John Ferrar (abt. 1571 - abt. 1657)

Born about 1571 in England

Ancestors

Husband of Anne (Shepherd) Ferrar — married 16 Feb 1612 in King's Walden, Hertfordshire, England

Husband of Bathsheba (Own) Ferrar — married 14 Feb 1615 in London, England

Died about Sep 1657 at about age 86 in Little Gidding, Huntingdonshire, England

Biography

"John Ferrar, son of Nicholas Ferrar, of London, was deputy treasurer of the Virginia Company from April 28, 1619 to May 22, 1622; M.P. for Tamworth 1621-22, and died at Little Gidding September, 1657. With his brother, Nicholas, and father, Nicholas, was eminently useful in the founding of the Colony of Virginia.^[1] John's first wife was Ann Sheppard. Ann/ Anne was a sister of Farinando aka Ferdinando Sheppard and wife if John Ferrar, sister-in-law to Nicholas Ferrar as noted in Vol 43, pps 5-6; pg 10. English Adventurers and Emigrants 1609 - 1660, Examinations in Equality Cases. Abstracts of Examinations in the High Court of Admiralty with Reference to Colonial America. . . . "Ferdinando Sheppard of Rollright, Oxfordshire, gent aged 22, brother of Thomas Sheppard and Brother-in-law of John Farrer. Nicholas Farrer of the City of London, gent aged 27, brother of John Farrer (3 examinations). ^[2]

NOTES: Transcription of Selected Portions from English Adventurers and Emigrants, 1609-1660, English Adventurers Vol 43, pages 5-6 pertaining to Thomas Sheppard and John Farrer. Vol 43 pages 9-10 pertaining to Ferndinando Sheppard, John Farrer and Nicholas Farrer:

William Wye v Thomas Sheppard: Virginia Company v William Wye. 15 April 1620 to 8 May 1622. Summary. In June 1619, the Garland, Mr. William Wye, sailed from London chartered to Thomas Sheppard and John Farrer to carry goods and passengers to the Somers Islands (Bermuda) and Virginia, including some passengers who had been transferred from the Bona Nova which had left London for Virginia earlies but was disabled and returned to port. In October 1619 the Garland arrived off Gurnard’s Head, Bermuda, but was overtaken by a great tempest, driven against the rocks, dismasted and nearly wrecked. Her passengers and cargo were put ashore with difficulty and Wye arranged with the Governor to refit the ship using materials from the Warwick which had previously foundered in Bermuda. Wye then decided not to continue this voyage to James Town, Virginia, but to return to England taking with him the tobaccos originally intended to have been shipped in the Warwick. He arrived back in London in March 1620. Richard Daye of Ratcliffe, Middlesex, sailor aged 41. The owners of the Garland were William Wye and Christopher Whicklocke & Co. The deponent witnessed the ship’s arrival at Gunard’s Head and learned that may of her company had fallen sick on the voyage from London when victuals ran short. Before he returned to England, Wye made arrangements for those of his passengers who were intended for Virginia to be carried there. Ferdinando Sheppard of Rollright, Oxfordshire, gent aged 22, brother of Thomas Sheppard and Brother-in-law of John Farrer. He was originally a passenger on the Bona Nova but transferred to the Garland on which there were 130 passengers, of whom 40, mostly carpenters, sawyers and bricklayers, were destined for Virginia. On passage the ship’s carpenter, the cooper, and two of the company died and many others were taken sick. Henry Reade drew his sword against Captain Wye, who threatened to duck him. Nicholas Farrer of the City of London, gent aged 27, brother of John Farrer (3 examinations). The Virginia Company provisioned the Garland for 44 persons to be shipped to Virginia of whom 39 went by that ship, and 5 were left out to be shipped later. One named Pritchard and a boy were shipped to Virginia at Sheppard’s and Farrer’s expense. The Company also paid for one Clarke and 4 others to go in the Warwick to Bermuda and Virginia. Those men who were appointed to go to Virginia but who were stranded in Bermuda were sent on purpose to build houses and to make provision for a further supply of men to set up an iron works; those shipped on the Garland were of extraordinary quality, fit for the erection of an iron works, mills and other “commodities” suitable to that country. The Company had entrusted to Wye, Captain Whitney, and Ferdinando Sheppard letters to Governor Yardly of Virginia which were to be carried on the Garland. It had been agreed that each person shipped to Virginia before Midsummer 1625, if he continued there for 3 years or should die there, would be entitled to 100 acres of land, 50 acres on the first division and another 50 afterwards, without paying rent to the Company. For want of instructions from the Company, Govenor Yardly had not known how to proceed with the Chickahominie Indians to punish them for the great cruelties they had inflicted upon the English nations.

He is mentioned in Nicholas Ferrar: Two Lives ^[3] as "a short, black-complexioned man; whose apparel and hair made him shew priestlike"

John's right hand in the business was his daughter Virginia who was born Christmas Eve 1626 and Christened Christmas Day.^[4] John died in 1657

Sources

1. ↑ "Virginia in 1623", The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography". Vol. 6, No. 3 (Jan., 1899), p. 239
2. ↑ https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FLHG-EnglishAdvenEmig1609&h=35719&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Title English Adventurers and Emigrants, nsert reference here
3. ↑ Nicholas Ferrar: Two Lives, 1855 [1]
4. ↑ The / Limerick - Huntingdon / Ferrars / by one of them/ 1903 / Fifty copies only printed / No. .... for private circulation. At back Plymouth: / Underhill & Co., / Printers, / "The Frankfort Press." / 1903, page 10 [2]

Profile and sources here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ferrar English Adventurers and Emigrants, 1609-1660 Original data - Coldham, Peter Wilson. English Adventurers and Emigrants, 1609-1660. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2002.Original data: Coldham, Peter Wilson. English Examinations in Equity Cases. Volume 43: pg 6 (image 16) for Thomas Sheppard & John Farrer; pg 9 (image 19 for Ferdinando Sheppard of Rollright, Ocford). Abstracts of Examinations in the High Court of Admirality with Reference to Colonial America Web address https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FLHG-EnglishAdvenEmig1609&h=35719&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Title English Adventurers and Emigrants, 1609-1660 Author Ancestry.com Publisher Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2002. Repository information Ancestry.com