Jean 'Daniel' Fierre (La Verree), Sr.

Some books state that Daniel FERREE was born 10 Mar 1647, Normandy Province, FRANCE; 1650, France, Forchamps, Lower Normandy d. 1708, Lindau, BAVARIA Occupation a silk weaver by trade. Then other books that state Daniel Ferree was born on 10 Mar 1646 in Steinweiler, (Palatinate) area of Bittingheim, Germany. Occupation was silk manufacturer. They only thing we can say for sure is Daniel was born in 1646/7 in Europe. Daniel married in 1675 to Mary WARENBUER (Madam Marie De La Warembur) b. 1653, Picardy, FRANCE d. 1716, Conestoga, Lancaster Co, PA

• Fuehre
• Verree

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Date and place of death have also been (erroneously?) reported to be 1707 at Steinweiler, Bittingheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

A French Huguenot, and a wealthy silk manufacturer. They lived in Landau, France, along the Rhine River, and to this union were born six children. Catherine, the second child, was later to marry Isaac LeFevre, the immigrant to America that we hold to.

After the Edict of Nantes, in 1685, the family fled to Strasburg, France. While here, they were joined by Isaac LeFevre, a lad of 16, who also had fled his home when the other members of his family were killed. They later fled on into Bavaria in Germany, taking with them Isaac, and while living there, Isaac and Catherine were married. They stayed in Bavaria until the early part of 1708 when the senior Daniel died. At this time, his widow assumed her maiden French name, as an additional means of safety.

John and Mary immigrated to the U.S. in 1709 with six children, including son Philip.

• DANIEL FERREE:
• Ferree Reference No.: 01-001
• Occupation: Silk Merchant
• Religion: Huguenot
• Notes for MARIE DE LA WARREMBERE:
• SOURCE: The Pennsylvania Lefevres, compiled by George Newton LeFevre, co-compiler Franklin D. Lefevre, Published by The Lefevre Cemetery and Historical Association, Strasburg, Pa. 1952

Buried in the SE corner at Carpenter's Cemetery, a plot one mile south of Paradise, Pa., which she herself had selected before her death. "She vested in Trustee a piece of land near Paradise as a burial place." Her last name spelled variously as Warrembur, Warembur and Warrembere. SOURCE: The Sunday News, Lancaster, PA dated September 12, 1948.

Date born 1650, Place France, date died 1/1/1716. She had an estate probated on Sept. 20, 1716 in Lancaster Co. Letters of administration granted to Maria's sons; Daniel, Philip and John SOURCE: The Story of the Ferree Family, Emory Schuyler Ferree, 829 So. Mulberry Avenue, Brea, CA, 1990, p5-1,2.

Per the above, her name was Anna Maria Warembuer. The Queen of England in 1708 issued an invitation to the beleaguered Protestants of the Palatine to come to England for colonization in America. Thirty-two thousand arrived in England the following year. The Ferree family was among the 1st 50 families. A "Family Passport" was granted to Maria, Daniel Fuehre's (Ferree) widow, and her family to emigrate from Steinweiler, Bittingheim via Holland & England to the "island of Pennsylvania" March 10, 1708. SOURCE: From old register at St. Katherine's Reformed Church, Regents Park, London - Time of sailing May 6, 1709 - Marie Warambour age 56, daughter 22, sons 24, 23, 19, 17. SOURCE: Family Charts of Ferree, DuBois & Herr, 1899 & 1913, Jesse A. Landis.

Marie & her group most likely came with Rev. Kotcherthal's 2nd party of emigrants on the ship "Lyon" which landed in New York on the 13th or 14th of June 1710. NOTE: This might be checked from the records of the NYC Huguenot Church (in Albany?).

Madame Marie Fierre was founder of the Huguenot Colony in Pequa Valley, PA. SOURCE: Rapp's History of Lancaster Co., p. 119

The monument in the cemetery indicates b. 1653 d. 1716.

The Pequa Valley, when 1st settled was in Chester Co.. At the 1st assessment 1718 it was Conestoga Township. In 1720 West Conestoga Township was formed on the west side of Pequa Creek. Lancaster Co, formed from Chester Co. 1729. Later it became part of Strasburg Township and from there 1843 to present is Paradise Township and from 1843 to present is Paradise Township.

"Philadelphia November 7, 1712 - Received of Maria Warenbuer 20 shillings sterling for 1 year quit rent of land liad out to her at Strasburg in this Province. James Logan, Recvr."

From Olde Ulster: An Historical and Genealogical Magazine, Volume 7 by Benjamin Myer Brink ,"First Riflemaker in America an Ulster Huguenot." Contributed by Chaplain Roswell Randall Hoes, U. S. N.

Prominent among the Huguenots of France, prior to the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, 1685, were the LeFevre and Ferree families, who, upon the revocation fled from thence into the Palatinate of Bavaria; met almost upon the eve of their arrival by the Germersheim succession war; at Lindan eight members of the LeFevre family were massacred.

Isaac, the only survivor, fled with the family of the Hon. Daniel Ferree to the village of Steenweiler in the vicinity of the Black Forest, close to the border of the Grand Duchy of Baden.

In less than two years thereafter the Hon. Daniel Ferree died, leaving a widow and six children, the youngest, Philip, an infant. In this strange country they remained for twenty-three years.

In 1704 Isaac LeFevre, the only survivor of that family, married Catherine, the daughter of the widow, Madame Marie Warembier Ferree,

In 1708 this entire family emigrated to America on the ship Transport Globe, arriving at the port of New York, December 31, 1708, went to the Huguenot colony at Esopus, New York (now Kingston) and in the fall of 1712, with other Huguenots of this colony, emigrated to Pennsylvania and settled a colony in Pequa valley, now Lancaster county.

Prior to leaving New York, on March 16, 1710, was born at Esopus, Philip LeFevre, the gunsmith of the Pennsylvania Huguenot colony.

A grant of 10,000 acres of the Province of Pennsylvania from William Penn was made to the Palatines, as these Huguenots were called (see Rupp's Hist. Lancaster Co., pub. 1844.) Besides a grant of 2,000 acres from William Penn and Queen Anne, Isaac LeFevre purchased 1,500 acres in Strasburg township, Lancaster county (see Penna. Archives, 2nd series, p. 247, 334, 335, 529, 559, 587, 607, 609, 628, in Vol. XIX).

On this land, four miles from Lancaster city, at a place called Big Spring, in Beaver valley, Philip LeFevre, son of Isaac, made guns or rifles from 1731 to 1766. (See Rupp's Hist. Lancaster Co., pub. 1844, page 98). . .

He married Marie (Mary) Warrembere in 1675 in Picardy. Their children and life together are described in detail in the section on Daniel and Mary Ferree.

Daniel died in 1708 in Germany.

Children of Daniel Ferree and Marie (Mary) Warrembere:

• Daniel Ferree, Jr.
• Marie Catherine (Mary) Ferree Lefevre
• Jane Ferree Davis
• Marie (Mary) Ferree Faulkner
• Philip Ferree
• John Ferree An American Family History

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Daniel Ferree married Marie (Mary) Warrembere about 1675 in the Picardy region of France.

Daniel Ferree, Jr. was born about 1677 in Landau

Catherine Ferree Lefevre was born about 1679 in Lyon, France.

Jane Ferree Davis was born between 1682 and 1687 in Lyon, France.

Documents from the Archives in Speyer show that Daniel and Maria purchased goods in Steinweiler 0n September 12, 1681 for 100 gulden.

On November 17, 1681 they sold three cottages in Steinweiler to Pierre LeGrain.

Marie (Mary) Catherine Ferree Faulkner was born about 1683 in Steinweiler.

Philip Ferree was born in 1687 in Steinweiler.

John Ferree was born about 1688 in Steinweiler.

About 1705 Mary married Isaac LeFevre. Their son Abraham LeFevre, was born on April 9, 1706 in Steinweiler,

Daniel died in 1708. In March, 1708 the family received permission to leave Steinweiler from the local authorities. The family was granted passage to emigrate from Steinweiler via Holland and England to the "island of Pennsylvania." They also received a certificate from the French Reformed Church at Pelican that was a "testimonial of their life and religion."

While still in Europe, Mary and others, bought 4,000 acres from William Penn in the Pequea Valley in what would become Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

The two married couples went on to America before Mary and the single children. Daniel and Isaac's families appeared on June 28, 1708 list of the fifty-three people who sailed with Joshua Kocherthal's party. Daniel and Isaac were both called famers.

Mary did not arrive in England until 1709 when she appeared on "A list of all the poor Germans lately come over from the Palatinate into this Kingdom, taken in St. Katharine's, the Sixth May 1709."

They went to the Hueguenot settlement at Esopus, New York where they had relatives. They lived in New Paltz.

The surveyor's book from Chester County, Pennsylvania (page 33) shows that Mary's 2,000 acres from the 4,000 acres purchase was surveyed in 1710 in 333 acre plots for the Ferree family: Daniel Ffiere, John Ffiere, Richard Davis, Isaac Lfiere, Thomas Faulker and Philip Firree. Thomas Faulkner had an addional 250 acres surveyed in October, 1714. Richard Davis. The land was surveyed for Richard Davis in anticipation of his marriage to Jane. It was not deeded to him until 1718. The land was surveyed for Thomas Faulker in anticipation of his marriage to Marie. It was deeded to him in 1715/16.

They stayed in New York until spring, 1712 while their Pennsylvania land was being surveyed. The Ferree-Lefever land was near Strasburg.

Philadelphia November 7, 1712 - Received of Maria Warenbuer 20 shillings sterling for 1 year quit rent of land liad out to her at Strasburg in this Province. James Logan, Recvr.

Mary was a party to this transaction, and that the two parties named in the instrument merely held the tract

on behalf of themselves and others, their kindred and relations, who had advanced part of the purchase money for the same.

The old Ferree family graveyard was laid out and walled at a very early date in the northwest corner of the tract. Mary was probably the first to be buried in that graveyard. She died about January, 1716. An American Family History

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