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Henry Farrar 1480–1549 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1480

Birth Location: Halifax, W Riding, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 6 NOV 1549

Death Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, , England

Father: Sir Kent,

Mother: Lady Hexstall

Spouse(s): Agnes Horsfalls

Children(s): Agnes Ferrer, William Farrar, Edward Farrar, Brian Ferrer, Henry Farrar, Henry Farrar

Henry Farrar was born in 1480 in Halifax, W Riding, Yorkshire, England, the child of Sir Henry Ferrers 6Th Baron Of Groby Sheriff Of Kent And Lady Margaret Hexstall. Henry Farrar married Agnes Horsfalls, and had children including Agnes Ferrer, Brian Ferrer, Edward Farrar, Henry Farrar, William Farrar. Henry Farrar passed away in 1549 in Halifax, Yorkshire, , England.

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Biography

  • Henry Farrar was born in 1480 in Halifax, W Riding, Yorkshire, England, the child of Sir Henry Ferrers 6Th Baron Of Groby Sheriff Of Kent And Lady Margaret Hexstall.
  • Henry Farrar married Agnes Horsfalls, and had children including Agnes Ferrer, Brian Ferrer, Edward Farrar, Henry Farrar, William Farrar.
  • Henry Farrar passed away in 1549 in Halifax, Yorkshire, , England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Kent,
1440–1500
Birth Location: Cheylesmore, Warwickshire, England
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Lady Hexstall
1450–1486
Birth Location: Cheylesmore (Chillesmore), Warwickshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Agnes Horsfalls
1481–1549
Birth Location: Stothlay, Barcroft, Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)

Agnes Ferrer
1499–1504
Birth Location: England
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William Farrar
1522–1573
Birth Location: Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
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Edward Farrar
1516–1539
Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
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Brian Ferrer
1515–1575
Birth Location: Halifax, W Riding, Yorkshire, England
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Henry Farrar
1494–1548
Birth Location: Ewewood, Halifax Parish, England
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Henry Farrar
1524–1564
Birth Location: Elfaburgh Hall, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
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Henry Farrar's Ancestors

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Henry Farrar
1480–1549
Birth Place: Halifax, W Riding, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Sir Henry Ferrers, 6th Baron of Groby, Sheriff of Kent,
1440–1500
Cheylesmore, Warwickshire, England
Lady (Margaret) Hexstall
1450–1486
Cheylesmore (Chillesmore), Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas de Ferrers 4th Baron Ferrers of Groby Lord of) Tamworth
1395–1459
Groby, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England
Elizabeth Freville
1398–1468
Tamworth Castle, Tamworth, Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Farrar's Descendants

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Henry Farrar (1480–6 NOV 1549) m. Agnes Horsfalls (1481–26 NOV 1549)
  1. 1. Agnes Ferrer 1499–1504
  2. 2. William Farrar 1522–1573 m. Margaret LACY 1500–1571
    1. 1. Agnes Scarborough 1564–1614
    2. 2. John (Farrar, the) Elder 1550–1629 m. Cecily Kelke 1551–1628
      1. 1. Susannah Farrar 1581–1657
      2. 2. Nicholas Ferrar 1592–1637
      3. 3. Charles Farrar 1576–1577
      4. 4. John Farrar 1578–1645
      5. 5. Henry Farrar 1591–
      6. 6. Humphrey Farrar 1586–1637
      7. 7. Thomas (Houghton) Farrar 1587–1611
      8. 8. William Farrar 1583–1637 m. Cicely ("Swan" Reynolds, Bailey, Jordan,) Farrar 1602–1660
        1. 1. Alice (Farrar) (Ferrers) 1630–1670
        2. 2. Ellen Farrar 1632–1659
        3. 3. Margaret Jordan 1622–1624
        4. 4. Colonel (William Farrar II: House of Burgesses; Justice of Henrico) County 1627–1678
        5. 5. Lt. (Col. John Farrar) (Ferrers) 1631–1678
        6. 6. Thomas Farrar 1629–1678
        7. 7. Peter Montague 1638–1697
        8. 8. Cecily (Farrar) Knowles 1637–1703 m. Henry Sherman 1630–1695
        9. 9. Temperance Bailey 1617–1652 m. Richard Cocke 1602–1665
  3. 3. Edward Farrar 1516–1539
  4. 4. Brian Ferrer 1515–1575 m. Margaret (De) Lacy 1500–1567 m. Margaret (de) Lacy 1518–1571
    1. 1. Agnes Ferrer 1535–1600 m. Richard (Wade *) Sr 1533–1587 m. Armagil Wade 1511–1568
      1. 1. Samuel Wade 1562–1596
      2. 2. Richard Wade 1562– m. Mary Brown 1564–
        1. 1. Jeremy Wade 1586–
        2. 2. Elizabeth Wade 1587–1652 m. Samuel Gentry 1585–1652
  5. 5. Henry Farrar 1494–1548 m. Mary Stanley 1503–1571
    1. 1. *sIr (William (twin) Ferrar, of Ewood) I. 1522–1571 m. Agnes BARCROFT 1527–1569 m. Margaret (de) Lacy 1520–1571
      1. 1. Thos Farrer –1780
      2. 2. Robert Ferrar 1548–
      3. 3. Nicholas Ferrar 1546–1620
      4. 4. Elizabeth Hodges 1540–1610
      5. 5. Mary Ferrar 1544–1610
      6. 6. William FARRAR 1552–1605
      7. 7. Richard (John) Farrar 1540–1610 m. Margaret Blackburn 1539–1617
        1. 1. Thomas Farrar 1560–1607
        2. 2. Henry Farrer 1610–
        3. 3. Joyce Farrer 1610–
        4. 4. John Farrer\Farrar 1557–1627
        5. 5. Sarah Farrer 1573–1610
        6. 6. Mary (Grace) Farrar 1572–1645 m. Phillip (Macaja) Perry 1577–1669
  6. 6. Henry Farrar 1524–1564 m. Cicely KELKE 1524–1577
    1. 1. William Farrar 1554–1605 m. Margaret Bannister 1552–1624 m. Isabell Houghton 1554–1596
      1. 1. William Farrar 1583–1637 m. Cecily (Jordan) Reynolds 1594–1661

Henry Farrar's Timeline

2 Records

1480
1480
Birth of Henry Farrar in Halifax, W Riding, Yorkshire, England
Halifax, W Riding, Yorkshire, England
1549
6 NOV 1549
Age 69
Death of Henry Farrar in Halifax, Yorkshire, , England
Halifax, Yorkshire, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1480
    Event Place: Halifax, W Riding, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Heptonstall, West Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 NOV 1549
    Event Place: Halifax, Yorkshire, , England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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