Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameEbbett FERRIS 
470, Ebbett Ferris Harris
470, Ebbett Ferris HarrisBirth1638, Henrico, Henrico County, Virginia470, Ebbett Ferris Harris
Death1677, Westover, Charles City County, Virginia470, Ebbett Ferris Harris
BurialWestover Parish Church Cemetery, 6401 John Tyler Memorial Hwy, Westover, Charles City County, Virginia470, Ebbett Ferris Harris
Spouses
Birth1636, England470, Thomas Harris II
Death1677, Westover, Charles City County, Virginia470, Thomas Harris II
BurialWestover Parish Church Cemetery, 6401 John Tyler Memorial Hwy, Westover, Charles City County, Virginia470, Thomas Harris II
FatherThomas HARRIS I (1614-1677)
MotherAlice WEST (1615-1672)
Marriage1654470, Ebbett Ferris Harris
ChildrenEdward (1663-1734)
Obituary Online notes for Ebbett FERRIS
Mrs. Ebbett Harris, widow of Thomas Harris of Charles City County, Virginia, survived her husband only briefly, dying during the summer of 1677.
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NOTE: Etymologically, Ebbett is a derivative of Ibb, a nickname for Isabella. It was also written historically with variable spelling, such as Ibbot and Ybet (or "Yvet" in one instance in Charles City County, Virginia court records).
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Sources:
1. The Virginia Genealogist, volume 37, pages 18–28 (1993).
2. Charles City County, Virginia Order Book 1676–1679 by Margaret McNeill Ayres (1968).
3. "Additions and Corrections" to Charles City County, Virginia Order Book 1676–1679 by Margaret McNeill Ayres, page 114 (1968).
4. Order Book 1676–1679, Charles City County, Virginia, page 407 (original).
5. The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland edited by Patrick Hanks, Richard Coates and Peter McClure, volume 1, pages 809 and 1371 (2016).
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Gravesite Details
No remaining marker. 470, Ebbett Ferris Harris
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NOTE: Etymologically, Ebbett is a derivative of Ibb, a nickname for Isabella. It was also written historically with variable spelling, such as Ibbot and Ybet (or "Yvet" in one instance in Charles City County, Virginia court records).
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Sources:
1. The Virginia Genealogist, volume 37, pages 18–28 (1993).
2. Charles City County, Virginia Order Book 1676–1679 by Margaret McNeill Ayres (1968).
3. "Additions and Corrections" to Charles City County, Virginia Order Book 1676–1679 by Margaret McNeill Ayres, page 114 (1968).
4. Order Book 1676–1679, Charles City County, Virginia, page 407 (original).
5. The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland edited by Patrick Hanks, Richard Coates and Peter McClure, volume 1, pages 809 and 1371 (2016).
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Gravesite Details
No remaining marker. 470, Ebbett Ferris Harris