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The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, Vol. II (1881 revised ed.)

Bolton, Robert Jr. The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. II. New York: Charles F. Roper, 1881. 289 words

Edmund Farrington returned to Lynn, Mass., a:id in 1665 built a mill there, and dug a pond and opened a brook for a half mile called Farrington's Brook. Farrington died in 16S0, aged SS years. Two of hiis sons, viz. Thomas and Edmund, aften,\ards removed to Flushing. Thomas Farrington in 1645 was one of the patentees of Flushing, and his brother Edvrard was a magistrate thevo in 1657. The latter had a son named John iListin Farrington.

Thomas Fai-rington, the first of that name mentioned in the Eastchester town records, was one of their descendants. He emigrated from Flushing to Eastchester about the year 1750, and became one of the purchasers of a portion of Long L-iach, a district of the town ; and the farm that he owned in that patent ig yet in the posscision of one of his descendants, Mr. Jonas Farrington of the city of New York.

Thor.ias settled in Yonkers-- afterwards removed near Hunt's Bridge, and then to Long Reach.

Thomas Farrington died about the year 1793, about 90 years of age: Iris grave and that of his second wife lies at the junction of a lane called Farrington's Lane, running tbrongh his farm with the "^"hite Plains lioad. Thomas Farringron mir., first wife, a Miss Norris; and his sister Jane Farrington mar. John Xorris, the brother of his first wife. Their children-- 1, Robert mar. Charity, sister of Xehemiah Hunt: 2. Sarah mar. Anthony Valentine; 3, Thoma.>< mar. Mi^s Taylor; 4, Benjamin mar. Susannah Tompkins; second wife, Margaret Masiin. Their cliildrcn -- 1, Jonas mar. t^^ Euphemiah Lawrence; 2, Mastiu died unnuirricd: 3, Hannah mar. .Joseph Oakloy; 4, Penelope died Oct. 10, 1S3S, unmarried; 5. George mar. Frances Guion, d. April IG, 1830.