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Sir John Ferris 1524–1590 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1524

Birth Location: Hertford, Hertfordshire, England

Death Date: 13 Aug 1590

Death Location: Hertford, Hertfordshire, England

Father: Sir Hall

Mother: Margaret Lacy

Spouse(s): Mary Starkey

Children(s): Nicholas Ferrers

Sir John Ferris was born in 1524 in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England, the child of Sir William Henry Farrar Of Ewood Hall And Margaret Lacy. Sir John Ferris married Mary Starkey, and had children including Nicholas Ferrers. Sir John Ferris passed away in 1590 in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir John Ferris was born in 1524 in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England, the child of Sir William Henry Farrar Of Ewood Hall And Margaret Lacy.
  • Sir John Ferris married Mary Starkey, and had children including Nicholas Ferrers.
  • Sir John Ferris passed away in 1590 in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England.

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Sir Ferris's Ancestors

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Sir Ferris
1524–1590
Birth Place: Hertford, Hertfordshire, England
Parents
Sir William Henry Farrar , of Ewood Hall
1515–1574
Elwood in Midgley, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
Margaret Lacy
1498–1571
Brearley, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Lord (Sir John Henry Farrar , of Ewood, Lord) Midgley
1495–1549
Ewood Hall, Midgley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Agnes Anne) Horsfalls
1480–1549
Stothlay, Barcroft, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Ferris's Descendants

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Sir (John) Ferris (Abt 1524–13 Aug 1590) m. Mary Starkey (1524–1568)
  1. 1. Nicholas Ferrers 1535–1620 m. Mary Wodenoth 1540–1634
    1. 1. Richard Ferris 1596–1640 m. Sarah Hamilton 1616–1690
      1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth) Ferris 1634–1689 m. Colonel (Robert "Tater Hole" Woodson , 1st ARW, Continental Troops - is the 5th great grandfather of Jesse and Frank) James 1634–1707
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Ferris Woodson, 1670, 1663 ,1678,) East 1670–1761 m. Col. (William) Lewis 1660–1706
    2. 2. William Ferrars 1556–1587 m. Joan (le) Despencer 1564–1586
      1. 1. Alice (Anne) Ferrers 1586–1618 m. Thomas (James) Baines 1575–1671
        1. 1. Elizabeth Baines 1600–1655 m. Richard Halliday 1602–1660

Sir Ferris's Timeline

3 Records

1524
Abt 1524
Birth of Sir John Ferris in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England
Hertford, Hertfordshire, England
1590
13 Aug 1590
Age 66
Death of Sir John Ferris in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England
Hertford, Hertfordshire, England
1590
13 Aug 1590
Age 66
Death of Sir John Ferris in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England
Hertford, Hertfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1524
    Event Place: Hertford, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Aug 1590
    Event Place: Hertford, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Aug 1590
    Event Place: Hertford, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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