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Where did the English Farr family come from? What is the English Farr family crest and coat of arms? When did the Farr family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Farr family history?
The name Farr is part of the ancient legacy of the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. Farr was a name used for a person who was described as being fierce or lusty. The surname is derived from the Old English word farr, which meant bull.
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Please remember that this page is only a small extract of our complete history that includes: - Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
- Known spelling variations
- Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
- Noteworthy bearers from the 1500-1600s
- First settlers to North America
- Notable contemporary bearers of the name
- A description and/or full color picture of the Coat of Arms, Crest, and Motto (where available)
Until the dictionary, an invention of only the last few hundred years, the English language lacked any comprehensive system of spelling rules. Consequently, spelling variations in names are frequently found in early Anglo-Saxon and later Anglo-Norman documents. One person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. The recorded variations of Farr include Farr, Farre and others.First found in Yorkshire where they held a family seat from early times.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early history!
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Farr research. Another 315 words(22 lines of text) covering the years 1381 and 1400 are included under the topic Early Farr History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the Life In Ireland!
Some of the Farr family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 144 words(10 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Farr. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Thousands of English families boarded ships sailing to the New World in the hope of escaping the unrest found in England at this time. Although the search for opportunity and freedom from persecution abroad took the lives of many because of the cramped conditions and unsanitary nature of the vessels, the opportunity perceived in the growing colonies of North America beckoned. Many of the settlers who survived the journey went on to make important contributions to the transplanted cultures of their adopted countries. The Farr were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records:
Farr Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Barnabas Farr settled in New England in 1620
- Edward Farr settled in St. Christopher in 1635
- Edward Farr, aged 28, landed in St Christopher in 1635
- Mary Farr, who landed in Virginia in 1650
- Mary Farr settled in Virginia in 1650
Farr Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Judith Farr, who landed in Virginia in 1702
- AnnaMaria Farr, who arrived in America in 1750
Farr Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Wilhelm Farr, aged 39, landed in New York in 1849
- Willson Farr, who landed in San Francisco, Cal in 1851
- James Farr, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pa in 1854
- Henry Farr, who arrived in St Clair County, Ill in 1862
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- Diane Farr (b. 1969), American actress
- Jamie Farr (b. 1934), American television and film actor best known for his role in M*A*S*H
- William Farr (1807-1883), English statistician
- Dennis Farr, director of the city Museums and Art Gallery in Birmingham, England
- Air vice-Marshall Peter Farr, director of several trust funds in Buckinghamshire, England
- Bruce K. Farr OBE (b. 1949), New Zealand designer of racing and cruising yachts for the World Cup
- Gareth Farr ONZM (b. 1968), New Zealand composer and percussionist
- James Alfred Farr (b. 1956), former Major League Baseball pitcher
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We have comprised a great deal of suggested readings that would be of interest to you and your family.
- The Ancestors and Descendants of Julius E. Farr by Mileta Farr Kilroy.
- The Family of Willis Vernon Farr: Past and Present Including Descendants of His Grandfather, Ivah Newton Farr, and a Number of Female Lines by Jayne E. Bickford.
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Our PDF Coat of Arms + Extended History product is the whole package all in one. With a full color Coat of Arms along with a very detailed History, full symbolism, bibliography and settlers listed by the centuries.
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- Lennard, Reginald. Rural England 1086-1135 A Study of Social and Agrarian Conditions. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1959. Print.
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin . Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8).
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- Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8).
- Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
- MacAulay, Thomas Babington. History of England from the Accession of James the Second 4 volumes. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1879. Print.
- Mills, A.D. Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4).
- Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
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The Farr Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Farr Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.
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