworth and Stephen Farnsworth.

Farnsworth Memorial  p.45,295  FHL/Salt Lake City, Utah

My research:
N.H. C 5 HISTORY OF CHARLESTOWN P. 335

Farnsworth Family History in my possession...Eleanor L. Johnson, 530 S. 4th Street, Las Vegas, Nevada 89101...

www.fortat4.com   is on internet......

The Fort At No. 4  1740 - 1760 by Nona B. Bruce & Barbara Bullock Jones.
Fort At No. 4 Living History Museum, Charleston, NH 03603  Copyright, June 1990.
Stevens Account Book 1752 -1756  Univ. of Vermont/Bailey Howe Library, manuscripts, Burlington, Vt.
Stephen Farnsworth Will  Charlestown 1771  Cheshire County Probate, 12 Court Street, Keene, NH 03431  researched by Barbara Jones, Historian.
Stephen Farnsworth Inventory of Estate  Recorded Book 1st page  15th & 16th
Cheshire County, NH.
Division of Stephen Farnsworth Estate  Recorded Book 1st  pgs 20th, 21st & 22d.

PVMA      The Acts & Resolves, Public & Private of the Province of the
NN        Massachusetts Bay: to which are prefixed the charters of the
COC       Province with historical & explanatory notes & an appendix.
11301     Vol XIV  being Volume IX of the appendix containing resolves,
Vol       etc.  1747 - 1753...
           .p.216  Chapter 209  Order allowing L21. 10 and a gun to Step n
            Farnsworth.
            Legislative Records of the Council, xviii.,449.  Mass. Archives,
            lxxiii.,316
            "A Petition of Stephen Farnsworth a Soldier in the Service of this  Province, Praying for some Allowance from this Court, in   Consideration of his Losses & Sufferings occasioned by his being  taken Captive by the Indians.
            Read and    Ordered that the Treasurer be directed to pay to Mr Wm Hardy twenty           one pounds ten Shillings out of the Treasury for the Use of the Pet           r.  And that the Commissary Gen (1 footnote) be directed to deliver  said Hardy a good Gun out of the Province Store for the Use of  S d  Farnsworth.  (Passed January 26.
            Footnote 1...This date is according to Mass. Archives;  according  to Legislative Records of the Council the date is January 25.

Cheshire County Probate,  Peter Page bond for Guardianship for 2 of the children. Cheshire County Probate, Eunice Farnsworths bond for Guardianship for 3 of the children.

Plan of the Fort at Charlestown, in 1746  drawn by John Maynard July 4, 1746.
Fort No 4 Families:  Stephen Farnsworth & Eunice Hastings...
                       David Farnsworth & Hannah Hastings (sisters)
                       etc.
Application for Membership to The National Society of the Daughters of the Amerian Revolution....Several
Much of above information sent by Flo Moscon

All information in Stephen Farnsworth file or Farnsworth Notebook.....
            Stephen was captured by Indians and taken to Canada.  Released or escaped  18 months later and returned to his family.

History of Woodstock  p. 147

:Archive record...Joseph Smith Memorial Building, 4th floor, Salt Lake City, Utah....copy in my possession. Her only source was family records.

Farnsworth Memorial.....Book/ Family History Library, 35 N. West Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah.

"Samuel Farnsworth, the eighth child was born 8 October 1669 in Groton, Massachusetts.  He married 12 Dec 1706 to Mary WHITCOMB, Daughter of Josiah of Lancaster and widow of Simon Willard who died in 1706.
       He lived in Groton early in life and his mother lived with him after his father's death.  She left him by her will, her "Great Bible."  He appears to have been the mainstay and reliance of his mother during the twenty-eight years that she lived after the death of her husband.

       Samuel became an early settler of "Turkey Hills" now called Lunenburg.  The date of his death is unknown, but as his will is dated 9 June 1727 and
proved 1 Aug 1730 and Josiah Williard was appointed guardian for his son, Stephen, then in his fifteenth year, 17 Feb 1730 so that probably he was then recently dead.  He was admitted to the church in Groton 27 July 1718."
Children listed in record with other notes:..See Farnsworth research file.

Ancestry.com 
Full Context of Groton, Massachusetts, Vital Records          
1706, Dec. 12. Samuel Farnsworth, Mary Willard, of Lancas-
           
         
Ancestry.com  Vital Records of Groton,Mass:
MATTHIAS FARNSWORTH and MARY.            
             1 Matthins, born --.            
             2 John, " --            
             3 Benjamin, "            
             4 Samuel, " Oct. 8, 1669.
             5 Abigail, " Jan. 17, 1671.            
             6 Jonathan, " 1 d. 4 m. 1875.           
             7 Joseph, "died Feb.20,1686-7.

   
Surname: FARNSWORTH
Source:  Farnsworth Memorial
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FOUNDERS OF FORT NO. 4, CHARLESTOWN, NH
From:   Farns10th@aol.comp.358

Samuel Farnsworth b. Oct 8, l669 at Groton, MA son of Matthias Farnsworth and Mary (Farr) Farnsworth m.
Dec l2, l706 Mary Whitcomb dau of Josiah Whitcomb of Lancaster, MA.  She was the widow of Simon Willard who died in l706 (see Willard file for their children) Samuel and Mary Farnsworth became early settlers of
"Turkey Hills" now Lunenburg, MA.  His will is dated June 9, l727 and proved Aug l, l730 and Josiah Willard
was apptd guardian of his son, Stephen Farnsworth, then l5 years old.  Their children:

Stephen Farnsworth the youngest brother (this is in error - see Farnsworth Memorial wherein another younger
brother was Joshua who died in the Louisburg Expedition) of Samuel and David Farnsworth married at Lunenburg, MA Dec 22, l74l, Eunice Hastings born at Watertown, MA  Sep 3, l722.  It is recorded that on the day of her
marriage she was admitted to the full communion of the Church at Lunenburg.  Their children:
1. Oliver Farnsworth who was the first child born at    Fort No. 4., b. Dec 8, l742 m. July6, l768 Elizabeth
     Wheeler, dau of Moses Wheeler and wife, Elizabeth.    She b. June 24, l750 - their children:
          l. Havilah Farnsworth b. May 3l, l769.
          2. Abijah Farnsworth b. Mar l2, l770
          3. Biel Farnsworth b. Dec 25, l772.
2. Sarah Farnsworth b. June 30, l748 m. Oct. l5, l765
     Peter Page (see Page file)
3. Submit Farnsworth b. June 29, l750 m. l773 John Hart.
     (see Hart)
4. Eunice Farnsworth b. Mar 26, l752.
5. Jonathan Farnsworth b. June 7, l754 married - Res:
     South Woodstock, VT (see Farnsworth Memorial)
6. Azubah Farnsworth b. May 29, l756
7. Mary Farnsworth b. Feb 9, l759
8. Relief Farnsworth b. Nov l7, l762
9. Stephen Farnsworth Jr. b. June 20, l764.

In the proprietor's records the name Stephen Farnsworth is found on important committees.  He was one of the
first three settlers (the others being his brothers, Samuel and David Farnsworth).  He with other settlers 
was a member of Capt. Stevens Company for the defense of No. 4 formed June 2l, l750 (see Muster Roll). He was
captured by Indians and French on Apr l9, l746 together with Capt. John Spafford and Lieut. Isaac Parker.  On
arriving at Canada Stephen Farnsworth with fifteen others were conveyed to Montreal.  He was held in confinement there for seventeen months.  His wife and children returned to Lunenburg, MA during his absence, returning to Charlestown on his return thru to his death thence to S. Woodstock VT making her home with her children.

Stephen Farnsworth returned to Fort 4 in broken health never fully recovering but held the office of tything-
man to which he was elected March l770.  He d. Sep 6, l77l age 57 leaving behind the example of a brave and
good man and useful citizen.

Ebenezer Farnsworth son of Josiah Farnsworth and Mary (Pierce) Farnsworth was b. at Groton, MA Mar 22, l725-26 He settled at Charlestown abt the year l750 and was taken prisoner by the Indians with the Johnson family
(Mrs. Johnson famous for her "Memoirs of Captivity" wife of Capt. James Johnson of Fort 4.)  Also taken prisoners at that time were Miriam Willard and Peter Labaree.   Captured on Aug 30, l754 and conveyed to Canada.  He remained there until a short time before Montreal was surrendered to the English.  On his return he m. Sarah
Walker.  He d. Nov 6, l794  She d. l807 aged 82.  Their children:
1. Levi Farnsworth b. Apr l, l763 (Farnsworth Memorial
     p.50 states Levi m. l786 Sarah Jarvis b. l768 d. l753
     at Westford, VT Res: Halifax Plain, VT.
2. Ebenezer Farnsworth Jr. July l2, l765 m. l792 Olive
     Hayden.  Their children:
          l. Phila Farnsworth m. Jan l8l5 John Parker Res:
             Stowe, VT.
          2. Luman H. Farnsworth m. l82l Hannah Allen
          3. Ira Farnsworth
          4. Levi Farnsworth
          5. Ebenezer Farnsworth
          6. Charles Farnsworth a blacksmith settled near
             Rochester, NY.
          7. Seth Farnsworth grad Dartmouth College l822
             studied theology and ordained Oct 3, l824 -
             preached in the church at Raymond, NH  He also
             preached at Hillsborough, installed Nov 23,
             l836.  He d. Mar 26, l837 of lung fever.
Farnsworth Memorial has 3rd child born of Ebenezer 
Farnsworth and his wife Sarah (Walker) Farnsworth of
Fort 4.
3. Joel Farnsworth b. l768 and d. Jan 27, l820 m. l789
     At Charlestown, NH Sarah Wilson b. l768 d. l839 Both
     are buried at Westford.

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James Farnsworth son of Josiah Farnsworth b. Dec 2, l727
m. (l) Susanna ___ Their children: 
          l. Anna Farnsworth b. l753
          2. Susanna Farnsworth b. l756 d. l756 age 26.
James Farnsworth m. (2) Sarah ___
          3. Sarah Farnsworth b. l758
          4. Joseph Farnsworth b. l760
          5. Benjamin Farnsworth b. l763
          6. James Farnsworth Jr. b. l767
          7. Jeremiah Farnsworth b. May 7 l773.
James Farnsworth Sr. was a member of Capt. Phineas
Stevens Company for the defense of No. 4 in l750 and 
also one of the grantees under New - Hampshire.  He was
Lieutenant and Captain in the war of the Revolution.

Oliver Farnsworth son of Josiah Farnsworth b. Jan l6, l734/5 is reputed to be one of the early settlers of
Springfield, VT.  His son Oliver Farnsworth, Jr. m. Sarah Lynd on Aug 27, l788.
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Surname: FARNSWORTH
Source:  Farnsworth Memorial

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Samuel Farnsworth b. Oct 8, l669 at Groton, MA son of Matthias Farnsworth and Mary (Farr) Farnsworth m.
Dec l2, l706 Mary Whitcomb dau of Josiah Whitcomb of Lancaster, MA.  She was the widow of Simon Willard who died in l706 (see Willard file for their children) Samuel and Mary Farnsworth became early settlers of
"Turkey Hills" now Lunenburg, MA.  His will is dated June 9, l727 and proved Aug l, l730 and Josiah Willard
was apptd guardian of his son, Stephen Farnsworth, then l5 years old.  Their children:
1.  Mary Crew Farnsworth b. Sep l3, l707 at Kingston.   m. Nov 8, l727 Jonathan Page Jr. of Lunenburg, b.
      June 5, l7l0 and d. Aug 30, l75l  She d. May 22,  l770.  Res: Fort 4, Charlestown, NH. Their children
      listed p. 36l:
          l. Peter Page b. l745 m. l765 Sarah Farnsworth.   b. June 30, l748 at Charlestown, NH (dau of
             Stephen Farnsworth and Eunice (Hastings)  Farnsworth of Fort 4.  He may have m. (2)   Mary ___.  He                 was a Selectman l778 and l784        He was a captain in l780 in Col. Moses Nichols  regiment, raised for the           defense of West Pt. 
          2. Phineas Page m. Sarah Labaree dau of Peter
             Labaree of Charlestown, NH He b. June l2,
             l754 Res: Fairfax, VT.
          3. Benjamin Page m. Susanna ___ Res at Charles-
             town NH as of l768 (four children) unlisted.
2. Samuel Farnsworth b. June 29, l709 at Groton, MA    Died unm. In l740 he with his younger brothers, David
     and Stephen and their half brother, Moses Willard    with others having grants of land at the place since
     called Charlestown, NH organized a settlement there.   The place was co
                  

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FARNSWORTH MEMORIAL P.45,295
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