Jeffrey Ferris
Jeffrey Ferris was born in 1610 in Leicestershire, England, and died in 1666 in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, and therefore an early American. He was also the forefather of a minimum of three different lines of families significant to the history of the Plymouth Brethren movement in the 20th century in North America and Asia.
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Paternal Ancestry
- Richard Ferris (b. 1585 Tamworth, Staffordshire, Eng. - d. 1616 Leicestershire, Eng.)
- Humphrey Ferrers (b. 1558 Tamworth Castle, Warwickshire, Eng. - d. 1608 Tamworth, Staffordshire, Eng.)
- John Ferrers (b. 1514 Tamworth, Staffordshire, Eng. - d. 1576 Ashbourne, Derbyshire, Eng.)
- Sir Humphrey Ferrers (1493-1553 Tamworth, Staffordshire, Eng.)
- John Ferrers (1461-1515 Tamworth, Staffordshire, Eng.)
- John Ferrers (b. 1442 Hambleton, Rutland, Eng. - d. 1498 Tamworth, Eng.)
- Sir Thomas Ferrers (b. 1420 Tamworth, Staffordshire, Eng. - d. 1498 Staffordshire, Eng.)
- Thomas Ferrers (b. 1395 Groby Castle, Leicestershire, Eng. - d. 1459 Tamworth, Staffordshire, Eng.)
- William De Ferrers (b. 1372 Groby, Leicestershire, Eng. - d. 1445 Woodham Ferrers, Essex, Eng.)
- Henry De Ferrers (1355-1388 Groby, Leicestershire, Eng.)
- William Ferrers (b. 1332 Newbold-Verdon, Leicestershire, Eng. - d. 1371 Stebbing, Essex, Eng.)
- Henry De Ferrers (1355-1388 Groby, Leicestershire, Eng.)
- William De Ferrers (b. 1372 Groby, Leicestershire, Eng. - d. 1445 Woodham Ferrers, Essex, Eng.)
- Thomas Ferrers (b. 1395 Groby Castle, Leicestershire, Eng. - d. 1459 Tamworth, Staffordshire, Eng.)
- Sir Thomas Ferrers (b. 1420 Tamworth, Staffordshire, Eng. - d. 1498 Staffordshire, Eng.)
- John Ferrers (b. 1442 Hambleton, Rutland, Eng. - d. 1498 Tamworth, Eng.)
- John Ferrers (1461-1515 Tamworth, Staffordshire, Eng.)
- Sir Humphrey Ferrers (1493-1553 Tamworth, Staffordshire, Eng.)
- John Ferrers (b. 1514 Tamworth, Staffordshire, Eng. - d. 1576 Ashbourne, Derbyshire, Eng.)
- Humphrey Ferrers (b. 1558 Tamworth Castle, Warwickshire, Eng. - d. 1608 Tamworth, Staffordshire, Eng.)
PB relevant Descendants
- John Ferris (b. 1639 Greenwich, Fairfield, CT - d. 1715 Throgs Neck, Westchester, N.Y.)
- John Ferris (b. 1660 Throgs Neck, Westchester, N.Y. - d. 1729 Westchester Co., N.Y.)
- John Ferris (b. 1723 Westchester Co., N.Y. - d. 1808 North Castle, Westchester, N.Y.)
- Daniel Ferris, Sr. (1752-1831 Bedford, Westchester, N.Y.) & Hannah Banks Ferris (b. 1752 - d. 1824 Bedford, N.Y.), daughter of John Banks (b. 1720 Greenwich, Fairfield, CT - d. 1785 Westchester Co., N.Y.). John Banks' ancestry: Samuel Banks (b. 1686 Greenwich, Fairfield, CT - d. 1743 Banksville, Westchester, N.Y.), John Banks (b. 1641 Windsor, Hartford, CT - d. 1699 Greenwich, CT), & John Banks (b. 1619 Moreton, Essex, England - d. 1684 Greenwich, Fairfield, CT), married Marie Taintor (1614-1667) in 1633 @ Windsor, Hartford, CT, daughter of Charles Taintor (b. 1593 Monmouthshire, Wales - d. 1654 Fairfield, CT lost at sea).
- Daniel Ferris, Jr. (1785-1830 Bedford, N.Y.) & Mary Ann Holmes Ferris (1793-1858 Bedford, N.Y.)
- John Banks Ferris (1814-1898 Bedford, N.Y.) & (2nd wife) Hannah Elizabeth Reynolds Ferris (b. 1843 North Castle, Westchester, N.Y. - d. 1928 Bedford, N.Y.); 1st wife: Mary Jane Ferris (b. 1825 - d. 1859 Bedford, N.Y.).
- John Edward Ferris (1865-1928 Bedford, N.Y.)
- Infant Son (1858 Bedford Hills, N.Y.)
- John Ferris (1859-1860 Bedford Hills, N.Y.)
- Flora Etta "Flossie" Ferris-Wingler – Bedford, New York, USA – 1905 (b. 1890 Bedford, Westchester, N.Y. - d. 1980 Mount Dora, Lake, FL).
- Ida May Ferris-Kinkel - Bedford, New York, USA - 1905 (b. 1893 Bedford, Westchester, N.Y. - d. 1963 Danbury, Fairfield, CT)
- Edith Chasmar Ferris (1894-1901 Bedford, N.Y.)
- John Banks Ferris, Jr. (b. 1895 Bedford, N.Y. )
- Russel McCastin Ferris (1898-1987 Bedford, N.Y.)
- Jacquanetta Ferris (1902-1982 Bedford, N.Y.)
- John Edward Ferris (1865-1928 Bedford, N.Y.)
- John Banks Ferris (1814-1898 Bedford, N.Y.) & (2nd wife) Hannah Elizabeth Reynolds Ferris (b. 1843 North Castle, Westchester, N.Y. - d. 1928 Bedford, N.Y.); 1st wife: Mary Jane Ferris (b. 1825 - d. 1859 Bedford, N.Y.).
- Daniel Ferris, Jr. (1785-1830 Bedford, N.Y.) & Mary Ann Holmes Ferris (1793-1858 Bedford, N.Y.)
- Daniel Ferris, Sr. (1752-1831 Bedford, Westchester, N.Y.) & Hannah Banks Ferris (b. 1752 - d. 1824 Bedford, N.Y.), daughter of John Banks (b. 1720 Greenwich, Fairfield, CT - d. 1785 Westchester Co., N.Y.). John Banks' ancestry: Samuel Banks (b. 1686 Greenwich, Fairfield, CT - d. 1743 Banksville, Westchester, N.Y.), John Banks (b. 1641 Windsor, Hartford, CT - d. 1699 Greenwich, CT), & John Banks (b. 1619 Moreton, Essex, England - d. 1684 Greenwich, Fairfield, CT), married Marie Taintor (1614-1667) in 1633 @ Windsor, Hartford, CT, daughter of Charles Taintor (b. 1593 Monmouthshire, Wales - d. 1654 Fairfield, CT lost at sea).
- John Ferris (b. 1723 Westchester Co., N.Y. - d. 1808 North Castle, Westchester, N.Y.)
- John Ferris (b. 1660 Throgs Neck, Westchester, N.Y. - d. 1729 Westchester Co., N.Y.)
John Edward Ferris' daughters Flora & Ida were recognized in May 14, 1905 in Messages of Love, a children's magazine published in St. Louis, Missouri by Bible Truth Publishers, now in Addison, Illinois, affiliated with the exclusive (TW) brethren. Also see Messages of Love in New York and Messages of Love Around the Globe.
- Peter Ferris (b. 1633 Kent, England - d. 1706 Stamford, Fairfield, CT)
- Joseph Ferris (1657-1733 Greenwich, Fairfield, CT)
- Peter Ferris (1700-1764 Greenwich, Fairfield, CT)
- Samuel C. Ferris (b. 1720 Greenwich, Fairfield, CT - d. 1790 Kingston, Ulster, N.Y.) & Mary Pardee Ferris (b. 1724 Stamford, Fairfield, CT - d. 1790 Kingston, Ulster, N.Y.). Served as a Captain in the Revolutionary War.
- Joshua Ferris (b. 1767 Kingston, Ulster, N.Y. - d. 1858 Grand Gorge, Delaware, N.Y.) & Margaret "Peggy" Denton Ferris (b. 1773 N.Y. - d. 1854 Deposit, N.Y.)
- William Denton Ferris (b. 1803 Roxbury, Delaware, N.Y. - d. 1847 Albany, N.Y.) & Margaret Becker Ferris (b. 1804 N.Y. - d. 1883 Buffalo, N.Y.)
- Peter Joshua Ferris (b. 1831 Mooresville, Delaware, N.Y. - d. 1906 Buffalo, Erie, N.Y.) & Mary E. Barton Ferris (b. 1832 N.Y. - d. 1885).
- William Denton Ferris (b. 1803 Roxbury, Delaware, N.Y. - d. 1847 Albany, N.Y.) & Margaret Becker Ferris (b. 1804 N.Y. - d. 1883 Buffalo, N.Y.)
- Joshua Ferris (b. 1767 Kingston, Ulster, N.Y. - d. 1858 Grand Gorge, Delaware, N.Y.) & Margaret "Peggy" Denton Ferris (b. 1773 N.Y. - d. 1854 Deposit, N.Y.)
- Samuel C. Ferris (b. 1720 Greenwich, Fairfield, CT - d. 1790 Kingston, Ulster, N.Y.) & Mary Pardee Ferris (b. 1724 Stamford, Fairfield, CT - d. 1790 Kingston, Ulster, N.Y.). Served as a Captain in the Revolutionary War.
- Peter Ferris (1700-1764 Greenwich, Fairfield, CT)
- Joseph Ferris (1657-1733 Greenwich, Fairfield, CT)
John T. Ferris, Sr. served as an early elder at Bethany Chapel (OB) in Yonkers, New York, which was founded in 1904, and continues today.
John T. Ferris, Jr. and his first wife were commended by Gallion Bible Chapel in Alabama to the Lord's work in Asia, and subsequently to open brethren (OB) assemblies in Dallas, Texas, including Glenview Bible Chapel (North Richland Hills, TX), founded in 1968, which was formerly known as Meadowbrook East Bible Chapel, and subsequent to 1984 known as Summerfield Community Chapel, then in homes. John was then the primary founder of Believers Bible Chapel in Lewisville, founded in 1994, now known as Edmonds Lane Bible Chapel.
He also served assemblies in Alabama, New York, and Asia. He taught 1952-1954 in Oxford, Ohio at Miami University, and was an early instructor in Montgomery, Alabama 1954-1961 at Air University on Maxwell Air Force Base.
- Joseph Ferris (b. 1635 Wethersfield, Hartford, CT - d. 1699 Greenwich, Fairfield, CT)
- John Ferris (b. 1657 Greenwich, Fairfield, CT - d. 1735 Stamford, Fairfield, CT).
- Elijah Ferris (b. 1718 Greenwich, Fairfield, CT - d. 1753 Dutchess Co., N.Y.)
- Jedediah Ferris (b. 1735 Crown Point, Essex, N.Y. - d. 1790 Ticonderoga, Essex, N.Y.)
- Elijah Ferris (b. 1718 Greenwich, Fairfield, CT - d. 1753 Dutchess Co., N.Y.)
- John Ferris (b. 1657 Greenwich, Fairfield, CT - d. 1735 Stamford, Fairfield, CT).
Central Gospel Chapel, the earliest open brethren assembly in Des Moines, Iowa, now a non-denominational Bible church known as Creekside Church in nearby Urbandale. In the 1930's, while in fellowship with Central Gospel Chapel, Dale Inhofe and Harry Ferris, with help from E.F. Washington of Troost Avenue Gospel Hall in Kansas City, held Gospel meetings on the east side of Des Moines in a multicultural neighborhood, and subsequent to several conversions, an assembly was planted at W. 12th Street, near University, until 1940 when they purchased a lot and constructed what would become De Wolf Street Gospel Hall. An addition was built eventually to accommodate a growing Sunday School, and others served in leadership including Jack Bell, Carroll Connett and others. The assembly folded in 2005
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Harry's son Jim served as a correspondent at Marion Gospel Hall (OB) in Linn County, Iowa for many years, from which believers from that assembly and others founded Linn Manor Care Center, a local nursing care facility, in 1979. Jim's mother Mary's family was involved with early days of open brethren assemblies in Baldwin City, Kansas City and rural areas of Kansas, and includes Rockhold, Thomas, Wakefield, Price and others.
Ferris families of questionable relation
- "Mrs. Ferris" (1889-1981), saved in 1904 at 14 years of age in Lurgan, Northern Ireland under the ministry of John Monypenny, was promoted to Glory while living at an assembly retirement home in N.I. known as Eventide.
- Richard Ferris Varder (b. 1858 Harberton, Devon, England - d. 1933 Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio) emigrated as a carpenter in 1881 to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada to preach to Cree Indians, and then in 1924 to Chicago, Illinois. He authored books from PB publishers. See Wikitree note.
Also See
Sources
- Ancestry.com
- Messages of God's Love 1904-1905