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- OCCUPATIONS Edmond became a Farmer, the Owner of the "well known tidemill in Lynn" and a Fellmonger[5,6]. A Fellmonger both prepared hides (especially sheep hides) by removing the hair from them and drying them and also one who was a dealer for hides & skins. His occupation as "Fellmonger" is substantiated by court documents of 1 December 1654, in which William Lyon, the son of John Lyon of Marblehead, said in court that he was apprenticed to "Edmond Farrinton of Lyn, fellmonger" for a period of eleven years[6,8]. He later also became the Corn Miller in Lynn, when he built the aforementioned tidemill.
EDUCATION Edmond was not educated and could only "sign by mark" to the Southampton documents[7] and his own will.
RESIDENCE & REAL ESTATE Edmond settled immediately in Lynn, Essex co., MA. He contributed greatly to the establishment of the new settlement of Lynn and was granted 200 acres of land in the 1638 Land Distribution of Lynn[23,25]. This was one of the larger land grants and indicated that Edmond had contributed a great deal of money to the town during its founding. His parcel was west of Myrtle and Federal Streets and he established his homestead partly on the western side of Federal Street and partly on the western side of Myrtle Street in an area known as "Farrington's Field".
On 4 July 1653, "Edmond Farrington" sold to Joseph Pope and Samuel Eborne "two hundred acres of upland & meadow within the bound of Lin and two acres of meadow lying in the Great Meadow about half a mile from the 200 acres"[23,26].
Edmund served on the Essex County Grand Jury on 28 November 1654 and 26 June 1655[23,29]. That same year, Edmund built a corn mill on Water Hill -- the watercourse dug for this was called "Farrington's Canal".
On 22 May 1666, "Edmond Farrington of Linn..., yeoman," deeded to "my son Mathew Farrington the one-half of my cornmill with the utensils thereto belonging, with all the profits, produce & effects arising therefrom, except the toll of my son Fuller's grist, which is well & duly to be ground toll free during the life of my daughter Elizabeth his wife. I do likewise five to my son Mathew Farrington the one-half of the mill house, houses, barn & half the upland & meadow that I bought of Nicholas Browne, & half my salt marsh in the Town Marsh," in return for which Mathew Farrington will maintain his father and mother for the rest of their lives, and pay to "my son John Fuller, his heirs or assigns, the sum of ten pounds sterling at my decease.[23,27]"
On 3 December 1669, "Edmond Farrington of Linn..., yeoman," deeded to "Mathew Farrington of the same Linn...the one-half of all & singular my tide mill at Linn aforesaid, with the housen, barn & several parcels of land thereto belonging"[23,28].
FOUNDING OF SOUTHAMPTON Edmund was also one of the investors in the settlement of Southampton, Long Island, NY -- along with Allen Breed, Thomas Newhall and Edmund Needham, among others. In 1640, nine original undertakers were sent by Governor Winthrop to sail from Lynn, Essex co., MA and make the first English settlement in what became Southampton, Long Island, New York. Some claim that he was one of the original 9 undertakers to travel there; however, there is no extant concrete evidence that he actually went there[11,30]. They mistakenly landed on Dutch Territory and six of the nine men were briefly detained by the Dutch. Eventually all was sorted out and the settlement on Long Island thrived.
TOWN SERVICE Edmund served on the Essex County Grand Jury on 28 November 1654 and 26 June 1655[23,29].
MILITARY SERVICE Edmund had initially served in the local militia but on 3 July 1646, he and Robert Mansfield were "freed from common training, keeping their arms complete"[22,23]. He was later fined for not training with the militia, but appealed and on 26 December 1648, "Edmund Farrington, on account of age, at his request," was freed from fine for not training[23,24]. He was fifty years old at the time.
LEGAL MENTION "Ed. Farington" was owed money -- the amount was not specified -- in the estate inventory of Abraham Belknap of Lynn, Essex co., MA on 16d:12m(February):1643[9].
On 14 November 1648, Edmund & Joseph Armitage stood as sureties for the good behavior of Thomas Beale, who was fined for abusing the Lynn watch[10]. On 15 November 1648, Edmund Farrington and other Lynn men were fined for failing to fence their share of the common field against "great cattle"[11,12].
On 27 March 1649, Edmund Farrington sued William Flint for "taking away hay"[13]; the case was reviewed on 25 September 1649[14], and was heard again on 26 March 1650, at which time the judgement was reversed[15]. In September 1650, Edmund was still having trouble wiht hay, suing William Flint again[16]; this case was reviewed in March 1651[11,17].
On 28 June 1649, as a result of ill-advised words, Edmund was called to account for stating that he wished Major Endicott to hear his son Mathew's court case against Goodman Edwards, because "he had given him apple trees." Edmund was required to publicly apologize for implying that he had bribed Endicott[11,18].
On 29 June 1653, Edward Kemp and Edmund Farrington were presented at court for being drunk[11,19].
ESTATE Edmund's will was written on 12 August 1667, proved in Ipswich Court on 28 March 1671 by Nathaniel Kertland, Sr., inventoried on 25d:1m(March): 1671 and attested to in Ipswich Court on 28 March 1671 by Mathew Farrington[20].
The Last will and Testiment of Edmond ffarrington this 12 of august 1667.
I Emond ffarington Being being sike of Body But of perffect memory Impr I bequeth my body to the Earth and my Soull to god who gaue it And my Estat in this world as followeth Imp. I giue to my wiff Elizabeth my half of my land and Corn mill durring Her maturrall liff and to my Son Mathue ||ffarrington|| After Her deseas Itt I giue all my moueables to my wiffe Ir I giue my Sone Edward ffarrington Twenty shillings to be paye ||him|| after my deceas Itt I giu to my Sone Roberd terry twenty shillings to be payd ||him|| After my deceas Itt I giu to my daughter Elizabeth ffuller ten pounds to be payd her affter my deceas I make my Sone Mathuw ffarington my Exce||qu||tor of this my last will and testyment to wich I sett my hand thes day and year abou written.
Edmond (his E mark) ffarrington.
Witness: Nathanill Kirtland, John (his X mark) wit.
Inventory was presented on 25d:1m(March):1671 by "Elezabeth. the wife of Edmond ffarington, and Mathre ffarington, his son, taken by Joseph Armitage and Thomas Newhall". It is a surprisingly thin estate for one so rich & influential during his lifetime:
his wareinge aparill, 5li. 5s.;
in bedinge and linene, 12li. 10s.;
in brase and puetor, 4li. 16s.;
in lumber, 2li. 5s. 6d.
total, 24li. 16s. 6[d].
MARRIAGE On 29 November 1613 when Edmund was 25, he married Elizabeth NEWHALL, daughter of [not known] NEWHALL, in Sherington, Buckinghamshire, England[2,31,32,33,34,35,36]. Her name is given as "Nuall" in their marriage records.
From: http://kristinhall.org/fambly/Farrington/EdmundFarrington.html
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1587 - 1671 (84 years)
