After a prolonged series of accusations from both the Virginia Company and colonists against Argall's governing, he finally stepped down in April 1619. When Farrar arrived in August 1618, : 209 news of the governor's death threw Jamestown into turmoil, Deputy Governor Samuel Argall, who was already unpopular with many colonists, was accused of mismanagement and the unauthorized misappropriation of Neptune's passengers and cargo. De La Warr had been commissioned by the Virginia Company to return to the colony with fresh people and supplies to help it achieve political and economic stability, : 375–384 but he died en route. : 60įarrar left London on Neptune : 209 on March 16, 1617/18 along with Virginia's governor, Thomas West, Baron De La Warr. Farrar also had family interests in the Virginia Company as two of his second cousins, the brothers John Ferrar and Nicholas Ferrar, played key roles in the managing the company's interests. His subscription consisted of three shares that were bought for a total of £37 10s (equivalent to about $11,400 today). Farrar was a subscriber to the Third Charter of the Virginia Company, where his name appears as 'William Ferrers'. When Farrar went to Virginia, it was still part of the Virginia Company of London, a joint-stock company, sanctioned by Royal Charter. By the time of his death around 1637, Farrar had sold off his remaining assets in England and established rights to a 2000 acre patent on Farrar's Island, located on a curl of the James River.įacsimile cover of 'Nova Britannia', a tract from Farrar's time used to recruit people to Virginia. In both these roles, he served as a voice of the early planters' interest as the colony transitioned from being managed by the Virginia Company and becoming a royal colony under Charles I of England.įarrar was also on the Council when it arrested Governor John Harvey for misgovernance and forced his temporary return to England.

He was also appointed magistrate of the upper James River community. In 1626, Farrar was appointed to the Council of Virginia where he served as an advisor to the royal governor, a judge of the highest court in the colony, and a member of the Virginia General Assembly of Colonial Jamestown. In the following year, Farrar became involved in North America's first breach of promise suit when he proposed to Cecily Jordan. After surviving the Jamestown massacre of 1622, he moved to Jordan's Journey. He was a subscriber to the third charter of the Virginia Company who immigrated to the colony from England in 1618. 1637) was a landowner and politician in colonial Virginia. Councillor - Council of Virginia and Virginia General Assembly

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