Claudetta, My experience has been that there were three distinctly different branches of the Ferris family that arrived in the American colonies prior to 1650. The first was Richard Ferris who was in Henrico Co., VA by 1610. Jeffrey Ferris arrived second, made a Freeman in 1635 at Boston and moved on to CT. Zachariah Ferriss arrived in Boston shortly behind Jeffrey and also settled in CT and a generation or two later his descendants dropped the second s from the end of their name, making it very difficult to keep the Jeffrey and Zachariah Ferris lines straight. Both families grew and followed the same general migration patterns from CT to NY, the Midwest and nationwide. Mrs. Phyllis Kitson (snail mail only), 711 Kensington Ave., Flint, MI 48503, is a recognized expert on the Zachariah Ferriss line. Hope she is able to help you. Rick -----Original Message----- From: Detta301@aol.com <Detta301@aol.com> To: FARRIS-L@rootsweb.com <FARRIS-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, August 24, 1999 2:25 AM Subject: Re: [FARRIS-L] FARRIS-L Caleb Ferris >Rick, > >Just checked your other message. Who is Mrs. Kitson and how do I get in >touch with her. > >I'm nesw to the internet and I need all the help I can get. > >Claudetta > > >==== FARRIS Mailing List ==== >Your Support Keeps RootsWeb Free! >http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > >