FARNHAM Ralph

1601 -

• Name	FARNHAM Ralph
  Birth	25 Aug 1601	Leicester, England
  	bapt.Aug. 30, 1601 at St. Peter's Church in Cornhill, London, England
  Gender	Male
  Death	Andover or Ipswich, MA
  Notes	NOTE: From email from edith.bartley@worldnet.att.net 11/27/97: "There has been a lot of confusion as the date that Ralph and family left England. There was more than one ship in 1635 named the James. Ralph was not on the April ship, he was the ship of the same name which sailed in the summer. Hotten has it right. The passengers were certified as eligible to leave England on July 13, 1635, and the ship would have left soon after, depending on the winds and whatever. I think they arrived in Boston in September, but I don't have that documented. Planters of the Commonwealth by Charles Edward Banks states that the James sailed for New England the latter part of July and arrived in Boston the last week in September. Included in the passenger lists are Ralph Farnham, age 32, barber, destination Ipswich; Mrs. Alice Farnham, 28; Mary Farnham, 7; Thomas Farnham, 4; and Ralph Farnham, 2. Also on the same ship was Solomon Martin, age 16, shipwright, destination Gloucester. I have assumed this is the same Solomon Martin who later married Alice Farnham after they both were widowed. She would have been about twelve years older than he. Is this a correct assumption?" They settled in Ipswich where Ralph became the first town crier.
  Person ID	I38188	Freeman-Smith
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

  Family	Alice,   b. Abt 1610, Andover, Essex Co., MA d. 09 Feb 1652, Andover, Essex Co., MA (Age 42 years)
  Children	1. FARNUM Mary,   b. 13 Jul 1628, Southampton, Hampshire, England d. 03 Feb 1714 (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. FARNUM Sarah,   b. 1630, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. FARNUM Thomas,   b. 10 Apr 1631, England d. 11 Jan 1685, Andover, Essex Co., MA (Age 53 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. FARNHAM Ralph,   b. 04 Aug 1633, St. Nicholas, Rochester, Kent, England d. 08 Jan 1692, Andover, Essex Co., MA (Age 58 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. FARNUM Sarah,   b. 1635   d. 12 May 1728, Andover, Essex Co., MA (Age 93 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. FARNUM Ephraim,   b. Aft 1635, Andover, Essex Co., MA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. FARNUM Alice,   b. 1638, Ipswich, Essex Co., MA d. 1728 (Age 90 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. FARNUM John,   b. 1640, Rowley, Essex Co., MA d. 17 Jun 1723, Andover, Essex Co., MA (Age 83 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F19109	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026