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Aaron Ferris (abt. 1653 - aft. 1712)

Aaron Ferris
Born about in Isles of Shoals, Nr Portsmouth, NHmap
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Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died after after about age 59 in Kittery, York Co., Mainemap
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Aaron was a fisherman at the Isles of Shoals in 1668 and bought land and a house frame on Great Island in 1669. In 1683 he bought 20 acres at Spruce Creek, Kittery, but was still of Great Island when he sold his house there in 1695. In 1697 he was living in Kittery when he sold the rest of his land on Great Island to John Muchemore of Star Island. Aaron had a land grant from the town of Kittery in 1699. In 1709 he and Grace sold to their daughter Grace and her husband Thomas Huff their entire estate for life support. In 1712 Thomas gave 1 1/2 acres to his sister Mary and her husband Ebenezer Emmons.

"Know all me by these presents that I Aaron Ferris of Kittery in ye County of york in New England fisherman & Grace my wife for and in Consideration of ye Love & respr that wee beare unto Thomas Huff of ye Town & County aforesd who marryed our Daughter Grace but more Especially for a Certain Instrument of Even date with these psents whereby he Ingageth himselfe his heirs Executrs & Admrs to maintain me & my wife dureing our Natural Lives in Sickness & in health with all things Necessary & Convenient Also to Take care & provide for our decent funeralls when ever it Shall please god to call us hence.

That wee ye sd Aaron Ferris & Grace Ferris have given... unto ye sd Thomas Huff & Grace Huff ... all our Moveables & Imoveables whatsoevere which wee or Either of us at ye Signing hereof are owners of or in any way doth of Right belong or Appertaine to us: to Say all our Land on Spruce creek which wee bought of Elihue Crocket with all ye housing Orchards building & Every thing Else thereunto belonging with our Quarter part of ye Sloop whereof ye sd Thomas Huff is now Mastr with all & Singular all our other goods & Chattells whether money cloathing Cattle Debts house hold goods ect of any nature or kind whatseover unto him ye sd Thomas Huff & Grace his wife... In Testimony wrof wee ye sd Aaron Ferris & Grace Ferris have hereunto Set our hands & Seals this fourteenth day of February in ye year of our Lord 1708.
In ye psence of Henry Barter, James Hall"[1]

Aaron was born about 1653. He passed away about 1712.

m. GRACE ______ d. after 1712

Aaron was a fisherman at the Isles of Shoals in 1668 and bought land and a house frame on Great Island in 1669.

At a court held 29 Mar 1670 Aaron was presented and fined for abusing “Mr Henry Sherburne & his wife”. At the same court Henry and John Kenniston were presented for fighting and Henry and his wife were presented for “disorderly living and fighting”.(2)

In 1683 he bought 20 acres at Spruce Creek, Kittery, but was still of Great Island when he sold his house there in 1695. In 1697 he was living in Kittery when he sold the rest of his land on Great Island to John Muchemore of Star Island. Aaron had a land grant from the town of Kittery in 1699. In 1709 he and Grace sold to their daughter Grace and her husband Thomas Huff their entire estate for life support. In 1712 Thomas gave 1 ½ acres to his sister Mary and her husband Ebenezer Emmons.

Know all men by these presents that I Aaron Ferris of Kittery in ye County of york in New England fisherman & Grace my wife for and in Consideration of ye Love & respt that wee beare unto Thomas Huff of ye Town & County aforesd who marryed our Daughter Grace but more Especially for a Certain Instrument of Even date with these Psents whereby he Ingageth himselfe his heirs Executrs & Admrs to maintain me & my wife dureing our Natural Lives in Sickness & in health with all things Necessary & Convenient Also to Take care & provide for our decent funeralls when ever it Shall please god to call us hence.

That wee ye sd Aaron Ferris & Grace Ferris have given... unto ye sd Thomas Huff & Grace Huff ... all our Moveables & Imoveables whatsoevere which wee or Either of us at ye Signing hereof are owners of or in any way doth of Right belong or Appertaine to us: to Say all our Land on Spruce creek which wee bought of Elihue Crocket with all ye housing Orchards building & Every thing Else thereunto belonging with our Quarter part of ye Sloop whereof ye sd Thomas Huff is now Mastr with all & Singular all our other goods & Chattells whether money cloathing Cattle Debts house hold goods ect of any nature or kind whatseover unto him ye sd Thomas Huff & Grace his wife... In Testimony wrof wee ye sd Aaron Ferris & Grace Ferris have hereunto Set our hands & Seals this fourteenth day of February in ye year of our Lord 1708. In ye Psence of Henry Barter, James Hall"(1)

Issue-

• I. GRACE- m. 2 Jan. 1700/1 Kittery, THOMAS HUFF (b.c.1675, living in 1755) • II. Mary- m. Ebenezer Emmons

Ref: (1) York Deeds- Vol. VIII, fol. 13 (2) New Hampshire State Papers- Vol. XXXX, pp. 253, 258

Genealogical Dictionary of Maine & New Hampshire- p. 231


Sources

  1. York Deeds- Vol. VIII, fol. 13






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Aaron has only one mention in the genealogical journals indexed at Amer. Anc. No one is naming his wife Grace anything but Grace. I suspect that Grace - Rogers (of the Mayflower) was wishful thinking and that her name should be changed to Unknown. Objections? A source for Rogers?
posted by Anne B
Ferris-2277 and Ferris-392 appear to represent the same person because: Please merge these profiles. They both represent the same person and need to be merged.
posted by Dave Rutherford

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