The Minor Family of Somerset

Elkanah Farrar was probably a descendant of the Farrars of Ewood
, Watson says- "Rydeing, in Ovenden wood, is mentioned by Mr Wri
ght, page 136, where he says (but we mention it
soley on his authority) a family of the Rydeings enjoyedthat es
tate above 500 years by various successions of Henry and Edwar
d Rydeings, the first born of the family being always
called after one of these names. But about the year 1617, Henry
, Edward's oldest son, died in his minority, and the estate desc
ended to Elkanah, his brother, who also died a minor, after
which they fell to Mary, their sister, who married John Farrar
, a branchof the Farrars at Ewood." The son of Mary and John Fa
rrar was called Elkanah
From and article written about ILLINGWORTH CHAPEL,
....This statement is corroborated by a terrier delivered in a
t the visitation at Wakefiel in the year1748, in which is conta
ined the following entry:- "The seats in the Chapel which accord
ing to ancient custom are numbered and valued by trustees appoin
ted for that purpose, are collected every half year. They gener
ally make tothe minister abt 36 pounds signed.
ELKANAH FARRAR, Robert Ramsden, Luke HoyleMatthew Walton, Joh
n Mitchell, Danel Bentley, Curate, John Riley, Churchwarden, Joh
n Wilkinson, John Morriss (Sidesmen.
Dickenson's marriage record
Elkanah Farrar and Luke Hoyl dr. of Ovenden mar. Feb 21