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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 Farrar

Mother: Margaret Lacy

Spouse(s): Mary Starkey

Children(s): Nicholas Ferrers

In 1524, Sir John Ferris , (Farrar) entered the world in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England, born to Sir William Henry Farrar and Margaret Lacy. Sir John Ferris , (Farrar) married Mary Starkey, and had children including Nicholas Ferrers. Sir John Ferris , (Farrar) passed away in 1590 in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1524, Sir John Ferris , (Farrar) entered the world in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England, born to Sir William Henry Farrar and Margaret Lacy.
  • Sir John Ferris , (Farrar) married Mary Starkey, and had children including Nicholas Ferrers.
  • Sir John Ferris , (Farrar) passed away in 1590 in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Ferris's Ancestors

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Sir Ferris
1524 – 1590
Birth Place: Hertford, Hertfordshire, England
Parents
Sir William Henry Farrar
1515 – 1573
Elwood in Midgley, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
Margaret Lacy
1498 – 1571
Brearley, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Lord (Sir John Henry) Farrar
1495 – 1549
Ewood Hall, Midgley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Agnes Ann) Barcroft
1480 – 1549
Stothlay, Barcroft, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Barcroft
1478 – 1547
Alice Ingham
1485 – 1520
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Barcroft
1465 – 1525
Johane Rawsthorne
1456 – 1487
John Ingham

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 (abt 1535 – 12 April 1620) m. Mary Woodnett (abt 1540 – 1634)
    1. 1. William Ferrars (abt 1556 – abt 1587) m. Joan (le) Despencer (21 August 1564 – aft 1586)
      1. 1. Alice (Anne) Ferrers (1586 – 3 Oct 1618) m. Thomas (James) Baines (1575 – 25 Feb 1671)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Baines (1600 – abt 1656) m. Richard Halladay (1602 – abt 1660)
    2. 2. Richard Ferris (January 1596 – 1640) m. Sarah Hamilton (Jan 1616 – 5 Feb 1690)
      1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth) Ferris (08 May 1634 – 1689) m. Colonel (Robert "Tater Hole") Woodson (1634 – 1 Oct 1707)
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Ferris) Woodson (1670 – 02 Feb 1761) m. Col. (William) Lewis (1660 – 25 Dec 1706)

Sir Ferris's Timeline

3 Records

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