- Name: John Ferris
- Birth: 1739
- Death: 30-MAY-1833 in: Waterborough, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada
- Father: Gilbert? (or George the first?) Ferris
- Mother:
Notes: Granted 200 acres at Maquapit Lake, Sunbury County - 07-Jun-1786 (Vol I, Grant #49). Another grant to John Ferris was 212 acres in Queensbury Parish, York County, - 14-Jan-1788 (Vol. B, page 185, Grant #126).
Children listed as those of John and Mary in christening records of Gagetown Anglican Church are as follows:
George, Margaret, William, Agnes, Catherine, Joseph, Mary, and Rebecca. Some records also indicate that a Deborah Ferris was christened there, dau. of John and Mary, on 8-Mar-1806.
SPECIAL NOTE: Will DATED 30-May-1833, and probated 15-Jul-1833. This indicates John died sometime BETWEEN those dates, or, so I would think!
To make things MORE confusing, between John and George's children, the following is taken FROM his will:
"wife Mary, sons Joseph and William Ferris, son George Ferris, son John Ferris, dau. Margaret Perkins, dau Catherine McLean, dau Sally Elsworth.
From St. John's Anglican Christening Records - Online:
Christenings: St. John Anglican, Gagetown:
FARRIS / John / ... / Mary / George / Chr: 14 Aug 1791 / Birth: ...
Notes: Waterborough, Grand Lake / Rev. Richard CLARK
FARRIS / John / ... / Mary / Margaret / Chr: 14 Aug 1791 / Birth:
...
Notes: Waterborough, Grand Lake / Rev. Richard CLARK
FERRIS / John / ... / Mary / William / Chr: 22 Sep 1802 / Birth:
...
Notes: Grand Lake / Rev. Richard CLARK
FERRIS / John / ... / Mary / Agnis / Chr: 04 Sep 1803 / Birth: ...
Notes: Grand Lake / Rev. Richard CLARK
FERRIS / John / ... / Mary / Catharine / Chr: 04 Sep 1803 / Birth:
...
Notes: Grand Lake / Rev. Richard CLARK
FERRIS / John / ... / Mary / Joseph / Chr: 04 Sep 1803 / Birth: ...
Notes: Grand Lake / Rev. Richard CLARK
FERRIS / John / ... / Mary / Mary / Chr: 04 Sep 1803 / Birth: ...
Notes: Grand Lake / Rev. Richard CLARK
FERRIS / John / ... / Mary / Rebecca / Chr: 04 Sep 1803 / Birth:
...
Notes: Grand Lake / Rev. Richard CLARK
FERRIS / John / ... / Mary / Deborah / Chr: 08 Mar 1806 / Birth:
...
Notes: Waterborough / Rev. Richard CLARK
Time for sorting out the John Ferris children from the George Ferris children!!!!!
- Married: 12-JUN-1782 in: Richmond, Staten Island, New York, USA
- Name: Mary Stillwell
- Birth: ABOUT 1762
- Death: 23-AUG-1855 in: Jemseg, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada
- Father:
- Mother:
Notes: Some records indicate this Mary is Mary McLean. Have yet to see proof, either way. She may have died 30-Apr-1855, as a petition for money owed to her and family as family to a Soldier, was filed by George W. Camp, in 1856, on behalf of her surviv ors.
"I Mary Ferris of the county of Queens do swear that I was married to John Ferris of ?????th Revolutionary War and that he was a soldier attached to Colonel?/General? Buskirk Regiment and came to the country with the ? Laylett? (Loyalists?) and li ved here the remainder of his life. He left a small property for Mr. Martineau and I draw from that property twelve pound ten
shilling per year. My poor Rates to be paid out of that Sum and as I am a ? seventy six of age and very inform and it is not enough to keep me with out suffering or having ??? on my friends and I have "actuly" resided in this Country in Queens Co unty at the time of the passig of an act maid? in the second year of Her Majesty Queen Victoria Instituted an actor for the
relief of old Soldiers of the Revolutionary War and their widows and that I was married to the said John Ferris before the ??? of the last war and that I am now ?? have been for the last nine years a widow and in poor ? Surcumstances" having no su fficient by or from which I can support myself only the twelve pound ten as before mentioned and that I have not ??? out of my ??? pension disposed away property in order to ??? or provide for my support or maintenance."
Document is signed with her "X" mark, witnessed by George Camp and signed before John McLean, J.P. in 07-Feb-1842 at Waterborough
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