Jonathan Ferris

     Jonathan was born on Sunday, 15 December 1765 in Throgs Neck, Westchester County, New York, at "Grove Farm". He was the son of John Ferris and Marianna Hunt. Jonathan married Ursula Catlin on 4 June 1803. Jonathan & Ursula had children: Helen Amelia [5/04/1804-9/27/1887][m. 3/23/1831 Dr. Horatio Hickok Brayton], John Alexander [2/17/1806-9/20/1878 unmarried], Lynde Catlin [5/06/1808-5/03/1874][5/19/1840 Mary Ann Drake], Valentine Seaman [12/07/1809-12/21/1879][m. 6/14/1837 Cornelia Brayton], Edward Moses [1/18/1812-1856-1859][m. 5/14/1844 Catherine Everest], Maria Ann [11/20/1813-1/08/1868][m. 5/13/1832 Richard Frederick Fletcher], Almira Elizabeth [4/05/1816-5/01/1846][m. 8/05/1839 Peter Thatcher Washburn], Mortimer [3/26/1818-4/06/1889][m. 6/22/1852 Mary Elizabeth Raymond] & Charles [1/27/1824-6/08/1851]. Jonathan & his brother, Elijah, purchased 6,000 acres of land in Swanton, Vermont. There was a marble quarrey there and they became very vealthy. Only Jonathan & his family resided there. Jonathan had a daughter Helen who often visited her Aunt Anna Seaman, Jonathan's sister. The 1820 U.S. Federal Census enumerates at Swanton, Franklin County, Vermont, the family of Johnathan Ferris [23011-21110].¹ Jonathan departed this life on Thursday, 1 October 1829 in Swanton at age 63 years, 9 months and 16 days. He had been suffering from paralysis.² He was buried there in Swanton in the Church Street Cemetery. The inscription on his memorial read: "Here repose the remains of Jonathan Ferris who was born West Chester, NY Dec. 15, 1765, during 22 years a resident of this town, a large contributor to it's prosperity and died Oct 1, 1829."