Person:Philip Ferree (6)

Heisterkamp's Annotated Landis Ferree Tree (as of 30 April 2004)

From Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania, Volumes I - III by Frank William Shriver - Philip Ferree, the second son, married Leah DuBois, daughter of Abraham DuBois, before mentioned, and received, as her portion of her father's estate, two thousand acres in the Pequea Valley, on the Conestoga in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, on which Philip and his family settled. Philip and Leah (Dubois) Ferree had eight children: Abraham, of whom presently; Isaac; Jacob; Philip; Joel; Lena, married William Buffington, or Bavington; Leah, married Peter Baker; Elizabeth, married her cousin, Isaac Ferree.

From Janet Green Ariciu family - WorldConnect Project - 5 January 2005 -

History of Lancaster County by Dr. Frederick Klein, 1924 - Philip Ferree ( 1687-1753), the third son of the Madame, was married during their sojourn at Esopus to Leah DuBois, the daughter of Abraham DuBois, whose father Louis was the founder of New Platz in 1660. Soon after his marriage, which was about 1711, he came to Pequea and settled on a part of the Ferree grant. Upon his arrival he constructed a temporary habitation of forked poles, bark roof, etc. In this queer house their first child was born. Philip and Leah Ferree had eight children as follows: Abraham (died 1775 ), Isaac (died 1782), Jacob, Philip, Joel, and daughters Lena, married to William Buffington, Leah, married to Peter Baker, and Elisabeth, married to Isaac Ferree, her cousin. Abraham, the eldest son of Philip Ferree, the emigrant, was married about 1736 to a Miss Eltinge, of Esopus, New York Their children were Cornelius, who settled in Virginia, Israel, and a daughter Rebecca, who married David Shriver and removed to Frederick county, Maryland.

From Janet Green Ariciu family - WorldConnect Project - 5 January 2005 -

History of Lancaster County, to Which is prefixed a Brief Sketch of the Early History of Pennsylvania. By I. Daniel Rupp. Publishing date 1844 - Chapter II, pages 90-115

Philip, one of the sons, was not about twenty-one years of age, and had a desire to earn something for himself; and having formed an acquaintance with several families at Esopus, he made for that place, where he hired for one year with a respectable farmer, by the name of Abraham Dubois, whose daughter Leah he married at the expiration of year, and brought her to his people in Pequea settlement, where he commenced improving a tract of land on the north side of Pequea creek, (on part of which Joel Lightner, Esq., resides at present) which land had been previously allotted to him by his mother. * From a communication to us, dated December 21,1842, by Isaac F. Lightner, it appears Abraham Dubois patented one thousand acres of land, in Lancaster county, which he gave to his daughter Mary, ( mm thought it was Leah maybe her name was Leah Mary) who had married Philip Ferree, The patent was granted May 7, 1717.

Some of their first labor was to cut grass in the woods for the purpose of making hay, no land being cleared on that part. For a shelter, house and barn, they placed timbers, forked at the top, into ground, laid poles across them, built their hay upon the frame, which served as a roof to their house, under which they lived several months; during their "sub stack stay" in this rude shelter, their son Abraham was born.

They raised eight children, five sons and three daughters: the names of the sons were Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Philp, Joel. The daughters names were Lena who intermarried with William Buffington, Leah was married to Peter Baker, Elizabeth to Isaac Ferree

On March 2, 1743, Daniel Fiere and Anna Maria, his wife, and Isaac Lefever and Catharine, his wife (as Kathrina), conveyed unto Philip Fiere 383 2 -3 acres of this tract; on April 4, 1743, Daniel Fiere conveyed to Isaac Lefever all his interest In 383 1-3 acres of the tract, and Isaac Lefever, on the same day, made a conveyance to Daniel Fiere, seemingly for a tract of larger size; and on June 9, 1747, these parties conveyed to John Fiere two tracts of 191 5-6 acres each, or 383 2-3. When the above conveyances had all been made, the result was about as follows: Daniel had about 532 acres and 24 perches, Isaac Lefever had 383 1-3 acres, Philip had about 575 acres, and John had about 809 acres and 83 2-3 perches. There is probably some variation in the number of acres held by Daniel, Philip and John, by reason of the issuing of the new patent and the division of the extra 800 acres granted thereby. It may be interesting for you to know the exact location of this land, for, though you are now almost in the center of it, you cannot know the outside lines. I wish to make reference to them in a general way. In the deed from Daniel Fiere and Isaac Lefever to Philip Fiere, it is shown that that tract began in Leacock Township, at a marked white oak, and covered the northwestern portion of the large tract. This, therefore, fixes the northwest corner with definiteness. From thence it extended south by east, crossing Pequea Creek, 289 1-3 perches to a post, and thence along Isaac Lefever's land east 229 perches to a post, thence north by west by other land of Philip Fiere (Faulkner land) and land of John Fiere 289 1-3 perches to a post, and west along the north line of the whole tract 229 perches to the place of beginning. By a similar marking of the courses and distances, and, taking into account the various boundaries, it will be found that John Fiere held 191 5 -6 acres on the northeast corner and the same number of acres on the south east corner, and, in addition, held the 334 acres of the Jane Davis tract on the southwest corner. Isaac Lefever's land ran straight through the middle of the large tract and it extended from east to west 458 perches and from north to south 144 perches and 11 feet. Daniel Fiere owned the land on the south between the Jane Davis tract and the last-mentioned one of John Fiere, and the remaining place (the Faulkner tract conveyed to Philip Fiere), which lay on the northeast between Isaac Lefever and John Fiere's northeast tract made up the full number of acres embraced within the new patent. I think, from same of the descriptions, that the division of the land was a little different under the original patent, and that, by agreement, it was afterwards apportioned as I have set it forth in the draft. The turnpike in front of us runs from East to West through the Isaac Lefever and Philip Fiere tracts. I have stated that Daniel Fiere's tract lay on the south end of the patent. On December 28, 1745, he gave a deed for this land and also for some land obtained under another patent to his son, Daniel. This Daniel (the son) died in his father's lifetime, having made a will, dated August 10, 1750, which was proven September 4, 1750, whereby he gave this land to his son, Daniel, who was Daniel the third. The words of the devise are: "All that plantation, where on I now dwell, containing about 500 acres of land, which said tract and plantation was granted to me by my father, Daniel Ferree." Daniel, the second, had, besides his son, two daughters, who were named Salome and Mary. Daniel, the third, and his sister, Salome, died during their minority, and, as a consequence, all that land descended to their sister, Mary. Mary married John Carpenter, and she died in 1764, leaving to survive her, her husband and three children, namely, one son, Abraham, and two daughters, Mary, who afterwards married John Smith, and Susan, who married Frederick Yeiser. But, before her death, on August 24, 1764, she and her husband deeded all her land to Dr. Henry Carpenter, her father-in-law, and Dr. Henry Carpenter, on August 31, 1764, made a deed for the same to John Carpenter, his son. On July 31, 1786, John Carpenter deeded the one undivided half of this land to his son, Abraham Carpenter. I refer to these conveyances with some particularity because I shall take occasion to dwell upon the ownership of the land at this period later on.

From the Cameron & Paige Report - WorldConnect Project - 5 January 2005 - Philip Ferree's Will: 03 Mar 1753 , Lancaster, Pennsylvania

In The Name Of GOD, Amen.

I, Philip Ferree of Leacock township in ye county of Lancaster and Province of Pencilvania, being weak in body, but of sound memory Blessed be God for ye same and calling to Mind ye Mortality of my Body and knowing it is appointed for all Men Once to Die. I do make Ordain and Constitute this my last Will and Testament in manner and Form Following. I Imp'r First it is my Will and I Give and Devise to Leah my Loving Wife one complete Feather bed, together with all my Household Goods in my Pofsefsi on at ye time of my decease and I do further order that my Four Sons ie Abraham Ferree, Jacon Farree, Philip Farree, and Joel Farree Execute and Administer do allow and Give to my Said Wife all further Necefsaris Suteable fo her Support and Manitenance During her Life Fitting her Station And that the aboves, Abraham, Jacob, Philip and Joel Faree my Four Sons shal be at Equal Charge as above.

Item, I give devise and Bequeth to my Daughter Leah Ferree the sum of Three Hundred Pounds lawful Money of Pencilvania to be paid to her out of my Personall Estate. Provided Allwais that she do not mary Bryan Quin, and if she marry the said Bryon Quin, I give and bequeth to her the sum of Five Shillings and no more. And the remainder of the above Three Hundred Pounds in case of the Default of the above or her dying without Ishue shall Devolve Equally to my other children wit: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Philip, and Joe Farree and Magdaline the wife of William Buffington.

Item, I give devise and bequeth to my Granddaughter Elizabeth Ferree, Daughter of Isaac Ferree and my own daughter Elizabeth, Dec'ed the sum of Fifty Pounds Lawfull Money of Pennsylvania to be paid to her out of my personall Estate, In the manor and form following vis, Fifety Pounds when she arrives at the age of Twenty years and Fifety Pounds at the age of twenty-one years and Fifty Pounds when she is at ye age of twenty-two. And if said Elizabeth should Die Before the above named periods of Twenty, Twenty-one and Twenty-Two Years of age without Ishue, that then whatever part of Percell of the above named sum may be due at the time of her Decease, shall be equally divided amongst my children above named.

Item, the Remainder and Residue of my Estate shall be equally divided between my Four sons Abraham, Jacob, Philip, and Joel.

Note, The Reason that I lave my Five sons and my Daughter Magdeline Wife to William Buffington Nothing in this my last Will is Because they have received their shares Otherwais Provided in my Life Time and Further, Whereas a Certain Mefsuage or Tract of Land now belonging to my Sister Jane Davis - I say now, Whatever part or Parcel of said land may at anytime become my property, I order to be divided amongst my children. Vs Abraham Isaac, Jacob Philip and Joel Ferree, My Daughter Magdeline, William Buffington Wife and Daughter Leah.

And, Lastly I constitute make and appoynt my Two Sons Abraham Ferree and Jacob Ferree and my Trusty Friend Samuel Lefavor my Only Sole Executors of this as my Last Will and Testament. In Witnefs thereof I have thereunto set my Hand and Seale this third Day March in ye Year of Our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty-three. 1753 Philip Fier Signed, Sealed and Declared by the said Philip Ferree as his last Will and Testament in the Preference of us. John Rankin, Joe Clark, Andrew Link

Probate: 28 Jul 1753 , Lancaster, Pennsylvania

The 28th July 1753 Before me the Subscriber came John Rankin and John Clark Two of the Witnefses to the within written Will and the said John Rankin on his Corporal Oath and the said John Clarke on solumn Affirmation did Declare and Say that they were present and saw and heard the within Testator Philip Ferree Sign, Seale, Publish and Declare the within writing as and for his last Will and Testament and at the doing thereof he was of sound difsposing Mind, Memory and Understanding according to the best of their knowledge, Observation and Belief and that they also saw Andrew Link also Subscribe his name as another Witnefs to the said Will Note that Abraham and Jacob Ferree Two of the Executors were at the same time Quallifiedd by their Affirmation too. Edw, Shippan Dep'y Reg'r.

Be It Remembered, that on the 26th day of July 1753 the last Will and Testament of Philip Ferree, Deceased was proved in due form of law and Probate and Letters Testamentary were granted Abraham Ferree, Jacob Ferree and Samuel Lefavor the Executors named in said Will the said Abraham Ferree and Jacob Ferree and Samuel Lefavor first Dyly Qualified by Ssolumn Affirmation well and truly to Administer the said Decedants Estate at to bring an Inventory thereof into the Registers Office at Langston on or before the 26th day of August next. And also to render an Account when thereun to Lawfully required. Given under the Seal of said Office. Edw. Shippen. D. Reg'r.

page 13 - Name: Ferree, Philip - Year: 1753 - Book: B - Volume: 1 - Page: 15

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Jessie A. Landis nee Witmer. Ferree - du Bois Family Tree. (1913).
2. ↑ kamp3genealogy@@netscape.net. Heisterkamp, Charles, III, M.D..

   1949 Pine Drive, Lancaster, PA, 17601, ckamp3@@netscape,net, 717-392-0562

3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Charles Heisterkamp, III, M.D. Annotated Landis Ferree Tree. (30 April 2004).

   Date of Import: Jul 14, 2004

4. ↑ Smoke, Michael Alan. Smoke Genealogy - Family Tree Maker Web Site -01. (updated September 5, 2000).
5. ↑ Estimated date.
6. ↑ Internet
   26 November 2005 - Family of Earl Riley.
7. ↑ Eleanor Jane Fulton and Barbara Kendig Mylin. An Index to the Will Books and Intestate Records of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania - 1729-1850. (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore 1994)
   page 13.
8. ↑ ^8.0 8.1 F. Edward Wright, Editor. Abstracts of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Wills - 1732-1785. (Willow Bend Books, Westminster, Carroll County, Maryland 2003)
   page 65.
9.   Charles Heisterkamp, III, M.D..

   1949 Pine Drive, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA, 17601-5529, kamp3genealogy@netscape.net