Display Patriot - P-157621 - Jacob FERREE/FERRY

Jacob FERREE/FERRY

SAR Patriot #: P-157621

The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
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State of Service: PA      Qualifying Service: Private
DAR #: A039550

Birth: 08 Aug 1750 / Lancaster / PA
Death: bef 17 Aug 1807 / Allegheny / PA

Qualifying Service Description:

Private: CAPT Robert McCurdy, Lancaster County Militia


Additional References:

Pennsylvania Archives, 5th Series, Volume VII, pg 653-654


Spouse: (1) Rachel Ferree; (2) Alice Powell
Children: Olivia; William Powell; Livena; Joel; Isaac; Elizabeth;
Members Who Share This Ancestor
Date Approved Society ACN SAR Member Info Lineage via Child View Application Detail
1974-04-30 CA Unassigned Merrell Joel Ferree (106465) Isaac   
1991-01-09 PA 216936 Nevin Ferguson Ferree (136148) William   
1996-02-02 IN 204318 Clinton Clair Thomas (145846) Olivia/Olive   
2019-05-24 OH 86599 R. Douglas Pettit (211653) Olivia   
2023-05-12 KY 107144 Thomas Ware Ferree (226479) Isaac   
2023-05-12 KY 107145 Timothy Alan Ferree (226480) Isaac   
Location:
Coraopolis / Allegheny / PA / USA
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  • vertical & horizontal stones 
  • Photo displayed courtesy of Douglas Pettit, OH SAR
  • The Coraopolis Historical Society has a website of the Ferree Cemetery where Jacob is buried: http://coraopolishistoricalsociety.org/ferreecemetery


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Author: Anonymous
The following is posted anonymously at http://www.ferreedescendants.com/gunsmiths.htm. I am not the author.
 
Jacob Ferree was the son of Isaac and a grandson of Philip Ferree, a Huguenot immigrant.  Jacob first married Rachael Ferree, his first cousin. He married second, Alice Powell, who was considered a fine shot with a rifle.  She tested guns and gunpowder her husband produced.  Jacob was employed in the manufacture of gun powder and guns for the government during the Revolutionary War.  In 1784, he located to Mifflin Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, where he continued to manufacture guns and powder.
Jacob's son Joel was a Colonel in the War of 1812 and commanded the 1st Regiment, 2nd Detachment of the Pennsylvania Militia.
 
Resources: " Ferree Family Gunsmiths" by George Bennett Ferree, "The Longrifles of Western Pennsylvania" by Richard Rosenberger & Charles Kaufman, " Pennsylvania Longrifles" by Budd Davisson, "Antique Talk" by Wayne Mattox, "The Kentucky Rifle -An American Invention", essay johno.myiglou.com/kyrifle.
 

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