Category:Farwell

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List of Farwell family members on FamilyLore »

Partial List of Resources for Gateway Ancestor Olive Welby and her husband Deacon Henry Farwell (American Progenitor of "Farwell" surname), their Family and Relatives

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  (Farwell Ancestral Memorial by David-Parsons Holton, MD, 1812-1883; Frances Keturah Forward Holton, b. 1815, joint author)

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  (Two Volumes: The Farwell Family Vol. I: A History of Henry Farwell and his Wife Olive (Welby) Farwell of Boston, England, and Concord and Chelmsford, Mass., 1605-1927: with twelve generations of their descendants: also lineages of many allied families by John Dennis Farwell, Jane Harter Abbott and Lillian May Wilson, M.A, Ph.D.)

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  (The Royal Descents of 600 Immigrants to the American Colonies or the United States by Gary Boyd Roberts)

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  (Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America Before 1700 by Frederick Lewis Weis)

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  (Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study in Colonial & Medieval Families, New Greatly Expanded 2nd Edition, Vols. 1, 2 & 3 by Douglas Richardson (Author) and Kimball G. Everingham (Editor))

Ancestors of Historic Interest

Through Gretchen Myrtle Farwell

The following persons are also related to the Wright family through the children of Gretchen Myrtle Farwell, in her marriage to John Wright, Jr. (charts from site administrator Joshua Benton Wright's ancestry.com account). Dates subject to change depending on current research.

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  (Direct descent from "Gateway Ancestor" Olive Welby)

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  (Direct descent from Henry Farwell, husband of Olive Welby, and progenitor of the "Farwell" surname in Colonial America.)

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  (Direct descent from John Buss, American Continental Army soldier from Massachusetts, whose wartime letters have been exhibited by The Library of Congress and other organizations.)

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  (Direct descent from John Balch,"Old Planter" of Massachusetts, cofounder of Salem and Beverly Massachusetts.)

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  (Direct descent from John Woodbury, "Old Planter" of Massachusetts, and cofounder of Salem, Massachusetts.)

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  (Direct descent from Thomas Gardner, "Old Planter" of Massachusetts and "First Governor" of Massachusetts.)

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  (Direct descent from Roger le Bigod and son Hugh le Bigod, Magna Carta Surety Barons)

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  (Direct descent from William Marshal, Knight Templar, Magna Carta Noble, Marshal of England, Regent of England for Henry III)

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  (Direct descent from Edward I, King of England, "Longshanks,"via his son Thomas of Brotherton, Earl of Norfolk.)

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  (Direct descent from Edward I, King of England, "Longshanks,'" via his daughter Joan of Acre.)

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  (Direct descent from Henry II, King of England via his daughter Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile)

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  (Direct descent from Henry II, King of England, "Curtmantle," Plantagenet via his son William Longespee.)

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  (Direct descent from Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, Prince of Valencia, "El Cid")

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  (Direct descent from Ferdinand III of Castile, "Fernando el Santo," canonized in 1671 by Pope Clement X)

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  (Direct descent from Saint Margaret, Queen of Scots, canonized in 1250 by Pope Innocent IV)

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  (Direct descent from Louis IX, King of France, the only canonized king of France)