Claim: Elizabeth Farrand who hailed from a prominent family in Michigan became the first probate judge of Washtenaw County, Michigan.
Evidence: After being involved in various businesses, including the Water Works of the City of Detroit he became the first probate judge of Washtenaw County, Michigan, of which Ann Arbor is the county seat and he served as a leader in a variety of local religious and social organizations. Her grandfather, Bethuel Farrand moved from New York State to Detroit in 1825 and from there to Ann Arbor in the same year.