Person:Isaac Ferree (2)

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Isaac Ferree, Jr.
b.13 Oct 1780 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
d.Aft 1850 Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Parents and Siblings
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m. 1 Jun 1773
  1. Rachel Ferree1774 - Bef 1820
  2. Joel Ferree1775 - 1814
  3. Susanna Barbara Ferree1778 - 1802
  4. Isaac Ferree, Jr.1780 - Aft 1850
  5. Elijah Ferree1781 - 1846
  6. Mary Ferree1784 - 1853
  7. Jane Ferree1784 - Bef 1820
  8. Leah Ferree1786 - 1839
  9. Elizabeth Ferree1788 - 1865
  10. Rebecca Ferree1791 - 1827
  11. Uriah Ferree1792 - 1818
  12. Reuben Ferree1794 - Aft 1856
Spouse and Children
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m. 1803
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Facts and Events
Name[1][2][3] Isaac Ferree, Jr.
Gender Male
Birth[4][5][3][6][7][8][9][10] 13 Oct 1780 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Alt Birth[13] 1790 Pennsylvania
Other[14] 13 Jul 1801 Of his grandfather Joel Ferree's willBeneficiary
Marriage 1803 Dauphin County, Pennsylvaniato Elizabeth LeFevre Ferree
Military[10][15] Abt 1812 War of 1812
Alt Death[10] 1840 Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Other[16] 14 Oct 1850 With his son, Uriah & family in Jefferson Township, Dauphin County, PennsylvaniaCensus - 1850
Death[11][3][12] Aft 1850 Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Other[3] Lykens, Dauphin County, PennsylvaniaResidence - Principal

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

This Isaac is the son of Isaac Ferree (1753-1820) and Mary Ferree (1738-18 06), and a grandson of Joel Ferree (1731-1801).

Isaac owned a powder mill at what is now Loyalton, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. He laid out the town of Lykens about 1826 and gave lots to three of his children.

Smoke Ferree CD - November 2004

The land where Lykens and part of Wiconisco now stand was owned by James Way of Chester County, Pennsylvania. James died in 1825 before receiving a patent from the state. His executor, George Pearce, obtained a patent for the land and had it surveyed by Isaac Ferree and his son Joel B. Ferree. After the survey the land was put up for sale. The sale was held at Loyalton.

The tract of 180 acres on which the borough of Lykens now stands was struck down to Jane and Rachel Ferree for the sum of $65.97. The sale was really to their father, Isaac Ferree. But for prudent reasons he ordered the deed for this tract, made in the name of his 2 daughters. Isaac Ferree, formerly owned a considerable amount of land in this section, and operated a powder mill, the products of which he sold all over the country. He brought the saltpeter from Philadelphia by teams. Joel B. and his sisters laid out the town of Lykens and the two sisters sold the lots for eleven dollars each. They were all numbered and drawn by lottery. Joel built the first log house in April 1832. The stone work was done by Richard Nolan .

In 1816, Simon Gratz recovered a judgement for a small amount against Isaac Ferree and kept the case alive in the courts. In 1835, a judgement was issued and the court ruled that the land owned by his 2 daughters was actually only held in trust for Isaac. Therefore Simon Gratz, purchased the interest of Isaac Ferree. The lots were laid out again in 1848 by Daniel Hoffman. The first purchasers under the Ferree sisters, all lost their lots with the exception of those whose deeds had been recorded by a certain time.

The first house in Lykens was Ferree's house, later occupied by the brick building of Charles Price.

Isaac's sons, Joel, Jefferson, Washington, Uriah and Jacob, ran a sawmill in Greenland. The mill was built in 1840. Later they built a mill at Round top and abandoned the mill at Greenland. Isaac owned a powder mill at Loyalton, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. He laid out the town of Lykens about 1826 and gave lots to 3 of his children.

References
  1. ↑ 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. ↑ Linda Worstell. Ferree Family of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. (Roots Web - November 2000).
  5. ↑ WorldConnect Project. (RootsWeb)
    Elizabeth B. Bunting - 9 February 2001.

    RootsWeb, WorldConnect Project, "Electronic," Elizabeth B. Bunting - 9 February 2001. - states "13 October 1779"

  6. ↑ Frey-GM.GED.

    Date of Import: Jul 14, 2004

  7. ↑ CASFerree.FTW-Ferree0.FTW.

    Date of Import: Aug 17, 2004

  8. ↑ Sonsteby-GM.GED.

    Date of Import: Aug 22, 2004

  9. ↑ WFT Volume 12, Tree number 1227.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Michael Smoke <Msmoke@@msn.com>. Smoke, Michael.

    Date of Import: Dec 18, 2004

  11. ↑ WorldConnect Project. (RootsWeb)
    Elizabeth B. Bunting - 9 February 2001.
  12. ↑ Ferree, Roberta North & Barbara, Data Records. (unpublished).

    "Ferree, Roberta North & Barbara, Data Records," unpublished. adds Date based on his residence with son Uriah in the 1850 Census and not found in the 1860 Census.

  13. ↑ 1850 United States Federal Census
    Jefferson Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
  14. ↑ F. Edward Wright, Editor. Abstracts of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Wills - 1786-1820. (Willow Bend Books, Westminster, Carroll County, Maryland 2001)
    page 64.
  15. ↑ Estimated date.
  16. ↑ 1850 United States Federal Census.
  17.   Charles Heisterkamp, III, M.D..

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

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