Nicolas Ferret (abt. 1565 - 1633)

Born about 1565 in Tourcoing, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France

Husband of Marie (Poilet) Ferret — married 1590 (to 29 Oct 1603) in Tourcoing, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France

Died 2 Dec 1633 at about age 68 in Canterbury, Kent, England

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Biography

Nicolas Ferret has French origins.

Nicolas Ferret was a Huguenot.

Nicolas was born about 1565 in Tourcoing, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France. He was the son of Christophe Ferret. His family were French Huguenots who immigrated to Canterbury, Kent, England to escape religious persecution. He was married three times.

First marriage: He married Marie Poilet/ Pollet, daughter of Arnout Pollet, abt 1590 in Tourcoing and they had nine children together:

1. Jean Ferret (1591-?)
2. Marie Ferret (1593-1640)
3. Male Child Ferret (1594-1594)
4. Daniel Ferret (1595-1642)
5. Elizabeth Ferret (1598-1598)
6. Pierre Ferret (1600-1605)
7. Jaques Ferret (1603-1603)
8. Jaques Ferret (?-1598)-infant
9. Pierre Ferret (?-1598)-infant

Second marriage: Marie passed away in 1603. He then married (Unknown) in 1604 and they had at least seven children together:

1. Abraham Ferret (1604-?)- infant
2. Samuel Ferret (1606-1638)
3. Abraham Ferret (1608-?)
4. Jean “Jan” Ferret (1611-?)
5. Pierre Ferret (1614-?)
6. Jacques Ferret (1616-?)
7. Judith Ferret (1621-1628)

Third marriage: He married lastly to Marie Usille in 1628 in England. There were no children recorded of this marriage.

He passed away in 1633 In Canterbury, Kent England.

1603[-4], January 3. Declaration by Arnout Pollet (In French and transcribed to English): …....”3 January 1603 : Partage des Biens Succession (with Marie CASTEAU) - Canterbury, , Kent, England, Royaume-Uni Déclaration d'Arnout Pollet, que voulant bénéficier aux enfants de sa fille, Marie Pollet, décédée, feu l'épouse de Nicolas Ferret, c'est-à-dire Jean, Daniel, Pierre et March. . . Ferret, ses petits-enfants il ordonne qu'après sa mort les mêmes enfants représenteront leur mère, avec Marguerite Pollet, sa fille, soeur de ladite Marie, dans le partage de ses biens nonobstant la coutume de « la chastellein de Lille ». Mention de Pierre Ferret, époux et tuteur de ladite Marguerite. Témoins, M. de Bourges, Jean Castiel et Gosse le Mahieu. (Yol. ii (N° 221.) _____________________________________________ 1603[-4], January 3. Division of Estate Property, Declaration by Arnout Pollet, that wishing to benefit the children of his daughter, Marie Pollet, deceased, late the wife of Nicolas Ferret, that is to say, Jean, Daniel, Pierre, and Mar . . . Ferret, his grandchildren he ordains that after his death the same children shall represent their mother, with Marguerite Pollet, his daughter, sister of the said Marie, in the division of his possessions notwithstanding the custom of “ la chastellein de Lille.” Mention of Pierre Ferret, husband and guardian of the said Marguerite. Witnesses, M. de Bourges, Jean Castiel, and Gosse le Mahieu. (Vol. ii (No. 221.)”……excerpted, https://www.geneanet.org/archives/livres/9248017/277

Sources

• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5JX-J6B : 20 September 2020), Nicolas Feret in entry for Marie Feret, 1 April 1593; Walloon or Strangers Church, Canterbury, Kent, England

• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5JX-RFK : 20 September 2020), Nicolas Feret in entry for Daniel Feret, 1595.

• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5JF-9LX : 20 September 2020), Nicolas Feret in entry for Elizabeth Feret, 1598.

• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5JX-JM9 : 20 September 2020), Nicolas Feret in entry for Piere Feret, 1600.

• "England, Gloucestershire Non-Conformist Church Records, 1642-1996", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6NQ5-WB56 : 11 July 2022), Nicolas Ferret in entry for Marie Ferret, 1603.

• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5JX-6PM : 20 September 2020), Nicolas Ferret in entry for Jaques Ferret, 1603.

• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5JF-987 : 20 September 2020), Nicolas Feret in entry for Abraham Feret, 1604.

• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5JF-CLZ : 20 September 2020), Nicolas Feret in entry for Samuel Feret, 1606.

• "England, Essex Non-Conformist Church Records, 1613-1971", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZP9-VS3C : 1 July 2022), Nicolas Feret in entry for Jan Feret, 1606.

• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5JF-984 : 20 September 2020), Nicolas Feret in entry for Abraham Feret, 1608.

• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5JX-525 : 20 September 2020), Nicola Ferret in entry for Jan Ferret, 1611.

• "England, Essex Non-Conformist Church Records, 1613-1971", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZL8-S8V6 : 1 July 2022), Nicolas Feret in entry for Isaac Daffermont, 1612.

• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5JX-JMQ : 20 September 2020), Nicolas Feret in entry for Pierre Feret, 1614.

• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5JX-6PS : 20 September 2020), Nicolas Feret in entry for Jaques Feret, 1616.

• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5JX-55F : 20 September 2020), Nicolas Feret in entry for Judith Feret, 1621.

• "England, Essex Non-Conformist Church Records, 1613-1971", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZPM-XKR4 : 1 July 2022), Nicolas Ferret, 12 Oct 1628; Spouse: Marie Vsille