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Ferren History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms The name Ferren thought to be of Norman heritage. It is a name for a person who was a person with gray hair, or who habitually dressed in gray. Checking further we found the name was derived from the Old French word, ferrant, which means gray (a reference to the color of iron). Another derivation suggests that the name is a corruption of Ferrant, the Old French form of Ferdinand. Time has confused the different derivations, and it is now extremely difficult to tell which is appropriate in a given situation.

The goal of this project is to ...discover ferren and everything about them

Right now this project just has one member, me. I am Greta Brookshaw.

Here are some of the tasks that I think need to be done. I'll be working on them, and could use your help.

  • Early Origins of the Ferren family

The surname Ferren was first found in Yorkshire where they were granted lands by William the Conqueror and appointed to the Wardenship of Skipton Castle, for the Cliffords, the chief tenants shown in the Domesday Book. They were under the protection and patronage of the ancient Earl of Albermarle.

  • Migration of the Ferren family to the New World and Oceana

For many English families, the political and religious disarray that plagued their homeland made the frontiers of the New World an attractive prospect. Thousands migrated, aboard cramped disease-ridden ships. They arrived sick, poor, and hungry, but were welcomed in many cases with far greater opportunity than at home in England. Many of these hardy settlers went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Among early immigrants bearing the name Ferren or a variant listed above were

  • Contemporary Notables of the name Ferren (post 1700)

John Ferren (1905-1970), American artist Bran Ferren (b. 1953), American technologist, artist, architectural designer, vehicle designer and engineer, former President of Research and Development of Walt Disney Imagineering Phil Ferren, American Republican politician, Candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1998 Carlyle Ferren MacIntyre (1890-1967), American poet who was awarded Fulbright Fellowships in 1948 and 1953

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^ "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JX3D-FYX : 6 December 2014), Emma Ferren, 04 Nov 1895; citing departure port Southampton, arrival port New York, ship name Berlin, NARA microfilm publication T715 and M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). ^ "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JX8D-J2Z : 6 December 2014), Mary Ferren, 09 May 1900; citing departure port Londonderry, arrival port NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, ship name Ethiopia, NARA microfilm publication T715 and M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). ^ "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JXYK-9PB : 6 December 2014), Abelardo Ferren, 05 May 1909; citing departure port Havana, arrival port New York, ship name Havana, NARA microfilm publication T715 and M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). ^ "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J6QS-RT1 : 6 December 2014), Bridget Eileen Ferren, 19 Dec 1919; citing departure port Liverpool, arrival port New York, ship name Baltic, NARA microfilm publication T715 and M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). ^ "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J6HF-D65 : 6 December 2014), Lucy Ferren, 20 Dec 1920; citing departure port Bordeaux, arrival port New York City, New York, New York, ship name Caroline, NARA microfilm publication T715 and M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). ^ "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J6JM-V57 : 6 December 2014), Domenico Ferren, 04 Jul 1921; citing departure port Trieste, arrival port New York, ship name President Wilson, NARA microfilm publication T715 and M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).





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