During the Revolution George Farquhar remained "loyal to the king," and, being a soldier in the British forces, was no doubt a strong and active partisan, for he was very obnoxious to the patriots. While away from his home, they ransacked it, destroying his furniture, bedding, etc., and it is with good reason supposed that all his papers were burned or lost. Among them, without doubt, were family records, so that nothing can be traced with regard to his family or ancestors in Scotland. This became a matter of great regret, as we heard some years after that a large proj)erty was held, belonging to the heirs of the Farquhar family, in England and Scotland and awaiting claimants. ...
