Person:Richard Ferree (1)

Watchers
m. 1756
  1. Mary Ferree1758 -
  2. William Ferree1759 -
  3. Elizabeth Ferree1763 - 1810
  4. Philip Ferree1765 - 1820
  5. Tamar 'Fannie' Ferree1768 -
  6. Joel Ferree1769 - 1843
  7. Richard Ferree1770 - 1844
  8. Lydia Ferree1771 - Abt 1794
  9. Abraham Ferree1771 - 1830
  10. Rachel Ferree1775 -
  11. James J Ferree1778 - 1854
m. Abt 1795
  1. Elizabeth Ferree1795 -
  2. Ann Ferree1796 - 1836
  3. George B. Ferree1798 -
  4. Philip Ferree1801 -
  5. James Barr Ferree1806 -
  6. Rachel Ferree1808 -
Facts and Events
Name Richard Ferree
Gender Male
Birth? 21 Feb 1770 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Marriage Abt 1795 to Elizabeth Barr
Occupation? Aft 1795 Lampeter, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United StatesTavern Keeper (with His Wife)
Other[1] 2 Apr 1805 Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United StatesBeneficiary of his father's will
Other? 15 Mar 1822 Guardianship of Rachel Ferree (Niece)
Will? 26 Apr 1842
Residence? Bird-in-Hand, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Other? 23 Nov 1842 Will Codicil
Death? 8 Jul 1844 Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Burial? Paradise, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United StatesThe Ferree Graveyard (Carpenter's Cemetery)
Probate? 2 Aug 1844
Other[2] 1844 Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United StatesWill Book T - 1 - 443
References
  1. F. Edward Wright, Editor. Abstracts of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Wills - 1786-1820. (Willow Bend Books, Westminster, Carroll County, Maryland 2001)
    63.
  2. 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)
    13.
  3.   .

    From the Notes of Roberta North and Barbara Ferree (unpublished)

    Lancaster County Orphan's Court - Miscellaneous - 1822-1825, page 22. 15 March 1822

    Rachel Ferree, daughter of Philip Ferree, late of East Hempfield Township, Lancaster County, above the age of fourteen years, chooses her uncle, Richard Ferree as her guardian.


    Will - 26 April 1842 - Probate - 2 August 1844
    Richard Ferree of Lampeter Township

    Wife
    Children: Philip Ferree, George Ferree, James B. Ferree, Rachel Ferree wife of David Espenshade, and Elizabeth Ferree wife of Henry Haines.
    Note. The money to Elizabeth was left in trust.
    Note. Anna Ferree - deceased. Benjamin Witmer - deceased. He made no provision for the children of Benjamin Witmer and Anna Ferree as Benjamin was indebted to him for an amount equal to that given his other children.
    Executors: Philip Ferree and James B. Ferree (sons)

    The estate consisted of real and personal property: a tavern house and about 45 acres of land in Lampeter Township.