James Ferris (aft. 1661 - 1726)

Born after 1661 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony

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Died 6 Nov 1726 before age 65 in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony

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Biography

James Ferris was born about 1661. ^[1]

One of the original patentees named in the patent granted to the Town of Greenwich by the General Assembly, May 1665; Commissioned Officer in the militia during the Colonial Period; April Session 1690 commissioned Ensign of the trainband in the Town of Greenwich.

He died on November 6, 1726. ^[2]

His will is dated 6 June 1723 and a codicil dated 24 October 1726 and proved on 2 December 1726 at Fairfield. His date of death 6 November 1726 is recorded in the heading of his inventory which was taken on 15 February 1726/27.^[3]

His estate distribution is recorded on 2 February 1747/48 and recorded at Stamford. James the eldest son received a double portion, and Sylvanus, Mary, Sarah, and Hannah Ferris received a single portion. The widow Mary's "alias Peck" portion was also distributed.^[4]

Children

James Ferris and his wife Mary _____ had, in Greenwich:^[5]

• James, b. 18 Dec 1699, m. _____ before 1716(?)
• Nathaniel, b. 31 Mar 1702
• Samuel, b. 21 Sep 1706
• Mary, b. __ Oct 1708
• Hannah, b. 17 Aug 1710

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: estimate, based on the birth date of his parents.
2. ↑ Notes from The American Genealogist, Volume 26, page 230-32; James Ferris of Greenwich, Connecticut by Miss Harriet Scofield, Western Reserve Historical Society, 10825-10915 East Boulevard, Cleveland 6, Ohio.
3. ↑ “Probate Records, v. 6-8, 1717-1750”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G92K-T2C7 : 27 April 2021), FHL microfilm 007627301, image 506-508, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 8, 1725-1740, Page 55-59.
4. ↑ “Probate Records, v. 1-3, 1728-1772”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G92K-7SKT  : 21 March 2021), , FHL microfilm 007626803, image 287, Stamford, Connecticut, Vol 1, 1728-1749, Page 36-37.
5. ↑ White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. (Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002). Viewed on ancestry.com; Greenwich, pp. 178-180 in transcription, citing ER, p. 121 & LR1, p.454 in original.

• Birth record of Mary Ferris wife of Gershom Lockwood