Joseph Farnsworth of Dorchester, MA the 1st person bearing thename Farnsworth known in this country. He is first heard ofthere abt 1632 but prob. came over with the Dorchester companyin 1628 tho perhaps not in the 1st vessel. He was admittedfreeman Mar 14, 1638/9. The name is spelled in the records as"ffarnworth". He d. Jan 12, 1659 and his will was proved and isrecorded in Suffolk Registry of Wills, vol. 1, folio 327 andprinted in the NEHGS General Register, vol 9 page 140. Joseph's1st wife Elizabeth, surname unknown. His 2nd wife was Mary,widow of John Long. After Joseph's death his widow soon m. JohnWilcox then a resident of Dorchester. She was executor of herhusband, Joseph Farnsworth'swill. Joining her husband Wilcox she made a deed of part ofJoseph's land, April 20, 1660 to William Pond (see SuffolkDeeds, B.VII, folio 296) She died 1671 in Middletown, CT.