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- ↑ A century earlier, genealogist William Stanard, after consulting a family member, believed his man's grandfather might have been Nicholas Ferrar, but noted the lack of authority and documentation. See "The Farrar Family (Continued)". The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. 7 (4): 432–434. 1900. JSTOR 4242292.
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- ↑ Cynthia Miller Leonard, The Virginia General Assembly 1619-1978 (Richmond: Virginia State Library 1978) pp.45, 47
- ↑ Stanard, William G. (1901). "Farrar Family". Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. 8 (1): 208. JSTOR 4242337.
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