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Charles Ferry

Male 1636 - 1699  (~ 63 years)


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  • Name Charles Ferry 
    Born Canterbury, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christened 23 Apr 1636  Canterbury, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 3 Jul 1699  Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1374  Petersen-de Lanskoy
    Last Modified 27 May 2021 

    Family Sarah Harmon,   b. 24/24 Jan 1644/5, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Oct 1740, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years) 
    Married 29 Mar 1661  Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 28 May 2021 
    Family ID F923  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • RESEARCH_NOTES:
      1. Today's Hampden County of Massachusetts was originally Middlesex County until it was split off in 1662 and named Hampshire County. Hampden County was formed from Hampshire County in 1812.

      2. Per 16 Feb 2002 website <http://www.gencircles.com/users/cherylbills/1/data/41>:
      "Charles Ferry (Footnote 3)
      Birth: Canterbury, Kent, England (1, 2)
      Death: 3 Jul 1699 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
      Father: Jean Feret
      Mother: Catherine Lodisoir
      Christening: 23 Apr 1636 Canterbury, Kent, England (1, 3)
      Land Transactions: 12 Mar 1662/1663 Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts (4, 5)
      Probate: 6 Sep 1699 Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts (1, 3)
      Spouse: Sarah Harmon; marriage: 29 May 1661 in Springfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts.
      Children:
      John Ferry
      Charles Ferry Jr.
      Samuel Ferry
      Sarah Ferry
      Mary Ferry
      Gershom Ferry
      Solomon Ferry
      Mercy Ferry
      Elizabeth Ferry
      Solomon Ferry
      Notes Individual: Artemus Harmon book pg. 159; History of Springfield Vol II Town Records; Charles Ferre, son of Sir John of England, a descendent of the Duke of Lorraine, 1205, also a descendent of a Protestant Refugee, who fled from Picardy, France in 1566 to escape the persecution by the first members of the French "Church of the Strangers" organized under a patent from Queen Elizabeth in 1573 and continued unbroken until 1830. Among the entries of Baptism is that of a Charles Feret, baptized Apr 23, 1637 in the Walloon Church in the crypt of Canterbury Cathedral, England. Charles Ferre came to America from Normandy, France in 1660 and settled in Agawam (Springfield). He was chosen Selectman on his wedding day and he was granted 30 acres of land at Shipmuch, MA in 1665; 20 acres more on the north side of Agawam in Feb 1666 and 30 more acres in 1667. Charles held the office of Constable in 1671, selected Tithingman at Town Meeting, March 8, 1697; 1698 a fence viewer. Charles Ferre was a freeman in 1671 and swore Allegiance last day of Dec 1678 or next day as did his son, John, at Springfield, MA. When Charles died Jul 3, 1699 in Springfield, there were seven of his ten children still living.
      Alternate biography: Charles Ferre, son of Sir John (Sir Jean Ferret) of England, a descendent of the Duke of Lorraine, 1205, also a descendent of a Protestant refugee, who fled from Picardy, France in 1566 to escape the persecution by the Duke of Alva in a religious war, and settled in Canterbury, Kent, England and was one of the first members of the French "Church of the Strangers" organized under a patent from Queen Elizabeth in 1573.
      Christening: Two years are given for Christening date: 1636 in The Charles Ferry Family in America; and 1637 in Ancestors of Christopher Eugene Ferre from Family Tree Maker Online.
      Footnote sources:
      1. Title: Charles Ferry Family in America (The) Author: Ferry, Edward M. Page: pp. 8-45.
      2. Note: photocopy in my files: Misc004; Great information.
      3. Title: Ancestors Of Christopher Eugene Ferre Author: Camella Turner Publication: Family Tree Maker Genealogy Site Call Number: Http://www.Familytreemaker.Com/users/t/u/r/camella - Turner/GENE6-0012.Html Text: Charles Feret baptized April 23, 1637 in the Walloon Church, in the crypt of Canterbury Cathedral, England.
      4. Title: Springfield, Massachusetts Land Records Call Number: Film 844,486 Page: pg. 51 A
      5. Note: See Elizabeth Harman for actual text of deed."

      2. The book "The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography":
      V. 42, p. 588, entry for Montague Ferry (b. 1881): "...a descendent of Charles Ferry, of French descent, who came to this country from England in the middle of the 17th century and settled in Springfield, Mass., where he married Sarah Harmon."
      V. 21, p. 308, entry for Dexter Mason Ferry (b. 1833): "...Charles Ferry, the first of the family in this country, who settled at Springfield, Mass., about 1658."
      V. 49, p. 9, entry for Dexter Mason Ferry, Jr. (b.1872): "...His first paternal American ancestor was Charles Ferre (spelling later changed to Ferry), a native of France who came to this country by way of England and about 1658 settled in Springfield, Mass. From Charles and his wife, Sarah Harmon..."