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Col. Richard James FERRIS 1596 – 1679 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1596

Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England

Death Date: 23 Jul 1679

Death Location: Charlestown, Massachusetts

Father: Nicholas Ferris

Mother: Mary Woodenoth

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Sarah Ferris

The story of Col. Richard James FERRIS began in 1596 in London, Middlesex, England. Col. Richard James FERRIS had children including Sarah Elizabeth Ferris. Col. Richard James FERRIS passed away in 1679 in Charlestown, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • The story of Col. Richard James FERRIS began in 1596 in London, Middlesex, England.
  • Col. Richard James FERRIS had children including Sarah Elizabeth Ferris.
  • Col. Richard James FERRIS passed away in 1679 in Charlestown, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nicholas Ferris
1544 – 1620
Birth Location: Hertford, Yorkshire, England
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Mary Woodenoth
1551 – 1634
Birth Location: Shavington, Cheshire, , England
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sarah Ferris
1634 – 1689
Birth Location: Fleur de Hundred, Prince George, USA
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Col. FERRIS's Ancestors

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Col. FERRIS
1596 – 1679
Birth Place: London, Middlesex, England
Parents
Nicholas Ferris
1544 – 1620
Hertford, Yorkshire, England
Mary Woodenoth
1551 – 1634
Shavington, Cheshire, , England
Grandparents
Lauence (Woodnett) Woodnoth
1525 – 1589
Shavington, Cheshire, England
Mary (Farrar)
1524 – 1568
Hertford, Hertfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Starkey
1503 – 1587
Jane Leigh
1507 – 1589
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Piers (Legh)
1468 – 1523

Col. FERRIS's Descendants

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Col. (Richard James) FERRIS (1596 – 23 Jul 1679)
  1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth) Ferris (8 May 1634 – 1689)
    1. 1. Benjamin Woodson (21 August 1666 – August 1723) m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Porter (1 June 1668 – 1722)
      1. 1. Robert ((Lieutenantl) Woodson - 2nd - ARW - Continental Troops - 3rd great grandfather of Frank and Jesse) James (1698 – 19 Sep 1750) m. Rebecca Pryor (1704 – 1748)
        1. 1. Robert Woodson (1744 – 1811) m. Elizabeth Goodwin (1758 – 1788)

Col. FERRIS's Timeline

2 Records

1596
1596
Birth of Col. Richard James FERRIS in London, Middlesex, England
London, Middlesex, England
1679
23 Jul 1679
Age 83
Death of Col. Richard James FERRIS in Charlestown, Massachusetts
Charlestown, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1596
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jul 1679
    Event Place: Charlestown, Massachusetts
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