I got this in march............don't remember if I sent it to the
group......this is from
kb9dqk(a)JUNO.COM (Robert Farley) and not mine so if you have questions please
e-mail him................
............Ruth CARTER mentioned is in my line....John CARTER ann WHIPS[PLE]
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Subj: Old Farlow Letter
Date: 98-03-14 15:20:26 EST
From: kb9dqk(a)JUNO.COM (Robert Farley)
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COPY OF A LETTER WRITTEN
BY J. G. FARLOW OF ONTARIO, CANADA
TO CURTIS FARLOW OF NORTH CAROLINA
Hilton,
Ontario, Canada
Jan. 8, 1970
Dear Friend Farlow -
You will have to put with my writing as I don't type, and my wife
who can, but I just cannot impose on her too much. - --Introducing myself
I am 73 yrs. age last Nov. 1963.
I received a newspaper clipping with your appointment as Pres. of
the Quaker Farlows in
N. C. I 1 st learned of Nathan Farlow & Ruth Carter & their ancestors &
many descendants, (many others who live in other states) & also other
Branches throughout U. S. A. Descended from (other early English & Irish
Farlows) who came to American Colonies & U.S. A. in both 18th & 19 th
centuries & I have never since ceased to be astounded at the Prolific
Farlows who seemed to thrive in U. S. A. & live now in almost all states.
& I have exchanged letters with a Few seemed to be favorites to them. I
was just amazed when I finally found out a very few (1962) years ago that
there were many Farlows Still in England & especially U. S. A. & of quite
a few in Old Ireland, who happen to be my people, and so I am a
descendant of very poor people, but very rich in history as they were of
Farlow Township & Parish in Shropshire, England & still called Farlow &
my wife & I were guests of a Farlow English Group & we motored to the
Church & Village of Farlow in 1967 & as we seated in the Church, the
Minister gave us a wonderful Talk Back To The Saxons & the Powerful
Godwin Family & we each walked to the front & each of us handled 2 silver
Chalices, (Beautiful) one 1515, & both engraved with the name Farlow.
These 2 chalices are kept in a Bank Vault as they are very valuable
Historically. I was 71 yrs of age in /67 & although I had before been
mailed the English & Godwin history & their relationship & it is shown in
the Farlow (Main) Crest which shows the arrow striking the face (eye) of
King Harold. --- Otherwise it is an amazing history. (Not of Wealth)
except the One Branch (The King Farlows of London Eng.)
I have been very fortunate in my searches & Fr. M_________ of
Dublin Antiqueries, was very helpful to my Branch of Ireland & it is from
his office I got a typed record of the 1 st Farlow to enter Ireland. He
was a Captain John Farlow who came from Farlow Township & Parish 2200
acres with Oliver Cromwell's Army. A historian (& this is on record)
must have proven records, & although the Irish Farlows say are
Descendants of this Capt. John Farlow, I have & I believe we are, as it
is said he settled on some land near Limerick, and this very old yellowed
Journal that Dr. MacLsaught came across in the Library. Also sent me
record of a 2 nd Capt. Farlow, 1691, killed in action at the siege of
Limerick & furthermore he was fighting on the side of the Irish, and he
is on record for Deeds of Bravery at this siege.
The record does not confirm that he was a son of the Cromwell Capt.
Farlow, but it is believed so & that he broke Tradition and probably
married a R. C. girl. Although there are no R. C. Farlows in Ireland or
England.
My grandfather born 1810 on a small acreage farm at a village
Killeevan (4 miles from Clones, Monaghan County) & I finally through
records, found the Old Farm & we sat in the old 3 Room Stonehouse & had
tea & cookies & it was very Pretty Place. He came to N. York City,
1835, & in 1836 came here & married an Irish girl from Coote-Hill, Cavan
Co., just 11 miles from his home. My Great-Grand-Parents (Farlow) are
buried also near Kelleevan (in their cemetery). They were a small
farmers & teachers & my Grandpa died here 1883. They had a hard struggle
& raised 3 sons & 4 daughters here. But he had them all well educated
for those days & he, himself had beautiful handwriting. But they were
poor people like most early immigrants who came here. My Grandpa, Robert
Farlow, though, was better educated than the average. Much more & he was
a Weslyan Methodist & from age 27 (when he helped build the 1 st Bowes
Church, 1837. He was a Bible Class Supt. 33 yrs. So in detail we are
very ordinary people & none rich. But very gratefully have got along. I
have read from Shrewsbury Shropshire Library Farlow Township & the 1 st
Philip D. Pharlowe born here of Saxon & Norman parents & soon after the
generations from him the name changed to English Farlow - The English
Farlow group, we met over 30 of them (Not the King Farlows) seemed a fine
lot of people & very family history minded - (all of them) & they are all
aware of the history of Farlow. Now at my age I cannot expect to go
there again, or can I travel around the states meeting Farlows. But, I
have always been fascinated by the Record of Thomas Farlow & wife & child
who came from England in 1621 to near Jamestown, Virginia & I understand
he also was fairly well off for those days & educated & other Carolina
Farlows are descendants from him especially your more recent ancestor,
Nathan Farlow and Ruth Carter - and that your Branch are Quakers. It is
wonderful that you have a monument to them & have your church (& meet
each year together). I have corresponded to English Farlow Historians &
there is no record of what part of England Thomas Farlow came from. But
I have quite a few records of Farlows from Shrewsbury of Farlow, Births,
marriages, Deaths etc. of Shropshire County & also Worcestershire Co. I
do expect to get a proven record of that your Thomas Farlow (as coming
from Worcestershire) Co. Also I hope to get the parents of Capt. John
Farlow who left Farlow Township & Parish in 1649. England has many
records. Ireland is different as many records were burned in the 1922
Dublin riots. But I do have quite a few Irish Farlow early records of
Monoghan Co. & especially Fermanagha Co. where it is said descendants
there & come north over the border into Fermanagha, where the oldest
burials of Farlows are, in Old Bellaneleck Cemetery, 200 yrs. and some in
Tyrone County, very early ----- Now Mr. Farlow this family history
searching gets in one's blood & perhaps it becomes a bit of a nuisance,
but it so exciting to receive records & learn of the past.
I perhaps would not have got started but I also am a descendant
of (Gages) who came with Wm. The Conqueror 1066 to defeat the last of The
Saxon Kings (Harold Godwin) who had a short term as King. The Gage was a
high ranking officer with the Conqueror & received lart grants of land in
Northamshire Co. where they lived (he & his descendants) for approx. 400
yrs. Then later they got Estates in Ireland & Sussex Co. & they married
into families with money & Estates. To shorten my explanation my mother
was a Gage - and her great-grand-parent born Gage (1744-1830) and his
brother John (1742 - 1777) Left Ireland 1765 & came to American Colonies.
They settled at New Windsor, On the River Hudson on farms. They married
2 Welch (Jones) Girls & had families. At New Windsor there was a British
Garrison). But the War of Independence came along & one brother, John
Gage was killed at Fort Clinton Oct. 6, 1777, leaving a widow, Mary Jones
& 2 children. Ay ancestor Wm. had a large family & in 1789 he came to
upper Canada to Stoney Creek about 25 miles from here (he & 8 children) &
also the widow & 2 children. They came to new unbroken land & forests &
had struggles. Many United Empire Loyalists came with them. But later
on again they were in conflict (1812 -14) with the Americans here but
turned them back with help of British Troops. Today on the Gage Farm
where one of the worst night battles was fought, June 6, 1813. Now the
Farm & large monument & large Wooden Gage Home build 1794 a Tourist Site
& my ancestors are buried in Old Historic Stoney Creek Cemetery. Wm.
Gage died 1820 & Susan Jane, his wife born 1751 in Wales, died 1821.
Also my Great Grand Parents Capt. John Gage & wife Sarah, Second, & all
the other early Gages, & so a very large Gage history was compiled with
all records & all descendants from 1066 to present date - even to our
grand children. This great History was compiled by Clyde V. Gage of
Worcester N. Y. State, #-----_______________. He is now over 80 yrs. of
age. He made arrangements with Gage estates in Ireland & England for me
& wife to visit in 1967. So we were quite busy for a 28 day trip to see
& learn at Gages & Farlows. -- Mr. Clyde Gage was helped with the
Canadian Gage Branch, by myself & a cousin Robert Gage of Hamilton & this
history (Gage) is inn all leading U. S. A. Libraries & in Toronto &
Hamilton Libraries here. & I put one at Gage Battlefield house, Stoney
Creek. Also 3 framed records hang on wall of Old Large Home. I put them
there for Clyde. ----
Now you will be fed up with my scribbling, but I wish you to know we are
Small Town People. (But in a choice part of Ont., Province). I am not a
rich person, but have done very well & am very thankful. & hope to meet
you & some of your people some time if only for a brief talk. I often
tell visitors to our home of (your People especially) of U. S. A. as you
have a great history & story so interesting. My wife was of Anglican
Church & so I just left Weslyan Methodist and went with her to Church (as
are my 3 married children - 2 sons & one daughter & grand children.
I am a bit of an amateur Artist since back 15 years ago & it has helped
also in interest. I done very well & have 2 large, over 7 ft. Painting
that hang in the Beautiful Old Stone Anglican Church of Milton. They are
"The Entry Into Jerusalem" or "Palm Sunday" from the original
Ploakhurst
Painting. The other is from Leonardo De Vinci's "Last Supper". The
Church has special lights on them & I am very thankful I was given this
gift by the Good Lord. I have done a few other paintings Still I am an
amateur (no lessons).
Now Farlow, I cannot expect you to waste a lot of writing on me, but I
would so appreciate all you can tell me of your ancestors in America etc.
(& what you think & your views on all) will be most appreciated. I hope
you all keep up your Faithful Quaker Beliefs & Way of Life.
Also an English Farlow wrote to tell me he had received a U. S.
A. Farlow from a (Rev. Kermit Farlow) of North Carolina - would you know
him. I do not know he got in touch with this Rev., But he said it was
quite an extensive Farlow History. I also am told there is a great
Farlow Historian in Indianapolis, R.R. #3 Box 877c, Ind. State. Miss
Marion (I believe she is an aged lady) I will be very pleased to hear
from her.
Yours Truly J. G. Farlow
& God Bless you all. 92 Martin
St. Milton, Ont.
Can.