Ferne History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ferne is a name whose ancestors lived among the Picts, a tribe in ancient Scotland. The Ferne family lived on the land of Fearn in Ross where the family has a long and distinguished history dating back to the early Middle Ages.

Early Origins of the Ferne family

The surname Ferne was first found in Ross-shire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Rois) a former county, now part of the Council Areas of Highland and Western Isles in Northern Scotland, which emerged from the Gaelic lordship of the Earl of Ross, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Important Dates for the Ferne family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ferne research. Another 112 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1267, 1500, 1578, 1560, 1609, 1604, 1609, 1602 and 1662 are included under the topic Early Ferne History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Ferne Spelling Variations

The appearance of the printing press and the first dictionaries in the last few hundred years did much to standardize spelling. Prior to that time scribes spelled according to sound, a practice that resulted in many spelling variations. Ferne has been spelled Ferns, Fearn, Fearns, Fearne, Fern, Ferne and others.

Early Notables of the Ferne family (pre 1700)

Notable amongst the Clan at this time was Sir John Ferne (ca. 1560-1609), an English writer on heraldry and an eminent lawyer and politician, Member of...
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Ferne migration to the United States

The expense of the crossing to the North American colonies seemed small beside the difficulties of remaining in Scotland. It was a long and hard trip, but at its end lay the reward of freedom. Some Scots remained faithful to England and called themselves United Empire Loyalists, while others fought in the American War of Independence. Much of this lost Scottish heritage has been recovered in the last century through Clan societies and other patriotic Scottish organizations. A search of immigration and passenger lists revealed many important, early immigrants to North America bearing the name of Ferne:

Ferne Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

• Henry Ferne, who settled in Virginia in 1623
• Paul Ferne, who settled in Virginia in 1635
• Mary Ferne, who arrived in Maryland in 1675 ^[1]

Ferne Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

• Law Ferne, who landed in Virginia in 1706 ^[1]

Contemporary Notables of the name Ferne (post 1700)

• Inez Ferne Voyce (b. 1924), American All-American Girls Professional Baseball League first basewoman who played from 1946 through 1953
• Ferne Prescott, American Republican politician, Member of New Hampshire State House of Representatives from Brentwood; Elected 1956
• Ferne M. Steckler, American Democrat politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 5th District, 1972
• Ferne B. Slagle, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1960 ^[2]

Citations

1. ^ Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
2. ^ The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 10) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html