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John Farrer the elder of London, Esquire
John Farrer the elder of London (1544-1627) was a wealthy London Merchant, in 1609 was granted the right to bear a Coat of Arms, which passed to his son Henry. These pedigrees were recorded in the Visitation of Surrey and Visitation of Hertford. He would not be notable otherwise than he was granted this right, and his wealth financed the adventure or his 3rd Son Councillor William Farrar's voyage to Virginia, enabled him to establish himself as a councillor and member of the House of Burgess,pay transport for persons to Virginia, as well as his place in the history of the Colony and the representative form of Government..

John Farrer father of William Farrar (settler)
John Farrer, who was executor of his father William’s will in 1573, married Cecily Kelke on 24 August 1574. She was the daughter of William Kelke, mercer of London and granddaughter of  Christopher Kelke of the manor of Barnetby, Lincolnshire and Great Kelk, Yorkshire..

John Farrer the Elder was a cousin of Nicholas Ferrar and his brother John Ferrar, deputy treasurer of the Virginia Company, Their common ancestor was Henry Ferror of Little Ewood, Halifax Parish, Yorkshire.

It was the wealth of John Farrer that enabled him to endow his son William Farrar’s adventure to Virginia, and enabled him to pay passage for 40 persons from London to Virginia, for which he was posthumously granted a patent of 2,000 acres.

The source of John Farrer's wealth
From his father William Ferror (sic) John Farrer inherited a number of messuages and tenements in what is now West Riding Yorkshire, United Kingdom

He owned Great Amwell, Hertfordshire, which he left to his son Willliam, then in Virginia, who returned to England to claim and sell his inheritance in 1631.

And he owned as well the Westwood Estate, formerly Westwood Hunting Lodge, County Surrey, UK, which was sold in 1643. .

The Coat of Arms is described as Arms-Argent on a bend Engrailed Sable three horse-shoes of the field for the crest, on a wreath of the colours a horse-shoe Argent between two wings Or (heraldry).

The Arms and crest were exemplified under the hand of William Camden, Clarenceux, King of Arms, College of Arms to John Farrar of Croxton Armorial bearings granted in 1609 These Coat of Arms are quoted in the  the Visitations of the King’s Herald for 1623 Surrey County and 1634 Hertfordshire County,  England and

Note: The name Farrer is a derivation of Ferror, and is spelled variously in English records as Farrar, Ferrar, Farrer, Farrow, Farrowe, Fairer, Fareher, Farher, Fawher, Pharo, Farra see for instance the will of Henry Ferror of Halifax,  Jun 25, 1548 and that of Henry Farher of Halifax 1542    Origin of Farrar name.

Indication of variation in spelling of name
Will of Henry Ferror of Halifax 1548

Will of Henry Fareher of Halifax 1542

Death and Will of John Farrer
John Ferrer the elder of London, Esquire of Aldermanbury Parish in his very long will date 14 November 1627, proved 28 May 1628 by his son eldest son Henry, gave to Henry, many properties in West Yorkshire including Greater Ewood and Little Ewood, to his son John 20 Nobles (a Gold coin), he had previously conveyed other properties, to his son Humphrey  other properties in West Yorkshire and to his son William his third son: "“All those messauges, lands, etc., in Hoddesden, Broxbourne and Amwell or elsewhere in the countie of Hertford theretofore….conveyed to Henry and John Farrer (which they were to relinquish to William”" (Public Record Office, Close Roll C54/2715)