I have changed the Jeffrey Ferris family tree at Ancestry to allow for some investigation of the presence of Huntington’s disease in the various parts of the lineage. I have added all the Mead, Knapp, and Gregory connections to the Ferris family. Some research needs to be done and I would welcome additions, corrections, and […]
Here are the statistics for the five Ferris lineages I am managing on Ancestry. At this point, none of them are related to any other.
I have been tracking another Ferris takeover of a Native American tribe. While I cannot link the first Ferris to our lineage, the lusty procreation and involvement with a woman not his wife does suggest he carries the same genes. Edward Ferris came to South Dakota in the early 1880s. Public records list multiple birth […]
Here are the approximate numbers for the several family trees being worked on. The numbers represent the people with the last name of Ferris, Ferriss or Farris in that lineage, I have included spouses where I could in the trees but they are not included in these figures. Jeffrey Ferris lineage: 7,095 people
While building the Jeffrey Ferris lineage, I see a wide variety of other people’s work. Most are excellent but I do see a number of easily avoidable errors.
To the Ferris family: There are four large groups of related Ferrises in the US and Canada.
I am tracking one Joshua Ferris, Tory and United Empire Loyalist, but have not connected him to any lineage. I thought the documents that I have found might amuse. His excuse for getting caught is interesting.
One of the odd things that turned up while researching the Jeffrey Ferris lineage in America is a family, or series of families, named Ferris who immigrated to the United States in the period 1890-1920.