Person:Ralph Farnum (1)

Ralph Farnum
b.Abt. 1603 England
d.Bef. 18 Jun 1648 Massachusetts, United States
  • HRalph FarnumAbt 1603 - Bef 1648
  • WAlice1607 -
m. abt 1627
  1. Mary Farnum1628 - 1713/14
  2. Thomas Farnum1631 - 1685
  3. Ralph Farnum1633 - 1691/2
  4. Sarah Farnum1638 - 1728
  5. John Farnum1640 - 1723
Facts and Events
Name Ralph Farnum
Alt Name Ralph Farnam
Gender Male
Birth[1] Abt. 1603 England
Marriage abt 1627 to Alice
Death[1] Bef. 18 Jun 1648 Massachusetts, United States

July 13, 1635 Ralph Farnham, barber, 32 with wife Alice 28, Mary 7, Thomas 4 & Ralph 2 were listed to be transported from London to N.E. in "James". He settled Ipswich by 1639 where he was Town Crier. [TAG 69:32]

He may have been the son of Henry Farnaham whose will dated 23 Dec 1618 names son Ralph, daughter Edee and mentions house & tenement lying in Leede in Kent.


References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Anderson, Robert Charles; George F. Sanborn; and Melinde Lutz Sanborn. The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635. (NEHGS, 1999-2011).

    ORIGIN: Rochester, Kent. MIGRATION: 1635 on the James. FIRST RESIDENCE: Ipswich.
    OCCUPATION: Barber (in England).
    BIRTH: About 1603 (aged 32 in 1635 [Hotten 108]).
    DEATH: By 1648 (when his widow remarried).


James (1635)
Two ships called the James sailed from England to New England in 1635, the first in April, this one in July.
Sailed: Jul 1635 from Unspecified port, England under John May
Arrived: Sept 1635 at Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Passengers:
~50 (Full List)
William Ballard family - Alice Jones - Elizabeth Goffe - Edmond Bridges - Michell Milner - Thomas Ewer family - Sara Beale - Elizabeth Newman - Jo: Skudder - Thomas Terry family - Thomas Marshall - William Hooper - Edmond Johnson - Samuel Bennett - Richard Palmer - Anto. Bessy - Edw. Gardner - Wm Colbron - Henry Bull - Salmon Martin - William Hill - Nico. Buttry family - Jo: & Mary Hart - Henry Tybbott family - Remembrance Tybbott - Nic. Goodhue family - John Johnson family - Ralph Farman family - Robert Terry

Resources: Primary Sources:
Other information: Passenger List at Olive Tree