Josiah Ferris (1726 - 1802)

Born 12 Jul 1726 in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Abigail (Unknown) Ferris — married 7 Jul 1753 in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut

Husband of Mary (Peck) Ferris — married 3 Nov 1762 in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 14 Jan 1802 at age 75 in New York, USA

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Biography

The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) accepted him as a Patriot per the January/February 2021 Newsletter. See www.dar.org/grs .

• John was born 12 Jul 1726^[1]
• Grocer, city of New York
• The following were named in Josiah's will:
  1. Wife (name not mentioned), executor
  2. Absalom Ferris, son
  3. Mason Ferris, minor aged son
  4. Oliver Ferris, son
  5. Jacob Ferris, son
  6. Walter Ferris, son
  7. Richard Ferris, son
  8. Randolph Ferris, son
  9. DeGrass Ferris, son
  10. Sarah Ferris, daughter
  11. Charlotte Ferris, daughter
  12. Elizabeth (Ferris) Unknown, daughter
  13. Walter Unknown, grandson, son of Elizabeth
  14. Joab Ferris, son, location unknown
  15. Ebenezer Ferris, brother, executor

Sources

1. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74N-B48 : 3 December 2014), Josiah Ferris, 12 Jul 1726; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.

• The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records - White, Lorraine Cook, ed. (Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD, 1994-2002) Vol. 1-55.
• Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 (Provo, UT, USA, The Generations Network, Inc., 2004)

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• New York Wills & Probate Records, 1802