Subject: David Farnsworth Source: Farnsworth Memorial (see also, Hist. of Charlestown, NH, Fort No.4) p.359 David Farnsworth b. Aug 4, 1711 at Groton, MA son of Samuel Farnsworth and his wife, Mary (Whitcomb) Willard Farnsworth of Groton, MA. David Farnsworth m. 15 Aug 1735 Hannah Hastings of Lunenburg, MA b. 24 Jan 1716/17l7 at Watertown, MA. He was one of the orig. settlers of No. 4 and shared with them in the hazards of the Indian raids that were incidental to all the settlements on the frontier and appears to have been a man of more than ordinary intelligence. He was with his brother Samuel Farnsworth on the committee to contract for the building and keeping of a corn mill and a saw mill. From 1750 to 1760 he was the principal and nearly only surveyor of the town. On the 20th of April 1757 David and four others were taken prisoners by a party of abt 70 French and Indians. (see Fort 4 account of the capture) When he returned he removed his family to Hollis, NH where he was living at the time of the Revolution. Still later in his life he removed to the northern part of Vermont. Lieut. David Farnsworth and his wife, Hannah Hastings had issue at Charlestown, NH 1. Hannah b. 1730/5 m. 1758 John Tarball of Groton, MA. She d. 1829 2. Mary b. 1739 m. 1762 Elisha Rockwood Jr. of Groton, MA b. 1740 1. Hannah Tarball b. 1763 2. Molly Tarball b. 1764. 3. Eunice b. 1741 m. 1759 Oliver Parker of Groton, MA b. 23 Feb. 1738 1. Rebecca Parker b. Nov 22, 1760 2. Eunice Parker b. Dec 11, 1761 3. Elizabeth Parker b. Sep 23, 1763 4. Simeon Parker b. May 4, 1765 5. Oliver Parker b. Feb 4, 1767 4. Relief Farnsworth b. ca 1743 m. 1771 Reuben Tucker of Townsend, MA and they removed to Digby, Nova Scotia ( 6 children) 5. Samuel Farnsworth b. 1750 m. Anna Wasson b. 1751 6. David Farnsworth Jr. b. 1760 was executed by the British at Hartford CT on Nov 10, 1778 aged 18 yrs. as a spy. He had been a drummer at Cambridge MA and also at Bunker Hill 1775 under Col. Wm. Prescott who lead the American Troops at Bunker Hill. (his cousin thru Jonas Prescott) ____________________________________________________________________