Some Descendants of Elizabeth Whitney (Joshua, John) and Ebenezer Farnsworth of Groton

1. Elizabeth Farnsworth was born on 27 Jan 1708. [FMMF, 2;62-5] She married Ebenezer Jefts of Groton [FMMF, 2;62-5] on 30 Dec 1729 in Groton. [MVRG]
2. Matthias Farnsworth was born on 20 Sep 1709. [FMMF, 2;62-5][MVRL] He died in 1796. [FMMF, 2;62-5] He married first Abigail Shedd on 24 Feb 1730.[FMMF, 2;62-5][MVRL, 24 Feb 1728/9] Abigail was the daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Shedd.[FMMF, 2;62-5] She was born on 7 Nov 1708.[FMMF, 2;62-5] She died on 11 May 1768 in Groton. [MVRG] Matthias married second as her second husband Azubah Burt [FMMF, 2;62-5] in Groton. [MVRG, Azuba Farnsworth] Azubah married first Phineas Farnsworth. [FMMF, 2;62-5]
3. Ebenezer Farnsworth was born on 16 Dec 1711. [FMMF, 2;62-5] He died on 11 Oct 1723. [FMMF, 2;62-5]
4. William Farnsworth was born on 4 Aug 1714. [FMMF, 2;62-5] He died in 1745 while on the Louisburg Expedition against the French. [FMMF, 2;62-5] He married Ruth Hobart on 21 Mar 1737. [FMMF, 2;62-5] Ruth was the daughter of Gershom and Lydia (Nutting) Hobart. [FMMF, 2;62-5] She was the granddaughter of Rev. Gershom Hobart, the long-time minister of Groton, and William and Joanna (Goffe) Longley. His grandmother Joanna Goffe was the sister of the London merchant Thomas Goffe who was Deputy Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. [FMMF, 2;62-5] Ruth was born on 8 Nov 1714. [FMMF, 2;62-5] She died in Dec 1814. [FMMF, 2;62-5]
   William and Ruth lived in Pepperell. [FMMF, 2;62-5]
5. Abigail Farnsworth was born on 2 Sep 1718. [FMMF, 2;62-5] She died on 7 Nov 1783. [FMMF, 2;62-5] She married Dea. David Blood. [FMMF, 2;62-5] David was the son of John and Joanna (Nutting) Blood. [FMMF, 2;62-5] He was born on 28 Sep 1718 in Groton. [FMMF, 2;62-5]
   David and Abigail lived in Pepperell. [FMMF, 2;62-5]
6. Keziah Farnsworth was born on 17 Apr 1723. [FMMF, 2;62-5] She died on 8 May 1809. [FMMF, 2;62-5] She married Jonathan Shattuck, Jr. Jonathan was born on 2 Apr 1720. [FMMF, 2;62-5] He died on 20 Sep 1804. [FMMF, 2;62-5]
   Jonathan and Keziah lived in Peperell. [FMMF, 2;62-5]
7. Sarah Farnsworth was born on 5 Aug 1725. [FMMF, 2;62-5] She married first Joshua Bowers on 26 Apr 1794. [FMMF, 2;62-5] Joshua was the son of Samuel and Esther Bowers. [FMMF, 2;62-5] He was born on 9 Jul 1721. [FMMF, 2;62-5] He died in 1756. [FMMF, 2;62-5] Sarah married second William Hale of Harvard. [FMMF, 2;62-5]
8. Lydia Farnsworth was bossrn on 20 Dec 1729. [FMMF, 2;62-5] She died on 16 Jul 1805. [FMMF, 2;62-5] She married first Jonathan Tarball on 12 Dec 1754. [FMMF, 2;62-5] She married second Jonathan Lawrence on 13 Jan 1790 in Groton. [MVRG]

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