William Farrar Jr. (c. 1627 – January 1678) was a Virginia planter and politician who represented Henrico County in the House of Burgesses (1660–1676).
[3] His father had emigrated from England and became a planter and member of the Virginia Governor's Council, but died in 1637 when both his sons were boys.
The youngest son, another John Farrar, married Temperance Brown Batte, widow of Thomas Batte and daughter of John Brown and his widow (the remarried) Sarah Woodson, who bequeathed land to her grandchildren.
That John Farrar owned 600 acres in Henrico County in 1704 and was named administrator for his late wife Temperance in February 1721.
In modern times, Farrar's Island is part of the Dutch Gap Conservation Area and Henricus Historical Park, both administered by Chesterfield County, Virginia.