Series 3 David Ferris Family Papers
Scope and Contents
Series 3 contains correspondence, writings, and financial/legal papers of the David Ferris Family, including correspondence of the family of his wife, Sarah Ann Underwood Ferris. Also correspondence and diaries of his children with the exception of his son, Henry. The Ferris Family Papers were preserved by Henry Ferris, and his personal papers are assigned their own series, Series 4.
Conditions Governing Access
Access is through microfilm when available. Collection is open for research.
Biographical / Historical
In 1849 Sarah Ann Underwood (1828-1891) married David Ferris (1821-1908) under the care of Moorestown Monthly Meeting. The son of Benjamin Ferris, prominent Hicksite Quaker, David Ferris was a farmer and life-long member of Wilmington Monthly Meeting. He served as secretary of the Delaware Peace Society, and was active in the Prisoner's Aid Society and anti-slavery concerns and was an Elder at Wilmington Monthly Meeting. Sarah Ann was the daughter of Benjamin Underwood and Sarah Morey Underwood (later Hunt).
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