Stephen Ferryman ^{1 2}

   Other names for Stephen were Thomas Browne, Timothy Browne, Stephen Farrimon and Ferriman.

  General Notes:

It appears that Stephen Ferryman was born out of wedlock. The following information from Ancestry.com, the source Brenna Moore.

Birth: 15 Dec 1749 in England Event: Alt. Christened 15 Dec 1749 England Note: Stephen 1770 he was put on a convict ship and sent to Va.The ship was Justitia. He was an illegetimate child. Farriman was his mother's maiden name, first name Jane. His step-father's name was John Brown.

Hampshire Co. Minute Book Abstracts 1817-1823 page 240 (compiled by Vicki Horton)

On this 17th day of August 1820 personally appeared in open court it being a court of record Stephen Ferryman aged upward of 70 years resident in Hampshire County Virginia who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows, that he enlisted in the town of Winchester Virginia for during the war by Col John Smith that he does not recollect the number of his regiment nor the colonel who commanded it but that he recollects that he belonged to the division commanded by General Green on Continental Establishment that he served for the term of three years, that he was at the battle of Bluefords defeat and at the siege of ninety six in South Carolina at which last place he was taken prisoner by the enemy and paroled, which will not fully appear by his original declaration filed in the war office dated the second day of December 1818 upon which he has obtained a certificate of pension number 4740 and he did solemnly swear that he was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day March 1818 and that he has not by gift sale or in any manner disposed of his property or any part thereof with intent thereby to diminish it as to bring himself with the provisions of and act of congress . . . nor has any other property or income other than what is contained in the schedule hereunto annexed and by him subscribed ... two horses worth together $80.00, two cows and a calf worth $30.00, one sow and five ghoats $5.00, about 45 bushels wheat and rye worth together $22.50 cts some little household furniture worth about $25.00. The following is the amount of debts he owes to Thomas Annelby $60.00 to Abraham Creswell $30.00, to Fred Buzzard $20.00, Richard Wood $16.00, Norvel White about $20.00 Wm Horsman $5.00.

The following is a list of the members of his family Priscilla his wife aged about 70 years, Henry his grandson aged 10 years. That his occupation is that of a laborer and that his very advanced age with the loss of the use of one of his arms in consequence renders him unable with assistance of his family to support themselves.

STEPHEN FERRYMAN HAMPSHIRE COUNTY PRIVATE VIRGINIA LINE $96.00 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE $1,512.49 AMOUNT RECEIVED DECEMBER 2, 1818 PENSION STARTED AGE 84

Statement from William Smith

Frederick Virginia

At the request of Stephen Ferryman, I hereby certify that under an act of the Virginia assembly for furnishing men for that continental line that I recruited the abov mentioned Stephen to serve during the war.

That after the battle of Ninety six, on Bufords Defeat, I do not recollect which, I saw the said Stephen Ferryman in Winchester, who stated that he had been taken to prison and paroled.

I recollect that he was charged with desertion, taken up and examined, set at liberty by the officer and, so well as I recollect, was sent on some time after with recruits from Winchester to join the southern Army.

Given under my hand the 3rd day of June 1818 - Wm Smith (??? Maj Gen Virginia ...)

  Noted events in his life were:

• Immigration: Convict Ship Justica, 1770. ⁵

• Census, 1810, Hampshire Co, Virginia. 1 male under 10 (has to be Frances as he's not in a census yet), 1 male 45 and older (Stephen), 1 female under 10 (Rebecca), 1 female 10-15 (Martha), 1 female 45 and older (Pricilla)

• Census, 1820, Hampshire Co, Virginia. 1 male under 10 (grandson Henry - who's), 1 male 16-26 (Frances), 1 male 45 and older (Stephen), 1 female 16-26 (Rebecca), 1 female 45 and older (Pricilla).

• Census, 1830, Hampshire Co, Virginia. 1 male 15-20 (grandson Henry), 1 male 80-90 (Stephen), 1 female 70-80 (Prisilla)

• Pension Roll, 1835, Virginia. Report from the Secretary of War Date: Original 1835- Abstract Un Text: Virginia Pension Roll of 1835 Report from the Secretary of War In relation to the Pension Establishment Of the United States 1835 Copied and indexed by William R. Navey P. O. Box 251 Hollyridge, NC 28445-0251

Stephen married Pricilla Unknown before 1803 in Winchester, Virginia. (Pricilla Unknown was born about 1750.)