Ransford Avery Ferris (abt. 1754 - 1824)

Born about 7 Apr 1754 in Stamford, Connecticut [uncertain]

Husband of Elizabeth (June) Ferris — married 25 May 1772 in Stamford, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 2 Jan 1824 at about age 69 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Ransford Ferris served with 20th Continental Regiment (1776), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Ransford Avery Ferris was born about 1752.^[1]. Ransford, son of Peter, was baptized at Stamford, Connecticut April 7, 1754.^[2] There are several Peter Ferris' in the Stamford area, but it is uncertain at this time which one his father is.

Ransford Ferris married Elizabeth June at Stamford, Connecticut May 25, 1772 (she is shown as Elizabeth Jane in the source).^[3]

Ransford and Elizabeth were the parents of the following known children born at Stamford, Connecticut:^[4]

1. Simeon, b Aug 25, 1772; m Nancy Simmons^[5]
2. Lucretia, b Dec 28, 1774; m Nathaniel Clausen^[5]
3. Deborah, b Mar 7, 1777; m Jeremiah Knapp^[5]
4. Abigail, b Apr 14, 1779; m James Clausen^[5]
5. Elizabeth, b Nov 1, 1781
6. Ransford, b Sept 15, 1786; bp Feb 11, 1787
7. Apollos, b Jun 22, 1789

Another reference adds some additional children and information:^[5]

1. Avery, m Lydia Lockwood
2. Elvin
3. Joseph, m Sallie Lockwood
4. Betsy, m Michael Boonhauer

Ransford Ferris served during the Revolutionary War as a Private in Capt Jesse Bell's Company and General Arnold's regiment of coast guards^[1][6]

Ransford Ferris died January 2, 1824 at Stamford, Connecticut.^[1] Another sources shows his death as being in 1821.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed Oct 13, 2017), "Record of Ransford Avery Ferris", Ancestor # A039509.
2. ↑ Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920 Reference Volume 110 Stamford
3. ↑ Connecticut: Vital Records (The Barbour Collection), 1630-1870 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.) From original typescripts, Lucius Barnes Barbour Collection, 1928. Reference Stamford volume, page 58. Subscription.
4. ↑ Family Search, using parents names and dates from 1772-1800
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5} Beers, J.H. and Co. Historical and Biographical Annals of Columbia and Montour Counties, Pennsylvania, Containing a Concise History of the Two Counties and a Genealogical and Biographical Record of Representative Families, published 1915. Reference page 736
6. ↑ Connecticut Pensioners, 1835, available from Ancestry