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Sarah Elizabeth Ferris 1638–1689 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 May 1638

Birth Location: Curles Plantation, James City, Henrico County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1689

Death Location: Curles Plantation, Henrico County, Virginia, American Colony

Father: Richard I

Mother: Sarah Hambleton

Spouse(s): Col. Sr

Children(s): Benjamin Woodson, Richard Woodson, Elizabeth Payne, Robert Jr

Sarah Elizabeth Ferris was born in 1638 in Curles Plantation, James City, Henrico County, Virginia, USA, the child of Richard James Ferris I And Sarah Hambleton. Sarah Elizabeth Ferris married Col Robert Potato Hole Woodson Sr, and had children including Benjamin Louis Woodson, Elizabeth Woodson Payne, Richard Woodson, Robert Woodson Jr. Sarah Elizabeth Ferris passed away in 1689 in Curles Plantation, Henrico County, Virginia, American Colony.

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Biography

  • Sarah Elizabeth Ferris was born in 1638 in Curles Plantation, James City, Henrico County, Virginia, USA, the child of Richard James Ferris I And Sarah Hambleton.
  • Sarah Elizabeth Ferris married Col Robert Potato Hole Woodson Sr, and had children including Benjamin Louis Woodson, Elizabeth Woodson Payne, Richard Woodson, Robert Woodson Jr.
  • Sarah Elizabeth Ferris passed away in 1689 in Curles Plantation, Henrico County, Virginia, American Colony.

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Sarah Ferris's Ancestors

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Sarah Ferris
1638–1689
Birth Place: Curles Plantation, James City, Henrico County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Richard James Ferris I
1596–1637
Leicestershire, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Sarah Hambleton
1616–1677
James City, Henrico County, Virginia, American Colony
Grandparents
Nicholas (Ferris or) Ferrer
1544–1620
Hertford, Yorkshire, England
Mary Woodenoth
1562–1634
Cheshire, England
James (Hamilton 1st Earl of) Abercorn
1575–1618
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Schotland
Marion (Margaret) Boyd
1583–1632
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
George Woodnoth
1528–1603
Anne Starkey
1530–1634
Thomas Kilmarnock
1544–1611
Margaretha Campbell
1550–1597
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lawrence Woodnoth
1489–
Joyce Wilbram
1500–

Sarah Ferris's Descendants

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Sarah (Elizabeth) Ferris (8 May 1638–1689) m. Col. (Robert "Potato Hole" Woodson) Sr (1634–2 Oct 1707)
  1. 1. Benjamin (Louis) Woodson 1666–1723 m. Sarah Porter 1668–1716 m. Judith Tarleton 1662–1714
    1. 1. Elizabeth Woodson 1710–1761 m. James (Daniel) II 1707–1761
      1. 1. Lt (James Daniel) III 1730–1791 m. Smith 1725– m. Elizabeth West 1735–1800
        1. 1. Matthew Daniel 1745–1825 m. Rachel Satterfield 1759–1805
        2. 2. John (West) Daniel 1765–1814
  2. 2. Richard Woodson 1662–1704
  3. 3. Elizabeth (Woodson) Payne 1678–1766
  4. 4. Robert (Woodson) Jr 1660–1729

Sarah Ferris's Timeline

2 Records

1638
8 May 1638
Birth of Sarah Elizabeth Ferris in Curles Plantation, James City, Henrico County, Virginia, USA
Curles Plantation, James City, Henrico County, Virginia, USA
1689
1689
Age 51
Death of Sarah Elizabeth Ferris in Curles Plantation, Henrico County, Virginia, American Colony
Curles Plantation, Henrico County, Virginia, American Colony

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 May 1638
    Event Place: Curles Plantation, James City, Henrico County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1638; Birth state: VA
    [3] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1638; Birth city: Henrico; Birth state: VA
    [4] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1634; Birth city: Eurles; Birth state: VA
    [5] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1635; Birth city: James City Co; Birth state: VA
    [6] Family Data Collection - Births
    [7] Millennium File
    [8] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 24057.004; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 7
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1689
    Event Place: Curles Plantation, Henrico County, Virginia, American Colony
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1638; Birth state: VA
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1638; Birth city: Henrico; Birth state: VA
    [3] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1634; Birth city: Eurles; Birth state: VA
    [4] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1635; Birth city: James City Co; Birth state: VA
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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