Judith Feake1

F, b. circa 1621, d. after 9 March 1668
     Judith was born circa 1621 in London, County Middlesex, England. She was the daughter of James Feake and Audrey Crompton. Judith married Lieutenant William Palmer before 10 May 1639.2 William & Judith had children: Susanna [ca. 1640], Ephraim [ca. 1643], Judith [ca 1646], James [ca. 1652], William [ca. 1656], Joseph [ca. 1657] & possibly others. Judith's husband, William, died before 29 November 1661 in Killingworth Upon Matinecock, Town of Oyster Bay, Queens County, Long Island, New York, leaving her a widow. Judith married 2nd Jeffrey Ferris circa 1662 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut. Judith's husband, Jeffrey, died on 31 May 1666 in Greenwich leaving her a widow. Judith married 3rd John Bowers in 1667 in Greenwich. On March 9, 1668, Judah Bowers "lately the widow of Ferris, sometimes the wife of Jeffrey Ferris", acknowledged receipt of her share of his estate in full. Judith departed this life after 9 March 1668 in Greenwich.

Citations

  1. [S969] Horace Wilbur Palmer, Palmer Families In America
    , page 11 -.
  2. [S1080] George E. McCracken, The Feake Family of Norfolk, London, and Colonial America, pages 210-211 - On 5 December 1639, in a power of attorney to allow certain property on Lombard Street in London, Judith is described as wife of Lieut. William Palmer.