Individual Details
Thomas Farrar
(Abt 1614 - 23 February 1693/94)
Thomas Farrar was accused of witchcraft in 1692 and spent five months in prison before he was released.
From Witches of Massachusetts:
Familiarly called "Old Pharoah," Thomas was allowed to sit in the pulpit at church, probably because he was hard of hearing. He was accused of witchcraft by Ann Putnam, Jr., who said that he was pinching her in her dreams. Despite that fact that his son, Thomas Farrar, Jr., was a selectman in Lynn, the elder Thomas was brought before the court in Salem on May 18, 1692. Ann Putnam, Jr. would testify that Farrar "appeared before me in the apparition of an old gray headed man with a great nose, which tortured me and almost choked me and urged me to write in his book." Farrar was then imprisoned and kept there until November 2, 1692.
Link to his Witches page: http://www.legendsofamerica.com/ma-witches-f-g.html
From Witches of Massachusetts:
Familiarly called "Old Pharoah," Thomas was allowed to sit in the pulpit at church, probably because he was hard of hearing. He was accused of witchcraft by Ann Putnam, Jr., who said that he was pinching her in her dreams. Despite that fact that his son, Thomas Farrar, Jr., was a selectman in Lynn, the elder Thomas was brought before the court in Salem on May 18, 1692. Ann Putnam, Jr. would testify that Farrar "appeared before me in the apparition of an old gray headed man with a great nose, which tortured me and almost choked me and urged me to write in his book." Farrar was then imprisoned and kept there until November 2, 1692.
Link to his Witches page: http://www.legendsofamerica.com/ma-witches-f-g.html
Events
| Birth | Abt 1614 | Burnley, Lancaster, England | |||
| Immigration | Abt 1640 | Lynn, Massachusetts Bay | |||
| Marriage | Abt 1645 | Massachusetts Bay - Elizabeth |  |  | |
| Marriage | 3 March 1680/81 | Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts Bay - Abigail Johnson | | ||
| Death | 23 February 1693/94 | Lynn, Essex, Province of Massachusetts | | |
Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth ( - 1680) |
| Child | Susanna Farrar (1659 - 1733) |
| Child | Mehitabel Farrar (1660 - 1660) |
| Child | Peleg Farrar (1660 - 1660) |
| Child | Thomas Farrar ( - 1733) |
| Child | Hannah Farrar ( - ) |
| Child | Sarah Farrar ( - ) |
| Child | Elizabeth Farrar ( - ) |
| Spouse | Abigail Johnson ( - ) |
| Father | Thomas Farrar (1587 - 1651) |
| Mother | Athelred ( - ) |
Notes
Marriage
Two locations are suggested for the marriage: Lynn and Roxbury.Marriage
She was the widow of John Collins at the time of her marriage to Thomas Farrar.Death
His will was probated in 1694. Thomas's will makes reference to his daughter Susannah Newhall.His will mentions the following people: wife Abigail, son Thomas, daughter Hannah Berry, daughter Sarah Lathorp, daughter Susannah Newhall, and daughter Elizabeth.
Endnotes
1. , , ; accessed through NEHGS, .
2. Death record, Essex County, Lynn for , .