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Jim, I am relying pretty much on circumstantial evidence in pursuing this line, since I haven't any hard evidence yet.
This is what I know for sure: Sarah/Sally Serrin m. Ira Hughes in Durham NY ca. 1796. They are my 3d great-grandparents. Their first four children were named James Huse, Amos Serrin Huse, Israel Ferris Hughes and Lucy Ann. My pursuit of this Ferris line is based on the assumption that Sarah may have named her son Amos Serrin after her father, and then named her son Israel Ferris after her maternal grandfather. Other children have been established as being named for her husband Ira's ancestors.
My 2nd great-grandfather, Israel Ferris Hughes was said by his descendants to be named for "a grandfather who fought in the Rev. War". If my theory proves correct, it was his great-grandfather he was named for. Israel also had a brother Hiram, which name appears in other descendants of the Israel Ferris who fought in Rev. War.
I started from this scant information and found some interesting clues as I set about trying to confirm:
1. An Amos Serrin lived two doors away from an Israel Ferris in Hillsdale, Columbia Co NY in 1790 census. Amos died 1808 and his widow apparently was in Durham, living close to the Hughes family in 1810. Israel Ferris did not show up in either Columbia Co or Greene/Albany Counties after 1790, which would fit it he's the one who moved to Chenango Co ca. 1796.
The name Serrin also appears as Saring and Serring. Hughes appears in many different forms, including Hawes, Hewes, Hewis, Heels (?), Hues, Hughs, etc.
I realize I have a long way to go, but I have to start somewhere, and will appreciate any information that help me prove or disprove my theory. Thanks very much! Judy
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