James Ferris1,2,3,4,5,6
M, b. circa 1673, d. before 14 April 1747
| Father | John Ferris I b. c 1639, d. 11 May 1715 |
| Mother | Mary Jackson b. c 1646, d. 1704 |
James was born circa 1673 in Throgs Neck, Westchester County, New York, at the family farm. On 31 January 1692, James took the Oath of Allegiance to the King of England. This would indicate that James was of age [being 18 years] and therefore making his birth during or before 1673. On 29 May 1712, his father gave to him & his brother Jonathon his land at Throgs Neck. James married Anne Sands, daughter of Samuel Sands and Mary Ray, circa 1715 in New York. He and Anne were blessed with 8 children. James made his will on 16 August 1746 at Throgs Neck, Westchester County, New York.
In the name of God, Amen, I, James Ferris, of Westchester, yeoman, I leave to my eldest son, James Ferris, all my lands, houses, messuages, and improvements, and my privilege of Commage, Provided he faithfully comply with the conditions hereafter mentioned. I leave to my wife Ann, a negro wench, and a good feather bed, with curtains and furniture, also the great looking glass and 6 silver spoons, and a silver tumbler, also my pacing bay mare and all linen and household goods. My wife and my 4 daughters, Martha, Mercy, Elizabeth, and Anne, shall have the use of the west half of my dwelling house and garden, and the privilege of my yard and well for raising poultry, so long as they remain unmarried; And they shall have out of my orchard as many apples for eating and for cider, as they need. I leave to my daughter Martha, £100 and a bed. To my daughter Mercy, £100 and a bed. To my son Benjamin, £250, when of age. To my daughter Elizabeth, £60, when 18. To my son John, £250, when 21. To my daughter Anne, L50. To my daughters Mercy and Martha, all they linnen they claim as theirs. I leave to my daughter Mary, wife of Caleb Pell, 5 shillings, as I have already provided for her. I leave to my son James all horses and cattle and farming utensils, and he is to provide for my wife 15 pounds of good wool, and 40 pounds of good swingled fax, yearly, and beef and pork, and her firewood, always ready at the door; Also the milk. I make Theodosius Bartow, John Bartow, and Basil Bartow, executors. Dated August 16, 1746, Witnesses, Barton Nathaniel." [New York Wills: Liber 16, page 96|]7,8
James departed this life before 14 April 1747 in Throgs Neck, Westchester County, New York. His will was probated on 14 April 1747.
In the name of God, Amen, I, James Ferris, of Westchester, yeoman, I leave to my eldest son, James Ferris, all my lands, houses, messuages, and improvements, and my privilege of Commage, Provided he faithfully comply with the conditions hereafter mentioned. I leave to my wife Ann, a negro wench, and a good feather bed, with curtains and furniture, also the great looking glass and 6 silver spoons, and a silver tumbler, also my pacing bay mare and all linen and household goods. My wife and my 4 daughters, Martha, Mercy, Elizabeth, and Anne, shall have the use of the west half of my dwelling house and garden, and the privilege of my yard and well for raising poultry, so long as they remain unmarried; And they shall have out of my orchard as many apples for eating and for cider, as they need. I leave to my daughter Martha, £100 and a bed. To my daughter Mercy, £100 and a bed. To my son Benjamin, £250, when of age. To my daughter Elizabeth, £60, when 18. To my son John, £250, when 21. To my daughter Anne, L50. To my daughters Mercy and Martha, all they linnen they claim as theirs. I leave to my daughter Mary, wife of Caleb Pell, 5 shillings, as I have already provided for her. I leave to my son James all horses and cattle and farming utensils, and he is to provide for my wife 15 pounds of good wool, and 40 pounds of good swingled fax, yearly, and beef and pork, and her firewood, always ready at the door; Also the milk. I make Theodosius Bartow, John Bartow, and Basil Bartow, executors. Dated August 16, 1746, Witnesses, Barton Nathaniel." [New York Wills: Liber 16, page 96|]7,8
James departed this life before 14 April 1747 in Throgs Neck, Westchester County, New York. His will was probated on 14 April 1747.
Family | Anne Sands b. c 1695 |
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Citations
- [S27] Robert Bolton, A History of the County of Westchester, from its first settlement to the present., p. 416-417,.
- [S19] Floyd I. Ferris, Jeffery Ferris Family Genealogy, page 11.
- [S22] Norman Davis, Westchester Patriarchs, A Genealogical Dictionary of Westchester Co., N.Y., page 82.
- [S95] Spencer P. Mead, History of Greenwich, Connecticut, .page 586.
- [S105] William S. Pellatreau, Early wills of Westchester County, New York : from 1664 to 1784 : a careful abstract of all wills (nearly 800) recorded in New York Surrogate's Office and at White Plains, N.Y. from 1664 to 1784
, pages 9, 98, 115-116. - [S1375] Contributed by Dr. Amos Canfield, Co., NY, Miscellanea, Abstracts from the Records of the Town of Westchester, New York, now at th Comptroller's Office, Municipal Building, New York City, Page 308 - John Ferris gives his son James land on Throgmorton's Neck; also mentions his son James. 29 May 1712.
- [S30] New York Historical Society, Collections of the New York Historical Society Abstract of Wills, Volume 28: pages 115-116 - Will of James Ferris.
- [S315] James G. Ferris, Bones & Bombs, Wills of James Ferris, Charity, wife of James Jr., and others.