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Descendants of Henry Ferror
1.HENRY1 FERROR was born in Midgley, England, and died Aft. 1480 in Ewood, Halifax, Yorkshire, England.
Notes for HENRY FERROR:
The name Ferrar is said to have been derived from the Latin and French word signifying Iron, and was, doubtless, first used to designate a locality where that metal was found.As a family name, it was first known in England from Gualkeline or Walkeline de Farrariis, a Norman of distinction, attached to William, Duke of Normandy, before the invasion of 1066.From him all of the name in England and America have descended.
Henry Ferror of the town of Midgley was the first owner of Ewood, as shown by a deed, given by G. Dent (in his "Ewood in Midgley"), translated from the Latin, dated 12 Apr. 1471:
"To all who see or hear this writing Edmund Pylkington son of Robert Pylkington, Esq., sends greetings in the Lord.Know ye that I have devised and released and for me and my heirs and assigns wholly quitted claim for ever to Henry Ferror of the town of Miggley, all right title and claim which I have or ever had or in any wise may have in all those messuages lands and tenements, meadows woods pastures rents and services with their appurtenances which formerly were of Richard Oakes the elder, within the town of Miggley, now in the tneure of the said Henry, so that neither I, the aforesaid Edmund, nor my heirs or asigns may hereafter be able to demand or claim any right title or interest in the aforesaid messuages lands and tenements meadows woods pastures rents and services with their appurtenances or in any parcel thereof against the aforesaid henry, his heirs and assigns for ever, all manner of action real and personal which against the said Henry I ever had or have or in any wise had or made between him and me from the beginning of the world until the making of these presents.In testimony whereof I have set my seal to this present writing these being witnesses: Charles Pylkinton, Esq., John Dyne, richard Saltonstall, William Midgley, John Pachett, and others, dated at Miggley ye 12 daye of the month of Apryl in the tenth yeare of the reigne of King Edward the fourth after the conquest of England (1471),"
"It is to be noted the witnesses to this deed are all persons of standing, and included some of the principal inhabitants of the locality. . ." (Dent, p. 7-8)
John Crabtree, gent. in his "Concise History of the Parish and Vicarage of Halifax, Yorkshire" (Halifax and London, 1856), p. 429, wrote that Ewood being near the Calder River received its name from the Angle-Saxon word for water, "ea".The estate of Ewood was described in 1939 by G. Dent:
"Nestling on the steep sloping hillside and immediately under Midgley Moors, is to be found on of the old homesteads which has housed many generations of noted families who have played their part in the history of this ancient Parish of Halifax.
"The estate surrounding it has been, and still is, one of the largest in one piece to be found in the neighborhood, and to-day it reaches from the L.M.S. Railway on the south, to the Midgley Moors on the north, and at one time embraced also the Upper and Lower White Lee estates.
"Today there are still two main buildings, as there has always been, with many outbuildings . . called Ewood hall and Ewood Court. . . "
"Topographical Dictionary of England" (London, 1842) prints the following:"Midgley - a township in the Chapelrie of Luddenden, parish of halifax, wapentake of Morley, West Riding, Yorkshire; 4 1/2 miles from Halifax, W. by N.; 2665 people, 2000 acres of pleasing scenery.The manor belongs to the family of Farrars of Ewood. . ."
"Luddenden, with surface boldly varied, rising into hills of lofty elevation, commanding extensive views, scenery mountainous and marked with features of rugged grandeur.Today there are stone quarries, and people are employed in cotton, woolen, paper and corn mills."
All descent for the family can only be traced to Henry due to loss of records and no existing will.It is probably due to this that Nicholas Ferrar's connection with the family has not been traced, also due to the fact that the Halifax parish Register does not begin until 1502, his grandfather was probably a son of the first Ferror owner of Ewood, for the Nicholas family claimed a kinship with both Bishop Ferrar and William of Virginia.
("The Farrar's Island Family and its English Ancestry" by Alvahn Holmes, Gateway Press, Inc., Baltimore 1977, pp. 41-44)
Child of HENRY FERROR is:
2. | i. | HENRIE2 FERROR, b. 1480, Ewood, Halifax, Yorkshire, England; d. November 06, 1549, Ewood, Halifax, Yorkshire, England. |