This is an important file. It records Mary Farr, James McCall marriage and disputes those researchers who claim she was the dau of George Farr of Lynn, Mass who m. Matthias Farnsworth. The Mary Farr who married Matthias Farnsworth died 1717 and left a will dated Dec 5, 1716, proved March 7, 1717 and died between these two dates. The will in full is listed p. 30 of the Farnsworth Memorial, 2nd Edition by R. Glen Nyes, 1974. "Captain John McCall, 1726-1812 His Ancestors and Descendants" by Clare M. McCall. "James McCALL, the progenitor of our family, was a captive Scotsman taken at Dunbar in Sep. 1650. He probably died at Braintree, Massachusetts in 1660. He married at Braintree, 11 Dec 1657 Mary FARR who died before 1694. The parentage of Mary or Mercy FARR is obscured by the loss of records. The name occurs in early Braintree as "FFAR" or "FFARRAR." A certain "olde FFARRAR" was an employee of the Braintree iron forge. The name is synonymous with "FARRIER" (hostler), or one in charge or horses, perhaps a blacksmith. James FARR of Braintree, an abuttor of Mary's 2nd husband [Joseph 2) NILES], may have been her father." page 5 Children born at Braintree of James 1) & Mary (FARR) McCALL 1. James 2) [twin] b 20 Jan 1658/9 md Anna WINTER widow Robert BATSON the d/o Christopher 1) & Jane (.......) WINTER of Marshfield. (he is carried on in the McCALL book) 2. Rebecca 2) [twin] b 20 Jan 1658/9 md 16 July 1679 Richard 3) THAYER s/o Richard 2) & Dorothy (PRAY) THAYER..[of Richard 1) THAYER] Rebecca and Richard were parents of 11 THAYER children, all born Braintree, Norfolk, MA. The first 8 children all bp 11 April 1697. 1. Rebecca b 16 Aug 1680 md Thomas BOLTER 2. Benjamin b 4 Oct 1683 md Margaret CURTIS 3. Richard b 26 Jan 1685/6 md1) Mary WHITE; md2) Sarah FORD md3) Lydia NEALE 4. John b 12 Jan 1687/8 md Rebecca FRENCH 5. Mary b Feb 1689/90 dy 6. James b 16 Nov 1691 d un-md between 1705 & 1713 7. Mary b ca 1693 md William COPELAND 8. Deborah b ca 1695 md Josiah FAXON 9. Anna b ca 1697 bp 14 Nov 1697 md Dependence FRENCH 10. Gideon b 26 July 1700 bp 28 July 1700 d 27 April 1709 11. Obadiah b 1 may 1703 bp 2 May 1703 living Aug 1712 page 1 "After the death of James 1) McCALL his widow Mary married a 2nd time at Braintree, 15 Nov 1661 to Joseph 2) NILES of Braintree, who was born there 15 August 1640 and died before 1694, son of John 1) & (REED?) NILES of Braintree. Joseph 2) NILES dissented from a vote of the town meeting of 19 November 1687 concerning the cutting of timber on town lands; this is the only time he is mentioned in town affairs. By Joseph NILES, Mary (FARR) (McCALL) NILES had the following children, all born at Braintree, who share a close kinship to the McCALLS through their mutual mother." 1. Hannah b 15 Feb 1663/4 2. Joseph b 21 Sep 1666 md Patience .............. 3. Mary b 8 Jan 1668/9 4. Peter died at Braintree 16 March 1691/2 5. John b ca 1671 md Catherine ............... 6. Benjamin b 2 Jan 1674/4 md1) Ruth SCOUT, md2) Lydia SECOMB & md3) Elizabeth JORDAN who md2) Thomas LEE of Brookline. http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/CT-RIVER-VALLEY/1999-09/0936537224 If I can help any more, let me know Wilma Fleming Haynes gencon@harborside.com