Charles Farrar, Jr. was born after his father died. An item In Charles Farrar, Sr.'s 1783 will states: "I give unto my son, Josiah Farrar, and my daughter, Susanna Farrar, and the child my wife is pregnant with all my personal estate to be equally divided between at the death of my beloved wife except the land and it is my will that my son, Josiah, and the child that my wife is now pregnant with, if a boy, for the land to be equally divided between them. " This unborn child, younger brother of Josiah Farrar, was Charles Farrar, Jr. (See Charles Farrar, Sr.'s FAG memorial for a copy of his will.)
Charles Farrar, Jr.'s mother, Mary (Fore) Farrar, died in Pamplin, Charlotte Co., VA (now Appomattox, County) in 1832. Apparently, she lived out her life at the Charles Farrar home on waters of Horsepen and Little Cub Creek near Pamplin, VA. The inventory of her estate was dated 09 Nov 1832 and included furniture, livestock and chattel (Source: Appomattox Bk. 7, p95). From 1778 until 1815 their sons, Josiah and Charles, Jr., were named on the Charlotte Co., land tax lists as joint owners of a one hundred acres on waters of Horsepen and Little Cub Creek, 20 miles northwest of the courthouse. From 1816 until 1842 Josiah Farrar was named on these tax lists as owner of 50 acres in the same location. From 1826 until 1842 the tax lists give his residence as Campbell County. In 1843 his fifty acres are listed in the name of his estate.
Charles Farrar, Jr. married Sarah "Sally" Bell on 26 Sep 1805 in Prince Edward Co., VA by Rev. John Fore. She was the daughter of Stephen and Leah Bell of Prince Edward Co., VA. Stephen Bell was the son of Charles and Rachael Bell, of Accomack Co., VA. The Bell family had moved from Accomack Co. to Prince Edward Co., about 1800. Sarah "Sally" Bell was born in 1782 at Accomack Co., VA. Stephen Bell's will, dated 04 Jun 1803 and probated in Prince Edward Co., VA, 17 Oct 1803 named his wife, Leah, executrix and conveyed to her all of his estate (Source: Prince Edward County Bk. 3, pp 301-302).
On 22 Aug 1815, James McDearmon, the deputy sheriff, conveyed 150 acres in Prince Edward Co., to Charles Farrar, Jr. (Source: Prince Edward County Bk. 15, p331).
On 18 Aug 1817, William Hutton conveyed 370 acres in Prince Edward Co. on "Rough Creek" to Charles Farrar (Source: Prince Edward County Bk. 16, p249).
The 1820 and 1830 US Censuses enumerated Charles Farrar, Jr. in the proper age range living in Prince Edward Co,. VA.
Prince Edward Co., VA tax records list Charles Farrar with 151 acres in the years 1816-17; with 521 acres in the years 1818-1830; and with 421 acres for the years 1838-45. From 1845 onward, his land was in Appomattox County as it was formed from Prince Edward Co. in that year. In 1892 Appomattox County lost its records when the court house burned, thus many records from 1845 to 1892 were lost.
Interestingly, on 21 Aug 1833 in Prince Edward Co., VA, Charles Farrar, Jr., who was born in 1784, testified on behalf of invalid James Wooldridge as to his service in the Revolutionary War at his pension hearing. The pension was granted. (Charles' testimony must have been based totally on hearsay as he was born the year after the official ending of the war on 03 Sep 1783.)
The 1840 US Census of the Eastern District of Prince Edward Co., VA, which would become Appomattox County in 1845, enumerated the household of Charles Farrar, Jr., in the correct age range of 50-60 Y/0. Also living in Charles' household was a female in the age range of 50-60 Y/O who was most probably his wife, Sarah "Sally" (Bell) Farrar. NOTE: Living in the adjacent household was the family of Ezekiel Baker Farrar, correct age range 20-30 Y/O, and his wife, Julia A. (Wilkes) Farrar. There were 4 children living in the household. Ezekiel Baker Farrar was the son of Charles Farrar, Jr. and his wife, Sarah "Sally" (Bell) Farrar.
The 1850 US Census of Appomattox Co., VA, which was formed in 1845 partly from the area Charles had lived in Prince Edward Co., since before 1820, enumerated the household of 64 Y/O Charles Farrar, Jr., a farmer born in VA, and his 66 Y/O wife, Sarah (Bell) Farrar, born in VA. Also living in the household were their children: 36 Y/O Elizabeth Farrar; 27 Y/O Sarah A. Farrar and 24 Y/O son, Southy W. Farrar, a laborer (Southy was named after one of his mother's brothers, Southy Bell).
The 1860 US Census of Walkers Church, Appomattox Co., VA enumerated the household of 76 Y/O Charles Farrar, Jr., a farmer, and his 77 Y/O wife, Sarah (Bell) Farrar. Also living in the household were: 46 Y/O Elizabeth Susannah Farrar; 35 Y/O Sarah A. Farrar; 28 Y/O Southy W. Farrar; 6 Y/O James R. Farrar and 9 Y/O Elizabeth R. Farrar.
The 1870 US Census of Clover Hill, Appomattox Co., VA enumerated the household of the 88 Y/O widow, Sarah (Bell) Farrar, a retired farmer. Also living in her household were: 45 Y/O Southy W. Farrar, a farmer; 56 Y/O Lear Elizabeth Farrar, keeping house, and 45 Y/O Sarah "Sallie" A. Farrar.
On 29 Apr 1871, under the "Declaration for a Widow for Pension, Act of February 14, 1871", Sally Farrar, 89 year old widow of Charles Farrar, (Jr.), submitted an application numbered 2983 for his service in the War of 1812. All of the documents concerning this request listed her as "Sally" Farrar. She claimed that Charles Farrar, (Jr.) was drafted into Capt. John P. Richardson's Company in Charlotte Co., VA in February 1814 and served 60 days. She claimed to be "very poor and in destitute circumstances". Her request for a War of 1812 pension was received by the Bounty Land Division on 10 May 1871 and on 25 Oct 1871 was rejected. The rejection was based on records indicating that "James Fore substituted for Charles Farrar in John P. Richardson's Militia Company, Va from Aug. 30, 1814 to Dec. 14, 1814".
The children of Charles and Sarah "Sally" (Bell) Farrar were:
1) Mary Baker Farrar, b. 13 Aug 1806 Prince Edward Co., VA (now Appomattox Co., VA), m. 06 Dec 1828 to Lemuel Copeland.
2) Stephen Bell Farrar, b. 02 Jan 1808 Prince Edward Co., VA (now Appomattox Co., VA), m. 1838 Mary W. Fowlkes. (He was named after one of his mother's brothers, Stephen Bell)
3) William Fletcher Farrar, b. 08 Feb 1809 Prince Edward Co., VA (now Appomattox Co., VA), d. 23 Apr 1855 Halifax Co., VA (age 46) where his will was probated on 23 Apr 1855, m. 07 Jul 1832 to Catherine E. Hawkins.
4) Ezekiel Baker Farrar (see below) (Ezekiel was named after one of his mother's brothers, Ezekiel Bell)
5) Elizabeth Susanna Farrar, b. 30 Apr 1812 Prince Edward Co., VA (now Appomattox Co., VA), m. 02 Jan 1844 Prince Edward Co., VA to Nathaniel B. Terry.
6) Charles Wesley Farrar, b. 27 May 1813 Prince Edward Co., VA (now Appomattox Co., VA), d. 01 Nov 1881 Pamplin, Appomattox Co., VA, m. 18 Aug 1834 to Martha Ann Foster (1810-1893).
7) Josiah Richard Farrar, b. Abt. 1815 Prince Edward Co., VA (now Appomattox Co., VA).
8) Robert Norman Farrar, b. Abt. 1818 Prince Edward Co., VA, m. (1) 11 Sep 1839 in Prince Edward Co, VA to Mary Harris daughter of Ann Harris, b. Abt. 1823 VA, d. 1850s VA; m. (2) Frances Fore, daughter of James and Eliza Fore probably in Appomattox Co., VA, b. Abt. 1818 Prince Edward Co., VA, d. 28 Feb 1857 Appomattox Co., VA; m. (3) 05 Jan 1859 in Campbell Co., VA to Martha A. S. Howard, b. Abt. 1816 VA, d. 15 May 1888 VA.
9) George Thomas Farrar (see below) (He was probably named after one of his mother's brothers, George Bell)
10) Samuel Henry Farrar, b. Abt. 1822, d. Killed at Gettysurg, m. Mary J. __?__).
11) Sarah A. Farrar, b. 1823
12) Southey W. Farrar, b. 1826, m. Pernetta J. (__?__).
The home of Charles Farrar, Jr. was located about a mile from present day Evergreen, VA (founded in 1854) on a hill facing the Pamplin-Lynchburg Highway from the south, a few miles west of Pamplin, in Appomattox Co., VA. It has been described as a large. picturesque house. It no longer stands, but part of its chimneys and the Charles Farrar, Jr. Family Cemetery mark its location.
The author of a valuable Farrar genealogical source book descended from Charles Farrar, Jr. through his son, Ezekiel Baker Farrar. He was William Baker Farrar (1896-1968) who published "The Farrars", 1964. (See Find A Grave Memorial #50880587.)
Sources:
1) "John Pankey of Manakin Town, Virginia and his Descendants" Vol. I by George Edward Pankey, 1969, pp433-436 & pp445-447.
2) "The Farrars" by William and Ethel Farrar, 1964, pp18-19, 27-29, 85-87, 89.
3) "Some Farrar's Island Descendants" by Alvahn Holmes, 1979, pp71-72.
Bio by Gresham Farrar.
Charles Farrar, Jr.'s mother, Mary (Fore) Farrar, died in Pamplin, Charlotte Co., VA (now Appomattox, County) in 1832. Apparently, she lived out her life at the Charles Farrar home on waters of Horsepen and Little Cub Creek near Pamplin, VA. The inventory of her estate was dated 09 Nov 1832 and included furniture, livestock and chattel (Source: Appomattox Bk. 7, p95). From 1778 until 1815 their sons, Josiah and Charles, Jr., were named on the Charlotte Co., land tax lists as joint owners of a one hundred acres on waters of Horsepen and Little Cub Creek, 20 miles northwest of the courthouse. From 1816 until 1842 Josiah Farrar was named on these tax lists as owner of 50 acres in the same location. From 1826 until 1842 the tax lists give his residence as Campbell County. In 1843 his fifty acres are listed in the name of his estate.
Charles Farrar, Jr. married Sarah "Sally" Bell on 26 Sep 1805 in Prince Edward Co., VA by Rev. John Fore. She was the daughter of Stephen and Leah Bell of Prince Edward Co., VA. Stephen Bell was the son of Charles and Rachael Bell, of Accomack Co., VA. The Bell family had moved from Accomack Co. to Prince Edward Co., about 1800. Sarah "Sally" Bell was born in 1782 at Accomack Co., VA. Stephen Bell's will, dated 04 Jun 1803 and probated in Prince Edward Co., VA, 17 Oct 1803 named his wife, Leah, executrix and conveyed to her all of his estate (Source: Prince Edward County Bk. 3, pp 301-302).
On 22 Aug 1815, James McDearmon, the deputy sheriff, conveyed 150 acres in Prince Edward Co., to Charles Farrar, Jr. (Source: Prince Edward County Bk. 15, p331).
On 18 Aug 1817, William Hutton conveyed 370 acres in Prince Edward Co. on "Rough Creek" to Charles Farrar (Source: Prince Edward County Bk. 16, p249).
The 1820 and 1830 US Censuses enumerated Charles Farrar, Jr. in the proper age range living in Prince Edward Co,. VA.
Prince Edward Co., VA tax records list Charles Farrar with 151 acres in the years 1816-17; with 521 acres in the years 1818-1830; and with 421 acres for the years 1838-45. From 1845 onward, his land was in Appomattox County as it was formed from Prince Edward Co. in that year. In 1892 Appomattox County lost its records when the court house burned, thus many records from 1845 to 1892 were lost.
Interestingly, on 21 Aug 1833 in Prince Edward Co., VA, Charles Farrar, Jr., who was born in 1784, testified on behalf of invalid James Wooldridge as to his service in the Revolutionary War at his pension hearing. The pension was granted. (Charles' testimony must have been based totally on hearsay as he was born the year after the official ending of the war on 03 Sep 1783.)
The 1840 US Census of the Eastern District of Prince Edward Co., VA, which would become Appomattox County in 1845, enumerated the household of Charles Farrar, Jr., in the correct age range of 50-60 Y/0. Also living in Charles' household was a female in the age range of 50-60 Y/O who was most probably his wife, Sarah "Sally" (Bell) Farrar. NOTE: Living in the adjacent household was the family of Ezekiel Baker Farrar, correct age range 20-30 Y/O, and his wife, Julia A. (Wilkes) Farrar. There were 4 children living in the household. Ezekiel Baker Farrar was the son of Charles Farrar, Jr. and his wife, Sarah "Sally" (Bell) Farrar.
The 1850 US Census of Appomattox Co., VA, which was formed in 1845 partly from the area Charles had lived in Prince Edward Co., since before 1820, enumerated the household of 64 Y/O Charles Farrar, Jr., a farmer born in VA, and his 66 Y/O wife, Sarah (Bell) Farrar, born in VA. Also living in the household were their children: 36 Y/O Elizabeth Farrar; 27 Y/O Sarah A. Farrar and 24 Y/O son, Southy W. Farrar, a laborer (Southy was named after one of his mother's brothers, Southy Bell).
The 1860 US Census of Walkers Church, Appomattox Co., VA enumerated the household of 76 Y/O Charles Farrar, Jr., a farmer, and his 77 Y/O wife, Sarah (Bell) Farrar. Also living in the household were: 46 Y/O Elizabeth Susannah Farrar; 35 Y/O Sarah A. Farrar; 28 Y/O Southy W. Farrar; 6 Y/O James R. Farrar and 9 Y/O Elizabeth R. Farrar.
The 1870 US Census of Clover Hill, Appomattox Co., VA enumerated the household of the 88 Y/O widow, Sarah (Bell) Farrar, a retired farmer. Also living in her household were: 45 Y/O Southy W. Farrar, a farmer; 56 Y/O Lear Elizabeth Farrar, keeping house, and 45 Y/O Sarah "Sallie" A. Farrar.
On 29 Apr 1871, under the "Declaration for a Widow for Pension, Act of February 14, 1871", Sally Farrar, 89 year old widow of Charles Farrar, (Jr.), submitted an application numbered 2983 for his service in the War of 1812. All of the documents concerning this request listed her as "Sally" Farrar. She claimed that Charles Farrar, (Jr.) was drafted into Capt. John P. Richardson's Company in Charlotte Co., VA in February 1814 and served 60 days. She claimed to be "very poor and in destitute circumstances". Her request for a War of 1812 pension was received by the Bounty Land Division on 10 May 1871 and on 25 Oct 1871 was rejected. The rejection was based on records indicating that "James Fore substituted for Charles Farrar in John P. Richardson's Militia Company, Va from Aug. 30, 1814 to Dec. 14, 1814".
The children of Charles and Sarah "Sally" (Bell) Farrar were:
1) Mary Baker Farrar, b. 13 Aug 1806 Prince Edward Co., VA (now Appomattox Co., VA), m. 06 Dec 1828 to Lemuel Copeland.
2) Stephen Bell Farrar, b. 02 Jan 1808 Prince Edward Co., VA (now Appomattox Co., VA), m. 1838 Mary W. Fowlkes. (He was named after one of his mother's brothers, Stephen Bell)
3) William Fletcher Farrar, b. 08 Feb 1809 Prince Edward Co., VA (now Appomattox Co., VA), d. 23 Apr 1855 Halifax Co., VA (age 46) where his will was probated on 23 Apr 1855, m. 07 Jul 1832 to Catherine E. Hawkins.
4) Ezekiel Baker Farrar (see below) (Ezekiel was named after one of his mother's brothers, Ezekiel Bell)
5) Elizabeth Susanna Farrar, b. 30 Apr 1812 Prince Edward Co., VA (now Appomattox Co., VA), m. 02 Jan 1844 Prince Edward Co., VA to Nathaniel B. Terry.
6) Charles Wesley Farrar, b. 27 May 1813 Prince Edward Co., VA (now Appomattox Co., VA), d. 01 Nov 1881 Pamplin, Appomattox Co., VA, m. 18 Aug 1834 to Martha Ann Foster (1810-1893).
7) Josiah Richard Farrar, b. Abt. 1815 Prince Edward Co., VA (now Appomattox Co., VA).
8) Robert Norman Farrar, b. Abt. 1818 Prince Edward Co., VA, m. (1) 11 Sep 1839 in Prince Edward Co, VA to Mary Harris daughter of Ann Harris, b. Abt. 1823 VA, d. 1850s VA; m. (2) Frances Fore, daughter of James and Eliza Fore probably in Appomattox Co., VA, b. Abt. 1818 Prince Edward Co., VA, d. 28 Feb 1857 Appomattox Co., VA; m. (3) 05 Jan 1859 in Campbell Co., VA to Martha A. S. Howard, b. Abt. 1816 VA, d. 15 May 1888 VA.
9) George Thomas Farrar (see below) (He was probably named after one of his mother's brothers, George Bell)
10) Samuel Henry Farrar, b. Abt. 1822, d. Killed at Gettysurg, m. Mary J. __?__).
11) Sarah A. Farrar, b. 1823
12) Southey W. Farrar, b. 1826, m. Pernetta J. (__?__).
The home of Charles Farrar, Jr. was located about a mile from present day Evergreen, VA (founded in 1854) on a hill facing the Pamplin-Lynchburg Highway from the south, a few miles west of Pamplin, in Appomattox Co., VA. It has been described as a large. picturesque house. It no longer stands, but part of its chimneys and the Charles Farrar, Jr. Family Cemetery mark its location.
The author of a valuable Farrar genealogical source book descended from Charles Farrar, Jr. through his son, Ezekiel Baker Farrar. He was William Baker Farrar (1896-1968) who published "The Farrars", 1964. (See Find A Grave Memorial #50880587.)
Sources:
1) "John Pankey of Manakin Town, Virginia and his Descendants" Vol. I by George Edward Pankey, 1969, pp433-436 & pp445-447.
2) "The Farrars" by William and Ethel Farrar, 1964, pp18-19, 27-29, 85-87, 89.
3) "Some Farrar's Island Descendants" by Alvahn Holmes, 1979, pp71-72.
Bio by Gresham Farrar.
Charles Farrar, Jr. was born after his father died. An item In Charles Farrar, Sr.'s 1783 will states: "I give unto my son, Josiah Farrar, and my daughter, Susanna Farrar, and the child my wife is pregnant with all my personal estate to be equally divided between at the death of my beloved wife except the land and it is my will that my son, Josiah, and the child that my wife is now pregnant with, if a boy, for the land to be equally divided between them. " This unborn child, younger brother of Josiah Farrar, was Charles Farrar, Jr. (See Charles Farrar, Sr.'s FAG memorial for a copy of his will.)
Charles Farrar, Jr.'s mother, Mary (Fore) Farrar, died in Pamplin, Charlotte Co., VA (now Appomattox, County) in 1832. Apparently, she lived out her life at the Charles Farrar home on waters of Horsepen and Little Cub Creek near Pamplin, VA. The inventory of her estate was dated 09 Nov 1832 and included furniture, livestock and chattel (Source: Appomattox Bk. 7, p95). From 1778 until 1815 their sons, Josiah and Charles, Jr., were named on the Charlotte Co., land tax lists as joint owners of a one hundred acres on waters of Horsepen and Little Cub Creek, 20 miles northwest of the courthouse. From 1816 until 1842 Josiah Farrar was named on these tax lists as owner of 50 acres in the same location. From 1826 until 1842 the tax lists give his residence as Campbell County. In 1843 his fifty acres are listed in the name of his estate.
Charles Farrar, Jr. married Sarah "Sally" Bell on 26 Sep 1805 in Prince Edward Co., VA by Rev. John Fore. She was the daughter of Stephen and Leah Bell of Prince Edward Co., VA. Stephen Bell was the son of Charles and Rachael Bell, of Accomack Co., VA. The Bell family had moved from Accomack Co. to Prince Edward Co., about 1800. Sarah "Sally" Bell was born in 1782 at Accomack Co., VA. Stephen Bell's will, dated 04 Jun 1803 and probated in Prince Edward Co., VA, 17 Oct 1803 named his wife, Leah, executrix and conveyed to her all of his estate (Source: Prince Edward County Bk. 3, pp 301-302).
On 22 Aug 1815, James McDearmon, the deputy sheriff, conveyed 150 acres in Prince Edward Co., to Charles Farrar, Jr. (Source: Prince Edward County Bk. 15, p331).
On 18 Aug 1817, William Hutton conveyed 370 acres in Prince Edward Co. on "Rough Creek" to Charles Farrar (Source: Prince Edward County Bk. 16, p249).
The 1820 and 1830 US Censuses enumerated Charles Farrar, Jr. in the proper age range living in Prince Edward Co,. VA.
Prince Edward Co., VA tax records list Charles Farrar with 151 acres in the years 1816-17; with 521 acres in the years 1818-1830; and with 421 acres for the years 1838-45. From 1845 onward, his land was in Appomattox County as it was formed from Prince Edward Co. in that year. In 1892 Appomattox County lost its records when the court house burned, thus many records from 1845 to 1892 were lost.
Interestingly, on 21 Aug 1833 in Prince Edward Co., VA, Charles Farrar, Jr., who was born in 1784, testified on behalf of invalid James Wooldridge as to his service in the Revolutionary War at his pension hearing. The pension was granted. (Charles' testimony must have been based totally on hearsay as he was born the year after the official ending of the war on 03 Sep 1783.)
The 1840 US Census of the Eastern District of Prince Edward Co., VA, which would become Appomattox County in 1845, enumerated the household of Charles Farrar, Jr., in the correct age range of 50-60 Y/0. Also living in Charles' household was a female in the age range of 50-60 Y/O who was most probably his wife, Sarah "Sally" (Bell) Farrar. NOTE: Living in the adjacent household was the family of Ezekiel Baker Farrar, correct age range 20-30 Y/O, and his wife, Julia A. (Wilkes) Farrar. There were 4 children living in the household. Ezekiel Baker Farrar was the son of Charles Farrar, Jr. and his wife, Sarah "Sally" (Bell) Farrar.
The 1850 US Census of Appomattox Co., VA, which was formed in 1845 partly from the area Charles had lived in Prince Edward Co., since before 1820, enumerated the household of 64 Y/O Charles Farrar, Jr., a farmer born in VA, and his 66 Y/O wife, Sarah (Bell) Farrar, born in VA. Also living in the household were their children: 36 Y/O Elizabeth Farrar; 27 Y/O Sarah A. Farrar and 24 Y/O son, Southy W. Farrar, a laborer (Southy was named after one of his mother's brothers, Southy Bell).
The 1860 US Census of Walkers Church, Appomattox Co., VA enumerated the household of 76 Y/O Charles Farrar, Jr., a farmer, and his 77 Y/O wife, Sarah (Bell) Farrar. Also living in the household were: 46 Y/O Elizabeth Susannah Farrar; 35 Y/O Sarah A. Farrar; 28 Y/O Southy W. Farrar; 6 Y/O James R. Farrar and 9 Y/O Elizabeth R. Farrar.
The 1870 US Census of Clover Hill, Appomattox Co., VA enumerated the household of the 88 Y/O widow, Sarah (Bell) Farrar, a retired farmer. Also living in her household were: 45 Y/O Southy W. Farrar, a farmer; 56 Y/O Lear Elizabeth Farrar, keeping house, and 45 Y/O Sarah "Sallie" A. Farrar.
On 29 Apr 1871, under the "Declaration for a Widow for Pension, Act of February 14, 1871", Sally Farrar, 89 year old widow of Charles Farrar, (Jr.), submitted an application numbered 2983 for his service in the War of 1812. All of the documents concerning this request listed her as "Sally" Farrar. She claimed that Charles Farrar, (Jr.) was drafted into Capt. John P. Richardson's Company in Charlotte Co., VA in February 1814 and served 60 days. She claimed to be "very poor and in destitute circumstances". Her request for a War of 1812 pension was received by the Bounty Land Division on 10 May 1871 and on 25 Oct 1871 was rejected. The rejection was based on records indicating that "James Fore substituted for Charles Farrar in John P. Richardson's Militia Company, Va from Aug. 30, 1814 to Dec. 14, 1814".
The children of Charles and Sarah "Sally" (Bell) Farrar were:
1) Mary Baker Farrar, b. 13 Aug 1806 Prince Edward Co., VA (now Appomattox Co., VA), m. 06 Dec 1828 to Lemuel Copeland.
2) Stephen Bell Farrar, b. 02 Jan 1808 Prince Edward Co., VA (now Appomattox Co., VA), m. 1838 Mary W. Fowlkes. (He was named after one of his mother's brothers, Stephen Bell)
3) William Fletcher Farrar, b. 08 Feb 1809 Prince Edward Co., VA (now Appomattox Co., VA), d. 23 Apr 1855 Halifax Co., VA (age 46) where his will was probated on 23 Apr 1855, m. 07 Jul 1832 to Catherine E. Hawkins.
4) Ezekiel Baker Farrar (see below) (Ezekiel was named after one of his mother's brothers, Ezekiel Bell)
5) Elizabeth Susanna Farrar, b. 30 Apr 1812 Prince Edward Co., VA (now Appomattox Co., VA), m. 02 Jan 1844 Prince Edward Co., VA to Nathaniel B. Terry.
6) Charles Wesley Farrar, b. 27 May 1813 Prince Edward Co., VA (now Appomattox Co., VA), d. 01 Nov 1881 Pamplin, Appomattox Co., VA, m. 18 Aug 1834 to Martha Ann Foster (1810-1893).
7) Josiah Richard Farrar, b. Abt. 1815 Prince Edward Co., VA (now Appomattox Co., VA).
8) Robert Norman Farrar, b. Abt. 1818 Prince Edward Co., VA, m. (1) 11 Sep 1839 in Prince Edward Co, VA to Mary Harris daughter of Ann Harris, b. Abt. 1823 VA, d. 1850s VA; m. (2) Frances Fore, daughter of James and Eliza Fore probably in Appomattox Co., VA, b. Abt. 1818 Prince Edward Co., VA, d. 28 Feb 1857 Appomattox Co., VA; m. (3) 05 Jan 1859 in Campbell Co., VA to Martha A. S. Howard, b. Abt. 1816 VA, d. 15 May 1888 VA.
9) George Thomas Farrar (see below) (He was probably named after one of his mother's brothers, George Bell)
10) Samuel Henry Farrar, b. Abt. 1822, d. Killed at Gettysurg, m. Mary J. __?__).
11) Sarah A. Farrar, b. 1823
12) Southey W. Farrar, b. 1826, m. Pernetta J. (__?__).
The home of Charles Farrar, Jr. was located about a mile from present day Evergreen, VA (founded in 1854) on a hill facing the Pamplin-Lynchburg Highway from the south, a few miles west of Pamplin, in Appomattox Co., VA. It has been described as a large. picturesque house. It no longer stands, but part of its chimneys and the Charles Farrar, Jr. Family Cemetery mark its location.
The author of a valuable Farrar genealogical source book descended from Charles Farrar, Jr. through his son, Ezekiel Baker Farrar. He was William Baker Farrar (1896-1968) who published "The Farrars", 1964. (See Find A Grave Memorial #50880587.)
Sources:
1) "John Pankey of Manakin Town, Virginia and his Descendants" Vol. I by George Edward Pankey, 1969, pp433-436 & pp445-447.
2) "The Farrars" by William and Ethel Farrar, 1964, pp18-19, 27-29, 85-87, 89.
3) "Some Farrar's Island Descendants" by Alvahn Holmes, 1979, pp71-72.
Bio by Gresham Farrar.
Charles Farrar, Jr.'s mother, Mary (Fore) Farrar, died in Pamplin, Charlotte Co., VA (now Appomattox, County) in 1832. Apparently, she lived out her life at the Charles Farrar home on waters of Horsepen and Little Cub Creek near Pamplin, VA. The inventory of her estate was dated 09 Nov 1832 and included furniture, livestock and chattel (Source: Appomattox Bk. 7, p95). From 1778 until 1815 their sons, Josiah and Charles, Jr., were named on the Charlotte Co., land tax lists as joint owners of a one hundred acres on waters of Horsepen and Little Cub Creek, 20 miles northwest of the courthouse. From 1816 until 1842 Josiah Farrar was named on these tax lists as owner of 50 acres in the same location. From 1826 until 1842 the tax lists give his residence as Campbell County. In 1843 his fifty acres are listed in the name of his estate.
Charles Farrar, Jr. married Sarah "Sally" Bell on 26 Sep 1805 in Prince Edward Co., VA by Rev. John Fore. She was the daughter of Stephen and Leah Bell of Prince Edward Co., VA. Stephen Bell was the son of Charles and Rachael Bell, of Accomack Co., VA. The Bell family had moved from Accomack Co. to Prince Edward Co., about 1800. Sarah "Sally" Bell was born in 1782 at Accomack Co., VA. Stephen Bell's will, dated 04 Jun 1803 and probated in Prince Edward Co., VA, 17 Oct 1803 named his wife, Leah, executrix and conveyed to her all of his estate (Source: Prince Edward County Bk. 3, pp 301-302).
On 22 Aug 1815, James McDearmon, the deputy sheriff, conveyed 150 acres in Prince Edward Co., to Charles Farrar, Jr. (Source: Prince Edward County Bk. 15, p331).
On 18 Aug 1817, William Hutton conveyed 370 acres in Prince Edward Co. on "Rough Creek" to Charles Farrar (Source: Prince Edward County Bk. 16, p249).
The 1820 and 1830 US Censuses enumerated Charles Farrar, Jr. in the proper age range living in Prince Edward Co,. VA.
Prince Edward Co., VA tax records list Charles Farrar with 151 acres in the years 1816-17; with 521 acres in the years 1818-1830; and with 421 acres for the years 1838-45. From 1845 onward, his land was in Appomattox County as it was formed from Prince Edward Co. in that year. In 1892 Appomattox County lost its records when the court house burned, thus many records from 1845 to 1892 were lost.
Interestingly, on 21 Aug 1833 in Prince Edward Co., VA, Charles Farrar, Jr., who was born in 1784, testified on behalf of invalid James Wooldridge as to his service in the Revolutionary War at his pension hearing. The pension was granted. (Charles' testimony must have been based totally on hearsay as he was born the year after the official ending of the war on 03 Sep 1783.)
The 1840 US Census of the Eastern District of Prince Edward Co., VA, which would become Appomattox County in 1845, enumerated the household of Charles Farrar, Jr., in the correct age range of 50-60 Y/0. Also living in Charles' household was a female in the age range of 50-60 Y/O who was most probably his wife, Sarah "Sally" (Bell) Farrar. NOTE: Living in the adjacent household was the family of Ezekiel Baker Farrar, correct age range 20-30 Y/O, and his wife, Julia A. (Wilkes) Farrar. There were 4 children living in the household. Ezekiel Baker Farrar was the son of Charles Farrar, Jr. and his wife, Sarah "Sally" (Bell) Farrar.
The 1850 US Census of Appomattox Co., VA, which was formed in 1845 partly from the area Charles had lived in Prince Edward Co., since before 1820, enumerated the household of 64 Y/O Charles Farrar, Jr., a farmer born in VA, and his 66 Y/O wife, Sarah (Bell) Farrar, born in VA. Also living in the household were their children: 36 Y/O Elizabeth Farrar; 27 Y/O Sarah A. Farrar and 24 Y/O son, Southy W. Farrar, a laborer (Southy was named after one of his mother's brothers, Southy Bell).
The 1860 US Census of Walkers Church, Appomattox Co., VA enumerated the household of 76 Y/O Charles Farrar, Jr., a farmer, and his 77 Y/O wife, Sarah (Bell) Farrar. Also living in the household were: 46 Y/O Elizabeth Susannah Farrar; 35 Y/O Sarah A. Farrar; 28 Y/O Southy W. Farrar; 6 Y/O James R. Farrar and 9 Y/O Elizabeth R. Farrar.
The 1870 US Census of Clover Hill, Appomattox Co., VA enumerated the household of the 88 Y/O widow, Sarah (Bell) Farrar, a retired farmer. Also living in her household were: 45 Y/O Southy W. Farrar, a farmer; 56 Y/O Lear Elizabeth Farrar, keeping house, and 45 Y/O Sarah "Sallie" A. Farrar.
On 29 Apr 1871, under the "Declaration for a Widow for Pension, Act of February 14, 1871", Sally Farrar, 89 year old widow of Charles Farrar, (Jr.), submitted an application numbered 2983 for his service in the War of 1812. All of the documents concerning this request listed her as "Sally" Farrar. She claimed that Charles Farrar, (Jr.) was drafted into Capt. John P. Richardson's Company in Charlotte Co., VA in February 1814 and served 60 days. She claimed to be "very poor and in destitute circumstances". Her request for a War of 1812 pension was received by the Bounty Land Division on 10 May 1871 and on 25 Oct 1871 was rejected. The rejection was based on records indicating that "James Fore substituted for Charles Farrar in John P. Richardson's Militia Company, Va from Aug. 30, 1814 to Dec. 14, 1814".
The children of Charles and Sarah "Sally" (Bell) Farrar were:
1) Mary Baker Farrar, b. 13 Aug 1806 Prince Edward Co., VA (now Appomattox Co., VA), m. 06 Dec 1828 to Lemuel Copeland.
2) Stephen Bell Farrar, b. 02 Jan 1808 Prince Edward Co., VA (now Appomattox Co., VA), m. 1838 Mary W. Fowlkes. (He was named after one of his mother's brothers, Stephen Bell)
3) William Fletcher Farrar, b. 08 Feb 1809 Prince Edward Co., VA (now Appomattox Co., VA), d. 23 Apr 1855 Halifax Co., VA (age 46) where his will was probated on 23 Apr 1855, m. 07 Jul 1832 to Catherine E. Hawkins.
4) Ezekiel Baker Farrar (see below) (Ezekiel was named after one of his mother's brothers, Ezekiel Bell)
5) Elizabeth Susanna Farrar, b. 30 Apr 1812 Prince Edward Co., VA (now Appomattox Co., VA), m. 02 Jan 1844 Prince Edward Co., VA to Nathaniel B. Terry.
6) Charles Wesley Farrar, b. 27 May 1813 Prince Edward Co., VA (now Appomattox Co., VA), d. 01 Nov 1881 Pamplin, Appomattox Co., VA, m. 18 Aug 1834 to Martha Ann Foster (1810-1893).
7) Josiah Richard Farrar, b. Abt. 1815 Prince Edward Co., VA (now Appomattox Co., VA).
8) Robert Norman Farrar, b. Abt. 1818 Prince Edward Co., VA, m. (1) 11 Sep 1839 in Prince Edward Co, VA to Mary Harris daughter of Ann Harris, b. Abt. 1823 VA, d. 1850s VA; m. (2) Frances Fore, daughter of James and Eliza Fore probably in Appomattox Co., VA, b. Abt. 1818 Prince Edward Co., VA, d. 28 Feb 1857 Appomattox Co., VA; m. (3) 05 Jan 1859 in Campbell Co., VA to Martha A. S. Howard, b. Abt. 1816 VA, d. 15 May 1888 VA.
9) George Thomas Farrar (see below) (He was probably named after one of his mother's brothers, George Bell)
10) Samuel Henry Farrar, b. Abt. 1822, d. Killed at Gettysurg, m. Mary J. __?__).
11) Sarah A. Farrar, b. 1823
12) Southey W. Farrar, b. 1826, m. Pernetta J. (__?__).
The home of Charles Farrar, Jr. was located about a mile from present day Evergreen, VA (founded in 1854) on a hill facing the Pamplin-Lynchburg Highway from the south, a few miles west of Pamplin, in Appomattox Co., VA. It has been described as a large. picturesque house. It no longer stands, but part of its chimneys and the Charles Farrar, Jr. Family Cemetery mark its location.
The author of a valuable Farrar genealogical source book descended from Charles Farrar, Jr. through his son, Ezekiel Baker Farrar. He was William Baker Farrar (1896-1968) who published "The Farrars", 1964. (See Find A Grave Memorial #50880587.)
Sources:
1) "John Pankey of Manakin Town, Virginia and his Descendants" Vol. I by George Edward Pankey, 1969, pp433-436 & pp445-447.
2) "The Farrars" by William and Ethel Farrar, 1964, pp18-19, 27-29, 85-87, 89.
3) "Some Farrar's Island Descendants" by Alvahn Holmes, 1979, pp71-72.
Bio by Gresham Farrar.
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