This page contains genealogical material on persons with the surname Ferriby, Ferebee, etc listed alphabetically by county and then by parish. This page is under construction. Research is ongoing and new data is posted as discovered. Material from some places inhabited by this family has not been studied and this is noted, however a brief overview of the family in each county is posted.

BERKSHIRE The first mention of this family in the county is John Ferby serving as MP from the borough of Reading in 1381. John Fereby (d.1441) held property in this county at Swallowfield and the manor of Sheepridge. These properties passed to nephews (nepos) by his will and their subsequent history is not known. Members of this family appear in local parish records in the early 1600s. Many of these people seem to be descendants or close relatives of the Rev. John Ferebe (1619-1691) who matriculated Oriel College Oxford 1636 at age 17, was curate of Oakley and vicar of Ashbury. He was a son of the Rev. John Ferebe (b.1579) vicar of Poole Wilts. and a grandson of the mercer Thomas Ferebie (d.1611) of Cirencester Glos. The Quaker Furby family of Reading who emigrated to Illinois, USA in the 1840s are also evidently part of this lineage. ASHBURY Children of Edward and Joice Ferebe; Martha Ferebe, chh. 26 Dec.1683 Sara Ferebe, chh. 13 Mar.1685 Joice Ferebe, chh. 24 Jan. 1687 Mary Ferebe, chh. 24 Jan.1687 Elizabeth Ferebe, chh. 30 Dec.1689 COOKHAM John Ferraby m. Avis Homes 15 May 1676 HURST Elizabeth dau. of Thomas Forby, chh. 18 Jan. 1623 LAMBOURN Mary Ferreby, m. 26 Jul.1696 to Isaac Blagrave also many more persons between 1750 and 1830 UFFINGTON Edward Ferreby, b.abt. 1680 (source, IGI) WANTAGE Thomas Ferebee of St. Mary Reading, m. 21 Jul.1601 Sarah Mildenhall of Wantage William Veraby, m. 29 Oct.1610 Jane Fortescue, both of Grove in Wantage married at Samborn. GREAT SHEFFORD William Verriby b.c. 1750, m.Susannah, d. 3 Aug. 1830. Issue: Edward b. 1783, William b. 1786, John b. 1788, Joseph b. 1790, Charles b. 1796 PRO Grove v. Ferrebee, Berks. 1692 (PRO, C 5/102/9, C 5/105/24) Visitation of Berkshire 1665-6 List of those summoned to appear: Shrivenham Hundred, Ashbury, "John Ferebe Clerke. Disclaimes" (Harleian Society. _Visitations of Berkshire 1532, 1566, 1623, 1665-6, vol.2, p.25).

CAMBRIDGESHIRE Demise 20-May-1507 by JOHN FERBY states; to Katherine late the wife of Thomas Pryme, Thomas Pryme his son, Richard Pippyll, William North, Thomas Godfrey the younger & Nicholas Joly, of a tenement & croft & 4 acres 3&half roods land in Thriplow, near Stokwellane, to the use of Katherine for life, then to son Thomas. Thomas Prym (d 1507), he was witness to Will of brother John Prym who died in 1489 Thriplow. (personal communication 26 Nov. 2003 from Alan Prime at www.primeroots.com {Demise info provided to Andree Prime by Charles Farrow ca. 1998 from MSS. at library of St. John's College (?) Cambridge})

DERBY WYLLIAM FERYBYE - son of Wylliam & Elen, Chr. 02 JUN 1611 Edlaston, co. Derby (IGI)

DEVON Abraham Ferrybee, son of Edmund Ferreby (d.1684) mercer of Cirencester, was a trunkmaker who moved from Glos to Devon in the late 1600s and establshed a family there. From I.G.I. index of Devon parish registes 1. MARY FERRYBEE -Gender: Female Christening: 27 DEC 1702 Saint Savior, Dartmouth, Devon, England 2. MARY FERRYBEE -Gender: Female Christening: 04 FEB 1706 Saint Savior, Dartmouth, Devon, England 3. JAMES FERRIBY -Gender: Male Christening: 29 NOV 1700 Saint Savior, Dartmouth, Devon, England 4. SARAH FERRIBY -Gender: Female Christening: 01 JAN 1736 Saint Savior, Dartmouth, Devon, England 5. ANN FERRYBEE -Gender: Female Christening: 12 JUL 1704 Saint Savior, Dartmouth, Devon, England 6. ABRAHAM FERRYBEE -Gender: Male Christening: 27 DEC 1702 Saint Savior, Dartmouth, Devon, England 7. ROBERT FERRIBY -Gender: Male Christening: 08 JAN 1695 Saint Savior, Dartmouth, Devon, England 8. SAMUEL FERRIBY -Gender: Male Christening: 25 MAY 1698 Saint Savior, Dartmouth, Devon, England 9. JAMES FERRIBY -Gender: Male Death: 17 FEB 1706 10. ROBERT FERRIBY -Gender: Male Death: 23 APR 1697 11. SAMUEL FERRIBY -Gender: Male Death: 21 MAR 1706 12. SARAH FERRABY -Gender: Female Marriage: 22 OCT 1737 Townstal Or St Clement, Dartmouth, Devon, England 13. ABRAHAM FERRIBY OR TERRIBY - Gender: Male Marriage: 05 FEB 1694 Saint Savior, Dartmouth, Devon, England ((It seems that Samuel, James and Robert all died young, and that Sarah had a child before she got married)) (data courtesy Michael Miller-Fairfield 2003)

A branch of the family also moved to Devon in the 1200s and remained in the Exmoor area till the early 1400s. The relationship of this clan to other branches is unclear. A text by W.R. Loosemore _The Story of the Loosemore Family, privately printed, 1987,from chap. 5, online at - http://www.loosemore.co.uk is reproduced below. (parish of Bishops Nympton, Devon) Within their domain a succession of bishops (of Exeter) granted out several manors, among which was Turkerigg, held in 1242 by Galfridus (Geoffrey) de Fayreby for ˝ knights fee.  In 1284 'William de La Fayrebie holds La Fayrebie with Kirschote' of the bishop, and in 1303 he is said to hold Thorkerigge for the same fee. [8]   In fact, Turkerigg/ Thorkerigge comprised La Fayrebie, the modern Veraby Farm, with Kerscot as an outlier.  The Fayreby family lived at the home farm, as would be expected, Kerscot being sub-let to a tenant farmer.  Thus we find in the Lay Subsidy for 1327 that in Bishops Nympton parish Roger de Kirscote was assessed for tax at 8d; five years later, in 1332, David de Kirscote was assessed for 12d. tax, the same as William Fayrebury. [9]   By 1346 Michael de Fayreby held Torkerygg 'which William de Fayreby once held'.  Some time before 1428 the Fayreby family must have sold their holding for in that year we learn, somewhat confusingly, that Johannes Bromwich, Johannes Nytheway and Lady Haryngton hold the ˝ fee by knights service in Thorkeright which they hold separately among themselves, and none of them holds the entire fourth part which Michael de Farby once held from ancient times.8 The exact significance of the four parts is not clear but we may safely accept that by this date, or soon after, the manor of Veraby with Kerscot had passed into possession of the Harington family. Notes: [8] For Turkerigg see Fees, ii, 759, and Feudal Aids, i, 344, 363, 420, 470. [9] A M Erskine, ed., The Devonshire Lay Subsidy of 1332, DCRS, New Series, i, 1969; for 1327 see PRO E 179/95/6, mm 1d, 5d, 2d and this text, Chap. 3, n22,23.

DURHAM Members of the Yorkshire branch of the Fereby's appear in county parish records in the mid1600s. Bishopwearmouth Gateshead

ESSEX John Ferriby was a radical Puritan parson who held the church of ----, Essex during the Commonwealth. One of his books listed in the British Library ctalogue: _The Lawfull Preacher: or, a short discourse, shewing that they only ought to preach who are ordained ministers: ... As also, the pulpit-guard-relieved, in a short appendix in answer to a late book called, The Pulpit-Guard routed, written by T. Collier. Main heading: FERRIBY. John Additional headings: COLLIER. Thomas. Baptist. The Pulpit-Guard Routed, in its Twenty Strong-Holds. Or, a brief answer, to a large and lawless discourse, written by one Tho. Hall ... intituled, The Pulpit-Guarded, with twenty arguments, pretending to prove the unlawfulness, and sinfulness of private mens preaching, etc. Publication details: London, 1652. 4o. Shelfmark: E.651.(28.) Shelfmark: 702.d.12.(16.)Shelfmark: 116.b.42. PARISH REGISTERS Twinstead 1616, 22 Aug. chh. John Verby son of Nicholas & Susan (PR 1567 -1721)

GLOUCESTERSHIRE The first record of the family in this county is the endowment of the Free Grammar School in Chipping Campden by John Fereby in the 1430s. He was a resident of Surrey and Kent, but spent most of his time at court, but his will of 1441 states that he owned land in Gloucestershire. The surname, or any variant of it, does not appear in the county Military Survey of 1522 or the Muster Roll of 1539. However, a John Ferybe is listed in the 1539 Muster Roll of North Wiltshire in the village of Poulton (part of Glos since 1844) that is located 5 miles southeast of Cirencester. There is a 17 Sep. 1609 baptism of William son of Henry Ferrybee in the Poulton parish register that begins in 1606. A ca.1540 Chancery suit names Isabel Ferybe, late the wife of William Betson. v. Morris Hyll and Elizabeth his wife.: Non-completion of an indenture whereby defendants were to take a lease of one-third of messuages and land in Etloe.: Glouc. 1538-1544 (PRO C 1/701/35). Etloe is located in the parish of Awre, in the hundred of Bledisloe, in the county of Gloucester, 3 miles to the S.E. of Newnham. The next record in Glos of this family is the marriage of Thomas Fereby to Elizabeth Hopkins in 1566 in Cirencester (parish register begins in 1560). Smith's Men and Armour of 1608 lists three members of the family in Glos. - Anthony Fereby, mercer of Cirencester, George Fereby, mercer of Cirencester and Edmund Fereby his servant. Thomas Feryby was one of Cirencester's merchants led by Giles Selwyn that tried to establish a guild in this important Cotswold market town as the two following law suits in the PRO show;. SP 46/32/fo 133d., 134 Petition to Burghley, Mildmay, Manwood and the other barons of the Exchequer by Giles Selwyn, Roger Donne, Richard Hall and Thomas Feryby of Cirencestre to reform the order of Feb. [1583] (see E.123/10, fo. 7) requiring them to submit to Sir John Danvers and pay his costs; [1583]. SP 46/15/fo 64 Burghley and Mildmay to Robert Straunge, (--) Oldsworth, Christopher George and John Cockeswell: To examine the pretended title of Giles Selwyn, Roger Donne, Richard Hall and Thomas Shereby (sic !) of Ciceter by an old charter; London 29 May 1572. Sir John Danvers of Dauntsey, Wilts. and Cirencester, Glos, b. 1540, J.P. Wilts. from c.1573, sheriff 1574-5, 1585-6, 1593; j.p. Glos. from c. 1583, sheriff 1593-4; Danvers inherited extensive estates in Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire. His most important act was the successful struggle to prevent the citizens of Cirencester, led by one Giles Selwyn, from exemplifying a charter of Henry IV and so establishing a guild. Danvers remains, therefore, enigmatic. He was listed as a knight of 'great possessions' able to support a peerage in 1588, excused himself from serving as sheriff of Gloucestershire in 1593, and died 19 Dec 1594, as it was thought of a broken heart after the disgrace of his sons Henry and Charles, the former, afterwards 1st Earl of Danby, having killed a local gentleman in sensational circumstances. Charles Danvers was subsequently executed for his part in the Essex rising. ("John Danvers Biography" online @ Tudorplace.com). Thomas Ferrybie Gent., mercer of Cirencester in his will dated 2 Aug. 1611 (prob. 27 Sep.1611) names; his wife Elizabeth - 20L a year for life and "a blacke mourninge dress", his children Mary -"biggest brass pots and pans, a mourning dress of blacke", Anthony - my house in Chippinge streete and my new house in Chippinge Streete and three houses in St.Cicely's Streete" , George -remission of debts, Thomas - 30L, and John - 40L, also his brothers George - 5s8d, John Hopkins - 5s8d, and son in law Roland Freeman - 5s8d, (PCC 1611, 87 Wood). The entries in the parish register of St.John Baptist when combined with the will data show that Thomas and his brothers were the only families of this name in the city in the late 1500s. By the early 1600s the name appears in Frocester and Minchinhamptom. Later, Fereby families descendants of this Cirencester clan appear in Owlpen, Stroud, and Uley. In the late 1700s a Ferrebee family owned the Phoenix Iron Works in Stroud. In 1831 John Ferrebee owner of this iron works patented the first lawn mower, the invention of employee Edwin Budding. They manufactured lawn mowers in Stroud for decades. The treble bell of the church of St. John in Cirencester bears the inscription; "by a subscription procured by Mr. Herbert Master, John Small, Thomas Ferebie churchwardens 1722" (Ditchfield, P. H. _Memorials of Old Gloucestershire. London , 1911) Gloucestershire Consistory Court, WILLS 1541 - 1858 1637/38 - George Feribye Sr.Gent, Cirencester 1684/46 - George Ferrebee, Cirencester 1697/28 - Anthony Ferebee, Frocester 3 Jul.1697, James Ferreby of Cirencester 10 Jul. 1697, Anthony Ferreby Sr. of Frocester Administration granted to Anthony Ferreby junior woolcomber of the estate of Anthony the elder late of Frocester intestate deceased. 1775/91 - Charles Ferebee, Siddington 1777 - Daniel Ferebee, Uley 1797 - John Ferebee, Uley 1807 - Hester Ferebee, Horsley 1828 William Ferebee, Uley 1836 -Eleanor Ferebee, Cirencester 1844 - Hester Feebee, Uley 1849 - John Ferebee, Uley 1849 - Mary Ferebee, Uley DEEDS 20 Feb. 1666, Thomas Taylor of Frocester, yeoman; Anothony FEREBE of Frocester, gent. ( G.R.O. Gloucestershire Parish Deeds - ref.  D2957/140/2) HEARTH TAX In the 1671 and '72 Hearth Tax rolls for Longtree Hundred (Avening, Tetbury, Shipton, etc.) is listed: Anne Fereby, Minchinhampton, 2 hearths (PRO E 176/247/13, 176/247/14). 'A Calendar of the Registers of Apprentices of the City of Gloucetser 1595-1700.' - 28 Jul.1658, FEREBEE, John son of Thomas, yeoman, dec'd, of Frocester to Veisey, Walter and Margaret, 9 years from 25 Jul, tailor, 5s.

WILLS RECORDED IN P.C.C 2 Mar.1679/80, Nathaniel Feribee of St. Olave Southwark, citizen and feltmaker. Loving wife Sarah L300. Brothers Edward (( Edmund ?)) and John Feribee and sister Anne Crispe L10 a year and to buy rings in remembrance of me. All the rest to my sister Anne Crispe after the death of my wife, then to be divided among children of my brothers and sisters. Exec. - wife, overseers - loving friends Henry Potenger, Francis Wilkinson. Wittness - Henry Brownjohn, James Pottenger, Giles Steele Sr. Proved 29 Mar. 1680 by exec. named. 25 Apr. 1684, Edmund Feribee mercer of Cirencester in Glos. Son Edmund Feribee L 10. Son Abraham Feribee L 10. Daughter Elizabeth Feribee 5/-. Daughter Mary Feribee threescore pounds. Daughter Anne Feribee L 50. Daughter Sarah Feribee L 50. Daughter Susannah Feribee L 50. These four to be paid at age 21 but if their mother remarry, within 6 months. Tobie Mayo and John Barksdale 10/- apiece and whom I request to be oveseers. Wife Anne Feribee sole esecutrix. Witnesses: Ben. Franklin, Jon Barksdale, Toby Mayo. Proved 16 Jan. 1688 by exec. named. 28 Jan. 1690, Mary Ferrybee of Stepney Middx, spinster. My brother Edmond Ferrybee, L5, my brother Abraham's debt of L5. My aunt Crispe L3. My uncle John Feribee 20/- for a ring and make him executor. Cousin Johnathan Ferrybee 10/- for a ring. Proved 5 Feb. 1690/1 be exec. named. 22 Aug.1691, Anne Ferribee of Cirencester co. Glos widow. Edmund Ferribee of London grocer and Abraham Ferribee of Dartmouth trunkmaker and Elzabeth Garbett of City of London one shilling apiece which Edmund, Abraham and Elizabeth were the the children of my late husband deceased Edmund Ferribee and whom he had by a former wife. My kinswoman Ann Rapton L 5. My sister in law Anne Cripps widow 20/-. My youngest daughter Susanna Ferribee L 10. All the rest etc. to Ann, Sarah, James, and Susannah Ferribee who my late husband had by me to be equally parted and divided. Friends Richard Townsend clothier and Nathaniel Roberts of Liddington mercer to be overseers. Witnesses: Edward Hopkins, John Barksdale, Cha. Holland. Proved 7 Dec. 1692

CIRENCESTER Parish Register 1560 - 1660 baptisms; 13 Nov 1567 Margarett dau. of Thos.& Eliz. 12 Feb 1570 George son of Thos & Eliz. 24 Sep 1570 Anne dau of John Ferebye 16 Feb 1573 Elizabeth dau. of Thos & Eliz. 12 Jul 1573 Izabell dau. of John 21 Aug 1575 Grace dau. of John & Eliz. 15 Apr 1576 John son of Thos & Eliz. 26 May 1577 Andrew son of John 8 Feb 1580 Martha dau.of John 4 Nov 1585 Mychaell son of George 23 Aug 1587 Mary dau. of George 21 Jan 1588 Anthony son of Thos. 28 Feb 1590 John son of George 26 Sep 1594 Elizabeth dau. of George 17 Jun 1599 Richard son of George 17 Oct 1613 Catheryn dau. of Edmound & Jane 29 Jan 1615 Thomas son of Edmound & Jane 30 Apr 1615 John son of John & Marye 18 Jun 1615 Margarett dau. of Anthony & Marg. 27 Apr 1617 Anne dau. of Anthony & Margaret 8 Jun 1617 Richard son of Edmound & Jane 6 Aug 1618 Beata dau. of John & Judith 26 Feb 1619 Elizbeth dau. of Anthony & Marg. 13 Jul 1620 Thomason dau. of Anthony & Marg. 16 Jul 1620 Charles son of John & Judith 21 Oct 1621 Mary dau. of Edmound & Jane 16 Jan 1623 Elizabeth dau. of John & Judith 29 Oct 1626 George son of John & Judith 1 Nov 1626 Edmound son of Edmound & Anne 30 Aug 1629 Edmound son of Edmound 1 Jan 1631 John son of John deceased 18 Dec 1631 Anne dau. of Edmound Fereby 19 Jan 1634 Alice dau. of Edmound 24 Apr 1636 Elzabeth dau. of Edmond 26 Feb 1639 Joan dau. of Edmound 18 Jul 1641 John son of Edmound 8 Aug 1641 George son of George 4 Dec 1643 Judith & Margaret daus. of George 19 Jan 1645 Elizabeth dau. of George 5 Mar 1646 Nathaniel son of Edmond 16 Nov 1647 Margaret dau. of George 26 May 1650 Judith dau. of George 17 Nov 1652 Mary dau. of George 28 Nov 1654 Thomas son of George 4 Feb 1657 Henry son of George 23 Feb 1658 Abraham son of Edmond 28 Jun 1659 Mary dau. of Edmond 5 Jan 1661 John son of Edmond 23 Dec 1667 John son of Edmund marriages; 23 Jun 1566 Thomas Fereby & Elizabeth Hopkins 26 Jan 1572 Richard Greene & Jone Fereby wid. 1 Aug 1588 Hewgh Newporte & Anne Ferebye 23 Nov 1600 Rowland Freeman & Mary Ferebye 20 Apr 1612 Edmound Fereby & Jane Kildermoor 5 Jul 1614 John Fereby & Mary Chaunler 4 Oct 1627 Richard Feribee & Susanna Bowley 6 Feb 1638 George Feribee & Judith Custice 23 Dec 1643 Richard Fereby & Elizabeth Lewes (only a few marriages recorded 1655-1660) 2 Jun 1674 Nathaniel Feriby wax chandler of London bachelor 23, m. Joanne Martin of St.Giles Cipplegate about 20 at St.Dunstan's in West, London. burials; 21 Jun 1577 Andrew son of Jone Ferebye 26 Aug 1578 Alice Holiday servant of Thos. Fereby 4 Mar 1586 Mychaell son of George Ferebe 27 Jul 1586 Christopher son of Thos. Ferebye 5 Jul 1595 Elizabeth dau. of George Ferebye 29 Nov 1601 Elizabeth wife of Geore Fereby 10 Aug 1611 Thomas Ferebye 21 Nov 1612 William Ferebye 8 Dec 1612 Son of Edmound not bap. 23 Feb 1614 Cathryn dau. of Edmound & Jane 4 Jun 1615 Marye wife of John Fereby junior 7 Jun 1615 Elizabeth wife of John Fereby senior 14 Feb 1616 ---- Fereby widowe 28 Oct 1621 Jane wife of Edmound Ferebye 27 Dec 1621 Thomas son of Edmound Fereby 22 Jan 1622 Edmound son of Edmund Ferebee 5 Mar 1629 childe of John Ferybee unbaptized 1 May 1630 John Ferebye 24 Apr 1634 widow Fereby of BishopCannings 2 Jul 1636 George Ferybe 8 Jun 1640 dau. of Edward Ferebyes unbaptized 24 Aug 1641 Joan dau. of Edmound Ferebe 9 Dec 1643 Judith dau.of George Fereby 16 Dec 1643 Margaret dau. of George Fereby 27 Jan 1645 Elizabeth Feribee 10 Nov 1646 child of Gorge Ferybee 13 Jan 1648 Elizbeth dau. of Edmound Fereby 4 Apr 1660 Edmound Fereby senior 26 Dec 1660 Judith wife of George Ferebe

GLOUCESTERSHIRE ELMORE 27 Dec. 1703 Anthony Vereby m. Susannah Marshall 17 May 1756 John Ferebee son of George chh. FROCESTER 19 Jul. 1648 Maria Ferebe m. Richard Coles 25 Jun 1699 - Charles Fereby, pastor m. Sarah Adams This is probably the same person named as rector of Coates parish, Glos. in 1720. 4 Apr. 1703 Elizabeth Fereby m. Samuel Niblett HARESFIELD (1569-1627 missing 1660-1757) 18 Nov. 1693 Anthony Ferriby m. Mararet Ridler 10 Apr. 1698 Benjamin Ferreby m. to Sarah Gabb MINCHINHAMPTON (1561 - 1750) 31 Oct. 1626 George Veribee son of George 11 Feb. 1627 George Veribee m. Ann March 17 Feb 1637 chh. Marie Feribee, dau. of George 17 Mar. 1660 chh. George son of George Feribee 29 May 1670 chh. Benjamin Ferribee, son of George 15 Feb 1671 Jane Ferrebie m. Richard Bowser 25 Jan. 1685 Ann Feribee m. Thomas (?Amos) 3 Dec. 1688 George Ferebe m. Sarah Osband 9 Apr. 1716 Thomas Fereby m. Elizabeth Bird 27 Jul. 1721 Sarah Feraby m. Henry Burroughs of King Stanley 4 Jan. 1736 Ann Ferebe m. Daniel Richards 26 Dec. 1742 Joseph Ferebee m. Elizbeth Webb 20 Jan. 1743 George Ferebe m.Anna Snellers 29 May 1748 Josiah Ferebe m. Elizabeth Blick NEWINGTON -BAGPATH 20 Apr. 1696 John Vereby m. Katherine Cummin OWLPEN (1580 -1812) 13 May 1606 Sarah Ferebee m. Richard Brookes 29 May 1696 chh. Thomas Veraby son of John & Kath 23 Sep. 1697 Edward Veriby m. Mary Linard 13 May 1806 Sarah Ferebe m. Richard Brookes 17 Jun. 1836 Thomas Ferebee m. Eliz. Barnett PAINSWICK (1547 -1640) 4 May 1617 John Ferribee m. Judith Rice STRATTON 16 Jul. 1622 George Ferebye m. Elizabeth Rogers STROUD (1578 - 1812) 18 Mar. 1789 chh. Charles Vereby son of Richd. & Hannah ULEY (1599 -1640) 4 Dec. 1626 John Fereby m. Sarah Browning WOODCHESTER 4 Oct. 1677 George Vereby m. Mary Webb A Raid by Colonel Massey. 1642 "Ferebe, John was Rector of Woodchester and as he was one day at the font, a party of Colonel Massey's men came in with drawn swords. They pulled off his surplice (which one of them, putting on, wore on his way back) tore the Common Prayer Book, stripped him of his clothes except for his drawers and drove him barefooted and bare legged into Gloucester where he was kept for many days in a damp and low room." (Suffering of the Clergy. John Walker 1714). (John Ferebe rector of Woodchester, Glos. 1624-1656) LEGAL DOCUMENTS IN THE P.R.O. C 5/480/79 Ferrebee v. Escourt: [Wilts.]  1681 C 10/289/37 Ferribee v. Beckett, Parker, Fortune & Pleydall: Glos  1695 C 11/2166/22 Ferrabee v. Wyatt  1719 C 21/F5/4 Ferreber v. Langley     C 101/5639 Ferrabee v Lewis     C 101/5666 Ferrabee v Lewis       STAC 5/W47/20 Webbe v. Seacole & Ferrybie  38 Eliz. STAC 8/220/4 Nycholas v. Ferrybie: Glouc.  04/03/1603-27/03/1625 STAC 8/220/5 Nycholas v. Ferrybie: Glouc.  04/03/1603- STAC 8/225/28 Osbaldeston v. Strange, George, FERREBY, Hurdman (Hudman), Browne, Freeman, Coxwell, Chandler and others: Glouc. 04/03/1603-27/03/1625 FILE  [no title] - ref.  D1571/L15  - date: 1682      _ [from Scope and Content] Brief in case of Sir Wm. Estcourt of Long Newnton v. Thos. Ferrebee and Alice his wife, dau. of Sir Giles and Anne Estcourt, for reversal of a decree about land in manor of Long Newnton CONSISTORY COURT   Tithe and Cases Relating to Church Fabric and Maintenance      Kemble         FILE - John Hawkins, vicar v. Geo. Ferrebye (of Cirencester): tithe - ref.  GDR/B4/3/708  - date: 1604 From Hockaday Collection, G.R.O. Geoffrey Ferrebie of Glos. was sued in 1603 (?) for tithes by Parson Hawkins

HERTFORDSHIRE Feoffment, 8 June, 5 Hen.VII - date: 1490  ˝a. in the field of le Lee between lands of William Jamys and William White, abutting E. land of George FERREBY and W. le Wykeplott of John Edmond (Catalogue Ref. D-X 1001 /10, Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies Edlesborough (hamlet of Hudnall); also Little Gaddesden, Studham, Hertfordshire: Deeds relating to lands of the Garrett family alias Newell, c.1200 - 1616) ------------------------------------ Scope - At one end of this book are the accounts and notes of Edward Cole, later possibly parish clerk; at the other are draft baptism and burial entries 1723-1736 and other accounts 1684 and 1699-1725; in the centre of the volume an account of the descent of the manor of West Reed 1066 - c.1827 and lists of the children of two Therfield families, FERRABY and Manning, 1785-1821; etc. (Catalogue Ref. DP107 Church of England, Thurfield Parish, Herts, ref. DP107/7)

KENT The first Fereby's in Kent purchased land in he early 1400s in St.Paul's Cray, but retained some of their holdings in Surrey and Sussex. This noble family's pedigree is recorded in the 1619 Visitation of Kent. In 1686 Maniford, John, and Leonard Ferby sold their manor and lands in Kent to George Giffard and moved to London. In the mid 1500s Fereby families appear in nearby Offham and East Barming and they are probably cadet branches of the St.Paul's Cray line. Members of this family also appear at times in various London parish registers, wils, and guild records. KENT WILLS IN P.C.C. 1454, John Ferby Sr., St.Paul Cray (1R 2.26) 1465, Thomas Fereby, St.Paul Cray (P Goodyn 8) 1507, Andrew Fereby, St.Paul Cray (P Adene 31) 1531, Thomas Ferbee,St. Paul Cray(PThrower11) 1548, Thomas Ferby, St.Paul Cray (1 R 11.21) 1576, John Ferebee, Strood (1 R 14 284 12) 1634, Katherine Fareby wid. Dartford(1R22.38) SUSAN FERYBE - Marriage: 15 NOV 1667 to Richard Fuller, Saint Mary Bredin, Canterbury EAST BARMING parish register 7 Feb. 1630 George Ferreby m. Elizabeth Moore 30 Apr. 1644 Richard Ferreby m. Ester Tomson - under construction - HARTLEY Fairby Hall,the largest old house in this village, was built by John Ferby of St.Paul's Cray in the 1400s according to local historians. It was sold to the Young family and completely rebuilt in 1612. Edmund Ferby (d.1624/5) of St.Paul's Cray married Margaret, dau. of Richard Young of London (Visitation of Kent 1619). The house is now a nursing home and is called Fairby Grange. OFFHAM 5 Dec.1546 chh. George Fereby 1 Apr. 1549 chh. John Fereby 29 May 1551 chh. Richard Fereby 15 Jan.1556 chh. Robert Ferby 28 Nov.1587 chh. Anne Fereby 29 Aug. 1585 chh. Richard Fereby 6 Oct.1596 chh. Thomas Fereby - UNDER CONSTRUCTION- ST. PAULS CRAY To go to the article from "The Genealogist" v.27, pp.8-15 by G.O. Bellews titled "The Ferbys of Paul's Cray Hill, Kent" go to the link below. Parish regiter data - under construction- DOCUMENTS IN P.R.O. C 1/478/24 John Benson of London, haberdasher. v. John Halys of Canterbury, executor of John Williamson, parson of St. George's, Canterbury.: Detention of deeds relating to a messuage, land, and rent in Lenham, Kent whereof complainant bought the reversion from Agnes, daughter and heir of Elizabeth, wife of Thomas Ferybye of London, goldsmith. 1518-1529 C 1/568/95 William [Etherway], abbot of Stratford Langthorne. v. Thomas Feryby of London, goldsmith.: Detention of deeds relating to messuages, land, and rent of fowls and eggs, of the gift of Edward III., and of land in a marsh called `Wykland,´ all in Woolwich.: Kent. 1518-1529 C 1/568/97 William [Huddlestone], abbot of the same. v. Thomas Feryby of London, goldsmith.: Distress taken during the preceding suit and action of debt. Subpoena and injunction.: Kent. 1518-1529. PLEASE KEEP SCROLLING DOWN.

LINCOLNSHIRE This is probably the county of origin of the family. Records of them here date back to the late 1100s. The I.G.I lists late 1500s parish register entries for this family in the churches at; Wickenby, Surlingham, Belchford, and Sudbrooe by Lincoln. By the 1600s several Ferriby families were still living in the northern part of the county, chiefly in Barton and nearby Thornton Curtis. Lincoln Consistory Court Wills 1506-1652 1534 - John Feryby, vicar of Barton v.,1,.p.51 1589 - George Ferebie, Pinchbeck v72, p.80 1592 - William Ferybe, yeo. Barton v.3 p.347 1597 - Elizabeth Ferebie, wid. Barton v.3, p.6 1621 - Stephen Feribie, Hagworthington 1624 - Henry Ferribie, Barton Will of George Ferebie als. Brinkley of Pinchbeck, dated 12 Oct. 1589, proved 27 Oct. 1589, to be buried in church yard of Baston, bequests to wife Agnes, Barbara and Margaret Sharpe her sister, to Richard Sharpe of Langtoffe, old Richard Lynton, William Andrews, Bobisie (?) Addyngton, Robert Todd of Baston, William Laughton of Pinchbeck named executor, witnesses: Robt Todd and Simon S-----yton. WILLS P.C.C. 1392 - Robert Feriby, Stamford (PCC 6 Rous) (this will is in poor condition, but no names of male issue can be seen) WILLS, DIOCESE OF LINCOLN 1534 - Thomas Feryby, in will of Richard Womake of Burne (Bourne), date:2 Apr. 1534, proved: 12 Apr. 1534 (fo. 175), witnesses; Rob. Haryson vicar, THOS. FERYBY, John Womake (Gibbons, Alfred. "Early Lincoln Wills, Abstracts of registers of Diocese of Lincoln 1280-1547", Lincoln, 1888, pp. 212-3). Bourne is located about 10 miles NNE of Stamford and 5 miles north of Baston. FEET OF FINES, Edw. I - Eliz.I Ada Feriby, Edw. III, C 607 Alice Feriby, Edw. III, C 600 Beatrice Feriby, Edw.III, C 666 Goscelin Feriby, Edw.III, C 530 Hugh Feriby, Ed.III-Ric.II, C 530, 604, 622, D 100 Isabel Feriby, Edw.III, C 796, C 805 Joan Feriby, Edw.III, C 530 John Feriby, D 127, F 25, L 108 John Feriby chaplain, Hen.V, F11 John Feriby, Edw.IIi-Ric.II, C 262, C 607, D 27 John Feriby, senior, Edw.III, C 796, C 805 Nicholas Feriby chaplain, Ric.II, D 41, Peter Feriby, Edw.III, C 666 Richard Feriby, Edw.III, C 387 Robert Feriby,Edw.III, C 600 Robert Feriby, Hen.IV-VI, E16, F25, G44, 46, 130 Thomas Feriby, Hen.V-VI, F 25, G 26 William Feriby, Edw.III, C 262, C 471 Walter de South Feriby, Edw.II, B 221 William de South Feriby, Edw.II, B 221 ELIZABETHAN ERA FEET OF FINES, Henry Ferriby, p. 816 James Ferriby, p. 816 Stephen Ferriby, pp. 986, 1174, 1185 LINCOLNSHIRE PARISH REGISTERS Ashby cum Fenby (1561 -1761): - Thomas Verby son of Richard, bap. 10 May 1601 St. Benedict's Lincoln (1562 -1751): - 11 May 1623 Thomas Veribie m. Doratheia Youngloue St. Martin's Lincoln (1548 -1754) 15 Oct. 1616 John Ferebye m. Martha Johnson St. Paul's Lincoln: - An Ferybe m. William White, 19 Nov. 1592 (p.r. 1569-1763) Cudbred son of John Ferybe, bap. 15 Jan. 1592, bur. 3 Aug. 1593 (p.r. 1565-1812) Kirkmond (1561 -1760): - Thomas Verby son of Amynadas bap. 17 Apr. 1614 North Kelsey: - John son of Gregorye Ferybe, bap. 30 Sep. 1562 (p.r. 1560-1780) St. Peter's Barton -upon-Humber: - (a number of bap., marr. and burials 1550s - 1800s, see their online web site for p.r. data) P.R.O. (National Archives) CATALOGUE C 1/1406/73-75 Thomas BRADSHAWE v. James FERYBY.: Sale of a horse at Barton [-on-Humber ?] belonging to Dr. Ramridge, dean of Lichfield.: [LINCOLN ]. 1556-1558